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Sunderman, Hannah; Hastings, Lindsay; Sellon, Addison – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2023
The current study explored the development of generativity, care for the next generation, among college students who mentor K-12 youth. Interviews and degree-of-change graphs were conducted with 10 mentors using a phenomenological design. The findings revealed that mentoring positively influenced generativity. Additionally, antecedents and…
Descriptors: College Students, Mentors, Caring, Emotional Development
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Blaine, Judith; Akhurst, Jacqui – Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, 2023
Outdoor Adventure Education (OAE) is traditionally depicted as a hegemonic masculine domain. Thus, fundamental to any dialogue on gender in OAE is whether the outdoor experience reifies or disputes stereotypical gender roles. This study explores the influence of gender on the psychosocial outcomes and descriptions of gender-related influences on…
Descriptors: Outdoor Education, Adventure Education, Sex Stereotypes, Gender Differences
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Huang, Zhongjing; Shang, Kaiyue; Zhang, Jing – Best Evidence in Chinese Education, 2023
The mindset is a crucial factor influencing the behavior of individuals. This study aims to evaluate the growth mindset of 10- and 15-year-old adolescents and the relationship between their mindsets and social and emotional skills from the viewpoints of students, parents, and teachers, using OECD's SSES 2019 data from Suzhou City. The research…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adolescents, Emotional Development, Interpersonal Competence
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Chano, Jiraporn; Poogpan, Jidapa; Bhongchirawattana, Utis; Nithideechaiwarachok, Bussayarat – Journal of Educational Issues, 2022
Life skills and personal growth in education are crucial skills and students' core competencies to learn in this modern world. The objectives of this research were (1) to study the guidelines for developing life skills and personal growth, (2) to develop a curriculum to enhance life skills and personal growth in the situation of the coronavirus…
Descriptors: Daily Living Skills, Individual Development, Competence, Curriculum Development
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Lisette DeSouza; Linda Charmaraman; Emily Vargas; Georgia Hall – Journal of Youth Development, 2022
Positive youth development has been extensively documented in contexts such as the family, school, and afterschool. Emerging theory and research indicate that digital contexts such as social media may also be venues through which young people develop skills and attributes associated with the 5 Cs model of positive youth development and thriving.…
Descriptors: Social Media, Friendship, Individual Development, Middle School Students
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Miccoli, Antonela; Toussaint, Loren L.; Smith, Latasha M.; Hansen, Carina K.; Lynch, Brian A. – Early Child Development and Care, 2022
Early childhood is a critical period to intervene for obesity, developmental and behavioural problems. Data from 1065 children in 14 Northeast Iowa Community Action Head Starts (HS) were collected between 2011 and 2018. Body mass index (BMI) and developmental scores were assessed at the beginning of each school year and compared after the first…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Child Development, Body Composition, Body Weight
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Paul Galbally; Fevronia Christodoulidi – Teaching in Higher Education, 2024
This paper discusses the significance of personalised learning pedagogies in relation to developing new professional identities whilst pursuing a degree and facilitating student progression and retention. The data derived from conducting a case study focusing on culturally diverse cohorts of students completing a BSc (Hons) Counselling…
Descriptors: Universities, Counselor Training, Individualized Instruction, School Holding Power
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Sandholm, Ditte; Simonsen, Julia; Ström, Kristina; Fagerlund, Åse – Cambridge Journal of Education, 2023
Positive education is the teaching of both traditional school skills and skills for enhancing well-being. This study examines teachers' (N = 72) experiences with training in positive education.Qualitative content analysis was used to provide an in-depth understanding of the experiences, and quantitative measures investigated teachers' well-being.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers
Wortham, Stanton; Love-Jones, Renata; Peters, William; Morris, Stacy; García-Huidobro, Juan Cristóbal – ECNU Review of Education, 2020
Purpose: Educational approaches that advocate "well-being," the "whole child," "social and emotional learning," "character," and the like emphasize human development beyond the acquisition of knowledge and skills. These approaches vary widely in their views of human nature, their visions of a good life, and…
Descriptors: Values Education, Well Being, Social Development, Emotional Development
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Marshak, Laura E; Lasinsky, Emily E; Williams, Courtney – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2019
The aim of this qualitative study was to contribute to an understanding of how biological fathers (N = 311) believe having a child with Down syndrome has impacted them personally. Thematic analysis was used to derive meaning from responses to open-ended survey questions. In addition to describing personal impacts, fathers shared how their…
Descriptors: Fathers, Parent Child Relationship, Down Syndrome, Parenting Skills
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Camilleri, Joan – Work Based Learning e-Journal International, 2020
Leaders in the healthcare sector, frequently find themselves attempting to improve service provision by adopting evidence based-best practices, as requested by policy. Notwithstanding, change implementation is often not straight forward. As an insider-turned-researcher I initiated a Maltese National Healthcare Service-wide doctoral inquiry into…
Descriptors: Leadership Training, Allied Health Occupations, Allied Health Personnel, Best Practices
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Hyde, Abbey; Fullerton, Deirdre; McKeown, Caroline; Lohan, Maria; Dunne, Laura; Macdonald, Geraldine – Health Education Journal, 2017
Background: Existing literature indicates that young people in state care have particular sexual health needs that include addressing their social and emotional well-being, yet little has been published as to how these components of sex education are actually delivered by service-providers. Objective: The aim of this study was to analyse the…
Descriptors: Sex Education, Sexuality, Interpersonal Relationship, Delivery Systems
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Kourmousi, Ntina; Markogiannakis, Georgios; Tzavara, Chara; Kounenou, Kalliope; Mandrikas, Achilleas; Christopoulou, Efstathia; Koutras, Vasilios – International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 2018
Significant research has been conducted on skills' enhancement school programs, since their importance has been well established. The presented study evaluates "Steps for life", a Greek, universal, annual, teacher-taught programme, designed to improve personal and social skills in young elementary students by the use of questions,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Skill Development, Student Empowerment, Elementary School Students
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Miyamoto, Koji; Huerta, Maria C.; Kubacka, Katarzyna – European Journal of Education, 2015
Children need a balanced set of cognitive, social and emotional capabilities to adapt to today's demanding, changing and unpredictable world. OECD countries and partner economies recognise the importance on the holistic development of individuals. However, there are big gaps between stakeholders' knowledge, expectations and practices on how to…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Competence, Well Being, Social Development, Emotional Development
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Ee, Jessie – Asia Pacific Education Review, 2014
This paper discusses the use of an alternative instrument to assess the social-emotional competence (SEC) of secondary school students in Singapore. The instrument was used in a larger study to explore an approach to infuse social-emotional learning in the curriculum for children in school. The design of this research instrument is based on the…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Student Evaluation, Alternative Assessment, Moral Development
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