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Direct linkLai, Shu-Ling; Stevens, Carla; Martinez, Jorge; Ye, Renmin – Pastoral Care in Education, 2015
Using an international educational database, PISA 2009, this study investigates and analyzes 15-year-old students' attitudes toward school in 11 Asia-Pacific units (country, city, or area). For each unit, the study demonstrates four types of students' attitudes toward school, compares male and female students, and examines the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Middle School Students, Student Attitudes, Adolescent Attitudes
Turley, Joanne; Baker, Sally-Ann; Lewis, Christopher Alan – Pastoral Care in Education, 2014
There is growing interest in examining the use of mobile technology among children. The present study extended this literature among a sample of 9-11-year olds in Wales, UK in three ways. First, to examine the level of mobile phone ownership; second, to consider how mobile phones are used, investigate timescales and expectations when communicating…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
Hornby, Garry; Witte, Chrystal – Pastoral Care in Education, 2010
This article reports the results of a survey of parental involvement (PI) policy and practice in middle schools in a large New Zealand city. Principals at all 11 middle schools in the city were contacted and agreed to be interviewed. Interviews were conducted using a schedule that focuses on 11 aspects of PI: encouraging parents into school,…
Descriptors: Policy Formation, Middle Schools, Parent Participation, Parent Education
Kennedy, Brianna L. – Pastoral Care in Education, 2008
Middle school students with insecure attachment histories present a particular challenge for school personnel. These students frequently cause behavioural disruptions and fail to academically engage in course content. This paper draws from attachment theory, as well as literature in the fields of education, neurobiology and psychology, to…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, School Personnel, Middle School Students, Early Adolescents
Bergmark, Ulrika – Pastoral Care in Education, 2008
In Sweden the compulsory school curriculum prescribes that education should promote learning in different subjects while simultaneously assisting students to develop into citizens of good character. To achieve these goals students need to cultivate such character strengths as respect and responsibility, so that they can create positive…
Descriptors: Action Research, Personality, Educational Practices, Foreign Countries
Vincent, Kerry – Pastoral Care in Education: An International Journal for Pastoral Care & Personal-Social Education, 2007
This paper explores the role of sex and relationship education (SRE) in reducing teenage pregnancy rates. It critically examines some of the assumptions underlying the emphasis placed on SRE within the teenage pregnancy strategy ( SEU, 1999)--in particular, the view that ignorance of sexual matters plays a key part in teenage conception. An…
Descriptors: Sex Education, Pregnancy, Foreign Countries, Prevention
