NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 7 results Save | Export
The Impact of Collegiality amongst Australian Accounting Academics on Work-Related Attitudes and Academic Performance
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Su, Sophia; Baird, Kevin – Studies in Higher Education, 2017
This study provides an insight into the collegiality of Australian accounting academics and the association of collegiality with their work-related attitudes and academic performance. Data were collected by a survey questionnaire from a random sample of 267 accounting academics within Australian universities. The results suggest a moderate level…
Descriptors: Accounting, Foreign Countries, College Faculty, Collegiality
The Role of Radical Awareness in Chinese-As-A-Second-Language Learners' Chinese Character Reading Development
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Wong, Yu Ka – Language Awareness, 2017
In this paper, the role of radical awareness in Chinese character reading development among young Chinese-as-a-second-language (CSL) learners is evaluated in terms of a structural property of the writing system: the distribution of elementary, one-radical (i.e. one-element) simple characters as against majority, multi-radical compound characters.…
Descriptors: Chinese, Second Language Learning, Reading Ability, Orthographic Symbols
Verifying Causal Relationships among the Presences of the Community of Inquiry Framework in the Chinese Context
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Ma, Zhiqiang; Wang, Jing; Wang, Qiyun; Kong, Lili; Wu, Yajie; Yang, Hao – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2017
The purpose of this study was to verify a Chinese version of Community of Inquiry (CoI) instrument with learning presence and explore the causal relationships of the factors in the instrument. This study first examined the reliability and validity of the instrument. All four presences had acceptable levels of reliability (all Cronbach's a >…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Correlation, Foreign Countries, Validity
Compassionate Values as a Resource during the Transition to College: Quiet Ego, Compassionate Goals, and Self-Compassion
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Wayment, Heidi A.; West, Taylor N.; Craddock, Emily B. – Journal of The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition, 2016
This study examined the unique contributions of compassion-related values and skills on stress and life satisfaction in two samples of first-year college students. Quiet ego, a measure of a compassionate self-identity, was associated with using relatively more compassionate interpersonal goals relative to self-image goals. Self-compassion and, to…
Descriptors: Values, Self Concept, Student Adjustment, Stress Variables
The Role of Peer Influence and Perceived Quality of Teaching in Faculty Acceptance of Web-Based Learning Management Systems
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Salajan, Florin D.; Welch, Anita G.; Ray, Chris M.; Peterson, Claudette – International Journal on E-Learning, 2015
This study's primary investigation is the impact of "peer influence" and "perceived quality of teaching" on faculty members' usage of web-based learning management systems within the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) framework. These factors are entered into an extended TAM as external variables impacting on the core constructs…
Descriptors: Peer Influence, Teacher Attitudes, Technology Integration, Technology Uses in Education
How Socioeconomic Status, Executive Functioning and Verbal Interactions Contribute to Early Academic Achievement in Chinese Children
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Chung, Kevin K. H.; Liu, Hongyun; McBride, Catherine; Wong, Anita M. -Y.; Lo, Jason C. M. – Educational Psychology, 2017
The present study investigated the relative importance of executive functioning, parent-child verbal interactions, phonological awareness and visual skills on reading and mathematics for Chinese children from low-versus middle-socio economic status (SES) backgrounds. A total of 199 kindergarten children were assessed on executive functioning,…
Descriptors: Socioeconomic Status, Academic Achievement, Executive Function, Path Analysis
Building Academic Quality in Distance Higher Education. A Monograph in Higher Education Evaluation and Policy.
Chacon-Duque, Fabio J. – 1985
The factors that determine course completion and achievement in college distance education were investigated using a sample of 25 courses offered through the Independent Learning Program at the Pennsylvania State University. The main objective was to develop a multivariate model to explain and predict outcomes of distance education. Additional…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, College Programs, Distance Education