The MITCA method (Homework Implementation Method) was developed with the purpose of turning homework into an educational resource capable of improving students' self-regulated learning and school engagement. In this paper, following current theoretical frameworks, we evaluate the effect of the MITCA method on students' self-regulated learning. In…

Principal self-efficacy is crucial to educational leadership, especially in instructional and operational areas, as found in this study. The study examines how principals maintain self-efficacy despite their many responsibilities, drawing on Bandura and Schunk's (1981) research on human behavior and belief and perception. Bandura and Adams (1977)…

Population dynamics modeling using stage-based transition matrices has been used in ecology for six decades. However, the data analysis method has never been used for students in higher education. This applied doctoral project used the principles of population dynamics to assess two student populations at an institution of higher education…

Background: Advancements in clinical research and cancer care have made continuing education necessary to keep nurses up to date on medical and technological treatments. Despite offering free, monthly continuing education on a virtual platform to oncology nurses, participation at these sessions was low. Objective: To increase nursing participation…

The three-step Parsonian approach has lasted more than a century and paved the foundation to the modern career counselling, which emphasized the importance of knowing the self, the environment, and "true reasoning". The use of assessments remains as an integral part of career counselling. Therefore, the current study aims to carefully…

The study aims to analyze visualization as a methodological technique used during lectures in higher educational institutions. An empirical study of visualization as a methodological technique for lectures was conducted using an online questionnaire using the Google forms service. The purpose of the questionnaire was to determine the frequency of…

Teachers face dilemmas of justice throughout their day that call for ethical decisions. Recent projects have focused on how teachers can be supported in making these decisions. In this paper we draw on practices in philosophy of education and math education to put forth our own method, Interruptions, for supporting teachers with the prosaic…

Background: Poor sleep is commonplace among traditional entry university students. Lifestyle modifications, such as time management behaviors, may improve sleep quality by allocating sufficient time for sleep and mitigating stress-associated sleep latency inefficiencies. Purpose: The purpose of our study was to evaluate time management behaviors…

This paper presents a series of activities that operationalizes the key marketing concepts of mission statements and objectives at the individual, rather than organizational level. The result is a high-impact, low resource-intensive innovation that deepens learning outcomes related to these foundational practices while equipping students with…

Using Partial Least Squares-Structural Equation Modeling with WarpPLS, this study examines the indirect effect of the relationship between learners' social media addiction and academic achievement in distance learning as mediated by academic procrastination. The study participants were 223 Filipino students at a secondary school in Cagayan,…

This paper reports on research exploring the academic workload and performance practices of Australian universities. This research has identified a suite of activities associated with teaching, research and service, each with an associated time value (allocation). This led to the development of the academic workload estimation tool (AWET). In…

There is mounting empirical evidence to suggest that adults are intuitively cooperative. When presented with a cooperative dilemma between self-maximizing and benefitting the common good, decisions made quickly are more likely to be cooperative, whereas slow decisions tend to favor self-interest. To investigate the ontogenetic origins of intuitive…

Life as a postsecondary student can be extremely busy especially as many students combine academic studies with volunteering, employment, and personal commitments. Students become even busier at the middle of the semester with midterms and assignments due at the same time, which can lead to stress. This busy time typically continues into the end…

The articles contained in this three-article dissertation carefully document characteristics of early childhood (EC) classrooms that could be beneficial to early learning and success. These articles use multiple regression, descriptive statistics, and multi-level modeling in their methodology and make recommendations for policy in the field of…

This article offers an original ethnographic documentation of employability schemes targeting migrants in contemporary Italy. It argues that analysts' current theorisations of time and space compression do not help us understand the multiple temporalities that migrants are subjected to when crossing borders, including those of labour market…