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Reasons for Home Educating in Australia: Who and Why?
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Slater, Eileen V.; Burton, Kate; McKillop, Dianne – Educational Review, 2022
Home education is a legal educational option in Australia that continues to rise in popularity. This paper summarises the demographics and influences upon the decision to home educate of 385 home education families from Australia, representing 676 children who were home educated at the time of questionnaire completion. The research suggests female…
Descriptors: Home Schooling, Foreign Countries, Demography, Student Needs
Online Learning during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Does Social Connectedness and Learning Community Predict Self-Determined Needs and Course Satisfaction?
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Geary, Erin; Allen, Kelly-Ann; Gamble, Nicholas; Pahlevansharif, Saeed – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2023
The present study investigated whether online students' sense of community and self-determined need satisfaction predicted online course satisfaction during the COVID-19 pandemic. The sample consisted of 136 Australian university students who were studying online during the COVID-19 pandemic. Students completed online surveys for sense of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, COVID-19, Pandemics
Delivering Blended Learning to Transnational Students: Students' Perceptions and Needs-Satisfaction
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de Freitas, Sara; Waring, Peter; Douglas, Heather E.; Curtis, Guy J.; Ritchie, Stephen M. – Studies in Higher Education, 2022
Transnational education (TNE) has grown significantly in developing countries but providing quality and scaling to large student numbers is a challenge for universities. Blended learning offers a potential solution for scaling at high quality. A large-scale project delivering a blended learning programme for TNE students in South-East Asia was…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Student Attitudes, Need Gratification, Developing Nations
Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction toward Learning: A Longitudinal Test of Mediation Using Bifactor Exploratory Structural Equation Modeling
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Garn, Alex C.; Morin, Alexandre J. S.; Lonsdale, Chris – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2019
Student motivation research seeks to uncover greater understanding of when, how, and why students succeed or fail in school settings. Self-determination theory has been at the forefront of helping educational stakeholders answer questions on student motivation. This study investigates the motivation mediation model proposed by self-determination…
Descriptors: Psychological Needs, Need Gratification, Student Motivation, Self Determination
Psychological Functions of Eating, Drinking, and Smoking in Adult Women.
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Beckwith, Joan B. – Social Behavior and Personality, 1987
Analyzed psychological functions of eating, drinking, and smoking in relation to behaviors of 530 young adult women. Data supported model of particular behavior being used to meet range of needs rather than particular need being met by range of behaviors. Eating was noted for pleasurable aspects, drinking for convivial aspects, and smoking for…
Descriptors: Drinking, Eating Habits, Females, Foreign Countries
Carkhuff, Maslow, and Interpersonal Perception in Small Groups.
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Neville, Bernie W. – Small Group Behavior, 1983
Contrasted high-functioning and low-functioning persons in small groups using two studies based on Carkhuff's and Maslow's models of effective functioning. Results revealed high-functioning persons perceived interpersonal effectiveness as a Gestalt; low-functioning persons perceived interpersonal dimension operating independently. (JAC)
Descriptors: Adults, Discussion Groups, Foreign Countries, Group Dynamics