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MYP Coordinators: Differences in Job Satisfaction Levels Based on the Number of IB Programmes
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Barker, Megel R. – Journal of Research in International Education, 2022
The Middle Years Programme (MYP) is one of four programmes offered by the International Baccalaureate, together with the Diploma Programme, Career-related Programme and Primary Years Programme. This study investigated the difference in job satisfaction levels of MYP Coordinators based on the number of IB programmes delivered in the school. Schools…
Descriptors: Job Satisfaction, Advanced Placement Programs, Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role
The Big-Fish-Little-Pond Effect: Generalizability of Social Comparison Processes over Two Age Cohorts from Western, Asian, and Middle Eastern Islamic Countries
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Marsh, Herbert W.; Abduljabbar, Adel Salah; Morin, Alexandre J. S.; Parker, Philip; Abdelfattah, Faisal; Nagengast, Benjamin; Abu-Hilal, Maher M. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2015
Extensive support for the seemingly paradoxical negative effects of school- and class-average achievement on academic self-concept (ASC)-the big-fish-little-pond effect (BFLPE)--is based largely on secondary students in Western countries or on cross-cultural Program for International Student Assessment studies. There is little research testing the…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Secondary School Students, Social Influences, Elementary School Students
A Multilevel Cross-National Analysis of Direct and Indirect Forms of School Violence
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Agnich, Laura E.; Miyazaki, Yasuo – Journal of School Violence, 2013
The detrimental effects of school violence on students' physical and emotional health are well studied, and research has shown that school violence affects students in every nation across the globe. However, few cross-national studies have compared direct, physical forms of school violence to indirect, emotional forms such as teasing. Using…
Descriptors: Violence, Well Being, Educational Environment, Physical Health
Parenting Practices and Tobacco Use in Middle School Students in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
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Poms, Laura W.; Fleming, Lila C.; Jacobsen, Kathryn H. – Journal of School Health, 2012
Background: Parenting practices have been shown to have a strong influence on adolescent tobacco use in high-income countries. This study examined whether parenting practices also were associated with tobacco use by middle school students (approximately ages 13-15) in low- and middle-income countries. Methods: A secondary analysis was performed on…
Descriptors: Smoking, Middle School Students, Parenting Styles, Child Rearing
International and Interstate Gaps in Value-Added Math Achievement: Multilevel Instrumental Variable Analysis of Age Effect and Grade Effect
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Lee, Jaekyung; Fish, Reva M. – American Journal of Education, 2010
Merging National Assessment of Educational Progress and Trends in International Math and Science Study math data, this study examines the extent and sources of variation in value-added academic growth patterns among different nations and U.S. states. Applying hierarchical linear models with an instrumental variable method, the study disentangles…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Achievement Gains, National Competency Tests, Mathematics Tests
Sojourner Children's Developmental Understanding of Nationality
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Quintana, Stephen M. – International Journal of Educational Psychology, 2012
A developmental model of children's understanding of nationality (Nationality Perspective-Taking Ability or NPTA) was proposed and evaluated in this study. The NPTA model expands extant definitions and provides a theoretical foundation for the developmental progression of national identity. Children (Mean age = 9.33 years) from Latin American and…
Descriptors: Nationalism, Cultural Awareness, Children, Foreign Countries