Children are commonly advised to tell a teacher when peer-victimized, but many are reluctant to do so. This study examines possible predictors of assistance-seeking in the fall and changes in assistance-seeking over the school year. Data were collected from 421 fourth and fifth graders (197 boys; M[subscript age] = 9.29, SD = 0.65; 87.4% White).…

Although social-emotional learning (SEL) programmes are globally recognised for their positive contribution to the overall development of young people, they still lack a clear and consistent presence in the curricula of South-Eastern European (SEE) education systems (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia). This…

Purpose: This study aims to investigate the self-efficacy levels of students enrolled in work-based learning (WBL) programmes, using Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM) as a case study within the global context of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET). Design/methodology/approach: Employing a quantitative survey design, the…

This study examines the relationship between structural and pragmatic language skills, emotion regulation, and social relationships in children from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds. The sample comprised 40 participants (mean age = 9 years; SD = 3.6). Language and social-emotional skills were measured using parent-reported…

Grade inflation is a nuanced phenomenon that has important implications for educational outcomes. This study shows that while high school GPA (HSGPA) remains an important predictor of student success in college, its predictive strength can be diluted in the presence of grade inflation. Practically speaking, high GPAs from schools with a history of…

School discipline is an integral part of educational systems. Its relationship with students' test anxiety has attracted increasing interest among scholars. By fitting multilevel models on data from a sample of Grade 4 students from rural schools in central China, this study examined the association between teachers' disciplinary sanctions and…

Implicit stereotypes about gender and STEM may unconsciously shape students' academic choices and contribute to gender gaps in major choice, but there is limited economic evidence on this channel. To study this relationship, we administer a gender-science Implicit Association Test (IAT) to a sample of primarily first-semester undergraduates, and…

This study examines the academic impacts of the Choice Neighborhoods Initiative (CNI), a federal public housing revitalization program, focusing on how case management, student mobility, and school compositional change intersect to shape outcomes. Using an eight-year student-level panel (2015-2023), we estimate three-way fixed effects models that…

Objective: An association exists between perceived belonging and depression among college students. Because a student's sense of belongingness may vary as a function of their social identity, three identities -- ethnicity, first-generation college student status, and sex -- were investigated as potential moderators of this relationship.…

Objective: Grounded in the Social Rank Theory, this study examined the levels and associations of subjective social status (SSS), depressive symptoms (DEP), and suicidal ideation (SI). Participants: Participants included 956 U.S. college students (M[subscript age] = 19.94, SD[subscript age] = 2.78; 75% females [n = 716], 24% males [n = 228], 41%…

The present study aims to investigate the effects of music-related beliefs on musical leisure activities of elementary school students. To this end, the relationship between music-related beliefs and musical leisure activities was examined while controlling for sex, socio-economic status, and migration background. Data analyses are based on a…

This study aims to determine the perceptions of teachers working in private schools regarding technology integration management. This study used a descriptive survey method and a quantitative research model. The study group consisted of 220 private schoolteachers working in Istanbul. Demographic information form and "Teachers' Perception…

This study explores secondary school teachers' perspectives on gendered differences in student learning within Rwanda, focusing on STEM subjects. Despite the country's strong emphasis on gender equity and equality in education, limited research has been conducted on this issue. The study involved 51 STEM teachers across seven Rwandan districts,…

Most people view language learning as a feminine domain and take it for granted that females have better performance in foreign language learning. Despite researchers' efforts in uncovering the phenomenon of gender stereotypes in language learning, it remains unclear: (1) whether there were differences in language learning stereotypes and their…

Background/purpose: Smartphone addiction is widespread among adolescents. Recent literature reports a strong link between excessive use of smart devices and declines in sleep quality. This study investigated smartphone addiction and sleep quality among adolescents at a university and examined differences by demographic variables (gender and…