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Alsuwaileh, Bader Ghannam; Russ-Eft, Darlene F.; Alshurai, Saad R. – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
The research herein used a sequential mixed methods design to investigate why academic dishonesty is widespread among the students at the College of Basic Education in Kuwait. Qualitative interviews were conducted to generate research hypotheses. Then, using questionnaire survey, the research hypotheses were quantitatively tested. The findings…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mixed Methods Research, Cheating, Ethics
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Adow, Issak Maalim; Alio, Abdikadir Adan; Thinguri, Ruth – Journal of Education and Practice, 2015
Irregularities in examinations at all levels including internationally, regionally and locally have become a major concern for all the major stakeholders in education including the policy makers, students, teachers, political leaders and the general society. A number of mitigation measures and strategies have been put in place in the past…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary Schools, Achievement Tests, Secondary School Teachers
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Allen, Jennifer L.; Morris, Amy; Chhoa, Celine Y. – Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties, 2016
The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between callous-unemotional (CU) traits and response to rewards and discipline in adolescent boys using a mixed-methods approach. Participants comprised 39 boys aged between 12 and 13 years and 8 teachers. Quantitative findings showed that CU traits were significantly related to punishment…
Descriptors: Emotional Response, Personality Traits, Rewards, Discipline
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Leckey, Yvonne; Hyland, Lynda; Hickey, Gráinne; Lodge, Anne; Kelly, Paul; Bywater, Tracey; Comiskey, Catherine; Donnelly, Michael; McGilloway, Sinéad – Irish Educational Studies, 2016
Inappropriate, aggressive and disruptive behaviour in the classroom can be detrimental to child and teacher well-being. This study involved a longer-term evaluation of the "Incredible Years Teacher [Classroom Management]" programme (IYTP) undertaken mainly within disadvantaged schools in south-west Ireland. The IYTP is designed to…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Classroom Techniques, Faculty Development, Elementary School Teachers
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Fresko, Barbara; Nasser-Abu Alhija, Fadia – Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 2015
This paper explores the operation and contribution of induction seminars operated as learning communities for new teachers. Mixed methods were used: 378 new teachers and 29 seminar leaders completed questionnaires, 16 new teachers and 14 seminar leaders were interviewed, and 20 seminar meetings were observed. Findings showed that seminar…
Descriptors: Beginning Teacher Induction, Faculty Development, Mentors, Communities of Practice
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Abdul Razzak, Nina Lutfi – Cogent Education, 2016
This paper presents a reflection on students' levels and types of motivation at a college of health sciences in Saudi Arabia and highlights the social and cultural factors possibly contributing to the differences in motivation among those students. The results of this study, which followed a mixed-methods approach, indicate a multiplicity of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cultural Influences, Student Motivation, College Students
Cohen, Kimberly Kay – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This research is an attempt to explore the various strategies employed by the principals of Title I schools in order to foster an environment of student progress and achievement. Since the inception of the NCLB Act, pressures have been increasing on the schools, especially on Title I Schools, and on their principals to increase academic…
Descriptors: Principals, Academic Achievement, Administrator Characteristics, Educational Legislation
Williams, Jill R. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Retaining qualified teachers in America's schools is one of the nation's challenges in education. Current research revealed teacher turnover had risen to 16.9% nationally, which equates to 2.7 million teachers, including 2.1 million who left the profession before retirement. In order to make a positive change in teacher retention,…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Job Satisfaction, Teacher Persistence, Mixed Methods Research
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Mncube, Vuzi – South African Journal of Education, 2009
I argue that parent participation in SGBs is an important ingredient in building democracy in the schooling system, as well as in the wider society of South Africa. At some schools in South Africa, parents are not yet playing their full role as governors mandated by legislation. Parents at some rural schools are reluctant to participate in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parent Role, Democracy, Governance