Author: Zarina Akhmetova Affiliation:  Independent Researcher Abstract Data-driven decision making (DDDM) has gone from being a technical goal to something that schools and other educational institutions expect of everyone. Schools, colleges, and universities are being pushed to show that they are fair, efficient, and successful in helping students learn. Digital systems also create huge amounts of data, like admissions profiles, assessment records, learning management system activity,...

Author:  Aida Karimova Affiliation:  Independent Researcher Summary People often say that Open Access (OA) publishing is a simple answer to an old problem: research is done for the public good, but many readers can't afford to pay for it. By getting rid of price barriers for readers, OA promises to make scholarly knowledge more available, speed up innovation, and make education more fair. But "democratisation" is more than just opening doors. It also has to do with who gets to make knowledge,...

Author:  L. Kareem (Independent Researcher) Affiliation:  Independent Researcher Abstract Case study methodology continues to be one of the most effective and intellectually significant methods in business research, as it enables scholars to examine intricate organisational realities within their contextual framework. A lot of the most important business questions aren't just about "what" happened, but also about "how" and "why" things happened over time. This includes things like strategy...