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Liang, Yue; Tudge, Jonathan R. H.; Cao, Hongjian; Freitas, Lia B. L.; Chen, Yu; Zhou, Nan – Applied Developmental Science, 2022
Gratitude has been previously defined as a tendency to appreciate positives in life, thus conflating gratitude and components of well-being. Accordingly, current measures assessing "gratitude" are primarily based on this conflated conceptualization, and do not adequately assess gratitude as a moral virtue. The Gratitude Assessment…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Children, Childrens Attitudes, Depression (Psychology)
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Charlie Moreno-Romero; Ülly Enn; Stamatia Savvani; Alekos Pantazis – Education 3-13, 2024
Educational commons is an emergent paradigm that introduces participatory and democratic learning practices and governance, contrasting neoliberal and self-reliant approaches. Learning is seen as a common good, and so are the educational processes. This article presents evidence from the EU Horizon 2020 funded project SMOOTH and examines two…
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Democratic Values, Educational Environment, Foreign Countries
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Toharudin, Uus; Kurniawan, Iwan Setia; Fisher, Dahlia – European Journal of Educational Research, 2021
This study seeks to develop a learning method based on local wisdom that is developed to support the learning process. One of the pearls of wisdom used in developing learning methods is the traditional games of the Sundanese people, namely the Bebentengan game. This study aims to see the improvement of student learning outcomes by implementing the…
Descriptors: Games, Game Based Learning, Indigenous Knowledge, Folk Culture
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Molinario, Erica; Lorenzi, Caterina; Bartoccioni, Flavia; Perucchini, Paola; Bobeth, Sebastian; Colléony, Agathe; Diniz, Raquel; Eklund, Ann; Jaeger, Christine; Kibbe, Alexandra; Richter, Isabel; Ruepert, Angela; Sloot, Daniel; Udall, Alina Mia; Bonaiuto, Marino – Environmental Education Research, 2020
In two studies, the role of nature experiences and social norms during childhood is explored next to adulthood biospheric values, connectedness to nature, environmental identity, and objective knowledge in relation to pro-environmental behaviors. Study 1 (N = 185) tested the hypothesized model in the realm of general pro-environmental behaviors…
Descriptors: Natural Resources, Environmental Influences, Social Attitudes, Social Influences
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Shelina, S. L.; Mitina, O. V. – Russian Education & Society, 2015
The article presents the results of an analysis of the moral value judgments of adults (parents, teachers, educators) that directly concern the socialization process of the young generation in the modern metropolis. This paper follows the model study by Jean Piaget that investigated the moral value judgments of children. A comparative analysis of…
Descriptors: Moral Values, Parent Attitudes, Socialization, Decision Making
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Hill, Joanna – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2017
Counterfactual thinking refers to imaginative thoughts about what might have been ("if only" or "what if") which are intrinsically linked to self-conscious emotions (regret and guilt) and social judgements (blame). Research in adults suggests that the focus of these thoughts is influenced by order (temporal and causal). Little…
Descriptors: Children, Cognitive Processes, Imagination, Educational Psychology
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Bauman, Jamie – Studying Teacher Education, 2015
This self-study of pretend gunplay in my Transitional Kindergarten (TK) classroom was designed to guide me in not only improving my practice within the classroom, but also informing the development of sound classroom policies related to pretend gun-and-weapons play that balance children's developmental needs with my commitment to peace and…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Kindergarten, Play, Children
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Pascoe, Michelle; McLeod, Sharynne – Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2016
The Intelligibility in Context Scale (ICS) is a screening questionnaire that focuses on parents' perceptions of children's speech in different contexts. Originally developed in English, it has been translated into 60 languages and the validity and clinical utility of the scale has been documented in a range of countries. In South Africa, there are…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Questionnaires, Parent Attitudes, Cross Cultural Studies
Benveniste, Jodie – Standing Council on School Education and Early Childhood, 2013
This guide was created because parents revealed, through extensive social research, that they often received inconsistent and confusing parenting information from different professionals and practitioners across different disciplines, leading to misunderstandings and a lack of confidence about how best to support their children's development. In…
Descriptors: Perinatal Influences, Prenatal Influences, Children, Values
Lu, Weichen V. – 1994
This study investigates Taiwanese parents' opinions on sex education for young children. Participants in the study included 97 randomly selected Taiwanese parents of 3 through 5-year old children at three different preschools in northern Taiwan. Results indicate that subjects' age and education influenced parental views toward sexual issues:…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Children, Educational Responsibility, Foreign Countries
Rambo, Brenda Clanton; And Others – 1980
The breakdown of marriage within American society is a serious problem as evidenced by high divorce rates and numerous separations and family problems. A Marriage Values Questionnaire, developed to determine reasons for marrying and staying married and the impact of religion on marital stability, was completed by 305 subjects, ranging in age from…
Descriptors: Adults, Children, Educational Attainment, Interpersonal Attraction
Education Commission of the States, Denver, CO. National Assessment of Educational Progress. – 1975
This packet of materials provides a copy of the Career and Occupational Development exercises and complete documentation about administration and scoring procedures as released by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). NAEP, an information-gathering project, used these exercises to survey the educational attainments of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Career Choice, Career Development
Daniel, Brigid; Wassell, Sally – 2002
Noting that the protective factors that support positive development despite adversity are becoming better understood, this workbook discusses the importance of encouraging resilience in school-aged children living in challenging circumstances and shows how to evaluate resilience through the use of checklists and background information. The…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Attachment Behavior, Change Strategies, Check Lists