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Gál, Zita; Kasik, László; Jámbori, Szilvia; Fejes, József Balázs; Nagy, Krisztina – International Journal of School & Educational Psychology, 2022
Students face several challenges when transitioning to a new school level. This necessitates an exploration of the personal features supporting their adjustment, which may provide valuable insights for intervention programs and counseling services at institutions. We employed a sample of 9th- to 10th-grade high school students (N = 255) and 1st-…
Descriptors: Life Satisfaction, Problem Solving, Interpersonal Competence, Questionnaires
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Grobler, Bennie; Moloi, Connie; Thakhordas, Sunita – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2017
This quantitative study investigates teachers' perceptions of how Emotional Intelligence (EI) was utilised by their school principals to manage mandated curriculum change processes in schools in the Johannesburg North district of Gauteng in South Africa. Research shows that EI consists of a range of fundamental skills that could enable school…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Grade 10
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Händel, Marion; Duan, Xiaoju; Sutherland, Margaret; Ziegler, Albert – International Journal of Science Education, 2014
Across several countries, science is often regarded as unpopular and a male-dominated domain. Furthermore, the number of students who are interested in science education or intend to work in the field of science is relatively low. This might be due to expectations adolescents hold towards science and successful scientists. The current…
Descriptors: Science Education, Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, Expectation
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Winstok, Zeev – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2009
It is widely accepted that conflict-related goals, skills, and strategies are linked. Yet it is rarely explored how these factors relate to each other and how they jointly promote or inhibit aggressive behaviors. The aim of this study is to provide answers to these questions. Data were derived from a structured questionnaire administered to 660…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Females, Adolescents, Social Adjustment
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Lee, Ji-Min; Bell, Nancy J.; Watson, Wendy – Journal of Adolescence, 2007
In this study involving self-report questionnaire data from 955 tenth-grade students in three locations within Korea, we address the meanings of alcohol use and delinquency for Korean youth. Findings (a) supported a facilitative role for alcohol, but not delinquency, with respect to perceived peer social competence; (b) indicated negative…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Interpersonal Competence, Drinking, Delinquency
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Ma, Hing Keung; Cheung, Ping Chung; Shek, Daniel T. L. – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2007
This study investigated the relation of peer interactions, family social environment and personality to prosocial orientation in Chinese adolescents. The results indicated no sex differences in general prosocial orientation and inclination to help others, but sex differences in inclination to maintain an affective relationship and inclination to…
Descriptors: Prosocial Behavior, Delinquency, Social Desirability, Personality Traits
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de la Fuente, Jesus; Peralta, Francisco Javier; Sanchez, Maria Dolores – Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, 2006
Introduction: The importance of values education in current society continues to be one of the greatest challenges to our Educational System. Its pertinence becomes no less than inexcusable when we speak of education in social values during adolescence, or, during "Educacion Secundaria Obligatoria" ["N.T." Mandatory Secondary…
Descriptors: Questionnaires, Adjustment (to Environment), Social Values, Psychometrics