Online collaborative learning (OCL) has become a common instructional strategy in higher education for developing students' skills in collaboration, problem-solving, and critical thinking. Cognitive engagement in OCL evolves dynamically, but we do not yet fully understand which patterns of cognitive engagement are conducive to OCL and when to…

Innovation is the central driver of economic growth. Many growth models underscore the importance of actively directing more individuals to innovation (Romer, 1990; Jones, 2022). This goal can be achieved by providing early exposure to innovation to children, especially those from disadvantaged backgrounds (Bell et al., 2019; Akcigit et al., 2020;…

The purpose of this research was to determine what components of academic and therapeutic clinical day programs ensure success for students with mental health diagnoses as they transition back to conventional educational settings. This study focused on the importance of developing students' capabilities to fulfill their own needs within Maslow's…

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the work-based learning (WBL) ethos of a professional studies doctoral program, a higher degree by research program implemented in Australia. Design/methodology/approach: This is a preliminary case study of one higher degree by research program and two doctoral candidates participating in the…

This article presents a model that is based on Eyler and Giles' Five Elements of Citizenship, where students learn about Volunteer UCF through marketing strategies, participate in one-time service or educational events, and then pursue continuous involvement based on their positive experiences. Students transition to leadership roles by serving on…

Work values are key elements in the competence training of university students, but little is known about the evolution of these values throughout university education. In this study, 362 Spanish university students were followed throughout the four years of their degree programmes. All of them completed a Work Values Scale that includes…

This paper presents a small-scale qualitative study, which addressed stories of 'becoming an undergraduate student'. The work took place in one university in the South West of England and involved 4 researchers, 4 co-researchers (undergraduate students) and 12 students from a Faculty of Arts and Humanities. Stories of 'becoming student' were…

Virginia Gordon contributed considerable and comprehensive work in the field of academic advising, including writings on topics ranging from the history of academic advising to her groundbreaking research on the undecided student population. Her model for training and developing new academic advisors stood out as exemplary. This article focuses on…

Epistemic curiosity is a desire for knowledge accompanied by positive emotions, increased arousal, and exploratory behavior (Grossnickle, "Educational Psychology Review," 28(1), 23-60, 2016). Although curiosity has typically been characterized as a domain-general construct, domain-general conceptualizations do not acknowledge systematic…

The development of self is an important part of formal education, and related to the notion of self is the development of "Bildung," or cultivation of the self. "Bildung" has been an integral part of curriculum theory in the United States. However, despite many theoretical debates on "Bildung" in the literature, there…

This action research study guided teachers in the development of a growth mindset approach to reading instruction during 4 pivotal years of reading development. To address the academic and cognitive needs of emerging readers, teachers developed an approach to reading instruction with specific growth mindset applications by adapting existing…

This study was designed to examine the perceptions of student-athletes, coaches, and athletic administrators, representing an HBCU Division I institution, on the use of servant leadership in the NCAA Life Skills Program. There has not been sufficient research focused on the role of servant leadership in intercollegiate athletics. The NCAA Life…

The outcomes associated with higher education can have a pivotal impact on students individually and also on communities economically (Wilton, 2012). Scholars like Labaree (1997) and Aram and Roksa (2011, 2014) touched upon the competing interests from the stakeholders involved with higher education. Colleges and universities are expected to…

When studying the political development of young people, level of education matters. However, instead of concentrating on the amount of education and how it affects one's political attributes (vertical effects of education), we consider the effects of characteristics of one's education, specifically one's college major, among people with similar…

The last 10 years has seen a dramatic increase in the number of parents in the United States choosing to homeschool their children instead of sending them to public school. One report had the number increasing by 61.8% from 2003 to 2012, with the total number of homeschooled children reaching nearly 2 million (Snyder, T. D., and S. A. Dillow.…