Despite the unique status of English as a super-power among foreign languages in Korea, and researchers' increasing interest in Korean parents' zeal for achieving their children's early bilingualism and willingness to invest heavily in private English education outside of school, insufficient attention has been paid to the role of parental…

Objective: To identify the association between loneliness and eating disorder symptomatology among a national sample of U.S. college students during COVID-19. Participants: Cross-sectional data from the 2020-2021 Healthy Minds Study (N = 96,645) were analyzed. Methods: Loneliness was measured using the UCLA 3-item Loneliness Scale and eating…

Students in higher education settings are susceptible to well-being concerns, as indicated by the global pervasiveness of mental illness and high rates of suicide. International students especially tend to encounter problems due to necessary adjustments in language and culture as well as loneliness when separated from family and close friends.…

This research aimed to investigate adult ballet education in Korea by observing its relationship with positive psychology attributes. Participants included 230 adult females who received over three years of adult ballet education with the Vaganova Method, which highlights artistry. The questionnaire in this study related to how ballet education…

Purpose: To provide safe and high-quality physical education, this study analyzed a physical literacy school-based intervention on active transport to school. Method: A total of 185 pupils (age[subscript mean] = 11.76 ± 0.52; 46% girls) participated in the intervention. Pupils from test (n = 110) and control (n = 75) groups completed a survey…

This study examines the perceptions and acceptance of virtual reality (VR) technology among underserved students through the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), the influence of social interactions, and the impact of a solar system-related VR activity. The study found that VR activities generally enhanced acceptance, with perceived enjoyment being…

This study examines the influences of demographic, lifestyle and environmental factors on sleep and loneliness problems (SLP) among adolescents in Malaysia. SLP was formed based on the magnitudes of adolescent sleep deprivation and loneliness. Its scores were derived from five responses to two questions related to sleep deprivation and loneliness.…

This study seeks to determine the psychological immunity levels of English language teachers and the variables that may affect their psychological immunity. Rather similar to biological immunity, teacher immunity manifests itself in two broad forms: productive immunity and maladaptive immunity (Hiver, 2016). The study also aims to shed light on…

Teacher happiness is a critical component of effective teaching. When teachers are happy, it often translates into more effective and engaging teaching. This exploratory sequential research primarily aimed to explore the characteristics and sources of happiness of public-school teachers in the new normal and eventually develop a public-school…

The purpose of the present study is to compare risk and predictors of poor safety awareness and accidental injuries in ASD, ADHD, and neurotypical samples. Neurodivergent groups (ADHD-I n = 309; ADHD-C n = 747; ASD-only n = 328; ASD + ADHD n = 1,108) were 2-17 years old. The neurotypical group (n = 186) was 6-12 years of age. Maternal ratings on…

A sense of homeplace has always carried a "radical political dimension," as "one's homeplace was the one site where one could freely confront the issue of humanization, where one could resist" the greater society's efforts to Other and alienate. Such homeplaces, however tenuous and fragile, have often been created and kept by…

Purpose: This study aims to explore how Global Englishes (GE)-oriented coursework and study abroad (SA) experiences influence pre-service English language teachers' (PELTs) awareness, emotional engagement and readiness to implement GE-informed practices in their future classrooms. Design/methodology/approach: Using a mixed-methods design, the…

A study conducted by the Mathematical Association of America showed that calculus not only has significant effects on students' decision to pursue STEM fields, but also on their attitudes towards mathematics. Inspired by this large-scale study, the present study sought to deepen the current understanding of the impact of calculus on student…

This study aims to explore how ethnic identity, linguistic ideology, and family capital work in interaction in shaping Korean-Chinese migrant families' multilingual planning against the backdrop of China's rapid urbanisation and internal migration. A model of investment (Darvin and Norton [2015]. "Identity and a Model of Investment in Applied…

This study aims to investigate the complexity of the practices of pedagogies of affect in physical education in response to urgent mental health issues among children and young people. As a proxy for measuring the effects of pedagogies of affect on pupils' outcomes, self-determination theory (SDT) has informed teaching approaches for student…