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Truelove, Heather Barnes; Joireman, Jeff – Environment and Behavior, 2009
The present study evaluated the hypothesis that people who strongly adhere to Christian orthodoxy may be less proenvironmental to the extent that they are less aware of the biospheric consequences of environmental problems (biospheric AC) but that they may be more proenvironmental than others to the extent that they are more aware of the egoistic…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Environment, Christianity, Beliefs
Micceri, Theodore – Online Submission, 2007
This research sought to determine whether any measure(s) used in the Carnegie Foundation's classification of Doctoral/Research Universities contribute to a greater degree than other measures to final rank placement. Multilevel Modeling (MLM) was applied to all eight of the Carnegie Foundation's predictor measures using final rank…
Descriptors: Researchers, Prediction, Predictor Variables, Humanities
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Quimby, Julie L.; DeSantis, Angela M. – Career Development Quarterly, 2006
This study of 368 female undergraduates examined self-efficacy and role model influence as predictors of career choice across J. L. Holland's (1997) 6 RIASEC (Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, Conventional) types. Findings showed that levels of self-efficacy and role model influence differed across Holland types. Multiple…
Descriptors: Role Models, Females, Career Choice, Undergraduate Students
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Sadler, Troy D.; Donnelly, Lisa A. – International Journal of Science Education, 2006
Broad support exists within the science education community for the incorporation of socioscientific issues (SSI) and argumentation in the science curriculum. This study investigates how content knowledge and morality contribute to the quality of SSI argumentation among high school students. We employed a mixed-methods approach: 56 participants…
Descriptors: Persuasive Discourse, Science Curriculum, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Moral Issues