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Gender Differences in Career Choices among Students in Secondary School
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Mozahem, Najib A.; Kozbar, Dana K.; Al Hassan, Ahmad W.; Mozahem, Laila A. – International Journal of School & Educational Psychology, 2020
Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics play an important role in shaping the economies of countries. It is now well documented that females are underrepresented in these fields. This study examines whether gender differences exist in Lebanon with regard to the career choices of boys and girls at the secondary school level. Three hundred…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Gender Differences, Secondary School Students, Factor Analysis
Attitudes towards the Inclusion of University Students with Disabilities: Development and Validation of a Scale Based on the Theory of Planned Behavior
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Fernández Faúndez, Eva María – Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, 2018
Introduction: The focus of our research converges on the analysis of attitudes and the prediction of the behavior of university students towards the inclusion of students with disabilities in university. The evaluation of attitudes and the prediction of behavior are complex, but it is fundamental because of the decisive impact they have on the…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Student Attitudes, College Students, Inclusion
Terminal Decline in Well-Being: The Role of Multi-Indicator Constellations of Physical Health and Psychosocial Correlates
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Brandmaier, Andreas M.; Ram, Nilam; Wagner, Gert G.; Gerstorf, Denis – Developmental Psychology, 2017
Well-being is often relatively stable across adulthood and old age, but typically exhibits pronounced deteriorations and vast individual differences in the terminal phase of life. However, the factors contributing to these differences are not well understood. Using up to 25-year annual longitudinal data obtained from 4,404 now-deceased…
Descriptors: Well Being, Individual Differences, Longitudinal Studies, Structural Equation Models
Structural Equation Modeling for Studying Adaptation of the Students with Disabilities in Inclusive Junior High Schools
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Chen, Li Ju – World Journal of Education, 2014
This research explored the factors of the adaptation for the children with disabilities studying in inclusive junior high schools. The subjects were recruited from the Special Needs Education Longitudinal Study of Taiwan. The result of the Confirmatory Factor Analyses reflects that there are two, three and five observed variables included in the…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Junior High School Students, Foreign Countries, Disabilities
Knowledge and Perceived Social Norm Predict Parents' Attitudes towards Inclusive Education
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Lui, Ming; Sin, Kuen-Fung; Yang, Lan; Forlin, Chris; Ho, Fuk-Chuen – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2015
Parents are key stakeholders in education and their support is pivotal to policy implementation. Through a large-scale survey, the present study investigated the validity of a structural model describing the relationship between attitude, knowledge, and perceived social norm among parents of children with special needs. Results revealed that…
Descriptors: Knowledge Level, Parent Attitudes, Social Attitudes, Predictor Variables
Perceived Social Acceptance and Peer Intimacy among Children with Disabilities in Regular Schools in Norway
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Wendelborg, Christian; Kvello, Oyvind – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2010
Background: The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between educational arrangements, social participation during leisure time and perceived social acceptance and peer intimacy among disabled children. Methods: Eighty-five Norwegian children with disabilities, 11- to 13-year old, and their parents, participated in this study. An…
Descriptors: Leisure Time, Disabilities, Foreign Countries, Peer Acceptance
Educational Arrangements and Social Participation with Peers amongst Children with Disabilities in Regular Schools
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Wendelborg, Christian; Tossebro, Jan – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2011
The purpose of this study is to examine the relationships between educational arrangements and social participation amongst children with disabilities in regular schools. The analysis is based on data drawn from surveys of parents of children with disabilities, aged 11-13, who attend regular schools in Norway (N = 262). We have explored the…
Descriptors: School Activities, Inclusion, Disabilities, Foreign Countries