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Tinsley, Barbara J.; And Others – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1997
The convergent validity of peer, self, and teacher methods of assessing youths' risk propensity and the relation of these measures to health risk behavior were studied with 436 elementary and junior high school students. Findings demonstrate low congruence between rater sources. Prediction depended on behavior assessed and grade level. (SLD)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior Patterns, Children, Elementary Education
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MacIntyre, Peter D.; Baker, Susan C.; Clement, Richard; Donovan, Leslie A. – Language Learning, 2003
Reports a cross-sectional study of second language communication among students in a junior high French late immersion program. Effects of language, sex, and grade on willingness to communicate (WTC), anxiety, perceived communication competence, and frequency of communication in French and on attitude/motivation variables are examined globally and…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Communication Apprehension, Communicative Competence (Languages), Cross Sectional Studies
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Cipani, Ennio – Child & Youth Services, 1988
Provides a technology for addressing the following questions in teaching/training exceptional individuals: (1) what to teach; and (2) how to teach it. Uses behavioral training techniques to teach and help develop functional skills. (BJV)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior Development, Daily Living Skills, Disabilities
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Woodrow, Janice E. J. – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1992
This pretest/posttest study measured the change in computer literacy and attitudes toward computers among 36 preservice teachers enrolled in an introductory computer training course that was focused on developing programing skills. Independent variables included age, gender, locus of control, final grade in the course, and prior experience in word…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Attitude Change, Computer Literacy
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Terre, Lisa; And Others – Adolescence, 1992
Investigated relative influence of background characteristics (age, gender, race, socioeconomic status, family type) and peer status on health-related behaviors (physical activity, eating habits, smoking, alcohol use, stress-related behaviors) in 589 junior high school students. Peer popularity provided no significant increment in prediction of…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Background, Demography, Drinking
Wilson, Robin – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1994
A national survey of 25,780 college faculty and 872 institutions investigated patterns in race, part- and full-time employment, disciplines, academic rank, and institution type. Overall, only one-third work part time, with the highest proportion in community colleges. Data are presented, by racial group and gender, for each of these variables.…
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), Age Differences, College Faculty, Employment Patterns
Bozhenko, Liudmila Fedorovna – Soviet Education, 1990
Reports on a survey involving 700 students and 300 parents in Volgodonsk, Russia. Itemizes types of leisure activities and hours per week of leisure time enjoyed by students and examines amount of organized leisure. Notes that television viewing consumed much of students' leisure time. Underscores parents' critical influence in determining student…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Age Groups, Educational Research, Elementary School Students
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Newman, Richard S.; Goldin, Laura – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1990
Thirty-four boys and 31 girls in grades 2, 4, and 6 were asked about seeking help with mathematics and reading from their parents, teachers, and classmates. Results, discussed in terms of sex and age differences, suggest that low achievers know they need help but hesitate to ask for assistance. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Age Differences, Child Development
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Ruth, Stephen R.; Gouet, Raul – Internet Research, 1993
Discussion of characteristics of users of computer-mediated communication systems and scientific networks focuses on a study of the scientific community in Chile. Topics addressed include users and nonusers; productivity; educational level; academic specialty; age; gender; international connectivity; public policy issues; and future research…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Computer Networks, Foreign Countries
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Dunn, Christopher W.; Tucker, Carolyn M. – Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 1993
Investigated differences in low-income African-American children's (n=107) adaptive functioning and maladaptive behavior in association with their father-figures' presence or absence, grade level, gender, and quality of family support as perceived by the children's caregivers. Conflict was the only dimension of quality of family support that was…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Age Differences, Behavior Problems, Blacks
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Pallas, Aaron M. – Review of Educational Research, 1993
This review examines the role of schooling in the life course of individuals, focusing on the timing and sequencing of schooling in the transition to adulthood. Conceptual issues in this study are explored, drawing on the sociological literature. The importance of social structure and institutional arrangements is stressed. (Author/SLD)
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Context Effect, Economic Factors
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Lemerise, Elizabeth A.; Harper, Bridgette D.; Howes, Heidi M. – Early Education and Development, 1998
Studied the longitudinal stability of measures of peer acceptance, social status, and social reputation and the role of children's ages relative to classmates during the transition from same-age kindergarten to mixed-age ungraded primary classes. Found that overall peer acceptance and aggressive social reputation were moderately stable. Half of…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Elementary School Students, Kindergarten, Longitudinal Studies
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Scott, Catherine; Burns, Ailsa; Cooney, George – Higher Education, 1998
Motivation for returning to higher education was assessed for 117 adult female college graduates with children and 118 students who had withdrawn before graduation. Motivation was found related to previous education, age, marital status, life cycle stage, employment satisfaction, family support. Interrupters and persisters were generally similar;…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Adult Students, Age Differences, College Graduates
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Rosenthal, Marilyn; Spiegelman, Marsha – Internet Reference Services Quarterly, 1996
A survey of academic librarians in New York State (n=139) regarding their attitudes toward the Internet as a reference tool creating user and nonuser profiles incorporating gender, age, experience, access, and training. Researchers examined factors contributing to successful Internet use and to nonuse and made recommendations on how to integrate…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Age Differences, Demography, Higher Education
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Regnerus, Mark D.; Smith, Christian; Smith, Brad – Applied Developmental Science, 2004
Students of religious development in youth tend to focus on characteristics of the child or adolescent and perhaps those of their parents. Although often reflecting standard disciplinary practices, this approach is also often the result of data limitations. This study used longitudinal data from adolescents, parents, friends, schools, and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Social Environment, Religion, Religious Factors
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