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Deontic Introduction: A Theory of Inference from Is to Ought
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Elqayam, Shira; Thompson, Valerie A.; Wilkinson, Meredith R.; Evans, Jonathan St. B. T.; Over, David E. – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 2015
Humans have a unique ability to generate novel norms. Faced with the knowledge that there are hungry children in Somalia, we easily and naturally infer that we ought to donate to famine relief charities. Although a contentious and lively issue in metaethics, such inference from "is" to "ought" has not been systematically…
Descriptors: Inferences, Abstract Reasoning, Logical Thinking, Experiments
Attitudes toward Science among Grades 3 through 12 Arab Students in Qatar: Findings from a Cross-Sectional National Study
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Said, Ziad; Summers, Ryan; Abd-El-Khalick, Fouad; Wang, Shuai – International Journal of Science Education, 2016
This study assessed students' attitudes toward science in Qatar. A cross-sectional, nationwide probability sample representing all students enrolled in grades 3 through 12 in the various types of schools in Qatar completed the "Arabic Speaking Students' Attitudes toward Science Survey" (ASSASS). The validity and reliability of the…
Descriptors: Scientific Attitudes, Arabs, Student Attitudes, Case Studies
Cost Effectiveness Analysis between Boarding and Day Secondary Students in Kenya
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Jagero, N.; Ayodo, T. M.; Agak, J. A. – Africa Education Review, 2011
This paper examines the cost effectiveness of educating boarding and day secondary students in Kisumu district in Kenya. The research designs used in this study were descriptive survey and casual comparative designs. The population consisted of five head teachers, 140 form four teachers and 609 form four students. Saturated and systematic random…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Boarding Schools, Day Schools, Foreign Countries
The Factorial Validity of The Maslach Burnout Inventory--General Survey in Representative Samples of Eight Different Occupational Groups
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Langballe, Ellen Melbye; Falkum, Erik; Innstrand, Siw Tone; Aasland, Olaf Gjerlow – Journal of Career Assessment, 2006
The Maslach Burnout Inventory--General Survey (MBI-GS) is designed to measure the three subdimensions (exhaustion, cynicism, and professional efficacy) of burnout in a wide range of occupations. This article examines the factorial validity of the MBI-GS across eight different occupational groups in Norway: lawyers, physicians, nurses, teachers,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physicians, Advertising, Validity
Sex Differences in a Causal Model of Career Maturity.
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King, Suzanne – Journal of Counseling and Development, 1989
Studied sex differences among high school students (N=318) in career development process to determine whether sex differences exist in way six independent variables interact in career maturity causal model of career maturity and to compare each variable's effect on career maturity. Results suggest significant sex differences consistent with…
Descriptors: Career Development, Causal Models, Foreign Countries, High School Students
Classification of Support Needs in a Residential Setting
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Riches, Vivienne Catherine – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2003
A supports classification and assessment system is required in residential settings that enables accurate classification and resource allocation in the context of limited resources. In developing such a system, the American Association on Mental Retardation intensities of supports framework was used and consultation with all stakeholders resulted…
Descriptors: Resource Allocation, Classification, Mental Retardation, Evaluation Methods