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Ferreira, Aristides I.; Hill, Manuela M. – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 2008
Perceptions of organisational culture made by three categories of staff playing managerial roles in each of two Portuguese Universities (one public and the other private) were compared using a questionnaire adapted from the Organisational Culture Assessment Instrument and translated into Portuguese. The four scales of the questionnaire, designed…
Descriptors: Organizational Culture, Private Colleges, Public Colleges, Administrator Attitudes
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Moreira, Paulo A. S.; Machado Vaz, Filipa; Dias, Paulo C.; Petracchi, Paulo – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2009
Student engagement is an emergent research domain in educational psychology, as research increasingly supports the connection between academic achievement, school-related behaviours, and student engagement. In spite of the important role of student engagement in academic achievement across cultures, little is known about the cross-cultural…
Descriptors: Educational Psychology, Factor Structure, Psychometrics, Foreign Countries
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Rodrigues, Luis Paulo; Saraiva, Linda; Gabbard, Carl – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2005
A contemporary view of early childhood motor development considers environmental influences as critical factors in optimal growth and behavior, with the home being the primary agent. However, there has been minimal research examining the relationship between motor development and the home. The present study addresses this gap with the goal of…
Descriptors: Environmental Influences, Family Environment, Motor Development, Factor Analysis