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Local Control, Democracy, and the Separation in the Public Opinion of School Finance Reform
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Shelly, Bryan – Journal of Educational Research & Policy Studies, 2007
What role does a person's support for local educational control play in determining her attitude towards equity-minded school finance reform? This article reports estimations of binary and ordered probit models of two state public opinion polls and discusses newspaper coverage from the same two states to determine if and how local control has such…
Descriptors: Opinions, Finance Reform, Educational Finance, Newspapers
Motivation and Achievement: A Quantitative Synthesis.
Uguroglu, Margaret E.; Walberg, Herbert J. – 1979
Using analysis of variance and regression techniques, the authors analyzed the results of 40 studies that were conducted between 1953 and 1976 and contained 232 correlations between various measures of motivation and achievement. The motivation variables were restricted to students' achievement motivation, locus-of-control perceptions, and general…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Program Divisions, Learning Motivation
The Theory of Planned Behavior: A Review of Its Applications to Health-Related Behaviors.
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Godin, Gaston; Kok, Gerjo – American Journal of Health Promotion, 1996
The literature review discussed here located 56 studies examining 87 behaviors that predicted future health-related behaviors using the theory of planned behavior. About 41% of variance in intentions and 34% of variance in future behavior were explained by the theory. Perceived behavioral control explained 11.5% of variance in behavior above…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Behavior Standards, Behavior Theories, Health Behavior
Preliminary Models of Risk and Protective Factors for Childhood Homesickness: Review and Empirical Synthesis.
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Thurber, Christopher A.; Sigman, Marian D. – Child Development, 1998
Examined predictors and sequelae of homesickness in 293 boys, ages 8 to 16 years, who spent two weeks at an overnight camp. Found that the "homesick disposition" and little prior separation together accounted for 69% of the variance in self-reported homesickness. Interpersonal attitudes and perceived control predicted 70% of the variance…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Childhood Attitudes, Emotional Adjustment, Emotional Experience
Adolescents with Learning Disabilities at Risk? Emotional Well-Being, Depression, Suicide.
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Huntington, Deborah D.; Bender, William N. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1993
Research on self-concept, attributions, anxiety, depression, and suicide among adolescents with learning disability is examined for the purpose of detecting consistency of emotional and developmental indicators. Analysis indicates that these students appear to be at increased risk for severe depression and suicide. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Anxiety, At Risk Persons, Depression (Psychology)
Computers and Teachers: Factors Influencing Computer Use in the Classroom.
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Marcinkiewicz, Henryk R. – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1994
Reports on a study examining how well several personal variables predict elementary school teachers' use of computers for teaching. Variables examined included innovativeness, teacher locus of control, perceived relevance of computers, and self-competence in using computers. Data on age, gender, and years of computer experience were also…
Descriptors: Competence, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Attitudes, Computer Literacy