Background: International students often encounter systemic and individual challenges, especially in language-intensive fields like Speech-Language Pathology (SLP). Although their experiences are documented in well-established contexts, little is known about newer host countries such as Türkiye, where enrolments have recently risen. Understanding…

If student expectations have a significant impact on engagement in the learning process, what about grading? Might students form expectations based on their grading experiences? Myron Dueck explores three "I"s that can help positively impact those expectations: investment, identity, and independence.

Research into the development of Theory of Mind (ToM) has shown how children from a very early age infer other people's goals. However, human behaviour is sometimes driven not by plans to achieve goals, but by habits, which are formed over long periods of reinforcement. Habitual and goal-directed behaviours are often aligned with one another but…

The aim of this study was to unveil the factors that affect the use of Mobile Cloud Learning (MCL) platform Blackboard. Considering the nature of MCL, the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) model was applied and modified with two additional variables, i.e. mobility and self-management learning to understand the use…

The examination of a PhD thesis marks an important stage in the PhD student journey. Here, the student's research, thinking and writing are assessed by experts in their field. Yet, in the early stages of candidature, students often do not know what is expected of their thesis, nor what examiners will scrutinise and comment on. However, what…

Research on adults indicates other-oriented perfectionism (requiring perfection from others) is associated with various consequential outcomes independent of self-oriented perfectionism (requiring perfection of the self) and socially prescribed perfectionism (believing others require perfection of the self). However, historically, the most widely…

Expectations about the environment play a large role in shaping behavior, but how does this occur? Do expectations change the way we perceive the world, or just our decisions based on unbiased perceptions? We investigated the relative contributions of priors to these 2 stages by manipulating "when" information about expected color was…

A qualitative study was carried out to portray the work orientations of 30 low-qualified working young adults in two contrasted economies: Albania and Switzerland. The analysis of their answers to the "lottery question" showed that most participants would continue to work, either to be busy, feed a passion, feel useful, or grow. In…

The COVID-19 pandemic affected the traditional new professional experience in student affairs, a field with a significant attrition rate in the first five years of service (Marshall et al., 2016). This qualitative case study analyzed data from semi-structured interviews alongside existing literature to uncover how the pandemic impacted Generation…

American higher education institutions (HEIs) often prioritize internationalization on their campuses and as a result, prior to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of international students had grown steadily over the past several decades. Pathway programs have become features in the landscape of international higher education as a…

The purpose of the study was to examine the prevalence, type and frequency of supervision provided to school counsellors, as well as to map experienced counsellors' expectations of the supervisor. The research question guiding this study was: What is the platform, type and frequency of supervision provided to school counsellors, and what are…

Attracting, recruiting and retaining international students should be balanced with the need to provide support for the smooth transition of these students into their host countries and institutions. One way to achieve this transition is by bridging the gap between international students' expectations and actual realities. Hence, this article…

Motivation to learn attracts many researchers in educational contexts. In this study, we propose an instrument tailored towards specifically measuring student motivation in calculus courses at higher education. We outline an extensive instrument development process that was built on (Benson's 1998. Developing a strong program of construct…

The word 'care' has been removed from Norway's most recent framework for early childhood teacher education. According to ECEC practice policy, care is foundational in ECEC and teachers are expected to care, yet caring is not mentioned in the Framework's description of ECEC, nor is it included as a knowledge or skill goal. Why does care occupy a…

Undergraduate students interact with the culture of scientific research when they participate in direct mentorship experiences and laboratory courses such as course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs). Much work has been done to explore how CUREs impact the interest, motivation, and retention of undergraduate students in science.…