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Alexander C. Wilson; Fiona Gullon-Scott – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2024
Little is known about the nature of social anxiety in autistic people: What is similar and different about factors contributing to social anxiety in autistic and non-autistic people? There is also very limited research about autistic people's experiences of therapy for social anxiety in current routine clinical practice. This study investigated…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Anxiety, Interpersonal Relationship
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Simon Pietsch; Hugh Riddell; Carolyn Semmler; Nikos Ntoumanis; Daniel F. Gucciardi – Educational Psychology, 2024
SMART goals (specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and timed) are advocated as the gold standard for goal setting. However, goals which are non-specific and exploratory, referred to as 'open goals', may be preferred in specific circumstances. In this pre-registered experiment, we compared SMART goals, compared to do-your-best (DYB), and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adults, Goal Orientation, Student Educational Objectives
Stephen Evans; Corin Egglestone – Learning and Work Institute, 2024
Learning and skills have important economic, social and individual benefits. Yet for decades the United Kingdom (UK) has lagged behind comparator countries, particularly for intermediate skills. This is first report of Learning & Work's Ambition Skills programme which looks at where the UK is on track to be by 2035 and explores the changing…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Job Skills, Employment Qualifications, Employment Potential