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Ratnawati, Vivi; Setyosari, Punaji; Ramli, M.; Atmoko, Adi – European Journal of Educational Research, 2021
Academic optimism has an essential role in the adjustment of students in school. This study aimed to examine a model of academic optimism formed from democratic parenting, school climate, internal locus of control, and students' self-concept. This a cross-sectional non-experimental design research design involved 335 Junior High School students in…
Descriptors: Models, Positive Attitudes, Academic Achievement, Junior High School Students
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Dimopoulos, Dimitrios; Paraskevopoulos, Stefanos; Pantis, John D. – Journal of Environmental Education, 2008
The ability of the National Marine Park of Zakynthos (NMPZ) in Greece to protect an important sea turtle rookery will ultimately depend on the level of local support and involvement that it receives. Therefore, it is essential for environmental educators to generate among local inhabitants, starting at early ages, positive attitudes concerning the…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Elementary School Students, Locus of Control, Quasiexperimental Design
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Powell, Frankie Denise; Fields, Larry D.; Bell, Edwin D.; Johnson, Gwendolyn S. – Urban Education, 2007
Dr. Larry D. Fields, the former principal of Rowland H. Latham Elementary, led the development of a complementary learning model that became known as the Latham Way. The Latham Way produced remarkable academic success among poor minority students. The chi-square of the expected and the actual scores in reading and mathematics were significant at p…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Minority Groups, Models, Academic Achievement