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Direct linkTilga, Henri; Hein, Vello; Koka, Andre – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2017
This research aimed to develop and validate an instrument to assess the students' perceptions of the teachers' autonomy-supportive behavior by the multi-dimensional scale (Multi-Dimensional Perceived Autonomy Support Scale for Physical Education). The participants were 1,476 students aged 12- to 15-years-old. In Study 1, a pool of 37 items was…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Student Attitudes, Personal Autonomy, Student Centered Learning
Boeren, Ellen; Holford, John – Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 2016
To encourage adult participation in education and training, contemporary policy makers typically encourage education and training provision to have a strongly vocational (employment-related) character, while also stressing individuals' responsibility for developing their own learning. Adults' motivation to learn is not, however, purely…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Education, Vocational Education, Multivariate Analysis
Malleus, Elina; Kikas, Eve; Kruus, Sigrid – International Journal of Science Education, 2016
This study describes primary school students' knowledge about rainfall, clouds and rainbow formation together with teachers' predictions about students' performance. In our study, primary school students' (N = 177) knowledge about rainfall and rainbow formation was examined using structured interviews with open-ended questions. Primary school…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Elementary School Science, Science Instruction, Knowledge Level
Balazs, Judit; Miklosi, Monika; Kereszteny, Agnes; Hoven, Christina W.; Carli, Vladimir; Wasserman, Camilla; Apter, Alan; Bobes, Julio; Brunner, Romuald; Cosman, Doina; Cotter, Padraig; Haring, Christian; Iosue, Miriam; Kaess, Michael; Kahn, Jean-Pierre; Keeley, Helen; Marusic, Dragan; Postuvan, Vita; Resch, Franz; Saiz, Pilar A.; Sisask, Merike; Snir, Avigal; Tubiana, Alexandra; Varnik, Airi; Sarchiapone, Marco; Wasserman, Danuta – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2013
Background: Subthreshold-depression and anxiety have been associated with significant impairments in adults. This study investigates the characteristics of adolescent subthreshold-depression and anxiety with a focus on suicidality, using both categorical and dimensional diagnostic models. Methods: Data were drawn from the Saving and Empowering…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Depression (Psychology), Anxiety, Psychopathology
Ugaste, Aino; Tuul, Maire; Niglas, Katrin; Neudorf, Evelyn – Early Child Development and Care, 2014
As in many Western countries, children's learning in the curriculum of Estonian Early Childhood Education is seen as a lifelong process, wherein the teacher is primarily a guide to children's active learning. Thus, a child-centred approach to learning is valued in the national curriculum, but our interest was whether this approach is fixed in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Preschool Children
Kikas, Eve; Peets, Katlin; Niilo, Airi – Early Child Development and Care, 2011
Questionnaires assessing mothers' involvement in children's education and their trust in teachers were developed for the usage in Estonian kindergartens and elementary schools. The scales were adapted based on the questionnaires by Fantuzzo and colleagues (parental involvement) and Adams and Christenson (trust). Mothers of 454 kindergarten…
Descriptors: Trust (Psychology), Mothers, Parent Participation, Parent School Relationship
Kukk, Airi; Õun, Tiia; Ugaste, Aino – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2014
In multicultural societies, much attention is given to children's language learning possibilities. In Estonia, the early language immersion programme for kindergarten children was started in the year 2000. The programme, while considered to be successful, has raised the question of whether the children participating in it are adequately prepared…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Kindergarten, Immersion Programs, Foreign Countries
Kivela, Jari; Haldre, Kai; Part, Kai; Ketting, Evert; Baltussen, Rob – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2014
Policy-makers making decisions on the implementation of school-based sexuality education (SE) programmes face two important questions: (1) what are the costs of implementing and scaling up SE programmes, and (2) what are the impacts? This paper responds to these questions by retrospectively assessing costs, impact and cost-effectiveness of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cost Effectiveness, Program Effectiveness, Sex Education
Pipere, Anita; Lepik, Madis – Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, 2013
Introduction: An effective teaching and learning environment has been identified as a factor having an impact on the functionality of school. The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between the satisfaction level of mathematics teachers with their collaboration and recognition at school as a significant component of general job…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Job Satisfaction, Teacher Attendance, Mathematics Teachers
