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Relationship of Enjoyment, Perceived Competence, and Cardiorespiratory Fitness to Physical Activity Levels of Elementary School Children
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Eberline, Andrew; Judge, Lawrence W.; Walsh, Andy; Hensley, Larry D. – Physical Educator, 2018
Because of the continued increase in obesity rates and decrease in children's physical activity and fitness levels, this study investigated the relationship between habitual physical activity and perceived competence, enjoyment of physical activity, and cardiorespiratory fitness among upper elementary school children. This study used the…
Descriptors: Children, Obesity, Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level
Do Methods Matter in Global Leadership Development? Testing the Global Leadership Development Ecosystem Conceptual Model
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Walker, Jennie L. – Journal of Management Education, 2018
As world communication, technology, and trade become increasingly integrated through globalization, multinational corporations seek employees with global leadership skills. However, the demand for these skills currently outweighs the supply. Given the rarity of globally ready leaders, global competency development should be emphasized in business…
Descriptors: Management Development, Learning Theories, Global Approach, Leadership Training
Testing a Model of Undergraduate Competence in Employability Skills and Its Implications for Stakeholders
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Jackson, Denise – Journal of Education and Work, 2014
Despite the development of employability skills being firmly entrenched in higher education's strategic agenda worldwide; recent graduates' standards in certain skills are not meeting industry expectations. This paper presents and tests a model of undergraduate competence in employability skills. It highlights those factors which impact on…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Competence, Employment Potential, Job Skills
A Preliminary Investigation of Communication Competence: As a Systemic Construct.
Hinck, Shelly Schaefer; Nakanishi, Masayuki – 1989
A study was conducted which partially tested the validity of assumptions of the Coordinated Management of Meaning (CMM) based model of communication competence. Two research questions were explored: (1) how well can a CMM-based model predict an individual's perceived communication competence in a given context? and (2) how is an individual…
Descriptors: Behavior Standards, Communication Research, Communication Skills, Competence