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Chiatul, Victoria Oliaku – Education, 2015
This article discusses the juxtaposition of learning within the parallel structure of the constructivist and freeschooling models of education. To begin, characteristics describing the constructivist-learning model are provided, followed by a summary of the major components of the freeschooling-learning model. Finally, the parallel structure…
Descriptors: Models, Free Schools, Constructivism (Learning), Correlation
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Phan, Huy P.; Ngu, Bing H. – Education, 2015
Progress in education has involved, to a large extent, a focus on individuals' well-being experiences at school (ACU and Erebus International, 2008; Fraillon, 2004). This line of inquiry has produced extensive findings, highlighting the diverse coverage and scope of this psychosocial theoretical orientation. We recently developed a theoretical…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Well Being, Educational Experience, Statistical Analysis
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Yildirim, Irfan – Education, 2015
The aim of the study was to determine the correlation between self-efficacy and job satisfaction among the physical education teachers. The study was carried out in correlational survey model and the study sample was made up by 306 physical education teachers who worked in different geographical regions of Turkey. The data were assessed using SPSS…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Education Teachers, Job Satisfaction, Self Efficacy
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Phan, Huy P. – Education, 2015
This research article reports on two correlational studies that examined the notion of "optimized functioning." Optimized functioning, introduced in a recent published study, offers an alternative approach into the understanding of optimization. Optimized functioning is proposed to consist of four distinctive components: personal…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Correlation, Factor Analysis, Learning Motivation
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Cakir, Mustafa – Education, 2012
The notion of validity in the social sciences is evolving and is influenced by philosophy of science, critiques of objectivity, and epistemological debates. Methodology for validation of the knowledge claims is diverse across different philosophies of science. In other words, definition and the way to establish of validity have evolved as…
Descriptors: Validity, Social Sciences, Psychological Testing, Epistemology
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Lin, Chun-wen – Education, 2012
This paper describes a study designed to examine the relations between knowledge, attitude and behavior towards educational policy-making. Understanding parents' knowledge in terms of attitude is important to predict behavior for participation in educational policy-making. Factors affecting parental participation in educational policy-making are…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Policy Formation, Structural Equation Models, Parent Participation