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Tuija Aro; Mari-Lotta Rossi; Leena Paakkari; Minna Torppa – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2025
We studied lifelong factors that were experienced as protective by 48 Finnish adults (20-39 years) whose reading disability (RD) was diagnosed in childhood. Our aim was to gain a better understanding of the factors that can help individuals live with RD. We used semi-structured interviews and qualitative content analysis. Three main themes were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adults, Reading Difficulties, Individual Development
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Krister Hertting; Urban Johnson; Eva-Carin Lindgren; Andreas Ivarsson – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2025
Globally, educational systems were thoroughly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Upper-secondary students were faced with school closures and distance education. For student-athletes, the COVID-19 pandemic, besides academic stress, also contributed to sports-related stress. In this paper, we explore upper-secondary school student athletes'…
Descriptors: Student Athletes, Secondary School Students, Student Attitudes, COVID-19
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Nicola K. Currie; Katherine Wilkinson; Sarah McGeown – Reading Research Quarterly, 2025
The relationship between reading and well-being is gaining increasing interest among those working in research, policy and practice, as we seek to better understand if, and how, reading books supports wellbeing. To date, the majority of research has focused on children and young people, neglecting to consider the well-being benefits that reading…
Descriptors: Well Being, Reading Habits, Older Adults, Fiction
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Jennifer H. Martow; Jessie A. L. Heaman; Margaret N. Lumley – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2025
Interpersonal relationships are central to adolescent well-being. The current research investigates interpersonal goal setting among a general sample of adolescents following a growth mindset intervention. This study qualitatively explores what interpersonal goals adolescents set, outcomes they aim to achieve, obstacles they perceive, and actions…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adolescents, Grade 9, Grade 12
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Noam Lapidot-Lefler; Roni Israeli – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2024
Purpose: Recently, the pace of pedagogical change in the field of social-emotional learning (SEL) has increased worldwide; hence, there is a greater need to understand and promote social-emotional elements in education systems. The purpose of this study was to explore the implementation of SEL content and practices in the curricula of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Teacher Student Relationship
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Yuqin Yang; Zhizi Zheng; Jing Wang; Daner Sun – Education and Information Technologies, 2024
This study extends the community of inquiry (CoI) framework and empowerment theory by exploring the relationships between motivational variables, CoI variables, learning presence, and empowerment. We added motivational beliefs (growth mindset, self-efficacy, and task value) as associated variables and learning presence (online self-regulation) as…
Descriptors: Motivation, Self Management, Cognitive Processes, Correlation
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Catherine Arden – Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 2023
Workplace experiences are central to adults' learning and development, providing opportunities for significant and valuable lifelong learning. Research into adults' learning in volunteer work attests to its significance and value across the spectrum of adult learning, serving instrumental, social, and altruistic purposes for the learner and…
Descriptors: Altruism, Adult Learning, Work Experience, Rural Areas
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Deborah Earnshaw; Natalie Harrison – Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, 2024
Extra-curricular activities, such as playing sport and participating in mentoring programmes, have physical and mental health benefits for individuals. For adolescents particularly, nurturing these interests has the potential for positive outcomes in academic attainment and personal development, an increase to self-esteem, and positive development…
Descriptors: Mentors, At Risk Persons, Adolescents, Foreign Countries
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Marina Trowell – Pastoral Care in Education, 2025
This study focuses on the importance of having a safe space, brave space and a facilitated space in student-staff partnerships. The importance of having a facilitated space of drop-ins and workshops supporting students pastorally was investigated as part of an initiative called the Inclusive Practice Partnerships (IPP) Scheme, drawing on…
Descriptors: Teacher Student Relationship, Altruism, Partnerships in Education, Program Effectiveness
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Smith, Alexandra C. G.; Crooks, Claire V. – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2023
Background: There is a well-documented need for more responsive promotion and prevention programming for young immigrants and refugees in the context of mental health and healthy development. Incorporating the voice of newcomers in the development of promotion and prevention efforts could assist in producing culturally-relevant materials and…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Mental Health, Health Promotion, Prevention
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Ulla Lundqvist; Ilona Rinne; Ali Yildirim – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2024
Denmark and Sweden have witnessed a historically significant amplification of parental influence in compulsory schools during the past two decades. The emphasis on parental involvement in these two countries reflects international trends of neoliberal governing of educational processes. We know very little about the interplay between beginning…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Relationship, Parent Teacher Cooperation, Professional Identity, Foreign Countries
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Le Thanh Thao; Pham Trut Thuy – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2025
This qualitative research delves into the intricate transitional experiences of Vietnamese students during their first year in higher education (HE). Grounded in the dynamically shifting socio-cultural landscape of Vietnam, the study captures the narratives of 15 students, emphasising the unique challenges faced by those from the Mekong Delta…
Descriptors: School Transition, Foreign Countries, Student Experience, Barriers
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Deborah Lees; Andre Van Zyl – Perspectives in Education, 2024
This study explored the experiences of seven first-year university students in Johannesburg, South Africa. Recognising storytelling as a lens to reveal identity, this study focused on student experience narratives as a tool to better understand their transition from school to university. It examined the narrated experiences of these students as a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Freshmen, Student Experience, Interpersonal Relationship
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Klope, Eva; Hedlin, Maria – Journal of Education and Work, 2023
In the hairdressing occupation emotional labour has often come to overshadow other vocational skills. The present study, using ethnographic methods, explores how students and teachers in vocational education and training (VET) for hairdressers in Sweden describe and explain the emotional labour being carried out when a hairdresser perform good…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cosmetology, Vocational Education, Emotional Response
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Sek Ying Chair; Tin Yan Sit; Wai Ching Ng; Yuen Ying Mak; Kwun Hang Li – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2023
This study aimed to evaluate the impact of a social service project for disadvantaged students through pretest-posttest study design and qualitative interviews. All students joining the service project were invited to participate in this study. Data on personal growth and academic performance (exam scores and class ranks) before and after joining…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Academic Achievement, At Risk Students, Secondary School Students
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