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Tonhäuser, Cornelia; Büker, Laura – International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training, 2016
Investments in training measures can only be considered effective if the transfer of the learned contents to practical situations is continuously successful. In this context the scientific and professional discourse regarding the effectiveness of further education, especially regarding training transfer, has intensified considerably. This analysis…
Descriptors: Transfer of Training, Literature Reviews, Vocational Education, Work Environment
Tonhäuser, Cornelia; Büker, Laura – Online Submission, 2016
Investments in training measures can only be considered effective if the transfer of the learned contents to practical situations is continuously successful. In this context the scientific and professional discourse regarding the effectiveness of further education, especially regarding transfer of training, has intensified considerably. This…
Descriptors: Transfer of Training, Literature Reviews, Vocational Education, Work Environment
Kobia, Margaret; Sikalieh, Damary – Journal of European Industrial Training, 2010
Purpose: The primary purpose of this literature review paper is to address the question why it is difficult to define entrepreneurship despite the amount of research that has taken place in the field. In addition, the paper also aims to demonstrate how the struggle to define entrepreneurship has impacted on entrepreneurial careers in Kenya.…
Descriptors: Careers, Identification, Foreign Countries, Entrepreneurship
Kormanik, Martin B.; Rocco, Tonette S. – Human Resource Development Review, 2009
One aspect of personality, perceptions of internal versus external control of reinforcement, shifts under conditions of change. This review of the literature examines the relationship between planned organizational change and locus of control. The review includes literature from the disciplines of clinical and social psychology, adult development,…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Learning Theories, Locus of Control, Organizational Change
Just, Helen D. – 1999
Hardiness, a personality factor suggested to be a determining factor in the promotion and maintenance of health behaviors, has been widely studied. S. Kobasa's hardiness factor, composed of control, commitment, and challenge, was reported to be an important component in explaining why some people can withstand stress without getting sick. A review…
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, Locus of Control, Personality Traits, Theories
Leong, Frederick T. L. – Journal of College Student Personnel, 1985
Reviews the empirical and theoretical literature on the career development of Asian Americans. (Author)
Descriptors: Ambiguity, Anxiety, Asian Americans, Career Development
Tomlinson, Louise M. – 1987
Locus of control is considered a primary factor in the difference between students' high and low achievement. This phenomenon is defined as a polar construct which refers to the degree to which individuals view their successes and failures as either contingent upon their own behaviors (internal locus of control) or independent of them (external…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attitude Change, Change Strategies, Cognitive Style

Adalbjarnardottir, Sigrun – Child Development, 1995
Examined role of social anxiety, social withdrawal, and locus of control in the developmental level of interpersonal negotiation strategies (INS) when resolving hypothetical conflicts. Found that sociable children were more likely than socially withdrawn children to exhibit greater competence in INS. Children with internal locus of control were…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Conflict Resolution, Interpersonal Competence, Locus of Control
Gordon, Kimberly A. – 1996
Resilience is the ability to thrive, mature, and increase competence in the face of adverse circumstances. Recent research has uncovered personal and environmental characteristics that contribute to resilience during infancy and toddlerhood, as well as characteristics that predict resilience in later years. Resilient infants and toddlers are…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Caregiver Child Relationship, Child Development, Family Environment

Burger, Joseph V. – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Problems, 1994
Presents key themes from expanding literature on resilience, drawing from both psychological research and narratives of survivors. Focuses on Kauai study, landmark 30-year longitudinal study on resilience in 698 infants. Also examines survivors of child abuse, distinguishes between unhealthy and healthy resilience, discusses issues of separation…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Child Abuse, Child Development
Maddi, Salvatore R. – 1980
The notion that life stresses and personality have an interactive role in illness is part of the wisdom of the ages. Most past research has studied either life stresses or personality. A model for understanding health/illness status is presented that includes stressful life events and the resistance resources of personality, social supports,…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Cognitive Processes, Coping, Health
Harris, Carole Ruth – Understanding Our Gifted, 2003
This article discusses barriers to the identification of gifted students, including linguistic function, learning style attributes, self-concept perceptions, and locus of control issues. Methods of detecting hidden giftedness are provided for each of these barriers, along with approaches to intervention. (Contains 8 references.) (CR)
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Cognitive Style, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods

Moyerman, David R.; Forman, Bruce D. – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 1992
Computed separate meta-analyses for 11 acculturation and adjustment classes: extroversion, self-esteem, locus of control, career, addiction, affective disorders, field independence, family conflict, anxiety/stress, intelligence, and psychosocial/health. Situation-specific associations were interpreted by integrating several models. Contains…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adjustment (to Environment), Adults, Biculturalism
Greenspoon, Joel; Lamal, P. A. – 1979
Although research suggests that men and women are perceived as differing significantly on a number of traits or characteristics, little research relates these traits to observable behaviors. The trait-characteristic issue, when carried over to employment, serves to justify discrimination against women. Research on attribution theory also supports…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Behavior, Correlation, Employment
Feiman-Nemser, Sharon; Floden, Robert E. – 1984
In the past, many social scientists were content to study teaching from a distance, borrowing concepts mainly from psychology and sociology to explain what teaching was like. Increasingly, students of teaching have come to value the insider's viewpoint and to rely on teachers as informants. This paper brings together research about the meaning of…
Descriptors: Job Satisfaction, Life Satisfaction, Locus of Control, Need Gratification
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