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Collie, Rebecca J.; Granziera, Helena; Martin, Andrew J. – Journal of Educational Administration, 2020
Purpose: The aim of this study was to examine the extent to which several workplace factors are implicated in school principals' well-being. Two job resources (i.e. participatory climate and collegial climate) and two job demands (i.e. barriers to professional learning and staff shortages) were investigated, along with two well-being outcomes…
Descriptors: Principals, Work Environment, Well Being, Administrator Role
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Martin, Andrew J.; Mansour, Marianne; Anderson, Michael; Gibson, Robyn; Liem, Gregory A. D.; Sudmalis, David – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2013
This longitudinal study draws on positive youth development frameworks and ecological models to examine the role of school-, home- and community-based arts participation in students' academic (e.g., motivation, engagement) and nonacademic (e.g., self-esteem, life satisfaction) outcomes. The study is based on 643 elementary and high school students…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, High School Students, Student Participation
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Martin, Andrew J.; Nejad, Harry G.; Colmar, Susan; Liem, Gregory Arief D. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2013
Adaptability is defined as appropriate cognitive, behavioral, and/or affective adjustment in the face of uncertainty and novelty. Building on prior measurement work demonstrating the psychometric properties of an adaptability construct, the present study investigates dispositional predictors (personality, implicit theories) of adaptability, and…
Descriptors: Student Adjustment, Novelty (Stimulus Dimension), Student Reaction, Predictor Variables
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Martin, Andrew J.; Papworth, Brad; Ginns, Paul; Liem, Gregory Arief D. – American Educational Research Journal, 2014
Boarding school has been a feature of education systems for centuries. Minimal large-scale quantitative data have been collected to examine its association with important educational and other outcomes. The present study represents one of the largest studies into boarding school conducted to date. It investigates boarding school and students'…
Descriptors: Boarding Schools, Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries, Well Being
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Parker, Philip D.; Martin, Andrew J.; Marsh, Herbert W. – Australian Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 2008
Life satisfaction is an important component of psychological health and wellbeing. Although personality is consistently linked to life satisfaction, its "innate" and stable nature can make it a difficult target for intervention by practitioners. More malleable and context-specific factors such as multidimensional self-concept may prove…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Life Satisfaction, Self Concept, Self Concept Measures
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Martin, Andrew J.; Milne-Home, Jo; Barrett, Jenny; Spalding, Edward; Jones, Gar – Journal of Education and Work, 2000
A survey of 248 alumni of an Australian university found that their satisfaction with academic resources, support services, and competency development significantly predicted their perceived employment preparation. Vocational graduates reported greater employment preparation than generalist graduates. Most felt better prepared for local employment…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Education Work Relationship, Foreign Countries, Graduate Surveys