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Lineweaver, Tara T.; Roy, Ashley; Horth, Madison – Educational Gerontology, 2017
Past research has investigated the development of stereotypes surrounding race and gender in children; however, there is a lack of literature examining the development of children's stereotypes of older adults. In this study, 163 children from four grades: first (n = 44), fourth (n = 49), fifth (n = 35), and eighth (n = 35) completed a new…
Descriptors: Stereotypes, Older Adults, Cognitive Development, Elementary School Students
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Reuveni, Yehudit; Werner, Perla – Educational Gerontology, 2015
The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors associated with teenagers' willingness to volunteer with elderly persons using an expanded model of the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB). Participants consisted of 258 ninth-grade students at a large high school in the northern part of Israel. Participants completed a structured…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Older Adults, Volunteers, Intergenerational Programs
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Maunder, Rachel E.; Harrop, Alex; Tattersall, Andrew J. – Educational Research, 2010
Background: How bullying is understood by members of the school community is important because differences in definitions could result in an inconsistent approach and affect the success of intervention work. Research evidence suggests that pupils and teachers may have different interpretations of what constitutes bullying. This evidence has,…
Descriptors: Secondary Schools, Investigations, Bullying, Females
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Yang, Shu Ching – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2009
The paper describes the integration of web resources and technology as instructional and learning tools in oral history projects. The computer-mediated oral history project centred around interviews with community elders combined with new technologies to engage students in authentic historical inquiry. The study examined learners' affective…
Descriptors: Oral History, Computer Literacy, Internet, History Instruction
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Coleman, Lester; Testa, Adrienne – Health Education Journal, 2007
Objective: To provide evidence about the sexual health knowledge, attitudes and behaviours of an ethnically diverse sample of young people from Secondary/High schools in London. Design: Cross-sectional questionnaire-based survey. The sample consisted of students in school Years 11 to 13 (aged 15-18 years), present in school on the day of…
Descriptors: High Schools, Health Education, Females, Ethnic Groups
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Sinkinson, M.; Hughes, D. – Health Education Research, 2008
This paper reports findings from the first stage of an anticipated four-stage research project investigating the effectiveness of teacher education in health education. Prior to receiving any teacher education in health education, pre-service teachers (student teachers) were surveyed for their experiences of secondary school health education, and…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Student Teachers, Comprehensive School Health Education, Safety
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Okoye, Uzoma O. – Educational Gerontology, 2004
The study reported in this paper attempted to determine what secondary school students in Nigeria know about the elderly. One hundred twenty students completed a questionnaire about aging. The mean age of the respondents was 15 years. The questionnaire was a modification of Palmore's (1977) Facts on Aging Quiz. The results revealed that the youths…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Measures (Individuals), Secondary School Students, Older Adults
Pracana, Clara, Ed. – Online Submission, 2014
We are delighted to welcome you to the International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends 2014, taking place in Porto, Portugal, from 4 to 6 of April. Psychology, in our time, offers a large range of scientific fields where it can be applied. The goal of understanding individuals and groups (mental functions and behavioral…
Descriptors: Educational Psychology, Foreign Countries, Intervention, Prevention
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Okoye, Uzoma – Educational Gerontology, 2004
The study reported in this paper attempted to determine what secondary school students in Nigeria know about the elderly. One hundred twenty students completed a questionnaire about aging. The mean age of the respondents was 15 years. The questionnaire was a modification of Palmore's (1977) Facts on Aging Quiz. The results revealed that the youths…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Measures (Individuals), Secondary School Students, Older Adults