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Anjum, Imran; Fraser, Sharon; Thomas, Sharon – International Journal for Academic Development, 2021
This paper, reporting the findings from a larger, earlier study, aimed to develop an in-depth understanding of the struggles involved in six Pakistani academics' experiences of professional growth. A narrative inquiry approach was used to explore the experiences and the data were analysed using paradigmatic reasoning, an approach to analysing…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Faculty Development, Personal Narratives, Barriers
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Khanifah, Khanifah; Isgiyarta, Jaka; Lestari, Indah; Udin, Udin – International Journal of Higher Education, 2019
This study aims to examine the effect of gender, locus of control, love of money, and economic status on students' ethical perception. This study uses primary data obtained from the distribution of questionnaires to the students of accounting programs at higher education in Semarang - Indonesia. Purposive sampling is used to select 104 respondents…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Locus of Control, Ethics, Student Attitudes
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Thomas, Kendra J.; Moreira de Cunha, Josafá; Americo de Souza, Denise; Santo, Jonathan – Educational Psychology, 2019
Recent research has established the importance of children and adolescents developing a growth mindset for future success and motivation. This research tests believes about fairness, adult trust, and school climate that are theoretically foundational for establishing a cognitive connection between effort and outcome. Regressions and MANOVAS were…
Descriptors: Ethics, Trust (Psychology), Educational Environment, Justice
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Pokrovskaia, Nadezhda N.; Leontyeva, Veronika L.; Ababkova, Marianna Yu.; D'Ascenzo, Fabrizio – Education Sciences, 2021
Research on behavior regulation was carried out after several months of social isolation, provoked by the pandemic, between the months of February and March 2020. In spring 2020, many higher education institutions began to introduce digital tools of education, remote learning, and distance teaching. The reaction during the first weeks and months…
Descriptors: Pandemics, COVID-19, Distance Education, Self Control
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Konan, Necdet – Eurasian Journal of Educational Research, 2013
Problem statement: In social open systems, there are basically two determinant of organizational behavior: "organizational" and "personal." The former is mostly related to the aim of the organization, the necessities of the work, whereas the latter is concerned with the traits of the employee. Various studies have focused on…
Descriptors: Locus of Control, Educational Administration, Personality Traits, Foreign Countries
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Yesilyurt, Etem – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2014
Many studies have focused on finding the level of effect that academic locus of control, tendencies towards academic dishonesty, and test anxiety levels have had on academic self-efficacy, and providing a separate explanation ratio for each. The relationship among the effects of the academic locus of control, tendencies towards academic…
Descriptors: Locus of Control, Ethics, Test Anxiety, Predictor Variables
Samaroo, Julia; Dahya, Negin; Alidina, Shahnaaz – Canadian Journal of Education, 2013
This paper discusses the significance of conducting respectful research within urban schools, using the example of one large-scale university-school board partnership in northwestern Toronto. The authors, three research assistants on the project, use their experiences within three of the participating schools to interrogate the research approach…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Educational Research, Barriers, Research Problems
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Smith, Aileen; Hume, Evelyn C.; Zimmermann, Ray; Davis, Alan – Journal of College Teaching & Learning, 2007
Locus of control (LOC) is a personality variable shown to possess potential explanatory power in the study of ethical decision making. There have been, however, diverse results reported in the literature. Whenever differences on this variable are indicated by the research, individuals with an Internal LOC report the more ethical responses. This…
Descriptors: Locus of Control, Decision Making, Ethics, College Students