National Standards: A secondary analysis of the NZCER 2010 Primary and Intermediate Schools National Survey

Mapping Intimacies ◽

10.26686/wgtn.17014046 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

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Jess Mazengarb

Keyword(s):

National Survey ◽

Secondary Analysis ◽

Teaching Experience ◽

National Standards ◽

Parent Questionnaire ◽

Intermediate Schools ◽

Parent Attitude ◽

Exploratory Investigation ◽

Attitude Variable ◽

Education Stakeholders

<p>This thesis describes a secondary analysis of the NZCER 2010 Primary and Intermediate Schools National Survey. The aim of this project was to conduct an exploratory investigation into the attitudes of education stakeholders toward National Standards. Open response data from the NZCER 2010 Primary and Intermediate Schools National Survey principal, teacher, trustee, and parent questionnaires was coded in two different ways. First, a thematic framework was developed and the open responses were coded against the themes. The open responses were then recoded as a binary attitude variable, according to whether they were considered to convey a negative or positive attitude toward the standards. Logistic regression and Fisher’s exact tests were used to determine statistically significant relationships between the binary attitude variable and other elements of the survey data, in the interests of finding predictors for attitude to the National Standards. These analyses were carried out with a selection of items from each of the principal, teacher, and trustee questionnaires; and with all of the items from the parent questionnaire. For teachers and principals (and to a lesser extent, trustees), findings from the thematic analysis of open responses largely reflected concerns about the standards being voiced by sector groups and academics around the time the survey was undertaken. Results from the statistical analysis of the binary attitude variable indicated that principal and teacher attitudes were associated with teaching experience and career plans. General findings from the analysis of parent responses included a suggestion that parents may lack knowledge and understanding of the National Standards, and may be expecting the standards to deliver something they are not designed for. Patterns in parent responses also indicated that attitudes to the National Standards might be related to wider perceptions of the purpose of education, and the various roles of education stakeholders. A similar pattern emerged in analysis of trustee responses. More specific findings related to parent attitude included associations with student year level, and with school reporting practice.</p>

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National Standards: A secondary analysis of the NZCER 2010 Primary and Intermediate Schools National Survey

10.26686/wgtn.17014046.v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

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Jess Mazengarb

Keyword(s):

National Survey ◽

Secondary Analysis ◽

Teaching Experience ◽

National Standards ◽

Parent Questionnaire ◽

Intermediate Schools ◽

Parent Attitude ◽

Exploratory Investigation ◽

Attitude Variable ◽

Education Stakeholders

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Mental health social work in multidisciplinary community teams: An analysis of a national service user survey

Journal of Social Work ◽

10.1177/1468017319860663 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

pp. 3-25 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Jennifer Boland ◽

Michele Abendstern ◽

Mark Wilberforce ◽

Rosa Pitts ◽

Jane Hughes ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Social Work ◽

Social Workers ◽

National Survey ◽

Secondary Analysis ◽

Secondary Data ◽

Health Staff ◽

Service Users ◽

Limited Evidence ◽

Mental Health Staff

Summary The article addresses the continued lack of clarity about the role of the mental health social worker within community mental health teams for working age adults and particularly the limited evidence regarding this from the perspective of service users. It compares findings from the literature, found to originate from a predominantly professional viewpoint, with secondary analysis of a national survey of service users to assess their views. Findings Three particular aspects of mental health social workers’ role identified in the literature were, to some extent, also located within the national survey and can be summarised as: approaches to practice, nature of involvement, and scope of support. The presence of these features was largely not substantiated by the survey results, with few differences evident between service users’ experiences of mental health social workers compared with other mental health staff. When nurses and social workers were compared, results were either the same for both professions or favoured nurses. The findings point both to the difficulty of articulating the social work contribution and to the limitations of the secondary data. Application The findings are a useful benchmark, highlighting the limited evidence base and the need for further research to improve both the understanding of the mental health social work role and how it is experienced by service users. The profession is keen to emphasise its specific contribution. Research evidence is required to underscore this and to ensure that the role is not subsumed within generic practice.

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Prepared for PrEP: preferences for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis among Chinese men who have sex with men in an online national survey

BMC Infectious Diseases ◽

10.1186/s12879-019-4692-x ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 19 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Wenting Huang ◽

Dan Wu ◽

Jason J. Ong ◽

M. Kumi Smith ◽

Fan Yang ◽

...

