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Boydak Özan, Mukadder; Yavuz Özdemir, Tuncay; Yaras, Zübeyde – Online Submission, 2017
The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of social capital elements' on job satisfaction and motivation levels of teachers. The mixed method was used in the study. The quantitative data were analyzed through Correlation and Multiple Regression analyses. An interview form developed by the researchers was used for analyzing the…
Descriptors: Social Capital, Job Satisfaction, Predictor Variables, Correlation
Bish, Gregory T. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Higher education fulfills an important role in establishing an educated citizenry to support democracy. Recognizing the breadth of perspectives among faith communities on culture, this study considered the development of civic values among graduates of CCCU institutions, a subset of U.S. higher education. The purpose of this study was to examine…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Social Values, Citizenship, College Graduates
Bullock, Casey Dee – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Policymakers at the state and national levels have identified college completion as a key policy priority. The proportion of adults with a college credential has decreased and the equity gap in college completion is expanding. Given this policy context, there is an interest in the extent to which degree pathways are inefficient and how these…
Descriptors: Time to Degree, Bachelors Degrees, College Graduates, State Universities
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Sungur, Gülcan; Bal, Pervin Nedim – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
The aim of this study is to examine if the level of primary school students in solving problems differs according to some demographic variables. The research is descriptive type in the general survey method, it was carried out with quantitative research techniques. The sample of the study consisted of 587 primary school students in Grade 4. The…
Descriptors: Grade 4, Problem Solving, Predictor Variables, Demography
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Küçüktepe, Seval Eminoglu; Yildiz, Nilgün – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2016
The purpose of this study is to investigate the gender effect on elementary mathematics and science and technology teachers' opinions regarding curriculum elements which are objectives, content, learning situation and evaluation. Meta-analysis was used in order to analyze data. Two articles, 11 master and one doctorate thesis which were conducted…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Mathematics Curriculum, Science Curriculum, Elementary School Mathematics
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Saylik, Ahmet; Polatcan, Mahmut; Saylik, Numan – International Journal of Progressive Education, 2016
The purpose of the study is to examine employees' individual attitudes towards diversity management and respect for diversity in secondary education in views of secondary school administrators and teachers, and to explore the relationship between these concepts. According to the results of the study, administrators and teachers in secondary…
Descriptors: Diversity (Institutional), Teacher Attitudes, Administrator Attitudes, Secondary Schools
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Gooch, Debbie; Thompson, Paul; Nash, Hannah M.; Snowling, Margaret J.; Hulme, Charles – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2016
Background: The developmental relationships between executive functions (EF) and early language skills are unclear. This study explores the longitudinal relationships between children's early EF and language skills in a sample of children with a wide range of language abilities including children at risk of dyslexia. In addition, we investigated…
Descriptors: Child Development, Executive Function, Language Skills, Correlation
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Gloria, Adedoja; Oluwadara, Abimbade – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
Current instructional deliveries favour the use of mobile technology because of its inherent potentials and benefits such as portability, ease of use cost and others. Despite these benefits, many teachers especially in Sub-Saharan Africa still prefer the conventional method and use mobile phones for social engagements such as texting, chatting,…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Preservice Teachers, Social Studies, Technological Literacy
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Kollerová, Lenka; Smolík, Filip – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2016
Background: Past research has shown that peer victimization by bullying is associated with peer rejection and fear of victimization, but little is known about the interplay between victimization and other characteristics in the prediction of these experiences. We assume that the associations between victimization and peer rejection/fear of…
Descriptors: Peer Relationship, Victims, Bullying, Peer Acceptance
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Alkharusi, Hussain – Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, 2016
Introduction: Students are daily exposed to a variety of assessment tasks in the classroom. It has long been recognized that students' perceptions of the assessment tasks may influence student academic achievement. The present study aimed at predicting academic achievement in mathematics from perceptions of the assessment tasks after controlling…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Predictive Measurement, Predictor Variables, Learning Strategies
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Dereli, Esra – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
The objective of the present study is to examine whether personal attributes, family characteristics of the child and parent-child relations predict children's emotional understanding and emotion regulation skills. The study was conducted with relational screening model, one of the screening models. Study sample included 423 children between the…
Descriptors: Family Characteristics, Individual Characteristics, Parent Child Relationship, Predictor Variables
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Martin, Andrew J.; Papworth, Brad; Ginns, Paul; Malmberg, Lars-Erik – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2016
Most educational climate research is conducted among (day school) students who spend the bulk of their young lives outside of school, potentially limiting the amount of climate variance that can be captured. Boarding school students, on the other hand, spend much of their lives at school and thus offer a potentially unique perspective on…
Descriptors: Boarding Schools, Educational Environment, Student Motivation, Learner Engagement
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Hall, J. Camille; Theriot, Matthew T. – Multicultural Perspectives, 2016
As the population becomes more diverse, social work educators will bear a larger responsibility for educating culturally competent practitioners. To enhance student learning, research should consider those factors that influence students' multicultural awareness, knowledge, and skills. This information potentially can help students better prepare…
Descriptors: Multicultural Education, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Literacy, Interpersonal Competence
Al Ghamdi, Azala M. – ProQuest LLC, 2016
The purpose of this quantitative study was to examine the influence of leaders' sense of psychological empowerment for women leaders on those leaders' administrative creativity in both established and emerging universities in Saudi Arabia. The five guiding research questions were used at both established and emerging Saudi universities: (1) what…
Descriptors: Empowerment, Women Administrators, Foreign Countries, Administrator Attitudes
Arriagada, Paula; Hango, Darcy – Statistics Canada, 2016
Existing research shows that higher cognitive skills, such as literacy and numeracy, are associated with greater labour force participation and higher earnings, as well as a positive relationship with self-reported health status. However, this research has not focused specifically on the Aboriginal population in Canada. This article examines the…
Descriptors: Canada Natives, Literacy, Numeracy, Nonreservation American Indians
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