Have you ever had a role model? Someone in your unit, platoon or squadron? Someone in your family or friend circle? Maybe you admired someone on television or in the news and wanted to be like them?

“Being a role model is the most important kind of educating.” —John Wooden In June 2025, shortly after the NBA Finals, journalists interviewed Vaughn Alexander, the father of Oklahoma City Thunder ...

I’m exhausted from being a role model for little girls everywhere! To be fair, I’m not one. But still—the idea of anyone considering me their role model is stressful. I don’t want to be a role model, ...

Kids choose positive or negative role models based on whether they have a growth or prevention mindset. A growth mindset looks toward goal accomplishment while a prevention mindset focuses on avoiding ...

Elisabeth Kelan receives funding from a Leverhulme Trust Major Research Fellowship (MRF-2019-069) and a British Academy grant (SRG20\200195). This research was funded by a British Academy Mid-Career ...

An analysis of the effect role models have on students' motivation in studying STEM subjects points to new ways to deploy these leaders in order to encourage learning across different populations. An ...

The first role models in our lives are usually our parents or guardians. They are the first adults we come across who seem to know how to survive in this world. After that, other potential icons ...