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Lo, C. Owen; Porath, Marion; Yu, Hsiao-Ping; Chen, Chen-Ming; Tsai, Kuei-Fang; Wu, I-Chen – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2019
Over the past century, strong applications of psychometrics have resulted in an ideology and practices of identification in the field of gifted education. In recent years, an alternative ideology that construes giftedness in an inclusive light and promotes democratic practices has emerged. This ideology posits a new meaning-making system of…
Descriptors: Gifted, Gifted Education, Ideology, Definitions
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Christopher L. Thomas; Omer Ozer – Psychology in the Schools, 2024
The successful treatment of test anxiety treatment requires an understanding of the unique barriers and challenges faced by test-anxious students. Therefore, the current study utilized a combination of person-centered and qualitative methods to investigate the existence of unique subpopulations or subtypes of test-anxious students within Turkish…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Test Anxiety, Metacognition, Goal Orientation
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Veraksa, Nikolay – International Research in Early Childhood Education, 2020
There are two ways of understanding child development. The first places emphasis on the human cultural dimension. The essential component of culture is a system of cultural norms known as "ideal forms," wherein the adult acts as a bearer of these ideal forms or culture. From this standpoint, the child acquires already established forms…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Preschool Children, Child Development, Social Theories
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Sahakyan, Taguhi – TESOL Quarterly: A Journal for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages and of Standard English as a Second Dialect, 2023
Member checking is one of the key instruments ensuring the quality of qualitative research which is commonly associated with participants' approval of data accuracy. Considering multiple drawbacks of the traditional member-checking methods, this article presents an alternative technique--diagrammatic elicitation. I illustrate how this approach was…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers
Silvestri, Justin – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The gender gap in American undergraduate students' participation in study-abroad programs is a persistent phenomenon. According to the Institute of International Education (2022a), male students have represented between 32.7% and 36.5% of all American students abroad between the 2007-2008 and 2018-2019 academic years. Research similarly shows that…
Descriptors: Males, Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Study Abroad
Alvarez, Joshua T. – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The transition to college is a transformative time in a student's life. The first year of college is especially critical as the transition from secondary education to college can determine whether a student succeeds or fails in in college (Gale & Parker, 2014; Taylor & Harris-Evans, 2018). Students with depression enter their first year of…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Student Adjustment, State Universities, Secondary School Students
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Mondisa, Joi-Lynn; Adams, Robin S. – Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 2022
African American STEM undergraduates may confront challenges that can impede their graduation and matriculation into the workforce. Mentoring has been shown to be a mechanism to help these students persist. Yet, an understanding of the effects of the learning that occurs in mentoring relationships on protégés' self-authorship development (i.e.,…
Descriptors: African American Students, Mentors, Undergraduate Students, Personal Autonomy
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Eleweke, C. Jonah – Multicultural Learning and Teaching, 2022
Evidence indicates that some Africans, with or without special needs or disabilities highly target attending U.S. colleges and universities for further education. Typically, most of these people had obtained their bachelor's degrees in institutions of higher education in their countries. The desire to travel to U.S. for graduate studies could be…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foreign Students, Higher Education, Students with Disabilities
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Lee, Jeesoo; Lee, Hyun Ji; Bong, Mimi – Theory Into Practice, 2022
Self-efficacy is easily the most important construct for engagement and success in achievement contexts. In this article, we aim to promote a better understanding of theory-driven practices that foster students' self-efficacy beliefs in math, especially the practices that change young learners' mindset and gender stereotypes in math. We briefly…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Student Attitudes, Mathematics Instruction, Sex Stereotypes
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Silitshena, Petty – International Journal of Higher Education, 2022
In this article, I argue for the position that self-identity is a function of a good motivational model. Employee motivational models have a bearing on organisational performance and growth. While I am aware that various motivational models influence employee performance in the workplace, my view is that not enough education has been provided for…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Employee Attitudes, Motivation, Models
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Millen, Kaitlyn; Conroy, Paula Wenner – Journal of International Special Needs Education, 2022
Two factors that positively influence success in school and in post-school settings are self-determination and social programs such as expeditions for students with and without disabilities. This mixed methods study examined the benefits of a two-week international expedition to Nepal for adolescents (ages 14-18) with and without disabilities from…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Disabilities, Students with Disabilities, Control Groups
Raine, Olivia A. – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Low-wage compensation for employees has far-reaching adverse implications in the work environment. This qualitative exploratory case study explored the influence of low wage compensation on employee motivation in a higher learning institution in the state of Mississippi. The problem addressed was the impact of low wages on employee motivation in…
Descriptors: Low Income, Wages, Compensation (Remuneration), Employee Attitudes
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Gill, Anneliese; Trask-Kerr, Kylie; Vella-Brodrick, Dianne – Educational Psychology Review, 2021
Identifying different conceptions of success and how these relate to wellbeing is an important area of research. These insights would be especially beneficial for young people who can be guided through school education to reflect on core values, life goals, and indices of success to promote aspirations that will be conducive to wellbeing. Through…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Success, Well Being, Secondary School Students
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Montero-Hernandez, Virginia; Drouin, Steven – Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, 2021
This study explores the narratives of first-generation, Latinx graduate students whose parents emigrated from Mexico. We aimed to understand the life trajectories of six participants, particularly the ways in which they made sense of graduate education (MA and EdD) as part of their personal journeys, identity and practice as educators. Focus…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Hispanic American Students, Adult Students, Graduate Students
Trisha T. Murphy – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Tennessee's future will be determined by the number of post-secondary credentials of its residents to support economic development. Additionally, Tennesseans must earn living wages to support their livelihoods. Finally, the psychological development of Tennesseans must be supported, which allows individuals to reach their fullest potential. While…
Descriptors: Self Actualization, Labor Force Development, Humanism, Phenomenology
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