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Semsek, Önder; Mirzeoglu, Nevzat; Çoknaz, Hakki – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2017
Aim of the study is to investigate human rights attitudes in sport among the students who are studying physical education and coaching in Turkey. The research method of this study was survey. 232 physical education students (116 male and 116 female) and 200 coaching students (141 male and 59 female) voluntarily participated in this study. Data was…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Civil Rights, College Students, Physical Education
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Dilbil, Aybuke; Basaran, Zekiye – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2017
The aim of this study is to examine the impact of playgrounds drawn in school yards on development and school attachment levels of the children. Sample of the study consisted of 319 students. 164 of them are female students while 155 are male students studying in the 3rd and 4th grades in Dr. Ferdi Koçel Elementary School, Yarbay Refik Cesur…
Descriptors: Playground Activities, Playgrounds, Grade 3, Grade 4
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Pima, John; Mtui, Jaqueline – International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology, 2017
The paper investigated the challenges facing Lecturers in embracing Collaborative Web Technologies (CWTs) in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Tanzania. The study was motivated by the fact that while students have become natives of the CWTs, for the Lecturers, the case if different. A case study was designed to answer two research questions…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Technology Uses in Education, Teacher Attitudes, Questionnaires
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Atiles, Julia T.; Oliver, Mallory I.; Brosi, Matthew – Educational Research Quarterly, 2017
Teachers are well-positioned to play a critical role in fostering resiliency in children of divorce and to assist in reducing the risk for adjustment problems. The purpose of this study was to determine whether preservice early childhood teachers have the awareness of the stress responses and effects of parental divorce on their students. Early…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Familiarity, Divorce, Self Efficacy
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Xu, Linjing – World Journal of Education, 2017
Nowadays, college students are facing a complex society. Under the influence of various factors, the learning situation of college students has met a variety of problems, among which is learning burnout. The purposes of this study are (1) to assess the burnout levels of freshmen in English majors of normal university; (2) to explore what causes…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Burnout, Majors (Students), English (Second Language)
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Watson, Penelope; Rubie-Davies, Christine Margaret; Hattie, John Allan – Research Studies in Music Education, 2017
Choirs have been stereotypically gendered feminine in many national contexts. When gender-role conformity has been expected in such settings, male choral participation and performance has often been rendered gender incongruent and consequently threatening. Gender stereotype threat was explored as a factor which might instigate a potentially…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Singing, Sex Stereotypes, Sex Role
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Panda, Santosh; Santosh, Sujata – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2017
In the past decade, the educational scenario world over has significantly been impacted by open access and open education movements. The philosophy of openness and sharing forms the cornerstone of the open education movement. The distance education approaches, together with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs),…
Descriptors: Open Universities, Questionnaires, Teacher Attitudes, Distance Education
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Ondersma, Steven J.; McGoron, Lucy; Beatty, Jessica R. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly: Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2017
Child maltreatment is associated with increased risk of substance abuse in adulthood. However, prior investigations have not examined substance use specifically in pregnancy and have relied on self-report of substance use. The present study addresses these gaps via secondary analysis of 295 primarily low-income, Black postpartum women who agreed…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, At Risk Persons, Substance Abuse, Low Income Groups
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McKim, Aaron J.; Velez, Jonathan J.; Everett, Michael W.; Sorensen, Tyson J. – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2017
Strengthening knowledge and skills in mathematics is critically important to preparing the next generation of innovators, problem solvers, and interdisciplinary thinkers. School-based agricultural education offers a valuable context to co-develop mathematics knowledge and skills alongside knowledge and skills in agriculture, food, and natural…
Descriptors: Teacher Role, Mathematics Skills, Knowledge Level, Agricultural Education
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Gharaibeh, Besher; Hweidi, Issa; Al-Smadi, Ahmed – Cogent Education, 2017
Background: Simulation can produce highly qualified professionals, however, it can also be perceived as stressful and frustrating by the nursing students. Purposes: This study was to identify the attitudes and perceptions of Jordanian nursing students toward simulation as an educational strategy, to investigate whether certain students'…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Nursing Students, Nursing Education, Undergraduate Students
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Gyamtso, Deki C.; Sherab, Kezang; Maxwell, T. W. – Cogent Education, 2017
This study was conducted in the two teacher education colleges (CoEs) of the Royal University of Bhutan. It was intended to fill the knowledge gap of teacher educators' reactions to the Educating for Gross National Happiness (EdGNH) policy introduced in Bhutan in 2010. EdGNH is recognized as one of the most critical and comprehensive attempts to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Educators, Teacher Attitudes, Educational Policy
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Gastager, Angela; Bock, Anna; Patry, Jean-Luc; Präauer, Viktoria; Fageth, Barbara – Global Education Review, 2017
Pedagogical tact, the "translator" from theory to practice, is a complex construct. A theory of tact has been developed and is tested through comparison of novice and expert teachers. One may assume that experienced practitioners are tactful if they are committed. Preservice teachers may be assumed to be less tactful than experienced…
Descriptors: Mentors, Internship Programs, Preservice Teachers, Beginning Teachers
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Prapunta, Sudatip – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2017
This paper aims to report stories of two Thai learners who were purposively selected from a quantitative study of 233 freshmen. They study English as a Foreign Language (EFL) in the monolingual context. They were formally interviewed three times about their L2 motivation and learning experiences using narrative inquiry. Narrative data were…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Monolingualism, Interviews, Student Attitudes
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Zhou, Mingming; Teo, Timothy – International Journal of Educational Technology, 2017
Success of ICT integration in the classrooms is, to a large part, accounted for by teachers' engagement with technologies. However, while many studies have identified the factors that affect teachers' decision to use technology, few have considered student perception as a likely influence. Increasingly, there is evidence in the literature to…
Descriptors: Teacher Motivation, Information Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Higher Education
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Woodward, Russell; Hagerup, Clare – e-Journal of Business Education and Scholarship of Teaching, 2017
This paper explores and deploys a business oriented taxonomy of decisions from which to ascertain change in student viewpoint regarding the study of sustainability modules. A review of conceptual and empirical studies to date on business cohorts' viewpoints regarding sustainability study notes the lack of business contextualization and the…
Descriptors: Taxonomy, Attitude Measures, Sustainability, Business Administration Education
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