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Zhu, Yan; Leung, Frederick K. S. – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2011
The importance of motivation in learning has been widely recognized. However, due to its multidimensional and complex nature, it appears difficult to synthesize research findings on motivation across studies. Heated debates about the effects of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation on learning and their interaction have been going on since the terms…
Descriptors: Asians, Incentives, Mathematics Achievement, Academic Achievement
Meyer, Calvin F.; Rhoades, Elizabeth Kelley – Kappa Delta Pi Record, 2006
Despite overall trends toward increasing student diversity, geographic areas in the United States vary widely in their ethnic composition. In areas where the population is predominately European American, grasping a realistic meaning of "multiculturalism" can be difficult. Often, interpretations of the concept result in a mix of…
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Student Diversity, Learning Activities, Class Activities
Maranto, Robert; Van Raemdonck, Dirk C. – Journal of School Choice, 2011
Many people view subgovernments such as the "military-industrial complex" as largely self-governing and budget maximizing. Yet, as defense cutbacks in the 1970s and 1990s show, such networks do not maintain their privileged status indefinitely. In similar fashion, some claim public education is too autonomous and too focused on budget…
Descriptors: Public Education, Politics of Education, Administrative Organization, Power Structure
Wong, Edwin K. P.; Ngai, Sze Wan Emily; Lo, King Shuen – New Horizons in Education, 2006
Background: The Project Yi Jin (PYJ), an alternative pathway for secondary school leavers and adults to further their education, has been receiving full support from the government, the Federation for Continuing Education in Tertiary Institutions (FCE) in Hong Kong and the public. Graduates of PYJ have the equivalent academic status of their…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Mass Instruction
White, David Manning, Ed.; Pendleton, John, Ed. – 1977
The reader is one of several supplementary materials for a 15-week newspaper course about popular culture in the United States. Four major sections contain 57 readings from sources such as monographs, novels, journal articles, and research reports. The readings present research findings, personal observations, and debate over the definition and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Broadcast Industry, Communications, Content Area Reading