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Humphreys, Jane – Psychology of Education Review, 2020
Internal working models of social relationships are based on the earliest attachment bonds we make with caregivers (Bowlby, 1969, 1973), and relate to a number of later outcomes in childhood, adolescence and adulthood. In education, attachment styles map on to young children's educational journey but finding evidence in older groups has been…
Descriptors: Mothers, Predictor Variables, Attachment Behavior, Stress Variables
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Bunnell, Tristan – Journal of Research in International Education, 2019
The concept and theory of 'international-mindedness' has been much discussed and debated in recent years. The conceptualising of the character of 'international-mindedness' as practised by schools has begun to attract some scholarly attention, but one especially under-theorised aspect involves the often-derided 'Several Fs', or sometimes 'Five Fs'…
Descriptors: Role, International Schools, Credibility, Cultural Awareness
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Bissessar, Charmaine; Black, Debra; Boolaky, Mehraz – European Journal of Open, Distance and E-Learning, 2019
The self-determination of online graduate students was studied in terms of the impact of autonomy, competence and relatedness upon their persistence. Unique to this study was the assessment of the potential influence of socio-cultural factors. As the majority of research into online university students' persistence is generated from the US,…
Descriptors: Self Determination, Graduate Students, Electronic Learning, Academic Persistence
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Zuber, Julia; Altrichter, Herbert – Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability, 2018
The policy of performance standards aims for quality improvement in schools by stimulating teachers to plan and organize their teaching according to competence-based performance standards (competence-based teaching) and to use performance data feedback from national standard-based assessments for evidence-based teaching development. The research…
Descriptors: Role, Teacher Characteristics, Educational Change, Locus of Control
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Kirmizi, Özkan; Sariçoban, Arif – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2018
This study tries to explore the relationship between prospective EFL teachers' locus of control and academic self-efficacy in Turkey. For the purpose of the study, the quantitative data of the research was collected through Multidimensional Locus of Control Scale developed by Levenson (1974) and adapted to Turkish by Kiral (2012). The scale,…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Gallagher, Matthew W., Ed.; Lopez, Shane J., Ed. – APA Books, 2019
This book is a primer for practitioners and researchers striving to incorporate the assessment of human strengths, resources, and fulfillment into their work. Contributors examine the scientific underpinnings and practical applications of measures of hope, optimism, self-efficacy, problem-solving, locus of control, creativity, wisdom, courage,…
Descriptors: Psychology, Evaluation Methods, Psychological Patterns, Self Efficacy
Ciftci, S. Koza – Online Submission, 2019
In this study, the effect of mathematics teacher candidates' locus of control on math anxiety was tested, along with the effects of gender, achievement and class level moderators. The study was carried out according to a causal design in which locus of control was taken as an independent variable, while math anxiety was taken as the dependent…
Descriptors: Locus of Control, Mathematics Teachers, Mathematics Anxiety, Gender Differences
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Lacks, Paige; Watson, Scott B. – School Leadership Review, 2018
School climate is one of the most significant factors in solidifying an effective learning environment. In today's complex educational system, leaders face daily challenges in the world of high stakes testing and state accreditation that force them to ensure that they have implemented reforms that will provide sustained improvement in student…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Self Efficacy, Teacher Effectiveness, Rural Schools
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Yates, Mary-Lynn; Hulusi, Halit M. – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2018
This article explores the experiences of eight Educational Psychologists (EPs) in the UK who acted as expert witnesses at Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunals (SENDIST) hearings in the last 12 months on behalf of their employing Local Authority (LA). A thematic analysis of semi-structured interviews with all eight EPs indicated two…
Descriptors: Educational Psychology, Psychologists, Foreign Countries, Special Education
McCain, Stephanie D. – ProQuest LLC, 2015
The purpose of this study was two-fold: 1) to identify the relationship between witnessing violence at home and the effects it has on teen dating violence and future experiences with violence; and 2) to assess how perceived locus of control may reduce or exacerbate the relationship between each of the risk factors and perpetration of dating…
Descriptors: Dating (Social), Violence, Adolescents, African Americans
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Boysan, Murat; Kiral, Erkan – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2017
To date, many variables but particularly trait-like psychological constructs have been found to strongly contribute to procrastination but the complex relations among these variables collectively have received almost no attention. The purpose of the study was to provide a more profound understanding of the relations between procrastination,…
Descriptors: Time Management, Personality, Personality Traits, Self Esteem
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Jiménez, M. Guadalupe; Montorio, Ignacio; Izal, María – Developmental Psychology, 2017
The aim of this study was to test a model of emotional distress, which incorporates the potential mediator role of positive resources (sense of control, self-esteem, and optimism) in the association of age with emotional distress. The study used a cross-sectional design with intentional sampling and the voluntary participation of 325 adults…
Descriptors: Emotional Response, Locus of Control, Self Esteem, Psychological Patterns
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Avsarolu, Selahattin – International Education Studies, 2019
Traumatic incidents are defined as despair people are in when they face fears, weaknesses and vulnerabilities. The purpose of the present research is determining the mental problems faced by emergency health workers while performing their jobs and how they deal with these problems. For this purpose, "The Hopelessness Scale, Locus of Control…
Descriptors: Emergency Medical Technicians, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Depression (Psychology), Measures (Individuals)
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Steed, William; Delicado Cantero, Manuel – Language Learning Journal, 2018
The number of Spanish students in Australia is increasing. This growth coincides with a period of revival in the teaching and learning of pronunciation in the foreign language classroom. However, unlike their peers in the UK and especially in the US, no specific materials are available for Australian students. In order to assist them, the first…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Pronunciation Instruction, Teaching Methods, Spanish
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Buzzetto-Hollywood, Nicole A.; Mitchell, Bryant C.; Hill, Austin J. – Interdisciplinary Journal of e-Skills and Lifelong Learning, 2019
Aim/Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to introduce, describe, and document the methods involved in the preparation of a mindset intervention built into a freshmen development course, and established after years of longitudinal research, that is designed to have a positive impact on the outlook, achievement, and persistence of first generation…
Descriptors: Intervention, College Freshmen, First Generation College Students, Academic Achievement
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