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Download full textTollefson, Kaia – Online Submission, 2010
Several unearned benefits attending straight privilege are listed, prefaced by two main arguments. First, it is argued that the rampant heterosexism in the U.S. is largely attributable to many Americans' framing of heterosexism as a matter of religious freedom rather than as a form of bigotry. It is further argued that educators' elimination of…
Descriptors: Sexual Orientation, Sexual Identity, Homosexuality, Social Bias
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Direct linkMessersmith, Emily E.; Schulenberg, John E. – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2010
This study examines the relation between young adults' goal achievement, continued goal striving over time, and subsequent well-being. Analysis of a longitudinal subsample of a nationally representative U.S. study of 5,693 adolescents as they transition to adulthood revealed that individuals who met their goals had higher well-being, but that the…
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, Young Adults, Educational Objectives, Goal Orientation
Gregory, Emma; McCloskey, Michael – Cognition, 2010
Perceiving the orientation of objects is important for interacting with the world, yet little is known about the mental representation or processing of object orientation information. The tendency of humans and other species to confuse mirror images provides a potential clue. However, the appropriate characterization of this phenomenon is not…
Descriptors: Stimuli, Cognitive Processes, Interaction, Experiments
Hatch, J. Amos – Educational Forum, 2010
This article challenges the overemphasis in early childhood education on young children's development and its relative inattention to their learning. The author argues that learning leads cognitive development, and that early childhood educators should be more centered on teaching for learning and less on facilitating development. An alternative…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Young Children, Child Development, Goal Orientation
Jackson, Janna – Gender and Education, 2010
Due to the recent changes in federal regulations about gender equity in education in the USA, some policy makers have resurrected single-sex public education. Because single-sex schooling ignores the complexity of sex, gender, and sexuality, it sets up a "separate but equal" system that is anything but. Discounting the ways in which gender is…
Descriptors: Single Sex Schools, Equal Education, Sexuality, Sex Fairness
Tirri, Kirsi; Quinn, Brandy – British Journal of Religious Education, 2010
This study investigated the role of spirituality and religion in supporting purpose during adolescence. Two case studies of adolescents who were coded as purposeful in the religious and/or spiritual domain as part of a larger study at the Stanford Centre on Adolescence were analysed and discussed. The results showed religion and spirituality as…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Hermeneutics, Religious Factors, Spiritual Development
Hofer, Manfred – Educational Psychologist, 2010
The unfolding of individual interests is reconstructed as part of a person's everyday experience in dealing with multiple goals. This is exemplified by referring to how adolescents cope with developmental tasks while striving for their ideal selves. Exploratory interaction with objects of potential interest is regarded as a central element that…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Developmental Tasks, Interests, Goal Orientation
Zea, Maria Cecilia – Counseling Psychologist, 2010
This reaction article comments on the Major Contribution "Centralizing the Experiences of LGB People of Color in Counseling Psychology." The content analysis of the published literature on lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) people of color from 1998 to 2007 provides much-needed information that will help psychologists set future research agendas and…
Descriptors: Psychologists, Homosexuality, Content Analysis, Counseling Psychology
Cauley, Kathleen M.; McMillan, James H. – Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas, 2010
Formative assessment can have a powerful impact on student motivation and achievement. This article discusses five key practices that teachers can use to gather important information about student understanding, provide feedback to students, and enable students to set and attain meaningful learning goals. Each of the techniques can enhance student…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Context Effect, Student Motivation, Academic Achievement
Retelsdorf, Jan; Butler, Ruth; Streblow, Lilian; Schiefele, Ulrich – Learning and Instruction, 2010
Two studies (one longitudinal) were designed to extend Butler's model of teachers' goal orientations for teaching. In Study 1, results from 281 teachers in Germany confirmed the predicted four-factor model comprising mastery, ability-approach, ability-avoidance, and work-avoidance goal orientations. As expected, mastery orientation and work…
Descriptors: Teacher Burnout, Goal Orientation, Teacher Motivation, Foreign Countries
Bas, Gokhan – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2013
The purpose of this study was to develop a valid and reliable scale for preferences of teachers in regard of their curriculum design orientations. Because there was no scale development study similar to this one in Turkey, it was considered as an urgent need to develop such a scale in the study. The sample of the research consisted of 300…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Curriculum Design, Orientation, Preferences
Young, Joyce A.; Bodey, Kimberly J.; Harder, Joseph T.; Peters, Randell – ICHPER-SD Journal of Research, 2013
For the motorsports industry, there is a strong desire to recruit individuals that have realistic expectations of the profession as well as exhibit the personality traits needed to be successful in the industry over time. The study sought to examine and compare personality traits of motorsports management students to those of practitioners…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Motor Vehicles, Industry, Comparative Analysis
Sayed, Yusuf; Sprague, Terra; Turner, David; Smith, Alan; Paulson, Julia; Shields, Robin; Shrestha, Purna Kumar; Unterhalter, Elaine; Vaughan, Rosie Peppin; Smail, Amy; Tungaraza, Frida; Sutherland, Margaret; Stack, Niamah; Barrett, Angeline M.; Bunwaree, Vasant K.; Alhawsawi, Sajjad; Hanna, Helen; Soudien, Crain; Motivans, Albert – Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2013
As the 2015 target date for achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) approaches, there are a growing number of processes, preparations and debates on what a post-2015 agenda and framework will look like. The United Nations Development Group (UNDG) (as chaired by the United Nations Development Programme) is leading the planning of efforts…
Descriptors: International Cooperation, Foreign Countries, Educational Quality, Equal Education
English, Mary C.; Kitsantas, Anastasia – Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning, 2013
In order to be successful in problem-or project-based learning (PBL), students must take responsibility for the learning process by setting goals, monitoring, reflecting, and sustaining their motivation from the beginning of the project until the end. However, for many students, these processes do not occur naturally or easily. Therefore, the…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Student Projects, Teaching Methods, Student Motivation
Sproule, John; Martindale, Russell; Wang, John; Allison, Peter; Nash, Christine; Gray, Shirley – European Physical Education Review, 2013
The purpose of this study was to carry out a preliminary investigation to explore the use of outdoor and adventurous project work (PW) within an educational setting. Specifically, differences between the PW and normal academic school experiences were examined using a self-determination theory framework integrated with a goal orientation and…
Descriptors: Outdoor Education, Adventure Education, Physical Education, Questionnaires
