Despite increasing demands for skilled workers within the technological domain, there is still a deficit in the number of graduates in computing fields (computer science, information technology, and computer engineering). Understanding the factors that contribute to students' motivation and persistence is critical to helping educators,…

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused unforgiving disruptions in public education all over the world and brought about coercions of fragmentation in society. In Bhutan too, the continuity of education and learning has been greatly affected as a result of the closure of schools and the imposition of public restrictions and health protocols following the…

The current study was carried out to explore the role of academic stress with health complaints among students experiencing online education and find out the demographic difference in these variables. In the present study along with the demographic sheet three instruments, Academic Stress Scale (Bedewy & Gabriel, 2015), and the Chinese Health…

The purpose of this research is to determine the role of primary school pre-service teachers' perceived information and communication technology (ICT) competencies on integrated science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) teaching intentions. Research participants are 242 primary school pre-service teachers enrolled at a state…

This study was conducted to determine the situation in Türkiye in terms of fathers looking after their children in public settings. For this purpose, natural observations of parents who came to playgrounds, movie theaters, stores, toy stores, and restaurants with their children aged 3-5 years were made in the study. Observational data were…

This study was aimed at understanding students' academic self-concept, academic help-seeking behaviors, and beliefs in counseling service effectiveness. Based on a correlational research design, a closed-ended questionnaire was administrated to 182 college students. Independent-sample t-test revealed that male students' average score was…

This study investigated the relationship between formative assessment and reading achievement in Hong Kong, a Confucian Heritage Culture (CHC) society. 4,837 Hong Kong students were surveyed in a nine-item questionnaire that was used as indicator variable of formative assessment strategies. The study used multi-group structural equation modelling…

Currently, 3% of the early year's education workforce is male, a figure that has remained stubbornly resistant to change over the last four decades. Research has shown that support is key to increasing the number of male employees in this sector. In recent years, there has been an increase in the demand for male-only support activities, such as…

This article reports a study on the effectiveness of yoga to build resilience and fortitude among victims of school bullying. A cohort of children who underwent an older adult volunteer taught yoga education programme (OAVYEP) were compared with a cohort who underwent a young volunteer taught yoga education programme (YVYEP). The OAVYEP and YVYEP…

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships among homework time, homework frequency, and learning achievements of Taiwanese students. Applying a 2-level hierarchical linear modeling on the TIMSS 2007 and 2011 data, our findings were as follows: (1) Within the context of TIMSS 2007 and 2011 students, the frequency of mathematics…

The number of students expanding their academic programs to include learning experiences abroad had been, prior to the recent outbreak of the Coronavirus, steadily increasing over the past two decades. This mixed-method study investigates the cultural identification of short-term study abroad participants and its influence on their acculturation…

The present research examined how risk-taking protects against consequences of negative gender stereotypes among women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). In Study 1, undergraduate women and men in STEM (N = 1013) took an online survey assessing risk-taking, academic outcomes, and vulnerability to stereotype threat.…

This study, aimed to determine how teachers' technostress levels changed during the COVID-19 outbreak. Within the scope of the study, data were collected from a total of 599 teachers, including 295 teachers before the COVID-19 outbreak and 304 teachers after the beginning of the outbreak. The Teachers' Technostress Levels Defining Scale developed…

The purpose of this study is to reveal the relationship between teachers' emotional intelligence and their openness to change. A literature review was conducted regarding the topic, and the concepts of openness to change and emotional intelligence were examined. Attempts were made to explain the importance and causes of openness to change, plus…

The value of a college degree has grown significantly for both society and individuals over the last decades. Research shows a large earning gap between individuals with a high school diploma or GED and higher education levels. Many individuals start their postsecondary journey with a public institution. Community colleges must design academic…