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Chua, Joey – Roeper Review, 2014
Though anchored in cross-cultural comparisons, this study aims to identify the key factors that impacted the talent development of successful dancers from childhood through adulthood. Case studies of eight Finnish and Singaporean ballet and contemporary dancers exemplify the qualities of successful dancers in terms of their career achievements and…
Descriptors: Dance, Talent Development, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis
Levy, Yair – Computers and Education, 2007
Several studies have been conducted related to dropouts from on-campus and distance education courses. However, no clear definition of dropout from academic courses was provided. Consequently, this study proposes a clear and precise definition of dropout from academic courses in the context of e-learning courses. Additionally, it is documented in…
Descriptors: Dropouts, Distance Education, Comparative Analysis, Locus of Control
Layden, Mary Anne; Ickes, William J. – 1977
The connection between self-esteem, sex, and attributional style was examined in two studies. Results indicated that for positive events, high self-esteem subjects make more internal attributions than low self-esteem subjects, and for negative events, high self-esteem subjects make fewer internal attributions than low self-esteem subjects. The…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Individual Characteristics
Field Dependence and the School Achievement Gap Between Anglo-American and Mexican-American Children

Kagan, Spencer; Zahn G. Lawrence – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1975
The nature of cultural differences in field dependence, the nature of the cultural achievement gaps in reading and math, and the extent to which dependence explains the cultural achievement gaps is investigated in an attempt to examine these differences between Anglo American and Mexican American children. (Author/DEP)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Rating, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Differences
Osberg, Timothy M.; Shrauger, J. Sidney – 1981
Research has provided support for the existence of certain actor-observer and self-serving biases in individuals' retrospective analyses about the causes of behavior. A question that has been relatively unexplored deals with whether the findings on actor-observer differences and the self-serving pattern in attributions are generalizable to…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Behavior Patterns, Bias, Cognitive Processes

Hoza, Betsy; Waschbusch, Daniel A.; Pelham, William E.; Molina, Brooke S. G.; Milich, Richard – Child Development, 2000
Compared behavioral, self-evaluative, and attributional responses of boys with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) to those of typically-developing boys on a social success and failure laboratory task. Found that ADHD boys rated their own performance more favorably than controls, were more likely to attribute success to external…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Attribution Theory, Child Behavior, Childhood Attitudes