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Jalal, Azlin Abd; Hamid, Harris Shah Abd; Zulnaidi, Hutkemri – Malaysian Online Journal of Educational Sciences, 2023
In this new era drenched with data, statistical literacy becomes more essential for individuals to be able to read, communicate, and make informed decisions. Moreover, statistical literacy is highly essential for education policy makers who are highly accountable for all policy outcomes including school improvement, resource allocation, curriculum…
Descriptors: Statistics, Literacy, Educational Policy, Mathematics Anxiety
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Kaur, Jagdish; Arora, Sangeeta – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2019
Purpose: This paper aims to develop, refine and validate a multidimensional scale for measuring students' attitude toward educational debt for higher studies in Punjab (India) and the impact of this attitude on the satisfaction of students. Design/methodology/approach: The study uses interview and survey approach. The sample comprises 417 students…
Descriptors: Indians, Debt (Financial), State Universities, Private Colleges
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Shakeebaee, Golshan; Pishghadam, Reza; Khajavy, Gholam Hassan – International Journal of Instruction, 2017
Given the importance of ethnocentrism in social interactions and its influence on language learning and teaching, the present study intends to explore the possible relationships between using life syllabus and "emotionalization" on ethnocentric views using the foreign language achievement (FLA) scores. To this end, 273 Iranian English…
Descriptors: Ethnocentrism, Second Language Learning, Emotional Response, Second Language Instruction
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Ashraf, Mohammad A.; Osman, Abu Zafar Rashed; Ratan, Sarker Rafij Ahmed – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2016
Purpose: The purpose of the present study is to identify the determinants that potentially influence quality education in private universities in Bangladesh. Design/methodology/approach: To attain this objective, 234 data were collected through face-to-face interviews on campus during February-March 2013 from Bachelor of Business Administration…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Quality, Private Colleges, College Students
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Barile, John P.; Donohue, Dana K.; Anthony, Elizabeth R.; Baker, Andrew M.; Weaver, Scott R.; Henrich, Christopher C. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2012
In recent discussions regarding concerns about the academic achievement of US students, educational policy makers have suggested the implementation of certain teacher policies. To address the limited empirical research on the putative educational impact of such policies, this study used multilevel structural equation models to investigate the…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Dropout Rate, Dropouts, Mathematics Achievement
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Steur, J. M.; Jansen, E. P. W. A.; Hofman, W. H. A. – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 2012
The formative merits of university education are at risk of being reduced from graduateness in the sense of broad academic cultivation to professional training with a strong emphasis on employability. The difficulty in opposing this trend is the absence of a clear framework for academic cultivation. The aim of this study is to construct a model…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Professional Training, Intellectual Development, Structural Equation Models