This study deals with intergenerational differences in the
industrial environment. Rapid changes in our social and technological
society suggest the characteristics of dogmatism and trust as possible
indicators of differences between practicing professionals and upper
division university students.
Each subject's reaction to change was measured through administration
of Rokeach's Dogmatism...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships
between fashion innovativeness, fashion opinion leadership, attitudes
toward change and socioeconomic level; and to identify the characteristics
of fashion innovators and fashion opinion leaders among Korean
college women living in a transitional society.
Measures selected for this study consisted of...
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The emergence of modularized curriculum in community college career and technical education (CTE) programs has received substantial attention over the last decade, with researchers suggesting that this type of curriculum redesign may assist with student retention and success. The purpose of this study was to describe advisory committee member involvement...
This study contributes to our understanding of positive adult development by examining resilience processes in adulthood. Resilience is often considered to be an individual-level trait. However, the child development literature has consistently shown that support from parents and caring others is a critical component of resilience. Less is known about...
Stressful events of both major and minor magnitude in
the lives of children and adolescents are significantly
related to emotional and behavioral problems (Compas, 1987a;
Johnson, 1986). It is also apparent, however, that this
relationship is complicated and that individuals vary greatly
in their responses to stress. The purpose of...
There is a wealth of research on issues surrounding teacher burnout and school reform. The literature on burnout, however, does not provide information on system-based burnout prevention models. Comprehensive reform, although intended to improve schools as a whole, does not look at reform models developed as sources of teacher support....