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Parents' Perceptions in STEM-Oriented Public Schools: Correlations among Ethnic, Linguistic, and Socio-Cultural Factors
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Ozfidan, Burhan; Duman, John; Aydin, Hasan – Educational Studies, 2022
The purpose of the study is to examine the parents' perceptions of STEM-oriented public schools. The significance of study is to investigate whether any correlations were present among parental perception and ethnicity, linguistic, and income and educational background of parents. The parents from 13 different STEM-oriented schools in Texas state…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, STEM Education, Public Schools, Predictor Variables
Chinese College Student Financial Literacy: Knowledge, Attitude, and Behavior
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Xiawei Tan; Zhineng Hu; Yongge Niu; Jiuping Xu – SAGE Open, 2024
The "campus loans" crisis has highlighted the importance of financial literacy among Chinese college students. Based on an analysis of 2,266 valid questionnaires, this study utilized survey data and logistic regression to examine the correlations between demographic and behavioral factors and financial literacy among students. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Financial Literacy, Money Management
Arabic Language Teachers' Beliefs and Practices of Using Evidence-Based Practices for Students with Learning Disabilities in the UAE: A Mixed-Methods Study
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Ahmed Mohamed; Zubaida Shraim; Hadeel Saleh; Sheikha Alshehhi; Mayson Khalifa – Cogent Education, 2024
The purpose of this study was to investigate the perceptions of Arabic language teachers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) regarding the use of evidence-based practices (EBPs) in the assessment and teaching of students with learning disabilities (LD). A mixed-methods design involving semi-structured interviews and surveys was used. A total of 119…
Descriptors: Arabic, Language Teachers, Beliefs, Teacher Attitudes
Voices from the Trenches: Faculty Perspectives on Support for Sustaining Service-Learning
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Lambright, Kristina T.; Alden, Allison F. – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2012
Using data collected from three colleges, the authors examine how faculty members view the level of support for service-learning at their respective institutions. There is variation among the institutions in perceived instructor and administrator support for service-learning, availability of support services, and attitudes regarding consideration…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Service Learning, Teacher Attitudes, Sustainability
The Center School: An Alternative for the Dropout.
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McNeely, Sonja R.; Mertz, Norma T. – 1993
In 1989 the Knox County (Tennessee) Schools opened The Center School as an answer to the dropout problem. The Center School was to feature open entry and exit, self-paced work schedules, flexible scheduling, a school-to-work component, on-site counselors and social workers, and individually designed graduation programs through which dropouts aged…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Counseling, Dropout Research
Measuring Educational Disadvantage of SAT® Candidates. Research Report No. 2002-1. ETS RR-02-01
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Stricker, Lawrence J.; Rock, Donald A.; Pollack, Judith M.; Wenglinsky, Harold H. – College Entrance Examination Board, 2002
This study explored individual differences in educational disadvantage-- deficits in formal and informal education in the school, home, and elsewhere--in the SAT test-taking population. Factor analysis identified six educational disadvantage factors--four concerning the students' schools and two the students' nativity and parenting--and one family…
Descriptors: Research Reports, College Entrance Examinations, Individual Differences, Disadvantaged