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Direct linkSchoepp, Kevin W. – International Education, 2011
Given the rapid development and large expatriate majority within the United Arab Emirates, the country is extremely reliant upon expatriate faculty to educate its people. Through the lens provided by Social Exchange Theory, this study examined the motivations of expatriate faculty to remain or leave their positions at institutions within the UAE.…
Descriptors: Social Exchange Theory, College Faculty, Teacher Persistence, Teacher Motivation
Iakovleva, Tatiana; Kolvereid, Lars; Stephan, Ute – Education & Training, 2011
Purpose: This study proposes to use the Theory of Planned Behaviour to predict entrepreneurial intentions among students in five developing and nine developed countries. The purpose is to investigate whether entrepreneurial intention and its antecedents differ between developing and developed countries, and to test the theory in the two groups of…
Descriptors: Norms, Developed Nations, Entrepreneurship, Developing Nations
Greasley, Pete; Cassidy, Andrea – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2010
What do lecturers look for when marking essays? What impresses them and what frustrates them? In this paper, we present the results of a survey which asked lecturers to address these questions. Thirty-two lecturers responded to an email survey in which they listed the problems they found most frustrating when marking essays and the factors which…
Descriptors: Assignments, Essays, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Expectations of Students
Hlavac, Jim; Peterson, Jim; Piscioneri, Matthew – Education & Training, 2011
Purpose: The primary purpose of this paper is to compare time availability and its allocation amongst Arts students. In addition it aims to match time availability and use with informants' resource preferences and the variables of language background and residential status. Design/methodology/approach: A sample of 109 students completed…
Descriptors: Evidence, Foreign Countries, Time Factors (Learning), Time on Task
Pesman, Haki; Eryilmaz, Ali – Journal of Educational Research, 2010
The authors aimed to propose a valid and reliable diagnostic instrument by developing a three-tier test on simple electric circuits. Based on findings from the interviews, open-ended questions, and the related literature, the test was developed and administered to 124 high school students. In addition to some qualitative techniques for…
Descriptors: Misconceptions, Diagnostic Tests, Psychometrics, Physics
Angelo, Frank N.; Miller, Helen E.; Zoellner, Lori A.; Feeny, Norah C. – Behavior Therapy, 2008
A significant proportion of individuals suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder do not seek or receive effective treatment. Understanding the reasons why an individual chooses to seek treatment or prefers one treatment to another is a critical step to improve treatment seeking. To begin to understand these reasons, we conducted a qualitative…
Descriptors: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Public Health, Psychotherapy, Qualitative Research
Downs, Danielle Symons; Graham, George M.; Yang, Stephen; Bargainnier, Sandra; Vasil, Jay – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2006
The study purposes were to examine: (a) the determinants of exercise intention and past exercise behavior (PEB) using the theories of reasoned action and planned behavior, and (b) the moderating influences of sex and exercise group (meeting or not meeting exercise guidelines). Participants (n = 676 adolescents) completed self-reported measures of…
Descriptors: Exercise, Intention, Behavior Theories, Measurement Techniques
Manochehri, Nasar; Young, Jon I. – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2006
This study compared the effects student learning styles with Web-based learning (WBL) and traditional instructor-based learning (ILB) on student knowledge and satisfaction. Learning methods (Web-based and instructor-based) and learning styles (Diverger, Converger, Assimilator, and Accommodator) were the independent variables. Student knowledge and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Learning Strategies, Web Based Instruction, Conventional Instruction
Thomas, Emily H.; Galambos, Nora – Research in Higher Education, 2004
To investigate how students' characteristics and experiences affect satisfaction, this study uses regression and decision tree analysis with the CHAID algorithm to analyze student-opinion data. A data mining approach identifies the specific aspects of students' university experience that most influence three measures of general satisfaction. The…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Multiple Regression Analysis, Student Experience, Satisfaction
