Leadership development is a broadly discussed topic in industries across the globe. In education, administrative leadership has been explored at length, as has student leadership development. What is yet to be understood are the nuanced perspectives of leadership development for different student identities. This study explores women's student…

Purpose: The purpose of this transcendental phenomenological study was to understand and systematically describe the essence of the experience of professional staff members at a public university who received implicit bias training (IBT) that includes the Implicit Association Test (IAT).Theoretical Framework. Appreciative Inquiry (AI) was used,…

To study school counseling professional advocacy in Alabama, I explored the lived experiences of Alabama School Counseling Program of Distinction school counselors. Through a qualitative, phenomenological design, I examined the research question addressing the professional advocacy experiences of Alabama school counselor Program of Distinction…

College athletes experience college in a way that is different than their non-athlete peers. Practices, travel time, study hall, and other athletic obligations place strenuous demands on the lives and time of college athletes. As a result, college athletes have less flexible time and are often unable to engage in educationally purposeful…

The counseling field uses CACREP accreditation as a method of ensuring educational standards are met within counseling programs. This qualitative study investigated the lived experiences of eight counseling faculty members who participated in CACREP accreditation and implementation of standards. Semi-structured interviews were conducted to…

The purpose of the exploratory case study was to examine the perceptions of mentees and how they receive a mentorship program and its perceived effectiveness for novice teachers at a high-poverty elementary school. The theory guiding this study was by Katz, which focused on the four dimensions of training for preschool teachers. The approach…

Objective: We evaluated the Relaxation Zone (RZ), a room with "relaxation stations" designed to reduce stress in college students. Participants: Participants (N = 994) were enrolled during the 2019 calendar year. Most participants were female (62.8%), freshmen (59.3%), and African American (44.9%). Methods: Students visiting the RZ…

Learning transfer has been studied for over a century, though studies are primarily through the lens of the researcher or an expert. The purpose of this project was to better understand the student perspective in transfer by examining how they approached transfer tasks and how these approaches related to classroom instruction. The Actor-Oriented…

This qualitative phenomenological study collected the first-hand narrative experiences of emerging introverted leaders and explored the impact of leadership coaching on their development of communication skills and leadership presence. Two semistructured interviews were conducted to develop the description of the leader and collect their…

Virtual reality training has evolved from aviation warfighting usage, such as aircraft pilot training, to aviation maintenance. Aviation maintenance training should be an essential aspect of continuous maintenance personnel. The problem addressed in this study was the lack of training and understanding of virtual reality technology by senior…

This study investigated the relationship between information security training and awareness and employees' compliance with information security policy in the U.S. retail industry. Using a quantitative non-experimental research design, this study examined and quantified the significance of the relationship between information security training and…

This article reviews foundational scholarship related to leadership identity development (LID). The LID grounded theory and resultant model are explained, and subsequent replication and translation studies are overviewed and thematized. The authors also interrogate how issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion shape the development and enactment…

This study aims to evaluate the impact of training on the use of modern agricultural inputs in comparison to the recommended amount for wheat and maize production in Gozamin and Machakil Woredas in Northwest Ethiopia. The study employs a mixed-methods research design. The propensity score matching and thematic methods of analysis were used to…

Purpose: The present study aimed at developing and validating a self-development training package and determining self-development's effectiveness on job variables and human capital agility among secondary school principals in Isfahan. Design/methodology/approach: In the first phase, the researcher conceived a full version of the self-development…

Since the initial call to action nearly half a century ago, sexuality training has not been made a core component of counselor education. Despite this, upon graduation counselors are expected to be able to handle diverse client needs, some of which are likely to be sexual in nature. Nevertheless, there is limited research regarding counselor…