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Salas, Carlos Martin Velez; Flores, Belinda Bustos; Smith, Howard L. – Teacher Education and Practice, 2005
This article presents a study of preservice teachers' attitudes to language diversity. Using a modified version of the Language Attitude for Teachers Scale (Byrnes & Kiger, 1994), we surveyed preservice teachers (N = 518) before their multicultural education course. The pilot study sample included White college students and Mexican American…
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Interaction, Education Courses, White Students
Ross, Craig M.; Lukow, Jennifer E. – Journal of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2004
The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between learning styles and students' attitudes towards the use of technology in a leisure study curriculum. All 422 subjects completed the Kolb learning style inventory (LSI) and a computer attitudes survey (CAS) developed by the authors. The LSI is a standardized assessment utilized to…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Electronic Mail, Student Attitudes, Computer Attitudes
Elliott, Gregory C.; Colangelo, Melissa F.; Gelles, Richard J. – Social Psychology Quarterly, 2005
Mattering is the belief that one makes a difference in the lives of others. We explore the effect of mattering on adolescent suicide ideation. The data source is the 2000 Youth At Risk Survey, composed of interviews with 2,004 youths, age 11-18 and screening interviews with their parents. Our analysis reveals that those who matter more are…
Descriptors: Suicide, Depression (Psychology), At Risk Persons, Psychological Patterns
Testa, Mark F. – Future of Children, 2004
Since the 1970s, finding alternative permanent families for children in foster care who could not return to their birth parents has been a primary goal of the child welfare system. Since that time, significant gains have been made in helping such children find permanent homes through adoption and guardianship. This article analyzes these trends…
Descriptors: Placement, Child Welfare, Federal Government, Adoption
Wu, Cheng-Ju Dora; Brown, P. Margaret – Volta Review, 2004
This study investigated parents' and teachers' expectations of Auditory-Verbal therapy and the child's language development. Data were collected by questionnaires that were distributed to parents and teachers at three early intervention centers. Twenty matching questionnaires were completed and returned. The results of this study showed that the…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Receptive Language, Expressive Language, Language Acquisition
Matto, Holly C.; Naglieri, Jack A.; Clausen, Cinny – Research on Social Work Practice, 2005
Objective: This is the first validity study to date to examine the relationship between the Draw-A-Person: Screening Procedure for Emotional Disturbance (DAP:SPED) and strengths-based emotional and behavioral measures. The incremental predictive validity of the DAP:SPED relative to the Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale was examined. Method:…
Descriptors: Emotional Disturbances, Predictive Validity, Rating Scales, Correlation
Ferk, Vesna; Vrtacnik, Margareta; Blejec, Andrej; Gril, Alenka – International Journal of Science Education, 2003
The purpose of the investigation was to determine the meanings attached by students to the different kinds of molecular structure representations used in chemistry teaching. The students (n = 124) were from primary (aged 13-14 years) and secondary (aged 17-18 years) schools and a university (aged 21-25 years). A computerised "Chemical…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Molecular Structure, Chemistry, Science Instruction
Tolnay, Stewart E.; Bailey, Amy Kate – Sociology of Education, 2006
Early in the 20th century, high rates of international migration from Europe and an increasing number of migrants from the South were rapidly changing the composition of cities in the northern United States. Within this dynamic environment, families faced a more complex set of decisions for the preferred economic roles of their members. For…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Enrollment, Adolescents, Immigration
Swan, Karen – 1995
This paper examines the effects of Saturday morning cartoons on children's perceptions of social reality. The study consisted of an analysis of programs appearing between 8 and 11 o'clock in the morning on September 15, 1990, and June 9, 1992, focusing on the ethnicity, gender, and age of characters, the positive or negative portrayal of…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Age Discrimination, Cartoons, Childhood Attitudes
Dillman, Don A.; And Others – 1995
This report summarizes results from a 1995 national survey on higher education. The telephone survey asked a random sample of 1,124 adults about issues related to continuing education, distance learning, and the performance of colleges, vocational schools, and universities. It found that a large majority of adults from all age groups, income…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Continuing Education, Distance Education
Sattarov, Tojimat – 1996
A descriptive and cross-cultural analysis of greeting forms, both verbal and nonverbal, used among Uzbek and American people is presented. Aspects discussed include: the general usage patterns of greeting forms; their frequency and distribution in particular social situations in relation to the speakers' profession, age, gender, and social…
Descriptors: Age Differences, College Faculty, College Students, Cultural Context
Hu, Nan Brian – 1996
This study examined some factors influencing college students' choice of field of study. A model of student choice of major focused on students' perceptions of labor market conditions, personality development, college campus experience of academic and social integration, and use of information available on campus was established. The issues…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Career Choice, College Students
Van Vuuren, E. – 1995
This brief paper reports on a study of learning disabilities in students with deafness. The study attempted to first determine to what extent deficiencies in communication skills affect the screening of deaf students for learning disabilities and, second, to describe the phenomenon of learning disability in students with deafness. The research…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Attention Control, Communication Skills
Bezruczko, Nikolaus – 1997
Two studies examined the relationship between children's clay models and the children's concurrent school achievement, and compared a 6-year longitudinal record of achievement test scores for one cohort of students at schools that did or did not provide visual arts instruction. Participating in Study 1 were 201 kindergartners and third graders…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Art Education, Childrens Art
Sameroff, Arnold J., Ed.; Haith, Marshall M. – 1996
This book reviews the contemporary state of knowledge on developmental transitions between 5 and 7 years. Contributions are: (1) "Interpreting Developmental Transitions" (Arnold Sameroff; Marshall Haith); (2) "The Child's Entry into the 'Age of Reason'" (Sheldon White); (3) "Is There a Neural Basis for Cognitive…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Child Development, Child Responsibility