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Aczel, Balazs; Szollosi, Aba; Palfi, Bence; Szaszi, Barnabas; Kieslich, Pascal J. – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 2018
In this study, we aimed to explore whether action execution is an inherent part of the decision-making process. According to the hypothesis of embodied choice, the decision-making process is bidirectional as action dynamics exert their backward influence on decision processes through changing the cost and value of the potential options. This…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Motion, College Students, Foreign Countries
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Skrbinjek, Vesna; Šušteršic, Janez; Lesjak, Dušan – Tertiary Education and Management, 2018
This article analyses how political preferences, which are co-determined by the beliefs of decision-makers and influences of interest groups and the general public, affect the decisions to maintain or cut public funding for tertiary education during the economic crisis. Our sample included 29 European countries which we divided into two groups…
Descriptors: Economic Climate, Higher Education, Educational Finance, Federal Aid
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Voigt, Katharina; Murawski, Carsten; Bode, Stefan – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 2017
Standard decision theory assumes that choices result from stable preferences. This position has been challenged by claims that the act of choosing between goods may alter preferences. To test this claim, we investigated in three experiments whether choices between equally valued snack food items can systematically shape preferences. We directly…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Preferences, Decision Making, Attitude Change
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Mandic, Sandra; Sandretto, Susan; Hopkins, Debbie; Wilson, Gordon; Moore, Antoni; García Bengoechea, Enrique – Journal of School Choice, 2018
New Zealand legislation removing school zones radically reshaped school choice, resulting in increased school stratification from parental choice frequently driven by social factors such as ethnic makeup of the school community. This article considers school choice through the eyes of 1,465 adolescents from 12 secondary schools in Dunedin (New…
Descriptors: School Choice, Decision Making, Student Attitudes, Parent Attitudes
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Shtudiner, Ze'ev; Zwilling, Moti; Kantor, Jeffrey – International Journal of Educational Management, 2017
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to measure student's preferences regarding various attributes that affect their decision process while choosing a higher education area of study. Design/ Methodology/Approach: The paper exhibits two different models which shed light on the perceived value of each examined area of study: conjoint analysis and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Majors (Students), Specialization
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Miceli, Silvana; de Palo, Valeria; Monacis, Lucia; Cardaci, Maurizio; Sinatra, Maria – Creativity Research Journal, 2018
The Cognitive Style Indicator (CoSI) includes 3 cognitive dimensions: creating (flexible, open-ended and inventive), knowing (emphasizing facts, details, objectivity, and rationality), and planning (guided by preferences for certainty and well-structured information). The first aim of this research was to validate the 3-factor structure of the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Decision Making, Preferences, Measures (Individuals)
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Eldeniz Çetin, Müzeyyen; Safak, Pinar – Educational Research and Reviews, 2017
The general purpose of the present study is to determine the relationship between direct and indirect preference assessments of individuals with severe and multiple disabilities (SMD) and the relationship between the direct preference assessments (single-stimulus, paired-stimulus, and multiple-stimulus) as applied to individuals with SMD, and to…
Descriptors: Severe Intellectual Disability, Multiple Disabilities, Correlation, Preferences
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Turan, Fikret Korhan; Cetinkaya, Saadet; Ustun, Ceyda – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2016
Building sustainable universities calls for participative management and collaboration among stakeholders. Combining analytic hierarchy and network processes (AHP/ANP) with statistical analysis, this research proposes a framework that can be used in higher education institutions for integrating stakeholder preferences into strategic decisions. The…
Descriptors: Universities, Foreign Countries, Private Colleges, Strategic Planning
Bertoni, Marco; Gibbons, Stephen; Silva, Olmo – Centre for Economic Performance, 2017
Education policy worldwide has sought to incentivize school improvement and facilitate pupil-school matching by introducing reforms that promote autonomy and choice. Understanding the way in which families form preferences during these periods of reform is crucial for evaluating the impact of such policies. We study the effects on choice of a…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Educational Improvement, Change Strategies, School Choice
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Ahmad, Syed Zamberi; Hussain, Matloub – Studies in Higher Education, 2017
Previous studies on the destination choices of international students have mainly focused on the mobility of students from non-English-speaking countries to English-speaking countries, with limited attention being paid to the investigation of the factors that determine the flow of international students in emerging education hubs in the Middle…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, College Choice, Foreign Students, Foreign Countries
Catt, Andrew D.; Rhinesmith, Evan – EdChoice, 2017
In this report, the authors examine the responses of Indiana school parents from all sectors to a survey--developed by EdChoice and conducted by Hanover Research--that aims to measure what motivates them to choose schools, their children's schooling experiences, their awareness of school choice options, their satisfaction levels, and the goals…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, School Choice, Decision Making, Parent Surveys
Smith, Debra Candace – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study sought to answer the question of whether the existence of cycles in education are random events, or if cycles in education are likely to be expected on a regular basis due to intransitive decision-making patterns of stakeholders. This was a quantitative study, modeled after two previously conducted studies (Davis, 1958/59; May, 1954),…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Preferences, Educational Experiments, School Desegregation
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Powers, Jeanne M. – National Education Policy Center, 2017
In this report, a school choice advocacy group presents results from its survey of K-12 parents within and across the public and private sectors. They report that parents are highly satisfied with voucher and tax credit scholarship programs and suggest that the findings support the expansion of school choice programs. However, these and other…
Descriptors: School Choice, Advocacy, Parent Attitudes, Parent Surveys
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Idil, Feriha Hande; Narli, Serkan; Aksoy, Esra – International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology, 2016
The aim of this study is to examine middle school students' attitude towards mathematics in the context of their mathematic learning preferences using data mining which is data analysis methodology that has been successfully used in different areas including educational domains. "How do I actually learn?" questionnaire and attitude scale…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Middle School Students, Student Attitudes, Secondary School Mathematics
Hestand, Yana – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Scope and Method of Study: The scope of this study was the decision making styles and the learning strategies preferences among entrepreneurs. The study utilized a descriptive research design. Internet was utilized as a data collection tool, Participant in the study were 240 entrepreneurs from the Oklahoma state, Tulsa county members of the SBA.…
Descriptors: Entrepreneurship, Decision Making, Learning Strategies, Preferences
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