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View article: Network analysis of anxiety-related traits in male and female vocational students: Identifying potential targets for educational interventions
Network analysis of anxiety-related traits in male and female vocational students: Identifying potential targets for educational interventions Open
Introduction: In spite of Vocational Education Training (VET) being a significant part of French educational system, this educational track is considered as less prestigious compared to general education. This negative perception of VET co…
View article: Backlash among the dominant: Assessing support for elitism in four European countries
Backlash among the dominant: Assessing support for elitism in four European countries Open
In recent decades, populism has gained momentum in many Western countries and has increased the salience of the category “the people” in contemporary politics. This success of populist politics may evoke a backlash effect among more domina…
View article: Why the belief in meritocracy is so pervasive
Why the belief in meritocracy is so pervasive Open
People worldwide tend to believe that their societies are more meritocratic than they actually are. We propose the belief in meritocracy is widespread because it is rooted in simple, seemingly obvious causal-explanatory intuitions. Our pro…
View article: Is Perceived Economic Scarcity Linked to Attention Toward Economic Inequality Cues? Empirical Evidence With Multiverse Analyses
Is Perceived Economic Scarcity Linked to Attention Toward Economic Inequality Cues? Empirical Evidence With Multiverse Analyses Open
This research investigates how perceived economic scarcity is associated with heightened sensitivity to economic inequality-related cues. Across three preregistered studies, participants completed a speeded-decision (N = 580 and N = 206) a…
View article: Selection and the economic value of education: A barrier to reducing the SES achievement gap?
Selection and the economic value of education: A barrier to reducing the SES achievement gap? Open
Due to the role that schools play in determining the status of the future occupations of their children (i.e., the selection function of education), high socioeconomic status (SES) parents may not always be supportive of interventions that…
View article: Cooperative learning reduces the gender gap in perceived social competences: A large-scale nationwide longitudinal experiment.
Cooperative learning reduces the gender gap in perceived social competences: A large-scale nationwide longitudinal experiment. Open
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View article: Does the Jigsaw method improve motivation and self-regulation in vocational high schools?
Does the Jigsaw method improve motivation and self-regulation in vocational high schools? Open
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View article: Education-based affective attitudes. Higher educated-bias is related to more political trust and less populism
Education-based affective attitudes. Higher educated-bias is related to more political trust and less populism Open
Recent political trends and events have been marked by strong educational differences. Additionally, education has also been shown to be a basis for group identity and group conflict. In this paper, we argue that educational groups are lik…
View article: Delivering mindset interventions to teachers as an efficient way to leverage the impact of mindset interventions
Delivering mindset interventions to teachers as an efficient way to leverage the impact of mindset interventions Open
Research in social psychology and education proposes that adopting a growth mindset of intelligence is an important mediator for the well-being and performance of students at school. As a consequence, wise interventions have been developed…
View article: Achievement Goals: A Social Influence Cycle
Achievement Goals: A Social Influence Cycle Open
Achievement goals have been defined as the purpose of competence-relevant behavior. In this respect they connect one of the basic human needs, i.e., competence, to one of society's core values, i.e., achievement. We propose to look at achi…
View article: Self‐enhancement values and academic achievement: An interaction with students' parental level of education and gender?
Self‐enhancement values and academic achievement: An interaction with students' parental level of education and gender? Open
Background We investigated the link between the endorsement of self‐enhancement values (e.g., ambition, influence, authority and social power) and school achievement (i.e., grades). Aim Adopting an intersectional framework, we argued that …
View article: Belief in School Meritocracy and the Legitimization of Social and Income Inequality
Belief in School Meritocracy and the Legitimization of Social and Income Inequality Open
Educational institutions are imbued with an institutional meritocratic discourse: only merit counts for academic success. In this article, we study whether this institutional belief has an impact beyond its primary function of encouraging …
View article: Delivering mindset interventions to teachers as an efficient way to leverage the impact of mindset intervention.
Delivering mindset interventions to teachers as an efficient way to leverage the impact of mindset intervention. Open
Research in social psychology and education proposes that adopting a growth mindset of intelligence is an important mediator for student’s wellbeing and performance at school. As a consequence, wise interventions have been developed to tar…
View article: Do jigsaw classrooms improve learning outcomes? Five experiments and an internal meta-analysis.
Do jigsaw classrooms improve learning outcomes? Five experiments and an internal meta-analysis. Open
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View article: Economic insecurity and compliance with the COVID‐19 restrictions
Economic insecurity and compliance with the COVID‐19 restrictions Open
The present research investigates economic insecurity as one potential determinant of citizens' compliance with restrictive policies implemented to combat the spread of the COVID‐19 virus. Two pre‐registered studies ( N Study 1 = 305; N St…
View article: Belief in School Meritocracy and the Legitimization of Social and Income Inequality (In press)
Belief in School Meritocracy and the Legitimization of Social and Income Inequality (In press) Open
Educational institutions are imbued with an institutional meritocratic discourse: only merit counts for academic success. In this article, we study whether this institutional belief has an impact beyond its primary function of encouraging …
View article: A Two-Sided Lockdown? Social Class Variations in the Implementation of Homeschooling During the COVID-19 Lockdown
A Two-Sided Lockdown? Social Class Variations in the Implementation of Homeschooling During the COVID-19 Lockdown Open
The COVID-19 pandemic deeply affected how schools and families functioned through most of 2020. In particular, school closures meant parents took on a more central role in their children’s learning. This study analyzed social class variati…
View article: Socio-Emotional Competencies and School Performance in Adolescence: What Role for School Adjustment?
Socio-Emotional Competencies and School Performance in Adolescence: What Role for School Adjustment? Open
There is growing evidence in the literature of positive relationships between socio-emotional competencies and school performance. Several hypotheses have been used to explain how these variables may be related to school performance. In th…
View article: A multilevel account of social value‐related reasons behind mastery goals
A multilevel account of social value‐related reasons behind mastery goals Open
Background A growing literature focuses on reasons behind achievement goal endorsement, and mastery‐approach goals (MG) specifically, and how these reasons influence academic performance. Past research provides evidence that student‐level …
View article: Can tests improve learning in real university classrooms?
Can tests improve learning in real university classrooms? Open
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