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Eskiyecek, Canan Gulbin; Satici, Omer; Ozaltas, Huseyin Nasip; Savucu, Yuksel; Gul, Mine – Journal of Education and Learning, 2019
The purpose of this study is to investigate the general self-efficacy beliefs of licensed swimming referees who actively serve in Turkish Swimming Federation in terms of variables age, gender, educational status, level of referee, the reason to become a referee, professional experience and satisfaction level. The population of the study is…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Aquatic Sports, Age Differences, Gender Differences
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Willoughby, Jessica Fitts; Myrick, Jessica Gall – Health Education Journal, 2019
Objective: While research suggests media use is positively associated with skin-damaging behaviours, especially among US college-aged women, less is known about the role of specific media types in potentially promoting indoor or outdoor tanning. Design: We used an online survey to examine the relationship between demographic variables,…
Descriptors: Females, Social Media, Health Behavior, Demography
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Zhang, Qing; Bonafini, Fernanda Cesar; Lockee, Barbara B.; Jablokow, Kathryn W.; Hu, Xiaoyong – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2019
This paper investigates the degree to which different variables affect the completion of a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC). Data on those variables, such as age, gender, English proficiency, education level, and motivation for course enrollment were first collected through a pre-course survey. Next, course completion records were collected via…
Descriptors: Demography, Student Motivation, Predictor Variables, Online Courses
Bilgin, Yasemin Neslihan; Kiral, Bilgen – Online Submission, 2019
In this study, it was aimed to determine the relationship between high school teachers' workplace friendship and school culture perceptions. The research was carried out with a total of 330 teachers from 8 Anatolian high schools and 8 vocational high schools selected by stratified sampling method in Efeler District of Aydin Province, Turkey in the…
Descriptors: Friendship, Correlation, School Culture, Teacher Attitudes
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Johnstone, Sally M.; Schexnider, Alvin J. – Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 2023
Much has been written of late regarding the effects on higher education of the shifting demographics in the United States. Many writers seem to focus on colleges that are closing because the shrinking number of 18- to 24-year-olds means declining enrollments. The authors of this article would like to focus on some positive actions and strategies…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Change, College Students, School Demography
Ashley Anne Grant; Michael A. Cook; Steven M. Ross – Center for Research and Reform in Education, 2023
The purpose of this evaluation was to examine the impact of i-Ready Personalized Instruction on reading achievement, as measured by SBA scores. We compared students in schools using i-Ready Personalized Instruction school-wide (Treatment students) to students who only received i-Ready Diagnostic assessments and who were in schools only partially…
Descriptors: Individualized Instruction, Reading Achievement, Influences, Evaluation
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Enid Zambrana, Ruth; Amaro, Gabriel; Butler, Courtney; DuPont-Reyes, Melissa; Parra-Medina, Deborah – Health Education & Behavior, 2021
Introduction: Prior to 1980, U.S. national demographic and health data collection did not identify individuals of Hispanic/Latina/o heritage as a population group. Post-1990, robust immigration from Latin America (e.g., South America, Central America, Mexico) and subsequent growth in U.S. births, dynamically reconstructed the ethnoracial lines…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Collection, Demography, Hispanic Americans
Renn, Kristen A.; Reason, Robert D. – Stylus Publishing LLC, 2021
In this book, the authors bring together in one place essential information about college students in the US in the 21st century. Synthesizing existing research and theory, they present an introduction to studying student characteristics, college choice and enrollment patterns, institutional types and environments, student learning, persistence,…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Characteristics, Student Experience, Outcomes of Education
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Kenyhercz, Flóra; Nagy, Beáta Erika – Early Child Development and Care, 2022
Low birthweight children are at risk for motor, language and cognitive delay in early childhood. The aim of the present study is the examination of cognitive skill development among 4-year-old preterm and low birthweight children in relation to demographical and perinatal variables. We utilized the Wechsler Preschool Primary Scales of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Body Weight, Young Children, Social Influences
Division of Community Colleges and Workforce Preparation, Iowa Department of Education, 2022
The Annual Condition of Secondary Career and Technical Education Report provides information on student enrollment in career and technical education courses and programs during academic years 2017 through 2021. Demographic characteristics of secondary career and technical education students and educators and information on career and technical…
Descriptors: Career Education, Technical Education, Postsecondary Education, Enrollment Rate
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Morreale, Sherwyn P. – Journal of Communication Pedagogy, 2020
Researchers have conducted surveys of the introductory communication course for more than 60 years, starting with two seminal studies in 1956 and 1965, followed by a series of nine replicative studies extending from 1970 to 2016. This systematic review examines the results from those 11 surveys. The results of that review are presented here,…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Communication Skills, Higher Education, Educational Trends
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Knowlden, Adam P.; Cottrell, Randall R.; Henderson, James; Allison, Kathleen; Auld, M. Elaine; Kusorgbor-Narh, Cynthia S.; Lysoby, Linda; McKenzie, James F. – Health Education & Behavior, 2020
Introduction: The Health Education Specialist Practice Analysis II 2020 (HESPA II 2020) described the contemporary practice of health education specialists across work settings at entry and advanced levels. The purpose of the HESPA II 2020 manuscript was to report the research process and resulting data associated with the HESPA II 2020 and to…
Descriptors: Health Education, Specialists, Knowledge Level, Health Promotion
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Sáenz, Rogelio – Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 2020
Demographic shifts have transformed the racial and ethnic composition of the U.S. undergraduate population. Data from the American Community Survey are used to analyze Latino undergraduate enrollment as well as factors that contribute to the matriculation of undocumented Latino young adults. The article concludes with an overview of the…
Descriptors: Demography, Hispanic American Students, Undergraduate Students, Enrollment Trends
Vidal Rodeiro, Carmen; Vitello, Sylvia – Cambridge Assessment, 2020
In 2010, the government announced their latest drive to raise the status of vocational qualifications in secondary education. This overhaul was subsequently enacted based on recommendations made by Alison Wolf in her review of vocational education. As a result, the Department for Education (DfE) introduced four new categories of vocational…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Qualifications, Secondary Education
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Ashley A. Grant; Michael A. Cook; Steven M. Ross – Center for Research and Reform in Education, 2023
The purpose of this evaluation was to examine the impact of i-Ready Personalized Instruction on math achievement, as measured by SBA scores. We compared "striving learner" students who were assigned to use i-Ready Personalized Instruction (Treatment students) and "striving learner" students assigned to only receive i-Ready…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Elementary School Mathematics, Individualized Instruction, Influences
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