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Schepers, J.; de Jong, A.; Wetzels, M.; de Ruyter, K. – Computers & Education, 2008
In this paper, the authors propose that psychological safety, a sense of interpersonal trust and being valued in a work team, is an important determinant of groupware technology adoption in an educational setting. They develop and test a model of antecedents and consequences of psychological safety. Data were collected from 361 university…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Educational Technology, Adoption (Ideas), Teamwork
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Dignath, Charlotte; Buttner, Gerhard – Metacognition and Learning, 2008
Due to new standards in fostering life-long learning at school, research has increasingly dealt with the promotion of self-regulated learning, resulting in a large number of intervention studies conducted at primary and secondary school. The current study aimed at investigating the impact of various training characteristics on the training…
Descriptors: Intervention, Academic Achievement, Effect Size, Secondary School Students
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Lys, Diana B. – RMLE Online: Research in Middle Level Education, 2009
The purpose of this study was to investigate the perceptions Latino eighth grade students have of school and schooling factors as they transition to high school and the factors that may influence their self-perceived likelihood of graduating from high school. Middle schools are poised to help Latino students prepare themselves for a smoother…
Descriptors: Language Minorities, Middle School Students, Graduation, Acculturation
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Hamzah, Sahandri G.; Mohamad, Hapidah; Ghorbani, Mohammad R. – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2008
This study aimed to suggest an Excellent Teacher Thinking Model that has the potential to be utilized in the development of excellent teachers. Interaction survey method using survey questions, observation, document review and interview was conducted in this study. One hundred and five excellent teachers were selected randomly as research…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Interviews, Multiple Regression Analysis, Observation
Koc, Mustafa; Ferneding, Karen Ann – Online Submission, 2007
This paper draws on a part of the doctoral research study that investigates the potential impacts of Internet cafe use on Turkish college students' social capital. In this study, Internet cafe usage was portrayed by the amount of time spent and the frequency of online activities engaged at the cafes. Social capital, on the other hand, was…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Internet, Dining Facilities, Influences
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Jensen, Peter S.; Arnold, L. Eugene; Swanson, James M.; Vitiello, Benedetto; Abikoff, Howard B.; Greenhill, Laurence L.; Hechtman, Lily; Hinshaw, Stephen P.; Pelham, William E.; Wells, Karen C.; Conners, C. Keith; Elliott, Glen R.; Epstein, Jeffery N.; Hoza, Betsy; March, John S.; Molina, Brooke S. G.; Newcorn, Jeffrey H.; Severe, Joanne B.; Wigal, Timothy; Gibbons, Robert D.; Hur, Kwan – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2007
Objective: In the intent-to-treat analysis of the Multimodal Treatment Study of Children With ADHD (MTA), the effects of medication management (MedMgt), behavior therapy (Beh), their combination (Comb), and usual community care (CC) differed at 14 and 24 months due to superiority of treatments that used the MTA medication algorithm (Comb+MedMgt)…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Behavior Modification, Psychopathology, Therapy
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Lee, Chun-Hsiung; Yeh, Dowming; Kung, Regina J.; Hsu, Chin-Shan – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2007
This study mainly investigates the factors affecting the learning effects in a blended e-Learning course for Mathematics. The research targets of this study are 48 junior high school students. After they had received traditional lessons in class as well as the accompanied e-Learning lessons, the influences of their learning portfolios and learning…
Descriptors: Portfolios (Background Materials), Multiple Regression Analysis, Data Analysis, Gender Differences
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Nir, Adam – International Journal of Educational Reform, 2007
The difficulty in education to determine causality between means and ends brings various issues and variables to the discussion about the antecedents of school effectiveness. Although teachers' level of professional development is clearly among the factors influencing student outcomes, little is known about the extent to which teachers connect…
Descriptors: School Based Management, School Effectiveness, Multiple Regression Analysis, Professional Development
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Perrone, Kristin M.; Webb, L. Kay; Jackson, Z. Vance – Career Development Quarterly, 2007
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between parental attachment and satisfaction with work and family roles, as well as the relationship of these variables to life satisfaction. Results from a multiple regression analysis indicated that satisfaction with work and marriage, but not parenting satisfaction or parental…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Multiple Regression Analysis, Life Satisfaction, Attachment Behavior
Shin, Tacksoo – Asia Pacific Education Review, 2007
This study introduces three growth modeling techniques: latent growth modeling (LGM), hierarchical linear modeling (HLM), and longitudinal profile analysis via multidimensional scaling (LPAMS). It compares the multilevel growth parameter estimates and potential predictor effects obtained using LGM, HLM, and LPAMS. The purpose of this multilevel…
Descriptors: Multidimensional Scaling, Academic Achievement, Structural Equation Models, Causal Models
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Brekke, Idunn – Journal of Education and Work, 2007
This article focuses on the impact of ethnic background on employment and earnings among people with a vocational education in Norway. I differentiate between three different groups: majority, first-generation non-Westerners and second-generation non-Westerners. Panel data from several public register databases of the entire population of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Schools, Probability, Graduates
Dimkpa, Prince – 1991
A study investigated the impact of organizational climate and job expectations on black and white managerial job satisfaction, and the factors leading to job satisfaction for black and white managers in a retail outlet. One hundred twenty-four managers and assistant managers from a major public owned retail chain organization on the east coast…
Descriptors: Administrators, Blacks, Communication Research, Job Satisfaction
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Edwards, John N.; Booth, Alan – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1976
An assessment of the "demography" of two forms of sexual behavior, marital intercourse and extramarital involvement, is presented. Findings suggest the sexual behavior of males and females is largely contextual. The more severe the marital strain, the lower the frequency of marital coitus and the more likely is extramarital involvement. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior, Demography, Family Problems, Marital Instability
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Fearn, Robert M. – Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 1975
Descriptors: Data Collection, Economic Research, Employment Problems, Evaluation Methods
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Villard, Judith A.; Earnest, Garee W. – Journal of Leadership Education, 2006
This descriptive-correlational study used a census of Ohio State University Extension county directors and a random sample of county staff throughout the State of Ohio. Data were collected utilizing Bar-On's Emotional Intelligence Quotient instrument (county directors) and Warner's job satisfaction instrument (county staff). The study examined the…
Descriptors: Extension Agents, Job Satisfaction, Counties, Emotional Intelligence
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