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Stringer, Sharon A.; Thompson, Karin E. – 1987
Conflicting results have been obtained from studies examining childrearing attitudes, knowledge of child development norms, or perceptions of locus of control, and how these variables relate to parental discipline practices and to parent-child relationships. One way to clarify these inconsistent findings in the literature would be to examine the…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Rearing, College Students, Discipline
Download full textTashakkori, Abbas; Thompson, Vaida D. – 1990
This research explored the effects of a number of factors derived from extant intention-behavior models on a general behavioral intention to engage in protection against Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and a specific behavioral intention to use condoms as protection in vaginal sex. Data pertaining to beliefs, knowledge about AIDS, fear…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Beliefs, Black Students, College Students
Peer reviewedLivingston, Ivor Lensworth; Johnson, Theodora E. Maxwell – Urban League Review, 1991
Explores relationships between perceived control of life of 375 African-American college students and both specific and general fears of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). African-American students have relatively variable responses, but feeling in control is related to lower levels of specific and general fears of AIDS. (SLD)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Behavior Patterns, Black Students, College Students
Somers, Robert L. – 1988
Designed for developmental educators involved in a Telementoring Project, this instructional unit identifies common causes of poor academic performance by students enrolled in developmental programs. The sections of the unit address: (1) students' lack of personal and/or academic autonomy in terms of expected success, locus of control, and…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Cognitive Style, College Students, Critical Thinking
Peer reviewedAllan, Margaret – Prospect, 1997
A study investigated the phenomenon of learner autonomy in six graduate students in a course in English for academic purposes. Students were developing skills in discourse intonation using a CD-ROM program, designed to encourage autonomous learning. Student interview data suggest that development of explicit knowledge of the language system can…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Educational Environment, English (Second Language)
Chandler, Theodore A.; Spies, Carl J. – 1993
The classifications of 11 attributions according to dimensions of locus, stability, controllability, predictability, and globality by participants in 7 countries (China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Israel, Spain, and the United States) were compared in a cross-cultural study. The attributions were: (1) bias; (2) help; (3) luck; (4) ability; (5)…
Descriptors: Ability, Adults, Attribution Theory, Bias
Baptista Nunes, Miguel, Ed.; McPherson, Maggie, Ed. – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2014
These proceedings contain the papers of the International Conference e-Learning 2014, which was organised by the International Association for Development of the Information Society and is part of the Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems (Lisbon, Portugal July 15-19, 2014). The e-Learning 2014 conference aims to address the…
Descriptors: Conference Papers, Electronic Learning, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
