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Starobin, Soko S.; Chen, Yu; Kollasch, Aurelia; Baul, Tushi; Laanan, Frankie Santos – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2014
Using statewide survey study data collected from more than 5,000 community college students, this study examined the impact of a preengineering curriculum on students' self-efficacy level after they entered rural community colleges. Project Lead The Way (PLTW), is a project-based learning curriculum for middle and high school students that strives…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Rural Schools, Engineering
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Tse, Shek Kam – Asia Pacific Education Review, 2014
The reading attainment of the 3,875 primary 4 Hong Kong primary school students participating in the 2011 Progress in International Reading Literacy Study ranked first among 49 countries and regions surveyed worldwide. Analysis of the association between (a) participating students' reading attainment and (b) responses to questionnaires completed…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, After School Programs, After School Education, Chinese
Stevenson, Jacqueline; Burke, Penny-Jane; Whelan, Pauline – Higher Education Academy, 2014
This project examined the impact on learning and teaching of recent significant changes in UK higher education policy. The term "pedagogic stratification" is used to explore and analyse how institutional type may relate to different conceptions of "teaching excellence" and "the student experience" adopted across the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Educational Change, Institutional Characteristics
Durham, Rachel E.; Bettencourt, Amie; Connolly, Faith – Baltimore Education Research Consortium, 2014
Despite--or perhaps due to--the lack of consensus on its definition, there is abundant interest in and research on school climate. Researchers have determined that improving school climate is one way to increase academic achievement, school safety, school completion, teacher retention, healthy social interactions, and student well-being (Cohen,…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Urban Schools, Educational Indicators, School Effectiveness
OECD Publishing, 2014
The "PISA 2012 Technical Report" describes the methodology underlying the PISA 2012 survey, which tested 15-year-olds' competencies in mathematics, reading and science and, in some countries, problem solving and financial literacy. It examines the design and implementation of the project at a level of detail that allows researchers to…
Descriptors: International Assessment, Secondary School Students, Foreign Countries, Achievement Tests
Acosta, R. Vivian; Carpenter, Linda Jean – Acosta - Carpenter, 2014
In 1970, prior to the 1972 enactment of Title IX, there were only 2.5 women's teams per school and a total of only about 16,000 female intercollegiate athletes. In 1977/1978, the academic year preceding the mandatory compliance date for Title IX, the number of varsity sports for women had grown to 5.61 per school. A decade later, in 1988, the…
Descriptors: Womens Athletics, College Athletics, Intercollegiate Cooperation, Longitudinal Studies
Kratofil, Michelle Dahlsten – ProQuest LLC, 2014
The purpose of this case study was to discover and describe the components of a "double-dose" math intervention that resulted in increased mathematics achievement for high school Algebra I intervention participants in an effort to inform local decisions regarding program improvements and to provide insight to other educators…
Descriptors: High School Students, Secondary School Mathematics, Mathematics Achievement, Algebra
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Li, S.; Ernst, J. V.; Williams, T. O. – International Journal of STEM Education, 2015
Background: Professional development offerings assist K-12 educators in addressing new and evolving classroom dynamics, circumstances, and situations. With the emerging demands of an increasingly science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)-infused society, teachers are challenged to provide high-quality service and equitable…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Limited English Speaking, Questionnaires, Teacher Attitudes
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Moorfoot, Nicholas; Leung, Rachel K.; Toumbourou, John W.; Catalano, Richard F. – International Journal of Developmental Science, 2015
This study explores the longitudinal effect of adolescent volunteering behaviour on young adult volunteering and the completion of secondary school. Utilising data from the Australian sample of the International Youth Development Study, frequency of volunteering in Grade 9 (mean age = 15 years) and in young adulthood (mean age = 21 years), and…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Adolescents, Volunteers, Secondary School Students
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Kramer, Nicole; Hoffmann, Laura; Eimler, Sabrina – International Journal of Developmental Science, 2015
Although recent research demonstrates that people deem a considerable number of their Facebook friends dispensable, they nevertheless refrain from deleting a large number of contacts. While there are first studies on the reasons why users decide to "unfriend" contacts, there is no research on the motives for keeping social contacts even…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Social Media, Social Behavior, Social Theories
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Soares, Andrey; Martin, Nancy L. – Information Systems Education Journal, 2015
This paper reports the results of a survey with 40 students enrolled in an Android Application Development course offered during the spring semester of 2013 and 2014. The course used App Inventor to build the apps and required students to have an introduction to programming course as a prerequisite. The survey asked for demographic information and…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Computer Oriented Programs, Programming, Advanced Courses
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Khodabandelou, Rouhollah; Karimi, Leila; Ehsani, Maryam – Higher Education for the Future, 2015
Over the last several years, the number of international students attending colleges and universities in Malaysia has increased substantially. While the number of international students pursuing undergraduate and post graduate studies in Malaysian higher education institutions has increased, it is curious that some limitations and challenges exist…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Foreign Students, Barriers, Graduate Surveys
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Laitinen, Ilpo – Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, 2015
Significant structural reforms of public administration are commencing in Finland from 2017. Firstly, municipalities and cities are being combined into larger entities. Secondly, five social-welfare and healthcare regions are to be created, with that level being responsible for arranging services in this field. Thirdly, the City of Helsinki is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Lifelong Learning, Adult Learning, Public Administration
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Ojonugwa, Oguche Innocent; Hamzah, Ramlah; Bakar, AB Rahim; Rashid, Abdullah Mat – International Journal of Education and Literacy Studies, 2015
In the face of increasing unemployment partly due to decreasing employability skills of Nigeria polytechnic students, many graduates of Nigeria polytechnic have a dwindle self-efficacy. 420 HND 2 polytechnic engineering students in north central states of Nigeria were surveyed. Data were collected using questionnaire consisting of 4 Likert-type…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Engineering Education, Employment Potential, Outcome Measures
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Shrestha, Thakur Mohan – International Journal of Education and Literacy Studies, 2015
Peace, security, rule of law, and sustainable development are driving principles in a democratic notion of developing country like Nepal. "3Is": Injustice, Insecurity and Imbalance have been reflecting in the post transitional Nepal. The study came with the objectives of investigating the peoples' perceptions on the adaptation of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public Opinion, Police, Police Community Relationship
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