Adolescents present high risk of developing mental health problems. Different school-based programs have been designed to prevent and treat the psychological distress that they often experience with disparate results. In this study, we tested the efficacy of a school-based program framed into the "Escuelas Despiertas" initiative that…

Purpose: This essay articulates the vision of a flourishing classroom, which arguably is the ultimate goal of a positive approach to management education. By demonstrating how improvisational theater is the epitome of a flourishing ensemble, this essay proposes that there are some lessons educators can glean from improvisational theater in order…

Recently, there have been calls to build a more inclusive knowledge base of the home numeracy environment (HNE) by diversifying the populations in our descriptive research. Given that Latine children are the fastest-growing population in the U.S. it is of the utmost importance to include Latine families and children in these efforts. The present…

The purpose of this research is to develop the use of Virtual Reality (VR) and fieldwork with teenagers in two compulsory schools in the capital city area of Iceland. The study aims to understand how teenagers succeed in an enquiry driven work combining simple digital tools, such as mobile phones, when making 360° photos, analysing opportunities…

Background: In this paper, we add to the scant literature base on learning from failures with a particular focus on understanding educators' shifting mindset in making-centred learning environments. Aims: The aim of Study 1 was to explore educators' beliefs about failure for learning and instructional practices within their local making-centred…

Background: Errors can provide informative feedback and exhibit a high potential for learning gains. Affective-motivational and action-related reactions to errors are two forms of error adaptivity that have been shown to enhance learning outcomes from errors. However, little is known regarding the development and contextual conditions of students'…

Contribution: This study explores the direct relationships between campus environment, personality traits, engineering self-efficacy, academic performance, and psychological well-being of engineering undergraduates, and the indirect relationships between them with engineering self-efficacy as mediator which had not been studied previously in a…

This research aims to examine the influence of learning motivation based on environmental conditions, desire to work, and main desires. To achieve this, a quantitative research design was used, and a total of 500 students (101 boys and 399 girls) in Indonesia were selected as respondents using proportional random sampling techniques. Data…

The retention of student affairs professionals remains a significant challenge for academic institutions, as these professionals play a critical role in supporting student retention and ensuring completion rates. A misalignment between employees' preferred work environments and current institutional policies and traditions hinders the transition…

The National School Social Work Practice Model 2.0 calls on school social workers to cultivate a supportive school climate as one of its four core focus areas. In line with the model's professional principle of equity, as state legislators continue to pass explicitly anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, the imperative to address gender equity in schools…

Reducing student attrition and drop-out rates is of paramount concern for higher education scholars, policymakers, and practitioners in evaluating institutional effectiveness. There is some evidence that students' satisfaction can be critical to the success of any postsecondary educational institution, but little is known about how campus…

Hazing, a type of abusive behavior that can harm students and undermine university missions, has implications that extend beyond those individuals, groups, and communities directly involved. Our investigation drew on critical whiteness studies (CWS) to explore intersections of hazing and white supremacy. Campus hazing climate interviews (n = 345)…

The purpose of this study is to examine the mediating role of academic interest and academic aspirations in shaping postgraduate students' innovation abilities. A sample of 847 postgraduate students from the regions of Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai was utilised. Structural equation model, employing partial least squares, a second-generation…

In an Irish Higher Education (HE) context the careers of postdoctoral researchers (PDRs) have received little research attention. Within the international HE policy context they are positioned as important contributors to Higher Education Institutions' (HEIs) mission to be engines of the 'knowledge economy'. Yet, despite their importance to HEIs,…

This conceptual article connects journalists' well-being explicitly to the ongoing discussion of their working conditions by answering the question: How can journalism educators best prepare aspiring journalists to enter such a precarious profession? Our overarching argument is that journalism educators have an opportunity to "inoculate"…