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Busseri, Michael A.; Willoughby, Teena; Chalmers, Heather; Bogaert, Anthony R. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2006
This study investigated the relation of adolescent same-sex attraction to "successful development" (Baltes, P. B., "Am. Psychol." 32:366-380, 1997). Based on a survey of high-school adolescents, four groups were defined according to the nature of self-reported sexual attraction: exclusively heterosexual (EHA; n=3594); mostly heterosexual (MHA;…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Attraction, Homosexuality, Sexual Orientation, Student Surveys
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Tang, Min; Neber, Heinz – High Ability Studies, 2008
A total of three hundred and fifteen (n = 315) gifted students from the 10th and 12th grade from the United States (n = 102), China (n = 125) and Germany (n = 88) were surveyed regarding their motivation and self-regulation in chemistry learning. A 3 x 2 x 2 MANOVA revealed "nation" as having the largest major effect on these variables.…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Grade 10, Grade 12, High School Students
National Association for Sport and Physical Education, 2005
The National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) believes that prior to the start of each season, all high school head coaches, assistant coaches, and volunteer coaches should be required to participate in a comprehensive orientation to the sport program. This orientation should be planned and conducted by the athletic director or…
Descriptors: National Standards, Physical Education, Athletic Coaches, Athletics
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Kenny, Maureen E.; Gualdron, Leyla; Scanlon, David; Sparks, Elizabeth; Blustein, David L.; Jernigan, Maryam – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 2007
This study presents the educational and career goals and perceptions of supports and barriers related to these goals as described in semistructured interviews of 16 students from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds attending 9th grade at an urban public high school in a large Northeastern city. Using consensual qualitative research (CQR)…
Descriptors: Grade 9, Student Attitudes, Qualitative Research, Access to Education
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Urdan, Tim; Mestas, Miranda – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2006
Despite decades of research on achievement goals, there is still relatively little known about differences among individuals in their conceptualizations of performance goals and reasons for pursuing them in academic settings. The purpose of the present investigation was to use participants' own words, rather than survey measures or experimental…
Descriptors: Student Educational Objectives, Goal Orientation, Competition, High School Seniors
Han, Jennifer L.; Dinger, Mary K.; Hull, Holly R.; Randall, Nichole B.; Heesch, Kristiann C.; Fields, David A. – American Journal of Health Education, 2008
Background: Few studies have examined physical activity during the transition from high school to college. Purpose: To examine changes in physical activity and physical activity patterns among females during the transition from high school to college. Methods: Sixty-nine females (age 18.2 [plus or minus] 0.4 years; body mass index 21.8 [plus or…
Descriptors: High School Seniors, Body Composition, Health Education, Physical Activities
Dolan, Kim Knous; Perez-Oquendo, Reyna – Donnell-Kay Foundation (NJ1), 2009
More than half of all Denver Public Schools (DPS) students who start in the ninth grade do not graduate within four years. If DPS is to significantly impact this graduation crisis, it must prioritize the implementation of systemic and research-based strategies around prevention, recuperation, and recovery of off-track students. With a 100 percent…
Descriptors: Dropouts, Public Schools, Out of School Youth, Graduation
Lawanto, Oenardi; Stewardson, Gary – National Center for Engineering and Technology Education, 2009
The objective of this study was to evaluate grade 9-12 students' motivation while engaged in two different engineering design projects: marble-sorter and bridge designs. The motivation components measured in this study were focused on students' intrinsic (IGO) and extrinsic (EGO) goal orientations, task value (TV), self-efficacy for learning and…
Descriptors: Student Surveys, Questionnaires, Correlation, Student Motivation
Bottoms, Gene; Schmidt-Davis, Jon – Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2010
This research is part of a comprehensive effort to pinpoint the key leadership factors that improve student achievement and increase the number of high school graduates who are ready for college and careers. In this study, SREB (Southern Regional Education Board) examined the role of the district office in providing principals with the working…
Descriptors: Community Leaders, Teacher Effectiveness, Academic Achievement, High School Graduates
Corwin, Zoe Blumberg; Tierney, William G. – Center for Higher Education Policy Analysis, University of Southern California, 2007
For the past ten years, researchers at the Center for Higher Education Policy Analysis (CHEPA) have spoken with students, teachers, counselors, administrators and family members about what is most helpful in preparing students for college. The majority of CHEPA's research has been conducted at urban, low-income schools serving high proportions of…
Descriptors: College Preparation, College Bound Students, High Schools, Access to Education
Rodriguez, Nelson M., Ed.; Pinar, William F., Ed. – Peter Lang New York, 2007
Much of the focus of anti-homophobic/anti-heterosexist educational theory, curriculum, and pedagogy has examined the impact of homophobia and heterosexism on gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) students and teachers. Such a focus has provided numerous theoretical and pedagogical insights, and has informed important changes in…
Descriptors: Critical Theory, Multicultural Education, Teacher Characteristics, Sexual Orientation
Gumm, Jim; Hatala, John-Paul – Techniques: Connecting Education and Careers (J3), 2007
Current research makes it abundantly clear that career and technical educators in North America know how to give students the technical skills they need to be competitive in the 21st century marketplace. However, there may be a gap in many educators' toolboxes. The latest research findings indicate that the majority of people have a difficult time…
Descriptors: Social Networks, Goal Orientation, Success, High School Students
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Krutii, I. A.; Fursov, K. S. – Russian Education and Society, 2007
This article discusses the findings of a sociological survey carried out by the Institute for Comprehensive Social Research and the Academy of Modern Humanities in November and December 2004. The survey was designed to determine people's goals on enrolling in an institution of higher learning, to discern the basic motives that guide a secondary…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Student Motivation, Academic Aspiration, Enrollment Influences
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Hardre, Patricia L.; Crowson, H. Michael; Debacker, Teresa K.; White, Deborah – Journal of Experimental Education, 2007
The authors investigated predictive relationships among student characteristics that influence motivation for learning and achievement. Participants were students (N = 900) from all 4 grade levels in 18 rural public high schools in the southwestern United States. The authors used AMOS 4.0 (J. L. Arbuckle & W. Wothke, 1996) to test a…
Descriptors: Student Characteristics, Student Motivation, Classroom Environment, Student Attitudes
Lempesis, Costa – ProQuest LLC, 2009
A critical component for successful schools is effective leadership. In the 1980's the concept of leadership emerged and the rules changed for school principals (Lashway, 2002). Previously, administrators were primarily evaluated based upon their abilities in managing school facilities and operations efficiently. Academics became the new focus.…
Descriptors: Principals, High Schools, Federal Legislation, Change Agents
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