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Karakus, Gülçin – Acta Educationis Generalis, 2022
Introduction: Violence is a very complex and particular concept and it is difficult to make a precise definition, since acceptable and unacceptable behaviour patterns for each society vary according to social norms, time and value judgments of what harms that society. School violence results in students' loss of concentration, poor academic…
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, School Violence, Gender Differences, Individual Characteristics
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Mimi Abramovitz; Laura Curran; Justin S. Harty; Jessica Toft; Stephen Monroe Tomczak – Journal of Social Work Education, 2024
History, the major storehouse of information, informs us about the important relationship between people and society and increases our understanding of basic societal values and institutional arrangements. A recent "New York Times" op-ed described "The Dangerous Decline of the Historical Profession." Likewise for historical…
Descriptors: Social Work, Counselor Training, College Faculty, History Instruction
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Knudsen, Laust V.; Sheldrick, Abigail J.; Vafaee, Manouchehr S.; Michel, Tanja Maria – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2023
Cognition and brain homeostasis depends on cerebral blood flow to secure adequate oxygen and nutrient distribution to the brain tissue. Altered cerebral blood flow has previously been reported in individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum condition in comparison to non-autistics. This phenomenon might suggest cerebral blood flow as a potential…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Diagnostic Tests, Schemata (Cognition)
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Mehmet Sabir Çevik – International Journal of Assessment Tools in Education, 2023
This research aims to determine the overall effect size of gender and marital status on the perception of paternalistic leadership. In line with the research objective, studies on the perception of paternalistic leadership carried out between 2005 and 2022 in Türkiye were analysed with the meta-analysis method. Meta-analysis covered 22 studies on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Marital Status, Gender Differences, Leadership Styles
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Yanjun Zhang; Yijin Zhu – Educational Studies, 2024
With the increasing use of robotics in education, this study examined the influence of educational robotics on K-12 students' creativity and problem-solving skills by using Meta-analysis on 20 typical studies published from 2011 to 2021. Subsequent results exhibited five major points: 1) The overall effect of educational robotics was at 0.821; 2)…
Descriptors: Robotics, Educational Technology, Creativity, Problem Solving
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Adjei, Maxwell – Journal of Peace Education, 2019
Women play a prominent role in bringing about peace in post-conflict societies. Several studies have found the systematic and representative inclusion of women in conflict resolution processes to significantly increase the chances of sustainable peace. However, women's contribution to peace processes are often underemphasized or ignored in…
Descriptors: Females, Peace, Conflict Resolution, Role
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Harmsen, Irene E. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2019
Empathy is an essential component of human social life. It requires the ability to understand another's mental state and respond with an appropriate emotion or action. Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have been described to exhibit atypical empathic responses which limit communication and social interactions. This review highlights…
Descriptors: Empathy, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Age Differences
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Alsarve, Daniel – Sport, Education and Society, 2018
Sport is often described as a field containing competitive and hierarchy shaping activities. However, in Sweden and elsewhere, this field is also permeated by democratic principles where, for example, everybody has the right to participate in children's and youth sports regardless of gender, ethnicity or physical ability. In Sweden, there are…
Descriptors: Sex Fairness, Gender Differences, Textbooks, Foreign Countries
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Sparkman, Torrence E. – European Journal of Training and Development, 2015
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to understand the factors and conditions that influence national human resource development (NHRD) in Brazil. In this paper, the transitioning nature of the political, economic, social and educational conditions; the current challenges and trends that may impact NHRD; and the current status of NHRD research in…
Descriptors: Human Resources, Labor Force Development, Foreign Countries, Educational Environment
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Page, Damien – British Educational Research Journal, 2013
This article presents findings from a documentary analysis of 300 disciplinary orders against teachers from the General Teaching Council (GTC) for England. While the extant literature concerning teacher misbehaviour focuses primarily on pedagogical practice, this article draws on the wider organisational misbehaviour paradigm and views teachers as…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Behavior, Teacher Discipline, Gender Differences
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Cain, Timothy Reese – ASHE Higher Education Report, 2017
The unionization of instructional workers is a central feature of U.S. higher education, with more than a quarter of those teaching college classes covered by collectively bargained contracts. Though dated, the best existing numbers indicate that more than 430,000 faculty members, graduate students, and related personnel are in bargaining units;…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Higher Education, Campuses, Student Unions
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Dedovic, Katarina; Wadiwalla, Mehereen; Engert, Veronika; Pruessner, Jens C. – Developmental Psychology, 2009
Individual health is determined by a myriad of factors. Interestingly, simply being male or female is one such factor that carries profound implications for one's well-being. Intriguing differences between men and women have been observed with respect to vulnerability to and prevalence of particular illnesses. The activity of the major stress…
Descriptors: Socialization, Females, Gender Differences, Males
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Scott, Katreena; Straus, Murray – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2007
Although countering denial, minimization, and externalization of blame is a key component of most interventions for individuals who have been abusive in their intimate relationships, these attributions have only seldom been the focus of empirical investigation. Using a sample of 139 male and female university students, this study examined the…
Descriptors: Organizations (Groups), Intimacy, Gender Differences, Defense Mechanisms
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Levin, Ross; Nielsen, Tore A. – Psychological Bulletin, 2007
Nightmares are common, occurring weekly in 4%-10% of the population, and are associated with female gender, younger age, increased stress, psychopathology, and dispositional traits. Nightmare pathogenesis remains unexplained, as do differences between nontraumatic and posttraumatic nightmares (for those with or without posttraumatic stress…
Descriptors: Psychopathology, Memory, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Sleep
Ahmed, Manzoor; Ahmed, Kazi Saleh; Khan, Nurul Islam; Ahmed, Romij – Online Submission, 2007
This country analytical review examines the key issues in access to and participation in primary and secondary education in Bangladesh, with a special focus on areas and dimensions of exclusion. Against a background of overall progress, particularly in closing the gender gap in primary and secondary enrollment, the research applies a conceptual…
Descriptors: Gender Bias, Enrollment Trends, Educational Quality, Intervention