University of Technology Sydney provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation AU. It has become a truism that professional athletes, whether they like it or not, “are” role models for ...

Role models can provide you (and your children) with someone to look up to, model good behaviors, and scaffold reasonable, positive short-term and long-term goals.

What is a role model and what effects do role models have? The term role model is defined as “a person whose behavior, example, or success is or can be emulated by others, especially younger people” ...

Earlier this year Pinterest and Twitter hired their first executives to lead their respective diversity efforts. Many tech companies are embracing such an approach and, as more do so, it’s going to ...

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Role models are an important source of inspiration, and the exemplary behavior of others can be a significant influence on our moral formation. In order to prepare for this discussion, please consider ...

Who Should Young Swimmers’ Role Models Be? As age-group swimmers, we often find ourselves looking up to the best in our sport. A great example is Michael Phelps. Many current swimmers grew up watching ...

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?

When you reach an age at which two generations of retrospect is possible, certain things can be seen more clearly and no longer through a glass darkly. One of those things are the examples set by our ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Take a moment and think about your childhood. Who were the people you admired and looked-up-to? Did they inspire and motivate you? Have ...