This study explored the influence of personality differences and their impact within coaching and mentoring relationships through the use of the Big Five personality traits: Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, and Neuroticism. For analysis, online surveys were conducted, and semi-structured interviews were carried out with…

This study aims to assess the psychometric qualities of the Relationship to Work Questionnaire (RWQ). Confirmatory factor analyses on 845 French--Canadian workers support a six-dimension structure: Absolute centrality of work, Relative centrality of work and work valence, Purposes of work, General expectations regarding working life, Obligations…

The Reimagining Assessment Practicum (RAP) at Northwestern University exemplifies the importance of cross-functional collaboration, iterative design, and robust feedback processes in faculty development initiatives. RAP, a flexible, three-week series with both synchronous and asynchronous components, was created to enhance teaching and learning…

Objective: This study provides an understanding of the strategic priority of health and well-being for students, employees, and the community at the 109 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) has been understudied. Methods: Secondary data analysis of 89 publicly posted HBCUs' strategic plans was used to identify institutional…

Research on how students of color are employed in on-campus student affairs positions and the development of their marketable skills for post-graduation employment is limited. To address this gap, this study examined the experiences of 12 students of color in student affairs roles. The goal was to understand how these students benefitted from…

Purpose: Waste management is an important environmental issue in many countries, and is poised to increase in importance in the future. The purpose of the study was to illicit correlations between gender, education, work experience, etc. and the attitude of waste experts towards various issues. Design/methodology/approach: A survey was designed…

Neurodivergent individuals are present in a significant portion of the global population. Despite its prevalence, educational and organisational environments often fail to accommodate neurodivergent individuals, particularly in the workforce. However, pioneering companies have started integrating neurodiversity into their workforces, recognising…

This study investigated the seamless mobile learning practices of UK government workers at various life stages, to understand how context impacted decisions about how, when and where learning was undertaken. Following Hedegaard, the context was understood as involving settings embedded within institutions. Drawing on analysis of data from public…

Adult education may keep older workers productive if they voluntarily engage in learning. Examining a generous partial retirement reform in Germany that encouraged early retirement among male workers, we estimate voluntary adult education activities for early retirees. Using county-level administrative data on all public adult education centers…

Supervisors of on-campus student employees are perhaps the most consistent touchpoint of a working undergraduate's college experience and the criticality of this role within higher education has gone relatively unrecognized. The current study explored how student affairs professionals learn to supervise student employees who work part-time on…

The purpose of this project was to explore current methods of onboarding, mentoring, and training district lay leaders in The United Methodist Church in an attempt to provide a new model based on situated learning (legitimate peripheral participation) for doing this work in the changing environment of the church and culture. The author surveyed…

The Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) requires annual inspections of child care and early education (CCEE) providers who operate legally without a license (i.e., license-exempt providers) and receive CCDF subsidies. The purpose of these inspections is to ensure that these providers follow health and safety standards set by CCDF for…

Previous stages of "The Skills Imperative 2035" research programme involved projecting what jobs will be available in the future labour market and what skills will be needed to do those jobs. The skills projections identified a set of skills that are intensively utilised across the labour market today, but which will be in even greater…

Ample correlational research shows that leader support for creativity is related to subordinate creativity, yet research examining the causality of this relationship experimentally is scant. Furthermore, most studies that demonstrate support for this relationship have used relatively subjective creativity measures that do not tap as effectively…

Purpose: The impact of the number of coworkers participating in training on transfer outcomes has largely been overlooked. This paper aims to examine whether the number of coworkers participating in training interacts with peer support (PS) to influence training motivation and transfer. Design/methodology/approach: Data were collected using a…