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Research paper thumbnail of Idiocentrism-allocentrism and academics’ self-efficacy for research in Beijing universities

Purpose -This article aims to explore how self-efficacy is related to academic research activitie... more Purpose -This article aims to explore how self-efficacy is related to academic research activities and how intra-culturally relevant factors may play a role in self-efficacy in the context of higher education in Beijing. In particular, relationships of self-efficacy for research with research productivity and idiocentrism-allocentrism are to be examined. Design/methodology/approach -A survey was administered to academics in ten randomly selected universities in Beijing and generated 296 valid questionnaires. Data were analysed using factor analysis and multiple regression. Findings -Gender and discipline are identified as predictors of self-efficacy. Specifically, female academics reported lower levels of self-efficacy for research than males. Academics in the social sciences reported lower levels of self-efficacy for research than those in the natural sciences. Moreover, relationships are also found between self-efficacy for research and idiocentrism-allocentrism. Originality/value -The study makes an extensive investigation of self-efficacy theory, originally developed in Western contexts, in an Eastern culture and provides evidence that intra-cultural and demographic factors play substantial roles in research self-efficacy.

Research paper thumbnail of Prosocial reasoning and empathy in gifted children

Research paper thumbnail of Phoneme, grapheme, onset-rime and word analysis in Braille with young children.

Two groups of sighted pre-school children were taught to name six braille letters: one group rece... more Two groups of sighted pre-school children were taught to name six braille letters: one group received phoneme instruction and the other grapheme instruction. Ten boys and ten girls (average age 4:5 years) participated. There was a statistically significant advantage for the phoneme group (Experiment 1). In a repeatedmeasures design, 16 sighted primary-school children (8 boys and 8 girls), with an average age of 10:9 years, were first taught to name 10 braille letters as phonemes, and another 10 braille letters as graphemes (Experiment 2). Then the same children were taught to name 10 braille words as onset-rime and another 10 braille words as whole words (Experiment 3). There was a statistically significant advantage for both phoneme instruction and onset-rime instruction.

Research paper thumbnail of The important role of optimism in a motivational investigation of the education of gifted adolescents

Research paper thumbnail of The optimal context for gifted students: A preliminary exploration of motivational and affective considerations

This study was designed to verify the efficacy ofa conceptual model intended to be used to examui... more This study was designed to verify the efficacy ofa conceptual model intended to be used to examuine the relative effectiveness of a variety of educational interventions in terms of the self-reported satisfaction of gifted students' effective and motivational needs. The participants in this stage ofthe study were 540 Year 7 students comprising 402 gifted students grouped in selective high schools, 76 gifted students grouped in accelerated cohorts, and a niuxed ability group of 62 students. The preliminary analysis of selfreports fromn the total population of students who participated in the first stage of this study, including principal components analysis and multiple regression analyses. supports the social-constructivist conceptual framework proposed. The hypothesized positive correlation between the Quality of School Life variables and Intrinsic Motivation was confirmed. The positive correlations between the Anxiety and Tedium. variables and the corresponding negative correlation with Quality of School Life variables lent support for the theoretical rationale underpinning the inclusion of measures ofboredom.

Research paper thumbnail of How do we know if we have achieved the 'optimal match' for gifted students?

Research paper thumbnail of The teacher as facilitator for independent learning

Research paper thumbnail of Understanding the gifted and learning disabled

Research paper thumbnail of The tyranny of chronological age

Research paper thumbnail of Silverman: A new perspective of giftedness

Conference or Symposium Papers by Katherine Hoekman

Research paper thumbnail of Interpersonal intelligence in gifted children

Research paper thumbnail of A pilot study of high ability middle school girls’ perceptions of challenge: Implications for scaffolding self-directed learning

Research paper thumbnail of The bridge to self-determination: Gifted students, motivation and middle school

Research paper thumbnail of Motivational and affective considerations for middle school students: Practical implications for educators

Research paper thumbnail of Further exploration of the mediating influences and relationships between motivational and affective variables among gifted adolescents

Research paper thumbnail of ‘Being in the Zone’: An Exploration of the Relationships Between Motivational Variables and Coping Resources Among Gifted Adolescents

Research paper thumbnail of Religious orientation and locus of control in an Australian Open Enrolment Christian School

Papers by Katherine Hoekman

Research paper thumbnail of Phoneme, grapheme, onsetrime and word analysis in braille with young children

British Journal of Visual Impairment, 2006

... braille words as onset-rimes and whole words, with better performance in the ... show empiric... more ... braille words as onset-rimes and whole words, with better performance in the ... show empirical evidence for grapheme-phoneme correspondence and onset-rime reading as important ... Method Participants The 20 sighted pre-school children were randomly selected from two pre ...

Research paper thumbnail of The optimal context for gifted students : an exploration of motivational and affective variables

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Organizational communication and occupational stress in Australian Catholic primary schools Purpo... more Organizational communication and occupational stress in Australian Catholic primary schools Purpose: This paper reports two related studies of relationships between organizational communication and occupational stress of staff members in Catholic primary schools. Design/methodology/approach: Data from both studies were obtained using survey questionnaires. Participants were staff members of Catholic diocesan primary schools in New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory and Queensland, Australia. Research hypotheses were tested using correlation and multiple regression analyses. Findings: Ten organizational communication factors and four occupational stress domains were identified. Several organizational communication variables were found to be predictors of occupational stress in four identified domains. Practical implications: The findings provide implications for school administrators in relation to staff member access to formal communication channels, openness and approachabil...

