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Changes in the Perceptions of the Nature of Science and Religious Belief
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Aflalo, Ester – Issues in Educational Research, 2018
Understanding the nature of science (NOS) is one of the challenging objectives in science education due, in part, to the complex relationship between religion and science. This study examines how NOS teaching affects the perception of the NOS amongst religious, as compared to secular, students. The participants included 205 religious and secular…
Descriptors: Scientific Principles, Religion, Student Attitudes, Jews
Relational Aggression and Physical Aggression among Adolescent Cook Islands Students
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Page, Angela; Smith, Lisa F. – Issues in Educational Research, 2016
Both physical and relational aggression are characterised by the intent to harm another. Physical aggression includes direct behaviours such as hitting or kicking; relational aggression involves behaviours designed to damage relationships, such as excluding others, spreading rumours, and delivering threats and verbal abuse. This study extended…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Adolescents, Aggression
Use of Digital Stories to Develop Listening Comprehension Skills
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Cigerci, Fatih Mehmet; Gultekin, Mehmet – Issues in Educational Research, 2017
The aim of this study was to determine the effect of digital stories on the Turkish (mother language) listening skills of fourth grade students. The study used a mixed methods and was conducted in two fourth grade classrooms (ages 9-10 years) in a primary school in Eskisehir city, Turkey, during the 2014-2015 spring semester. During the 8-week…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Turkish, Listening Skills, Grade 4
A Mixed-Methods Approach to Demotivating Factors among Iranian EFL Learners
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Ghonsooly, Behzad; Hassanzadeh, Tahereh; Samavarchi, Laila; Hamedi, Seyyedeh Mina – Issues in Educational Research, 2017
This study used a mixed-methods approach to investigate Iranian EFL learners' attitudes towards demotivating factors which may hinder their success in a language learning course. In the quantitative phase, a sample of 337 undergraduate students from universities in Mashhad, Yazd and Gonabad completed a 34-item questionnaire. They also completed…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Factor Analysis, Semi Structured Interviews, English (Second Language)
Iranian English Language Teachers' Job Satisfaction and Organisational Climate in Public and Private Schools
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Razavipour, Kioumars; Yousefi, Moslem – Issues in Educational Research, 2017
Organisation issues rarely feature in the English language education literature, since language education is seemingly mostly concerned with the individual learner or teacher. As such, the impact that school climate might have on Iranian English language teachers remains an uncharted territory. This mixed-method study explores the relationship…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English Teachers, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
Perceptions of Primary to Secondary School Transitions: Challenge or Threat?
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Mackenzie, Erin; McMaugh, Anne; O'Sullivan, Kerry-Ann – Issues in Educational Research, 2012
Primary to secondary school transition has been identified as a significant and stressful event for young adolescent students. Recent research has focused on individual aspects of coping with the challenges of transition in order to determine features that may act as protective or harmful factors. This study employs a mixed-method design to…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Early Adolescents, Focus Groups, Stress Variables