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Jung, Jae Yup; Barnett, Kerry; Gross, Miraca U. M.; McCormick, John – Roeper Review, 2011
This study investigated whether intellectually gifted students in Australia, with different levels of giftedness and cultural orientations, had different experiences of the forced-choice dilemma--choosing between the needs for peer acceptance and academic achievement. A random sample of 231 intellectually gifted students attending secondary school…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Adolescents, Academically Gifted
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Alavi, Seyyed Babak; McCormick, John – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2008
Background: Although the relationship between collective efficacy and group performance has been frequently investigated, a few studies have investigated the development of collective efficacy. Aim: This paper proposes some determinants of collective efficacy in small university groups. Group level hypotheses and research questions relating…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Attitudes, Group Unity, Cooperation
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De Nobile, John J.; McCormick, John – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2008
Job satisfaction has been associated with a variety of behaviours relating to communication. However, very little research has been conducted in primary schools encompassing job satisfaction and a range of communication variables. This study investigated the relationships between aspects of organizational communication and facets of job…
Descriptors: Organizational Communication, Catholic Schools, Job Satisfaction, School Personnel
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Hanham, Jose; McCormick, John – Issues in Educational Research, 2008
This preliminary study explored relationships between key self-processes, specifically, independent vs. interdependent self-construal and self-efficacy, with students' attitudes toward group work with friends and acquaintances. The sample comprised 188 students from two Independent high schools in metropolitan Sydney, Australia. Data were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Multiple Regression Analysis, High School Students, Student Attitudes
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McCormick, John; Barnett, Kerry – Journal of Educational Administration, 2008
Purpose: The purpose of this paper was to posit and test hypotheses concerned with relationships between teachers' demographics, locus of control and career stages. Design/methodology/approach: A sample consisting of 416 Australian non-executive high school teachers was gathered from 40 randomly selected high schools. Multilevel regression…
Descriptors: Locus of Control, High Schools, Secondary School Teachers, Teaching Experience