Research paper thumbnail of Idiocentrism-allocentrism and academics’ self-efficacy for research in Beijing universities

Purpose -This article aims to explore how self-efficacy is related to academic research activitie... more Purpose -This article aims to explore how self-efficacy is related to academic research activities and how intra-culturally relevant factors may play a role in self-efficacy in the context of higher education in Beijing. In particular, relationships of self-efficacy for research with research productivity and idiocentrism-allocentrism are to be examined. Design/methodology/approach -A survey was administered to academics in ten randomly selected universities in Beijing and generated 296 valid questionnaires. Data were analysed using factor analysis and multiple regression. Findings -Gender and discipline are identified as predictors of self-efficacy. Specifically, female academics reported lower levels of self-efficacy for research than males. Academics in the social sciences reported lower levels of self-efficacy for research than those in the natural sciences. Moreover, relationships are also found between self-efficacy for research and idiocentrism-allocentrism. Originality/value -The study makes an extensive investigation of self-efficacy theory, originally developed in Western contexts, in an Eastern culture and provides evidence that intra-cultural and demographic factors play substantial roles in research self-efficacy.

Research paper thumbnail of Prosocial reasoning and empathy in gifted children

Research paper thumbnail of Phoneme, grapheme, onset-rime and word analysis in Braille with young children.

Two groups of sighted pre-school children were taught to name six braille letters: one group rece... more Two groups of sighted pre-school children were taught to name six braille letters: one group received phoneme instruction and the other grapheme instruction. Ten boys and ten girls (average age 4:5 years) participated. There was a statistically significant advantage for the phoneme group (Experiment 1). In a repeatedmeasures design, 16 sighted primary-school children (8 boys and 8 girls), with an average age of 10:9 years, were first taught to name 10 braille letters as phonemes, and another 10 braille letters as graphemes (Experiment 2). Then the same children were taught to name 10 braille words as onset-rime and another 10 braille words as whole words (Experiment 3). There was a statistically significant advantage for both phoneme instruction and onset-rime instruction.

Research paper thumbnail of The important role of optimism in a motivational investigation of the education of gifted adolescents

Research paper thumbnail of The optimal context for gifted students: A preliminary exploration of motivational and affective considerations

This study was designed to verify the efficacy ofa conceptual model intended to be used to examui... more This study was designed to verify the efficacy ofa conceptual model intended to be used to examuine the relative effectiveness of a variety of educational interventions in terms of the self-reported satisfaction of gifted students' effective and motivational needs. The participants in this stage ofthe study were 540 Year 7 students comprising 402 gifted students grouped in selective high schools, 76 gifted students grouped in accelerated cohorts, and a niuxed ability group of 62 students. The preliminary analysis of selfreports fromn the total population of students who participated in the first stage of this study, including principal components analysis and multiple regression analyses. supports the social-constructivist conceptual framework proposed. The hypothesized positive correlation between the Quality of School Life variables and Intrinsic Motivation was confirmed. The positive correlations between the Anxiety and Tedium. variables and the corresponding negative correlation with Quality of School Life variables lent support for the theoretical rationale underpinning the inclusion of measures ofboredom.

Research paper thumbnail of How do we know if we have achieved the 'optimal match' for gifted students?

Research paper thumbnail of The teacher as facilitator for independent learning

Research paper thumbnail of Understanding the gifted and learning disabled

Research paper thumbnail of The tyranny of chronological age

Research paper thumbnail of Silverman: A new perspective of giftedness

Research paper thumbnail of Phoneme, grapheme, onsetrime and word analysis in braille with young children

British Journal of Visual Impairment, 2006

... braille words as onset-rimes and whole words, with better performance in the ... show empiric... more ... braille words as onset-rimes and whole words, with better performance in the ... show empirical evidence for grapheme-phoneme correspondence and onset-rime reading as important ... Method Participants The 20 sighted pre-school children were randomly selected from two pre ...

Research paper thumbnail of The optimal context for gifted students : an exploration of motivational and affective variables

Research paper thumbnail of Publication Details

Organizational communication and occupational stress in Australian Catholic primary schools Purpo... more Organizational communication and occupational stress in Australian Catholic primary schools Purpose: This paper reports two related studies of relationships between organizational communication and occupational stress of staff members in Catholic primary schools. Design/methodology/approach: Data from both studies were obtained using survey questionnaires. Participants were staff members of Catholic diocesan primary schools in New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory and Queensland, Australia. Research hypotheses were tested using correlation and multiple regression analyses. Findings: Ten organizational communication factors and four occupational stress domains were identified. Several organizational communication variables were found to be predictors of occupational stress in four identified domains. Practical implications: The findings provide implications for school administrators in relation to staff member access to formal communication channels, openness and approachabil...

