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Examination of Moral Decision-Making Attitudes of Elite Male Basketball Players and Wrestlers According to Variables of Sport Experience and Mother, Father Education
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Arslan, Fethi; Ziyagil, Mehmet Akif; Bastik, Canan – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2018
The purpose of this research was to examine the extent to which sport moral decision-making attitudes were applied by the athletes, and the factors that caused it. The research was based on the causal comparative research model. The research group consisted of a total of 475 athletes, of which 195 were basketball athletes randomly selected from…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Athletics, Team Sports, Moral Values
Factors Influencing the Use of Psychotropic Medication for Challenging Behaviour in the United Kingdom: A Q Method Investigation
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Wastell, Sarah; Skirrow, Paul; Hare, Dougal Julian – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2016
Objectives: The use of pharmacological interventions to manage challenging behaviour displayed by adults with intellectual disabilities remains controversial, with current clinical guidelines in the United Kingdom advocating the use of less invasive psychological interventions. This exploratory study aimed to discover what views and beliefs are…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Investigations, Q Methodology, Performance Factors
University Involvement in Social Planning: Perspectives of Community Institutions and Universities
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Boehm, Amnon – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2010
The paper develops a descriptive model of different aspects of involvement by academic staff in social planning; for example, involvement in different stages of planning, level of influencing decision-making processes, and involvement in development and action roles for promoting change. Using a structured questionnaire, research conducted in…
Descriptors: Social Planning, Foreign Countries, College Faculty, Community Attitudes
A Behavioural Approach to Understanding Semi-Subsistence Farmers' Technology Adoption Decisions: The Case of Improved Paddy-Prawn System in Indonesia
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Sambodo, Leonardo A. A. T.; Nuthall, Peter L. – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2010
Purpose: This study traced the origins of subsistence Farmers' technology adoption attitudes and extracted the critical elements in their decision making systems. Design/Methodology/Approach: The analysis was structured using a model based on the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB). The role of a "bargaining process" was particularly…
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, Foreign Countries, Social Influences, Cultural Influences
Impact of College Rankings on Institutional Decision Making: Four Country Case Studies. Issue Brief
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Institute for Higher Education Policy, 2009
The ranking of higher education institutions is a growing phenomenon around the globe, with ranking systems in place in more than 40 countries and the emergence of international ranking systems that compare institutions across national lines. With this proliferation of rankings come questions about the goals, uses, and outcomes of these systems.…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Decision Making, Case Studies
University Discipline and the "Higher Education Crisis": Student Advocates' Experiences and Perceptions of Quasi-Judicial Decision Making in the University Sector
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Lindsay, Bruce – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2009
In the context of institutional concern with academic misconduct by university students, this paper reports on research into disciplinary decision making by universities in respect of students. Through semi-structured interviews with student advocacy staff, the paper explores experiences of the quality and approach of university disciplinary…
Descriptors: Interviews, Decision Making, Discipline Policy, Discipline Problems
Why Taiwanese Companies and Foundations Donate to Public Colleges and Universities in Taiwan: An Investigation of Donation Incentives, Strategies, and Decision-Making Processes
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Lin, Hsien Hong – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The purpose of this investigation was to build the blueprint of Taiwanese public higher education's fundraising. This study applied three surveys (NSH, NSC, and NSF) to three populations' samples (public universities, corporations, and foundations in Taiwan) as well as qualitative interviews toward these three populations in order to explore…
Descriptors: Fund Raising, Higher Education, Investigations, Universities