Introduction: Basic employability competences are key for young people to access and remain active in the labour market, especially in a context of job scarcity. This study presents the criteria validation of a test designed to assess the Development of Basic Employability Competences (DCBE) among young people of pre-employment age during…

Purpose: This paper draws on data from a research project that examined the professional relationships that existed between teachers of different generations within an educational setting, including both those inside and outside school. Design/methodology/approach: A qualitative approach was adopted to better understand participants'…

This study aims to examine the relations and associations between gender, epistemic curiosity (EC), self-regulated learning (SRL), and attitudes toward e-learning in higher education students. The participants were 2438 (862 males, 1576 females) undergraduate students enrolled in a Turkish university. The regression analysis findings showed that…

This convergent mixed-methods study examined the distinct burnout profiles of novice school counselors and their respective professional experiences. A cluster analysis yielded a three-factor solution revealing unique burnout profiles. Qualitative analyses identified job-related challenges and resources impacting the work performance of novice…

In one of the most diverse states in the nation, it is not surprising that public college students in California are incredibly diverse--71% of the student body is racially/ethnically diverse, with nearly half (45%) of students identifying as Latinx and only about one in four (23%) identifying as white. Unfortunately, that diverse representation…

Research suggests that high-quality work-based learning (WBL) can be a promising approach to solving the leaky pipeline for undertapped demographic groups such as women and students of color, including for STEM fields Community colleges are especially important vehicles for WBL due to their diverse student populations and their partnerships with…

In spring 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic forced educational systems to transition into an emergency remote learning modality. This quantitative study compared retention and productive grade rates of two 16-week academic semesters and compared face-to-face (fall 2019) and remote (fall 2020) emergency remote instruction. The study sample was drawn from…

Conceptions of teaching and learning influence ways of teaching and learning and naturally are associated with students' motivation, self-efficacy, and achievement. Constructivist teaching and learning conceptions provide a productive learning environment to train students equipped with 21st century skills. Therefore, it is still crucial to…

Although changes in the identification of dyslexia have shifted in recent years, the rate of identification of dyslexia for English Learners (ELs) continues to lag behind that of monolinguals. Using a large sample of student data reported in the Public Education Information Management system (PEIMS) across two school years (2013-14 and 2019-20;…

The employment levels of people with disabilities in higher education significantly lag the percentage of individuals with disabilities in the broader population. Due to a lack of study of campus climate for employees with disabilities, insufficient data are available for campus leaders to understand their perceptions of the campus climate,…

Leaders in higher education direct faculty to accomplish goals to meet the needs of the college or university. The purpose of the study was to examine the impact or effects (if any) of job performance and job satisfaction on turnover intention of faculty in higher education. One hundred and twenty-two faculty members consisting of professors,…

Purpose: "Dynamic pitch," which is defined as the variation in fundamental frequency in speech, is one of the acoustic cues that affect speech recognition in noise. Built on the evidence that a symmetrical manipulation of dynamic pitch led to poorer speech recognition, the present study examined the effect of an asymmetrical manipulation…

Previous research has linked working memory capacity (WMC) with enhanced proactive control. However, it remains unclear the extent to which this relationship reflects the influence of WMC on the tendency to engage proactive control, or rather, the ability to implement it. The current study sought to clarify this ambiguity by leveraging the Dual…

This transcendental phenomenological dissertation is a study that examined culturally responsive teaching perceptions and self-efficacy among elementary school teachers and whether or not teacher race impacted those individual perceptions and beliefs of self-efficacy. Data were gathered through a qualitative approach with the use of one-to-one…

Understanding the entrepreneurial intentions of university students is an important factor for increasing the spirit of entrepreneurship in university education. This study's goal is to evaluate the relationship between the positive psychological capital of university students and entrepreneurial intentions in the context of gender differences.…