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Rogers, Mary E.; Creed, Peter A.; Glendon, A. Ian – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2008
Social cognitive career theory (SCCT) recognises the importance of individual differences and contextual influences in the career decision-making process. In extending the SCCT choice model, this study tested the role of personality, social supports, and the SCCT variables of self-efficacy, outcome expectations and goals in explaining the career…
Descriptors: Career Planning, Self Efficacy, Personality, Career Exploration
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McTigue, Erin M.; Washburn, Erin K.; Liew, Jeffrey – Reading Teacher, 2009
The socioemotional factors, which influence students' trajectories on their pathways to reading success, are often overlooked in literacy screenings and reading instruction. This article outlines the connections between personality factors, in particular resilient personalities, and early literacy success. It also offers teachers a series of six…
Descriptors: Emergent Literacy, Reading Instruction, Personality Traits, Reading Improvement
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Perry, Chris; Ball, Ian – Teacher Development, 2004
This study explores issues in teacher education that increase our understanding of, and response to, the individual differences displayed by learners. A large undergraduate teacher education cohort provided evidence of the range and distribution of preferences in learning styles, psychological types and multiple intelligences. This information…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Multiple Intelligences, Cognitive Style, Education Courses
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Reed-Victor, Evelyn – Early Child Development and Care, 2004
Individual differences in temperament and personality influence children's development of self-regulation, social relationships, and adaptation within varied contexts. For young children with disabilities and/or family poverty, early school experiences provide both significant challenges and opportunities. In this study, teachers rated the…
Descriptors: Individual Differences, Personality, Young Children, Self Control
Irving Unified School District, CA. Guidance Projects Office. – 1982
This curriculum guide provides instruction in assertive skills, personality types, and relaxation techniques for sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-grade students. Is is especially intended to increase the social skills of shy, withdrawn students; but it may be used with any students who demonstrate deficits in social skills. The guide contains 50…
Descriptors: Assertiveness, Curriculum Guides, Grade 6, Individual Differences