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Dennis, Robin Justice – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The primary purpose of this study was to determine if the health literacy level of older adults, age 65 and older, and the self-directed learning readiness score were correlated. After data cleaning, the number of cases was below the recommended rule of thumb. Deletion of cases indicated by the analyst of the self-directed learning readiness score…
Descriptors: Health, Knowledge Level, Adult Literacy, Older Adults
Davis, Feona I. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This research study explored possible relationships of professional mental health counselors who have experienced a phenomenon called posttraumatic growth (PTG), which is a positive cognitive and emotional change that stems from surviving a traumatic life crisis. The current study aimed to investigate a connection of PTG in professional counselors…
Descriptors: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Empathy, Counselor Characteristics, Mental Health Workers
Ertekin, Erhan – Online Submission, 2017
This study focused on how two algebraic concepts- equality and variable- predicted 8th grade students' equation solving performance. In this study, predictive design as a correlational research design was used. Randomly selected 407 eight-grade students who were from the central districts of a city in the central region of Turkey participated in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Predictor Variables, Middle School Students, Grade 8
Warrington, Cartmell – ProQuest LLC, 2017
In this study, the Big Five factor model of personality traits theory was tested for its ability to predict or explain Employee Information Security Behavior (EISB), when Generational Cohort (GCOHORT) moderated the relationship between the five factors of personality and EISB. The independent variables (IVs) Extraversion, Agreeableness,…
Descriptors: Information Security, Personality Traits, Generational Differences, Cohort Analysis
Francois, Michael T. – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Today's organizations rely heavily on information technology to conduct their daily activities. Therefore, their information security systems are an area of heightened security concern. As a result, organizations implement information security programs to address and mitigate that concern. However, even with the emphasis on information security,…
Descriptors: Information Security, Knowledge Level, Policy, Program Effectiveness
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Hanson, Josef – Journal of Research in Music Education, 2017
Gifford Pinchot III coined the term "intrapreneur" to recognize "dreamers who do": individuals who transform ideas into new endeavors within existing organizations. The purpose of this study was to gauge the salience of intrapreneuring for K-12 music teachers and examine how its attributes and behaviors relate to teachers'…
Descriptors: Music, Music Education, Music Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education
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DeLaRosby, Hal R. – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2017
Academic advising satisfaction is highly correlated with retention in higher education. Thriving Quotient survey responses were collected from undergraduate students at a private, liberal arts college in the Pacific Northwest. Using a multiple regression analysis, this study examined what "student characteristics" and "collegiate…
Descriptors: Student Characteristics, Academic Advising, School Holding Power, Multiple Regression Analysis
Vickers, Tracy Simone – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The economic value of international students to higher education had become important and global competition to attract and retain these lucrative students was fierce. In British Columbia, educational goals were set to ensure that all students receive quality learning experiences and provide maximum economic benefit. Cultural values affect…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Statistical Analysis
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Yuen, Celeste Y. M. – Peabody Journal of Education, 2018
This study examined the attitudes of young people from different cultural backgrounds in Hong Kong toward social justice, in particular those regarding gender, racial/ethnic equalities, and immigrant rights. Among the sample of 15,428 adolescents, aged 12 to 19, 7.1% were South Asians, 15.5% were immigrants from mainland China, 4.1% were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Student Attitudes, Asians
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Terry, Amanda; Zhang, Ning Jackie – Journal of School Health, 2016
Background: Developing and implementing policies to curb and prevent youth tobacco use is of the utmost importance. In Florida, public school districts were authorized to develop tobacco-free school policies through an amendment to the Florida Clean Indoor Air Act in 2011. The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of tobacco-free school…
Descriptors: School Policy, Smoking, Public Schools, Zero Tolerance Policy
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Takele, Silabat – Journal of Education and Practice, 2017
This is a predictive validity study which aimed at examining the validity strength of College Entrance Assessment (CEA) scores, EGSLCE (Ethiopian General School Leaving Certificate Examination) and High School Average Transcript (HSAT) in predicting college students' academic success as measured by first year CGPA. For this purpose, 2015 regular…
Descriptors: Validity, Scores, College Entrance Examinations, Multiple Regression Analysis
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Košutic, Iva – Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal, 2017
This paper aims to explore social inequalities in school achievement and educational decision-making of the final-year students of secondary schools in the City of Zagreb and Zagreb County, Croatia (N = 534). The theoretical framework of the paper was Bourdieu's theory of cultural and social reproduction (1977a). The main objectives were an…
Descriptors: Cultural Capital, Higher Education, School Choice, Access to Education
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McGill, Ryan J.; Busse, R. T. – School Psychology Quarterly, 2015
This study is an examination of the incremental validity of Cattell-Horn-Carroll (CHC) broad clusters from the Woodcock-Johnson III Tests of Cognitive Abilities (WJ III COG) for predicting scores on the Woodcock-Johnson III Tests of Achievement (WJ III ACH). The participants were children and adolescents, ages 6-18 (n = 4,722), drawn from the WJ…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Tests, Test Validity, Predictor Variables
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Odongo, Alice Atieno; Aloka, Peter J. O.; Raburu, Pamela – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
The present study sought to establish the influence of parenting styles on adolescent academic achievement in day secondary schools in North Rachuonyo Sub-County, Kenya. Baumrind's theory of parenting style informed the study. The Concurrent Triangulation Design was used. The target population comprised 2409 day secondary students registered for…
Descriptors: Parenting Styles, Academic Achievement, Secondary School Students, Parent Influence
Mathern, Amber M. – ProQuest LLC, 2016
This study was conducted to determine if a relationship exists between the perceived leadership style of supervisors and the organizational commitment level of the subordinate employees within Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs). Additionally, the study examined whether a difference exists in the organizational commitment levels of TCU…
Descriptors: Tribally Controlled Education, Supervisor Supervisee Relationship, Transformational Leadership, Sample Size
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