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Bardach, Lisa; Yanagida, Takuya; Lüftenegger, Marko – International Journal of Research & Method in Education, 2020
The present article focuses on classroom climate effects in the context of multi-level structural equation modelling. We first discuss the need to appropriately model classroom climate as a classroom-level construct. We then analyse the effects of classroom climate (academic goal structures and social goal structures) on students' motivation in…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Structural Equation Models, Goal Orientation, Mastery Learning
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Mota, Catarina Pinheiro; Matos, Paula Mena – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2015
Background: Attachment theory states the importance of secure relationships with significant figures for the development of resilience and well-being. The institutional care context represents a particular environment where relationships beyond the family should be attended for. Objective: The purpose of this study was to analyse the relationship…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Preadolescents, Institutionalized Persons, Residential Care
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Roczen, Nina; Abs, Hermann J.; Filsecker, Michael – Journal of Peace Education, 2017
The willingness to solve conflicts without violence and to strive for a reconciliation of interests is of central significance for the continued existence of democracies. In this paper, we aim to analyze school-related determinants of adolescents' conflict behaviour. Models predicting the conflict styles of "integrating",…
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Adolescents, Student Behavior, School Culture
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Shih, Shu-Shen – School Psychology Quarterly, 2015
Although academic pressures are regarded as a primary source of stress among students in Asian countries, there has been paucity of research on the effects of classroom settings providing structure and peer support on Asian adolescents' use of coping strategies and academic burnout. The present study was intended to address this issue. Three…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adolescent Attitudes, Classroom Environment, Coping
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Rekkedal, Ann Mette – Deafness and Education International, 2015
This study investigates factors associated with the listening perception of classroom communication by students with hearing loss, based on the students' and their teachers' views. It also examines how students with different degrees of hearing loss may perceive their classmates. To explore the relationships between the factors Structural Equation…
Descriptors: Hearing Impairments, Classroom Communication, Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes
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Eckstein, Katharina; Noack, Peter – International Journal of Developmental Science, 2014
Despite the importance of a democratic school context, little is known about its underling processes. The present research examined in how far a positive social-emotional classroom climate, namely perceptions of community in class and fairness of teachers, furthers students' democratic experiences in school (i.e., open classroom climate for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Democracy, Student Experience, Regression (Statistics)
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Owen, Steven V.; Toepperwein, Mary Anne; Marshall, Carolyn E.; Lichtenstein, Michael J.; Blalock, Cheryl L.; Liu, Yan; Pruski, Linda A.; Grimes, Kandi – Science Education, 2008
The Simpson-Troost Attitude Questionnaire (STAQ) was developed as part of a study to assess adolescent commitment to and achievement in science. For this psychometric reappraisal of the 57-item STAQ, data were analyzed from a convenience sample of 1,754 secondary students. Confirmatory and exploratory factor analyses were applied, and results…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Questionnaires, Adolescents, Motivation