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Balci, Sibel; Ahi, Berat – Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 2017
This study discusses the differences between parents' childhood games and their children's game preferences. Four hundred and nineteen parents were surveyed to determine their play experiences as children as well as their children's play experiences today. The results of the study indicate that there is a gap between the time spent outdoors by…
Descriptors: Generational Differences, Play, Surveys, Children
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McCann, Brian M.; Cramer, Catherine B.; Taylor, Lisa G. – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2015
The purpose of this study was to investigate the attitudes of university-level research scientists toward educational and outreach activities that aim to help the general public understand more about their scientific endeavors. Interviews, observations, and survey results from 12 university research scientists, their colleagues, students, and the…
Descriptors: Scientists, Attitudes, Science Activities, Interviews
Robert, Joshua – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this applied dissertation study was to determine the relative impact of parental involvement, parental school perception, student generation status, and Caribbean adolescents' own attitudes and behavior towards academic achievement and reading comprehension skills. For this study, 45 Caribbean parents from Grenadian, Guyanese,…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Student Behavior, Intervention, Reading Programs