Despite the proliferation of studies on computer-assisted language learning, scant research attention has been paid to informal digital learning of English (IDLE) and its antecedents. Therefore, the current study aimed to investigate whether Iranian EFL learners' L2 grit, digital literacy and self-efficacy contributed to their IDLE. A total of 313…

This study examined the school experiences of gifted adolescents and their non-identified peers. Cross-sectional data were obtained from 748 middle and high school students from a large public school district in the Southeastern United States. Students reported on their behavioral and emotional engagement and disaffection, relationships with…

Background: Persons with communication disorders are susceptible to mental health difficulties and often require the help of mental healthcare professionals. Mental healthcare interventions require a significant amount of communication between the mental healthcare professional and the person with communication disorders, yet not much is known…

The pandemic has significantly impacted many sectors of life, including higher education. The COVID-19 outbreak created significant challenges for students and lecturers, forcing them to adjust to online learning and teaching. They developed specific strategies to tackle the challenges and study normally. This study investigated the obstacles…

In this study, we examined the use of Critical Autoethnographic Narrative (CAN) as a means to support doctoral students' identity development as language teacher educators (LTEs). Specifically, we focused on whether and how the use of CAN facilitated LTE identity development, how ideologies about language teaching and learning circulating in…

Social work education in Vietnam faces various challenges, including a shortage of qualified educators, limited teaching resources, and a reliance on traditional pedagogical methods. These issues are not unique to Vietnam but are common in many social work programs worldwide, particularly in resource-limited settings. Such challenges can…

Teachers occasionally express anger towards their students, and while some studies suggested it could enhance learning, others argued the opposite. We examined how teachers' anger affects junior high school students' learning performance. In Study 1, we surveyed 225 students using vignettes and discovered that when teachers displayed anger,…

Children's learning attitudes and social emotional skills can be shaped by their family background and school experiences. This study compares 832 children aged 10-11 years old attending primary and middle schools in England and Pakistan, who completed a survey of non-cognitive skills and learning attitudes. Any comparison is cross-sectional and…

Building on situated emotion framework, this study examined the variations in foreign language (FL) enjoyment, anxiety, boredom, and burnout between urban and rural students in China. The sample included 1,455 urban (55.6% male) and 546 rural students (53% male) (M[subscript age] = 15.41). Data were gathered through self-administered…

Internalizing symptoms and school absenteeism often co-occur. This study explores their detailed associations and examines whether internalizing symptoms (depression and anxiety) mediate the relationship between social outsiderhood (loneliness and ostracism) and school absence. It also investigates the links between various types of school absence…

Kindergarten teachers' well-being has important implications for young children's development. Therefore, it is important to identify resource factors that may promote teachers' well-being. This cross-sectional study examined whether organizational, interpersonal, and intrapersonal resources were associated with the physical, psychological, and…

This study investigates the impact of interactive science workshops participation on primary school children's emotions and attitudes towards science. The sample consisted of 186 students aged 9 to 13 from five different schools. The interactive science workshops consisted of a series of practical, active, and hands-on workshops where primary…

Connectedness to nature influences the well-being and health of individuals, communities, and the planet. Although many validated scales exist, none includes the three fundamental aspects of any attitude: the affective, behavioural, and cognitive components. The study's main objective was to develop and validate an integral tool, the ABC e…

This paper looks at the evolution of the girl's school story in "The British Girl's Annual" during the interwar period. The school story played a crucial role instructing young female readers about their gendered role within the school as a kind of microcosm for nation/empire. Most of these lessons focus on loyalty and leadership, topics…

Purpose: This study aims to examine entry-level PhD students' experiences with participating in Critical Friends, a peer review protocol, used to support learning the threshold concept of literature review. It also sought to determine if, and how, students used the peer review protocol electively during their first year of doctoral study.…