Keyword(s):

National Survey ◽

Secondary Analysis ◽

Chinese Men ◽

Sex With Men ◽

Partner Types ◽

Long Acting ◽

Negotiated Safety ◽

Exposure Prophylaxis ◽

Larger Sample ◽

Oral Prep

Abstract Background Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is not widely available in China. Previous studies reported low awareness and inconclusive findings on the acceptability of PrEP among Chinese men who have sex with men (MSM). Methods We conducted a secondary analysis of an online national survey comparing preferences for oral and long-acting injectable PrEP among MSM and identifying correlates of preferences. The study did not collect detailed information about partner types that may influence negotiated safety and PrEP uptake. Results Nine-hundred and seventy-nine men from the larger sample of 1045 men responded to the PrEP survey questions. Most men (81.9%) had never heard of PrEP, but reported interest in using PrEP. More participants chose injectable PrEP (36.3%) as their preferred formulation than oral PrEP (24.6%). Men who had at least two HIV tests (adjusted OR = 1.36, 95%CI 1.04, 1.78) more commonly preferred injectable PrEP. Conclusion Our findings may help inform PrEP messaging in areas where PrEP has yet to be scaled up.

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Competitive Orientations among Intercollegiate Athletes: Is Winning the Only Thing?

The Sport Psychologist ◽

10.1123/tsp.2.3.212 ◽

1988 ◽

Vol 2 (3) ◽

pp. 212-221 ◽

Cited By ~ 42

Author(s):

Diane L. Gill ◽

David A. Dzewaltowski

Keyword(s):

Goal Orientation ◽

Secondary Analysis ◽

Work And Family ◽

Division I ◽

Well Performance ◽

Achievement Orientation ◽

Intercollegiate Athletes ◽

Exploratory Investigation ◽

Athletic Teams ◽

Main Effects

In this exploratory investigation of competitive orientations, intercollegiate athletes from a highly competitive Division I program and nonathletes from the same university completed Gill’s Sport Orientation Questionnaire (SOQ) which assesses competitiveness, win and goal orientation; Vealey’s Competitive Orientation Inventory (COI) which assesses the relative importance of performing well (performance) and winning (outcome) in competitive sports; and Helmreich and Spence’s Work and Family Orientation Questionnaire (WOFO), a general achievement orientation measure. A Gender × Athlete/Nonathlete MANOVA yielded both gender and athlete/nonathlete main effects and no interaction. The gender difference was most evident for competitiveness scores, with males scoring higher than females on competitiveness and win orientation. Athletes scored higher than nonathletes on most measures, but especially so on the sport-specific competitiveness score. Athletes also placed more emphasis on performance and less on outcome than nonathletes did. A secondary analysis compared the eight athletic teams and revealed considerable variation among teams. Generally the team differences were not gender differences but seemed to reflect the competitive structure of the activity.

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Secondary analysis of national survey datasets

Japan Journal of Nursing Science ◽

10.1111/j.1742-7924.2012.00213.x ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

pp. 130-135 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Sunjoo BOO ◽

Erika Sivarajan FROELICHER

Keyword(s):

National Survey ◽

Secondary Analysis

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Health-Related Fitness and Physical Education Teachers’ Content Knowledge

Journal of Teaching in Physical Education ◽

10.1123/jtpe.26.1.3 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 26 (1) ◽

pp. 3-19 ◽

Cited By ~ 36

Author(s):

Darla Castelli ◽

Lori Williams

Keyword(s):

South Carolina ◽

Physical Education ◽

Teacher Development ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Teaching Experience ◽

National Standards ◽

Physical Education Teachers ◽

Education Assessment ◽

Health Related ◽

Health Related Fitness

This study examined what teachers know about health-related fitness (HRF) and how confident they are in their knowledge. Seventy-three middle school physical education teachers completed a 3-part cognitive HRF test and a self-efficacy questionnaire that required responses to statements about how confident they were in passing a HRF knowledge test. Results indicated that teachers were very confident in their knowledge of HRF; however, their actual HRF test scores did not meet the standard of achievement expected of a ninth-grade student as assessed by the South Carolina Physical Education Assessment Program. Further investigation of the influence of teacher characteristics related to HRF knowledge revealed that age and years of teaching experience significantly related to self-efficacy but not to HRF knowledge. This study implies that targeted teacher development is a necessary part of attaining and maintaining HRF knowledge required to teach to state and national standards.

