In this article, the authors identify key competencies for the growth of academics within the Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) framework and offer straightforward solutions for creating more effective, sustainable faculty development initiatives. The recommended strategies aim to help institutions enhance academic engagement with…

The International Leadership Association's "General Principles for Leadership Programs" is a document designed to provide resources to create, redesign, and assess leadership programs. This article provides a broad introduction to the Venn diagram developed by the ILA Committee for the Advancement of Leadership Programs (CALP). It is…

International Leadership Association's "General Principles for Leadership Programs" is a fluid document designed to provide resources to create, redesign, and assess leadership programs. This article provides a broad introduction to the "General Principles for Leadership Programs," including the history and a brief overview of…

This article explores the Learning section of the International Leadership Association "General Principles for Leadership Programs," examining how situational factors influence leadership education, design, and implementation. We analyze six key elements as follows: learner characteristics, educator identities, learning environments,…

Leadership programs establish relevance and garner public trust in higher education by demonstrating their usefulness to communities and society across sectors. In this article, the General Principles were leveraged as a tool to make sense of a pedagogy of practice applied to coursework and programs over the course of programmatic growth. This…

In this paper the authors examine the notion of 'deliberate practice', which has formed the basis of several teacher education programmes in England and the United States and promises to improve the quality of teaching via highly structured training programmes. They identify early criticisms of deliberate practice and unpack the assumptions…

Eyeblink conditioning is mediated by similar cerebellar pathways in humans and animals and is typically investigated using delay or trace protocols. These studies show that humans can easily acquire eyeblink conditioning within a single day of training whereas animals usually require around 3-10 days of acquisition training before they…

Successful psychotherapy often depends on therapist self-disclosure. However, training programs in social work and counseling have had difficulty adding therapist self-disclosure to their curricula. This article advances a teaching technique -- the comparison of two widely viewed, well-received films, "Ordinary People" and "Good…

To face the challenges that beset land-grant universities in the 21st Century, leadership development programs exist to prepare academics for university administration. However, a small percentage of administrators participates in these programs. Furthermore, many academic leaders begin their roles feeling unprepared for the challenges therein.…

Background: There is a growing need, particularly for socially vulnerable families, to attend a child daycare center. Breastfeeding has well-established benefits to the baby and the mother, particularly in the context of social disadvantage. Although breastfeeding is a right, no information is available regarding the degree of breastfeeding…

Mounting empirical support for early intensive behavioral intervention (EIBI) has increased demand for early intervention services for children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), which may include a variety of components such as discrete-trial instruction (DTI) or natural environment teaching (NET). Many caregivers are now learning…

Postgraduate research students have poorer mental health than the general community. Improving their experiences of diversity, inclusion, and belonging at university may bolster their overall wellbeing and reduce poor mental health outcomes. The aim was to explore postgraduate research students' views on diversity, inclusion, and belonging, to…

Purpose: This study aims to investigate the relationship between intrinsic motivators and the transfer of knowledge/skills gained during training to work. The intrinsic motivators considered for the study were self-efficacy and motivation to transfer the training knowledge. The study also examined how work conditions mediate the association of…

Adolescence is a critical period for developing social and emotional habits important for mental well-being (Kessler et al., 2005). Half of all mental health conditions start by age 14, and the average delay between onset of symptoms and intervention is eight to ten years (Wang et al., 2007). Youth with mental health conditions are particularly…

Research training is critical for doctoral students in CACREP-accredited CES programs as it prepares individuals to become high quality research producing faculty at colleges and universities. However, there is a need for improvement in research quality in the field of counseling. The purpose of this study was to examine research preparedness of…