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Din, Siraj ud; Khan, Bakhtiar; Bibi, Zainab – Online Submission, 2012
The purpose of this paper is to gain an insight into the conflict management strategies (CMS) of faculty in the higher education institutions (HEIs) of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. To achieve the above mentioned purpose, survey method was used with the help of questionnaire. In this research, impact of CMS was assessed on the negative…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Conflict, Foreign Countries, Conflict Resolution
Buri, John R.; Cromett, Cristina E.; Pappas, Sarah J. – Online Submission, 2014
While numerous studies have emphasized more situational factors related to cheating, hooking up, and attention to romantic alternatives (e.g., alcohol use, need fulfillment, opportunity), the present findings support Finkel el al.'s (2012) argument for greater attentiveness to personal factors intrinsic to the individual that may influence…
Descriptors: College Students, Deception, Intimacy, Interpersonal Relationship
Saah, Albert Amoah – Online Submission, 2013
The promotion of adult functional literacy programs per se, neither creates the necessary motivation for learning, nor enhances the participation of adult learners in work-oriented or socio-cultural functional literacy programs. The task in learning-teaching transaction is to create the enabling environment for harnessing and enhancing…
Descriptors: Functional Literacy, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Statistical Analysis
Rosenquist, Karen L. – Online Submission, 2013
The relationship between bicultural parents, low socio-economic parents and the public school system is made tenuous in large part by cultural disparities between school officials and parents. The greater the disparity, the more likely parent groups are to be silenced and the more likely they are to refrain from the role of change agents or…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Self Efficacy, School Personnel, Change Agents
Afsaneh, Zarghi; Alireza, Zali; Mehdi, Tehranidost; Farzad, Ashrafi; Reza, Zarindast Mohammad; Mehdi, Moazzezi; Mojtaba, Khodadadi Seyed – Online Submission, 2012
The SCWT (Stroop Color-Word Test) is a quick and frequently used measure for assessing selective attention and cognitive flexibility. This study determines age, sex and education level influence on attention and cognitive flexibility by CSCWT (Computerized Stroop Color-Word Test) among healthy Iranian children and adults. There were 78 healthy…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Attention, Attention Control, Children
Aljughaiman, Abdullah; Duan, Xiaoju; Handel, Marion; Hopp, Manuel; Stoeger, Heidrun; Ziegler, Albert – Online Submission, 2012
This contribution is based on the assumption that implicit theories influence the subjective action space and hence the learning behavior of students. The implicit theory that an individual holds of an intelligent person is of particular importance in this context. For this cross-cultural study, we asked 200 students from Kenya and Germany to draw…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cross Cultural Studies, Theories, Intelligence
Boeren, Ellen – Online Submission, 2011
In this paper, we control the intention theory of Fishbein and Ajzen (1980) for the participation in an adult education course. Based on the Flemish Eurostat Adult Education Survey, we reveal that participants in adult education have a more positive attitude towards learning and that within the group of non-participants, those who formulate an…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Intention, Barriers, Educational Attitudes
Peciuliauskiene, Palmira; Barkauskaite, Marija – Online Submission, 2011
This article analyzes the factors determining professional careers of females from different social groups (convict, unemployed and those who achieved successful career). It is decided to classify those factors into two groups: subjective (education and personal qualities); and objective (age and parents' professional career). This article deals…
Descriptors: Females, Attitudes, Influences, Employed Women
Ngammuk, Patariya – Online Submission, 2011
The objective of this study is to explore the eight fundamental moral characteristics of undergraduate students in order to benefit instructional model development. The eight moral characteristics are diligence, frugality, honesty, discipline, politeness, cleanliness, unity and generosity. The study findings rank these eight moral characteristics…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Individual Characteristics, Cultural Context, Moral Values
Dursun, Ozcan Ozgur; Akbulut, Yavuz – Online Submission, 2012
This study aimed to describe the characteristics of undergraduate students in a hybrid learning environment with regard to their communicator styles and cyberbullying behaviors. Moreover, relationships between cyberbullying victimization and learners' perceived communicator styles were investigated. Cyberbullying victimization was measured through…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Foreign Countries, Interpersonal Communication, Blended Learning
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
Fabregas Janeiro, Maria G.; Kelsey, Kathleen D.; Robinson, Shane J. – Online Submission, 2012
Employers seek interculturally sensitive professionals who can successfully navigate among a variety of cultures and serve as ambassadors to promote commerce internationally. To facilitate the development of interculturally sensitive citizens, universities offer students a variety of opportunities, such as studying abroad and internationally…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Agriculture, Agricultural Colleges, Undergraduate Students
Watts, Rebecca S.; Cage, Bob N.; Batley, Valerie S.; Davis, Debrah – Online Submission, 2011
Faculty involved in pre-service teacher education often debate whether individual characteristics can predict effective teachers. Research is inconclusive with respect to the factors being capable of predicting effective teaching. This paper reports the results of a longitudinal study that identified self-reported characteristics of pre-service…
Descriptors: Student Teaching, Teacher Effectiveness, Individual Characteristics, Personality
Hong-zheng, Li; Mei-ying, Lei; Dong-hai Zhao; Li-qiong, Zhao; Geng, Liu; Hong-kui, Zhou; Mei, Qin; Jie-feng, Li; Jian, Wen; Pin-de, Huang; Yi, Li; Chuang, Wang; Zhou-ran, Wang – Online Submission, 2012
The objective of the study is to explore the psychosocial characteristics of recruits for mental health education during the basic military training. A total of 1,366 male recruits were assessed during the basic military training. The psychosocial characteristics, such as effects of LE (life events), mental symptoms, personality trait coping style…
Descriptors: Health Education, Personality Traits, Mental Health, Measures (Individuals)
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Jackowicz, Stephen, Ed.; Sahin, Ismail, Ed. – Online Submission, 2021
"Proceedings of International Conference on Humanities, Social and Education Sciences" includes full papers presented at the International Conference on Humanities, Social and Education Sciences (iHSES) which took place on April 22-25, 2021 in New York, USA-www.ihses.net. The aim of the conference is to offer opportunities to share…
Descriptors: History Instruction, Handheld Devices, Audio Equipment, Foreign Students
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