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Vaughn, Brian E.; Santos, António J.; Monteiro, Ligia; Shin, Nana; Daniel, João R.; Krzysik, Lisa; Pinto, Alexandra – Developmental Psychology, 2016
This study tested the hypothesis that social engagement (SE) with peers is a fundamental aspect of social competence during early childhood. Relations between SE and a set of previously validated social competence indicators, as well as additional variables derived from observation and sociometric interviews were assessed using both…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Peer Relationship, Adjustment (to Environment), Interpersonal Competence
Norvell, Elmer Anthony – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Even though the United States includes college readiness as a national policy priority, little is known about the factors and experiences that determine positive outcomes in mathematics using online instruction for historically underrepresented minorities at 4-year colleges and universities. The purpose of this quantitative ex-post facto study was…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Online Courses, Conventional Instruction, Statistical Analysis
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Clary, Renee M.; Sumrall, Jeanne L.; Rodgers, John C., III; Wandersee, James H. – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2013
The 2010 "Deepwater Horizon" oil spill greatly affected the Gulf Coast, and the news media reported information to wide audiences. Students enrolled in an online Environmental Geoscience course in fall 2010 voluntarily participated in a Gulf oil spill survey. More than 92% of the students (N = 77; 83 total enrollment), who were primarily…
Descriptors: Water Pollution, Fuels, Environmental Education, Earth Science
LoCascio, Susan H. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This study examined (a) the differences in perceptions of faculty, full-time versus part-time, at a community college in northern Alabama on the importance of institutional effectiveness activities; (b) the factors that affect perceptions of the importance of institutional effectiveness activities; and (c) the effect of academic discipline,…
Descriptors: Tenure, Institutional Evaluation, Intellectual Disciplines, Regression (Statistics)
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Noble, Kimberly; Flynn, Nicole T.; Lee, James D.; Hilton, David – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2008
Research indicates that programs designed to target first year students increase their likelihood of success during that year and their chances of completing an undergraduate education (Bureau & Rromrey, 1994; Conner & Colton, 1999). Theoretically, such programs should help in part because they foster integration into campus communities…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, Graduation Rate, Graduation, Academic Achievement
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Spano, Richard; Nagy, Steve – Rural Sociology, 2005
Although the overall crime rate dropped between 1993 and 2000, both adolescent violence and violent crime in rural areas has been on the rise. However, little research has been conducted on the determinants of rural violence using targeted regional samples of rural youth. This study examines the applicability of lifestyle/routine activities (RA)…
Descriptors: Victims of Crime, Adolescents, Social Isolation, Rural Areas