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Teaching for Global Competence in a Rapidly Changing World
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Colvin, Richard Lee; Edwards, Virginia – OECD Publishing, 2018
This new publication sets forward the PISA framework for global competence developed by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), which aligns closely with the definition developed by the Center for Global Education at Asia Society. Based on the Center's extensive experience supporting educators in integrating global…
Descriptors: Educational Methods, Global Approach, Competence, Adolescents
Normative Beliefs about Aggression as a Mediator of Narcissistic Exploitativeness and Cyberbullying
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Ang, Rebecca P.; Tan, Kit-Aun; Mansor, Abu Talib – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2011
The current study examined normative beliefs about aggression as a mediator between narcissistic exploitativeness and cyberbullying using two Asian adolescent samples from Singapore and Malaysia. Narcissistic exploitativeness was significantly and positively associated with cyberbullying and normative beliefs about aggression and normative beliefs…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Gender Differences, Bullying, Aggression
The Impact of Adolescent Concerns on Their Academic Stress
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Huan, Vivien S.; See, Yeo Lay; Ang, Rebecca P.; Har, Chong Wan – Educational Review, 2008
The objective of this study was to examine the contributing role of the different aspects of adolescent concerns on the academic stress of youths in Singapore. Data was obtained using two self-report measures: the Adolescent Concerns Measure and the Academic Expectations Stress Inventory. The study examined four different aspects of adolescent…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Adolescents, Foreign Countries, Gender Differences
Relationships between Adolescents' Preferred Sources of Help and Emotional Distress, Ambivalence over Emotional Expression, and Causal Attribution of Symptoms: A Singapore Study
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Lee, Boon-Ooi – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2009
Past research has shown that many adolescents with depression and anxiety disorders do not consult mental health professionals. This study examines how emotional distress, ambivalence over emotional expression, and causal attribution of depressive and anxious symptoms are related to adolescents' preferred sources of help for these symptoms. 300…
Descriptors: Health Services, Physicians, Mental Health Workers, Mental Health Programs
The Tree Drawing Test: A Measurement of Cognitive Development. Symposium III B.
Yoshikawa, Kimio; And Others – 1984
Reported at this symposium were investigations using the projective "Tree Drawing" test in (1) a case study of the impact of natural and cultural environments on Japanese children attending elementary and junior high schools in Singapore by Kimio Yoshikawa and K. Loganathan Mutharayan; (2) a study comparing cognitive processes of normal,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Case Studies, Children, Cognitive Development
Research on Sociocultural Influences on Motivation and Learning, Volume 1.
McInerney, Dennis M., Ed.; Van Etten, Shawn, Ed. – 2001
This collection of papers explores sociocultural influences on motivation and learning across a broad range of settings and content areas. There are 16 papers in five sections. "Introduction" includes: (1) "Modern Education Needs Cross-Cultural Psychology" (Harry Triandis). Part 1, "The Motivation Context," includes:…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, American Indians, Child Rearing