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Salvà-Mut, Francesca; Tugores-Ques, María; Quintana-Murci, Elena – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2018
This article presents the research results from a study that was conducted on Spanish youths aged 25-29 years who are neither in employment nor education and training (NEET). Their characteristics were analysed as well as the differential aspects in relation to people who are in employment, education or training. A typology of NEETs was also…
Descriptors: Economic Climate, Classification, Employment, Biographies
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Tewell, Eamon C. – College & Research Libraries, 2018
Critical information literacy is a way of thinking and teaching that examines the social construction and political dimensions of libraries and information, problematizing information's production and use so that library users may think critically about such forces. Being an educational approach that acknowledges and emboldens learners' agency,…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Academic Libraries, Librarians, Library Instruction
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Heasman, Brett; Gillespie, Alex – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2018
Misunderstandings are social in nature, always having two sides. Yet the misunderstandings experienced by people with Asperger's syndrome are usually studied in terms of the individual with a diagnosis, with less emphasis on social relations. We use a two-sided methodology to map out misunderstandings within 22 dyads (n = 44) consisting of people…
Descriptors: Asperger Syndrome, Perspective Taking, Family Relationship, Interpersonal Communication
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Metos, Julie; Gren, Lisa; Brusseau, Timothy; Moric, Endi; O'Toole, Karen; Mokhtari, Tahereh; Buys, Saundra; Frost, Caren – Health Education Journal, 2018
Objective: The objective of this study was to understand adolescent girls' experiences using practical diet and physical activity measurement tools and to explore the food and physical activity settings that influence their lifestyle habits. Design: Mixed methods study using quantitative and qualitative methods. Setting: Large city in the western…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Females, Nutrition, Physical Activities
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Postareff, Liisa; Mattsson, Markus; Lindblom-Ylänne, Sari; Hailikari, Telle – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2017
The demands and pressures during the first study year at university are likely to arouse a variety of emotions among students. Nevertheless, there are very few studies on the role of emotions in successful studying during the transition phase. The present study adopts a person-oriented and mixed-method approach to explore, first, the emotions…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Transitional Programs, Higher Education, Mixed Methods Research
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Rüschenpöhler, Lilith; Markic, Silvija – Education Sciences, 2019
(1) Background: In self-concept research, Likert scales are still relied upon despite the fact that they pose methodological difficulties for research in culturally diverse societies. This calls the validity of the data into question. In the present study, we develop a mixed methods design for culture-sensitive academic self-concept research. We…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Research, Mixed Methods Research, Secondary School Students
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Guloy, Sheryl; Salimi, Farimah; Cukierman, Diana; McGee Thompson, Donna – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2017
Using a design-based orientation, this mixed-method study explored ways to support computing science and engineering students whose study strategies may be inadequate to meet coursework expectations. Learning support workshops, paired with university courses, have been found to assist students as they transition to university learning, thereby…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Student Attitudes, Computer Science Education, Engineering Education
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Parks, Elinor – Language and Intercultural Communication, 2018
This study reports on the findings of a PhD study investigating the implications of the division between language and content in Modern Language degrees on students' development of intercultural competence and criticality across four universities, two in the US and two in the UK. It draws upon the theoretical frameworks of Intercultural…
Descriptors: Intercultural Communication, Communicative Competence (Languages), Modern Languages, Undergraduate Students
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Halstead, Tammy Jane; Lare, Douglas – Journal of College Student Development, 2018
At the intersection of college and work is a complex transition that graduates face every day. Lower levels of college to career transition self-efficacy (CTSE) and lower levels of perceived adulthood may cause a more difficult transition. In this mixed-method study we sought to better understand the relationships among perceived adulthood, CTSE,…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, College Graduates, Career Exploration, Mixed Methods Research
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Lowe, Geoffrey M.; Lummis, Geoffrey W.; Morris, Julia E. – Issues in Educational Research, 2017
Music is essential in developing the young brain, particularly skills relating to concentration, filtering, information retrieval, verbal competencies, mental visualisation, problem solving, empathy and personal expression. With the introduction of the Australian National Curriculum and its adoption as the basis of the Western Australian P-10…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Music Teachers, Self Efficacy
Ingraham, Frank – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This mixed methods study was designed to examine the potential impactful relationship between personal goal setting and the quality of life satisfaction (built upon the Goal Setting Theory of motivation and performance). The study aimed to determine how influential the goal achievement process is (or is not) regarding personal fulfillment and…
Descriptors: Goal Orientation, Quality of Life, Mixed Methods Research, Adults
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Levy, Anat; Orion, Nir; Leshem, Yossi – Environmental Education Research, 2018
This study focuses on understanding the factors that encourage adults' environmental behavior. This mixed approach methodology study used 10 Likert type questionnaires to collect data about nine cognitive and affective components that might influence environmental behavior. The qualitative data was collected through open questions and interviews.…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Predictor Variables, Adults, Mixed Methods Research
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Keane, Therese; Keane, William F. – Education and Information Technologies, 2018
Implementing successful one-to-one computer programs where all students have access to mobile devices throughout the school day requires major stakeholders such as students, teachers and parents to support the initiative. However, parents are often the silent stakeholder when 1:1 programs are initiated and there is limited literature that explores…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices
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Sönmez, Sibel; Erkul, Raziye – Journal on Educational Psychology, 2018
The goal of this study was to identify pre-school teacher candidates' beliefs and conditioned judgments regarding children's body image. The exploratory research pattern was used in this study. The sample group included final year B.A. students from the Pre-School Education departments in two state universities in Izmir. The qualitative part of…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Preservice Teachers, Foreign Countries, Qualitative Research
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Mas, Joana Maria; Giné, Climent; McWilliam, Robin A. – Infants and Young Children, 2016
The most important adaptation task that all families must undertake is the construction of a sustainable, meaningful, and congruent daily routine of family life (R. Gallimore, T. Weisner, L. Bernheimer, D. Guthrie, & K. Nihira, 1993). The aim of this mixed-method study was to understand, from the perspective of parents, how families adapt…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Foreign Countries, Mixed Methods Research, Developmental Disabilities
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