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Measuring School Engagement: Validation and Measurement Equivalence of the Student Engagement Scale on Angolan Male and Female Adolescents

Melchor Gutiérrez, Jose M. Tomás, Silvia M. Chireac, Patricia Sancho & Isabel Romero · Journal of Education, Society and Behavioural Science · 2016

School engagement is defined primarily in relation to the participation of the student in academic achievement, and it is viewed as a multidimensional and integrative construct, or macroconstruct made up of several dimensions. The most repeated typology recognizes three specific...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJESBS/2016/25276

Sin and Punishment on Campus: Ethnic Differences in Academic Misconduct and Its Treatment by the Academic Disciplinary Committee

Leehu Zysberg, Ditza Maskit, Roxana Reichman & Avital Hecht · Journal of Education, Society and Behavioural Science · 2016

Aims: While academic misconduct has been the subject of a growing body of research, there is a lack in empirically based literature on how academic institutions are managing misconduct. We present a preliminary examination of academic misconduct patterns and how they were treated...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJESBS/2016/25666

Developmental Analysis of Symbolic Perceptual Actions in Preschools

Yulia Solovieva, Claudia Ximena González Moreno & Luis Quintanar Rojas · Journal of Education, Society and Behavioural Science · 2016

The goal of this study is to identify developmental level of symbolic actions at perceptual level. 20 preschool children between 5 and 6 years old from the city of Bogota were included in the study. The level of symbolic development was assessed by application of qualitative prot...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJESBS/2016/24459

An Investigation of Prospective Teachers’ Views about the Nature of Science in Terms of Gender, Age and Department Variables

Ayten Iflazoğlu Saban & Ahmet Saban · Journal of Education, Society and Behavioural Science · 2016

The purpose of this study is to analyse prospective teachers’ views about the nature of science. The study has also revealed the students’ profiles in the sub-categories of the nature of science according to some variables (gender, age and department). The study is a descriptive...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJESBS/2016/25202

When Foster Care is Called “Home”: Risk and Protective Issues

Inês Camacho, Margarida Gaspar de Matos, Catarina Mota, Gina Tomé, Marta Reis & Antonia Jiménez-Iglesias · Journal of Education, Society and Behavioural Science · 2016

Aim: The aim of this study was to understand in depth the differences that exist between adolescents in foster care and adolescents living with their families (living with mother and father; living with mother or father; living with mother and stepfather; living with father and s...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJESBS/2016/24093

A Study on the Influence of the Matching between Learning Style and Teaching Style on the Academic Record of English Majors

Liu Yonghou, Xue Rui & Wang Ke · Journal of Education, Society and Behavioural Science · 2016

Educational researches, over the last few decades, have focused on the debate over which classroom pedagogy best encourages learning: the match approach, the mismatch approach or the balanced approach. Most studies on this issue appear to support the argument that the matching be...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJESBS/2016/24810

Nigeria and the Vision 20:2020 Projection: Building Castle in the Air?

Azeez O. Olaniyan & Dele Adetoye · Journal of Education, Society and Behavioural Science · 2016

Vision 2020 is the objective of the Nigerian government to grow the size of Nigeria’s economy from a position of 40th in 2005 to the 20th Nation in the world by the year 2020. The drafters of the vision had believed that by 2020 Nigeria will be one of the 20 largest economies in...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJESBS/2016/8101

The Culture of Violence against Women and Its Impact on Sustainable Food Security in Nigeria

C. A. Onifade, R. R. Aduradola & C. O. Adamu · Journal of Education, Society and Behavioural Science · 2016

Violence against women (VAW) is a universal phenomenon which has gained a lot of attention from policy makers, donors, researchers and government agencies as well as civil societies.  In spite of the efforts by various international agencies, government and non - governmental org...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJESBS/2016/24010

Quality of Life and Sexuality among People with Mental and Physical Disabilities in the Italian Context

M. Garro, A. Merenda & A. Salerno · Journal of Education, Society and Behavioural Science · 2016

Aim: The article analyses sexuality and quality of life among people with mental and physical disabilities in the Italian context. It is aimed at contributing to a social debate over the sexual assistant for disabled people, as this professional is not still present in Italy. The...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJESBS/2016/24984

Familial Dysfunctionality and School Going Children’s Behavioural Problems

E. E. Ebenuwa Okoh · Journal of Education, Society and Behavioural Science · 2016

Aim: The study examined the relationship between familial dysfunctionality and school going children conduct behavior problems. The variables were tested at 0.05 level of significance. Study Design: This study is a descriptive survey. It adopted expo-facto design. It mwas carried...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJESBS/2016/23984

The Need for More Effective In-service Training for Professional Development of English Language Teachers

Mustafa Zülküf Altan · Journal of Education, Society and Behavioural Science · 2016

Both prior to entry into the profession across teacher education programs and in-service practices, there has been a growing emphasis for sustainable and high-quality professional development opportunities. Even though candidates start to get acquainted with these opportunities p...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJESBS/2016/24594

Translating the Children’s Anxiety in Math Scale to Turkish for Use with Turkish Children

Mehmet Ali Kandemir, Molly M. Jameson & James J. Palestro · Journal of Education, Society and Behavioural Science · 2016

Math anxiety has become problematic for Turkish students and is thought to be a major cause of low math performance on national and international exams. As Turkey attempts to gain entry to the European Union, it is imperative that the Turkish educational system make efforts to de...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJESBS/2016/24496

Knowledge and Use of Personal Protective Equipment among Auto Technicians in Uyo, Nigeria

Ofonime E. Johnson & Oluseyi O. Motilewa · Journal of Education, Society and Behavioural Science · 2016

Background: Personal protective equipment (PPE) plays a very important role in minimizing exposure to workplace hazards among automobile technicians. This study was carried out to determine the knowledge and use of PPE among auto technicians in Uyo, Nigeria. Materials and Methods...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJESBS/2016/24546