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Resilience as a Mediating Variable between Emotional Intelligence and Optimism-Pessimism among University Students in Spanish Universities
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Gavín-Chocano, Óscar; García-Martínez, Inmaculada; Pérez-Navío, Eufrasio; Molero, David – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2023
Emotional Intelligence and resilience have become two crucial skills for the development of the individual, and they are also valid indicators of academic success at the university. Based on recent literature, the aim of this study was to determine the causal relationship between emotional intelligence and optimism vs. pessimism, with resilience…
Descriptors: College Students, Foreign Countries, Emotional Intelligence, Resilience (Psychology)
Pathways between Self-Concept and Academic Stress: The Role of Emotional Intelligence and Personality among University Students
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García-Martínez, Inmaculada; Augusto-Landa, José María; León, Samuel P.; Quijano-López, Rocío – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2023
Emotional intelligence, self-concept, academic stress and personality have been associated with university students' academic performance. The aim of this paper was to study the relationship between self-concept and academic stress in Education students from different Universities in the region of Andalusia (Spain), analysing the mediational role…
Descriptors: College Students, Self Concept, Stress Variables, Emotional Intelligence
University Surroundings and Infrastructures That Are Accessible and Inclusive for All: Listening to Students with Disabilities
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Moriña, Anabel; Morgado, Beatriz – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2018
The main topic of this article is architectural barriers and infrastructures as identified by university students with disabilities. The data presented is part of a much wider research project, sponsored by Spain's Ministry of Economy and Competition. A biographical-narrative methodology was used for this study. The results presented have been…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Barriers, Accessibility (for Disabled), College Students
"We Aren't Heroes, We're Survivors": Higher Education as an Opportunity for Students with Disabilities to Reinvent an Identity
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Moriña, Anabel – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2017
The partial results of ongoing research in the "University Barriers and Aids Identified by Students with Disabilities" Project are presented. This four-year study (2011-2014) was carried out by a University of Seville research team with lecturers from a variety of fields and areas of knowledge (Educational Sciences, Economics, Health…
Descriptors: Disabilities, College Students, Personal Narratives, Interviews
Formative Assessment Strategies and their Effect on Student Performance and on Student and Tutor Workload: The Results of Research Projects Undertaken in Preparation for Greater Convergence of Universities in Spain within the European Higher Education Area (EHEA)
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Lopez-Pastor, Victor M.; Pintor, Patricia; Muros, Beatriz; Webb, Graham – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2013
This paper analyses two aspects of developing formative assessment processes within universities in Spain: the academic performance of the students and the workload that formative assessment creates for both academic staff and students. It presents the results of 10 research projects covering the first semester of the 2007-08 academic year, mainly…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Formative Evaluation, Student Evaluation, Academic Achievement