Anxiety is a factor that affects the supervisee's learning and professional development process, performance while working with the client, counselling self-efficacy, supervisory relationship, and benefit from supervision. Anxiety, which developmental models accept as a developmental feature of novice supervisees (NS), may arise from the…

This cross-sectional survey questionnaire study explores the Petrides Model of Trait Emotional Intelligence (TEI) of school principals in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, employing the Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire (TEIQue). This research study explored statistical differences in TEI components (Global Score, factor scores, and facet…

A principal's journey to leading an effective school is paved with many winding roads with different choices of which path to take. The number of challenges a principal can experience daily is astronomical and overwhelming, especially for a novice principal learning the trade. With all the different voices and influences coming at the leadership…

Cultural creative design activity and education involve the application of cultural inspiration. This study examines the impact of cultural inspiration distance and timing on designer' creativity in Targeted Cultural Creative Design Pattern (TCCDP). Four design novice groups attended the cultural product design experiment with a combination of…

Ten beginning- and intermediate-level French textbooks were examined to determine which factors most influence authors' selection of vocabulary to be learned explicitly. Word frequency, imageability, concreteness, and use of lexical sets were examined, as these factors were shown in previous research to either facilitate or inhibit lexical…

Motivation: Students learning to program often reach states where they are stuck and can make no forward progress--but this may be outside the classroom where no instructor is available to help. In this situation, an automatically generated next-step hint can help them make forward progress and support their learning. It is important to know what…

Spontaneous judgment and decision-making (JDM) are common behaviors that remain ambiguous to be utilized in architecture design studios. A decision-maker (DM) response varies due to individual differences in an architectural design (AD) environment that keeps changing from abstract ideas to concrete design details along the process. The study aims…

With the increasing integration of artificial intelligence in education, understanding how teachers' innovative behaviors shape their digital competence and well-being has become a critical yet underexplored area in teacher development research. The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of innovative behaviors of new teachers (=5 years)…

Digitally mediated touch is an emerging and significant area for technology and therefore for design and design education. However, the design of digital touch is a challenge, especially for novice designers, compounded by low awareness and understanding of the sociality of touch and the complexity of communicating felt sensations. This paper…

People can fail to notice objects and events in their visual environment when their attention is engaged elsewhere. This phenomenon is known as inattentional blindness, and its consequences can be costly for important real-world decisions. However, not noticing certain visual information could also signal expertise in a domain. In this study, we…

The purpose of this phenomenological qualitative study was to obtain new facts and details about the lived experiences of Ohio funeral directors during their first five years of licensure after graduating from mortuary college. The study aimed to understand these lived experiences as told by the funeral directors to understand better the factors…

Early career academics (ECAs) are a highly vulnerable group, typically facing job insecurities, persistent pressure to publish, and conflicts in academic values and beliefs. Researchers have noted the precarious position of ECAs in neoliberal universities and expressed growing concerns regarding the effects of neoliberalism within higher education…

Aim/Purpose: The teaching of appropriate problem-solving techniques to novice learners in undergraduate software development education is often poorly defined when compared to the delivery of programming techniques. Given the global need for qualified designers of information technology, the purpose of this research is to produce a foundational…

The role of the principal has changed significantly over the last two decades. Effective principals must have the capacity and confidence to respond to today's unique challenges. The purpose of this action research study was to explore the role of district-level personnel in helping novice principals develop self-efficacy during their induction…

Anxiety is a multifaceted force that can negatively impact the ability of evaluators to succeed in practice. In the evaluation literature, discussions concerning anxiety have primarily been limited to strategies to reduce stakeholder anxiety to encourage positive and productive working relationships with evaluators. This study was among the first…