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Janssen, Heleen J.; Bruinsma, Gerben J. N.; Dekovic, Maja; Eichelsheim, Veroni I. – Youth & Society, 2018
Although spending time in criminogenic settings is increasingly recognized as an explanation for adolescent delinquency, little is known about its determinants. The current study aims to examine the extent to which (change in) self-control and (change in) delinquent attitudes relate to (change in) time spent in criminogenic settings, and the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Self Control, Delinquency, Attitudes
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van Ginkel, Gisbert; Oolbekkink, Helma; Meijer, Paulien C.; Verloop, Nico – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2016
Being adaptive to the individual novice teacher is considered a condition for effective teacher mentoring. The aims of this study are therefore to explore (1) mentoring activities through which mentors intend to adapt to the individual novice teacher and (2) characteristics of adaptive mentors. Information was collected through on-site,…
Descriptors: Mentors, Individual Differences, Novices, Individualized Instruction
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Gremmen, Mariola C.; van den Berg, Yvonne H. M.; Segers, Eliane; Cillessen, Antonius H. N. – Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 2016
As a part of classroom management, teachers face the question of how and where to seat their students. However, it is far from clear what considerations teachers have when making seating arrangements. Therefore, in this study seating arrangement considerations from 50 teachers in grades 4-6 of elementary school were assessed. In Phase 1, teachers…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Class Organization, Teacher Characteristics, Teacher Attitudes
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Admiraal, Wilfried; Lockhorst, Ditte – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2012
Purpose: Teacher communities might create excellent conditions for teacher learning in schools, such as a teacher dialogue. The way teachers perceive and interpret these conditions seems to be crucial for their effects on learning. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to develop and test the Sense of Community in School Scale (SCSS).…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Collegiality, Measures (Individuals), Individual Differences
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Scholte, Ron; Sentse, Miranda; Granic, Isabela – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2010
The aim of the present study was to examine to what extent classroom factors (i.e., classroom antibullying attitudes and behavioral norms) contributed to individual bullying, after controlling for individual difference characteristics. Participants were 2,547 early adolescents (M = 13.4 years, SD = 0.63) from 109 middle school classes. Self- and…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Bullying, Early Adolescents, Middle School Students
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Severiens, Sabine; Wolff, Rick – Studies in Higher Education, 2008
This article examines students from ethnic minorities and majorities with regard to the relationships between their social and academic integration and their quality of learning. A total of 523 students at four universities completed a questionnaire: analyses of variance were used to examine mean differences, and structural equation modelling…
Descriptors: Minority Groups, Integration Studies, Social Integration, Questionnaires