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Sullivan, Terri N.; Sutherland, Kevin S.; Lotze, Geri M.; Helms, Sarah W.; Wright, Stephen A.; Ulmer, Lisa J. – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2015
A mixed methods approach was used to identify problem situations in peer and school contexts experienced by urban middle school students with high incidence disabilities that may impact their emotional and behavioral adjustment. A survey and semi-structured interview were conducted with a predominantly African American sample (95%) of 74…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Urban Schools, Middle School Students, Disabilities
Ruffalo Noel Levitz, 2015
This annual report from Ruffalo Noel Levitz goes beyond the usual metrics of standardized test scores and high school transcripts to explore a wide range of non-cognitive attitudes and motivations that influence student retention and college completion rates. The report is based on student survey responses drawn from a sizable sample of incoming…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Student Attitudes, Student Surveys, National Surveys
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Seyhan Yucel, Mukadder – Educational Research and Reviews, 2013
The purpose of the study was to examine the effect of blog use on self-regulatory learning of prospective German language teachers. The study is semi-experimental. Pretest-posttest, experiment control model was used. Blog activities were conducted as extensive beyond classroom activities only for the experiment group. As the data collection tool…
Descriptors: Language Teachers, Electronic Publishing, Foreign Countries, Metacognition
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Larose, Simon – Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, 2013
In my study, mentors matched with college mentees evaluated their self-efficacy nine times, during their participation in an academic mentoring program. Three distinct groups emerged as follows: (a) mentors who perceived themselves as moderately efficient throughout the mentoring relationship (the moderate stable (MS) group), (b) mentors who…
Descriptors: Mentors, Self Efficacy, Student Attitudes, College Students
Noel-Levitz, Inc., 2013
This special companion report to "National Freshman Attitudes Report, 2013" examines the college readiness of entering freshmen at two-year colleges in 2012. Based on student survey responses, the report identifies students' self-reported attitudes that may influence students' progress toward degree completion. The study is based on a…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, College Readiness, Student Surveys, Student Motivation
Zimmerman, Barry J., Ed.; Schunk, Dale H., Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
Self-regulated learning (or self-regulation) refers to the process whereby learners personally activate and sustain cognitions, affects, and behaviours that are systematically oriented toward the attainment of learning goals. This is the first volume to integrate into a single volume all aspects of the field of self-regulation of learning and…
Descriptors: Independent Study, Learning Processes, Learner Controlled Instruction, Goal Orientation
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Pijls, Monique; Dekker, Rijkje – Mathematics Education Research Journal, 2011
This article adds to current research on enhancing student discourse in mathematics teaching specifically in secondary schools but with equal relevance to elementary schools. Three mathematics teachers in secondary education were confronted with the question of how to encourage students to discuss their work with each other in the daily practice…
Descriptors: Group Testing, Mathematics Teachers, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods
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Leavey, Gerard; Rothi, Despina; Paul, Rini – Journal of Adolescence, 2011
Help-seeking among young people is complicated, often determined vicariously by the ability of adults, family or professionals, to recognize, and respond to, their difficulties. We know very little about the complex concerns of teenage young people and how they impact on help-seeking preferences. We aimed to ascertain the help-seeking preferences…
Descriptors: Trust (Psychology), Mental Health, Personal Autonomy, Interpersonal Relationship
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Cheatham, Gregory A.; Ostrosky, Michaelene M. – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2011
Early childhood and early childhood special education programs have a focus on parent-educator partnerships. Parent-teacher conferences are a context for these partnerships, and advice giving is one type of exchange occurring within conferences. Parent-teacher conference advice was investigated through participant interviews and the methodology of…
Descriptors: Expertise, Parent Teacher Conferences, Early Childhood Education, Partnerships in Education
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Kim, Bryan S. K. – Counseling Psychologist, 2011
This reaction article comments on the major contribution titled "Motivation and Autonomy in Counseling, Psychotherapy, and Behavior Change: A Look at Theory and Practice." It first points out the article's strengths, the primary of which was to move the construct of motivation to the center of focus in the discussion of counseling. In addition,…
Descriptors: Counseling Services, Behavior Modification, Help Seeking, Classification
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Tatar, Moshe; Amram, Sima; Kelman, Talia – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2011
Exposure to terrorism poses a challenge for children and adolescents as well as parents. For many years, Israeli citizens have been exposed to ongoing terrorist attacks. The present article is aimed at revealing the reactions of Israeli parents when facing terrorist attacks and their perceptions regarding the help-seeking behaviours of their…
Descriptors: Terrorism, Mothers, Adolescents, Coping
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Shevade, Devayani; Norris, Emma; Swann, Richard – Journal of Child Psychotherapy, 2011
Nine therapists were interviewed regarding their reactions to children displaying sexually problematic behaviour and how they managed these reactions. The framework of countertransference was used to understand therapists' reactions. Data were analysed using inductive thematic analysis. The participants reported a wide range of powerful and…
Descriptors: Sexuality, Interviews, Behavior Problems, Psychotherapy
Liveris, Christine; Cavanagh, Rob – Australian Association for Research in Education (NJ1), 2012
National Vocational Education and Training (VET) reforms have resulted in an increasing proportion of young adults in VET programs in Western Australia. A challenge for practitioners is to help them develop skills and attributes to facilitate lifelong learning. A need for further research into the self-regulation behaviour of this cohort has been…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Business Education, Young Adults
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Franko, Debra L.; Thompson-Brenner, Heather; Thompson, Douglas R.; Boisseau, Christina L.; Davis, Angela; Forbush, Kelsie T.; Roehrig, James P.; Bryson, Susan W.; Bulik, Cynthia M.; Crow, Scott J.; Devlin, Michael J.; Gorin, Amy A.; Grilo, Carlos M.; Kristeller, Jean L.; Masheb, Robin M.; Mitchell, James E.; Peterson, Carol B.; Safer, Debra L.; Striegel, Ruth H.; Wilfley, Denise E.; Wilson, G. Terence – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2012
Objective: Recent studies suggest that binge eating disorder (BED) is as prevalent among African American and Hispanic Americans as among Caucasian Americans; however, data regarding the characteristics of treatment-seeking individuals from racial and ethnic minority groups are scarce. The purpose of this study was to investigate racial/ethnic…
Descriptors: Eating Disorders, Minority Groups, Racial Differences, Body Composition
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Grossman, Pam; Loeb, Susanna; Myung, Jeannie; Boyd, Donald; Lankford, Hamilton; Wyckoff, James – Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education, 2012
Districts nationwide are implementing teacher induction programs as a strategy to increase both beginning teacher retention and student achievement. The induction of beginning teachers has been widely acknowledged as important for teachers' feelings of success and their retention (Darling-Hammond, 1994; Huling-Austin, 1989; Smylie, 1994).…
Descriptors: Beginning Teacher Induction, Mentors, Beginning Teachers, Teacher Persistence
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