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Ponnuswamy, Indra; Manohar, Hansa Lysander – Studies in Higher Education, 2016
In this paper, an adapted version of the Dimensions of Learning Organization Questionnaire (DLOQ) was employed to investigate the perception of academic staff on learning organization culture in Indian higher education institutions. The questionnaire was sent to 700 faculty members of different universities using a non-probability purposive…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Universities, College Faculty
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Karaman, Ayhan – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2017
In this survey research study, the views of practicing teachers in select aspects of NOS were investigated in connection with the effects of several variables (teaching discipline, gender, education level, teaching experience and regional work location). The instrument used to collect data was an adapted version of "Scientific Epistemological…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Demography, Scientific Principles, Scientific Attitudes
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Rinehart, Amanda; Sharkey, Jennifer; Kahl, Chad – College & Research Libraries, 2015
Do librarians with different characteristics, such as type of work responsibilities or age, have different learning styles? The authors analyzed results from over 1,500 responses to a version of the Index of Learning Styles (ILS) questionnaire based on the Felder-Silverman Learning Styles model. This model consists of eight dimensions paired on…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Librarians, Librarian Attitudes, Cognitive Style
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Al-Haramlah, Ahmed Abdulrahman; Al-Bakr, Fawziah; Merza, Haniah – International Education Studies, 2015
This study aimed to detect the common diseases among Saudi women and their relationship with the level of physical activity and some variables. This study was applied to 1233 Saudi woman in different regions of the Kingdom, and adopted to explore the common diseases: obesity, hypertension, diabetes, cholesterol and asthma. The study results showed…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Females, Demography, Individual Characteristics
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Schroeder, Noah L.; Adesope, Olusola O. – Educational Technology & Society, 2015
Advances in information technologies have resulted in the use of pedagogical agents to facilitate learning. Although several studies have been conducted to examine the effects of pedagogical agents on learning, little is known about gender stereotypes of agents and how those stereotypes influence student learning and attitudes. This study…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Student Attitudes, Pacing, Animation
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Khoshlessan, Rezvan; Das, Kumer Pial – Journal of International Students, 2017
The purpose of this study is to explore international students' study anxiety in a mid-sized public four-year university in Southeast Texas by comparing their existing study anxiety along lines of nationality, gender, age, major, degree, and stage of education. The subjects were selected using a convenience sample during the Spring of 2013. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Higher Education, Anxiety, Statistical Significance
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Çam, Ibrahim – Educational Research and Reviews, 2015
High school students who are in the development age or in the last class and have chance to win the university exams or disposal stage of the business life must also have a high level of assertiveness. In this context, the purpose of this research is to compare the assertiveness levels of high school seniors. The study group consists of 312 high…
Descriptors: Investigations, High School Seniors, Assertiveness, Demography
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Turel, Vehbi; Calik, Sinan; Doganer, Adem – International Journal of Adult Vocational Education and Technology, 2015
The purpose of vocational schools (VSs) in Turkey, which offer two-year degree courses, is to provide the students who have completed a high school programme successfully with practical introductory experience in skilled trades such as computing, electronics, mechanics, carpentry, construction, field crops, and so on. Those who complete a two-year…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Schools, Vocational Education, College Students
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Williams, Joy; Dikes, Catherine – Education, 2015
The attrition rate of highly qualified special education teachers is a pervasive problem in the United States. This study investigated the association between the burnout subscales of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and personal accomplishment relative to 10 demographic variables. Sixty-five special education teachers constituted the…
Descriptors: Demography, Predictor Variables, Special Education Teachers, Teacher Burnout
Blanchard, Sarah; Judy, Justina; Muller, Chandra; Crawford, Richard H.; Petrosino, Anthony J.; Christina K. White,; Lin, Fu-An; Wood, Kristin L. – Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education Research, 2015
"Beyond Blackboards" is an inquiry-centered, after-school program designed to enhance middle school students' engagement with engineering through design-based experiences focused on the 21st Century Engineering Challenges. Set within a predominantly lowincome, majority-minority community, our study aims to investigate the impact of…
Descriptors: Engineering, Engineering Education, Learner Engagement, Disproportionate Representation
Shepard, Nicole G. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Colleges and other not-for-profit institutions have been experiencing increasing fiscal concerns because of the American economic downturn that began in 2008. As a result, fraudulent activity is becoming more of an issue. This study focused on the annual auditor's report and its relationship to the ethical relativism of financial managers. In…
Descriptors: Private Colleges, Decision Making, Ethics, Financial Audits
Mitchell, Brenda O. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
A correlational explanatory research design examined the relationship between peer mentoring, academic success and social engagement of first year college students participating in a peer mentoring program at a research one university in the southeastern United States. One hundred thirty-eight participants from the peer mentoring program responded…
Descriptors: Peer Teaching, Mentors, Academic Achievement, Interpersonal Competence
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Abidin, Mohammad Jafre Bin Zainol; Pourmohammadi, Majid; Varasingam, Nalini A/P; Lean, Ooi Choon – Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal, 2014
The purpose of this study is to ascertain the differences in online reading habits between genders and investigate the relationship between socio-economic status and online reading habits. Using a questionnaire, a quantitative approach was administered to 240 Form-Four students from four secondary schools in Penang Island, Malaysia. Findings…
Descriptors: Reading Habits, Electronic Learning, Gender Differences, Investigations
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Keshavarz, Mohsen; Vaziri, Seyed Ali; Jafari, Ahmad; Alizadeh, Hadi – Educational Research and Reviews, 2013
The main aim of this article is to review between students' learning environment and education quality. A non-experimental, quantitative, SPSS 17.0 research design was used to explore the relationship between background demographic characteristics, transformational, and transactional leadership styles, learning environment, and education quality.…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Educational Environment, Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Leadership Styles
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Mohamed, Sanaa A. – Journal of Education and Practice, 2015
Hypospadias is a common congenital anomaly with a prevalence estimated to be as high as 1 in 125 live male births. Complications after surgical procedures are possible. The incidence of complications can be reduced by meticulous preoperative planning, and judicious postoperative care. So the aim of the study was to investigate the effect of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Congenital Impairments, Biology, Mothers
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