This study compared the attendance records of students against their test score averages for students at four institutions across multiple sections of several different courses over a fourteen year period (N = 1617). Results indicated that attendance significantly influences test score averages for students across sections and institutions (R 2 = .181). Other results indicated that the same rel...

The successful reintroduction of juvenile offenders from correctional facilities into the communities in which they live is fraught with challenges. It is, however, an essential process in which schools play a key role in ensuring the offender’s chances for success and the classroom’s status as a safe environment of learning. In fact, the transition that a juvenile offender makes from secure co...

This study adopted two key variables of the technology acceptance model, thus perceived usefulness, self-efficacy, and (gratification) variable uses gratification theory to understand how three predict students’ behavioral intentions towards use mobile learning devices (MLDs). The sample was drawn from 447 selected participants four private universities in Gaborone, Botswana. researcher analyze...

Employee turnover is one of the issues faced in most organizational throughout world. It has positioned organisation a critical situation especially for sustainability and competitiveness. trend greatly increased current working environment including government sector, banking manufacturing sector service sector. In Malaysia, rate started to increase early 1991 due high demand more opportunitie...

digital libraries have become an inevitable part of higher education and research institutions. though the exorbitant costs are spent on access and utilization of them, research findings indicates potential users may still be ignoring them. this study assesses influencing factors on acceptance and intention of academic staff of agricultural higher education and research institutions in using of...

The Deterrent Effects of Prison: Evidence from a Natural Experiment* In this paper we test for the theory of deterrence. We exploit the natural experiment provided by the Collective Clemency Bill passed by the Italian Parliament in July 2006. As a consequence of the provisions of the bill, expected punishment to former inmates recommitting a crime can be considered as good as randomly assigned....