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Hildesheim, Christine; Sonntag, Karlheinz – Studies in Higher Education, 2020
Quality assurance and quality development represent central challenges of higher education institutions (HEIs). In this context, the term quality culture has gained increasing attention. Quality culture refers to an organizational culture, which emphasizes the importance of continuous quality improvement, shared attitudes, and commitment towards…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Higher Education, Quality Assurance, Organizational Culture
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Bratsch-Hines, Mary E.; Carr, Robert; Zgourou, Eleni; Vernon-Feagans, Lynne; Willoughby, Michael – Child Development, 2020
This study considered the quality and stability of infant and toddler nonparental child care from 6 to 36 months in relation to language, social, and academic skills measured proximally at 36 months and distally at kindergarten. "Quality" was measured separately as caregiver-child verbal interactions and caregiver sensitivity, and…
Descriptors: Infants, Toddlers, Child Care, Educational Quality
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Nik Nazli, Nik Nadian Nisa; Sheikh Khairudin, Sheikh Muhamad Hizam – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2018
Purpose: This paper aims to identify the relationship between organizational learning culture, psychological contract breach, work engagement, training simulation and transfer of training, to examine the effect of transfer of training on organizational citizenship behaviour and to determine the mediating effect of transfer of training on the…
Descriptors: Transfer of Training, Workplace Learning, Foreign Countries, Correlation
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Al-Azawei, Ahmed; Lundqvist, Karsten – Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 2015
Online learning constitutes the most popular distance-learning method, with flexibility, accessibility, visibility, manageability and availability as its core features. However, current research indicates that its efficacy is not consistent across all learners. This study aimed to modify and extend the factors of the Technology Acceptance Model…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Online Courses, Psychometrics, Questionnaires
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Kumpfer, Karol L.; Magalhães, Cátia – Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 2018
This article reviews the contents and research on the Strengthening Families Program (SFP), a family evidence-based seven- to 14-session intervention for drug prevention in high-risk children ages 0 to 17. Twelve Randomized Control Trials (RCTs) found significant improvements in youths' behavioral health, including 50% reductions in substance…
Descriptors: Program Descriptions, Family Programs, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices
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Pamuk, Sonmez; Ergun, Mustafa; Cakir, Recep; Yilmaz, H. Bayram; Ayas, Cemalettin – Education and Information Technologies, 2015
Educators' interest in technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPACK) has been increasing. In parallel with implementations of TPACK-based activities taking place in different settings, efforts for assessing effectiveness of those activities and understanding the overall TPACK framework have also been under investigation. In this study, the…
Descriptors: Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Technological Literacy, Preservice Teachers, Student Experience
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Gradinger, Petra; Yanagida, Takuya; Strohmeier, Dagmar; Spiel, Christiane – Journal of School Violence, 2015
It is well-documented that cyberbullying and victimization co-occur with traditional forms indicating that they share similar mechanisms. Therefore, it was hypothesized that the general antibullying program ViSC might also be effective in tackling these new forms of bullying. A longitudinal randomized control group design has been applied to…
Descriptors: Internet, Bullying, Victims, Interpersonal Competence
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Estrada, Mica; Hernandez, Paul R.; Schultz, P. Wesley – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2018
African Americans, Latinos, and Native Americans are historically underrepresented minorities (URMs) among science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) degree earners. Viewed from a perspective of social influence, this pattern suggests that URMs do not integrate into the STEM academic community at the same rate as non-URM students.…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Mentors, STEM Education, Disproportionate Representation
Moore, Linden A. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
In September of 2007, the Michigan Department of Education introduced a program referred to as seat time waivers to a few school districts in Michigan to pilot. During the 2009-2010 school year, 999 students were on seat time waivers with a total of 5070 classes taken by these students. While the number of online learners continues to grow…
Descriptors: School Districts, School Administration, Metacognition, Self Management
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Loorbach, Nicole; Peters, Oscar; Karreman, Joyce; Steehouder, Michaël – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2015
The ARCS Model of Motivational Design has been used myriad times to design motivational instructions that focus on attention, relevance, confidence and satisfaction in order to motivate students. The Instructional Materials Motivation Survey (IMMS) is a 36-item situational measure of people's reactions to instructional materials in the light…
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Program Validation, Independent Study, Technology Uses in Education
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Allen, David F.; Bir, Beth – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2012
Academic confidence cultivated within the context of learning communities may be an important key to student success. This study examined the structural relationships of four constructs on academic performance and persistence for summer bridge learning community (SBLC) and non-SBLC members. Constructs included: 1) student background; 2) academic…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Grade Point Average, Structural Equation Models, Academic Persistence
Chaney, Bradford W. – Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, US Department of Education, 2010
This is the final report of the National Evaluation of Student Support Services (SSS). SSS is one of eight federally funded grant programs that are administered as part of the Federal TRIO Programs within the U.S. Department of Education (ED). The SSS program, in particular, focuses on students while they are enrolled in college. In general, SSS…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Grants, College Outcomes Assessment, Outcomes of Education
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Powell, Robert Baxter; Stern, Marc J.; Krohn, Brian D.; Ardoin, Nicole – Environmental Education Research, 2011
This investigation examines the use of structural equation modeling (SEM) procedures to develop and validate scales to measure environmental responsibility, character development and leadership, and attitudes toward school for environmental education programs servicing middle school children. The scales represent outcomes commonly of interest to…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Structural Equation Models, Factor Analysis, Student Attitudes
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Pfannenstiel, Judy; Lente-Jojola, Debbie – Journal of American Indian Education, 2011
This study investigates the effects of the Family and Child Education (FACE) prekindergarten program on school readiness. The FACE program is located in Bureau of Indian Education-funded schools on some of the most rural American Indian (AI) reservations in the United States. It explicitly integrates the language and culture of the communities in…
Descriptors: School Readiness, American Indians, Standardized Tests, Academic Achievement
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Fox, John – Structural Equation Modeling: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2006
R is free, open-source, cooperatively developed software that implements the S statistical programming language and computing environment. The current capabilities of R are extensive, and it is in wide use, especially among statisticians. The sem package provides basic structural equation modeling facilities in R, including the ability to fit…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Computer Software, Least Squares Statistics, Programming Languages