International Journal of Educational Research
Volume 48, Number 1
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 7
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Ideal versus school learning: Analyzing Israeli secondary school students’ conceptions of learning
Linor Hadar
This study explored 130 secondary school students’ conceptions of learning using an open-ended task, analyzed both qualitatively and quantitatively. Students’ reality of learning comprised two... More
pp. 1-11
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The effect of preschool dialogic reading on vocabulary among rural Bangladeshi children
Aftab Opel, Syeda Saadia Ameer & Frances E. Aboud
The purpose of the study was to examine the efficacy of a 4-week dialogic reading intervention with rural Bangladeshi preschoolers with the intention of increasing their expressive vocabulary.... More
pp. 12-20
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Creative self-efficacy: An intervention study
Gro Ellen Mathisen & Kolbjorn S. Bronnick
This study examined the effects of creativity training on creative self-efficacy. We developed a creativity course based on social cognitive theory. The course was conducted in two formats: a five-... More
pp. 21-29
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Learning in politics: Teachers’ political experiences as a pedagogical resource
John P. Myers
The suggestion that teaching is a political act has been a divisive issue among educators. However, there has been little analysis of the ways that teachers draw on their political experiences as... More
pp. 30-39
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Gender and age-appropriate enrolment in Uganda
Ryan Wells
Secondary school enrolment in Uganda has historically favoured males over females. Recently, however, researchers have reported that the secondary enrolment gender gap has significantly diminished,... More
pp. 40-50
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Are we looking through the same lens? Principal recruitment and selection
Paula Kwan & Allan Walker
This article reports a study designed to identify the factors that both hiring bodies and applicants believe are most important when making decisions about principal selection, appointment and... More
pp. 51-61
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Service quality ideals in a competitive tertiary environment
Roland K. Yeo
Drawing on the experience of an Engineering School in Singapore, the paper explores the success factors of service quality in higher education by integrating the characteristics of SERVQUAL (an... More
pp. 62-76