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Technology Enhanced Learning in higher education; motivations, engagement and academic achievement
Comput. Educ., 2019 Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) has become a common feature of Higher Education. However, research has been hindered by a lack of differentiation between usage and engagement and not recognising the heterogeneity of TEL applications. The current study
Thomas J. Dunn, Mark Kennedy
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Examining Training Motivations Among Public Health Workers [PDF]
, 2019 CONTEXT: As public health needs and priorities evolve, maintaining a trained public health workforce is critical to the success of public health efforts. Researchers have examined training needs in various contexts and subpopulations, but a nationally
Apathy, Nate C., Yeager, Valerie A.
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What Motivates Youth Civic Involvement? [PDF]
Though the topic of youth civic involvement is increasingly popular in social science research, the question of why some youth are civically involved while others are not is not yet well understood.
Jahromi, Parissa L.
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Personality predictors of levels of forgiveness two and a half years after the transgression [PDF]
, 2008 The aim of the present study was to explore whether the domains and facets of the five-factor model of personality predicted motivational states for avoidance and revenge following a transgression at a second temporal point distant from the original ...
Alex M. Wood +21 more
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Theoria, 2009 Abstract This chapter develops a scheme for the explanation of rational action. It start from a scheme that may be attributed to Thomas Nagel in The Possibility of Altruism, and develop it step by step to arrive at a sharper and more accurate scheme. The development includes a progressive refinement of the notion of motivation.
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Citizen Science: Theory and Practice, 2019 Outdoor adventure education (OAE) organizations teach interpersonal and wilderness skills in outdoor settings and often include an explicit commitment to environmental learning. Because OAE organizations typically engage young adults in wilderness areas,
Anya Tyson
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The impact of immigrant entrepreneurs’ social capital related motivations [PDF]
New England Journal of Entrepreneurship, 2015 The immigrant entrepreneurship literature indicates that immigrant entrepreneurs reap numerous benefits from their co-ethnic communities’ social capital.
Claudia Gomez +4 more
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Cross-cultural variations in motives and barriers for organic food consumption: a narrative review
Frontiers in Sustainable Food SystemsCurrent dietary practices significantly contribute to environmental degradation, with organic food consumption emerging as a viable alternative for promoting sustainability.
Souzan Zidan +4 more
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Motivations and future aspirations of dental interns: A cross-sectional study
SRM Journal of Research in Dental Sciences, 2013 Background: Career choice is one of the most important and critical decisions in a student′s life. Educators and admission committees are also interested in researching the factors that affect a student′s decision to opt for dentistry.
Suruchi Aditya
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Understanding the Motivations of Freedom Summer Freedom School Teachers [PDF]
, 2015 Significant movements require serious motivations from those involved. During the Civil Rights Movement, those involved in Freedom Summer of 1964 risked their lives and comfort to advance the Movement.
Selle, Courtney
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