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Self-Care of Canadian School Psychology Graduate Students
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Miller, Courtney; Postill, Brittany; Andrews, Jac J. W. – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2023
This study assessed the predictive nature of professional self-care practices on various outcome variables (academic performance, psychological well-being, and affect) and investigated if self-care influenced the relationship between perceived stress and psychological well-being amongst school psychology graduate students across Canada.…
Descriptors: Caring, Self Management, Foreign Countries, Graduate Students
Effects of Developmental Relationships with Teachers on Middle-School Students' Motivation and Performance
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Scales, Peter C.; Van Boekel, Martin; Pekel, Kent; Syvertsen, Amy K.; Roehlkepartain, Eugene C. – Psychology in the Schools, 2020
We examined how middle-school students' motivation, belonging, school climate, and grade point average (GPA) are affected by students experiencing developmental relationships--those that go beyond teachers being caring (e.g., showing warmth to students) and providing challenge (e.g., high expectations) to also include teachers providing support,…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Grade Point Average, Middle School Students, Teacher Student Relationship
Mastery Motivation, Parenting, and School Achievement among Hungarian Adolescents
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Józsa, Krisztián; Kis, Noémi; Barrett, Karen Caplovitz – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2019
Children's motivation to master challenging tasks is an important predictor of school success, and yet, such motivation declines during adolescence. It is therefore important to identify ways to intervene to reduce this decline. One malleable factor that is associated with motivation is parenting. The present study used structural equation…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Grade 7, Mothers, Student Attitudes
Start Seeing and Serving Underserved Gifted Students: 50 Strategies for Equity and Excellence
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Ritchotte, Jennifer; Lee, Chin-Wen; Graefe, Amy – Free Spirit Publishing, 2019
The underrepresentation of students from historically marginalized populations--including English language learners, twice-exceptional students, culturally and linguistically diverse students, and economically disadvantaged students--in our gifted programs and services continues to be a critical issue in education. The importance of a caring and…
Descriptors: Disproportionate Representation, English Language Learners, Gifted Disabled, Cultural Differences
The Interest-Driven Pursuits of 15 Year Olds: "Sparks" and Their Association with Caring Relationships and Developmental Outcomes
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Ben-Eliyahu, Adar; Rhodes, Jean E.; Scales, Peter – Applied Developmental Science, 2014
In this study, we examined the characteristics of adolescents' deep interests or "sparks," the role of relationships in supporting the development of sparks, and whether having a spark was associated with positive developmental outcomes. Participants included 1,860 15 years olds from across the United States who participated in the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Interests, Interpersonal Relationship, Adolescent Development
The Motivational Effects of Success or Failure in Urban Elementary School Teaching
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Waterman, Bradford H. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This study describes teachers' experiences of success and failure in teaching through interviews. The analytical framework for this study was based on Activity Theory (Leon'tev, 1978), and the research methods were developed by Herzberg et al. (1959). The inclusion of factors identified by Seligman (2006) and Maslach (1982) allowed for…
Descriptors: Interviews, Urban Teaching, Urban Schools, Elementary School Teachers