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Alignment of Classroom Instruction with Indonesian National Standards

Indonesian Research Journal in Education |IRJE| ◽

10.22437/irje.v3i1.5611 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 6-28

Author(s):

RUMTINI SUWARNO ◽

EARL VANCE RANDALL ◽

JULIE M HITE

Keyword(s):

Classroom Instruction ◽

National Curriculum ◽

Teaching Experience ◽

Teacher Characteristics ◽

National Standards ◽

Curriculum Standards ◽

Multilevel Regression ◽

Test Items ◽

Junior Secondary School ◽

And Mathematics

This study examines the degree of alignment between classroom instruction and national curriculum standards. This alignment may vary as a function of teacher characteristics. Using self-reports from teachers about their experiences teaching the national curriculum standards, the study explores the extent to which classroom instruction aligns with Indonesian national standards in the following nationally-assessed subjects: Indonesian, English, science, and mathematics. A mixed multilevel regression analyses was used to examine the relationships between alignments and teacher characteristics. The study involved 501 junior secondary school teachers from three western provinces in Indonesia (Lampung, Jakarta, and East Java). The findings showed that the majority of teachers taught 100% of the topics outlined in the national curriculum standards. However, a small number of teachers had taught less than 100% of the required topics. In fact, some of them had only taught less than 70%. As the Indonesian educational system used standards-based national exams, skipping topics in classroom instruction may significantly affect student achievement because test items are developed based on the curriculum standards. In terms of the relationships of alignments with teacher characteristics such as gender, working status, college major, level of education, years of teaching experience and professional development, the findings suggested that these relationships varied. Theoretically, this research provides two contributions: (1) lacking research in the area of curriculum standards and classroom instruction as mediator of student competencies, the findings of this study make an important contribution to the current research of the standards-based education system; (2) predicting alignments as a function of teacher characteristics in this study contributes to the theoretical discussion of teacher characteristics and their possible effects on classroom instruction.

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Parenting Behaviors Associated with Past-Year Tranquilizer Use Among a National Sample of Adolescents: Results from the 2017 National Survey on Drug Use & Health

American Journal of Health Studies ◽

10.47779/ajhs.2019.41 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 34 (3) ◽

Author(s):

R. Andrew Yockey ◽

Keith A. King ◽

Rebecca A. Vidourek

Keyword(s):

Drug Use ◽

National Survey ◽

Secondary Analysis ◽

Parenting Behaviors ◽

National Sample ◽

Typically Developing ◽

Illicit Substance Use ◽

Health Trajectories ◽

Fair Poor ◽

The Relationship

Parenting behaviors have profound influence on typically developing adolescents’ health trajectories. Further research is warranted on the relationship between specific parenting behaviors and illicit substance use. The present study sought to examine past-year parenting behaviors and past-year tranquilizer use among a national sample of adolescents. A secondary analysis of 13,722 adolescents who participated in the 2017 National Survey on Drug Use and Health was conducted. Weighted univariate and multivariate analyses were used to identify relationships of parenting behaviors and past-year tranquilizer use. A total of 4.65% (n = 635) of adolescents reported past-year tranquilizer use. Significant predictors included age (14-15 years old OR: 1.91, p <.001; 16-years old OR: 3.39, p <.001), sex (Female, OR:1.28, p <.01), race (African-American, OR: 0.58, p <.001; Asian, OR: 0.32, p <.001), health status (Good/Fair/Poor, OR: 1.85, p <.001), not setting limits on television (OR: 1.24, p < .05), not telling your child that they are doing a good job (OR: 1.57, p <.01), and not making them do chores (OR: 1.41, p <.05). Recommendations (e.g., focus groups) for health professionals are included.

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Prepared for PrEP: Preferences for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis among Chinese men who have sex with men in an online national survey

10.21203/rs.2.11005/v3 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Wenting Huang ◽

Dan Wu ◽

Jason O. Ong ◽

M. Kumi Smith ◽

Fan Yang ◽

...

Keyword(s):

National Survey ◽

Secondary Analysis ◽

Chinese Men ◽

Sex With Men ◽

Partner Types ◽

Long Acting ◽

Negotiated Safety ◽

Exposure Prophylaxis ◽

Larger Sample ◽

Oral Prep

Abstract Background: Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is not widely available in China. Previous studies reported low awareness and inconclusive findings on the acceptability of PrEP among Chinese men who have sex with men (MSM). Methods: We conducted a secondary analysis of an online national survey comparing preferences for oral and long-acting injectable PrEP among MSM and identifying correlates of preferences. The study did not collect detailed information about partner types that may influence negotiated safety and PrEP uptake. Results: Nine-hundred and seventy-nine men from the larger sample of 1045 men responded to the PrEP survey questions. Most men (81.9%) had never heard of PrEP, but reported interest in using PrEP. More participants chose injectable PrEP (36.3%) as their preferred formulation than oral PrEP (24.6%). Men who had at least two HIV tests (adjusted OR = 1.36, 95%CI 1.04, 1.78) more commonly preferred injectable PrEP. Conclusion: Our findings may help inform PrEP messaging in areas where PrEP has yet to be scaled up.

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