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Comparing Determinants of Perceived and Actual Recycling Skills: The Role of Motivational, Behavioral and Dispositional Factors
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Passafaro, Paola; Livi, Stefano – Journal of Environmental Education, 2017
An empirical investigation assessed the role of different factors of motivational, behavioral, and dispositional nature in the prediction of both perceived and actual skills concerning household waste recycling. A structured questionnaire (measuring attitudes, social norms, perceived control, need for cognitive closure, self-reported household…
Descriptors: Recycling, Prediction, Simulation, Task Analysis
Measuring Individual Skills in Household Waste Recycling: Implications for Citizens' Education and Communication in Six Urban Contexts
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Passafaro, Paola; Bacciu, Anna; Caggianelli, Ilaria; Castaldi, Viviana; Fucci, Eleonora; Ritondale, Deborah; Trabalzini, Eleonora – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2016
This article reports the analysis of six urban contexts in which a practical tool measuring individual skills concerning household waste recycling was tested. The tool is a structured questionnaire including a simulation task that assesses respondents' abilities to sort household waste adequately in a given context/municipality. Results indicate…
Descriptors: Skill Analysis, Wastes, Recycling, Urban Areas
Looking Outwards: Using Learning Materials to Help Learners Harness Out-of-Class Learning Opportunities
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Pinard, Lizzie – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2016
With the growth of English as an International Language [McKay, S. 2002. "Teaching English as an International Language." Oxford: Oxford University Press], there is a wealth of it now accessible to learners in their out-of-class environments; be these real, virtual, or a mixture of the two. Tomlinson (2008. "EFL Materials in the…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Instructional Materials
Social Behaviour, Socio-Cognitive Skills and Attachment Style In School-Aged Children: What Is the Relation with Academic Outcomes?
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Zarrella, Immacolata; Lonigro, Antonia; Perrella, Raffaella; Caviglia, Giorgio; Laghi, Fiorenzo – Early Child Development and Care, 2018
The present research explored the relation between socio-cognitive skills, as Theory of Mind and affective empathy, social behaviour, attachment style and scholastic success in children, aged from 8 to 11 years (N = 159; 90 females, 69 males; M[subscript age] = 9,60; DS = 0.78). Several assessment tools were administered to children on mentalizing…
Descriptors: Social Behavior, Empathy, Child Development, Academic Achievement
Child Anxiety and Parenting in England and Italy: The Moderating Role of Maternal Warmth
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Raudino, Alessandra; Murray, Lynne; Turner, Corinne; Tsampala, Eirini; Lis, Adriana; De Pascalis, Leonardo; Cooper, Peter J. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2013
Background: Parenting factors have been implicated in the aetiology and maintenance of child anxiety. Most research has been correlational with little experimental or longitudinal work. Cross-cultural comparison could be illuminating. A comparison of Italian and British children and their mothers was conducted. Methods: A sample of 8- to 10-year…
Descriptors: Mothers, Parent Child Relationship, Affective Behavior, Anxiety