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Why Does Technology Integration Fail? Teacher Beliefs and Content Developer Assumptions in an Indian Initiative
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Chand, Vijaya Sherry; Deshmukh, Ketan Satish; Shukla, Anurag – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2020
This paper explores technology integration and the role of teacher beliefs in this integration to assess a 'smart-class' initiative that was introduced in 3173 Grade 7-8 classrooms of 1609 public schools in India in 2017. It first reports on the impact of the initiative at the end of its first year, using a sample of 2574 children drawn from 155…
Descriptors: Technology Integration, Teacher Attitudes, Grade 7, Grade 8
Measuring Teacher Innovative Behavior: A Validated Multidimensional Inventory for Use with Public School Teachers
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Kuril, Samvet; Maun, Deepak; Chand, Vijaya Sherry – International Journal of Educational Management, 2023
Purpose: The role of Teacher Innovative Behavior (TIB), in responding to systemic problems in educational systems and promoting "intrapreneurial" behavior has been recognized in recent times. A robust instrument that can help administrators and teacher educators gauge the levels of TIB among their teachers will facilitate the promotion…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Teacher Behavior, Educational Innovation, Measurement Techniques
Pilot Evaluation of Setu, a School-Based Violence Prevention Program among Indian Adolescents
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Sharma, Drishti; Mehari, Krista R.; Kishore, Jugal; Sharma, Nandini; Duggal, Mona – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2020
A quasi-experimental study was conducted in the eighth grade of two public schools located in Central Delhi. Two classes (95 participants) in the intervention school and three classes (108 participants) in the comparison school participated. The brief intervention was implemented across four 2-hour sessions for 1 month in the intervention school.…
Descriptors: Violence, Prevention, Program Effectiveness, Early Adolescents
Assessment of an Integrated Nutrition Communication Approach to Educate the School-Going Adolescent Girls Living in Urban Slums of Hyderabad, Telangana State, India
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Rao, D. Raghunatha; Vijayapushpam, T.; Rao, N. Amulya; Dube, Anilkumar; Venkaiah, K. – Asian Journal of Education and Training, 2016
Purpose: Consumption of right diet during the adolescent phase is a critical issue among the adolescent population as their eating behavior is significantly influenced by the peers. Therefore, a study was carried out to educate the school-going adolescent girls living in urban slums of Hyderabad, Telangana, India on right nutrition. Methods: The…
Descriptors: Dietetics, Adolescents, Females, Urban Areas
Indian Youth Speak about Tobacco: Results of Focus Group Discussions with School Students
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Mishra, Arima; Arora, Monika; Stigler, Melissa H.; Komro, Kelli A.; Lytle, Leslie A.; Reddy, K. Srinath; Perry, Cheryl L. – Health Education & Behavior, 2005
This article discusses the findings of Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) that were conducted as a formative assessment for Project MYTRI (Mobilizing Youth for Tobacco Related Initiatives in India), a randomized, multicomponent, school-based trial to prevent and control tobacco use among youth in India. Forty-eight FGDs were conducted with students (N…
Descriptors: Private Schools, Intervention, Smoking, Formative Evaluation