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Direct linkMcCollum, Daniel L.; Kajs, Lawrence T. – Educational Research Quarterly, 2009
The goal orientation theory of motivation posits sets of beliefs people hold regarding their goals. The 2 x 2 model of goal orientations has received almost no attention in the domain of educational leadership. The present researchers used a confirmatory factor analysis to test a measure based on the hypothesized 2 x 2 model in educational…
Descriptors: Goal Orientation, Student Motivation, Factor Analysis, Instructional Leadership
Download full textTerry, Marion – Educational Research Quarterly, 2008
In 2003, a study of two Canadian adult literacy programs included 37 learners who revealed a variety of reasons for having dropped out of school as teenagers and younger adults. Chief among these were the influences of parents, siblings, and peers both in and out of school. This article considers these research findings, in light of the…
Descriptors: Siblings, Adolescents, Adult Literacy, Parent Influence
Okoroma, N. S.; Robert-Okah, I. – Educational Research Quarterly, 2007
The school system is a green pasture for inexhaustible investigations for the purpose of enhancing academic achievement. The reason is that factors and variables within the confines of educational activities appear also to be inexhaustible. One such factor that attracted an investigation is "administrative stress" as it affects secondary school…
Descriptors: Educational Facilities, Principals, Secondary Schools, Administrator Role
