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Spirituality and Sense of Coherence in Muslim Students: A Mixed Methods Study
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Mohamed A. Ali; Franco Zengaro; Sally A. Zengaro – Journal of Research Initiatives, 2018
The purpose of this mixed methods research was to measure sense of coherence of convenient sample of college Muslim students in Tennessee and to investigate from their perspective, meaning attached to faith as a source of strength, motivation and courage. This research was framed in salutogenic model (sense of coherence). Two questions guided the…
Descriptors: Muslims, Student Attitudes, Student Motivation, Models
Examining Factors Affecting Science Achievement of Hong Kong in PISA 2006 Using Hierarchical Linear Modeling
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Lam, Terence Yuk Ping; Lau, Kwok Chi – International Journal of Science Education, 2014
This study uses hierarchical linear modeling to examine the influence of a range of factors on the science performances of Hong Kong students in PISA 2006. Hong Kong has been consistently ranked highly in international science assessments, such as Programme for International Student Assessment and Trends in International Mathematics and Science…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Achievement, Hierarchical Linear Modeling, Science Education
Children at Risk for Developmental Delay Can Be Recognised by Stunting, Being Underweight, Ill Health, Little Maternal Schooling or High Gravidity
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Abubakar, Amina; Holding, Penny; Van de Vijver, Fons J. R.; Newton, Charles; Van Baar, Anneloes – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2010
Aims: To investigate markers of risk status that can be easily monitored in resource-limited settings for the identification of children in need of early developmental intervention. Methods: Eighty-five children in Kilifi, Kenya, aged between 2 and 10 months at recruitment, were involved in a 10-month follow-up. Data on developmental outcome were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developmental Delays, Health, Child Development
A Fishbein-Ajzen Model of Intention to Work Following Childbirth.
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Granrose, Cherlyn Skromme – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1984
Identifies factors influencing women's (N=202) intention to work during the first three years following childbirth using a model which proposes that intentions are a function of work experience, vicarious experience with a working mother, subjective normative pressure, and attitudes. Results indicated that attitudes had the strongest influence on…
Descriptors: Birth, College Students, Employed Parents, Females
Social Determinants of Age at First Birth.
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Rindfuss, Ronald R.; St. John, Craig – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1983
Explores the social determinants of the timing of the first birth in a nationwide sample of 6,752 women. Results showed education at marriage is the most important predictor. Although a few social determinants (i.e., race and religion) have a direct effect, most affect age at first birth through education. (JAC)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Birth, Cohort Analysis, Educational Attainment
Demographic Changes and Literacy Development in a Decade. Working Paper Series.
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Reder, Stephen; Edmonston, Barry – 2000
Anticipated demographic changes in the United States adult population in the decade between the National Adult Literacy Survey (NALS) of 1992 and the National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL), which is scheduled for 2002, were reviewed. Next, the implications of those changes for the NALS and NAAL were analyzed. The analysis focused on births,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Agency Role, Aging (Individuals)