NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 6 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Pablo Lamino; Carlos Duran Gabela; Renzo Ceme Vinces; Amy E. Boren-Alpízar – NACTA Journal, 2024
An estimated 4,350,000 immigrants reside in Texas, comprising 20% of the workforce and wielding a spending power of up to $112.8 billion. Negative sentiment towards migrants has created a hostile environment, despite their substantial socio-economic contributions. Efforts to mitigate this sentiment involve youth education, targeting younger…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Agricultural Education, Undocumented Immigrants, Undergraduate Students
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Bacovsky, Pavel; Fitzgerald, Jennifer – Youth & Society, 2023
At what ages are young people most open to political influence? We test the "formative years" model that underscores the importance of childhood experiences for political development against the "impressionable years" model that asserts the primacy of lessons learned during adolescence. To assess the relative merits of these…
Descriptors: Parent Influence, Political Influences, Late Adolescents, Political Socialization
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Atteberry-Ash, Brittanie; Holloway, Brendon T.; Walls, N. Eugene – Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 2023
Despite its central role in social work practice and education, little is known about how social justice is operationalized within the discipline. One aspect that may shed light on how the field engages the construct of social justice is through understanding more about recognition of privilege. This study examines how demographic differences,…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Social Bias, Social Work, Graduate Students
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Mancini, Christina; Cook, Amy K.; Smith, Jessica C.; McDougle, Robyn – Journal of School Violence, 2020
Recently, states have enacted teacher-carry laws. While controversial, little scholarship has tapped public attitudes toward such reforms. Because public opinion shapes policy, the public is an important stakeholder in this debate. Thus, we investigated three questions. First, how supportive is the public of arming teachers? Second, what…
Descriptors: Weapons, Teacher Role, School Safety, Public Opinion
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Addai, Isaac; Opoku-Agyeman, Chris; Ghartey, Helen Tekyiwa – Social Indicators Research, 2013
Based on individual-level data from 2008 Afro-barometer survey, this study explores the relationship between religion (religious affiliation and religious importance) and trust (interpersonal and institutional) among Ghanaians. Employing hierarchical multiple regression technique, our analyses reveal a positive relationship between religious…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developing Nations, Trust (Psychology), Role of Religion
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Kohli, Hermeet K.; Kohli, Amarpreet S.; Huber, Ruth; Faul, Anna C. – International Journal of Progressive Education, 2010
Twofold purpose of this study was to develop a framework to understand cultural competence in graduating social work students, and test that framework for appropriateness and predictability using multivariate statistics. Scale and predictor variables were collected using an online instrument from a nationwide convenience sample of graduating…
Descriptors: Political Affiliation, Predictor Variables, Social Work, College Graduates