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Lally, Vic; Sclater, Madeleine – Research in Comparative and International Education, 2012
The aim of the Inter-Life Project was to investigate the use of virtual worlds and creative practices to support the acquisition of transition skills for young people to enhance their management of important life events. In particular, the authors have been investigating the role of the Inter-Life virtual worlds in supporting the development of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Simulation, Social Systems, Internet
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VanStelle, Sarah E.; Vicars, Sara M.; Harr, Victoria; Miguel, Caio F.; Koerber, Jeana L.; Kazbour, Richard; Austin, John – Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 2012
The purpose of this study was to extend into a third decade previous reviews conducted by Balcazar, Shupert, Daniels, Mawhinney, and Hopkins (1989) and Nolan, Jarema, and Austin (1999) of the "Journal of Organizational Behavior Management" ("JOBM"). Every article published in "JOBM" between 1998 and 2009 was objectively reviewed and analyzed for…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Industrial Psychology, Personnel Management, Periodicals
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Mintz, Tamar M.; Hamre, Bridget K.; Hatfield, Bridget E. – Early Education and Development, 2011
Research Findings: This study examined the extent to which maternal sensitivity in infancy and toddlerhood is associated with children's social and relational competence and problems in the early years of schooling as well as the extent to which this association is mediated by children's effortful control abilities. Data from 1,364 children (705…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Structural Equation Models, Child Health, Parent Child Relationship
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Blozis, Shelley A.; Cho, Young Il – Structural Equation Modeling: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2008
The coding of time in latent curve models has been shown to have important implications in the interpretation of growth parameters. Centering time is often done to improve interpretation but may have consequences for estimated parameters. This article studies the effects of coding and centering time when there is interindividual heterogeneity in…
Descriptors: Test Items, Coding, Time, Longitudinal Studies
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Jahromi, Laudan B.; Stifter, Cynthia A. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly: Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2008
Self-regulation, or the ability to control one's actions and responses, is essential for healthy development across varied contexts. Self-regulation comes in several forms, including emotional, behavioral, and cognitive. The present study sought to examine whether individual differences in one form of self-regulation was related to children's…
Descriptors: Validity, Preschool Children, Individual Differences, Self Control
Bobbitt, L. G.; Carroll, C. D. – 1993
The National Center for Education Statistics conducts surveys which require the coding of the respondent's major field of study. This paper presents a new system for the coding of major field of study. It operates on-line i a Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI) environment and allows conversational checks to verify coding directly from…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Coding, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Software