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Graham, Sandra; Taylor, April Z. – Theory Into Practice, 2022
Attribution theory is concerned with why outcomes occur such as "Why did I fail the exam?" or "Why are they picking on me?" (Weiner, 1986, 2018; see Graham, 2020 for a review). Although this article focuses on achievement, attributions are relevant to the social as well as the achievement domain. Both questions concern failure…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Intervention, Retraining, Student Motivation
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Cameron A. Hecht; Mary C. Murphy; Carol S. Dweck; Christopher J. Bryan; Kali H. Trzesniewski; Fortunato N. Medrano; Matt Giani; Pratik Mhatre; David S. Yeager – npj Science of Learning, 2023
Educational outcomes remain highly unequal within and across nations. Students' mindsets--their beliefs about whether intellectual abilities can be developed--have been identified as a potential lever for making adolescents' academic outcomes more equitable. Recent research, however, suggests that intervention programs aimed at changing students'…
Descriptors: Adolescents, World Views, Equal Education, Global Approach
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West, Chad – Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, 2013
John Dewey knew that when students were actively involved in their learning, they were more motivated and achieved higher. Unfortunately, our practices often negatively affect motivation, such as when teachers emphasize competition, social comparison, normative grading criteria, public forms of evaluation, and ability self-assessment. Most…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Music Education, Music, Attribution Theory
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Mechler, Heather – Journal of College and Character, 2013
In this article, the author explores the existing research on the characteristics of Millennials within historical, social, and economic contexts. While many researchers have made claims about Millennials, they fail to consider how parenting styles, economic factors, historical events, and shifts in educational priorities may have created the…
Descriptors: Generational Differences, Young Adults, Adolescents, Individual Characteristics
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Shepherd, Robin-Marie; Edelman, Robert J. – College Quarterly, 2009
This is the first study to investigate the interrelationship of social anxiety with the variables anxiety, depression, locus of control, ego strength and ways of coping in a sample of university students. There were high scores of social anxiety which were related to high scores on measures of anxiety and depression, low ego strength, external…
Descriptors: Locus of Control, Self Concept, Coping, Depression (Psychology)
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Breeding, R. Richard – Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 2008
Consumer empowerment in rehabilitation counseling has been conceptualized as a function of informed choice and self-determination and has been linked to the concepts of self-efficacy and locus of control, among other variables. Self-understanding in relation to environmental opportunities represents an important underlying component of such…
Descriptors: Rehabilitation Counseling, Empowerment, Locus of Control, Self Efficacy
Whiting, Gilman W. – Gifted Child Today, 2009
Despite the major push for higher student outcomes in graduation, school achievement, and test scores, even when legislated (NCLB, 2001), too many students fail to persist in school, often choosing to drop out as their last resort (Bridgeland, DiIulio, & Morison, 2006). Specifically, one third of the nation's students drop out of school, even when…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Males, African Americans, Academic Persistence
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Clarke, Lee; Chess, Caron – Social Forces, 2008
Attributions of panic are almost exclusively directed at members of the general public. Here, we inquire into the relationships between elites and panic. We review current research and theorizing about panic, including problems of identifying when it has occurred. We propose three relationships: elites fearing panic, elites causing panic and…
Descriptors: Terrorism, Fear, Psychological Patterns, Locus of Control
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Burden, Robert – Dyslexia, 2008
This paper will provide an overview of research in the past 20 years into the relationship between dyslexia and various aspects of self-perception, including self-concept, self-esteem, self-efficacy and locus of control. Problems are identified relating to the measurement of some of the most widely used constructs, as is the need for more precise…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Locus of Control, Self Efficacy, Learning Disabilities
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Smyth, Russell; Mishra, Vinod; Qian, Xiaolei – Social Indicators Research, 2010
This paper examines, how individual preferences for redistribution in general and redistribution to improve access to education, improve social protection for the poor, reduce income inequality and reduce unemployment depend on beliefs about what determines one's lot in life and self-assessed prospects for climbing the social ladder in urban…
Descriptors: Altruism, Income, Economically Disadvantaged, Foreign Countries
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Spiteri, Damian – Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties, 2009
Using a social constructionist approach, this study explores the self-perceptions of young men who, when at school, were classed as boys with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties (SEBD). The aim is to understand how these perceptions were forged throughout the young men's life-courses resulting in changing self-identities. The study also…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Males, Self Concept, Identification
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Bursik, Krisanne; Martin, Timothy A. – Journal of Research on Adolescence, 2006
This study investigated ego developmental differences in adolescent academic orientations and academic achievement. A sample of 142 male and female high school students completed the Washington University Sentence Completion Test and self-report measures assessing academic locus of control, learning orientation (LO), and grade orientation (GO).…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Locus of Control, Class Rank, Academic Achievement
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Tuzgol Dost, Meliha – Hacettepe University Journal of Education, 2006
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship of subjective well-being to gender, perceived economic status, perceived parental attitudes, satisfaction with physical appearance, religious belief, and locus of control among university students. The sample of the study consisted of 700 university students of Hacettepe University during…
Descriptors: Locus of Control, Economic Status, Well Being, Measures (Individuals)
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Lee, Sang Min; Daniels, M. Harry; Kissinger, Daniel B. – Family Journal: Counseling and Therapy for Couples & Families, 2006
The study identified distinct patterns of parental practices that differentially influence adolescent behavior using the National Educational Longitudinal Survey (NELS:88) database. Following Brenner and Fox's research model (1999), the cluster analysis was used to classify the four types of parental practices. The clusters of parenting practices…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Behavior Patterns, Parenting Styles, Parents
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Cowher, Salene J. – Guidance & Counselling, 1996
Describes a model for understanding and applying conflict management strategies using a personal power development theory. Adds conflict management styles to this theory to address the growing need for effective conflict management in higher education. Explains the approaches to conflict in each stage of the model and provides a case study. (RJM)
Descriptors: Conflict, Conflict Resolution, Counseling Psychology, Individual Power
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