Objective: The study sought to test whether well-being predicts academic performance for student service members/veterans (SSM/Vs) and to assess the factor structure of the PERMA + 4 measurement scale for use in this student population. Participants: Post-9/11 SSM/Vs (N = 199) from seven colleges and universities in the U.S. completed an online…

Background: Gamification has been used in recent years to enhance the student experience in educational environments and to help students achieve an optimal experience. However, there is limited empirical evidence of the effects of gamification on specific psychological experiences, such as the students' flow experience, which is a highly…

With the backdrop of the pandemic, rise of anti-Asian hate, and mental health crises, we came together in 2020 to resist returning to "business as usual" and manifest radical love to build toward hopefulness. With Critical Race Theory (CRT) and Praxis of Critical Race Love (PCRL) as our theoretical framework, we share our mixed-method…

This research aims to examine the mediating roles of loneliness at work and burnout in the relationship between career adaptability, organizational commitment, and job satisfaction. The analysis was conducted with 256 Turkish teachers. Data were collected with the Organizational Commitment Scale, Career Adaptabilities Scale, Loneliness at Work…

This study explores the impact of three alternative grading systems--specifications grading, standards-based grading (SBG), and ungrading--on student motivation, engagement, stress, enjoyment, and perceptions of fairness. Quantitative and qualitative analyses were conducted with students from mathematics, computer science, and statistics courses.…

Introduction: Career transitions are considered to be the most challenging tasks in adolescence. Personal resources are important factors in coping with the difficulties encountered during transitions and help individuals to adjust more smoothly to these transitions. Using a person-centered approach, this study aims to identify typologies of…

Motivation is a key driver of learning. Prior work on motivation has mostly focused on conventional learning contexts that did not necessarily involve AI. Hence, little is known about students' motivation to learn AI. This study examined the structure of students' AI motivational system using self-determination theory as the theoretical framework.…

Understanding the emotions experienced by programming students, particularly concerning gender and education level, is increasingly critical. However, only limited research has used text data to examine these differences within the context of programming education and emotions. This study aims to determine programming students' emotions and any…

In 2021, the Welsh Government introduced new statutory guidance for schools titled 'Framework Guidance on Embedding a Whole School Approach to Emotional and Mental Wellbeing'. This document outlined new responsibilities for educational settings to work towards incorporating a whole school approach, with regard to the Framework in action planning,…

Identifying antecedents of achievement motivation is important because they are critical to students' academic success, life and college satisfaction, and student retention. Previous research has identified a relationship between intellectual abilities and achievement motivation. However, it is still unknown whether relatively newer dimensions of…

What might the concept of queer joy offer to early childhood educators in New Brunswick, Canada? As a part of a study about the supports and barriers to comprehensive sexuality education in New Brunswick, Canada, we sought to speak with early childhood educators about the ways in which sexuality education happens in early childhood centers. We…

Drawing from feminist poststructuralist frameworks (Weedon 1996; Norton 2013), this duoethnography explores the intersection of Language Teacher Identities (LTI) with transnational and mothering experiences of two mother-teacher-scholars in higher education contexts. Challenging traditional perspectives of motherhood, we conceptualize mothering as…

Students in online courses continue to feel disconnected, frustrated, isolated, and anxious even as they continue to enroll in online courses. This contradiction presents a puzzling challenge for online instructors in higher education contexts. Using microethnographic methods, this case study explores how instructors and students emotionally…

This paper examines the concept of joyful teaching in higher education and discusses common themes associated with it, as well as presents challenges. It is this concept of joyful teaching that we believe should be discussed and explored in greater detail, especially as it is an emerging concept with decolonizing pedagogies. This study uses 29…

Background: In their daily work life, teachers experience various situations in which they need to regulate their emotions. Possible factors that influence the use of different emotion regulation strategies include the emotions and context experienced. Previous research mainly investigated teachers' emotion regulation at a single strategy level…