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Lawrence, Julie; Taylor, Rachael W.; Galland, Barbara; Williams, Sheila; Gray, Andrew; Sayers, Rachel M.; Taylor, Barry – Child Care in Practice, 2019
Objectives: To determine the frequency of 14 discipline strategies used by mothers (n = 564) and fathers (n = 335) in caring for their six-month old infant. Methods: Data on discipline practices were obtained from families participating in an obesity prevention trial (Prevention of Overweight in Infancy). Each parent was asked to indicate the…
Descriptors: Infants, Discipline, Parenting Styles, Infant Care
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Qaisy, Lama M.; Darwish, Muna A. Abu – World Journal of Education, 2018
The study aimed to investigate the relationship between Alexithymia (Alex) and attachment styles, gender, family size, parent's level of education among a randomly selected sample of (392)undergraduate students (136 male, 256 female), at Al-Hussein Bin Talal University. To achieve the objectives of this study, the twenty-item Toronto Alexithymia…
Descriptors: Correlation, Emotional Problems, Attachment Behavior, Undergraduate Students
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Irandoust, Manuchehr – Journal of Financial Counseling and Planning, 2017
Is the way that individuals make risky financial choices, or tradeoffs over time, related to demographic characteristics? This article attempts to examine whether there is a link between demographic variables, risk aversion, and impatience using a randomly drawn sample of the population in Sweden. Based on a proportional odds model, the findings…
Descriptors: Risk, Foreign Countries, Gender Differences, Age Differences
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Naruho Ezaki – International Journal of Comparative Education and Development, 2020
Purpose: While privatisation in education is expanding, the number of children transferring from public to private schools seeking high-quality education has increased. This study examined equality of educational opportunity, focussing on the attributes of individual children and their familial backgrounds. The target country is Nepal, which has…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Educational Opportunities, Educational Quality, Barriers
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Maupin, Angela N.; Roginiel, Aliya C.; Rutherford, Helena J. V.; Mayes, Linda C. – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2016
The transition to parenthood marks a significant developmental period for the mother. Clinical and preclinical studies evidence neural and hormonal changes that support maternal behavior that is critical to infant survival and development. These changes suggest marked plasticity as a result of reproduction in the mother. Furthermore, multiple…
Descriptors: Child Care, Neuropsychology, Family Size, Mothers
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Parmaksiz, Izzet – International Journal of Instruction, 2019
The main purpose of this study was to examine whether or not assertiveness predicted adjustment to university by determining university students' adjustment levels to university. The study was conducted with first-year students who were attending a university in Central Anatolia in 2018. A total of 438 students, 322 females and 116 males,…
Descriptors: Student Adjustment, Prediction, College Freshmen, Personality Traits
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Johann, David; Raabe, Isabel J.; Rauhut, Heiko – Research Evaluation, 2022
While it has been stressed repeatedly that academics nowadays have come to face extensive pressure, the extent and distribution of pressure to publish and to secure third-party funding has not been systematically investigated on a large scale. Based on the Zurich Survey of Academics, a representative large-scale web survey among academics working…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Scientists, Institutional Characteristics, Intellectual Disciplines
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Selwyn, Julie – Research on Social Work Practice, 2019
Purpose: The study investigated whether sibling relationships influenced the outcomes of a sample of adoptive placements in England and Wales that had broken down postorder or were in crisis. Method: The study used secondary analysis drawing on in-depth interviews with 41 families who had experienced an adoption disruption and 42 families who…
Descriptors: Adoption, Sibling Relationship, Placement, Foreign Countries
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Yildirim, Mehmet; Çoban, Oktay – Asian Journal of Education and Training, 2018
The purpose of this research is to determine the level of aggression of students in different departments of physical education and sports school and to compare the aggression levels according to some demographic characteristics. The universe of your research is to constitute students who study in different departments of Bozok University Physical…
Descriptors: Aggression, Physical Education, Team Sports, Foreign Countries
Green, Althea C. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The U.S. physician population lacks diversity, and this lack of diversity is reflected in the medical student population. Medical schools have implemented various types of programs to increase the diversity of their student population, and by extension, the physician population. A public Northeastern medical school implemented a postbaccalaureate…
Descriptors: Physicians, Medical Students, Medical Schools, Student Diversity
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Priya, J. Johnsi – Journal on Educational Psychology, 2017
The present study aims to examine the work-life balance of women teachers in Chennai city. In this normative survey study, 100 women teachers were selected as sample by using convenient sampling technique. The data were collected from 100 women teachers who are working in eight Higher Secondary Schools at chennai city using the Work-life Balance…
Descriptors: Women Faculty, Teacher Attitudes, Statistical Analysis, Teacher Salaries
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Mohammed, Akalewold Fedilu; Belay, Degwale Gebeyehu – International Journal of Adult Vocational Education and Technology, 2019
This article reports the findings from a study aimed at assessing the challenges of evening educational programs for working children and young people. A descriptive research design and mixed research approach were employed. The design helped to obtain information concerning the current status of the phenomena and to describe "what…
Descriptors: Evening Programs, Barriers, Child Labor, Foreign Countries
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Tsamparli, Anastasia; Halios, Helias – Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools, 2019
The aim of the current study is to examine the quality of sibling relationships in relation to family functioning in Greek families with typically developing school-age children. The sample: 251 intact Greek families with two children (251 parents -- 1 parent participated from each family -- and 251 children). Research instruments: (a) the Family…
Descriptors: Sibling Relationship, Gender Differences, Birth Order, Foreign Countries
Burke, Lindsey M.; Greszler, Rachel; Wilcox, Brad – Heritage Foundation, 2023
Pursuing new, commonsense approaches to education reform and work-family policies, from childcare and early education through higher education and workforce flexibility, will foster the conditions for family flourishing and increase birth rates for married couples. Affordable childcare from a variety of providers, including at-home options, access…
Descriptors: Birth, Marriage, Family Work Relationship, Educational Change
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Öztürk, Sevim – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2018
In this research, it is aimed to determine the level of organizational forgiveness and organizational commitment of teachers and their relation. Descriptive method was used in the research. The working population of the research: Teachers who work in primary schools and high schools in the Battalgazi and Yesilyurt district centers in Malatya…
Descriptors: Work Ethic, Organizational Climate, Organizational Culture, Correlation
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