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Adel Ayed Alshammari – International Journal of Whole Schooling, 2024
This study addresses the role of female school leaders in enhancing intellectual security within government-run middle schools in the Hafr Al-Batin region of Saudi Arabia from the perspective of female teachers. Utilizing a descriptive survey method, the research targeted 858 female teachers in the region, with a randomly selected sample of 248…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Females, Women Administrators, Teacher Attitudes
Cookson, Peter W., Jr. – Teaching Pre K-8, 2004
In this article, the author discusses Robert J. Sternberg's theory of "successful intelligence," which theorizes that intelligence consists of three parts: analytic, creative and practical abilities. Sternberg argues that intelligence can be fostered in the right educational environment by encouraging students to develop and exercise their…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Intelligence, Educational Environment, Cognitive Processes
Whitmire, Ethelene – 1996
This study examined the influence of background characteristics, disciplinary differences, institutional context, academic library experiences, and the perceptions of the college environment on the estimated gains of critical thinking skills in undergraduate students (N=9,361). The study used data from a national, cross-sectional survey completed…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, College Environment, College Libraries, Critical Thinking
Terenzini, Patrick T. – 1993
This study examined how three dimensions of college students' experiences affect critical thinking skills: (1) curricular exposure, (2) formal classroom and instructional experiences, and (3) out-of-class experiences. The study used a 1-year, longitudinal, panel study design using data collected as part of a pilot study for a national,…
Descriptors: Class Activities, College Outcomes Assessment, College Role, College Students