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Johnson, Alexander A.; Kreuz, Roger J. – Discourse Processes: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2023
Past research has highlighted some differences in how sarcasm is interpreted by different groups of individuals as well as biases in individuals' expectations regarding who is more likely to use it (e.g., occupation, gender). However, examinations of patterns of sarcasm production have been much less frequent. The current research extends past…
Descriptors: Negative Attitudes, Age Differences, Gender Differences, Geographic Regions
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Behera, Amar Kumar; de Sousa, Ricardo Alves; Oleksik, Valentin; Dong, Jingyan; Fritzen, Daniel – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2023
This study captures student perceptions of the effectiveness of remote learning and assessment in two associated engineering disciplines, mechanical and industrial, during the COVID-19 pandemic in a cross-national study. A structured questionnaire with 24 items on a 5-point Likert scale was used. Parallel and exploratory factor analyses identified…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, COVID-19, Pandemics, Distance Education
Murphy, Ashley N.; Zheng, Yinyuan; Shivaram, Apoorva; Vollman, Elayne; Richland, Lindsey Engle – Grantee Submission, 2021
Two studies examined factors that predicted children's tendencies to match objects versus relations across scenes when no instruction was given. Study 1 examined a) age and b) nationality as a proxy for cultural differences in experiences with relations. The results showed that Chinese and U.S. children across ages all showed an initial bias to…
Descriptors: Children, Attention, Cultural Differences, Foreign Countries
Carter, Victor Coy, Jr. – Region 10 Comprehensive Center, 2021
As the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbates existing racial inequities, the spotlight shines on Minnesota's gaps in income, health care, housing, and college completion rates. Most notably, COVID-19 is significantly impacting K-12 education. Forced to evacuate school buildings and shift to teaching and learning online, this is a necessary…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, COVID-19, Pandemics
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Khaled A. Alshare; Hana Y. Al-Sholi; Ola R. Shadid; Murad Moqbel – Journal of Education for Business, 2024
This study explores college professor perceptions of effective professor Characteristics through the lens of Media Naturalness Theory (MNT). A survey questionnaire was administered to samples of college professors in two countries (USA and Qatar) regarding their perceptions of effective professor's characteristics. Demographic variables such as…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Teacher Effectiveness, Nonverbal Communication, Teacher Evaluation
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Thoma, Stephen J.; Walker, David I.; Chen, Yen-Hsin; Frichand, Ana; Moulin-Stozek, Daniel; Kristjánsson, Kristján – Developmental Psychology, 2019
Little is known about adolescent applications of the virtues such as honesty, responsibility and courage across different cultural contexts. Using the Adolescent Intermediate Concepts Measure we analyze samples of adolescents (ages 12 to 20; N = 9,112) from 5 contexts: North Macedonia, Mexico, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, and the United States.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cultural Context, Adolescent Development, Foreign Countries
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Holmes, Amy F.; Foshee, Renee; de Jesus Elizondo Montemayor, Teresa – Accounting Education, 2022
High turnover rates in public accounting, particularly in Big 4 firms, are troublesome considering the shortage of accounting professionals. This study investigates the factors that influence the choice of career path upon graduation and the long-term career goals of accounting students in the United States (US) and Mexico. Analysis of survey data…
Descriptors: Accounting, Professional Education, Labor Turnover, Corporations
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Lansford, Jennifer E.; Zietz, Susannah; Bornstein, Marc H.; Deater-Deckard, Kirby; Di Giunta, Laura; Dodge, Kenneth A.; Gurdal, Sevtap; Liu, Qin; Long, Qian; Malone, Patrick S.; Oburu, Paul; Pastorelli, Concetta; Skinner, Ann T.; Sorbring, Emma; Steinberg, Laurence; Tapanya, Sombat; Uribe Tirado, Liliana Maria; Yotanyamaneewong, Saengduean; Alampay, Liane Peña; Al-Hassan, Suha M.; Bacchini, Dario; Chang, Lei – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2020
This study tested culture-general and culture-specific aspects of adolescent developmental processes by focusing on opportunities and peer support for aggressive and delinquent behavior, which could help account for cultural similarities and differences in problem behavior during adolescence. Adolescents from 12 cultural groups in 9 countries…
Descriptors: Aggression, Cultural Influences, Cultural Differences, Adolescent Development
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Ahn, Junhee; Yang, Youngran – American Journal of Sexuality Education, 2023
This systematic review aimed to understand the effects of self-esteem on risky sexual behavior (RSB) among adolescents and young adults. We followed the procedures outlined in the Cooper's five-step approach, and used the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) 2020 reporting requirements. Published studies were…
Descriptors: Self Esteem, Sexuality, Adolescents, Young Adults
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McArthur, Genevieve; Badcock, Nicholas; Castles, Anne; Robidoux, Serje – Reading Research Quarterly, 2022
There is good evidence for an association between poor reading and anxiety, but the mechanisms responsible for this association are currently unknown. In this study, we used structural equation modeling of four large longitudinal databases from the United Kingdom (n = 7,870), the United States (ns = 8,001 and 7,160), and Australia (n = 768) to…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Reading Skills, Mental Health, Reading Difficulties
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Miller, Dan J.; Raggatt, Peter T. F.; McBain, Kerry – American Journal of Sexuality Education, 2020
This review aims to provide information on the prevalence and frequency of adult males' pornography use. It appears, the majority (> 80%) of adult men have accessed pornography at some point, and in the past year (40-70%). Around half of younger men (25 or under) are weekly consumers. Pornography use tapers-off with age. Relatively few…
Descriptors: Pornography, Incidence, Males, Adults
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Sarah Nelson Potter; Danielle Harvey; Audra Sterling; Leonard Abbeduto – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2024
Purpose: Past research shows that parentally responsive behavior toward the child positively influences language development in both neurotypical children and children with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including those with fragile X syndrome (FXS); however, most studies have focused exclusively on the mother--child relationship.…
Descriptors: Family (Sociological Unit), Parents, Parent Participation, Parent Child Relationship
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Yau Yu Chan; Nirmala Rao – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2024
This study considered the influences of socioeconomic status (SES), home learning environment, and age of enrollment in early childhood education and care (ECEC) on early literacy and numeracy development of 5-year-olds in England (N = 2,577), Estonia (N = 2,110), and the United States (N = 2,234) by leveraging data from the International Early…
Descriptors: Literacy, Numeracy, Cross Cultural Studies, Family Influence
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Smith, Naila A.; Thelamour, Barbara; Booth, Margaret X. – Youth & Society, 2022
Ethnic identity (EI) can facilitate racially and ethnically marginalized youths' academic achievement but the mediating process by which it exerts its influence is unclear. This study examines how EI is associated with academic achievement through academic beliefs in a sample of Caribbean first and second generation immigrant adolescents whose…
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Academic Achievement, Immigrants, Adolescents
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Geurts, Hilde M.; McQuaid, Goldie A.; Begeer, Sander; Wallace, Gregory L. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2022
Prior research suggests that autistic adults are at increased risk for developing the core motor components of Parkinson's disease (i.e. parkinsonism) although knowledge is limited to date. Therefore, we explore: (1) the prevalence of both continuous self-reported motor features typical of parkinsonism and the screen positivity rate for…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, At Risk Persons
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