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Levin, Michael A.; Hansen, Jared M. – College Student Journal, 2008
This paper advances the literature on technology use in educational settings by analyzing the antecedents and an outcome of technology use. The study investigates the role of "form of technology," which is defined here as the location of use (e.g., inside or outside the classroom) and the type of use (e.g., active or passive). The technology…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Least Squares Statistics, Educational Technology, Technology Integration
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Foster, Cynthia Ewell; Webster, Melissa C.; Weissman, Myrna M.; Pilowsky, Daniel J.; Wickramaratne, Priya J.; Talati, Ardesheer; Rush, A. John; Hughes, Carroll W.; Garber, Judy; Malloy, Erin; Cerda, Gabrielle; Kornstein, Susan G.; Alpert, Jonathan E.; Wisniewski, Stephen R.; Trivedi, Madhukar H.; Fava, Maurizio; King, Cheryl A. – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2008
Family functioning and parenting were hypothesized to mediate the relation between remission of maternal depression and children's psychosocial adjustment. Participants were 114 mother-child dyads participating in the Sequenced Treatment Alternatives to Relieve Depression Child 3-month follow-up. All mothers had been diagnosed with major…
Descriptors: Mothers, Depression (Psychology), Parent Influence, Adjustment (to Environment)
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Winters, Fielding I.; Greene, Jeffrey A.; Costich, Claudine M. – Educational Psychology Review, 2008
Computer-based learning environments (CBLEs) present important opportunities for fostering learning; however, studies have shown that students have difficulty when learning with these environments. Research has identified that students' self-regulatory learning (SRL) processes may mediate the hypothesized positive relations between CBLEs and…
Descriptors: Research Needs, Academic Achievement, Educational Technology, Computer Assisted Instruction
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Mesch, Gustavo S.; Turjeman, Hagit; Fishman, Gideon – New Directions for Youth Development, 2008
Whereas traditional criminological theories treat juvenile delinquency largely as a reactive and expressive behavior that only seldom leads to specialized criminal offending or a criminal career, this article proposes an alternative classification of offenses that accounts for the difference between youthful reactive conduct and specialized…
Descriptors: Violence, Delinquency, Criminals, Foreign Countries
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Henry, Carolyn S.; Merten, Michael J.; Plunkett, Scott W.; Sands, Tovah – Family Relations, 2008
Self-report questionnaire, school records, and census block group data for 502 Latino adolescents in immigrant families were examined using multilevel modeling to test how structural neighborhood adversity, in addition to perceived neighborhood, parental, and adolescent factors, explained grade point average (GPA). The results showed perceived…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Grade Point Average, Academic Achievement, Adolescents
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Baker, Laura A.; Raine, Adrian; Liu, Jianghong; Jacobson, Kristen C. – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2008
While significant heritability for childhood aggression has been claimed, it is not known whether there are differential genetic and environmental contributions to proactive and reactive forms of aggression in children. This study quantifies genetic and environmental contributions to these two forms of aggression in an ethnically diverse urban…
Descriptors: Aggression, Mothers, Ethnic Groups, Gender Differences
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Park, Hyunjoon – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2008
Using data for 4th graders in primary schools from the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS), I compare across 25 countries the ways in which home literacy environments influence children's reading performance. Examined are three indicators: early home literacy activities, parental attitudes toward reading, and number of books…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Reading Attitudes, Least Squares Statistics, Comparative Analysis
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Adams, Troy B.; Colner, Willa – Journal of American College Health, 2008
Few college students meet fruit and vegetable intake recommended requirements, and most receive no information from their institutions about this issue. The avoidable disease burden among students is large, the necessary information infrastructure exists, and "Healthy People 2010" objectives indicate efforts should be taken to increase intake.…
Descriptors: College Students, Physical Activity Level, Sleep, Daily Living Skills
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Yeung, W. Jean; Conley, Dalton – Child Development, 2008
This article examines the extent to which family wealth affects the Black-White test score gap for young children based on data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (aged 3-12). This study found little evidence that wealth mediated the Black-White test scores gaps, which were eliminated when child and family demographic covariates were held…
Descriptors: Private Schools, Scores, Family Environment, African American Students
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Roll-Pettersson, Lise – Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 2008
This study compared general educators' (175) perceptions regarding the envisioned inclusion of a pupil with either dyslexia or mild mental retardation. Educators filled out three questionnaires, Teacher Efficacy Scale, Teachers Response to Inclusion and a School Climate Scale. Fifty-three percent filled out the surveys based on having a pupil with…
Descriptors: Education Courses, Self Efficacy, Mild Mental Retardation, Dyslexia
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Gidycz, Christine A.; Orchowski, Lindsay M.; King, Carrie R.; Rich, Cindy L. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2008
The present study utilizes the National College Health Risk Behavior Survey to examine the relationship between health-risk behaviors and sexual victimization among a sample of college women. A prospective design is utilized to examine the relationship between health-risk behaviors as measured at baseline and sexual victimization during a 3-month…
Descriptors: Violence, Child Abuse, Smoking, Females
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McCabe, Kristen M.; Goehring, Kelly; Yeh, May; Lau, Anna S. – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2008
Research conducted with non-Hispanic Whites indicates that parents of preschoolers with behavioral problems are more likely to have an external locus of control regarding parenting than parents whose preschoolers are free of such problems. However, it is unclear whether such research can be generalized to Mexican American families, especially…
Descriptors: Locus of Control, Behavior Problems, Mexican Americans, Hispanic American Students
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Drent, Marjolein; Meelissen, Martina – Computers & Education, 2008
This article discusses the factors which stimulate or limit the innovative use of ICT by teacher educators in the Netherlands. Innovative use of ICT is defined as the use of ICT applications that support the educational objectives based on the needs of the current knowledge society. Explorative path analysis and case studies were used to study the…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Path Analysis, Foreign Countries, Teacher Educators
OECD Publishing, 2013
"Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators" is the authoritative source for accurate and relevant information on the state of education around the world. It provides data on the structure, finances, and performance of education systems in more than 40 countries, including OECD members and G20 partners. Featuring more than 100 charts, 200…
Descriptors: Adults, Vocational Education, Secondary School Students, College Students
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Peer, Kimberly S. – Athletic Training Education Journal, 2007
Objective: To examine the use of good practice indicators by athletic training program directors and to provide a theoretical framework using engagement theory, a learner-centered process focusing on program improvement through continuous planning and evaluation, as a foundation for implementing good practices in athletic training education…
Descriptors: Athletics, Allied Health Occupations Education, Administrators, College Programs
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