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Cindy Karikari – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The influence of andragogical principles on employee motivation to transfer training was examined in this study. The research problem is whether the principles of andragogy (Need to Know, Self-Concept, Experience, Readiness to Learn, Orientation to Learning, and Motivation to Learn) predict motivation to transfer training among individuals who…
Descriptors: Motivation, Transfer of Training, Correlation, Employees
John Kelly – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This study examined Carroll's Model of School Learning (MSL) on adult basic education (ABE). The study's central question was, "Does Carroll's MSL account for additional variance in TABE 11 or 12 scores beyond instructional time after controlling for age?" A non-experimental cross-sectional design was employed to explore the fiscal year…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Reading, Correlation, Scores
Emily H. Becher; Sunghun Lim; Jenifer K. McGuire; Sharon Powell; Ellie M. McCann; Sarah E. Cronin; Veronica Deenanath – Family Science Review, 2022
This article describes a quasi-experimental design study comparing a sample of divorcing parents who attended a divorce education program to a sample of divorcing parents who did not attend a divorce education program. The data were analyzed using four child outcomes (emotional symptoms, conduct problems, peer problems, prosocial behaviors), with…
Descriptors: Divorce, Predictor Variables, Parent Education, Program Effectiveness
Simion, Liliana C. – Online Submission, 2022
This study was conducted at a college in Ontario with a sample of students from the Game Development program for 5 intake years: 2014-2018, with the purpose of determining the validity of the Mathematics Diagnostic Test used to place 1st semester college students directly into an advanced math course (Math 10), or to leave them in the introductory…
Descriptors: Diagnostic Tests, Correlation, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Tests
Appel, Christine; Cristòfol Garcia, Blanca – Research-publishing.net, 2020
Due to the increasing use of technology to enhance Foreign Language (FL) education, research on learners' emotions in new learning environments is calling for more attention (Beirne, Mac Lochlainn, Nic Giolla, & Mhichíl, 2018). In this study, we focus on Foreign Language Anxiety (FLA), a debilitating emotion; and e-Tandem learning, a…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Anxiety, Student Attitudes
Argumedes, Malena; Lanovaz, Marc J.; Larivée, Serge – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2018
Challenging behaviors are a known predictor of high parenting stress in families of children with autism spectrum disorders. However, few studies have evaluated the effect of reducing challenging behaviors on parenting stress. The purpose of our study was to (a) examine the impact of reducing the frequency and severity of challenging behaviors on…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Mothers, Fathers
Lamm, Kevan W.; Lamm, Alexa J. – Journal of Leadership Education, 2019
A census of 23 adult leadership development programs including 2,200 individuals from 262 classes investigated the influence of the group level (class) elements on individual intentions to participate in alumni programming. Individual and group level effects were evaluated, specifically, level of individual and group satisfaction as well as level…
Descriptors: Leadership Training, Alumni, Intention, Comparative Analysis
Ke, Sihui – Reading in a Foreign Language, 2022
This research compared the contributions of lexical inferencing, decoding, and listening comprehension to reading comprehension in Chinese-speaking learners of English as a second language (ESL) enrolled in university bridging programs in the U.S. and Chinese-speaking university learners of English as a foreign language (EFL) in mainland China.…
Descriptors: Chinese, Native Language, Reading Comprehension, English (Second Language)
Sabga, Natalya I. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This study examines if a relationship exists among three rich research streams, specifically the behavioral science of motivation, adult learning and leadership. What motivates adult professionals to continue learning and how is that connected to their style and efficacy as leaders? An extension of literature to connect Andragogy,…
Descriptors: Behavioral Sciences, Learning Motivation, Adult Learning, Leadership
Martinez, M.; Thomas, K. C.; Williams, C. S.; Christian, R.; Crais, E.; Pretzel, R.; Hooper, S. R. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2018
This paper examines family experiences with the efficiency of ASD diagnosis. Children were age 8 or younger with ASD (n = 450). Outcomes were delay from first parent concern to diagnosis, shifting diagnoses, and being told child did not have ASD. Predictors were screening, travel distance, and problems finding providers. Logit models were used to…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Physicians, Parent Education
Shirvan, Majid Elahi; Khajavy, Gholam Hassan; Nazifi, Morteza; Taherian, Tahereh – New Horizons in Adult Education & Human Resource Development, 2018
The tripartite of motivation- affect- cognition indicates the need for more efforts to uncover the complex nature of the interplay of self-efficacy, anxiety as well as motivation. In this study we measured the longitudinal association between adult English a foreign language (EFL) students' self-efficacy and anxiety and the role of ideal self as…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Self Efficacy, Undergraduate Students, Anxiety
Moskowitz, Sharona; Dewaele, Jean-Marc – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2020
The aim of this study is to examine how students perceive teacher trait emotional intelligence (TEI) and how those perceptions relate to students' own self-reported attitudes and motivation. Adult students of ESL/EFL were given an online questionnaire consisting of two parts: one to provide observer-reported data on their teacher's trait emotional…
Descriptors: Teacher Characteristics, Emotional Intelligence, Metacognition, Educational Improvement
Klepper, Erin M. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this mixed-method study was to explore employees' perceptions of their relationships with their direct supervisor, and to determine why employees chose to remain at SSM Health. This study used a three-part research design comprised of quantitative Likert scale rating statements, Henschke's (2016) Modified Instructional Perspectives…
Descriptors: Andragogy, Work Environment, Mixed Methods Research, Employee Attitudes
Hee, Ong Choon; Ping, Lim Lee; Rizal, Adriana Mohd; Kowang, Tan Owee; Fei, Goh Chin – International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education, 2019
This study intends to explore the relationship between goal orientation, information literacy self-efficacy and lifelong learning outcomes of the adult learners. This study focuses on adult learners as they are actively participating in the development of the country socio-economy and recognized as the potential contributors towards the generation…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Lifelong Learning, Outcomes of Education, Goal Orientation
Neroni, Joyce; Meijs, Celeste; Leontjevas, Ruslan; Kirschner, Paul A.; de Groot, Renate H. M. – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2018
Research has shown the importance of goal orientation in predicting academic performance for children, adolescents, and college students in traditional educational settings. Studies on this relationship within adult distance education, however, are lacking. To fill this gap, the present study was conducted to investigate the relationship between…
Descriptors: Goal Orientation, Academic Achievement, Distance Education, Adult Education