February 2011

Gender, marital status and religious affiliation as factors of assertiveness among Nigerian education majors

  Using an ex-post factor survey research design, the present study examined the influence of gender, marital status and religious affiliation on assertiveness of education majors. For the purpose of the study, 367 education majors were randomly selected from two institutions. This was made up of 96 (26.2%) males and 271(73.8%) females; 165 (45%) married, 191 (52%) singles and 11 (3%) widowed....

Author(s):   A. A. Arigbabu, S. E. Oladipo and M. A. Owolabi-Gabriel    

February 2011

The effectiveness of solution-focused brief therapy on increasing social adjustment of female students residing in Tehran university dormitories

  The objective of this study is to compare the effectiveness of solution-focused brief therapy on increasing social competence of female students residing in Tehran university dormitories. The statistical population of this study consists of female students residing in Tehran public university dormitories during the 2008 to 2009 academic years. The studied sample includes 30 participants, randomly placed in an...

Author(s):   S. Saffarpoor, K. Farahbakhsh, A. Shafiabadi and H. Pashasharifi        

February 2011

Motivation and student’s behavior: A tertiary level study

  Student motivation is an important focus of research in Education. The research in the area has primarily focused on student motivation and academic achievement. There are no significant studies looking at the relationship of motivation with student behavior at tertiary level. This article draws on social exchange theory to examine the connection between motivation and student behavior as a learning outcome....

Author(s):   Zulfiqar Ali, Ijaz Ahmad Tatlah and Muhammad Saeed