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Direct linkLuc J. Martin; Karl Erickson; Jen Coletti; Kelsey Saizew; Cailie S. McGuire; Alex Maw; Chris Primeau; Meredith Wolff; Brandy Ladd; Jean Côté – Journal of Character Education, 2023
Despite the established physical, social, and emotional benefits of participating in youth sport, such outcomes are not guaranteed. Indeed, purposeful efforts must be made to ensure that sport offerings are age-appropriate, promote engagement and enjoyment, and involve quality social relationships (e.g., Côté et al., 2020). The current article…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Team Sports, Program Descriptions, Role Models
Farland-Smith, Donna, Ed. – IGI Global, 2021
Student-scientist-teacher interactions provide students with several advantages. They provide opportunities to interact with experts and professionals in the field, give students a chance at meeting a role model that may impact students' career choices, and increase awareness of available career options combined with an understanding of how their…
Descriptors: Scientists, Teacher Student Relationship, Interaction, Role Models
Cooper, Katelyn M.; Auerbach, Anna Jo J.; Bader, Jordan D.; Beadles-Bohling, Amy S.; Brashears, Jacqueline A.; Cline, Erica; Eddy, Sarah L.; Elliott, Deanna B.; Farley, Elijah; Fuselier, Linda; Heinz, Heather M.; Irving, Madison; Josek, Tanya; Lane, A. Kelly; Lo, Stanley M.; Maloy, Jeffrey; Nugent, Michelle; Offerdahl, Erika; Palacios-Moreno, Juan; Ramos, Jorge; Reid, Joshua W.; Sparks, Rachel A.; Waring, Ashley L.; Wilton, Mike; Gormally, Cara; Brownell, Sara E. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2020
Individuals who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and otherwise nonstraight and/or non-cisgender (LGBTQ+) have often not felt welcome or represented in the biology community. Additionally, biology can present unique challenges for LGBTQ+ students because of the relationship between certain biology topics and their LGBTQ+…
Descriptors: LGBTQ People, At Risk Students, Science Instruction, Biology
Download full textNorth Dakota Department of Public Instruction, 2023
The Native American Needs Assessment Action Plan is designed to assist educators and administrators in addressing the needs and areas of possible opportunity that have been identified through the annual Native American Needs Assessment conducted by the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction. The Action Plan is organized around areas of need…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Educational Needs, Needs Assessment, Culturally Relevant Education
Franklin, Courtney; Hirsch, Heather; McLaughlin, Brenda; Ward-Roncalli, Susan – American Institutes for Research, 2019
"Making Assessment Work: Ten Practitioner Beliefs" was developed by the National Practitioner Advisory Group on Using Data to Inspire SEL Practice (NPAG), a group of social and emotional learning (SEL) practice leaders convened to provide insights on SEL. Educators, program leaders, and policymakers recognize the value of holistically…
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, Teacher Attitudes, Beliefs
Delano, Monica E. – Remedial and Special Education, 2007
Video modeling interventions involve a child watching videotapes of positive examples of adults, peers, or him- or herself engaging in a behavior that is being taught. The purpose of this review was to examine empirical studies in which video modeling interventions were applied to individuals with autism. Nineteen studies published between 1985…
Descriptors: Autism, Intervention, Videotape Recordings, Models
Somech, Anit; Ron, Ifat – Educational Administration Quarterly, 2007
Purpose: The success of schools fundamentally depends on teachers' willingness to go above and beyond the call of duty, namely, to exhibit organizational citizenship behaviors (OCBs). Attempts to understand the causes of OCB frequently focus on individual characteristics; only recently have researchers begun to direct their attention to more…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, Citizenship, Individual Characteristics
West Virginia Women's Commission, Charleston. – 1983
Nine women whose lives have contributed to West Virginia history are profiled in these collected essays. These women have made significant contributions to history as: midwife, physician, journalist, photographer, educator, musician, civic activist, and social reformer. The stereotypical image of a powerless, barefooted, uneducated girl is proven…
Descriptors: Biographies, Females, Individual Characteristics, Personal Narratives
Hensley, Frances S., Ed. – 1986
This collection of essays chronicles the contributions of 14 West Virginia women active in individual and group endeavors from 1824 to the present. Because the achievements of these women are absent from previous histories of West Virginia, their stories constitute missing chapters in the state's history. Some of these women made contributions in…
Descriptors: Biographies, Females, Individual Characteristics, Personal Narratives
Peer reviewedPurcell, Piper; Stewart, Lara – Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, 1990
A study of 62 children's readers in use in three Texas cities demonstrated that such books are less male-focused than they appeared to be in a similar 1972 survey. Contends that both boys and girls would benefit from a still more equitable representation. (DM)
Descriptors: Characterization, Children, Childrens Literature, Reading Materials
Basit, Tehmina N.; McNamara, Olwen – Journal of Education for Teaching: International Research and Pedagogy, 2004
Currently in the UK there is much pressure to increase the recruitment and retention of ethnic minority teachers, not only to respond to the continuing shortage, but to develop a teaching force that reflects the diversity in the UK population and provides role models for ethnic minority students. There is, however, little research on how ethnic…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Beginning Teachers, Recruitment, Role Models
Peer reviewedHartman, Sandra J.; Harris, O. Jeff – Journal of Social Psychology, 1992
Presents a study of parental influence on leadership styles. Reports that correlations between students and their role models show early influence is important to leadership qualities. Suggests that gender related influences are operational. Concludes that early influences are emulated rather than opposed and are strongest in male students with…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Higher Education, Leadership, Leadership Styles
Romans, Bevin A. – 1993
To affirm Sojourner Truth as a powerful rhetor who advanced the equality and empowerment of women, a study examined several of her speeches on women's suffrage. Although the value of using such role models as Sojourner Truth has been demonstrated in various grade levels, and in the study of history and English, the approach is too seldom employed…
Descriptors: Blacks, Discourse Analysis, Females, Higher Education
Pittman, Elaine; And Others – 1983
One prediction derived from observational learning theory is that children learn parental-role behaviors by observing parental models. Variables which strongly influence behavior acquisition and performance during observational learning are the behavioral consequences of an action, and the sex of the behavioral model. To evaluate the effects of…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Imitation, Incentives, Learning Processes
Peer reviewedAdams-Price, Carolyn; Greene, A. L. – Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, 1990
In a study examining attachments to celebrity figures, 79 male and female fifth, eighth, and eleventh graders and college sophomores described themselves and their favorite celebrities. It was found that such attachments are equally important to males and females, and that gender and age affect the nature of the attachment. (DM)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Attachment Behavior, Children
