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Bowers, Kristie M. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
With university mission statements focused on preparing emerging adult students for globally inclusive professional careers, moral and leadership development has become a central focus of many colleges and universities (Bass, 1991; Binghamton University, 2016; Zimmerman-Oster & Burkhardt, 1999). Colleges and universities utilize interactions…
Descriptors: Institutional Mission, College Athletics, Athletes, Feedback (Response)
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Mate, Susan; Mcdonald, Matthew; Morgan, Arthur; Hoang, Duc-Nhat; Das, Mita; Dinh, Nhung – Australian Journal of Career Development, 2017
This study considers the career identities of Vietnamese students studying at an offshore (Australian) university in Vietnam. The students had completed the first module of a new career development learning program called Career Passport. As part of the program, students were required to write a narrative on their 'career story' to reflect on…
Descriptors: Professional Identity, Foreign Countries, College Students, Career Development
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Beane, James A. – Middle School Journal (J1), 2013
Many policymakers, curriculum specialists, teachers and administrators, bloggers and other commentators have raised serious questions about the Common Core State Standards. One set of questions asks whether states and districts have the money for professional development, curriculum materials, planning time, and other logistics that would be…
Descriptors: State Standards, Academic Standards, Middle School Students, Middle School Teachers
Stuart, Reginald – Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, 2012
This article profiles Gwen Ifill, a reporter-anchor Monday through Wednesday for "The News Hour," the daily in-depth news reporting program on PBS, and managing editor and moderator of "Washington Week," the widely-respected and watched weekend news and analysis program, also on PBS. With a resume that boasts experience as a reporter for "The…
Descriptors: News Reporting, Journalism Education, Journalism, Profiles
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Brouzos, Andreas; Vassilopoulos, Stephanos; Korfiati, Androniki; Baourda, Vasiliki – International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling, 2015
The aim of this study was to examine the counselling needs of a sample of secondary school students in Greece. Moreover, the effect of age, gender, and academic performance on such perceived counselling needs was also investigated. The sample consisted of 931 students (433 girls and 498 boys) aged between 12 and 16 years old. A 70-item…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Student Attitudes, Interpersonal Relationship, School Counseling
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Obschonka, Martin; Silbereisen, Rainer K.; Schmitt-Rodermund, Eva – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2010
What predicts adults' entrepreneurial intentions? Utilizing a cross-sectional sample of 496 German scientists, we investigated a path model for the effects of entrepreneurial personality (Big Five profile), control beliefs, and recalled early entrepreneurial competence in adolescence (early inventions, leadership, commercial activities) on two…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Intellectual Property, Personality, Entrepreneurship
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Kosar, Didem; Altunay, Esen; Yalçinkaya, Mu¨nevver – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2014
The aim of this research is to determine the administration experiences of female administrators, find out the troubles they have had during their administration process, and suggest some solutions according to these experiences. The qualitative method was used in this research and data was collected via the semi-structured interview form…
Descriptors: Women Administrators, Elementary Schools, School Administration, Experience
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Bukin, V. P. – Russian Education and Society, 2011
A survey conducted in two provincial areas of Russia provides the basis for an examination of the relation between the self-identification and the social status affiliation of young people. Self-assessments serve as the basis for a model of the social structure and a typology of the younger generation in these regions, in accordance with their…
Descriptors: Social Status, Identification (Psychology), Social Structure, Foreign Countries
Caldarella, Paul; Gomm, Robert J.; Shatzer, Ryan H.; Wall, D. Gary – Online Submission, 2010
While research has been conducted concerning the effects of school-based mentoring on at-risk students, limited work has focused on the volunteer mentors. This study examined the motivations of adult volunteers and the benefits of their participation in a six-month, school-based mentoring program. A total of 31 volunteers completed adapted…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Mentors, At Risk Students, Volunteers
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Mather, Peter C. – Journal of College Student Development, 2008
This qualitative study examined the career shaping experiences and related meaning making processes of 12 interns at The Carter Center, an international, humanitarian organization. Experiences shaping participants' careers were grouped into the following themes--academics and intellectual curiosity; travel abroad; religion; relationships--family,…
Descriptors: Social Values, Student Personnel Workers, Global Approach, Economic Development
Rosario-Schoenfeld, Wanda I. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This study sought to understand the perceptions of nine Latinas of Puerto Rican descent from an urban district in New York State about their career paths in the field of educational administration. Story narratives developed through semi-structured autobiographical interviews comprised the main data source. The findings indicated that interactions…
Descriptors: Females, Leadership Styles, Educational Administration, Leadership
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Nyutu, Pius N.; Gysbers, Norman C. – International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance, 2008
The Student Counselling Needs Scale (SCNS) was administered to 867 participants recruited from high schools in Kenya. The data were analyzed using exploratory factor analysis yielding five factors: human relationships, career development, self development, social values, and learning skills were assessed. The findings highlighted the importance of…
Descriptors: Self Actualization, Factor Structure, Factor Analysis, Foreign Countries
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Rocco, Tonette S.; Gallagher, Suzanne J. – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2006
This chapter deconstructs heterosexual privilege in the workplace and offers suggestions for queering the workplace with an emphasis on career development.
Descriptors: Career Development, Homosexuality, Work Environment, Social Bias
London, Clement – 1979
Blacks carry a disproportionate share of the economic burdens affecting America's people. Moreover, the income and employment discrepancies between black and white families are widening. The economic status of blacks is tied to the state of local, State and Federal government budgets, as well as to the general economy. Thus, the black population…
Descriptors: Black Youth, Blacks, Career Development, Educational Improvement
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Forrow, Lachlan; Wolf, Mark L. – Academic Medicine, 1998
U.S. Schweitzer Fellows Programs support over 100 health professions students annually in six locations. Fellows participate in activities designed to strengthen the ideals that attracted them to health care. Program alumni report that their experiences integrate their own ideals into professional and career development. Such programs may…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Alumni, Career Development, Fellowships
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