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Gmelch, Walter H.; Gates, Gordon S. – 1995
This study examined the relationship between five stress factors (faculty role, administrative relationship, role ambiguity, perceived expectations, and administrative task) and specific personal, positional, and organizational variables in relation to their effect on the roles of department chairpersons. Using a chair stress index, administrative…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, Age Differences, College Faculty
McDonald, Linda; Rogers, Linda – 1995
This study (part of a larger study of 104 boys and girls) examined the moral and cognitive development of 37 female elementary school students in an independent college preparatory day school in the midwestern United States. Six students (two each in kindergarten, grade 2, and grade 4) were interviewed for the study, which found that the girls in…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Early Childhood Education, Elementary School Students
Moffatt, Gregory K. – 1993
This study of 570 (309 men and 261 women aged 16 to 60 years) undergraduate students in a small, regionally accredited, Southern church-related college was conducted to determine whether or not the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) is a valid predictor of academic success for students who entered college late in life (after age 30 years). Data…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Students, Age Differences, Black Students
Johnstone, Richard – 1994
Issues facing schools, teachers, and policy-makers in the expansion of elementary school instruction in modern second languages are discussed, particularly in the context of Scotland's educational system. An introductory chapter defines key terminology, the transition from pilot programs to institutionalization, and discusses briefly the…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Classroom Techniques, Communicative Competence (Languages), Educational Policy
Campbell, John W.; Blakey, Linda S. – 1996
A longitudinal study evaluated whether early remediation affected the persistence and/or performance of underprepared students at a midwestern, suburban community college. The study focused on the 3,282 students who completed the basic skills inventory in either Fall 1991 or Fall 1992. Students were classified as either prepared (N=2,028) or…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Academic Persistence, Age Differences
Hempleman, Beverly; Longhi, Dario – 1996
This follow-up study tracked the employment outcomes, job retention, and average wages of 576 individuals in Washington State with mental health disabilities or developmental disabilities 2 years after they had received supported employment services and entered into competitive employment. The study matched client records from the Division of…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Developmental Disabilities, Employment Experience
Jensen, Rita A.; McMullen, David – 1995
This study explored relationships between gender and the math and science interests of fifth and sixth graders (N=105) who participated in a summer enrichment program for gifted students. A researcher-developed questionnaire was utilized to obtain demographic data about the students and their intent or desire to pursue careers in math and/or…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Age Differences, Career Choice, Elementary School Students
Wolf, Mary Alice – 1994
This review examines and synthesizes literature about persons over 60--the Third Age--particularly as they engage in learning. It spans the literature of psychology, sociology, gerontology, education, and other fields, connecting them through four constructs: the inner life, cognitive changes of aging, psychosocial development, and socioeconomic…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Age Differences, Aging (Individuals)
Kominski, Robert – Current Population Reports, 1991
Data from the Bureau of the Census' March 1988 and 1989 Current Population Surveys (CPS) on the educational attainment of Americans are provided in 22 tables and 5 graphs. Summary data on the years of school completed by age, sex, race, and Hispanic origin are shown for 1988 and 1989 in Table 1. Other detailed data are shown for 1989 in Tables 2…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Census Figures, Educational Attainment, Educational Experience
Leung, Jupian J.; And Others – 1993
This study examined the relationship of ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic status (SES), age, and self-perceived academic achievement to students' academic motivational orientations. Groups of 333 American students in Wisconsin and 375 Chinese students in Hong Kong in grades 8, 10, and 12 completed questionnaires that gathered demographic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Failure, Age Differences, Attribution Theory
Viljoen, Sylvia; Steyn, Anna F. – 1997
This monograph describes an investigation into the family values of colored and white cultural groups in South Africa. Experts in social work and marriage counseling were first surveyed, followed by in-depth interviews in groups with varying combinations of culture, language, social class and age differences. Detailed findings are presented on…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cultural Differences, Family Attitudes, Family Environment
Mascolo, Michael, F. Ed.; Griffin, Sharon, Ed. – 1998
It is difficult to make progress in the study of emotions and emotional development if the meanings assigned to central constructs vary widely across investigators. This book clarifies and synthesizes the different ways in which emotion researchers approach fundamental questions about the nature of emotion and emotional development. Theorist and…
Descriptors: Adults, Affective Behavior, Age Differences, Anger
Silva-Corvalan, Carmen – 1994
This study investigated the hypothesis that in language contact situations, bilinguals develop strategies aimed at lightening the cognitive load of having to remember and use two different linguistic systems, resulting in changes in the secondary language. The study examined four specific strategies (simplification of grammatical categories and…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Bilingualism, Cultural Context, Diachronic Linguistics
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Teaching Exceptional Children, 1994
This journal supplement provides graphs, tables, and narrative to summarize the current status of special education in the United States. The information is based on data from the following sources: "The 15th Annual Report to the Congress on the Implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act"; "The 1990 Elementary and Secondary…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Dropout Rate
Abelman, Robert – 1992
This monograph examines the relationship between intellectually gifted children and television and summarizes research on this subject, primarily conducted by Project KIDVID at Cleveland (Ohio) State University. After an introduction and discussion of the available scientific literature, research-supported facts and related questions are presented…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Age Differences, Child Rearing, Childrens Television
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