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Skaalvik, Einar M. – Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 2018
The purpose of this study was to explore relations between students' prior grades in mathematics, achievement goal orientations in math classes, math anxiety, and students coping strategies in math classes. Three achievement goal orientations (mastery goals, performance-approach goals, and performance-avoidance goals) and two coping strategies…
Descriptors: Mathematics Anxiety, Coping, Middle School Students, Academic Achievement
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Thiel, Oliver; Jenssen, Lars – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2018
One goal among many in early childhood education and care (ECEC) is that children develop positive attitudes towards mathematics. In order to support this development, teachers need professional competence in both cognitive and affective-motivational facets. Teacher students need to develop this professional competence during their initial teacher…
Descriptors: Mathematics Anxiety, Mathematics Instruction, Self Efficacy, Foreign Countries
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Hatlevik, Ove Edvard – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2017
Research indicates that self-efficacy in teaching is a key issue for carrying out good teaching practice. The aim of this paper was to examine the relationship between teachers' self-efficacy in information and communication technologies (ICT), their strategies to evaluate information, their digital competence, and use of ICT at school. A sample…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Self Efficacy, Technological Literacy, Information Technology
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Ulriksen, Robin; Sagatun, Åse; Zachrisson, Henrik Daae; Waaktaar, Trine; Lervåg, Arne Ola – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2015
Social support and socioeconomic status (SES) have received considerable attention in explaining academic achievement and the achievement gap between students with ethic majority and immigrant background, and between boys and girls. Using a Structural Equation Modeling approach we examine (1) if there exist a gap in school achievements between…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Gender Differences, Socioeconomic Status, Academic Achievement
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Turmo, Are; Elstad, Eyvind; Christophersen, Knut-Andreas – Education Inquiry, 2013
Time capacity is defined here as the individual teacher's perceived time for professional development (e.g., the capacity to develop and renew oneself as a teacher). The pressure of paperwork on the individual teacher should not be so demanding that it goes beyond the teacher's time for professional development. The purpose of this paper is to…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Faculty Development, Accountability, Case Studies
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Hetland, Hilde; Hetland, Jorn; Andreassen, Cecilie Schou; Pallesen, Stale; Notelaers, Guy – Career Development International, 2011
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between transformational leadership and a transactional leadership component (management by exception-active), and fulfillment of the basic needs of autonomy, competence and relatedness. Design/methodology/approach: The paper is based on cross sectional data from 661 employees who…
Descriptors: Transformational Leadership, Leadership, Case Studies, Personal Autonomy
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Elstad, Eyvind; Christophersen, Knut Andreas; Turmo, Are – Studies in Continuing Education, 2012
The folk high school (FHS) is a Nordic contribution to global education and is a unique approach to non-university adult education. Because expanded tuition is the true nature of Norwegian FHS, it is important for FHS that its teachers perform discretionary individual extra-role behaviour advantageous to the school organization, a phenomenon…
Descriptors: Folk Schools, Foreign Countries, Adult Education, Tuition