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Soomro, Ashfaque Hussain; Bango, Zaheer Ahmed; Mahesar, Imran Khan – Journal of Education and Educational Development, 2018
Foreign language learning is a complex process and is influenced by various factors. The attitude of students towards language learning is a major decisive factor in this process; therefore, the current study was carried out to explore this phenomenon. The students of English Works Program Sukkur, Sindh, Pakistan were the target population for the…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries
Nixon, Graeme; McMurtry, David; Craig, Linda; Nevejan, Annick; Regan-Addis, Heather – Pastoral Care in Education, 2016
Since 2010, the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK, has offered an MSc in studies in mindfulness degree programme within its School of Education. The programme has attracted over 200 students from multiple professional contexts, providing the authors with the opportunity to gather and analyse demographic data, as well as data regarding student…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Well Being, Questionnaires, Universities
Heo, Moonseong; Irvin, Erica; Ostrovsky, Natania; Isasi, Carmen; Blank, Arthur E.; Lounsbury, David W.; Fredericks, Lynn; Yom, Tiana; Ginsberg, Mindy; Hayes, Shawn; Wylie-Rosett, Judith – Journal of School Health, 2016
Background: HealthCorps provides school wellness programming using curricula to promote changes in nutrition, mental health, and physical activity behaviors. The research objective was to evaluate effects of implementing its curricula on nutrition, mental health, and physical activity knowledge and behavior. Methods: Pre- and postsurvey data were…
Descriptors: Health Behavior, Knowledge Level, Eating Habits, Gender Differences
Tho, Siew Wei; Chan, Ka Wing; Yeung, Yau Yuen – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2015
In this study, a new physics education programme is specifically developed for a famous theme park in Hong Kong to provide community-based science learning to her visitors, involving her three newly constructed rides. We make innovative use of digital technologies in this programme and incorporate a rigorous evaluation of the learning…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Science Education, Foreign Countries, Physics
Cincera, Jan; Johnson, Bruce; Kovacikova, Silvia – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2015
The article introduces a Czech environmental education middle school program focused on helping students develop place attachment to their community and on increasing their interest in natural area in their region. The evaluation applied a mixed approach combining pretesting/posttesting of the students (N = 158), two group interviews with selected…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Place Based Education, Middle School Students, Mixed Methods Research
Lin, Li-Hui – Educational Gerontology, 2014
Since 2008, Taiwan's Ministry of Education has sponsored a number of short-term residential educational programs aimed at senior citizens and administered by local colleges and universities. In 2009, the Ministry of Education named a project the Elderhostel Program (notwithstanding the lack of involvement by the United States organization, which…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Residential Programs, Adult Education, Adult Learning
Al-Azawei, Ahmed; Lundqvist, Karsten – Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 2015
Online learning constitutes the most popular distance-learning method, with flexibility, accessibility, visibility, manageability and availability as its core features. However, current research indicates that its efficacy is not consistent across all learners. This study aimed to modify and extend the factors of the Technology Acceptance Model…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Online Courses, Psychometrics, Questionnaires
Cheung, Peggy PY – European Physical Education Review, 2012
The aims of this study were to 1) describe the children's physical activity (PA) patterns during the after-school period and 2) to compare the type and intensity of activity during the after-school period of children with or without participation in organized PA programmes. The participants were 456 children from four primary schools in Hong Kong.…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Intervention, Physical Activities, Foreign Countries
Rass, Ruwaida Abu – Journal of Education for Teaching: International Research and Pedagogy, 2010
This article presents the results of a two-year research study which examined the usefulness of the induction programme for newly recruited teachers in Bedouin schools in the Negev as a unique environment and home for the Bedouin. Bedouin schools are considered a unique environment, where pupils attend schools in recognised and non-recognised…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Beginning Teacher Induction, Educational Environment, Teacher Attitudes
Bureau of Indian Education, 2014
During school year (SY) 2012-2013, the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) continued its efforts to improve the validity and reliability of data reporting. BIE data collections are dependent on school level entry (self-reporting) into the Native American Student Information System (NASIS) or into the BIE's Academic Report (formerly the BIEs…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Academic Achievement, Educational Assessment, Educational Indicators
Molina-Gaudo, Pilar; Baldassarri, S.; Villarroya-Gaudo, M.; Cerezo, E. – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2010
This paper explores both how male and female high school pupils (15-16 years old) perceive the engineering profession and their willingness to pursue a career in this area. A study was performed around a one-day outreach activity, Girls' Day, organized for the first time in Spain. During Girls' Day, students were exposed to specific activities…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Females, Family Influence, Engineering
Martin, Michael O.; Mullis, Ina V. S.; Foy, Pierre; Stanco, Gabrielle M. – International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, 2012
For more than 50 years, the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) has been conducting comparative studies of educational achievement in a number of curriculum areas, including mathematics and science. TIMSS 2011 represents the fifth cycle of the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS),…
Descriptors: Science Achievement, Comparative Education, Educational Trends, Trend Analysis
Soontiens, Werner – Journal of Teaching in International Business, 2004
Internationalisation of education, and more specifically tertiary education, all over the world has contributed to a significant overhaul in student composition. Parallel to this runs the need for graduates to leave university with a range of professional skills. In response to this, universities actively encourage the development of such skills…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Skill Development, Job Skills, Professional Development
Park, Joseph C.; Harlan, Charles L. – Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1916
The confused and chaotic condition which characterizes vocational and industrial education at the present time is evidence of the fact that certain far-reaching and fundamental adjustments are going on in the educational world. These adjustments involve, on the one hand, the school in all of its aspects and at all of its stages, and, on the other…
Descriptors: Educational History, Urban Schools, Home Economics Education, Vocational Education