Employers of accounting graduates have criticised graduates' ability to work well with others and think critically. This study investigates aspirant Chartered Accountants in South Africa ('aspirant CA(SA)s') perceptions of the extent to which universities should and are developing relational and decision-making (RDM) skills in accounting students.…

Sexuality education is an essential part of a comprehensive curriculum for individuals with disabilities as emerging adults. Lack of socio-sexuality education for individuals with disabilities has been linked to limited resources and training for teachers/personnel, and restrictive attitudes. The present study examined the effectiveness of the…

The Friedrich Naumann Foundation and the King Prajadhipok's Institute in Thailand created the educational board game PeaceSoCracy, based on the online game available on the Tabletopia platform. The purpose of this board game is to encourage non-violent communication and an empathetic mind. Each process in the game play delivers more than just…

The notable increase in student misbehavior reported in recent years poses significant challenges for educators, and underscored the critical need for effective interventions to address social-emotional learning (SEL) in educational settings. There has been growing interest in integrating SEL programs into school curricula to mitigate behavior…

A revision to the 2016 ASHA Standards included the allowance of simulated learning experiences (SLE) to count towards the required hours for graduation of speech-language pathology graduate students. However, there is a paucity of research specific to this population and their perception of simulations. The purpose of this quantitative study was…

This mixed-method study examined the perceptions and lived experiences of pre-service teachers engaged in a specialized Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) program at a private university in the Pacific Northwest. Through a thorough investigation guided by two primary research questions, this research aimed to examine pre-service teachers'…

Accounting graduates progress to hold a variety of roles in society, often comprising positions of leadership. Yet studies continue to show that accounting graduates are underdeveloped in several competencies affiliated with leadership. These competencies are well-aligned with Responsible Leadership (RL) theory, and expectations of accounting…

Crucial skills for early adolescents to develop include respecting people from different backgrounds, showing empathy and compassion, and making ethical decisions in challenging situations. This exploratory study aims to understand the extent to which "students' perceptions of teacher caring and belonging related to changes in their…

Higher education in health study programs is particularly focused on the development of technical skills, despite there being a consensus on the importance of training students regarding socioemotional and life skills. The aim of this study was to characterize and explore correlations between socioemotional skills and decision-making styles in…

Teachers are often called upon to identify behavioral and emotional risk within their students by completing a variety of assessment tools. However, many teachers may lack the requisite skills to reliably identify students at-risk or use data derived from assessment tools to inform intervention. A series of trainings were developed to improve…

Generic competency development activities (GCDAs) help students develop critical thinking, problem-solving, innovation, creativity, communication and social skills. This study evaluated students' acceptance of a machine learning-assisted recommendation system (MARS) developed to recommend GCDAs for students in a higher education institution. This…

This article reports the findings from a phenomenographic investigation into guidance counselors' conceptions of career management skills (CMS). The results show that CMS was conceived as (a) information-based knowledge, (b) personal skills development, (c) interpersonal skills development, and (d) autonomous application of skills. The differences…

The purpose of this study was to explore Social Emotional Learning (SEL) and its relevance to the career development of students from the perspectives of educators in Turkey. The participants included 69 educators (63% women). Data were collected by using a paper-pencil survey consisting of open-ended questions. Using a modified grounded theory…

The New York State Education Department (NYSED) adopted a set of three standards for social and emotional learning (SEL) in August 2018. In doing so, they have paved the way for explicit instruction in and assessment of 21st-century skills. The three-goal framework selected by NYSED (2018) is modeled after the five competencies of the…

This manuscript will address the significance for school counselors to integrate social emotional learning into their counseling programs in order to promote and foster a college and career ready atmosphere. Social emotional learning involves people obtaining and implementing knowledge, affect, and skills/abilities in order to manage emotions,…