The adaptation and validation of the CEQ and the R-SPQ-2F to the Japanese tertiary environment

British Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 549-563

  Fryer, Luke K ^a,b   Ginns, Paul ^a   Walker, Richard A ^a   Nakao, Kaori ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b KYUSHU SANGYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; HUMAN; JAPAN; LEARNING; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; RESEARCH; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS; STUDENT; TEACHING; TRANSLATING (LANGUAGE); UNIVERSITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; HUMANS; JAPAN; LEARNING; MALE; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STUDENTS; TEACHING; TRANSLATING; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866939090     PISSN: 00070998     EISSN: 20448279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8279.2011.02045.x     Document Type: Article

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