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Peer reviewedRosenthal, Doreen; Bornholt, Laurel – Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 1988
Examination of the child development beliefs of 40 families reveals that Greek-Australians regard behaviors reflecting initiative and independence, personal maturity, and interpersonal sensitivity to be appropriate at a later age than do Anglo-Australians, but the converse holds true for respect, self-control, and unsupervised activities. Parents'…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Behavior Development, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Standards
Peer reviewedVolet, S. E.; Tan-Quigley, A. – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 1999
Examined the way in which some "awkward" cross cultural incidents between Southeast Asian students and staff at universities in Australia could be interpreted in terms of cultural and individual differences in social rules. Explores the cultural nature of socially acceptable behavior through focus group interviews with 36 students and 28…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, College Faculty, College Students, Cross Cultural Studies
Peer reviewedHolt, John; Keats, Daphne M. – Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 1992
Investigates the influence of ethnic cultural background and multicultural interaction for 120 males drawn from Aboriginal, Anglo-Saxon, Chinese, and Lebanese cultural communities in Australia. Responses to the Work Cognitions Questionnaire reveal differences in the structure of achievement goals and work values for the 4 groups of 30 subjects…
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Adults, Behavior Patterns, Chinese
Peer reviewedMcInerney, Dennis M.; Sinclair, Kenneth E. – Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 1992
Examines M. L. Maehr's Personal Investment Model of motivation. Presents evidence for the usefulness of the theoretical framework and the validity of the Inventory of School Motivation, based on the theory, using data for 2,152 high school students from aboriginal (n=492), migrant (n=487), and Anglo (n=1,173) backgrounds in Australia. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Theories
Verma, Gajendra K.; Bagley, Christopher – 1975
The various scholars who contribute in the three broad sections in this volume orient their papers toward revealing the diverse forms and functions of race and education across cultures. They highlight the conditions in analyses of Britain, Australia, and the United States. The rationale behind the structure of the symposium provides a forum in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attitudes, Behavior Patterns, Conferences
Download full textZhang, Zuochen – Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, 2004
As new technologies become less expensive, provide greater access to various forms of multimedia, and are integrated into all aspects of everyday life, online learning environments are becoming more prevalent. Online education, as experienced through course management systems, is being heralded as meeting the needs of students' lifestyles by…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Electronic Learning, Instructional Design, Management Systems
