Railienė, Asta

This scoping review protocol aims to address the gap in knowledge synthesis concerning the interplay between inclusive education and all-day schooling (ADS). A search conducted in EBSCOhost yielded 470 peer-reviewed, full-text articles published within the last five years on all-day schooling, and 9,649 on inclusive education. Systematic reviews and meta-analyses on inclusive education in higher or secondary education (academic journals, full text, peer-reviewed, with no time limits) revealed 58 studies, but only one focusing on all-day schooling. These findings indicate that ADS remains considerably less investigated. Nevertheless, international research emphasizes the importance of implementing ADS grounded in the philosophy of inclusive education (Fredricks et al., 2004; Li & Lerner, 2011). However, there is still a lack of data-based evidence on how inclusive education is enacted within ADS. Therefore, this scoping review seeks to synthesize the available literature on both topics.

The key concepts - critical thinking, psychological well-being, and teacher victimization - are extensively studied within the school context. Significant research has accumulated, with extensive systematic literature reviews conducted on critical thinking (e.g., Yildirim-Tasti & Yildirim, 2022; Boonsathirakul & Kerdsomboon, 2023), psychological well-being (e.g., Puertas Molero et al., 2019; Hascher & Waber, 2021; Berger et al., 2022; Dreer, 2023; Katsarou et al., 2023; Cann et al., 2024; Hamid Mukhlis et al., 2024; Fu & Zhang, 2024; Ozturk, Wigelsworth, & Squires, 2024), and teachers' victimization (e.g., Reddy et al., 2018; Chirico et al., 2021). Additionally, relevant scoping reviews and meta-analyses on these concepts can be noted (e.g., Longobardi et al., 2019; Ma et al., 2022; Alves et al., 2022; Maricuoiu et al., 2023). While numerous systematic reviews and meta-analyses exist on teachers' victimization, psychological well-being, and critical thinking, few studies explore the interplay among these three concepts. The scoping review aims to fill in this knowledge gap.