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Direct linkLiaw, Shu-Sheng; Chen, Gwo-Dong; Huang, Hsiu-Mei – Computers & Education, 2008
The Web-based technology is a potential tool for supported collaborative learning that may enrich learning performance, such as individual knowledge construction or group knowledge sharing. Thus, understanding Web-based collaborative learning for knowledge management is a critical issue. The present study is to investigate learners' attitudes…
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Intention, Cooperative Learning, Factor Analysis
Sawyer, Thomas M.; Stevenson, John F. – Journal of Primary Prevention, 2008
This study investigated the relative influence of perceived parent and peer disapproval for using drugs on youth intentions to use drugs. In a cross-sectional design, sixth and eighth grade students (N = 1,649) completed surveys that included measures of parent disapproval, peer disapproval, and intentions to use drugs in the future. Parent…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Females, Grade 8, Grade 6
Guilamo-Ramos; Vincent; Jaccard, James; Dittus, Patricia; Gonzalez, Bernardo; Bouris, Alida – Social Work Research, 2008
A framework for the analysis of adolescent problem behaviors was explicated that draws on five major theories of human behavior. The framework emphasizes intentions to perform behaviors and factors that influence intentions as well as moderate the impact of intentions on behavior. The framework was applied to the analysis of adolescent sexual risk…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Early Adolescents, Sexuality, At Risk Persons
Blanchard, Chris; Fisher, Janet; Sparling, Phil; Nehl, Erich; Rhodes, Ryan; Courneya, Kerry; Baker, Frank – Journal of American College Health, 2008
Only 30% of college students meet the recommended amount of physical activity (PA) for health benefits, and this number is lower for African American students. Moreover, the correlates of PA may vary by ethnicity. Objective: In the present study, the authors tested the utility of the theory of planned behavior for explaining PA intentions and…
Descriptors: African American Students, College Students, Physical Activities, Intention
Nichols, Shirley J. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The purpose of this quantitative correlational research study was to investigate, describe, and measure factors influencing retention of nontraditional first and second year students at a university located in the Midwestern United States. Retention of adult students has become a major issue for many institutions of higher education and many…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Intention, Statistical Analysis, School Holding Power
Download full textRose, Pauline – Online Submission, 2007
While access to state schooling has grown in many countries in recent years, a hardcore of marginalised children continue to be excluded from this. Some of these children are able to gain access to education through non-state provision. The focus of this paper is on primary school aged children who find access through (international)…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Access to Education, Elementary School Students, Nongovernmental Organizations
Kelly, Kimberly M.; Andrews, James E; Case, Donald O.; Allard, Suzanne L.; Johnson, J. David – Journal of Rural Health, 2007
Context: Research is limited regarding the potential of genetic testing for cancer risk in rural Appalachia. Purpose: This study examined perceptions of genetic testing in a population sample of Kentuckians, with a focus on Appalachian and rural differences. The goals were to examine cultural and psychosocial factors that may predict intentions to…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Testing, Information Seeking, Genealogy
Shehu, Jimoh; Mokgwathi, Martin M. – Sport, Education and Society, 2007
The thesis of this article is that national sport and recreation policies constitute a pedagogical problematic, as they are texts bound to specific meaning and learning, with potential to impact on roles and subjectivities. As such, it is crucially important for physical education scholars to adopt a critical stance towards them, opening up the…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Discourse Analysis, Foreign Countries, Recreation
Chedzoy, S. M.; Burden, R. L. – Research in Dance Education, 2007
This study explores the potential contribution of the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) to our understanding of student teachers' strength of intention to teach dance prior to and following an intensive eight-hour module before beginning their school-based practice. Students attending a primary Postgraduate Certificate in Education Course (PGCE)…
Descriptors: Student Teachers, Education Courses, Self Efficacy, Intention
Crane, Catherine; Williams, J. Mark. G.; Hawton, Keith; Arensman, Ella; Hjelmeland, Heidi; Bille-Brahe, Unni; Corcoran, Paul; De Leo, Diego; Fekete, Sandor; Grad, Onja; Haring, Christian; Kerkhof, Ad J. F. M.; Lonnqvist, Jouko; Michel, Konrad; Renberg, Ellinor Salander; Schmidtke, Armin; van Heeringen, Cornelius; Wasserman, Danuta – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2007
The associations between life events in the 12 months preceding an episode of self-poisoning resulting in hospital attendance (the index episode), and the suicide intent of this episode were compared in individuals for whom the index episode was their first, episode and in individuals in whom it was a recurrence of DSH. Results indicated a…
Descriptors: Females, Suicide, Correlation, Self Destructive Behavior
Winstok, Zeev; Enosh, Guy – Journal of Research on Adolescence, 2007
The aim of the current study was to explore male and female adolescents' intentions to react to verbal and physical aggression issued by other males and females of the same age. The study is based on a sample of 292 male and female adolescents from 12 classes in four schools in northern Israel, two junior-high and two high-schools, 46.7% were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adolescents, Aggression, Intention
Zhou, Fan – ProQuest LLC, 2009
One result of accelerating globalization is the competition for human capital. On one hand, nations are investing more and more in their educational systems to create their own human resources; on the other hand, these nations are struggling to effectively and efficiently utilize their existing human capital. Additionally, there is a massive wave…
Descriptors: Language Dominance, Human Capital, Global Approach, Purchasing
Larabee, Michelle Ann – ProQuest LLC, 2009
High quality induction for novice teachers has reduced the attrition rates for many states. The methods of implementation, components of the induction, and quality of the induction vary from district to district. The purpose of this research was to examine the components of novice teacher induction which may have a positive impact on novice…
Descriptors: Teaching (Occupation), Mentors, Job Satisfaction, Teacher Persistence
Hecht, Michael L.; Elek, Elvira; Wagstaff, David A.; Kam, Jennifer A.; Marsiglia, Flavio; Dustman, Patricia; Reeves, Leslie; Harthun, Mary – Journal of Drug Education, 2009
This study assessed the immediate and short-term outcomes of adapting a culturally-grounded middle school program, "keepin' it REAL", for elementary school students. After curriculum adaptation, 10 schools were randomly assigned to the intervention in 5th grade with follow-up boosters in 6th grade; 13 schools were randomly assigned to the control…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Curriculum Development, School Activities, Intervention
Bagdasarov, Zhanna; Banerjee, Smita; Greene, Kathryn; Campo, Shelly – Journal of American College Health, 2008
Objective: The authors examined factors predicting college students' use of tanning beds. Participants and Methods: Undergraduate students (N = 745) at a large Northeastern university participated in the study by answering a survey measuring tanning behavior and other psychosocial variables, including sensation seeking, self-esteem, tanning image…
Descriptors: Behavior Theories, Undergraduate Students, Social Networks, Health Behavior
