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Emmers, Elke; Baeyens, Dieter; Petry, Katja – Educational Studies, 2023
The teacher training programme set up a five-day sports camp to explore the effects of intense contact on the attitudes, self-efficacy and behaviour of pre-service teachers regarding persons with disabilities. A questionnaire based on the components of the theory of planned behaviour was completed by 77 pre-service participants. General analyses…
Descriptors: Familiarity, Preservice Teachers, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Self Efficacy
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Poškus, Mykolas Simas; Valickiene, Rasa Pilkauskaite; Kuzinas, Arvydas – Discourse and Communication for Sustainable Education, 2020
Three field studies using norm-based public service announcements were carried out in a university context. The studies yielded inconclusive results, pointing toward the need to investigate the contextual and individual effectiveness of persuasive communication based on making social norms salient. The presented studies are discussed as the first…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Persuasive Discourse, Sustainability, Recycling
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Earl, Allison; VanWynsberghe, Robert; Walter, Pierre; Straka, Timothy – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2018
Purpose: This paper aims to present an interpretive case study in education for sustainability (EfS) that applies VanWynsberghe and Herman's (2015, 2016) adaptive education as pedagogy. Dewey's theory of behaviour change is applied to educative experiences based on habit disruption and real-world learning, leading to creativity in the formation of…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Educational Innovation, Knowledge Level, Higher Education
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Eckstein, Katharina; Noack, Peter; Gniewosz, Burkhard – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2013
Drawing on data from a three-wave longitudinal study, the present research examined predictors of young adults' intentions to participate in politics and their actual political activities while referring to the broader assumptions of the theory of planned behavior. The analyses were based on a sample of university students from the federal state…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Predictor Variables, Intention, Citizen Participation
Benjamin, Ludy T., Jr., Ed. – APA Books, 2008
The most popular activities from APA's successful "Activities Handbooks for the Teaching of Psychology" are gathered together and updated in this book of teachers' favorites. The lesson plans, which encourage active learning and involve the whole class, have stood the test of time and proven themselves to be entertaining, effective, and easy to…
Descriptors: Psychology, Teaching Methods, Learning Activities, Lesson Plans