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Sel?uk, Özge; Erten, Ismail Hakki – Novitas-ROYAL (Research on Youth and Language), 2017
Getting to understand patterns and causes of motivational changes experienced by language learners while studying a foreign language can be of significant value. This paper aims to explore patterns of such fluctuations at the tertiary level. Through a dynamic systems perspective, this study employed Retrodictive Qualitative Modelling to generate…
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, Group Dynamics, Qualitative Research, Predictor Variables
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Abughosh, Susan; Wu, I-Hsuan; Rajan, Suja; Peters, Ronald J.; Essien, E. James – Journal of American College Health, 2012
Objective: To examine the intention to quit waterpipe smoking among college students. Participants: A total of 276 University of Houston students identified through an online survey administered in February 2011. Participants indicated they had smoked a waterpipe in the month prior to the survey. Methods: Cross-sectional study. Questions included…
Descriptors: Smoking, Intention, Predictor Variables, College Students
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Chang, Mei-Wei; Nitzke, Susan; Brown, Roger; Baumann, Linda – Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2011
Objective: To examine the influence of personal and environmental factors on healthful weight management behaviors mediated through self-efficacy among low-income obese mothers. Design: Cross-sectional design. Setting: Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children in Wisconsin. Participants: Two hundred eighty-four obese…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Mothers, Low Income, Self Efficacy
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Newton, Rae R.; Litrownik, Alan J.; Landsverk, John A. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2000
The placement histories of 415 youth in foster care in San Diego, California, were analyzed together with behavior problems identified by the Child Behavior Check List. Results suggest that volatile placement histories contribute negatively to both internalizing and externalizing behavior of foster children. Initial externalizing behaviors were…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders, Case Studies, Emotional Problems
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers