This paper aims to analyze the structure of academic performance by investigating the influence of ascribed and achieved factors on student outcomes. Specifically, it explores the impact of gender, socioeconomic status of parents, parental education, type of high school attended, and level of study on academic success. Utilizing a longitudinal…

Physical inactivity among university students is a growing concern, significantly impacting their overall health and well-being. Understanding the factors that influence physical activity is essential for promoting healthier lifestyles in this demographic. Grounded in Self-Determination Theory and the Health Belief Model, this study investigates…

In China, with the continuous advancement of urbanization, the size of the migrant population has significantly increased along with the challenging environments faced by them, drawing widespread societal attention to the parenting stress experienced by young children's migrant parents. However, research on the mechanisms underlying the factors…

Academic procrastination remains a common problem among university students, yet most research overlooks discipline-specific dynamics. The purpose of this study was to examine the structural relationships between social media addiction, academic self-efficacy, and academic procrastination among sports science students, with a particular focus on…

Language learning, both as a compulsory course at school and a longstanding pursuit, is not only cognitive but also an emotive endeavour, and it is not free of academic setbacks. How we react to the challenges and whether we persist or not act as critical factors in improving the sustainability of learning. Therefore, the present inquiry was…

In this study, the variables that affect the International Outlook of Universities are examined. The international outlook was treated as a dependent variable. Teaching, research, citation and industry income, GCI, critical thinking in teaching, freedom of the press, judicial independence, HDI, GNI, Gini coefficient, gender inequality index,…

We investigated the effect of part of speech adoption on the utterance length of Mandarin-speaking children. A total of 209 typically developing Taiwanese children aged 3-6 years participated in the study. They included 90 boys and 119 girls recruited from preschools in Miaoli City, New Taipei City, and Taipei City. We collected children's…

The study used a correlational design based on a cause-and-effect relationship among philosophy of education dispositions, critical reading self-efficacy perceptions, and curriculum literacy perceptions. Five theoretical models were proposed in light of the theories and research explaining the relationships between the variables. In addition,…

The present study aims to investigate the effects of music-related beliefs on musical leisure activities of elementary school students. To this end, the relationship between music-related beliefs and musical leisure activities was examined while controlling for sex, socio-economic status, and migration background. Data analyses are based on a…

Understanding the decision-making process behind international student mobility requires an integrated analysis of both external and internal drivers. This study examines the pivotal role of self-efficacy--a student's belief in their ability to succeed--in shaping the intention of Chinese students to study in Malaysia, a rising education…

This study explores the critical role of teacher efficacy in implementing inclusive education (IE) within China, focusing on three key dimensions: providing inclusive instruction, collaborating with colleagues, and managing student behavior. Despite China's policy-level advancements in IE, challenges persist, particularly in teacher preparedness,…

English as a foreign language education is a top national priority in China, and improving learners' English language proficiency is a concern. However, most research focuses on how to enhance English proficiency in the educational environment. Investigations of the impacts of family environment on English language development are limited. This…

The expansion of higher education in Taiwan has significantly increased the number of college students, including substantial growth of those studying at the master's degree level. While prior research indicates that the quality of institutions affects students' achievements, there have been no empirical investigations of how college experiences…

Recent research on language teacher factors has focused on the construct of teacher immunity. This construct was introduced into the field of language teaching to delineate language teachers' psychological state. Productive teacher immunity is defined as language teachers' psychological shield that safeguards them against diverse stress-inducing…

Although emotional engagement has received much attention in educational research, relatively little is known about its predictors among undergraduates. Accordingly, to predict emotional engagement, we used the learning and study strategies model, proposed and revised by Weinstein and Palmer, which has 10 strategies namely; information processing,…