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Camargo, Ana; Storme, Martin; Çelik, Pinar – International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance, 2020
Previous research has shown that cultural intelligence is a positive predictor of expatriate career intentions among university students, but little is known about the "how" of this relationship. In a first study (N = 241) we provide evidence for the incremental validity of cultural intelligence, by showing that cultural intelligence…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Immigrants, Intention, College Students
Theobald, Roddy J.; Goldhaber, Dan D.; Holden, Kristian L.; Stein, Marcy L. – Exceptional Children, 2022
We used survey and administrative data from Washington State to assess the degree to which special education teacher preparation, district literacy instructional practices, and the alignment between preparation and practice were associated with the reading test score gains of students with high-incidence disabilities taught by early-career special…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Literacy Education, Reading Instruction
Theobald, Roddy J.; Goldhaber, Dan D.; Holden, Kristian L.; Stein, Marcy L. – Grantee Submission, 2022
We used survey and administrative data from Washington State to assess the degree to which special education teacher preparation, district literacy instructional practices, and the alignment between preparation and practice were associated with the reading test score gains of students with high-incidence disabilities taught by early-career special…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Literacy Education, Reading Instruction
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Leiber, Theodor; Stensaker, Bjørn; Harvey, Lee Colin – European Journal of Higher Education, 2018
The last two decades have witnessed an increasing intensity of quality management in higher education institutions and quality discourses which were followed by debates about and attempts of evaluating the efficacy of quality management in the sector. Accordingly, the article presents a SWOT analysis of impact evaluation of quality management in…
Descriptors: Theory Practice Relationship, Higher Education, Educational Quality, Quality Assurance
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Belasco, Andrew S.; Trivette, Michael J. – Journal of Higher Education, 2015
Postsecondary undermatch occurs when students fail to enroll at a college or university that possesses a level of selectivity their academic credentials would permit them to attend. Given the demonstrated link between selective college attendance and postsecondary and professional attainment, recent studies have attempted to examine which factors…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, Admission Criteria, Selective Admission, Higher Education
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Moriarty, Beverley – Issues in Educational Research, 2014
The purpose of this enquiry was to examine how research design impacts on the predictive power of measures of self-efficacy. Three cautions for designing research into self-efficacy drawn from the seminal work of Albert Bandura (1986) and a further caution proposed by the current author together form the analytical framework for this enquiry. For…
Descriptors: Research Design, Predictor Variables, Self Efficacy, Teacher Education
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Hannam, Kalli; Narayan, Anupama – Creativity Research Journal, 2015
For employees to generate creative ideas that are not only original, but also useful to their company, they must interact with their workplace environment to determine organizational needs. Therefore, it is important to consider aspects of the individual as well as their environment when studying creativity. Intrinsic motivation, a predictor of…
Descriptors: Motivation, Creativity, Social Justice, Organizational Culture
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Hevel, Michael S.; Martin, Georgianna L.; Pascarella, Ernest T. – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2014
We use a longitudinal national dataset to explore the effects of fraternity and sorority membership on students' socially responsible leadership in the fourth year of college. Controlling for a variety of potentially confounding variables, we find no net effect. These findings run counter to an earlier study based on the same students that found…
Descriptors: Evidence, Fraternities, Sororities, Leadership
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Post, Thomas R.; Monson, Debra S.; Andersen, Edwin; Harwell, Michael R. – Mathematics Teacher, 2012
In the early 1990s, after a long series of disappointing results on national and international mathematics achievement tests the National Science Foundation (NSF) funded the development of thirteen complete mathematics programs at the elementary school, middle school, and secondary school levels. Many teachers were quite happy with the new…
Descriptors: Integrated Curriculum, College Mathematics, College Preparation, Statistical Analysis
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Erb, Sarah E.; Renshaw, Keith D.; Short, Jerome L.; Pollard, Jeffrey W. – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2014
This article reviews empirical studies of the role of college roommate relationships in students' mental health and college adjustment. We propose a systemic conceptualization of roommate relationships that highlights roommates' interdependence and origins of roommate relationship dynamics. We discuss practice implications for student…
Descriptors: College Students, Interpersonal Relationship, Peer Relationship, Mental Health
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Johnson, Nate – Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 2013
In 2010, HCM Strategists received support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to engage academic researchers in identifying and discussing the best currently available ways to account for differences in college "inputs"--students, resources, and fixed characteristics--when evaluating postsecondary outcomes. The project, Context…
Descriptors: Accountability, Higher Education, Outcome Measures, Achievement Rating
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LaRossa, Ralph – Journal of Marriage and Family, 2012
Qualitative manuscripts occupy a multidimensional world and can vary by their "latitude" (where they are with respect to the humanities and sciences), "longitude" (where they are with respect to the length and number of data excerpts), and "altitude" (where they are with respect to the level of theorizing). In this article, I discuss these 3…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Humanities, Research Methodology, Revision (Written Composition)
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Tight, Malcom, Ed.; Huisman, Jeroen, Ed. – International Perspectives on Higher Education Research, 2013
"Theory and Method in Higher Education Research" contains contemporary contributions to international debates regarding the application and development of theory and methodology in researching higher education. Higher education research is a developing field internationally, which is attracting more and more researchers from a great…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Theories, Theory Practice Relationship, Educational Research
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Guiffrida, Douglas A.; Lynch, Martin F.; Wall, Andrew F.; Abel, Darlene S. – Journal of College Student Development, 2013
A survey of 2,520 college students was conducted to test relationships between academic success and college student motivational orientation, conceptualized from a self-determination theory (SDT) perspective, while also considering the moderating effects of background characteristics such as gender, socioeconomic status, race/ ethnicity, and…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Grade Point Average, College Students, Outcomes of Education
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Musambira, George; Collins, Steven; Brown, Tim; Voss, Kimberly – Journalism and Mass Communication Educator, 2012
Although communication program faculty have traditionally not enjoyed large grants for research, administrators are pressuring them to garner external funding. This article examines the success rate of securing external funding that communication administrators reported for their units. Results show that while the pressure has increased on most…
Descriptors: Grants, Grantsmanship, Publish or Perish Issue, Fund Raising
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