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Jemima Hill – English in Education, 2024
Girls are consistently found to have higher literacy levels than their male peers and to consume more social narrative fiction. This study conducted interviews with four autistic girls to better understand how reading fiction can inform the camouflaging behaviours of autistic girls. Participants described how imitating characters embodying desired…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Females, College Students, Student Attitudes
Tamara Van Der Zant; Terese Hooper; Katherine Dix; Toby Carslake – Australian Council for Educational Research, 2025
This report presents findings from data collected through the Reality Now program, providing a long-term study exploring tobacco and vaping behaviours among Australian secondary school students. Conducted from 2018 to 2024, the program collected nearly 30,000 responses from students in Years 7 to 11. Using a social norms approach (SNA), the…
Descriptors: Smoking, Health Behavior, Secondary School Students, Misconceptions
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Tiegan Blackhurst; Lara Warmelink; Amanda Roestorf; Calum Hartley – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2025
Deception is a multi-faceted social behaviour that is pervasive in human communication. Due to differences in social communication and experiences, autistic and non-autistic adults may contrast in how they respond to situations that elicit deceptive decision-making. This study examined whether autistic and non-autistic adults differed in their…
Descriptors: Deception, Decision Making, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Task Analysis
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Antonio Duran; Adam M. McCready; Michael A. Goodman – Journal of Women and Gender in Higher Education, 2024
Examinations of fraternity life have infrequently analyzed the interconnections between the focus on leadership attitudes and that of members' adherence to masculinities. In this critical quantitative study, the authors sought to comprehend how conforming to gendered norms often associated with historically white masculinities informed relational…
Descriptors: Masculinity, Fraternities, Gender Issues, Sex Role
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Rahul Rajan Lexman; Rupashree Baral; Nimitha Aboobaker – International Journal of Educational Management, 2024
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to explore a gendered perspective on how learners' intrinsic psychological motivators: valence, technology-innovativeness, self-development and self-efficacy as well as extrinsic social and institutional motivators, such as social norms and management commitment, collectively influence learners' behavioral…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Asynchronous Communication, Gender Differences, Individual Development
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Matthew G. Nielson; Deborah Tolman; Carol Lynn Martin; Ashley M. Fraser – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2024
Much of the work on body image socialization masks the potentially unique influence of different socializers, yet clearer understanding of socialization mechanisms and ideological context aid intervention efforts. We explored how fathers, female peers, male peers, and adolescent boys themselves produce different levels of internalized…
Descriptors: Males, Gender Differences, Sexual Identity, Physical Characteristics
Silvestri, Justin – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The gender gap in American undergraduate students' participation in study-abroad programs is a persistent phenomenon. According to the Institute of International Education (2022a), male students have represented between 32.7% and 36.5% of all American students abroad between the 2007-2008 and 2018-2019 academic years. Research similarly shows that…
Descriptors: Males, Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Study Abroad
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Matthew J. Green; M. F. Mierzwinski; C. Haines Lyon – Sport, Education and Society, 2025
This article focuses on how secondary school pupils and teachers conceptualise bullying and how pupils navigate bullying within physical education (PE). This ethnographic case study presents findings from participant observations, focus group discussions, and semi-structured interviews. Applying figurational sociology, power imbalances central to…
Descriptors: Bullying, Secondary School Students, Physical Education, Power Structure
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Owolabi Paul Adelana; Musa Adekunle Ayanwale; Ismaila Temitayo Sanusi – Cogent Education, 2024
This study addresses the challenge of teaching genetics effectively to high school students, a topic known to be particularly challenging. Leveraging the growing importance of artificial intelligence (AI) in education, the research explores the perspectives, attitudes, and behavioral intentions of pre-service teachers regarding the integration of…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Biology, Science Teachers, Intention
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IBIlI, Emin; Ilhanli, Nevruz; ZayIm, Nese; Yardimci, Ahmet – Educational Gerontology, 2023
This study was aimed at determining the factors that affect the intentions of University of the Third Age (UTA) students toward e-learning systems by using Structural Equation Modeling. For this purpose, factors such as Self-Efficacy, Experience, Social Norms, Enjoyment, and Anxiety, suggested as external factors in the General Extended Technology…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Intention, Influences
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Amber D. Dumford; Angie L. Miller; Armando A. Rijo – Journal of Campus Activities Practice and Scholarship, 2023
Co-curricular activities have been shown to impact many measures of academic success, such as academic self-confidence, leadership abilities, identity development, personal development, and student thriving. Borrowing from established research paradigms on pluralistic ignorance, the current study sought to explore whether first-year and senior…
Descriptors: Behavior Standards, Social Behavior, College Students, Gender Differences
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Zaremohzzabieh, Zeinab; Krauss, Steven Eric; D'Silva, Jeffrey Lawrence; Tiraieyari, Neda; Ismail, Ismi Arif; Dahalan, Dzuhailmi – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2022
Purpose: The aim of the study was to identify factors associated with tertiary students' intention to pursue agriculture-related careers. The moderating effect of gender and geographic location on the predictive relationships was also examined. Design/methodology/approach: Quantitative data were collected from 488 students studying in five…
Descriptors: College Students, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Occupations, Career Choice
Samaha Ghani – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The beginning of college campus life is one of the most exciting phases of student life. However, for some students, it might pose a threat in the form of sexual violence. In the United States, sexual violence is highly pervasive, placing college students at a greater risk of victimization. Currently, there is a lack of data on sexual crimes…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, College Students, Rape, Violence
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Daniel, Ana Dias; Almeida, João – Education & Training, 2021
Purpose: This study assesses the effects of junior enterprises (JEs) on the entrepreneurial attitudes and intentions of engineering higher education students, compared to a group of social sciences students. Design/methodology/approach: This research analyses a sample of 132 students enrolled in engineering higher education courses in Portugal and…
Descriptors: Skill Development, Entrepreneurship, College Students, Engineering Education
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Thulani Andrew Chauke; Ntandokamenzi Dlamini – International Journal of E-Learning & Distance Education, 2024
The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic has been felt by both male and female students in Open and Distance e-Learning (ODeL) and contact-based learning institutions in South Africa. However, young female students have been the most affected group. Societal norms that reinforce cultural practices which favour male students hinder the academic…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Academic Achievement, Females
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