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Montes de Oca, Jesús H. – Journal of Educational Psychology - Propositos y Representaciones, 2014
The study aimed to determine the effect of the implementation of the program "Manage your Talent" on assertive communication and teamwork competences. A quasi-experimental research design was used with pretest - intervention - post-test with control group. The sample included 28 supervisors from a private company, 13 in the experimental…
Descriptors: Teamwork, Assertiveness, Communication Skills, Supervisors
Darrow, Alice-Ann – General Music Today, 2014
Students with disabilities are often faced with numerous challenges as they progress through their school years. In addition to disability-related challenges, they may encounter additional difficulties such as bullying in school and lack of social acceptance by their peers. It is important that students with disabilities develop competence in…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Social Development, Emotional Development, Interpersonal Competence
Fava, Nicole M.; Bay-Cheng, Laina Y. – Journal of Adolescence, 2012
Research examining oral sex during adolescence tends to investigate only potential negative consequences without considering its place in sexual development or distinctions between cunnilingus and fellatio. Using retrospective reports from 418 undergraduate women, we examined the relations among young women's ages of initiation of both cunnilingus…
Descriptors: Sexuality, Females, Sex Education, Adolescents
Akelaitis, Arturas V.; Malinauskas, Romualdas K. – European Journal of Contemporary Education, 2016
Research aim was to reveal peculiarities of the education of social skills among senior high school age students in physical education classes. We hypothesized that after the end of the educational experiment the senior high school age students will have more developed social skills in physical education classes. Participants in the study were 51…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Interpersonal Competence, High School Seniors, Physical Education
Saks, Alan M.; Gruman, Jamie A.; Cooper-Thomas, Helena – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2011
This study examined the direct, mediating, and moderating effects of proactive outcomes in the relationship between newcomer proactive behaviors and socialization outcomes. Based on a sample of 204 co-op university students who completed surveys at the end of their work term, the results indicated that newcomers who more frequently engaged in a…
Descriptors: Socialization, Assertiveness, College Students, Information Seeking
Gundogdu, Rezzan – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2012
The purpose of this quasi-experimental research is to study the effects of the creative drama-based assertiveness program (CDBAP) on the assertiveness skill of Psychological Counselling and Guidance (PCG) department students. The opinions of experimental group students on the program were obtained through the CDBAP evaluation form. The sample of…
Descriptors: Drama, Creative Activities, Assertiveness, Counselor Training
Verniers, Catherine; Martinot, Delphine – Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 2015
The aim of the present study was to test whether the content of a gender stereotype concerning general academic achievement matched the characteristics deemed to predict success in the fields of higher education dominated by women and men respectively. A sample of 207 undergraduate students rated the extent to which characteristics ascribed to…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Academic Achievement, Higher Education, Gender Differences
Berjano, Enrique; Sales-Nebot, Laura; Lozano-Nieto, Albert – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2013
This hypothesis is based on the fact that oral presentations in the context of engineering education could be used not only to develop oral communication skills but also to augment the professionalism in the curriculum. The methodological innovation is first described, which allows encouraging the capacity of summarising ideas, teamwork,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Engineering Education, Public Speaking, Communication Skills
O'Mally, Jamie; Antonelli, Karla – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2016
Introduction: College graduates with visual impairments (that is, those who are blind or have low vision) often face challenges in securing competitive employment after graduation. Working with a mentor who is also visually impaired, and working in the same field, can provide important benefits to overcome these barriers. Methods: A nationwide…
Descriptors: College Students, Career Counseling, Mentors, Employment Potential
O'Farrelly, Christine; Hennessy, Eilis – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2014
Unlike the transitions children make between settings, those they undertake between age groups within early childhood care and education (ECCE) settings are seldom studied. Accordingly, this exploratory study followed seven preschool children (three boys and four girls) as they moved to new rooms in five ECCE settings. Structured observations of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Child Care, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Children
García-López, L. M.; Gutiérrez, D. – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2015
Background: One of the objectives of the new Spanish Education Act is for students to develop a series of social skills, largely derived from the ability variables of assertiveness and empathy. Sport Education is an instructional model that is deemed useful in the development of personal and social responsibility and social values. It requires…
Descriptors: Empathy, Foreign Countries, Athletics, Interpersonal Competence
Lu, Hui Jing; Chang, Lei – Journal of Genetic Psychology, 2013
The authors report a semistructured interview of 328 urban Chinese parents regarding their parenting beliefs and practices with respect to their only children. Statistical analyses of the coded parental interviews and peer nomination data from the children show none of the traditional Chinese parenting or child behaviors that have been widely…
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Assertiveness, Foreign Countries, Socialization
Demerouti, Evangelia; van Eeuwijk, Erik; Snelder, Margriet; Wild, Ulrike – Career Development International, 2011
Purpose: This study seeks to examine the effects of a "personal effectiveness" training on both assertiveness and Psychological Capital (PsyCap) that were monitored before and after the training. Design/methodology/approach: In addition to self-ratings, other-ratings were assembled to explore two ways in which they can contribute to the…
Descriptors: Training, Assertiveness, Individual Psychology, Intervention
Smith-Brown, Jibby L. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Despite the research of the 20th and 21st centuries, the ability to sustain voice in our adolescent females continues to present a concern. This qualitative study in educational and literacy research uncovers an educational framework that can strengthen the voice of adolescent females by using non-traditional methods and female preferred learning…
Descriptors: Early Adolescents, Females, Womens Education, Qualitative Research
Korem, Anat; Horenczyk, Gabriel; Tatar, Moshe – Journal of Adolescence, 2012
The goals of this study were to examine intra-group and inter-group assertiveness among adolescents, and to compare these two domains of assertiveness between cultural groups in Israel. Measures of intra-group and inter-group assertiveness were developed, and questionnaires were administrated to 441 immigrants from the Former Soviet Union (FSU),…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Adolescents, Assertiveness, Cultural Context