The focus of this study is to explore EFL teachers' beliefs and perceptions when they use oral corrective feedback (OCF) techniques in post-basic schools in Oman. The study addressed some aspects of OCF, such as its importance, types, the ideal time for its provision, and its effectiveness in improving learners' uptake. Data collected for this…

As originally formulated by William J. McGuire, Inoculation Theory provided a means of immunizing cultural truisms against the effects of persuasive attacks. Subsequent studies have demonstrated its efficacy in conferring resistance to issues of considerable complexity and controversy. The efficacy of the Inoculation Theory process has been widely…

This research was directed toward uncovering and documenting relationships that exist between language and ideology in multilingual subjects. It is reported as a study complete in itself, though it was originally conceived as the first phase of a research effort whose purpose was to demonstrate that the experimental manipulation of belief systems…

This study examined the belief orientations related to drugs of selected adolescents. Drug use was considered a result of arrested belief orientation development. The sample consisted of 382 subjects (drug users) from secondary school level through college. Data were collected from the Conscience Orientation Test and the Balanced Three Factor Q…

To develop environmental education in Australia, a survey of tenth-grade students was undertaken. Thirty knowledge items and ten belief items were constructed. A panel of environmentalists and educators identified best responses for the knowledge items, and a common reference point, preservation of homo sapiens, for the belief items, so a…

The study focused on the conflict between good and evil as it was portrayed in selected examples of fantasy and realistic fiction appropriate for children in the 8-to-12-year-old range. Newbery Award books from 1945 to 1972 and the Newbery Honor books from alternate years within the same period were analyzed. In addition, children's literature…

This study attempted to determine whether or not the teachers in a rural Georgia elementary school believed that a strict dress-code or student-uniform policy was needed to improve student behavior. A 20-item Likert Scale questionnaire was developed to measure teachers' feelings and/or beliefs concerning the students' dress code and effects on…

The small rural community of Cherryville, North Carolina was examined to determine the relationship between its cultural background and its decision making processes. Specific objectives were to: (1) identify and record insights into the culture of the community; (2) include and preserve an accurate record of the cultural practices and beliefs;…

The study's purpose was to: (1) determine the reported value priorities of students, educators, and the general public in a public school district; (2) determine differences and similarities that exist among these groups; and (3) ascertain the opinions of the 3 groups regarding selected elements of community education in the district. The sample…