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Grunes, Paul; Gudmundsson, Amanda; Irmer, Bernd – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2014
Researchers have found that transformational leadership is related to positive outcomes in educational institutions. Hence, it is important to explore constructs that may predict leadership style in order to identify potential transformational leaders in assessment and selection procedures. Several studies in non-educational settings have found…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Emotional Intelligence, Leadership Styles, Transformational Leadership
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Fang, Zheng; Xu, Xianxuan; Grant, Leslie W.; Stronge, James H.; Ward, Thomas J. – Creativity Research Journal, 2016
Using Hofstede's culture dimensions and World Values Survey (WVS) dimensions, the study uses a series of multiple regressions to explore the relationship among national culture, creativity as measured by patents, economic productivity as measured by gross domestic product per capita, and student achievement as measured by Trends in International…
Descriptors: Creativity, Productivity, Surveys, Multiple Regression Analysis
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Lee, Jayoung; Puig, Ana; Lee, Sang Min – Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 2012
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of the Demand Control Model (DCM) and the Effort Reward Imbalance Model (ERIM) on academic burnout for Korean students. Specifically, this study identified the effects of the predictor variables based on DCM and ERIM (i.e., demand, control, effort, reward, Demand Control Ratio, Effort Reward…
Descriptors: Burnout, Predictor Variables, Multiple Regression Analysis, Rewards
Holen, Steven M. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this study was to review the history of North Dakota K-12 transportation funding system, identify how school districts are reimbursed for transportation expenses, and compare this information with fourteen other state transportation funding systems. North Dakota utilizes a block grant structure that has been in place since 1972 and…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Transportation, Financial Support, Educational Finance
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Joubert, David; Webster, Linda; Hackett, Rachelle Kisst – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2012
Attachment Theory has received increasing interest as a framework allowing for a more refined understanding of the potential consequences of early relational trauma on psychological and social adjustment. Research has provided support for the role of disorganized attachment, both as a sequela of traumatic experiences and as a risk factor for…
Descriptors: Risk, Attachment Behavior, Adolescents, Social Adjustment
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Petko, Dominik – Computers & Education, 2012
The "will, skill, tool" model is a well-established theoretical framework that elucidates the conditions under which teachers are most likely to employ information and communication technologies (ICT) in the classroom. Past studies have shown that these three factors explain a very high degree of variance in the frequency of classroom…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Constructivism (Learning), Multiple Regression Analysis, Secondary School Teachers
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Spano, Richard; Pridemore, William Alex; Bolland, John – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2012
Two waves of longitudinal data from 1,049 African American youth living in extreme poverty are used to examine the impact of exposure to violence (Time 1) and violent behavior (Time 1) on first time gun carrying (Time 2). Multivariate logistic regression results indicate that (a) violent behavior (Time 1) increased the likelihood of initiation of…
Descriptors: Weapons, Gun Control, Longitudinal Studies, Safety
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Wiley, Andrew; Siperstein, Gary – Behavioral Disorders, 2011
Investigations of why students with emotional disturbance (ED) are underidentified in special education have often focused on economic factors and problems with the definition of ED. The present study focuses on variation in underidentification across states and its relationship to political ideology. State-level political, economic, and…
Descriptors: Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Disorders, Identification, Special Education
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Wang, Aubrey H.; Walters, Alyssa M.; Thum, Y. M. – International Journal of Educational Management, 2013
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to provide an empirical comparison of two measures of school success -- a value-added assessment system and the federally-mandated system of adequate yearly progress (AYP) -- to identify highly effective urban schools in the USA and to explore the predictive relationship between evidence-based decision-making…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Evaluation Methods, Educational Indicators, Federal Programs
Benowitz, Alison Joy – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Children with learning disabilities (LD) makeup 50.5% of all children identified for special services in the schools. Research has found that children with LD have difficulties in areas of functioning related to social competence. This study is based on a risk and resilience model to explore external protective factors (friendships and social…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Risk, Resilience (Psychology), Multiple Regression Analysis
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Del Giudice, Marco; Colle, Livia – Developmental Psychology, 2007
The authors investigated the differences between 8-year-olds (n = 80) and adults (n = 80) in recognition of felt versus faked enjoyment smiles by using a newly developed picture set that is based on the Facial Action Coding System. The authors tested the effect of different facial action units (AUs) on judgments of smile authenticity. Multiple…
Descriptors: Models, Age Differences, Children, Adults
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Cawthon, Stephanie – American Annals of the Deaf, 2009
Teachers of students with "low-incidence" disabilities, such as students who are deaf or hard of hearing, face unique challenges in putting education policy into practice. The present article presents professional development findings from the Third Annual National Survey of Accommodations and Assessment for Students Who Are Deaf or Hard…
Descriptors: Partial Hearing, Deafness, Educational Opportunities, Professional Development
Chakrabarti, Rajashri – Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 2008
This paper examines the impact of vouchers in general and voucher design in particular on public school performance. It argues that all voucher programs are not created equal. There are often fundamental differences in voucher designs that affect public school incentives differently and induce different responses from them. It analyzes two voucher…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Program Effectiveness, Educational Vouchers, School Effectiveness
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Sadler, Philip M.; Tai, Robert H. – College and University, 2007
The purpose of the current study is to investigate the feasibility of accounting for student performance in advanced high school coursework through the adjustment of high school grade point average (HSGPA) while separating out variables that are independently considered in the admission process, e.g., SAT/ACT scores, community affluence, type of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Undergraduate Students, Advanced Placement Programs, Predictor Variables