Online doctoral dropout is a persistent yet largely overlooked issue by institutions and researchers. This qualitative study investigated the candidates' circumstances leading to withdrawal, its emotional repercussions, and subsequent academic trajectories. We conducted in-depth interviews with ten former part-time online PhD students and employed…

Emotional vocabulary is an important element in daily conversations, and knowledge and teaching of this vocabulary in a second language (L2) should be a primary goal in migration contexts. This study aimed to identify the emotional words used in the written productions of 288 adult immigrants from different countries of origin who were…

From the approach based on human rights, the psychosocial factors that facilitate entrepreneurial competences are encouraged for the career and communitarian development. The proper consideration of social cohesion among communities creates some facilitation for a better approach for people. We used a qualitative methodology applying 25 open-ended…

Previous research has highlighted positive associations between teacher transformational leadership and student enjoyment in school. However, there is a dearth of evidence regarding the mediating effect that motivational orientation has on the relationships between transformational leadership and enjoyment in physical education classes. Given that…

The relationship between family poverty and children's psychological distress is well-established, often assessed through income-based measures. However, a child-centric perspective is lacking, particularly regarding the roles of teacher neglect and peer bullying as potential mediators, and the impact of cultural differences. This study explores…

Background: Adults with intellectual disability (ID) are at high risk of exhibiting challenging behaviors, especially those with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). There are clinical and transdiagnostic variables that are largely related to the existence of these behaviors, and it is necessary to know the particularities of their role in people with…

Choosing a Teaching Style is an important decision which affects the different elements of teaching, as well as the students, both men and women. Consequently, this study aims at determining the differences that exist in the emotional intelligence skills in learning dance depending on students' sex, analysing the preferences for the Command…

The influence of emotions on teaching-learning processes is a topic of increasing interest in science education research. This study explores the emotions experienced by 121 preservice early childhood teachers during a training program in inquiry-based science education. Using a checklist of nine emotions (both positive and negative), participants…

This article aims to systematically explore the literature on game-based learning in higher education, focusing on its impacts on students' thinking and learning. Prisma method was employed to analysis the data. The article published between 2016 to 2023 from Web of Science, Scopus and Eric were taken into consideration for this study with the…

This study investigated the emotions and perception of effort triggered by various basketball-oriented games: psychomotor game with and without competition, and opposition game with competition. Gender' effect on games with competition was analysed. Sixty-five players (13.52 ± 1.43 years old) from formative teams in Spain participated. The…

For over 30 years, Peter MacIntyre shaped and innovated the way(s) in which second language acquisition (SLA) researchers investigate individual differences (IDs) of language learners. His work significantly contributed to the sophistication of conceptual models for learner ID variables such as willingness-to-communicate, anxiety, and enjoyment,…

The way in which students can identify, regulate and manage their emotions can impact not only on their present positive attitude and increased self-esteem, but also on their subsequent professional performance. In this study, 798 pre-service teachers participated, with a mean age of 24.52 years (±5.48). The instruments used were: "Wong Law…

Emotional Intelligence and resilience have become two crucial skills for the development of the individual, and they are also valid indicators of academic success at the university. Based on recent literature, the aim of this study was to determine the causal relationship between emotional intelligence and optimism vs. pessimism, with resilience…

To test the suitability of an automatic system for emotional management in the classroom following the control-value theory of achievement emotions (CVT) framework, the performance of an emotional expression recognition software of our creation is evaluated in an online synchronous context. Sixty students from the Faculty of Education at the…

Stresses related to illness, hospitalisation, and the disruption of educational activities and daily routines often have a negative impact on children, with panic situations or anxiety states being the most frequent manifestations. This study explores whether participation in routine hospital school activities is associated with short-term changes…