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Akiba, Motoko – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2008
Ensuring a safe learning environment for students is a major responsibility of educators and policymakers around the world. Based on the secondary analyses of the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) data collected from 33 countries in 1999, the study found that 8th graders who witnessed their friends' violence…
Descriptors: Violence, Student Attitudes, Grade 8, Comparative Analysis
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Benyamini, Yael; Blumstein, Tzvia; Lusky, Ayala; Modan, Baruch – Gerontologist, 2003
Purpose: This study investigates gender differences in the association between self-rated health (SRH) and mortality. This association has been well-documented, but findings regarding gender differences are inconsistent. The specific objectives were (a) to examine these differences in a short and a long time frame, (b) to examine these differences…
Descriptors: Self Evaluation (Individuals), Females, Economically Disadvantaged, Older Adults
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Tamir, Pinchas – Research in Science and Technological Education, 1987
This study describes grade 12 students in Israel (N=2277) and examines the relationships between certain background variables and student achievement in science. Discusses findings related to achievement and the variables of gender, major field of study, home background, school-related practices, prior studies, and future intentions. (ML)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Environment, Foreign Countries, Grade 12