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Duncan, Phyllis; Green, Mark; Gergen, Esther; Ecung, Wenonah – Administrative Issues Journal: Connecting Education, Practice, and Research, 2017
One of the newest theories to gain widespread interest is authentic leadership. Part of the rationale for developing a model and subsequent instrument to measure authentic leadership was a concern that the more popular theory, the full range model of leadership and its instrument, the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ) (Bass & Avolio,…
Descriptors: Emotional Intelligence, Leadership Qualities, Leadership Effectiveness, Learning Theories
Wheeler, Marc E.; Keller, Thomas E.; DuBois, David L. – Society for Research in Child Development, 2010
Between 2007 and 2009, reports were released on the results of three separate large-scale random assignment studies of the effectiveness of school-based mentoring programs for youth. The studies evaluated programs implemented by Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (BBBSA) affiliates (Herrera et al., 2007), Communities In Schools of San Antonio,…
Descriptors: Mentors, Schools, Campuses, Intervention
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Chater, Nick; Oaksford, Mike – Cognitive Psychology, 1999
Proposes a probability heuristic model for syllogistic reasoning and confirms the rationality of this heuristic by an analysis of the probabilistic validity of syllogistic reasoning that treats logical inference as a limiting case of probabilistic inference. Meta-analysis and two experiments involving 40 adult participants and using generalized…
Descriptors: Adults, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Psychology, Heuristics
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Roberts, Brent W.; Walton, Kate E.; Viechtbauer, Wolfgang – Psychological Bulletin, 2006
In a response to comments by P. T. Costa, Jr., and R. R. McCrae on the current authors' original article, the authors show that Costa and McCrae's writings on personality suggest a belief in immutability of personality traits. The authors agree with Costa and McCrae that new personality trait models that provide an accurate lower order structure…
Descriptors: Personality Change, Personality Traits, Meta Analysis, Longitudinal Studies
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Zeppel, Heather – Journal of Environmental Education, 2008
Marine wildlife tours can provide a range of education and conservation benefits for visitors, including emotional (i.e., affective) responses and learning (i.e., cognition). Interpretive programs cover the biology, ecology, and behavior of marine species; best practice guidelines; and human threats to marine areas. The author reviews the…
Descriptors: Audiences, Ecology, Learning Processes, Empathy
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Block, Richard A.; Zakay, Dan; Hancock, Peter A. – Developmental Review, 1999
Conducted meta-analysis of experiments comparing duration judgments of children, adolescents, and adults. Found that children made larger verbal estimates, comparable productions, shorter reproductions of durations, and more variable judgments than did older participants. Concluded that explanations are needed for children's inaccurately learned…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Age Differences, Children