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Karen Browne – ProQuest LLC, 2024
A dissertation is presented on a teaching program for emotional intelligence (EI) and empathy with a cohort of nursing students enrolled in a traditional, undergraduate nursing college in the Northeast region of the United States (US). An interactive teaching program was used with various media to present new material and learning activities…
Descriptors: Empathy, Emotional Intelligence, Nursing Education, Comparative Analysis
Dawn Michele Brewer – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Social-emotional learning (SEL) involves developing self-awareness, self-control, and interpersonal skills crucial for success in school, work, and life. This study aimed to explore middle school teachers' perceptions of SEL implementation, the support needed, and the strategies used. It also examined the relationship between these perceptions and…
Descriptors: Social Emotional Learning, Self Concept, Self Control, Interpersonal Competence
Matthew Hayes – ProQuest LLC, 2023
In this study, I applied Bem's (1981) gender schema theory, Eccles and Wigfield's (1995) expectancy-value theory, and Bandura's (1986) social cognitive theory to examine the underrepresentation of women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) leadership. Additionally, I used Clark and Estes's (2008) gap analysis to identify the…
Descriptors: Disproportionate Representation, Gender Differences, Barriers, COVID-19
Elliott, Lori – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The purpose of this study focused on identifying a principal's preferred leadership frame and the impact, if any, on teachers' perception of their behavior as a leader, and considered whether or not gender played a role. This study was driven by the theoretical framework of Bolman and Deal's (2008) leadership framework and transformational…
Descriptors: Principals, Teacher Attitudes, Administrator Behavior, Gender Differences
Comaletha Stevenson – ProQuest LLC, 2021
In an effort to help improve classroom management, numerous researchers have examined students' social-emotional skills. Several studies have revealed that teachers indicate a need for a better understanding of their own social-emotional competencies (SEC) to effectively implement social-emotional learning (SEL) programs. However, very little is…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Social Emotional Learning, Teacher Competencies, Teaching Methods
Auxter, Abbey E. – ProQuest LLC, 2016
College Algebra is a gatekeeper course that serves as an obstacle for many students pursuing STEM careers. Lack of success in this course could be a key reason why the United States lags behind other industrialized countries in the number of students graduating with STEM majors and joining the STEM workforce. Of the many topics presented in…
Descriptors: Word Problems (Mathematics), College Mathematics, Mathematics Achievement, Success
Bait Ajzoon, Muna S. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Alcohol and/or substance use among college students is a serious public health issue. In Oman, studies addressing college student's alcohol and/or substance use are limited. The purpose of this study was to identify knowledge, attitudes, subjective norms, self-efficacy, and perceived behavioral control associated with alcohol and/or substance…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Substance Abuse, College Students, Student Behavior
Sinha, Joanna M. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Prominent theorists assert that engaging in sociodramatic play is an essential activity for the development of self-regulation. This study proposed the use of sociodramatic play as an intervention tool for building self-regulation in kindergartners. In this study, two sociodramatic play intervention paradigms were compared to a control group. In…
Descriptors: Dramatic Play, Kindergarten, Young Children, Self Control
Mayienga, Damaris Moraa – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Studies indicate that women are poorly represented in school leadership across the various regions of the world particularly in developing countries. Most studies explain this underrepresentation in terms of external or institutional factors that have impeded women's advancement onto school leadership. Such factors include women's lack of…
Descriptors: Females, Women Administrators, Principals, High Schools
Afolabi, Kolajo A. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship of "self-efficacy" for "Enlisting Social Resources, Self-Regulatory Efficacy, self-efficacy" for "Self-Regulated Learning," and "self-efficacy" for "Academic Achievement" (Bandura's Children's "Self-Efficacy Scale," 2006) of urban…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Socioeconomic Status, Self Efficacy, Mathematics Tests
Simmons, Livia A. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to examine differences between male and female African American high school students in an urban setting. The participants were from a senior academy located in a Southern state. Of the 270 participants in the study, 76 were seniors, 89 were juniors, 95 were sophomores, and 10 were freshmen. The gender composition…
Descriptors: African American Students, Grade Point Average, School Attitudes, Females