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Emilia Cabras; Pilar Pozo; Juan C. Suárez-Falcón; Mariagiovanna Caprara; Antonio Contreras – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2024
The COVID-19 pandemic, and the associated confinement, imposed a novel personal and social context for university students; nevertheless, few studies have addressed the effects of this on distance university students. Indeed, defining the needs of these students under such unique circumstances will allow them to receive the support necessary to…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Academic Achievement, Distance Education, COVID-19
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Dawson, Shirley; Napper, Vicki – Journal of the International Society for Teacher Education, 2020
Despite the presence of codes and laws, ethical decision-making by educators continues to elude understanding. The purpose of this descriptive study was to explore factors in education ethical decision-making that may influence teacher behaviors in order to develop training materials for future teachers. Previously vetted scenarios based on actual…
Descriptors: Ethics, Ethical Instruction, Moral Issues, Decision Making
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Locher, Franziska; Pfost, Maximilian – Journal of Research in Reading, 2020
Background: In the present paper, we investigated the association between time spent reading and reading comprehension throughout the lifespan. According to the Matthew effect (or rich-get-richer and poor-get-poorer) model, interindividual differences in reading-related skills between poor and average readers become wider as individuals grow…
Descriptors: Time on Task, Reading Comprehension, Reading Skills, Recreational Reading
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Wood, J. Luke; Palmer, Robert T. – Teachers College Record, 2016
Background/Context: Transfer is a core function of community colleges; this is a critical point given that these institutions serve as the primary pathway into postsecondary education for Black men. However, too few Black men identify transfer as a primary goal and/or eventually transfer to a 4-year college or university.…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, African American Students, Males
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Hsu, I-Chen; Geist, Eugene A. – Education, 2012
This article reports the findings of a study to examine the practicality and efficacy of using tablet computers in the Higher Education classroom. Students in a senior level teacher preparation class were provided with Apple iPads for 10 weeks to aid in their studies. The iPads were preloaded with selected software but students were encouraged to…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Interpersonal Relationship, Elementary Schools, Teacher Education
Law School Survey of Student Engagement, 2007
The Law School Survey of Student Engagement (LSSSE) documents dimensions of quality in legal education and provides information about law student participation in effective educational activities that law schools and other organizations can use to improve student learning. This paper presents select findings from the 2007 survey administration,…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Legal Education (Professions), Law Students, Law Schools