Having not enough free time can make you feel bad. That’s why as an individual’s free time increases, so does that person’s sense of well-being. But this is only the case up to a point. New research shows that too much free time can also be a bad thing… The study is interesting, but it’s… Read More Too much free time can also be a bad thing (well, maybe)
This study made me look a bit differently at group work, while it’s aiming at a much bigger scope. Quite often you can have groups in your classroom or team, where it seems that one or two dominant students decide everything. This new paper begs to differ by describing an alternative model on how decisions… Read More Even ‘followers’ can influence a decision
I do hope to see my students IRL this academic year, as I’m a bit tired of Teams, Zoom and other Google Meets. yes, that was an understatement. I’m also fed up with all those online meetings as I really can feel drained after a day of such virtual meetings. But a new study showed… Read More Want to feel less tired? Turn your camera off
New research shows that there are gender differences when it comes to fear about the impact of COVID-19. Men are more likely to be concerned about financial consequences from COVID-19 while women report greater fear and more negative expectations about health-related outcomes. From the press release: The researchers, Sheryl Ball and Alec Smith, conducted an… Read More Men and women worry really differently about the impact of COVID-19
One of the things I’m currently involved in is a Ph.D. by Bart Derre on entrepreneurial learning with already one article in review and a second soon to be submitted. Bart has done intensive literature reviews and we discovered that the quality of a lot of research can be regarded as sublevel. This new paper… Read More “Business school research is broken”
Mindfulness has been a hype for quite a while, also in education. I wouldn’t call it a myth, as I know research that do show benefits, but it often comes with a warning that for some children – most often the children who are having difficulties already – it can have negative consequences. But now… Read More Can mindfulness make you selfish?
This is the kind of study that is interesting but can also lead to new myths in education. In short the press release states that this new study may hold the key to job success as it finds that young people who develop higher levels of conscientiousness and emotional stability during the transition to employment… Read More Making personality changes can sometimes promote success (and still, I feel a bit scared)
Sometimes bosses ask themselves if they should invest in training of their personnel as there is a chance that they’ll take their new knowledge to another place afterwards. This new study shows that the retention of skilled workers benefits from training. From the press release: Especially in times of shortage of skilled workers, some companies… Read More The positive effect of professional development and training: you’ll keep your personnel
The one-child policy of China – now already a thing of the past – has maybe lead to more women in education, a new study claims. Although the data doesn’t allow to give us real causal proof, the researchers did a lot to exclude other possible explanations. From the press release: A new study uses… Read More An unexpected consequence? Having fewer children reduced the gender education gap in China
Once a cheat always a cheat, or rather once someone who tolerates cheating, always someone who tolerates cheating? A new study seems to suggest this, but do note that a longitudinal design would really answer this question. From the press release: A recent study authored by professors at two California State University campuses, including San… Read More Students who tolerate cheating in classroom may also turn a blind eye to unethical behavior in their jobs
