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Athanasiades, Chrysostomos; Winthrop, Allan; Gough, Brendan – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2008
The benefits of psychological support in the workplace (also known as workplace counselling) are well documented. Most large organisations in the UK have staff counselling schemes. However, it is unclear what, if any, factors affect employee decisions to use such schemes. This study has used a qualitative methodology to explore the reasons that…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Help Seeking, Mental Health Programs, Foreign Countries
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Mahony, Pat; Menter, Ian; Hextall, Ian – British Educational Research Journal, 2004
This article reports on the emotional impact of Threshold Assessment on teachers and schools. Using data from an ESRC funded project, 'The impact of Performance Threshold Assessment on teachers' work' (ESRC R000239286), we seek to contribute to a growing literature on teachers' emotions by sharing some of the insights gained from 76 interviews…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Emotional Response, Incentives, Teacher Salaries
Marshall, Sandra P. – 1982
A 2-year study of mathematics performance of sixth-grade students was conducted to: (1) determine the extent to which previously reported sex differences in California data exist and influence student response; (2) examine the predominant successful and unsuccessful strategies used by sixth-grade students in solving story problems; (3) discover to…
Descriptors: Computation, Elementary School Mathematics, Grade 6, Individual Differences
Katsara, Rania – International Education Journal, 2004
The growth in international students coming to the United Kingdom has well been documented, but little research has been undertaken into the implications for specific national cohorts, particularly with regard to students from Greece. There is lack of research into the nature and persistence of issues faced by such students. This article presents…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Ethnography, Foreign Countries, Needs Assessment
Freyberg, Peter; And Others – 1979
The first (exploratory) phase of the Learning in Science Project focused on science teaching/learning in the Form 1 to 4 level (ages 10 to 14) and sought to identify problems and difficulties in several areas. Provided in this paper are comments obtained during structured interviews (from students, ex-students, teachers, headmasters, science…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum Development, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education
Levine, Gavrielle – 1992
In general, studies investigating sex differences in mathematics performance have empirically analyzed students' responses from standardized tests. This paper reports a study to extend the investigation of sex differences related to mathematics performance by examining cognitive and motivational factors as well as standardized test scores. Boys…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Cognitive Structures, Computation, Elementary Education