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Sandy Whitelaw; Anthony Bell; Ailsa Mackay; Heather Hall – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
The need to foster resilience amongst young people with intellectual disabilities is increasingly recognised within policy. Critically, understanding of the actual means by which this aspiration might be most sensitively and effectively met is considered weak. This paper reports on an exploratory case-study of a social enterprise community café --…
Descriptors: Resilience (Psychology), Intellectual Disability, Community Programs, Business
Roni Gez-Langerman – International Journal of Listening, 2025
The aim of the study is to examine the correlation between innate (neuroticism and openness) and environmental (self-esteem and emotional regulation strategies) personality traits and the attitudes' assessment toward active listening (AL) among early childhood educators in Israel. Accordingly, this study presents a multipath analysis model…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Teachers, Listening, Listening Skills
Safstrom, Brittani – ProQuest LLC, 2021
This mixed-methods study examined the impact of Southeastern Day Program (SDP) on parent, student, and staff perceptions of quality of life, well-being, and vocational achievement. The results of this study were beneficial to determine the impact that SDP had on adults within the community and how to best meet the needs of their learners. The…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Well Being, Occupational Aspiration, Vocational Aptitude
Katayama, Yuki – Educational Studies in Japan: International Yearbook, 2022
This paper extracts the characteristics of the view of ability in educational practices during the period of rapid growth in Japan, focusing on the influence of these perceptions on the Ministry of Education's educational policies. The analysis draws on the debate about "vocational aptitude tests" and "observation guidance."…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Educational Policy, Foreign Countries, Educational History
Robledo-Ardila, Cristina; Roman-Calderon, Juan Pablo – Journal of Education for Business, 2020
The need for companies to compete globally for the available talent results in the individuals' need to develop and compete themselves in the global job market. Thus, an individual's potential represents the degree to which characteristics of employees may result in enhanced future development of a professional. By means of a longitudinal…
Descriptors: Job Performance, Vocational Aptitude, Business Administration Education, Foreign Countries
Clarisse Leong – Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, 2023
In 2019, the Legislature passed House Bill 1599, which established graduation pathways as a requirement for graduation. These pathways must be aligned with a student's postsecondary goals as described in their High School and Beyond Plan. This report includes the unique pathway options, a data summary, and disaggregated pathway completion data for…
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, Guided Pathways, Graduation Requirements, Goal Orientation
Sugano, Shalom Grace C.; Mamolo, Leo A. – Anatolian Journal of Education, 2021
The need to assess and understand students' strengths in choosing their future careers is essential. Aptitude exams like the National Career Assessment Examination (NCAE) and Academic performance via Grades are important data used as the basis for determining student career strength. This study employed descriptive-correlational research, where…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum Development, Grade 10, Secondary School Students
Entrepreneurial Intention before and during COVID-19--A Case Study on Portuguese University Students
Lopes, João M.; Gomes, Sofia; Santos, Tânia; Oliveira, Márcio; Oliveira, José – Education Sciences, 2021
The present research aims to compare the entrepreneurial intention of university students before and during the Covid-19 pandemic. For this purpose, some dimensions were analyzed, such as the availability of this target audience to undertake an activity at their own risk, the preference for a future while employed by others, their perception of…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Entrepreneurship, Small Businesses
Breit, Moritz; Brunner, Martin; Preckel, Franzis – Developmental Psychology, 2020
Differentiation of intelligence refers to changes in the structure of intelligence that depend on individuals' level of general cognitive ability (ability differentiation hypothesis) or age (developmental differentiation hypothesis). The present article aimed to investigate ability differentiation, developmental differentiation, and their…
Descriptors: Intelligence, Cognitive Ability, Adolescents, Age Differences
Thenmozhi, C. – Shanlax International Journal of Education, 2018
A person's performance for a vocation is influenced by the aspirations and choice of their parents. This may result in an unsatisfactory placement of the student. However, it is important to note that the vocational choice should be decided more on the individual's ability, interest, aptitude, rather than on parental aspirations alone. Some…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Vocational Aptitude, Career Guidance, Student Interests
Herz, Mitchell P.; Johnson, Lamar L.; Crane, Eric W. – Region 15 Comprehensive Center, 2023
Postsecondary readiness enables students to pursue their dreams, contribute to society, and thrive in the global economy. Since many accountability systems include a postsecondary readiness indicator in formal evaluations of schools and districts, it benefits educators, families, researchers, policymakers, and other education partners to…
Descriptors: Accountability, Postsecondary Education, State Standards, Educational Legislation
Gyll, Sean P. – Journal of Competency-Based Education, 2021
This paper details a systematic process that links industry and competency-based institutions' ability to create a more diverse talent pipeline while connecting learners to high-demand jobs. To remain competitive, competency-based institutions must closely align with industry and the government to keep their content up to date and relevant to…
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Guidance, Data Use, Vocational Aptitude
Clarisse Leong – Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, 2023
With the passage of House Bill 1599 in 2019, graduation pathways were established as one of the requirements for high school graduation. The Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) is required by RCW 28A.655.260 to collect and report on graduation pathways data annually. This report includes the unique pathway options, a data…
Descriptors: Guided Pathways, High School Graduates, Graduation Requirements, State Legislation
Vijaya Kumari, S. N.; Naik, Savita P. – Journal on Educational Psychology, 2016
Teachers serve education, which is an effective instrument of man making. The teachers learn this art through Preservice teacher education programme. Teaching has been a reflective process from the beginning. Reflection is used in all sectors of teacher education, including Vocational and Adult education, for a number of years. Despite numerous…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Reflective Teaching
Hadd, Alexandria Ree; Rodgers, Joseph Lee – Developmental Psychology, 2017
The quality of the home environment, as a predictor, is related to health, education, and emotion outcomes. However, factors influencing the quality of the home environment, as an outcome, have been understudied--particularly how children construct their own environments. Further, most previous research on family processes and outcomes has…
Descriptors: Family Environment, Child Development, Family Income, Educational Attainment