International Journal of Educational Review
International Journal of Educational Review provides a strategic forum for international and multi-disciplinary dialogue on inclusive education for all educators and educational policy-makers concerned with the form and nature of schools, universities and technical colleges. This journal supports Open Access publication only. Starting from 2026, beginning with Issue 6, this journal will officially become a biannual publication.
This paper explores the relationship between corpus linguistics and language teaching, with a particular focus on how corpora can inform both language pedagogy and classroom practice. It begins by defining the concept of a corpus and outlining the development of corpus linguistics as a methodological approach to language study. The paper then examines two major areas of pedagogical application: indirect and direct uses of corpora in language teaching. Indirect applications mainly involve syllabus design and teaching materials, where corpus-based evidence helps identify frequent vocabulary, typical collocations, and authentic patterns of language use, thereby narrowing the gap between classroom language and real-life language. Direct applications focus on classroom interaction, especially data-driven learning (DDL), which encourages learners to explore corpora themselves, observe language patterns, and induce grammatical and lexical rules. The study also discusses the role of specialized corpora, such as learner corpora and translation corpora, in areas including error analysis, English for Specific Purposes, and translator training. Through practical classroom examples, the paper illustrates how corpora can enhance the teaching of vocabulary, collocation, and grammar. Overall, the paper argues that corpus linguistics offers valuable methodological and pedagogical innovations for language teaching and holds significant potential for future development in materials design and instructional practice.
corpus linguistics, corpora, English as Second Language
Copyright (c) 2026 Ran JIAO (Author) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
A Comparative Analysis of the Teacher Development Centers in Chinese and American Research Universities——Taking UC Berkeley and Xiamen University as an example
The quality and competence of faculty members significantly influence the caliber of talent cultivation in higher education institutions, making faculty development a key focus. Universities worldwide have established specialized organizations, such as faculty development centers, to enhance academic professionals' expertise. The U.S. faculty development centers emerged earlier than their Chinese counterparts. This study compares the Teaching and Learning Center at the University of California, Berkeley, with the Xiamen University Faculty Development Center, both established during the same period. By analyzing similarities and differences in objectives, core functions, organizational structures, funding mechanisms, position configurations, target groups, and project activities, the research aims to provide insights for the development of faculty development centers in China's current research-oriented universities.
universities in China and the US; teacher development centers; comparative study
Copyright (c) 2025 Wenbing Zhang (Author) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Beyond the Ivory Tower: A Case Study on the Early Career Adaptation of Three University Graduates
For college graduates, finishing their academic studies and stepping into professional life is one of the most significant transitions in their personal development. Whether they can successfully achieve this transformation has a profound impact on their future growth. This study conducts interview-based case research on three university graduates’ adaptation to early career life. The findings indicate that, to help graduates better adjust to their professional lives, individuals should identify their career positioning through self-analysis; universities should adjust their talent cultivation models according to labor market trends; and enterprises should provide realistic and reliable information to students while designing training programs tailored to the characteristics of newly employed graduates.
university graduates; professional life; career adaptation; case study
Copyright (c) 2025 Changyin Li (Author) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Trapped in Education: From leadership to running out of the classroom, a teacher's true tale from burnout to recovery
This article reviews the book, Trapped in Education: From Leadership to Running Out of the Classroom, a Teacher's True Tale from Burnout to Recovery. It contextualizes the book in the larger field of narrative inquiry, especially in exploring lived experiences in memoirs. It further explores the way this work can emphasize larger cross-cultural issues in teacher retention. Finally, the review juxtaposes it with other books that explore both teacher burnout and their lived experiences working in the post-COVID era. Lastly, it emphasizes the importance of using such books to teach in both educator and administrator programs.
narrative inquiry, lived experiences, teacher education
Copyright (c) 2025 Allison Millward (Author) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Employment Pressure of Master’s Graduates in the Post-Pandemic Era: An Interview Study of Ten Graduate Students
The outbreak of COVID-19 at the end of 2019 not only had a severe impact on China’s national economy but also created tremendous pressure on the employment of college graduates. Despite significant progress under the efforts of the Party and government, the overall employment situation remains grim. In order to better understand the employment pressure of master’s graduates in the post-pandemic era, this study conducted interviews with 10 graduates of the class of 2021. The findings reveal several issues, including a severe employment situation, shrinking job opportunities, psychological anxiety, and a tendency to prefer stability in job choices. Therefore, it is suggested that the government optimize the employment environment, universities improve employment guidance systems, and individual master’s graduates reasonably adjust their job expectations. Joint efforts from all three parties are required to alleviate employment pressure.
