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Tripathi, Suriyadeo – International Journal of School & Educational Psychology, 2018
The aim of the present study was to determine the factor structure of the Positive Life Assets Scale (PLAS), a new measure to identify both internal and external life assets among high school students in Thailand, and to further examine the usefulness of the PLAS for a comprehensive, developmental, and strengths-based school and community…
Descriptors: Factor Structure, High School Students, Program Validation, Factor Analysis
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Marek, Lydia I.; Brock, Donna-Jean P.; Savla, Jyoti – American Journal of Evaluation, 2015
Although collaboration is recognized as an effective means to address multifaceted community issues, successful collaboration is difficult to achieve and failure is prevalent. To effectively collaborate, collaborators must recognize the strengths and weaknesses within their own efforts. Using Mattessich and colleagues' work as a springboard, a…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Cooperation, Teamwork, Group Dynamics
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Marti, C. Nathan – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2009
The Community College Student Report (CCSR) is a widely-used survey instrument. This article examines the reliability and validity of the instrument to assess its usefulness in institutional research and practice. Confirmatory factor analyses demonstrate that factor analytic models adequately represent underlying constructs. Confirmatory factor…
Descriptors: Institutional Research, Community Colleges, Factor Analysis, Learner Engagement
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Callahan, Kevin; Henson, Robin K.; Cowan, Angela K. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2008
Relatively little attention has been devoted to the social validation of potentially effective autism interventions. Thus, it is often difficult to identify and implement evidence-based practices, and programming is often inadequate. The authors identified autism intervention components with reported effectiveness for school settings. The results…
Descriptors: Autism, Program Validation, Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Special Education
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Holden, Gary; Barker, Kathleen; Rosenberg, Gary; Onghena, Patrick – Research on Social Work Practice, 2007
Objective: Assessing the achievement of social work educational outcomes is a requirement of the Council on Social Work Education's Educational Policy and Standards (EPAS). The Evaluation Self-Efficacy Scale (ESE) was created to assess student progress in advanced concentration courses focused on evaluation and thereby provide data regarding…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Outcomes of Education, Pretests Posttests, Construct Validity
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Bledsoe, Sarah E.; Weissman, Myrna M.; Mullen, Edward J.; Ponniah, Kathryn; Gameroff, Marc J.; Verdeli, Helen; Mufson, Laura; Fitterling, Heidi; Wickramaratne, Priya – Research on Social Work Practice, 2007
Objectives: A national survey finds that 62% of social work programs do not require didactic and clinical supervision in any empirically supported psychotherapy (EST). The authors report the results of analysis of national survey data using two alternative classifications of EST to determine if the results are because of the definition of EST used…
Descriptors: Definitions, Clinical Supervision (of Teachers), Psychotherapy, Social Work