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Yorke, Louise; Gilligan, Robbie; Alemu, Eyerusalem – Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2023
Based on ethnographic fieldwork, we explore the rural-urban migration of 27 girls and young women who leave their rural communities and move to the city to pursue their secondary education, in the ethnically diverse Southern Region of Ethiopia. We consider the nature and extent of the inequalities that they face in rural areas which limit their…
Descriptors: Females, Rural to Urban Migration, Access to Education, Secondary Education
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Cinderella Komolafe; Ágnes Lukács J; Beáta Dávid – Intercultural Education, 2024
This study investigates Roma undergraduates' partner selection patterns, examines the main factors in students' partner selection attitudes, and analyzes the structural role in students' network. We rely on data from semi-structured life-narratives and contact diaries of 67 Roma undergraduates. Three main partner selection patterns were…
Descriptors: Minority Group Students, Universities, Social Status, Student Characteristics
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Parrish, Abigail – Cambridge Journal of Education, 2020
This article reports on an exploratory study comparing motivation and student choice in modern foreign language lessons in secondary schools (11-16 or 11-18) and schools for 14-19 year olds in England. The study uses data gathered from 634 Year 10 students (aged 14-15) and uses Self-Determination Theory to compare motivation amongst students in…
Descriptors: Second Languages, Language Enrollment, Decision Making, Student Motivation
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Choi, Seonjoo – Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 2017
This article analyzes the crystallized learning disposition formed in secondary schools and its persistent influence on the transition between educational sectors and the workplace. Using interview data from eight adults who graduated from a prestigious university in Korea, this study reveals that "exam-inclined self-direction," a manner…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Interviews, College Graduates, Student Characteristics
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Wright, Tricia – Journal of Research on Christian Education, 2016
The 2008 recession underscored public concern that financial illiteracy has costs that are not limited to the individual who makes poor financial decisions. Considering that college students with limited financial experience are making legally binding decisions, this study explored the personal finance literacy and behavior of Christian college…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Money Management, Home Schooling, Christianity
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Schildkamp, Kim; Poortman, Cindy L.; Handelzalts, Adam – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2016
The use of data for educational decision making has never been more prevalent. However, teachers and school leaders need support in data use. Support can be provided by means of professional development in the form of "data teams". This study followed the functioning of 4 data teams over a period of 2 years, applying a qualitative case…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Case Studies, Data, Educational Improvement
Galler, Susan – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this phenomenological qualitative research study was to explore how young adults who have an autism spectrum disorder perceive their life choices after secondary education. The focus participants in the sample were young adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). For the purpose of this research, ASD includes autism and Asperger's…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Young Adults, Adults
Holmgren, Mark Andrew – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This dissertation examines consumer behavior in different markets. Six different types of Utah snow skiers, namely, half day, local, multiday, college and K-12 students, and season ticket holders, are analyzed in the first paper to determine their demand response to changes in prices, income, weather, transportation costs, and particular days. A…
Descriptors: High Schools, Grade Point Average, Secondary Education, Transportation
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Hopkins, Charles R.; McLean, Gary N. – Delta Pi Epsilon Journal, 1978
Decision-making abilities of Minnesota high school seniors enrolled in office procedures, model office, and cooperative office education were compared in pretests and posttests, and improvement on these measures over the year was determined. Study methods and findings are reported, along with recommendations for further study. (MF)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Decision Making Skills, Educational Testing, Office Occupations Education
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Glenn, Allen D.; And Others – Simulation and Games, 1982
Presents the results of a study which sought to determine if prior learning of basic problem-solving steps, the practicing of problem-solving skills, and the receiving of feedback during play were important variables in the use of role-playing activities to teach high school students a specific problem-solving model. (Author/JL)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Decision Making, Educational Strategies, Feedback
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Metzger, Devon J.; Barr, Robert D. – Theory and Research in Social Education, 1978
Describes a study of the effects of student participation in school policy-making upon student attitudes. Data were collected from students in a comprehensive high school and a small alternative school within the comprehensive school. Students in the alternative school participated more in policy-making and also showed more positive attitudes.…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Decision Making, Literature Reviews, Political Attitudes
Morriss, Susan B.; Low, Guat Tin; Coleman, Marianne – Compare, 1999
Investigates the management and leadership perspectives espoused by 11 principals of government-funded secondary schools, comparing their responses to a similar study carried out with female English head teachers. Finds that female Singaporean principals emphasize an evolving participatory management style similar to the style of English head…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Administration, Females, Foreign Countries
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Zahner, Jane E.; And Others – Educational Technology, Research and Development, 1992
Discusses the evaluation of instructional software, describes two versions of a software evaluation model, and reports the results of two studies that compared evaluative decisions based upon subjective software ratings and data collected using both versions of the evaluation model. Teacher use of student data for decision making is also examined.…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Evaluation, Courseware
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Ganzel, A. K. – Journal of Adolescent Research, 1999
Examined impact of mood, age, and gender on decision processes in a job-selection task for seventh through twelfth graders and adults. Found that females discarded more information and took longer to decide in negative versus positive or neutral moods. Junior high females were more pessimistic about their chances to obtain their desired job;…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Adults, Age Differences
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Hindson, Colin – Comparative Education, 1985
Compares attempts and outcomes in Fiji junior secondary schools and in Kiribati community high schools to provide alternative schooling of either vocational or local/practical orientation. Focuses on nature of educational decision-making process and influence of public pressures on planners and politicians. Identifies new and influential factors…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education, Decision Making, Developing Nations
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