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Jeffrey, Lynn; Hegarty, Bronwyn; Kelly, Oriel; Penman, Merrolee; Coburn, Dawn; McDonald, Jenny – Journal of Information Technology Education, 2011
The development of digital information literacy (DIL) has been slow in comparison to changes in information communication technologies, and this remains an issue for the higher education sector. Competency in such skills is essential to full participation in society and work. In addition, these skills are regarded as underpinning the ability to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Communities of Practice, Higher Education, Self Efficacy
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Hesketh, Beryl – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1984
Investigated the validity of applying Kelley's covariation attribution model to unemployment. Results of a laboratory study of 168 students supported the model, but a field study of 82 unemployed did not. The relationship of self-esteem and locus of control to attributions of success and failure was examined. (JAC)
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, College Students, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
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Edwards, Wayne L. – Journal of Educational Administration, 1979
Reports on an ethnographic study of five primary school principals that was conducted to show what principals actually do and to illuminate the ways in which they and their work are seen by themselves, some members of their staff, and some of their pupils. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Ethnic Relations, Ethnography, Foreign Countries
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Nicholls, John G. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1980
The central idea behind this study is that at about seven years of age the concept of normative difficulty emerges, resulting in changes in interpretation of terms such as "hard" and "easy," as well as of normative cues. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attribution Theory, Children, Cognitive Development
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Hamilton, Richard J.; Akhter, Selina – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2002
Studied the construct validity of the dimensions of the Multidimensional-Multiattributional Causality Scale based on B. Wiener's attribution model (1979) in achievement and affiliation goal domains. Results for 172 New Zealand college students provide evidence that the measure is better used as a goal specific measure than a general measure. (SLD)
Descriptors: Achievement, Attribution Theory, Causal Models, College Students
Steinberg, Shirley R., Ed.; Cannella, Gaile S., Ed. – Peter Lang New York, 2012
This volume of transformed research utilizes an activist approach to examine the notion that nothing is apolitical. Research projects themselves are critically examined for power orientations, even as they are used to address curricular problems and educational or societal issues. Philosophical perspectives that have facilitated an understanding…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Research Methodology, Research Problems, Language Usage
Graf, Sabine; Viola, Silvia Rita; Leo, Tommaso; Kinshuk – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2007
Learning styles are increasingly being incorporated into technology-enhanced learning. Appropriately, a great deal of recent research work is occurring in this area. As more information and details about learning styles becomes available, learning styles can be better accommodated and integrated into all aspects of educational technology. The aim…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Legislators, Educational Technology, Learning Processes
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Jiang, Xiaoping – Intercultural Education, 2006
This paper investigates intercultural communication and its significance to higher education. The paper briefly discusses culture, subculture and the meeting of cultures. It also provides a brief survey of developments in intercultural communication research. With reference to New Zealand, the paper further points to some limitations of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Communication Research, Intercultural Communication
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Cocklin, Barry – Studies in the Education of Adults, 1996
Interviews, questionnaires, and participant diaries of 36 adult students were used to investigate the process of becoming a student. The stages of qualitative research were examined: preconceived theory, emergent themes, refinements, secondary analysis, and establishment of grounded theory. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Educational Theories, Foreign Countries
Butler, Andrea; Turbill, Jan – 1984
Integrated approaches to the teaching of reading and writing being used in classrooms in Australia and New Zealand are described in this booklet. The first part of the booklet presents theoretical background on how children learn to talk and the reading and writing processes. The second and third parts of the booklet describe ways of putting…
Descriptors: Educational Theories, Integrated Curriculum, Interdisciplinary Approach, Reading Instruction
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Diorio, Joseph A. – Curriculum Inquiry, 1982
Deals with the epistemological understanding of teaching. Attempts to describe the nature of the practical field of teaching by exploring (1) the relationship between teaching practice and knowledge about teaching, (2) the degree of autonomy and accountability applicable to teachers, and (3) preparation suitable for teaching. New Zealand's teacher…
Descriptors: Accountability, Drills (Practice), Educational Practices, Educational Theories
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Maaka, Margaret J. – Journal of Invitational Theory and Practice, 1999
Presents an overview of the New Zealand national education system founded on the premise that the individual student is the center of all learning and teaching. Includes a brief discussion of educators' beliefs about children's learning, examines principles that guide assessment and how they translate into practice, and discusses issues of…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Learning Theories
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Sloane, Finbarr C. – Reading Research Quarterly, 2005
In this article, the author describes some of the possible components needed to develop multilevel theory that support the scaling of reading interventions. Scaling can be defined in a number of ways: depth, sustainability, spread, and shift (see Coburn, 2003). The author treats "scaling" in this paper as it has been traditionally…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Scaling, Reading Research, Reading Comprehension
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Stroobant, Emma; Jones, Alison – Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 2006
"School refuser" is an always-already negative child identity. The term is used to categorize children or adolescents who appear to dislike and fear school (or aspects of school) and persistently refuse to attend or attend very unwillingly. Given that school attendance is generally considered a necessary social good, regular and anxious…
Descriptors: Attendance, Separation Anxiety, School Phobia, Foreign Countries
Croft, Cedric – 1987
How can classroom spelling programs be structured and organized to fit current approaches to language? Ten major considerations can be identified: (1) spelling is a skill of writing; (2) spelling is best learned as a component of writing, and not as a result of studying isolated skills; (3) not all children will pick up spelling as a result of…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Spelling, Spelling Instruction
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