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Adamuti-Trache, Maria; Sweet, Robert – Research in Science Education, 2013
This study employs the 2004 School Achievement Indicators Program (SAIP) data to examine whether academic effort manifested by greater investments in school and homework does result in higher literacy scores in science for Canadian students. The study compares four gender-immigrant profiles: Canadian-born males, immigrant males, Canadian-born…
Descriptors: Educational Indicators, Homework, Gender Differences, Immigrants
Davidson, Sara Florence; Davidson, Robert – Canadian Journal of Education, 2016
Through a series of interviews, I learned how my father drew upon his family's and community's teachings, which were deeply rooted in traditional Haida pedagogy, to achieve success. I reflected on his stories and their connections and the work of other Indigenous scholars in the field of education to thematically organize the teachings that he…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Achievement, Indigenous Knowledge, Indigenous Populations
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Blenkinsop, Sean – Canadian Journal of Environmental Education, 2014
This paper uses an innovative building-less Canadian public elementary school and its accompanying large-scale research project to consider the characteristics that might be required of a teacher interested in working in an emergent, environmental, place- and community-based experiential public school setting. The six characteristics considered…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public Schools, Elementary Schools, Elementary School Teachers
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McCann, Stewart; Gardner, Christopher – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2014
The relation of student personality to student evaluations of teaching (SETs) was determined in a sample of 144 undergraduates. Student Big Five personality variables and core self-evaluation (CSE) were assessed. Students rated their most preferred instructor (MPI) and least preferred instructor (LPI) on 11 common evaluation items. Pearson and…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Undergraduate Students, Correlation, Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance
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Matte, Melody; Lafontaine, Marie-France – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2012
The objective of the present study was to provide validity evidence for the scores from the Romantic Relationship Perfectionism Scale. Results indicate a two-factor structure, adequate reliability, and overall good convergent, concurrent, discriminant, and incremental validity evidence. The strengths and limitations of this measure are discussed.…
Descriptors: Validity, Reliability, Factor Structure, Psychometrics
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Michalica, Kerri; Hunt, Harry – Creativity Research Journal, 2013
This study examined the commonalities and the differences between creativity and the schizophrenia spectrum. The variables measured were creativity, schizotypy, absorption, mystical experiences, spatial ability, balance, positive and negative presence, and neuroticism. Three community groups were recruited: 31 artists, 10 people with…
Descriptors: Creativity, Schizophrenia, Experience, Spatial Ability
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Barnett, Jennifer A. – Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, 2013
Each year there seems to be an increase in the number of mature students enrolled in my Bachelor of Education (BEd) classes. These mature learners experience stress. As there is a need to better comprehend the experiences of the adult learner enrolled in a one-year intensive tertiary education programme, I enrolled in university as a student, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Students, Bachelors Degrees, Education Majors
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Zogheib, Salah – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 2014
As the majority of educational research has focused on preservice teachers' computer use for "educational purposes," the question remains: Do preservice teachers use computer technology for daily life activities and encounters? And do preservice teachers' personality traits and motivational beliefs related to computer training provided…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Computer Use, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology
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Woods, Heather; Bosacki, Sandra; Coplan, Robert J. – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2016
Early childhood educators' (ECE) perceptions of gender roles may contribute to the development of children's own gender-role identities. This qualitative study examined 40 Canadian female ECEs' perceptions of gender and children's shy, aggressive, and prosocial behaviors. Content analysis of extensive interviews revealed three themes: (1) shyness…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Teachers, Elementary School Teachers
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Lee, Tayla T. C.; Graham, John R.; Sellbom, Martin; Gervais, Roger O. – Psychological Assessment, 2012
Using a sample of individuals undergoing medico-legal evaluations (690 men, 519 women), the present study extended past research on potential gender biases for scores of the Symptom Validity (FBS) scale of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 by examining score- and item-level differences between men and women and determining the…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Measures (Individuals), Gender Bias, Personality Traits
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Franche, Veronique; Gaudreau, Patrick; Miranda, Dave – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 2012
The 2 x 2 model of perfectionism posits that the 4 within-person combinations of self-oriented and socially prescribed perfectionism (i.e., pure SOP, mixed perfectionism, pure SPP, and nonperfectionism) can be distinctively associated with psychological adjustment. This study examined whether the relationship between the 4 subtypes of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Grade Point Average, Evidence, Undergraduate Students
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Cyr, Mireille; McDuff, Pierre; Hebert, Martine – Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 2013
Maternal support offered to sexually abused children following disclosure may be a crucial factor in children's recovery. A person-centered approach was used to examine how profiles of nonoffending mothers could better describe their ability to support their children after disclosure. Cluster analyses based on a total of 226 nonoffending mothers…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Mothers, Profiles
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Soucie, Kendall M.; Lawford, Heather; Pratt, Michael W. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly: Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2012
Age-related and individual differences in adolescents' and emerging adults' stories of real-life empathic and nonempathic experiences were examined. A total of 29 adolescents (M = 15.28, SD = 0.99) and 31 emerging adults (M = 18.23, SD = 0.56) told stories of empathic and nonempathic life events and completed measures of authoritative parenting…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Personal Narratives, Empathy, Young Adults
Lopata, Joel A.; Nowicki, Elizabeth A. – Canadian Journal of Education, 2014
In this study, researchers gathered Canadian pre-service teachers' beliefs on the antecedents to bullying. Concept mapping (Kane & Trochim, 2007) was used to analyze the data. This study's findings identified pre-service teachers to have accurate beliefs, inaccurate beliefs, and a lack of knowledge about the antecedents to bullying. Concept…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Student Teacher Attitudes, Bullying
Rapacki, Tomasz Michal; McBride, Dawn Lorraine – Online Submission, 2014
The purpose of this project is to enhance the counselling services offered to diverse clients by supplying counsellors-in-training with a professional development resource that combines the best available outcome evidence and applied clinical wisdom, with the most current cultural adaptation frameworks. A comprehensive literature review was…
Descriptors: Counselor Training, Counselor Qualifications, Literature Reviews, Cultural Relevance
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