We examined the mentor-protégé relationship and the foundational pillars that make the relationship effective. Through a phenomenological design, we conducted interviews with student leaders to discuss their relationship with their self-identified most significant mentor. Using leader-member exchange and mentor relationship theory as a lens, we…

Objective: There remains a need for effective and ethical development in students, for cohesive and connected societies of moral actors. This paper adopts an authentic leadership development in students perspective as a possible complement to discipline expertise. This research explored whether taking leadership roles while studying had a positive…

This dissertation explores how varied delivery strategies may influence college student affective learning in a mediated setting. I employed a hybrid-grounded approach to the exploration of student-participant interviews wherein student-participants engaged with one of two online media literacy learning modules. The results of this study…

Elements of Social Emotional Learning (SEL) that create a connection with academic learning are based on one main principle: Effective, lasting academic learning and SEL are built on caring relationships and warm but challenging classroom and school environments. Although potential varies from student to student, each student deserves the…

The aim of this study is to investigate the extent to which emotion regulation is related to emotional and psychological well-being in disadvantaged primary school students. In the research, "Stirling Scales for Children' Emotional and Psychological Well-being" and the "personal information form" developed by the researchers…

Dynamic Assessment (DA) research in the second language (L2) field has, to date, focused almost exclusively on understanding the usefulness of forms of mediation to diagnosing learner language abilities. Largely absent from this work is examination of learner experience of engaging in DA, including the role of emotions in their orientation to the…

Despite the significance of mentorship programs, there are few existing accounts of experiences regarding mentorship from counseling graduate students who identify as Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, especially as it relates to access and personal and professional development. Such accounts are vital in understanding barriers that impede…

Educators are responsible for developing generic graduate capabilities, but the theoretical justification for teaching techniques is infrequently articulated. This conceptual paper aims to provide theory-informed principles to guide teaching practice in developing future-focused generic capabilities. The paper describes future-focused generic…

Doctoral students face unique challenges that require dedicated support services to help them successfully complete their studies and graduate. With the proper resources to help lessen these challenges, doctoral students take a shorter time to complete their degree and are less likely to drop out before completing. The purpose of this study was to…

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has caused widespread disturbances in many human and social service programs. Several studies have examined special education programming adaptations since the onset of the pandemic; however, there has yet to be documentation of pandemic-related changes to transition programming and the impact of these changes…

This research explores how paper and online assessments (OA) can affect EFL learners' personal development variables such as self-esteem, mindfulness, demotivation, and language learning development. Sixty intermediate English as a foreign language (EFL) students participated in the current research and were randomly grouped into the experimental…

A significant and somewhat under-exploited aspect of feedback literacy research lies in students' feedback-seeking behaviors. This research charts progress in oral feedback seeking by means of a three-year longitudinal inquiry focused on the feedback literacy development of an undergraduate co-author. The study is framed through sociocultural…

This paper shows that while students operated in the ongoing context of race-based barriers to their education, the Minority Scholars Program provided opportunities for youth development as students reflected on their experiences and implemented initiatives to address those barriers. Employing youth development theories, this case study examined…

Learning analytics provides a novel means to support the development and growth of students into self-regulated learners, but little is known about student perspectives on its utilization. To address this gap, the present study proposed the following research question: what are the perceptions of higher education students on the utilization of a…

At present, when the educational process takes place both in classrooms and remotely, the role of innovative technologies is rapidly increasing. The purpose of the study is to determine the influence of immersive virtual reality in teaching on predictors of emotional intelligence development in university students. The questionnaire method was…