The under-representation of women in undergraduate science courses is well-documented. One significant challenge is that women may both perceive and receive less recognition from their science peers about their abilities as scientists than men. Here we investigate the presence and nature of such gender biases in peer recognition in the discipline…

The discourse surrounding Black immigrant and Black American student relationships in higher education has often centered tensions between the two groups related to their enrollment in private elite institutions (e.g., Bennett & Lutz, 2009; Charles et al., 2008; Massey et al., 2007). However, both inside and outside of the private elite…

Research Findings: This study extends the understanding of the sibling effect on children's theory of mind (ToM) among Chinese preschoolers by adopting an ecological perspective. The participants were 225 Chinese preschoolers, comprising 100 children with siblings (M[subscript age] = 4.54 years, SD = 1.11, 55 boys) and 125 children without…

Academic misconduct remains a perennial concern in tertiary education around the globe. Research intended to explain this phenomenon has been conducted for almost 100 years. One of the most cited researchers is Donald McCabe, whose work was rooted in a survey instrument he developed in the late 1980s and distributed to 100,000 + students over the…

Background: School bullying is a group phenomenon in which being defended by peer bystanders may buffer against the development of psychological problems in victims. Aims: This registered report examines whether being defended diminished victims' daily mood problems and self-blame, both from a within- and between-person perspective. Materials and…

Early educational settings such as early childhood education and care and kindergarten (i.e. formal schooling) are important contexts to foster children's peer collaboration, an important skill for the twenty-first century. The prevalence of technology in early educational settings has continued to increase rapidly in ways that can support the…

The facilitation of learners' achievement may be enhanced by considering the role of different constructs of positive psychology (PP) such as well-being and engagement. Besides, there is a widespread belief that self-efficacy has become an important psychological construct that can affect learners' academic performance. Additionally, the…

The number of dementia diagnoses is ever-increasing in the aging population, meaning that healthcare staff need to be equipped with the appropriate knowledge, attitudes, and skills to care for people with dementia. However, recent research suggests that globally, both healthcare workers and students require greater dementia education opportunities…

Facilitated networking, integrated into professional development programs, allows faculty participants to foster opportunities for engagement while strengthening collaborative relationships that help to humanize digital learning. This article considers the networking that is central to a professional development program that credentials faculty at…

This study examined the relationship between quality of friendship and social networking site (SNS) usage, co-rumination, and self-disclosure among 355 adolescents aged 11 to 15. Participants completed an online questionnaire addressing frequency, intensity, and rate of their online communication, how they perceived the positive and negative…

Background: Poverty's impact on children's academic outcome is a cause for concern in most urban Asian cities as education is viewed as one of the main channels of social mobility. Few studies examined how poor children's hope could be enhanced through school social support. Objective: This paper examines how children from low-income families'…

Peers can play an invaluable role in helping a student to learn, and peer support is a means to help collaborative students learn well in teams. Students who communicate well with peers understand multiple points of view, and peer support allows students to achieve a shared goal. In higher education, a student can enroll on an undergraduate…

This practice-based qualitative case study explored the effective instructional strategies high school teachers use to re-engage the learner in a post-COVID environment. The problem addressed was the lack of effective instructional strategies to re-engage students in the classroom post-pandemic. The theoretical framework used to guide the study…

The current research seeks to analyze university students' perceptions and attitudes of LMS-based learning. This research is a descriptive study with 607 students of State Islamic University of Mataram as the research subjects. Subjects are randomly selected from all students who used LMS as a learning medium. A 36-item questionnaire was…

Several conventions worldwide have recognized impartial access to formal and high-quality education as a core human right for all youths, regardless of their disability. The study aims to explore the perception of visually impaired university students (VIs) in Nepal and determine their strengths and challenges to make recommendations for policy…