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Direct linkLe, Vi-Nhuan; Perlman, Michal; Zellman, Gail L.; Hamilton, Laura S. – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2006
Child-staff ratios are an important quality indicator. They are often collected by observing one randomly selected classroom several times during a 2-h period on a single day. However, it is unclear whether these measures represent the ratios that children actually experience during most of their time in care. This study compared ratio data…
Descriptors: Child Care Centers, Evaluation Methods, Correlation, Observation
Ashton, Michael C.; Lee, Kibeom – Intelligence, 2006
Gignac [Gignac, G. E. (2006). "Evaluating subtest "g" saturation levels via the single trait-correlated uniqueness (STCU) SEM approach: Evidence in favor of crystallized subtests as the best indicators of "g"." "Intelligence," 34, 29-46.] used a single-trait correlated uniqueness (STCU) CFA approach to…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Correlation, Intelligence Tests, Simulation
Boyce, William; Torsheim, Torbjorn; Currie, Candace; Zambon, Alessio – Social Indicators Research, 2006
One explanation for a lack of consistency in SES-health associations in youth is that parent-based income and occupation measures are inadequate. The Family Affluence Scale (FAS), a four-item measure of family wealth, has been developed in the WHO Health Behaviour in School-aged Children Study as an alternative measure. The aim of this paper is to…
Descriptors: Socioeconomic Status, Adolescents, Measurement Techniques, Health
Perceived Parenting Styles and Goal Orientations: A Study of Teacher Education Students in Hong Kong
Chan, Kwok-wai; Chan, Siu-mui – Research in Education, 2005
Two achievement goals and three perceived parenting styles were identified in a sample of Hong Kong teacher education students. Significant correlations exist within the perceived parenting styles and the achievement goals. Parental authoritativeness was significantly and positively related to learning goal, and parental authoritarianism was…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Child Rearing, Parenting Styles, Goal Orientation
Al-Yagon, Michal; Mikulincer, Mario – Research in Education, 2006
The study addressed three goals: (1) to operationalise the theoretical construct of children's appraisal of teacher as a secure base, (2) to examine the association between children's global attachment orientations towards others and their appraisal of teacher as a secure base, and (3) to investigate the contribution of this appraisal to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Factor Analysis, Attachment Behavior, Correlation
Carroll, Julia M.; Chiew, Kin Yung – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2006
Baron-Cohen's [(2002) "Trends in Cognitive Sciences," 6, 248-255] "extreme male brain" theory of autism is investigated by examining the relationships between theory of mind, central coherence, empathising, systemising and autistic-like symptomatology in typical undergraduates. There were sex differences in the expected directions on all tasks.…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Empathy, Autism, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
McGough, James; McCracken, James; Swanson, James; Riddle, Mark; Kollins, Scott; Greenhill, Laurence; Abikoff, Howard; Davies, Mark; Chuang, Shirley; Wigal, Tim; Wigal, Sharon; Posner, Kelly; Skrobala, Anne; Kastelic, Elizabeth; Ghuman, Jaswinder; Cunningham, Charles; Shigawa, Sharon; Moyzis, Robert; Vitiello, Benedetto – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2006
Objective: The authors explored genetic moderators of symptom reduction and side effects in methylphenidate-treated preschool-age children diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Method: DNA was isolated from 81 subjects in a double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover methylphenidate titration. Parents and teachers…
Descriptors: Hyperactivity, Genetics, Attention Deficit Disorders, Drug Therapy
Hoffman, Rose Marie – Journal of Humanistic Counseling, Education and Development, 2006
This study of ethnically diverse participants explored the relationship of gender self-confidence to subjective well-being. The 2 components of gender self-confidence (gender self-definition and gender self-acceptance) were assessed using the Hoffman Gender Scale (R. M. Hoffman, 1996; R. M. Hoffman, L. D. Borders, & J. A. Hattie, 2000). The…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Correlation, Well Being, Self Esteem
Herbst, Marcel – Higher Education Policy, 2004
Research universities and institutes assume a vital role in domestic economic development. Research universities are assigned the responsibility to train doctoral and post-doctoral students and to form new generations of faculty. Despite their critical role, the effectiveness of institutions regarding research production is rarely studied,…
Descriptors: Research Universities, Economic Development, College Faculty, Global Approach
Robert, Tracey E.; Young, J. Scott; Kelly, Virginia A. – Counseling and Values, 2006
The authors studied the relationships between adult workers' spiritual well-being and job satisfaction. Two hundred participants completed 2 instruments: the Spiritual Well-Being Scale (C. W. Ellison & R. F. Paloutzian, 1982) and the Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire Short Form (D. J. Weiss, R. V. Dawis, G. W. England, & L. H. Lofquist,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Multiple Regression Analysis, Job Satisfaction, Religious Factors
Lempesis, Costa – ProQuest LLC, 2009
A critical component for successful schools is effective leadership. In the 1980's the concept of leadership emerged and the rules changed for school principals (Lashway, 2002). Previously, administrators were primarily evaluated based upon their abilities in managing school facilities and operations efficiently. Academics became the new focus.…
Descriptors: Principals, High Schools, Federal Legislation, Change Agents
Santos, Carol A. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
This study examines the relationships among third and fourth grade teacher practices in cognitive development: understanding, application, synthesis, and judgment; emotional/social development; their students' self-reported opportunities for emotional/social development; and academic self-concept. In addition, this study investigates the…
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Student Attitudes, Mothers, Language Arts
Iossi, Laura Hillerbrand – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Math anxiety levels and performance outcomes were compared for bilingual and monolingual community college Intermediate Algebra students attending a culturally diverse urban commuter college. Participants (N = 618, 250 men, 368 women; 361 monolingual, 257 bilingual) completed the Abbreviated Math Anxiety Scale (AMAS) and a demographics instrument.…
Descriptors: Education Majors, Community Colleges, Commuter Colleges, Predictor Variables
Download full textWhite, Bradford R.; Mullin, Christopher M.; Brown, Kathleen Sullivan – Illinois Education Research Council, 2009
In 2001, Illinois began administering the ACT (American College Testing) test to all 11th graders in Illinois public schools as part of the Prairie State Achievement Exam (PSAE). For the first time, ACT scores and background information were available for most public-school students who would be completing high school one year later, rather than…
Descriptors: High School Graduates, Associate Degrees, Grade 11, Bachelors Degrees
Moore, Quinn; Hulsey, Lara; Ponza, Michael – Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., 2009
This report investigates three important aspects of National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and School Breakfast Program (SBP) participation using recently collected data on a large, nationally representative sample of students certified for free and reduced-price meals during the 2005-2006 school year. First, we examine the factors that influence…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Student Attitudes, Lunch Programs, Breakfast Programs
