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Schenk, Jennifer – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This study examined male and female psychologists in academic administrative positions with regard to their perceptions of their own power and their actual power within the administrative hierarchies in which they work. In the past, researchers have compared women and men in academic administrative positions with regard to parity of numbers,…
Descriptors: Females, Psychologists, Clinical Psychology, Women Administrators
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Fiske, Susan T.; Molm, Linda D. – Social Psychology Quarterly, 2010
Because inequality is one of the central concerns of sociologists, it has been addressed, in various ways, by virtually all of the major traditions of sociological social psychology--social structure and personality, symbolic interactionism, and group processes. For those who work in the social structure and personality tradition, inequality…
Descriptors: Social Psychology, Psychology, Justice, Social Exchange Theory
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Locke, Jill; Ishijima, Eric H.; Kasari, Connie; London, Nancy – Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 2010
By definition, children with autism have poor peer relationships despite age and ability. When children enter adolescence, social problems typically worsen and feelings of loneliness and isolation may emerge. Thus, the overarching goal of the current study is to examine the social-emotional relationships of adolescents with autism and their…
Descriptors: Social Problems, Inclusive Schools, Autism, Friendship
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Kindermann, Thomas A. – Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 2011
Traditional empirical studies on developmental processes in school tend to view contributions of teachers, peers, and the classrooms' social structure (and even parent effects) as if all were independent of one another. As this Special Issue demonstrates, however, these processes are more complex. When classroom interactions are seen as the…
Descriptors: Social Structure, Socioeconomic Influences, Child Development, Classroom Environment
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Heidler, Richard – Minerva: A Review of Science, Learning and Policy, 2011
Scientific collaboration can only be understood along the epistemic and cognitive grounding of scientific disciplines. New scientific discoveries in astrophysics led to a major restructuring of the elite network of astrophysics. To study the interplay of the epistemic grounding and the social network structure of a discipline, a mixed-methods…
Descriptors: Network Analysis, Cooperation, Social Structure, Social Networks
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Shkaratan, O. I.; Iastrebov, G. A. – Russian Education and Society, 2011
In an analysis of research data on three generations of Russians, it was found that the impetus prompted by the social and economic transformation in the early 1990s that opened up opportunities for social and professional growth had been practically exhausted by late 2006, and the tendency toward downward social mobility has become more…
Descriptors: Social Structure, Foreign Countries, Social Mobility, Cultural Influences
Ong-Dean, Colin – University of Chicago Press, 2009
Students in special education programs can have widely divergent experiences. For some, special education amounts to a dumping ground where schools unload their problem students, while for others, it provides access to services and accommodations that drastically improve chances of succeeding in school and beyond. "Distinguishing…
Descriptors: Special Education, Disabilities, Social Class, Differences
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Sim, Jasmine B.-Y. – Educational Review, 2012
Elder statesman Lee Kuan Yew maintains that a society ruled by elites is necessary to provide for high growth and social progress. Elitism conjures a class divide; an ongoing concern is a disconnection between elite and the citizens it has to represent. In the tradition of political socialization, and using the case study approach, this article…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Socialization, Global Approach, Ideology
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Lang, LingLing; Irby, Beverly J.; Brown, Genevieve – International Journal of Educational Leadership Preparation, 2012
For more than 2000 years, Confucian teaching has had tremendous influence on the history, politics, economy, and culture of East Asian countries and regions. Despite the rapid growth in gross domestic product (GDP), people's standard of living, and economic advancements, Confucian Asia continues to adhere to the Confucian cultural values that they…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Leadership, Models, Cultural Differences
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Ho, Li-Ching; Alviar-Martin, Theresa – Journal of International Social Studies, 2010
This qualitative study investigates three Singapore teachers' conceptions of diversity and discrimination, as well as their perceptions of inequality and social structures. The results suggest that Singaporean teachers' perceptions are not only reflective of multicultural principles culled from personal dispositions or experiences, but are also…
Descriptors: Social Studies, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Educators, Foreign Countries
Harding, David J. – University of Chicago Press, 2010
For the middle class and the affluent, local ties seem to matter less and less these days, but in the inner city, your life can be irrevocably shaped by what block you live on. "Living the Drama" takes a close look at three neighborhoods in Boston to analyze the many complex ways that the context of community shapes the daily lives and…
Descriptors: Males, Urban Youth, Urban Areas, Neighborhoods
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Guven, Ismail – Comparative Education, 2010
The purpose of this article is to discuss the ways in which the social, political and cultural foundation of the headscarf as a symbol affects the nature and practice of educational life. It will examine the ways in which the headscarf practice is constructed in the public sphere. In order to understand the headscarf practice in Turkey the nature…
Descriptors: Muslims, Females, Islam, Social Structure
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Brockmann, Michaela – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2010
The paper arises from my PhD thesis on the learner biographies of retail and motor vehicle maintenance apprentices in Germany and England which explores the interrelationship of social structures and individual agency in identity formation over time and in particular learning environments. The paper reports initial findings, focusing largely on…
Descriptors: Maintenance, Apprenticeships, Young Adults, Motor Vehicles
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Shim, Jenna Min – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2011
At the current historical juncture in which differences and inequalities are surfacing greater than ever in the world, societies, and schools, the main goal of this essay is to revisit the aspects of structuralism that can potentially contribute productively to understanding the invisible structures and forces that everyone carries (mostly…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Equal Education, Educational Environment, Multicultural Education
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Valencia-Garcia, Dellanira; Simoni, Jane M.; Alegria, Margarita; Takeuchi, David T. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2012
Objective: We examined whether individual-level social capital--the intangible resources in a community available through membership in social networks or other social structures and perceived trust in the community--was associated with acculturation, depression and anxiety symptoms, and perceived access to services among women of Mexican…
Descriptors: Females, Acculturation, Mental Health, Anxiety
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