The purpose of this explanatory sequential, mixed methods study was to examine MBA students' perceptions and motivations for plagiarism to identify plagiarism risk factors at a northeastern research university (NERU). Given the current state of academic dishonesty, there was a need to understand what factors may lead to plagiarism. The problem was…

Research over the past two decades has documented the rise of a phenomenon known as academic entitlement (AE). Students throughout the United States and the world have exhibited entitled beliefs, such as expectations of good grades for little effort (Kopp & Finney, 2013) and entitled behaviors, including cheating, displays of anger, and…

COVID-19 offered an unprecedented opportunity to apply two well-established theories in the context of a pandemic within a specific environment. The theory of planned behavior and expectancy violations theory brought insight into health behaviors and behavioral intention of college students on one major university campus. In addition, this study…

This grounded theory research study investigated one active reading strategy, note taking, with a goal of creating student-centered, evidence-based curriculum for the developmental reading instructor. Sixteen students participated in a two-part session: a semi-structured interview and a think aloud of an assigned, academic text. The students were…

The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to determine how school administrators describe their use of discretion when making discipline decisions in the elementary school setting in South Carolina. The theoretical foundation of this study was the Theory of Justice Model by John Rawls. There were two research questions used in the…

There is an established importance of classroom community, particularly for inclusive education (Kunc, 1992; Osterman, 2000; Sapon-Shevin, 2010). There is also a breadth of research around students who are most vulnerable to exclusion and othering in public schools and in classroom settings. Demographic factors such as race, socioeconomic status,…

Platt outlines some simple but effective strategies to help students who are struggling with trauma. She relies on her own personal story with trauma to influence how she identifies and helps students who are struggling and offers tips on how to show love, stay calm, and be consistent when dealing with students who may be having a meltdown, acting…

Research Findings: This study aims to examine the latent profiles of parents' mediation and their predictors, as well as links between different profiles and children's problematic media use. A total of 1415 children aged 3-6 years (47.8% boys) and their paired parents were recruited in Shanghai, China and surveyed demographic information,…

Given the crucial role of feedback in supporting learning in higher education, understanding the factors influencing feedback effectiveness is imperative. Student feedback literacy, that is, the set of attitudes and abilities to make sense of and utilize feedback is therefore considered a key concept. Rigorous investigations of feedback literacy…

Student researchers encounter ethical issues daily, but little is known about their unique perspectives. This article presents the results of 30 qualitative semi-structured interviews exploring students' views and experiences around ethical issues in research groups. During the interviews, students were asked to describe challenges and successes…

The present study explored psychosocial adjustment and quality of student-teacher relationship according to the self-reports of primary school students with specific learning disorders (SLD) compared to their peers with no disabilities and the quality of student-teacher relationship according to the perceptions of their classroom teachers. The…

The focus of this study was on identifying patterns of student behavior to support data-informed decision-making which would then improve the learning experience and learning outcomes of online English language courses. Learning analytics approach (or more specifically cluster analysis) was used to identify engagement patterns in online learning.…

Online education is an important component of education reform and one of the important learning modes in today's society, which can achieve the goal of learning anytime, anywhere and for everyone. Therefore, this paper constructs an analysis model of online education course emotional perception and course resource integration based on new media…

Previous studies have confirmed the pivotal roles of student engagement in predicting learning achievements; however, only a few emphasized the patterns of different engagement dimensions within individuals (i.e., co-occurrences of behavioral, cognitive, and emotional engagement). Thus, this study identifies engagement profiles and explores their…

Basic school head teachers in Ghana play a vital role in shaping student outcomes. Despite their importance, the complex leadership challenges they face have received inadequate attention from scholars and analysts. This study focused on the Tamale Metropolis, where poor student performance has been a concern. Using a cross-sectional design, 152…