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Legkauskas, Visvaldas; Magelinskaite-Legkauskiene, Šarune – Issues in Educational Research, 2019
The present research investigated the importance of learning-related and interpersonal aspects of social competence as well as parent education in the first grade for school adjustment indicators These included self-reported involvement in bullying, teacher-reported student-teacher relationships, and academic achievement -- a year later. Social…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Interpersonal Competence, Social Development
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Kotzé, Martina; Massyn, Liezel – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2019
In South Africa under apartheid, higher education was unavailable to a large segment of the population. Many who enrol for an undergraduate degree today are thus mature students or 'adult learners' 25 years or older who are in full-time employment. Since these students learn differently from their younger peers, institutions need to know what…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Predictor Variables, Academic Achievement, Adult Education
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Tucker-Drob, Elliot M. – Developmental Psychology, 2011
Normative adult age-related decrements are well documented for many diverse forms of effortful cognitive processing. However, it is currently unclear whether each of these decrements reflects a distinct and independent developmental phenomenon, or, in part, a more global phenomenon. A number of studies have recently been published that show…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Age Differences, Adults, Change
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Bankole, Akanji Rafiu – Educational Research and Reviews, 2011
The study examined the joint and relative influence of three psychosocial factors: Emotional intelligence, communication skill and interpersonal skill on conflict-handling behaviour of oil workers in Nigeria. Survey research design was adopted and a sample of 610 workers was randomly selected from oil companies across the country. Data were…
Descriptors: Emotional Intelligence, Fuels, Conflict, Measures (Individuals)
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King, Gillian; Tam, Cynthia; Fay, Linda; Pilkington, Martha; Servais, Michelle; Petrosian, Hasmik – Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics, 2011
There is growing interest in understanding the usefulness of mentorship programs for children's rehabilitation service providers. This evaluation study examined the effects of an occupational therapy mentorship program on the skills and behaviors of 8 new and 17 experienced occupational therapists practicing at a regional children's rehabilitation…
Descriptors: Mentors, Intervention, Rehabilitation Centers, Occupational Therapy
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Jayakumar, Uma M. – Harvard Educational Review, 2008
In this article, Uma Jayakumar investigates the relationship between white individuals' exposure to racial diversity during college and their postcollege cross-cultural workforce competencies. Using survey data from the Cooperative Institutional Research Program, housed in the Higher Education Research Institute at the University of California at…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Institutional Research, Structural Equation Models, Racial Relations
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Miller, Pete – Journal of School Public Relations, 2005
This article proposes a critical theoretical paradigm for the evaluation of university-community-school partnerships. Although numerous models have been posited for assessing these collaborative endeavors, few of them have granted adequate attention to the voices of community partners, and none have centered on systemic issues of power and…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, School Community Relationship, Universities, Evaluation Methods