Based on Boekaerts' dual-processing self-regulation model, our study seeks to examine to what extent narrow personality traits are associated with different aspects of self-regulated learning. We approach this research question by examining the relationships of the narrow personality traits mindfulness, contingent self-esteem (domain academic…

Data from this current study emerged from a larger study on contemporary leadership practices at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). One of the themes that emerged focused on unsuccessful leadership practices among HBCU presidents. Although this article contextualizes this theme, it is important to underscore that it is not the…

Recent theory and evidence support an integrated affective-cognitive model of adolescent depressive symptoms in which temperament predicts the use of maladaptive cognitive emotion regulation (ER) strategies which, in turn, predict depressive symptoms. We concurrently and prospectively investigated whether two cognitive ER strategies (dampening and…

The conscientiousness and motivator factors are the fundamental concerns of the organizational behavior among Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) school settings. Taking into account, this study intends to assess the level and examine the influences between conscientiousness and motivator factors among TVET teachers. For these…

Educational data mining provides various advantages to the education systems in many ways. It enhances the teaching process, the learning process, the scholastic performance of students, career selection, employability, and more. The differences in attitude of students' behavior lead to difference in their academic performance. The article covers…

The article provides an analytical overview of core-subject teachers' endorsement of career and technical education (CTE). The article discusses phenomena that have likely influenced core-subject teachers' perceptions of CTE and, in turn, their endorsement of CTE to students. California is taking steps towards successfully preparing students for…

The article presents research into the concept of "personality" in the categorical grid of the consciousness of primary and secondary school teachers. The data obtained demonstrate the presence of an orientation in the teachers' minds and activities towards the implementation of personality-oriented, humanistic models of learning. At the…

The purpose of this paper was to present empirically tested model of the importance of vocational teachers' pedagogical-didactical and psychological factors for inclination to impart their value positions in vocational education. 346 vocational teachers from 27 vocational training institutions and colleges in Lithuania completed paper-pencil…

This study explores the cultural construction of "difficult" temperament in the first 2 years of life, as well as the logistical and thematic continuity across infancy and childhood in what mothers perceive as difficult. It extends earlier work regarding older children in six cultural sites: Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Sweden,…

This study examined the mediating role of emotional availability in the relation between parent positive personality and toddler problem behavior. The sample comprised 654 twins at 12 and 32 months. Primary caregivers (>95% mothers) completed six measures indexing parent positive personality assessed at 12 months, and emotional availability and…

Teacher education research is in still in the process of developing a robust set of tools that can measure the key features of coursework and fieldwork. This article focuses on the design of measures of "opportunities to learn" (OTLs) in content method courses that can be used across large populations of candidates at diverse preparation…

This study investigated participants' conceptions of the ideal mentor and mentee in the Finnish model of peer-group mentoring (PGM). Existing mentoring research emphasises dyadic practices, yet there is a lack of investigation of participants' roles in group mentoring. The main concepts of this inquiry were "dispositions"…

Researchers are investigating new technologies to mitigate or prevent symptoms of Down syndrome (DS), including chromosome silencing and pharmacotherapy. We surveyed parents of individuals with DS to assess their opinions on two hypothetical scenarios describing prenatal chromosome silencing and pediatric pharmacological intervention to improve…

The current research examined how students participating in professional training in education and teaching characterized the concept of the "teacher leader". Layered analysis was employed using quantitative data alongside a qualitative examination of metaphorical representations indicating deeper unconscious perceptions. The…

Purpose: Social changes and developments in educational policies bring along changes in the values of the teaching profession. The changing values increase the in-service training needs of the teachers. Although it is aimed to gain prospective teachers the values of the teaching profession in the pre-service period, it is seen that the target is…