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EXPLORING TEACHERS’ AUTONOMY, SELF EFFICACY, MOTIVATION, AND PERCEPTIONS OF STATE MANDATED TESTING IN THE CONTEXT OF NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND
(2015-05-08)
This study examined teachers’ autonomy, teachers’ motivation, teachers’ self-efficacy, and teachers’ perceptions of state mandated testing, in the context of NCLB. The research design included an online survey that combined ...
The Prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence in Latin America and the Co-occurrence of Physical and Inappropriate Discipline.
(2012)
This study used data from Demographic and Health Surveys to identify risk factors for intimate partner violence (IPV) and to examine the co-occurrence between intimate partner violence and child physical punishment in six ...
METACONCEPTUALLY-ENHANCED SIMULATION-BASED INQUIRY LEARNING: EFFECTS ON THE 8TH GRADE STUDENTS' CONCEPTUAL CHANGE AND SCIENCE EPISTEMOLOGICAL BELIEFS
(2011)
Two quasi-experimental studies (a pilot study and a main study) were carried out to investigate the effects of metaconceptually-enhanced, simulation-based inquiry learning on the 8th grade students' conceptual change in ...
American Indian Views About Family Cohesion and Flexibility
(2015-08-13)
This qualitative study examined the views American Indian people hold regarding family structure. American Indians who identified as members of traditional southeastern tribes regarding family views and the impact of ...
ATHLETIC IDENTITY AND HYPERCOMPETITIVENESS: IMPACT ON ATHLETES' ATTITUDES TOWARD PAIN AND SPORT-RELATED INJURY
(2012)
The sporting world often praises and recognizes athletes who display a "fight-through-the-pain" mentality, putting the team and/or individual accolades before their own physical health or risk of further injury. However, ...
Enhancing students' aeronautical decision-making through scaffolding strategies for higher order thinking
(2012)
Over the last few decades, classroom training in aviation education has continued mostly unchanged. It remains a highly structured presentation of information in a lecture format. The purpose of this study was to determine ...
EXAMINING THE EFFECTS OF EMPATHY, RACISM EXPERIENCE, AND FAITH MATURITY ON FORGIVENESS
(2013)
This study examined the relationship between faith maturity and forgiveness in African Americans while controlling for the effects of empathy, the experience of racism, age, and education level. Three hundred thirty five ...
Faculty intentions to learn new technology in regards to existing teaching, research and service commitments: An integration of prospect theory and theory of planned behavior
(2015-05-08)
This research used a revised theory of planned behavior model and incorporated perceptions of time pressure, perceived instrumentality and a modified loss aversion index, to examine relationships between these constructs ...
Yalom's Therapeutic Group Factors in Women's Quilting Groups: A Qualitative Study
(2010)
Can participation in creative community based groups be therapeutic? The presence of Yalom's therapeutic group factors (Yalom,& Leszcz, 2005) is examined in women's small quilt-making groups. 50 quilt-makers and 5 small ...
An Experimental Study of the Relations Between Well-Being and Gratitude in Community Dwelling Older Adults
(2012)
This study examined the effects of maintaining gratitude journals on the well-being of a population of community dwelling older adults. Well-being was measured by pre- and post-test administrations of self-report questionnaires ...