"Contemporary Perspectives on Girls' Educational Achievement: What About the Girls?" offers fresh insights into girls' perceptions and experiences of educational achievement in the contemporary context. 'What about the boys?' is a common exclamation in debates which centre around young people's educational achievements. But what about…

Organisational identity is crucial in fostering a reliable working environment within educational settings. Therefore, this study focused on examining latent profiles of teachers' organisational identity perceptions. Latent profile analysis was utilised to uncover distinct profiles and their characteristics as assessed by the Teacher…

The growing significance of social media in research demands new ethical standards and practices. Although a substantial body of literature on social media ethics exists, studies on the ethics of conducting research using social media are scarce. The emergence of new evidence sources, like social media, requires innovative methods and renewed…

Values serve as guiding principles, motivating specific behaviors, and actions. Peers spend a considerable amount of time together, thus offering a unique platform for the acquisition and development of values. During adolescence, a stage of life when youth are actively defining their identities, peers emerge as vital social agents, contributing…

Deterioration of students' mathematics achievement has been a common problem while their mathematics perception and self-efficacy have been reported to determine their achievement. However, little is known about the potential relationships among them. Therefore, this study attempted to investigate the extent of influence of students' mathematics…

This cross-sectional survey questionnaire study explores the Petrides Model of Trait Emotional Intelligence (TEI) of school principals in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, employing the Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire (TEIQue). This research study explored statistical differences in TEI components (Global Score, factor scores, and facet…

Motivational (i.e., appetitive or aversive) cues can bias value-based decisions by affecting either direction and intensity of instrumental actions. Despite several findings describing important interindividual differences in these biases, whether biological sex can also play a role is still up to debate. By comparing females and males in both…

Electronic sports (Esports) is a fast-growing competition that has increased modern sports families' market value and size worldwide. It has become a popular competitive gaming and intramural activity in American university campuses. However, what are the perceptual differences toward Esports among university students in America? Therefore, this…

Female forest landowners (FFLO) are increasing in numbers but have been marginalized in technical training programs in the past. We conducted chainsaw safety training programs geared towards FFLO and compared program evaluation results with results from male-dominated chainsaw training workshops. FFLO are limited in their technical knowledge at…

Objectives: Examines whether a personality characteristic, need for approval, moderates the relationship between harassment exposure and alcohol misuse over time in a college sample, and compare the results between genders. Participants: Six waves of data (fall 2011 to fall 2015) were collected from 1,240 study participants sampled from eight…

During early adolescence, individuals can refine their use of cognitive reappraisal as an emotion regulation strategy while experiencing instability of psychological well-being through changes to positive affect, negative affect and life satisfaction. This scoping review aimed to identify and summarise the key findings from studies that have…

While research on the educational experiences of immigrant students typically focuses on their (responses to) educational challenges, there is a lack of research on understanding the academic risk-taking behaviors of immigrant students. This study addresses this gap by examining the mental risk-taking skills of Syrian immigrant students in Türkiye…

Gamification is a widely utilised educational tool designed to promote specific behaviours. An effective gamification design must consider users' experiences and perceptions to enhance engagement and participation. This research is part of a broader study that develops gamified activities to teach primary school pupils about sustainable mobility.…

The relationship between individual personality types and academic performance during online learning remains poorly understood. This study analysed extensive sampling data from 4,340 first-year high school students during semesters of face-to-face and online learning, respectively, to investigate the influence of students' Myers-Briggs Type…

This article reports on the impacts of a nudge intervention designed to narrow the gender gap in technology education. I randomly assigned approximately 4,000 college freshmen to one of three advising interventions during new student orientation. Students in the treatment group received a brochure containing information about technology courses…