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Gungor, Ibrahim Halil; Eksi, Halil; Aricak, Osman Tolga – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2012
This study aimed at showing how the value preferences of young adults could predict the narcissistic characteristics of young adults according to structural equation modeling. 133 female (59.6%) and 90 male (40.4%), total 223 young adults participated the study (average age: 25.66, ranging from 20 to 38). Ratio group sampling method was used while…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Personality, Young Adults, Structural Equation Models
Koert, Emily; Borgen, William A.; Amundson, Norman E. – Career Development Quarterly, 2011
The authors investigated the strategies that helped or hindered 10 immigrant women workers to do well with change that affected their work. A total of 182 incidents were extracted and grouped into 9 categories: personal beliefs/traits/values, taking action, skills/education, personal challenges, self-care, relationships/support,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Immigrants, Females, Employed Women
Diamond, Abigail – Adults Learning, 2008
The term "soft skills" encompasses a cluster of personality traits, language abilities, personal habits and, ultimately, values and attitudes. Soft skills complement "harder", more technical, skills, such as being able to read or type a letter, but they also have a significant impact on the ability of people to do their jobs…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Global Approach, Adult Learning, Job Skills
Galbraith, Michael W.; Jones, Melanie S. – Journal of Adult Education, 2008
The exploration of self-awareness as an essential component for understanding ourselves as a teacher of adults is rather absent in the literature. This article focuses on the elements that are foundational within the self-awareness journey--beliefs, values, and attitudes. Understanding these elements establishes the basis for practice…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Values, Teacher Attitudes, Beliefs
Kwon, Hyuckhoon – ProQuest LLC, 2009
This study seeks to gain a holistic understanding of how older Korean-American adults' socio-demographic factors affect their attitudes toward the computer. The research was guided by four main questions: (1) What do participants describe as the consequences of their using the computer? (2) What attitudes toward the computer do participants…
Descriptors: Korean Americans, Older Adults, Computer Attitudes, Social Influences