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Erdogmus, Cavit; Korkmaz, Özgen; Çakir, Recep; Ugur-Erdogmus, Feray – Participatory Educational Research, 2019
The aim of this research is to examine the attitudes of public education center trainers to social media in terms of demographic (age, gender, education, etc.) characteristic and their self-efficacy in social networks for instructional purposes. In this study, quantitative and qualitative data were collected by using mixed method study. The study…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public Education, Trainers, Teacher Attitudes
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Erdogmus, Cavit; Korkmaz, Özgen; Çakir, Recep; Ugur-Erdogmus, Feray – Online Submission, 2019
The aim of this research is to examine the attitudes of public education center trainers to social media in terms of demographic (age, gender, education, etc.) characteristic and their self-efficacy in social networks for instructional purposes. In this study, quantitative and qualitative data were collected by using mixed method study. The study…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public Education, Trainers, Teacher Attitudes
Gunduz, Semseddin – Online Submission, 2017
The purpose of this study was to set forth the relationship between the individuals' states to adopt social networks and social intelligence and analyze both concepts according to various variables. Research data were collected from 1145 social network users in the online media by using the Adoption of Social Network Scale and Social Intelligence…
Descriptors: Correlation, Social Networks, Interpersonal Competence, College Graduates
Pew Research Center, 2014
The Millennial generation is forging a distinctive path into adulthood. Now ranging in age from 18 to 331, they are relatively unattached to organized politics and religion, linked by social media, burdened by debt, distrustful of people, in no rush to marry--and optimistic about the future. They are also America's most racially diverse…
Descriptors: Age Groups, Young Adults, Social Attitudes, Political Attitudes
Bhatia, Aparna – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This phenomenological study explored the impact of marital expectations and socio-economic status on post-secondary educational and professional goals of Northern California Asian Indian immigrant women both before and after marriage. For the purposes of this study, 15 Southeast Asian Indian immigrant women from the Sacramento metropolitan region…
Descriptors: Phenomenology, Immigrants, Marriage, Socioeconomic Status
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Yu, Ge; Renton, Adrian; Wall, Martin; Estacio, Emee; Cawley, Justine; Datta, Pratibha – Social Indicators Research, 2011
Achieving adequate levels of physical activity (PA) is important to maintain health and prevent chronic disease. The costs of inadequate physical activity to the NHS have been estimated at over a billion pounds annually. While socio-demographic characteristics such as age, sex and ethnicity have been reported to be associated with different levels…
Descriptors: Incidence, Health Needs, Ethnicity, Marital Status
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Blackstock, Oni J.; Mba-Jonas, Adamma; Sacajiu, Galit M. – American Journal of Sexuality Education, 2010
Disparities in the rates of unintended pregnancy have increased for low-income African American women as compared to other groups due, in part, to declining contraception use. Women obtain family planning information from diverse sources, which may ultimately influence contraceptive decision making. For this qualitative study, we conducted…
Descriptors: African Americans, Contraception, Females, Pregnancy
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Wells, Margaret – Journal of Rural Health, 2009
Context: Identifying ways to meet the health care needs of older adults is important because their numbers are increasing and they often have more health care issues. High resilience level may be one factor that helps older adults adjust to the hardships associated with aging. Rural community-dwelling older adults often face unique challenges such…
Descriptors: Employment Level, Access to Health Care, Older Adults, Measures (Individuals)