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The Portrait of a Twenty-First Century Innovator in Education
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Koroleva, D. O.; Khavenson, T. E. – Russian Education & Society, 2015
The article analyzes the social and professional characteristics as well as the value orientations of the contemporary innovator in the field of education. The study was conducted among 304 participants in the 2014 Competition for Innovation in Education. The value orientations were revealed using Schwartz's Portrait Values Questionnaire. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Innovation, Profiles, Competition
Applying a Contest to Improve Learning in the Information Systems Development--An Interdisciplinary and Extracurricular Approach
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Fantinato, Marcelo; Chaim, Marcos Lordello; Morandini, Marcelo; Peres, Sarajane Marques; Tuesta, Esteban Fernandez – Informatics in Education, 2011
Contests are usually applied in the academic environment to simulate real professional situations that require from the participants a more pro-active attitude than the one shown in conventional coursework. Although they are commonly applied in the scope of a unique course, the contest described here was an extracurricular experience applied in an…
Descriptors: Competition, Information Systems, Computer Science Education, Extracurricular Activities
An Examination of High School Graduates Who Identify Teachers as Influential in Their Choice of College
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Mozie-Ross, Yvette D. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
This exploratory study contributes to what is known about the college choice process by providing a quantitative comparative analysis to determine how high school graduates who identify teachers as influential in their choice of college differ from graduates who do not. Specifically, this study answers the following research question: How do…
Descriptors: College Choice, Grade Point Average, Statistical Analysis, Comparative Analysis
Targeting Mr Average: Participation, Gender Equity and School Sport Partnerships
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Flintoff, Anne – Sport, Education and Society, 2008
The School Sport Partnership Programme (SSPP) is one strand of the national strategy for physical education and school sport in England, the physical education and social sport Club Links Strategy (PESSCL). The SSPP aims to make links between school physical education (PE) and out of school sports participation, and has a particular remit to raise…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Athletics, Females, Foreign Countries
Cooperative and Competitive Orientations In 4-H and Non-4-H Children
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Fetsch, Robert J.; Yang, Raymond K. – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2005
This study constructed questionnaire measures of cooperative and competitive orientations, and pilot-tested them with 1,176 elementary school-age 4-H members and non-members. A measure of parent support was also obtained from these children. Factor analyses revealed that competitive and cooperative learning orientations are orthogonal and not…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Student Motivation, Goal Orientation, Competition
The Effect of the Use of Outside Facilities and Resources on Success in Secondary School Science Fairs.
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Gifford, Vernon D. – School Science and Mathematics, 1992
A study was conducted to determine whether their were significant differences in effects of outside facilities and resources of winners (n=69) versus nonwinners (n=169) in high school science fairs in the state of Mississippi. Results indicate that access to a university and resource dollars positively enhances chances of winning. (MDH)
Descriptors: Community Influence, Competition, Extracurricular Activities, Parent Influence