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Culture and Country Choice of International Students: Evidence from Ghana
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Mahmoud, Mahmoud Abdulai; Oppong, Elizabeth; Twimasie, Daniel; Husseini, Mohammed Muniru; Kastner, Adelaide Naa Amerley; Oppong, Moses – Journal of Marketing for Higher Education, 2020
This study seeks to examine the influence of the cultural elements on international students' country choice. It also examines whether individual values moderate the influence of cultural elements on the country choice of international students. Drawing upon a sample size of 223, the data was analysed using structural equation modelling technique.…
Descriptors: Standards, Foreign Students, Student Attitudes, Decision Making
Where Does It Come From? Developmental Aspects of Art Appreciation
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Schabmann, Alfred; Gerger, Gernot; Schmidt, Barbara M.; Wögerer, Eva; Osipov, Igor; Leder, Helmut – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2016
Art is a unique feature of human experience. It involves the complex interplay among stimuli, persons and contexts. Little is known of how the various features deemed important in art appreciation depend on development, thus are already present at a young age. Similarly to our previous approach with adults of differing levels of expertise, the…
Descriptors: Art Appreciation, Children, Structural Equation Models, Psychological Patterns
Toward an Aspirational Learning Model Gleaned from Large-Scale Assessment
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Diket, Read M.; Xu, Lihua; Brewer, Thomas M. – Studies in Art Education: A Journal of Issues and Research in Art Education, 2014
The aspirational model resulted from the authors' secondary analysis of the Mother/Child (M/C) test block from the 2008 National Assessment of Educational Progress restricted data that examined the responses of the national sample of 8th-grade students (n = 1648). This test block presented no artmaking task and consisted of the same 13 questions…
Descriptors: Group Testing, Art Education, Grade 8, National Surveys
The Relationship between the Embedded Instruction Approach and Modern Citizenship Competency
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Wu, Chen-Fong – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2014
Since 2011, universities in Taiwan have being pursuing a new direction in education--embedding citizenship in professional courses to help students achieve professional competencies and modern citizenship competency. By applying both quantitative research and case analysis, the study presents 2 conclusions. First, student ethical literacy reached…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, College Instruction, Case Studies
Peer Victimization as a Mediator of the Relation between Facial Attractiveness and Internalizing Problems
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Rosen, Lisa H.; Underwood, Marion K.; Beron, Kurt J. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly: Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2011
This study examined the relations among facial attractiveness, peer victimization, and internalizing problems in early adolescence. We hypothesized that experiences of peer victimization would partially mediate the relationship between attractiveness and internalizing problems. Ratings of attractiveness were obtained from standardized photographs…
Descriptors: Intervention, Structural Equation Models, Early Adolescents, Grade 6
Rap-Music Attitude and Perception Scale: A Validation Study
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Tyson, Edgar H. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2006
Objective: This study tests the validity of the Rap-music Attitude and Perception (RAP) Scale, a 1-page, 24-item measure of a person's thoughts and feelings surrounding the effects and content of rap music. The RAP was designed as a rapid assessment instrument for youth programs and practitioners using rap music and hip hop culture in their work…
Descriptors: Music, Structural Equation Models, Test Validity, Factor Structure