Research paper thumbnail of Prosocial Reasoning and Empathy in Gifted Children

Australasian journal of gifted education, 2007

In order to better understand the possible contribution of empathy to moral reasoning in gifted c... more In order to better understand the possible contribution of empathy to moral reasoning in gifted children, gifted primary students and a control group of students not identified as gifted were compared. The Prosocial Reasoning Objective Measure and The Interpersonal Reactivity Index questionnaires were administered to 176 gifted students and 128 students not identified as gifted, aged between 9 and 12 years. Logistic regression analysis confirmed that ability predicted the highest level of prosocial reasoning, and the means indicated that gifted students tended to use a higher level of prosocial reasoning than their age peers. Hierarchical regression analysis confirmed that ability predicted affective empathy, and the means demonstrated that gifted students had higher levels of affective empathy than their age peers. Correlation analysis between The Prosocial Reasoning Objective Measure and the Interpersonal Reactivity Index indicated small but significant correlations between some t...

Research paper thumbnail of Handbook of Gifted Education

Gifted and Talented International, 2005

Research paper thumbnail of Optimal Development

Encyclopedia of Giftedness, Creativity, and Talent

Research paper thumbnail of The Important Role of Optimism in a Motivational Investigation of the Education of Gifted Adolescents

Gifted Child Quarterly, 2005

Intellectually gifted 7th-grade students were surveyed approximately halfway through their 1st ye... more Intellectually gifted 7th-grade students were surveyed approximately halfway through their 1st year of high school in order to investigate relationships between motivational and affective variables, commitment to schoolwork, and satisfaction with school. The results of the confirmatory factor analyses and structural equation modeling suggest that relationships of mediating variables such as optimism, strain on coping resources, extrinsic motivation, and intrinsic motivation with satisfaction with school and commitment to schoolwork should be considered in the context of the motivational needs of gifted students.

Research paper thumbnail of The Optimal Context for Gifted Students: A Preliminary Exploration of Motivational and Affective Considerations

Gifted Child Quarterly, 1999

This study was designed to verify the efficacy ofa conceptual model intended to be used to examui... more This study was designed to verify the efficacy ofa conceptual model intended to be used to examuine the relative effectiveness of a variety of educational interventions in terms of the self-reported satisfaction of gifted students' effective and motivational needs. The participants in this stage ofthe study were 540 Year 7 students comprising 402 gifted students grouped in selective high schools, 76 gifted students grouped in accelerated cohorts, and a niuxed ability group of 62 students. The preliminary analysis of selfreports fromn the total population of students who participated in the first stage of this study, including principal components analysis and multiple regression analyses. supports the social-constructivist conceptual framework proposed. The hypothesized positive correlation between the Quality of School Life variables and Intrinsic Motivation was confirmed. The positive correlations between the Anxiety and Tedium. variables and the corresponding negative correlation with Quality of School Life variables lent support for the theoretical rationale underpinning the inclusion of measures ofboredom.

Research paper thumbnail of Religious orientation and locus of control in an Australian Open Enrolment Christian School

A paper presented at the …, 2000

... Conclusions. The open enrolment Christian school that provided the context of this study exis... more ... Conclusions. The open enrolment Christian school that provided the context of this study exists primarily to provide an education embedded in Christian values. ... Locus of control in personality. New Jersey: General Learning Press. Purdie, N., & Hattie, J. (1995). ...

Research paper thumbnail of Organizational communication and occupational stress in Australian Catholic primary schools

Journal of Educational Administration, 2013

Purpose – This paper reports two related studies of relationships between organizational communic... more Purpose – This paper reports two related studies of relationships between organizational communication and occupational stress of staff members in Catholic primary schools. Design/methodology/approach – Data from both studies were obtained using survey questionnaires. Participants were staff members of Catholic diocesan primary schools in New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory and Queensland, Australia. Research hypotheses were tested using correlation and multiple regression analyses. Findings – Ten organizational communication factors and four occupational stress domains were identified. Several organizational communication variables were found to be predictors of occupational stress in four identified domains. Practical implications – The findings provide implications for school administrators in relation to staff member access to formal communication channels, openness and approachability of principals, and support giving between school administration and staff, as well a...

Research paper thumbnail of Idiocentrism‐allocentrism and academics' self‐efficacy for research in Beijing universities

International Journal of Educational Management, 2008

PurposeThis article aims to explore how self‐efficacy is related to academic research activities ... more PurposeThis article aims to explore how self‐efficacy is related to academic research activities and how intra‐culturally relevant factors may play a role in self‐efficacy in the context of higher education in Beijing. In particular, relationships of self‐efficacy for research with research productivity and idiocentrism‐allocentrism are to be examined.Design/methodology/approachA survey was administered to academics in ten randomly selected universities in Beijing and generated 296 valid questionnaires. Data were analysed using factor analysis and multiple regression.FindingsGender and discipline are identified as predictors of self‐efficacy. Specifically, female academics reported lower levels of self‐efficacy for research than males. Academics in the social sciences reported lower levels of self‐efficacy for research than those in the natural sciences. Moreover, relationships are also found between self‐efficacy for research and idiocentrism‐allocentrism.Originality/valueThe study...