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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Perceptions of opportunity"”.
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The Effects of Teacher and Student Perceptions of Opportunity to Learn on Achievement in Beginning Algebra in Five Countries
The purpose of this research was to investigate the relationship between teachers' and students' perceptions of the opportunity to learn and student achievement in algebra in 13-year-old students, Population A of the IEA Second International Mathematics Study. Two related contexts were considered: …
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Perceptions of Opportunity Among Youth Served by the Allegheny County Department of Human Services: A Program Evaluation Study of the Partnership for Youth Transition
The Allegheny County Department of Human Services implemented the Partnership for Youth Transition Program (PYT) to provide services for transition aged youth in Allegheny County who suffer from Severe Emotional Disturbance. One of the goals of this program was to enhance the perceptions of …
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Perceived opportunity for and preference in decision-making of hospitalized men and women
Orem developed a nursing theory of self-care and described the concept of self-care agency as the ability for engaging in self-care which evolves through the course of everyday living. Self-care agency is divided into a power and a decision-making component. To test the decision-making or …
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The effects of an expert on the small-group consensus process
This research tested the effects of an expert on strength of consensus and decision quality when the expert is a member of a consensus group. The purpose of this research is to help managers effectively use experts to increase decision quality without reducing consensus. If the expert gives the …
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The Influence of Relational Knowledge on the Transition out of Secondary School: An Investigation of How Social Capital and Social Goals Affect Educational Pathways
Perceptions of opportunity and the costs and benefits associated with pursuing higher education have been investigated by social scientists though not tied to an understanding of how students and their families navigate the educational system. Research has focused on the point of transition and …