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Philip Ezekiel Dakwo; Yagmur Cerkez; Engin Baysen – SAGE Open, 2023
Every sport requires players to practice constantly to develop skills and the zeal to become a perfect player increases based on the players' anxiety-performance level. This makes humor styles of players a significant counterweight to the severity associated with anxiety-performance in basketball learning practices. As a result, the study aimed to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Team Sports, Anxiety
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Michelle K. Orcutt; Grant R. Jackson; Stephanie J. Jones – Online Learning, 2024
For decades, the number of students enrolling in online courses has been increasing, and this trend toward online education has been further intensified as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The completion rate of online courses is not as high as in-person instruction, and researchers and practitioners have long been invested in identifying ways…
Descriptors: Community College Students, Student Attitudes, Teacher Role, Teacher Behavior
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Gordon, Sarah R.; Yough, Mike; Finney, Emily A.; Haken, Andrea; Mathew, Susan – Educational Considerations, 2019
The general public, as well as scholars, employers, and college students themselves, expect universities to provide students with an education that prepares them to work in a diverse and international society. In response, many institutions have created mandatory diversity-related curriculum and/or courses. However, little to no research has been…
Descriptors: Diversity, Global Approach, College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes
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Gach, Nataliia – Issues in Educational Research, 2020
This research focuses on revealing the role of culture of education in shaping students' and teachers' attitudes to the learning process, which is largely determined by the political and social context in which it takes place. This exploration of the cultural nature of autonomy of the Ukrainian university students majoring in translation from…
Descriptors: Social Systems, Teacher Attitudes, Student Attitudes, Political Influences
Haynie, Glenda; Kellogg, Athena – Wake County Public School System, 2008
This study examined practices of teachers in Wake County Public Schools (WCPSS) high school Algebra I classes. Regression analyses of standardized state testing results allowed for identification of the most effective and least effective Algebra I teachers and schools. The study used surveys, observations, and focus group interviews to compare and…
Descriptors: High School Students, Secondary School Mathematics, Mathematics Achievement, Algebra
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King, Gerald – Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, 1998
Examines the personal and professional qualities of a well-respected music educator in order to understand what makes a music educator exemplary. Discovers four themes: (1) high-level verbal and non-verbal language; (2) routines and organization provides the framework for artistry in teaching; (3) humor; and (4) quality environment is conducive to…
Descriptors: Careers, Case Studies, Communication Skills, Educational Environment
Toler, Donna J. – 1978
A study was undertaken to determine which types of verbal humor are preferred by children and to discover how well adults can predict what children will perceive as humorous. Fifteen adults (education students, parents, and teachers) were asked to rate 25 jokes on a four point scale ranging from not funny at all and not very funny to kind of funny…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Patterns, Childhood Interests, Curriculum Development
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Collins, Michael, Ed. – 1995
The following are among the papers included in these proceedings: "Challenging the Exclusionary Effects of the Inclusive Mask of Adult Education" (Rockhill); "Organic Intellectuals of the State and Political Struggle in the University" (Cunningham); "Adult Education's Prospects in a Post-University World" (Smith);…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Advocacy