employment pressure graduate students; post-pandemic era;
Copyright (c) 2025 Zhang Jingyue (Author) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Design and Preliminary Application of a CV-Based Multimodal Teaching Support System for Higher Vocational Education
In recent years, the steady progress of artificial intelligence has brought computer vision (CV) into the spotlight of educational research. Compared with traditional approaches that mainly depend on text or speech, CV is capable of processing multiple information streams—such as images, recognized text, and structural features—and reorganizing them into meaningful teaching resources. This ability makes it possible to support classroom instruction in a way that is more visual, interactive, and efficient. For higher vocational education, where learning tasks are strongly practice-oriented and course materials often contain diagrams or graphical elements, such technologies are particularly relevant. This paper examines how CV-based multimodal techniques can be applied in vocational teaching, with specific attention to resource management, knowledge extraction, and interactive support in the classroom. A prototype framework was designed, integrating functions such as network topology identification, keyword extraction from slides, and the digital capture of handwriting from blackboard work. When tested in teaching scenarios, the system showed promise in improving students’ understanding and participation, while also reducing repetitive tasks for instructors. The study therefore provides both a conceptual foundation and preliminary practical evidence for advancing the digital transformation of vocational education.
Copyright (c) 2025 Xiaoxue Yang (Author) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Selection of intervention modes for vulnerability risks of urban children in plight
The dual vulnerability of urban children in plight and their families is dramatically amplified during major crises, plunging them into both material and social survival risks. Starting with a conceptual understanding of children in plight and their vulnerability, combined with Simmel's theory of freedom, this study summarizes the social characteristics of survival risks for children in plight and further analyzes the current risks facing urban children in plight. By integrating developmental support, social organizations’ supervision, and multi-stakeholder participation into risk interventions for children in plight, this study aims to transform crises into opportunities, driven by the goal of risk governance.
intervention modes for vulnerability risks
Copyright (c) 2025 Jiaxin LI (Author) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Cornell University Center for Teaching Innovation: A Study on the Program for Improving Graduate Students’ Teaching Ability
University teachers are the primary resource in higher education, and their quality directly determines the quality of higher education, which in turn affects the talent level of a country. The United States has more than one hundred years of experience in cultivating the teaching ability of future university teachers at the graduate level, and now has a relatively complete training system. By learning from the advanced experience of the Teaching Innovation Center at Cornell University in its program to improve graduate students’ teaching ability, China should update its concepts in cultivating graduate students’ teaching ability. It is important to value the formulation of plans for cultivating university teachers’ teaching ability, ensure funding, and provide incentives and support for related programs. At the same time, diverse projects should be carried out to improve graduate students’ teaching ability, and cooperation and exchanges between internal and external universities should be strengthened, forming inter-university partnerships.
Copyright (c) 2025 Wanxian Yi (Author) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Factors Influencing the Healthy Development and Success of University Students: A Text Analysis of 113 “College Student of the Year” Awardees
Drawing on life‑course theory, this study conducts a content analysis of the advanced deeds of 113 recipients of the national “College Student of the Year” award over roughly the past decade. The analysis reveals that: (a) under the life‑long development dimension, development motivation steers students toward distinct developmental trajectories; (b) within the agency dimension, individual action and decision‑making play a dominant role; (c) under the time–space dimension, the student development capacity of higher education institutions still requires improvement; (d) under the timing dimension, early accumulation and developmental opportunities are non‑substitutable; and (e) under the linked lives dimension, family support and mentoring relationships guide life ideals. Additional findings indicate that healthy development and success require integrating personal motivation with the needs of the nation and the people; multidimensional influences jointly shape development, among which individual agency is paramount; access to high‑quality education and distinguished mentors is critical; success is not merely a matter of luck but primarily of “cumulative advantage”; and family background is not decisive—family attitudes are. Finally, the study discusses the complexity, temporality, and harmony of the factors influencing university students’ healthy development and success.
Copyright (c) 2025 Jie Shao (Author) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
The Impact of Online Social Networking on the Interpersonal Relationships of Chinese College Students
The popularization of social networks provides a new form of interpersonal communication, and its appearance has profoundly changed the way and environment of contemporary college students' interpersonal communication. This article focuses on the influence of social networks on the interpersonal relationships of college students. Through the analysis of the behavioral psychological state of college students, this article puts forward research questions and studies from three aspects.
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Analysis and Reflections on the Group Characteristics of Presidents of Double First-Class Universities
University presidents, as the highest leaders of university administrative affairs, play a crucial role in the realization of good governance in universities. Double First-Class universities, to some extent, represent the highest level of universities in China; researching the group characteristics of the presidents of Double First-Class universities is of important theoretical and practical significance. This paper takes the presidents of 42 Double First-Class universities as the research subjects and conducts a survey and analysis of the current situation using basic characteristics, educational and academic background, and appointment situation as the main indicators of their group characteristics, in an attempt to provide a reference for the future selection of university presidents in China.