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Zhao, Hao; Liden, Robert C. – Journal of Applied Psychology, 2011
In this study, we examined internship as a recruitment and selection process. On the basis of impression management theory, we hypothesized that both organizations and interns make efforts to impress the other party during the internship if they intend to hire or be hired. Using longitudinal data collected at 3 points from 122 intern-supervisor…
Descriptors: Theory Practice Relationship, Recruitment, Internship Programs, Organizational Development
Masten, Ann S. – Education Canada, 2009
Resilience researchers are intrigued with the challenge of understanding how people overcome risk or adversity to succeed in life. The study of resilience emerged about 40 years ago when a group of scientists studying the origins of behaviour problems and mental illness were surprised to find that many children in "high risk" groups were…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Social Systems, Theory Practice Relationship, Predictor Variables
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Erwin, Elizabeth J.; Brotherson, Mary Jane; Palmer, Susan B.; Cook, Christine C.; Weigel, Cindy J.; Summers, Jean Ann – Young Exceptional Children, 2009
Most efforts to understand and support self-determination have dealt solely with adolescents and adults, sometimes overlooking and excluding the foundations in early childhood that are required for successful emergence of self-determination. The purpose of this article is to share what is known about early self-determination and to suggest how…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Young Children, Self Determination, Theory Practice Relationship
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Boat, Mary B.; Carr, Victoria; Barnett, David; Macmann, Gregg; Moomaw, Sally; Pan, Wei; Nichols, Angela – NHSA Dialog, 2009
This study examined the effects of staff development and support on Head Start teachers' use of instructional and managerial strategies. Specific research questions were (a) What variables were selected by teachers? and (b) What changes were indicated by the method of support? Observations were conducted for teachers randomly assigned to…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Control Groups, Intervention, Instructional Innovation
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Sheridan, Susan M.; Edwards, Carolyn Pope; Marvin, Christine A.; Knoche, Lisa L. – Early Education and Development, 2009
In light of the current policy context, early childhood educators are being asked to have a complex understanding of child development and early education issues and provide rich, meaningful educational experiences for all children and families in their care. Accountability for outcomes is high, and resources for professional support are limited.…
Descriptors: Research Needs, Early Childhood Education, Educational Experience, Professional Development
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Gibson, Sharon K. – Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, 2004
Determining the potential benefits of mentoring is confounded by the lack of clarity surrounding the definition of mentoring in business and industry. Key dimensions of mentoring that are affected by the way in which mentoring is defined are explored, including prevalence, outcomes, gender and formal/informal relationships. This definitional…
Descriptors: Mentors, Industry, Phenomenology, Research Problems
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Castle, Nicholas G. – Gerontologist, 2003
Purpose: This study examined whether providing outcomes information to 120 nursing homes facilitated improvements in quality over a 12-month period, as compared with 1,171 facilities not receiving this information. The outcomes information provided consisted of a report mailed to administrators that examined six measures of care quality. These…
Descriptors: Intervention, Nursing Homes, Least Squares Statistics, Outcomes of Treatment