Research on the implications of negative emotions for creativity has yielded mixed findings. To clarify this relationship, we conducted a short-term prospective study with data collected across two time points. We also explored the moderating roles of family expressiveness and gender in the creative process. The sample included 392 Japanese…

In this paper, I use posthumanism and autotheory to materialize the gendered, racialized and sexualized hair/her/stories of British-Muslim schoolgirls in my study. As an act of feminist indiscipline and a feminist transdisciplinary innovative practice, I entangle with those affective, material, embodied and embedded encounters and stories that…

The Listen to Learn for Life Assessment Framework outlines how to systematically assess the links between the classroom environment, listening, learning, and wellbeing. The aims of this paper were to (i) understand what is known and what is not known about how the characterised activity impacts primary school children's learning and wellbeing, and…

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the field of education, forcing educators to adapt to new teaching methods and work environments. As the pandemic subsides, it is crucial to address the learning gaps and foster innovative and creative behavior among educators. This study investigates the belief that creativity emerges during times of crisis and…

Making contextual gender analysis helps to design strong evidence-based institutional strategies for reversing stereotypes that are embedded in the organizational culture. Hence, an institutional-based cross-sectional study was conducted on 401 participants to assess gender equality and workplace harassment among staff members of Haramaya…

Although the metaverse is a trending topic in several fields, it is not a new concept within the field of education. In this study, we followed the PRISMA framework and identified 37 articles since 2008 that researched the metaverse in education. We critically reviewed these articles, aiming to examine the evolution of the field's conceptual…

Purpose: This study aims to investigate the implementation of flexible working arrangements and satisfaction, family work conflicts and the performance of educators. The potential benefits of FWA implementation for life balance highlight the importance of this research. The study's results can be used as study material to make policies on…

Background: Paid employment represents a challenge for people with an intellectual disability and/or autism. This paper analyses the quality of jobs offered by the Engage to Change project and their relationship to the 'typicalness' of the employment offered. Method: Data on the quality of 384 paid jobs were collected, including hours worked and…

Understanding the variables that promote pro-environmental behaviors (PEBs) can be useful for sustainable development. Research has shown that several factors, including emotions, can influence PEBs. Eco-empathy and helplessness beliefs toward the environment (HBTE) can facilitate or discourage PEBs. To understand the role of these factors, it may…

Teacher retention remains an issue nationally (Ingersoll & Tran, 2023). CCSD, a high-achieving school district in Tennessee, sought factors influencing teacher retention locally. This mixed-methods study examined differences in retention rates of teachers in CCSD and used interview and survey data to better understand factors related to…

Teacher retention remains an issue nationally (Ingersoll & Tran, 2023). CCSD, a high-achieving school district in Tennessee, sought factors influencing teacher retention locally. This mixed-methods study examined differences in retention rates of teachers in CCSD and used interview and survey data to better understand factors related to…

Teacher retention remains an issue nationally (Ingersoll & Tran, 2023). CCSD, a high-achieving school district in Tennessee, sought factors influencing teacher retention locally. This mixed-methods study examined differences in retention rates of teachers in CCSD and used interview and survey data to better understand factors related to…

The purpose of this quantitative, non-experimental, correlational study was to determine if there was a correlation between first-time pass rates on the USMLE Step 1 and the use of active learning strategies in medical school classrooms. For the utility of this study, active learning strategies were defined as any activity in which medical…

Some leaders in higher education have called for "institutional neutrality." The sudden prominence of the concept in discussions over how universities should handle controversial issues warrants an attempt to recover the history of the concept. This essay is in part an effort to trace where the idea came from, but the author also is…

Using a mixed research design, the overall objective of this study is to investigate the profiles of child labour in Ethiopia's districts of Raya-Kobo and Angot. The study's specific objectives are to examine types of activities and prevalence of child labour, to identify the children's working contexts, and to evaluate the extent of harm children…