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Freiermuth, Mark R.; Patanasorn, Chomraj; Ravindran, Latha; Huang, Hsin-chou – Journal for the Psychology of Language Learning, 2021
Understanding the make-up of gritty L2 students has garnered quite a lot of attention recently. In this descriptive narrative-based study, we looked at the interview data of eight English language learners who recorded high scores on a nine-item grit questionnaire. Specifically, two female university students each from Taiwan, Malaysia, Thailand…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Grounded Theory
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Estrada, Juan Diego; García-Ael, Cristina; Martorell, José Luis – Gender and Education, 2015
Seven hundred and sixty-eight adolescents from five countries and regions (USA, Spain, Hong Kong, Qatar, and Malaysia), aged 13-19 (M?=?15.78; SD?=?1.28) years, responded to a questionnaire designed to determine who was their most admired famous adult or hero. Male heroes clearly outnumbered admired females (73.3% vs. 26.7%). There was a pattern…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Adolescent Attitudes, Role Models, Questionnaires
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Reybold, L. Earle – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2002
Interviews exploring the personal epistemology of 14 Malaysian women of various ethnic backgrounds depict how ways of knowing manifest themselves in ways of being. One's personal model of the self produces behavior and action that correlate with ways of knowing. (Contains 32 references.) (SK)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Epistemology, Females, Foreign Countries
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Pracana, Clara, Ed.; Wang, Michael, Ed. – Online Submission, 2016
We are delighted to welcome you to the International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends (InPACT) 2016, taking place in Lisbon, Portugal, from 30 of April to 2 of May, 2016. Psychology, nowadays, offers a large range of scientific fields where it can be applied. The goal of understanding individuals and groups (mental functions and…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Educational Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology