Previous research shows inconsistent relationships between parent involvement and academic achievement and often asks why such inconsistencies occur. The research proposes a theoretical model that separates parent involvement into those practices linking parents to children and those practices linking parents to other adults in the school environment. The researcher hypothesizes that parent-chi...

The use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in education is one important competence that student teacher should develop in their academic studies. To be capable of using ICT in education, students should study both pedagogical and technical issues. In order to affect student teachers’ willingness to use ICT in education, more attention should be paid to their learning experiences...

BACKGROUND Medical practitioners' attitudes have a significant impact on quality of care for cancer pain patients. This study was conducted to determine if being given a lecture concerning cancer pain and its management could improve the attitudes of medical students. MATERIALS AND METHODS A comparative study was conducted in 126 fifth-year medical students. Each student completed a pretest c...

BACKGROUND In the education of professionals in psychiatry, one challenge is to provide clinical placements with opportunities for students to interact and have direct contact with patients. The aim of this study was to explore Swedish psychiatric patients' perspectives on student participation in their care. METHOD In a cross-sectional survey design, 655 adult psychiatric patients at a unive...

A number of instruments have been designed to probe the variety of attitudes, beliefs, expectations, and epistemological frames taught in our introductory physics courses. Using a newly developed instrument – the Colorado Learning Attitudes about Science Survey (CLASS)[1] – we examine the relationship between students’ beliefs about physics and other educational outcomes, such as conceptual lea...

Students do not enter college tabula rasa. They come with a variety of high school academic experiences, exposure to college information, and family socioeconomic and educational influences, all of which help shape expectations and attitudes of what it is like to be an enrolled college student. Research studies show that high school experiences, engagement, and academic achievement, as well as ...

Introduction. The number of Medical gratuates choosing careers in psychiatry is in decline. In order to determine whether this disinclination toward psychiatry occurs before versus during medical school, this study, surveyed medical students at the start of their freshman year and last year of Medical educations. Methods. 100 freshman medical students and 100 of interns from three medical sch...

INTRODUCTION Numerous countries have launched campaigns regarding sun protection in the last decades. AIM The aim of the present study was to assess an intervention program aimed at higher knowledge and healthier attitudes regarding sun protection. MATERIALS AND METHODS The sample consisted of 4,133 students aged 8-12 years from a single Greek province. RESULTS In most items, knowledge le...