Purpose: This longitudinal study aims at assessing the impact of openness to experience and neuroticism on affective states experienced by the academics from the Malaysian public universities during the first strict COVID-19 lockdown in 2020. Design/methodology/approach: The author collected data for openness to experience and neuroticism at the…

This study, using a phenomenological research design, was conducted with 10 gifted children, 7 parents, and 2 teachers. The data, which were analyzed via content analysis method, revealed that there were subtle nuances in personality differences between gifted children. Moreover, while the Science and Arts Center (SAC) teachers were more aware of…

The purpose of this paper was to present empirically tested model of the importance of vocational teachers' pedagogical-didactical and psychological factors for inclination to impart their value positions in vocational education. 346 vocational teachers from 27 vocational training institutions and colleges in Lithuania completed paper-pencil…

By focusing on a collective aesthetics based on sensation and affect, researchers, especially in Stockholm, Sweden, are exploring a pedagogy that opens up space for assemblages of desire, acknowledging the expressions of children who transform themselves and their milieus into a weave of bodies, spaces, signs and media. By analysing this pedagogy,…

Purpose: This research was conducted to identify the responsibilities the parents did not fulfill. It was carried out in a primary school in Aydin province in the first half of the 2018-2019 academic year. Research Method: The research was a qualitative research design and a case study. A descriptive case study was adopted in this study. Nine…

The long-term aim of fostering creativity in all students is specifically included in Hong Kong's curriculum guidelines. However, implementation of teaching strategies to achieve this aim has presented difficulties for many teachers. It is likely that teachers with experience in gifted education are in the best position in this respect, because…

The goal of the present study was to obtain evidence for the validity of the Teacher Relationship Interview by exploring associations with a well-validated measure of teacher-child relationship quality, the Student-Teacher Relationship Scale (Closeness, Conflict, and Dependency), and examining differences between teachers' narratives about the…

Suggests that teachers can be differentiated by their cognitive or affective orientations, reflected in the objectives they select and in the stimuli and questions they present in the classroom. Proposes use of aptitude-treatment interactions in order to clarify the best methods to use for personalized teacher training. (JD)