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Corrigan, Matthew J. – Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 2014
Objective: This study assesses the Adolescent Domain Screening Inventory (ADSI) to identify adolescents at high risk of substance use. Method: The sampling frame consisted of 26,781 surveys, and a secondary analysis was conducted. A random 25% sample was used, leaving 6,661 cases. Binary logistic regressions were run to determine the predictive…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Screening Tests, Risk, Substance Abuse
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Tucker, Richard – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2014
This paper considers the possibility of gender bias in peer ratings for contributions to team assignments, as measured by an online self-and-peer assessment tool. The research was conducted to determine whether peer assessment led to reliable and fair marking outcomes. The methodology of Falchikov and Magin was followed in order to test their…
Descriptors: Gender Bias, Gender Differences, Peer Evaluation, College Students
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Paynter, Mark; Bruce, Neville – Australian Educational Researcher, 2014
The soon to be implemented Australian Curriculum aims to integrate a futures orientation across subject areas. Guidelines and support for this specific initiative are being finalized. Only a little is known about the current teaching of a futures orientation or of secondary teacher interest, understanding and support for this important but…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, National Curriculum, Secondary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
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Rudge, David Wÿss; Cassidy, David Paul; Fulford, Janice Marie; Howe, Eric Michael – Science & Education, 2014
Numerous empirical studies have provided evidence of the effectiveness of an explicit and reflective approach to the learning of issues associated with the nature of science (NOS) (c.f. Abd-El-Khalick and Lederman in "J Res Sci Teach" 37(10):1057-1095, 2000). This essay reports the results of a mixed-methods association study involving…
Descriptors: Scientific Principles, Preservice Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Science Education
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Sinclair, Jennifer; Cuthbert, Denise; Barnacle, Robyn – Higher Education Research and Development, 2014
This article begins the work of examining what kind of doctoral experiences positively influence researcher development, and what other attributes may contribute to a successful research career. It reports preliminary findings from the analysis of survey responses by a sample of successful mid-career researchers. Positive doctoral experiences and…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Researchers, Entrepreneurship, Educational Experience
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Young, James E. J.; Jackman, Mary Grace-Anne – Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 2014
The purpose of this study was to explore the perceptions, attitudes and frequency of use of formative assessment strategies of teachers in the Grenadian lower secondary school (Forms 1, 2 and 3). The study, which was quantitative in nature, involved 252 lower secondary school teachers. Overall the participants had positive perceptions and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Formative Evaluation, Student Evaluation, Secondary School Teachers
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Schweig, Jonathan – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2014
Measures of classroom and school environments are central to policy efforts that assess school and teacher quality. These measures are often formed by aggregating individual survey responses to form group-level measures, and assume an invariant measurement model holds across the individual and group levels. This article explores the tenability of…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Educational Environment, Measurement, Surveys
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Rodriguez, Adrian; Ratanasiripong, Paul; Hayashino, Diane; Locks, Angela – Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 2014
This study explored the effects of attachment and acculturation on relationship satisfaction for Latino college students in their current close friendships. Results indicated that attachment but not acculturation predicts relationship satisfaction. Women were more satisfied than men with friends of the same and opposite sex. High-quality close…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, College Students, Attachment Behavior, Acculturation
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Crossley, Michael – Comparative Education, 2014
The international transfer of educational policy and practice has long been a key theme in comparative research and scholarship. Recent years have seen renewed attention to the processes of international policy transfer, with new understandings emerging from innovative theorising and analysis. This article examines the nature and implications of…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Comparative Education, Educational Research, Technology Transfer
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Boeren, Ellen – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2014
This article reflects on European education policy which is driven by benchmarks and indicators. While the European benchmark on adult lifelong learning participation--15% to be achieved by 2020--is measured by the Labour Force Survey, the Eurostat Adult Education Survey (AES) was designed to better understand the topic of adult lifelong learning…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Evidence, Policy Formation, Educational Policy
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Rose, Kristin; Rose, Chris – Journal of Correctional Education, 2014
The main goals of postsecondary prison education programs are to increase the education level of prisoners and improve their chances of success upon release. However, in order to accomplish this goal, prisoners must first participate in the education programs. This is especially crucial for female prisoners, many of whom enter prison more…
Descriptors: Correctional Institutions, Institutionalized Persons, Higher Education, Postsecondary Education
Mulvey, Patrick; Pold, Jack – AIP Statistical Research Center, 2014
Each fall the Statistical Research Center (SRC) conducts its Survey of Enrollments and Degrees, which asks all degree-granting physics and astronomy departments in the U.S. to provide information concerning the number of students they have enrolled and the counts of recent degree recipients. In connection with this survey, SRC asks for the names…
Descriptors: Physics, Doctoral Degrees, College Graduates, Employment
Swanson, Joan Ann; Walker, Erica – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2014
Emerging adult college students have developmental and educational needs which are unique to their phase of life. The purpose of this study was to examine academic and non-academic technology use by emerging adult college students. Survey results (N = 235) provided insights into emerging adult college student technology preferences and frequency…
Descriptors: College Students, Computer Use, Computer Uses in Education, Student Surveys
Frigmanski, Tasha – ProQuest LLC, 2014
Response to Intervention (RTI) is traditionally known as an alternative to the IQ-discrepancy model used for the identification of students suspected of having a specific learning disability. The focus of the study is to examine the challenges of RTI implementation, finding the perceptions and beliefs of administrators regarding RTI and…
Descriptors: Response to Intervention, Learning Disabilities, Administrator Attitudes, Change Agents
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Lawrence, Arul A. S.; Lawrence, John A. – Online Submission, 2014
Personality is the man. The successful living of an individual, as a man, depends to a large extent on the academic achievement of that individual, as a student. This article attempts to find out personality type, academic achievement of secondary school students and relationship between them by selecting a sample of 300 secondary school students…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Personality Traits, Secondary School Students, Personality Measures
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