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Fynn, Angelo – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2016
The prediction and classification of student performance has always been a central concern within higher education institutions. It is therefore natural for higher education institutions to harvest and analyse student data to inform decisions on education provision in resource constrained South African environments. One of the drivers for the use…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Data Collection
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Craun, Sarah W. – Crime & Delinquency, 2010
The goal of sex offender registration is to protect residents from recidivistic sexual offenders by providing public information about local offenders. This study determines what percentage of residents living near registered sex offenders are aware of the offenders and the predictors of awareness. The investigational group includes randomly…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Sexual Abuse, Criminals, Prevention
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Lawoko, Stephen – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2008
Attitudes toward intimate partner violence (IPV) were compared between Zambian and Kenyan men on sociodemographic, attitudinal, and structural predictors of such attitudes. Data were retrieved from the latest Demographic and Health Surveys in each country. The results showed that many men in Zambia (71%) and Kenya (68%) justified IPV to punish a…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Access to Information, Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis
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Lizzio, Alf; Wilson, Keithia; Hadaway, Veronica – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2007
This study aimed to identify the manner in which university students construe "fair treatment" and how justice related processes are perceived to influence students' psychological identification with their academic department. In the first study, 342 undergraduate psychology students completed two questionnaires: one measured various…
Descriptors: Identification (Psychology), Student Attitudes, Equal Education, Educational Environment
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Kwon, Nahyun; Zweizig, Douglas L. – Library Quarterly, 2006
This study reexamined the influence of demographic characteristics on the use of community-based information and communication technologies (ICTs) along with two other predictors of use: psychological attributes and alternative service accessibility. Data were collected from 394 randomly selected community network users using survey…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Questionnaires, Psychology, Use Studies
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Livingstone, Sonia; Bober, Magdalena – E-Learning, 2004
The research project, UK Children Go Online (UKCGO), is conducting a rigorous investigation of 9-19 year-olds' use of the Internet, comparing girls and boys of different ages, backgrounds, etc., in order to ask how the Internet may be transforming, or may itself be shaped by, family life, peer networks and school. It combines qualitative…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Internet, Access to Information, Interviews