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Crothers, Laura M.; Field, Julaine E.; Kolbert, Jered B. – Journal of Counseling & Development, 2005
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between gender identity and relational aggression. Women's relationships are instrumental in the establishment and maintenance of a positive self-concept and identity, yet relational aggression is a common aspect of female friendships. The authors investigated this role conflict, focusing…
Descriptors: Females, Friendship, Aggression, Adolescents
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Zumbo, Bruno D.; Gelin, Michaela N. – Journal of Educational Research & Policy Studies, 2005
The present study introduces and demonstrates a new methodology for item and test bias studies: "moderated differential item functioning (DIF)." This technique expands the DIF methodology to incorporate contextual and sociological variables as moderating or mediating effects of the DIF. Specifically, this paper explores differential…
Descriptors: Test Bias, Multiple Choice Tests, Mathematics Tests, Numeracy
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Tuncer, Gaye; Sungur, Semra; Tekkaya, Ceren; Ertepinar, Hamide – Hacettepe University Journal of Education, 2005
Patterns of consumption and production are not sustainable in developed/developing countries. In developed countries, the levels of pollution, especially those causing global change, are far too high and trends go in the wrong direction. In developing countries, there is too much strain on the local resource base, and this strain is increasing due…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Population Growth, Life Style, Sustainable Development
Kelley, R. Mark; Ball, Marcia; Cerullo, Jennie; Trunova, Elena – International Electronic Journal of Health Education, 2004
For several years, HIV infection has increasing rapidly in Eastern Europe and Russia (UNAIDS, 2000, 2003). The purpose of the study was to investigate the HIV and STD knowledge, sexual behaviors and drug taking behaviors of adolescents in southern Russia. The instrument was compiled by the authors, professionally translated, and pilot tested. Most…
Descriptors: Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Adolescents, Foreign Countries, Sexuality
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Dawkins, Marvin P.; Williams, Mary M.; Guilbault, Michael – Journal of Negro Education, 2006
This study examined the relationship between participation in school-based sports and drug use among Black and White high school students, using data from participants in the National Educational Longitudinal Survey of 1988 (NELS, NCES, 1988) and follow-up surveys in 1990 and 1992. While previous research produced inconsistent results, the present…
Descriptors: Family Influence, Drug Use, White Students, At Risk Persons
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Zelmanova, Olga; Korsnakova, Paulina; Tramonte, Lucia; Willms, J. Douglas – Prospects: Quarterly Review of Comparative Education, 2006
Like many other countries in Central and Eastern Europe, children in Slovakia are allocated to different types of schools at an early age based upon their perceived aptitude. Part of the selection process includes an attempt to identify those children who are particularly academic-oriented. Primary and secondary education in Slovakia is divided…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary Secondary Education, High School Students, Secondary Schools
Jaciw, Andrew P.; Cabalo, Jessica Villaruz; Vu, Minh-Thien – Grantee Submission, 2007
Introduction: The Maui Hawaii Educational consortium (the Maui School District and Maui Community College) sought scientifically based evidence for the effectiveness of the Cognitive Tutor (CT) Algebra I Curriculum to inform adoption decisions. Decision makers were particularly interested in whether the use of the CT program affects achievement of…
Descriptors: Algebra, Mathematics Instruction, Program Effectiveness, Mathematics Curriculum
Zuckerman, June Trop – 1997
The purpose of this paper is to inform novice science teachers and science teacher educators of the pedagogy that science teacher supervisors value. As expert practitioners, supervisors have a perspective quite different from that of both novice teachers and teacher educators. Nine inservice science teacher supervisors assessed a novice teacher's…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Beginning Teachers, Biology, Classroom Techniques
Yamauchi, Lois A.; Greene, William L. – 1997
Social cognitive theory suggests that individuals' beliefs about their efficacy in specific contexts, such as school, influence their motivation in those settings. The relationship between various sociocultural factors and the development of adolescents' perceived academic self-efficacy are investigated in this paper. Participants (N=202), drawn…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Adolescent Attitudes, Cultural Influences
Von Secker, Clare E.; Lissitz, Robert W. – 1997
The last two decades have seen an increase in the demand for information about school effectiveness. For this paper, school effectiveness is defined as the value-added effectiveness. Value-added indices measure achievement over and above what would have been expected from attendance at a comparable school. They assess school effectiveness after…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Educational Practices, Effective Schools Research
Steele, Sara M. – 1994
Designed to provide trend data about critical transitions experienced by students as they leave elementary or middle school and progress through high school and beyond, this study examines the extent of traumatic events experienced by 10th graders of various ethnic backgrounds and family types. In addition, the study demonstrates the importance of…
Descriptors: American Indians, Asian Americans, Black Students, Ethnic Groups
Reglin, Gary – 1992
Explores the following five dimensions of self-perception held by black urban male 10th-grade students in North Carolina: (1) scholastic competence; (2) athletic competence; (3) physical appearance; (4) behavioral conduct; and (5) job competence. Investigates differences in these aspects of self-concept for 30 students scoring above and 30 scoring…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Athletics, Black Students, Grade 10
Burbridge, Lynn C. – 1991
This study is part of an on-going research project to assess differences in educational attainment when controlling for race, sex, and socioeconomic status. The National Educational Longitudinal Survey (NELS) 1988 of 8th graders and a survey of 10th graders, High School and Beyond 1980-82 (HSB), were utilized to obtain data that were then…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Females, Grade 10, Grade 8
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Grafton, Lisa M. – 1992
An ethnographic case study was done of a Hispanic American male high school student of limited English proficiency in order to present a description of the experience of a minority student adapting to and coping with U.S. school culture. The student was a 15-year old male who recently arrived in the United States from Cuba and attended the 10th…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Case Studies, Classroom Environment, Cubans
Goll, Paulette S.; And Others – 1989
Data from the 1988 Phi Delta Kappa National Research Study on at-risk students were used in an analysis of variables associated with being classified as "at risk." The study collected information on over 22,000 at-risk and not-at-risk students from 274 schools and 9,600 teachers from across the United States. This analysis identified…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Attendance, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade Repetition
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