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Heffernan, Troy A.; Bosetti, Lynn – Journal of Educational Administration and History, 2020
Higher education has seen a shift that means its leaders are no longer only being recruited and perceived as senior academics who lead teaching and research. Leaders are now sometimes recruited and viewed as managers who oversee the operation of their institution, college, faculty, or school. This paper analyses the initial findings of an…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Change, College Faculty, Administrator Role
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Balwant, Paul T. – International Journal of Leadership in Education, 2017
Leadership theory can provide a route for investigating teaching via the concept of instructor leadership. Instructor leadership is defined as a process whereby instructors exert intentional influence over students to guide, structure and facilitate classroom activities and relationships in a class. Instructor leadership in higher education…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Teacher Behavior, Teacher Student Relationship, Classroom Communication
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Nalavany, Blace A.; Carawan, Lena W. – Dyslexia, 2012
Although a growing body of literature shows that perceived family support (PFS) influences self-esteem in adults with dyslexia, little empirical attention has been given to the mechanisms through which this effect operates across early, middle, and late adulthood. The present study examined the mediational effect of emotional experience with…
Descriptors: Emotional Experience, Learning Problems, Age, Dyslexia
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Blanchette, Isabelle; Richards, Anne; Melnyk, Laura; Lavda, Anastasia – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 2007
The authors examined reasoning following the terrorist attacks carried out in London in July 2005. They tested participants in London (United Kingdom), Manchester (United Kingdom), and London (Canada) within 1 week of the attacks and again 6 months later. Participants reasoned about syllogisms of 3 types: neutral, generally emotional, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Terrorism, Emotional Response, Cognitive Processes
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Carpenter, Christine; Readman, Tim – Adult Basic Education: An Interdisciplinary Journal for Adult Literacy Educational Planning, 2006
The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the literacy difficulties experienced by people with physical disabilities, and the factors that prevent them from improving their literacy skills. Semistructured interviews were conducted with 25 individuals with physical disabilities who defined themselves as having literacy difficulties. Four…
Descriptors: Literacy, Physical Disabilities, Qualitative Research, Emotional Response
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Pracana, Clara, Ed.; Wang, Michael, Ed. – Online Submission, 2016
We are delighted to welcome you to the International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends (InPACT) 2016, taking place in Lisbon, Portugal, from 30 of April to 2 of May, 2016. Psychology, nowadays, offers a large range of scientific fields where it can be applied. The goal of understanding individuals and groups (mental functions and…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Educational Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology