Motivation has been studied in many contexts and is acknowledged as one of the most significant aspects of language instruction. To increase student motivation and engagement, instructional materials, methods, and techniques are crucial to the language learning and teaching process. The current study examined how the creation of digital…

Purpose: The present study investigates healthcare students' affective, behavioral, and cognitive attitudes toward hypothetical peers with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and the effect of the ASD label on their attitudes. Methods: The MAS scale for ASD persons in the postsecondary education (Matthews et al., 2015) was translated and adapted in…

College graduates tend to marry each other. We use detailed Norwegian data to show that strong assortativity further arises by institution and field of study, especially among high earners from elite programs. Admission discontinuities reveal that enrollment itself, rather than selection, primarily drives matching by institution and field among…

Globalization, increased ease of transportation, and conflicts in different regions have led to multicultural interactions among diverse communities. However, there is a lack of research on tolerance awareness in multicultural mathematics education. This study implemented action research to develop middle school students' awareness of tolerance…

Despite living in a digital age, the lack of diversity among adolescents aspiring to pursue careers in technology is of ongoing concern, particularly due to the low numbers of girls. In this study, we investigate gender differences among 1,658 14/15-year-old Danish students' (49% girls) technology career aspirations and provide insights into…

This report presents findings from data collected through the Reality Now program, providing a long-term study exploring tobacco and vaping behaviours among Australian secondary school students. Conducted from 2018 to 2024, the program collected nearly 30,000 responses from students in Years 7 to 11. Using a social norms approach (SNA), the…

Due to the leaky pipeline, i.e., the continuous decline in the number of women along the academic career path, women are still underrepresented in many academic disciplines like STEM and philosophy. One theoretical model that explains this is the lack of fit framework (Heilman, Sex bias in work settings: The lack of fit model; Heilman & Caleo,…

Recently, it has been seen that rapid changes have started to alter perspectives on education. With the development of information technologies, this change has started to make continuous education compulsory. The paradigm of continuous change and development in education is Lifelong Learning. Raising individuals who are inclined towards lifelong…

Research has identified the importance of perceived employability in enhancing new graduates' job search and finding initial employment. Students with high perceived employability are likely to have high self-confidence and perseverance in their job search, which may lead to early initial employment post-graduation. Perceived employability affects…

Background: Many children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) demonstrate impairment in social skills. However, ADHD rarely occurs in isolation, with approximately one-third of children with ADHD having one additional disorder, and another third having two or three comorbidities. Few studies have considered the global and specific…

School engagement is a multidimensional construct encompassing affective, cognitive, and behavioral dimensions, influenced by contextual factors like family, peer, and teacher support. This longitudinal study examines how these dimensions of school engagement mediate the relationship between contextual factors and academic outcomes--specifically,…

Researchers have explored a host of individual differences factors that may be critical to language development. However, evidence on the impact of sociocultural and demographic factors such as gender and socioeconomic status (SES) on early language development among bilingual children has been limited. This study aimed to understand the role of…

This paper examines violence against parents and peers and violence in schools using Bronfenbrenner's ecological system theory. We aim to establish connections between these forms of violence, perpetrator characteristics, and conclusions about the influences at different ecological layers. Through in-depth empirical research, we reviewed police,…

In this study, we explored the day-to-day work of women faculty members in higher education to understand the impact of various processes, policies, procedures, and discourses on their work-life balance. For this study, "faculty" includes lecturers, assistant professors, associate professors, and full professors. The term…

College students' well-being and mental health have been substantial concerns since before the COVID-19 pandemic, and these issues have only become more pronounced in recent years. In the context of notable gender disparities in these outcomes, it is surprising that few studies to date have examined gendered patterns in how college students'…