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Cultural Competence: Its Influence on the Teaching and Learning of International Students by Nieto, Claudia, Zoller Booth, Margaret

“…This study investigates the influence of cultural competence on the teaching and learning process for instructors and students of higher education. It examines…”
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Young Adolescent Perceptions of School Climate and Self-Efficacy: The Intersectionality of Race and Gender by Booth, Margaret Zoller, Roberts, Audrey Conway, Gerard, Jean M, Gilfillan, Beth H

“…The researchers investigated adolescent perceptions of school climate and academic self-efficacy over time for a group of Grade 7 through Grade 9 students. We…”
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Family and school influences on adolescents' adjustment: The moderating role of youth hopefulness and aspirations for the future by Gerard, Jean M, Booth, Margaret Zoller

“…Abstract Using a school-based sample of 675 adolescents, this short-term longitudinal investigation examined the relationships among individual, family, and…”
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The Adolescent Self-System and Academic Achievement: Youth Predictors of College Enrollment by Roberts, Audrey Conway, Booth, Margaret Zoller, Creamer, Emily T

“…This study takes a social cognitive approach in examining the relationship between elements of the adolescent self-system (self-efficacy, self-esteem,…”
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Swazi Concepts of Intelligence: The Universal versus the Local by Booth, Margaret Zoller

“…The Swazi concept of "intelligence" is analyzed in this article from both a historical and a contemporary perspective. It investigates the meanings of…”
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Settler, missionary, and the state: Contradictions in the formulation of educational policy in colonial Swaziland by Zoller Booth, Margaret

“…Focuses on Swaziland (Africa) as an example of how colonial British influence and ad hoc design affected African educational systems. Concludes present day…”
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Adolescents’ Stage-Environment Fit in Middle and High School: The Relationship Between Students’ Perceptions of Their Schools and Themselves by Booth, Margaret Zoller, Gerard, Jean M.

“…This mixed-methods longitudinal project investigates the association between student perceptions of their schools and themselves. Findings from the first two…”
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What American Schools Can Learn from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry by Booth, Margaret Zoller, Booth, Grace Marie

“…A mother and daughter share their insights on what American schools can learn about cooperative, student-centered, problem-solving approaches to instruction…”
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"You Learn and Learn and Learn. . .And Then You Are an Adult": Parental Perceptions of Adolescence in Contemporary Swaziland by Booth, Margaret Zoller

“…The developmental period of adolescence is explored in Swaziland from a multidisciplinary perspective. Study compares early anthropological research with…”
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Tips from Harry Potter for American Schools by Booth, Margaret Zoller, Booth, Grace Marie

“…The United States has been swept up in the "Harry Potter" phenomenon, with film adaptations, companion readers, and literary critique and analysis following J…”
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Self-esteem and academic achievement: a comparative study of adolescent students in England and the United States by Booth, Margaret Zoller, Gerard, Jean M.

“…Utilizing mixed methodology, this paper investigates the relationship between self-esteem and academic achievement for young adolescents within two Western…”
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Western schooling and traditional society in Swaziland by Booth, Margaret Z

“…This study analyses the actual and perceived significance of schooling in the lifes of rural people in Swaziland. It compares and contrasts the Swazi public' s…”
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Perceptions of People and Place: Young Adolescents' Interpretation of Their Schools in the United States and the United Kingdom by Booth, Margaret Zoller, Sheehan, Heather Chase

“…This article investigates the impact of different school models (middle school, K-8, and the UK secondary) on young adolescents' perceptions of their school…”
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Contradictions of Adolescent Self-Construal: Examining the Interaction of Ethnic Identity, Self-Efficacy and Academic Achievement by Booth, Margaret Zoller, Abercrombie, Sara, Frey, Christopher J

“…This research examines the relationship between ethnicity, ethnic identity, self-efficacy, and academic achievement within a multi-ethnic mid-sized city in the…”
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This They Believe: Young Adolescents Reveal Their Needs in School by Booth, Margaret Zoller

“…Middle grades students expressed their opinions about school during unstructured interviews which were part of a longitudinal mixed methods study. Four major…”
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“Neither a borrower, nor a lender be”: Educational Reform through Transnational Borrowing and Lending Educational Policy Borrowing: Historical Perspectives edited by David  Phillips and Kimberly  Ochs. Oxford: Symposium Books, 2004. 239 pp. $42.00 (paper). ISBN 1‐873927‐94‐0. The Global Politics of Educational Borrowing and Lending edited by Gita  Steiner‐Khamsi. New York: Teachers College Press, 2004. 235 pp. $32.95 (paper). ISBN 0‐8077‐4493‐X by Booth, Margaret Zoller

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Ethnic Identity, Gender, and Adolescent Attitude toward School: Adaptive Perspectives in Diverse Settings by Booth, Margaret Zoller, Curran, Erin M, Frey, Christopher J, Gerard, Jean M, Collet, Bruce, Bartimole, Jennifer

“…The relationships between adolescent ethnic identity and attitudes toward school and school climate are investigated in a small, multiracial/multiethnic city…”
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“Neither a borrower, nor a lender be”: Educational Reform through Transnational Borrowing and Lending1 by Booth, Margaret Zoller

“…In their study of "globalization" as a product of educational exchange, both volumes are informed by the perspectives that "borrowing is not copying" and that…”
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The impact of parental availability on Swazi students’ school achievement: a nine year longitudinal study by Booth, Margaret Zoller

“…This paper constitutes a major part of the third phase of a longitudinal study in Swaziland investigating the short- and long-term effects of parental absence…”
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"You Learn and Learn and Learn...and Then You Are an Adult": Parental Perceptions of Adolescence in Contemporary Swaziland by Booth, Margaret Zoller

“…The developmental period of adolescence is explored in Swaziland from a multi-disciplinary perspective. The study compares early anthropological research with…”
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