In higher education in the United States, the language of honor is prevalent in academic settings. For the purposes of creating a fair educational environment and aiding in students' personal character development, many universities and colleges implement honor systems that require students to adhere to honor codes. Most of these honor systems…

This study is the final piece in a line of research examining the functioning of a successful district-wide elementary physical education (PE) program. Previous papers in this line examined the district and school structures and functioning, history, and student and parent perceptions of this program, collectively providing valuable insights into…

While Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) technologies like ChatGPT are revolutionizing education by offering unique interaction opportunities and prompting legislative shifts toward AI literacy, there remains a significant gap in understanding the factors that influence their acceptance and effective use in educational settings. In…

Pre-university mathematics enabling courses can potentially change adult learners' perceptions and beliefs around mathematics, enhance self-efficacy, personal confidence, motivation, and enable achievements that support future study and career goals. Enabling courses, however, often require highly individualised curricula and approaches that can…

Teacher retention in England continues to be in a state of decline, with early career teachers (ECTs) most at risk of leaving the profession. High attrition rates create an unstable and unsustainable workforce, which negatively affects the educational development of young people. The purpose of this paper was to explore the career-related push and…

This study addresses the challenges of effectively teaching communication theories to undergraduate students by highlighting the gap between the need for developing higher-order, transferrable knowledge and the learning needs of novice learners. To bridge this gap, it introduces a novel five-step model integrating motivation, direct instruction,…

Reciprocity is a cornerstone of human cooperation, motivating individuals to assist each other at a personal cost, resulting in mutual long-term benefits. However, reciprocity can conflict with honesty norms, such as when returning favors to previous benefactors requires individuals to act dishonestly. The resulting moral dilemmas are difficult to…

No accessible French scale measures general motivation in post-secondary education while distinguishing various determinants of motivation to target students' perception of their learning experience. Given the many measures to support student retention implemented in post-secondary educational establishments, such an assessment instrument seems…

The rapid integration of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools into higher education has prompted both enthusiasm and concern among faculty members. While AI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, and Scite.ai offer significant pedagogical benefits--including enhanced efficiency, personalized learning, and automated instructional support--they…

The teacher shortage is a very real problem in America's schools. While research has sought to describe the shortage, the science teacher labor market is oftentimes bundled with other curricula. This study aims to better understand science teachers who leave their teaching position, the reasons for their actions, and where science teachers go once…

Managing up has been associated with increased work engagement and outcome in many professional settings; however, such a mechanism remains under-explored in higher education. Building on Self-Determination Theory and Dualistic Model of Passion, this study investigates the relationship between managing up and work engagement among doctoral…

A social ecological framework is proposed that identifies institutional supports to increase public scholarship. The framework offers an analytical structure for conceptualizing how motivations interact at multiple levels of influence, as well as utility to increase epistemic equity and encourage behavior change through institutional supports that…

Non-traditional students in higher education have been increasing in numbers, and blended learning is considered a learning environment which often meets their special needs. However, dropout seems to be a major challenge. The goal of the current research was to investigate motivational beliefs in the framework of the expectancy-value model that…

Background: According to the Self-Determination Theory, satisfaction of basic psychological needs for relatedness, competence and autonomy is a necessary basis of motivational self-regulation in students. Supportive academic contexts are expected to satisfy these basic needs. Aims: We aimed to explore the mediating effect of motivational…

This qualitative study investigates collocational awareness among instructors of Turkish as a Foreign/Second Language (TFSL), focusing on how regular collocation-focused activities influence their teaching practices. While the study was conducted in the Teaching Turkish as a Second Language (TSL) context at a private university in Türkiye, the…