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Showing 1 to 20 of 146 for “"Role-model"”.
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Are You My Role Model? How Role Model Similarity Affects Motivation
… of this study was to examine how to best utilize role models for motivation. In an expansion of Lockwood, Jordan, and Kunda's (2002) study, I tested the effects of regulatory goal focus (RGF) congruence on motivation, and of participant and role model demographic similarity. Based on …
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Bob Johnson: Coach, Leader, Role Model, Community Servant
… findings also fit into the Leadership Challenge Model (Kouzes & Posner, 1997), which consists of challenging the process, inspiring a shared vision, enabling others to act, modeling the way, and encouraging the heart.</p> <p>As there is no published research on Coach Johnson, this study is …
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The Impact of Role Model Similarity on Women's Leadership Outcomes
Role models can serve as a means to counteract the prevalent 'Think Leader, Think Male' stereotype. This study was designed to assess the impact of role model similarity on women's leadership self-efficacy, task performance and future leadership behavior, using two conceptualizations of similarity …
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Learning and teaching in the context of clinical practice: the midwife as role model.
… explain the meaning and process of learning the role of the midwife from midwives in the clinical setting. To achieve the depth and detail required in the absence of literature on this topic, the grounded theory approach was adopted. The sample consisted of twenty student midwives and seventeen …
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Does a Positive Male Role Model Affect the Achievement of Adolescent African-American Males? A Case Study
<p>African-American males are at risk. A continuous cycle of low academic achievement, low academic attainment, and high incarceration rates threaten to end the lives of many of these young men one way or another. There are many challenges faced by African-American men that have caused economic …
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The Relationships of Gender, Ethnicity, Past Performance, Pedagogy, and Access to a Role Model/mentor With College Student Attitudes Toward Science
The results of this study add to the literature regarding attitudes toward science in freshmen students at a large midwestern university. Additional discussion and research is warranted. Specific recommendations for practice and future research are included in the document.
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The envisaged reformation of interim measures of protection under the UNCITRAL Model Law - can the new German Code of Civil Procedure serve as a role model?
… on December 11, 1985, UNCITRAL created the Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration (MAL) to achieve uniform standards of arbitral procedure. These were regarded as necessary since international arbitration became increasingly important in order to solve the growing numbers of …
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The envisaged reformation of interim measures of protection under the UNCITRAL Model Law - can the new German Code of Civil Procedure serve as a role model?
… on December 11, 1985, UNCITRAL created the Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration (MAL) to achieve uniform standards of arbitral procedure. These were regarded as necessary since international arbitration became increasingly important in order to solve the growing numbers of …
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Perceived sources and types of social support and academic success among male nursing, social work, and occupational therapy students
… social support of family, peers, faculty, and role model/mentors, and academic success among male nursing, social work, and occupational therapy students. The results found that there was a significant positive correlation between family support and GPA among the three academic programs. …
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Comparing the impacts of mentors vs. role models across domains: A meta-analysis
<p>Much research has been done on mentors and role models, yet there has been little consensus on whether the two are equally effective and effective across different contexts. This project was a meta-analysis examining the effect of mentors and role models on behavioral and/or cognitive outcomes …
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THE HUMAN FACTORS WHICH ACTED AS A DRIVING FORCE FOR INSPIRING IMPOVERISHED, RURAL STUDENTS TO SUCCESSFULLY PURSUE POST-SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY
… were able to find the motivation from an adult-role model to pursue post-secondary academic opportunity. This study used an open-ended questionnaire to elicit responses from four recent high school graduates who are currently enrolled in a post-secondary academic institution. The questionnaire …
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Images for the bride: the Chastelaine de Vergi fresco cycle in the Palazzo Davanzati in Florence
… The story does not provide a strong positive role model for the intended viewer, the bride. The Chastelaine is not married, and she is involved in a secret love affair. However, she is better guided than the Duchess. Therefore, the artist had to utilize contrapposto, or to situate opposites, …
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Mentors, role models, and differences in self-efficacy and motivation among construction management students
… motivation, and the presence of mentors and role models have value as predictors of career choice and student success. To understand these constructs within the domain of construction education, a quantitative survey was administered to students enrolled in construction management courses (n …
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Boys will always be boys? The impacts of gender-based Affirmative Action and Role Models on competitiveness in the lab
… structures (gender-based Affirmative Action and Role Models) mitigate the gender differences in competitiveness. Although Affirmative Action has been explored in the literature, the longer-term implications of the preferential treatment creating role model representation have not been examined. …
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Role models and racial identity for African American males at historically black and predominantly white colleges and universities
The current study investigated role model selection and racial identity for 104 African American male college students attending historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs)and predominantly White institutions (PWIs). Participants completed a demographic questionnaire, a role model measure, …
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Role Models' Influence On Smoking Reduction
… on social influence has indicated that role models can motivate individuals to change their behaviors and strive for success in the domains of education, occupation, and health. Positive and negative role models have been shown as effective agents of social influence through different …
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Do role models matter?: exploring the correlates of motivational and imitative role modeling by professionals
… at precisely conceptualizing and measuring role modeling, and exploring the correlates, direct benefits, and career outcomes of role modeling for professionals. As such these results begin to address the question of whether more successful people engage in role modeling differently than less …
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Impact of a physical education teacher’s age on elementary, middle school, and high school students’ perceptions of effectivenss and learning
… more likeable, competent, and a better role model than did the students who viewed the MAL, potentially supporting either a sociological or psychological/developmental explanation for how and why students of different ages respond to and learn from differently aged physical education …
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"Dream. Drive. Do.: becoming that ""someone like me"""
… to produce an evocative story about becoming a role model. Applying the theoretical lens of cultural capital, broader implications are made about identity development, race, disability and discrimination. A fusion between social science and screenplay yields a compelling story where the effects …
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Education and health care in developing countries
… to education. I randomly assigned schools to the role model intervention, the statistics intervention, or a combination of both. I find that providing statistics reduced the large gap between perceived returns and the statistics provided. As a result, it improved average test scores and student …
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