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Hall, Bruce W.; And Others – Teacher Educator, 1988
Findings from a study of 224 first-year teachers suggest: (1) burnout begins during the first year; (2) high-school teachers are more predisposed to burnout; (3) quality teacher preparation, particularly in student discipline, may promote resistance to burnout; (4) burnout is a reflection of emotional and motivational factors rather than academic…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Correlation, Elementary Secondary Education, Graduate Surveys
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Hofstetter, C. Richard; And Others – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 1991
A sample of Californians was surveyed to explore differences in aerobic exercise and walking behavior among healthy subjects and subjects with illness/injury serious enough to limit physical activity. Results indicate different patterns of determinants of exercise within various illness/injury groups. This implies interventions to increase…
Descriptors: Adults, Aerobics, Community Surveys, Correlation
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D'Elia, George; And Others – Public Libraries, 1991
Describes procedures used by the St. Paul Public Library (Minnesota) to gather input from patrons to use in developing a new strategic plan. The use of group interviews and a survey to identify which roles of the library were important to users and which services supported each role is explained. (two references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Correlation, Library Planning, Library Role, Library Services
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Farrell, Susan J.; Aubry, Tim; Coulombe, Daniel – Journal of Community Psychology, 2004
The present study examined the relationship between characteristics of neighborhoods (with set physical boundaries and relatively homogeneous populations) and personal well-being as mediated by sense of community and neighboring behavior. A randomly selected representative sample of 345 residents living in non-apartment dwellings in Winnipeg,…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Marital Status, Burnout, Mail Surveys
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Acocella, Cecilia M. – Journal of Drug Education, 2005
Nonprescription drug use among university students was investigated using survey and behavioral diary methodologies to assess usage of nonprescription drug use and to compare survey and diary methodologies. Surveys were completed by 183 students (136 females and 47 males) that asked how often they used nonprescription drugs and what those drugs…
Descriptors: Diaries, Drug Use, Student Surveys, Drug Abuse
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Sarsani, Mahender Reddy – Journal on Educational Psychology, 2007
Self-concept and adjustment are two important psychological aspects influencing the personalities of individuals. The term self-concept refers to the individual's perception or view of himself. It refers to those perceptions, beliefs, feelings, attitudes, and values which the individual's perception of his abilities and his status and roles in the…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Student Adjustment, Secondary School Students, Personality Traits
Barnard, Lucy; Paton, Valerie Osland; Rose, Kristyn – Online Submission, 2007
An increasing number of students are choosing online education programs to complete their higher education. Research concludes that student satisfaction and retention are related to program completion. Furthermore, research indicates that physical distance alone does not influence student satisfaction and retention. In this study, we examined…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Cooperation, Computer Mediated Communication, Distance Education
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Pires, Paulo; Jenkins, Jennifer M. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2007
This study purports that parental rejection and warmth are critical to the development of adolescent drug use, and investigates a model that also considers children's vulnerability and deviant peer affiliations. It tests mediation through the proximal risk factor of deviant peers. Poisson growth curve modeling was used to examine participants from…
Descriptors: Rejection (Psychology), Drug Use, Parent Influence, Affective Behavior
Seo, Dong-Chul; Torabi, Mohammad – American Journal of Health Education, 2007
Background: Inconsistent findings exist regarding correlates of physical activity (PA) in the literature. Leisure-time physical activity among U.S. adults has declined for the last decade. Purpose: This article examines differences in vigorous-intensity and moderate-intensity physical activity by gender, race/ethnicity, age, education, and income…
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Body Weight, Body Composition, Marital Status
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Hirschstein, Miriam K.; Edstrom, Leihua Van Schoiack; Frey, Karin S.; Snell, Jennie L.; MacKenzie, Elizabeth P. – School Psychology Review, 2007
This study examined relationships between teacher implementation of a comprehensive bullying prevention program and student outcomes. Implementation in third- through sixth-grade classrooms (N = 36) was measured by observation and teacher report. Student outcomes were measured by student surveys and teacher ratings of peer social skills (N = 549)…
Descriptors: Bullying, Prevention, Student Surveys, Classrooms
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Swartz, Stephen M. – Journal of Education for Business, 2006
The confidence level (information-referenced testing; IRT) design is an attempt to improve upon the multiple choice format by allowing students to express a level of confidence in the answers they choose. In this study, the author evaluated student perceptions of the ease of use and accuracy of and general preference for traditional multiple…
Descriptors: Multiple Choice Tests, Essay Tests, Graduate Students, Student Attitudes
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Johnson, Susan K.; Blanchard, Anita – Journal of American College Health, 2006
In this study, the authors investigated the predictors of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and herbal supplement use among university students. They investigated demographic factors, trait affectivity, symptom reports, and individuals' worries about modernity as potential contributors to use of CAM and herbals. The authors surveyed 506…
Descriptors: Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Measures (Individuals), Medicine, Predictor Variables
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Banyard, Victoria L.; Cross, Charlotte; Modecki, Kathryn L. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2006
Although growing attention is being paid to the problem of teen dating violence, to date less is known about perpetrators of victimization. The current article used a subset of 980 adolescents aged 11 to 19 who were surveyed as part of a statewide community service coordinated through Cooperative Extension to survey all youth in target communities…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Family Influence, Dating (Social), Adolescents
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Arcury, Thomas A.; Snively, Beverly M.; Bell, Ronny A.; Smith, Shannon L.; Stafford, Jeanette M.; Wetmore-Arkader, Lindsay K.; Quandt, Sara A. – Journal of Rural Health, 2006
Purpose: This analysis describes physical activity levels and factors associated with physical activity in an ethnically diverse (African American, Native American, white) sample of rural older adults with diabetes. Method: Data were collected using a population-based, cross-sectional stratified random sample survey of 701 community-dwelling…
Descriptors: Physical Health, Statistical Significance, Physical Activities, Diabetes
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Pusser, Brian; Slaughter, Sheila; Thomas, Scott Loring – Journal of Higher Education, 2006
This study empirically examines the changing nature of linkages between 20 of the United States's most productive research universities and the corporate world by comparing the number and nature of simultaneous memberships on the boards of trustees of these institutions and the boards of directors of some of the nation's largest corporate entities…
Descriptors: College Administration, Research Universities, Governing Boards, Governance
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