Rhonda Craven

Young People's Perceptions Of What It Means To Be An Australian (2006)

Purdie, Nola, Craven, Rhonda

The question "What does it mean to be an Australian?" has significant implications for understanding factors contributing to social cohesion; explaining and promoting ourselves to others; imagining...

Underachievement in a whole city cohort of academically gifted children : what does it look like? (2006)

Dixon, Roselyn M., Craven, Rhonda, Martin, Andrew J.

Underachievement has long been recognised as a problem for some gifted children. The aim of the research described in this article was to investigate the affective characteristics of achieving and...

A longitudinal study of student and experienced nurses' self-concept (2006)

Cowin, Leanne S., Craven, Rhonda, Johnson, M. (Maree), Marsh, Herbert W. (Herbert Warren)

Researchers continue to emphasise the importance of professional identity or nurses' self concept in the retention debate, although limited research has been undertaken on this specific issue. The...

New solutions for addressing indigenous mental health : a call to counsellors to introduce the new positive psychology of success (2006)

Craven, Rhonda, Bodkin-Andrews, Gawaian

Australia's 'black' history has had and continues to have a pervasive and adverse impact on Indigenous Australians. In fact, Indigenous Australians are the most disadvantaged Australians based on all...

Reciprocal effects of self-concept and performance from a multidimensional perspective : beyond seductive pleasure and unidimensional perspectives (2006)

Marsh, Herbert W. (Herbert Warren), Craven, Rhonda

We (Marsh & Craven, 1997) have claimed that academic self-concept and achievement are mutually reinforcing, each leading to gains in the other. Baumeister, Campbell, Krueger, and Vohs (2003) have...

Turning indigenous secondary students' educational disadvantage around : how psychologists can begin to make a real difference (2006)

Craven, Rhonda

All Australian governments for decades have acknowledged that Indigenous students are the most disadvantaged Australians based upon a plethora of objective indicators including education which...

Underachievement in a whole city cohort of academically gifted children : what does it look like? (2006)

Dixon, Roselyn M., Craven, Rhonda, Martin, Andrew J.

Underachievement has long been recognised as a problem for some gifted children. The aim of the research described in this article was to investigate the affective characteristics of achieving and...

A longitudinal study of student and experienced nurses' self-concept (2006)

Cowin, Leanne S., Craven, Rhonda, Johnson, M. (Maree), Marsh, Herbert W. (Herbert Warren)

Researchers continue to emphasise the importance of professional identity or nurses' self concept in the retention debate, although limited research has been undertaken on this specific issue. The...

New solutions for addressing indigenous mental health : a call to counsellors to introduce the new positive psychology of success (2006)

Craven, Rhonda, Bodkin-Andrews, Gawaian

Australia's 'black' history has had and continues to have a pervasive and adverse impact on Indigenous Australians. In fact, Indigenous Australians are the most disadvantaged Australians based on all...

Reciprocal effects of self-concept and performance from a multidimensional perspective : beyond seductive pleasure and unidimensional perspectives (2006)

Marsh, Herbert W. (Herbert Warren), Craven, Rhonda

We (Marsh & Craven, 1997) have claimed that academic self-concept and achievement are mutually reinforcing, each leading to gains in the other. Baumeister, Campbell, Krueger, and Vohs (2003) have...

Turning indigenous secondary students' educational disadvantage around : how psychologists can begin to make a real difference (2006)

Craven, Rhonda

All Australian governments for decades have acknowledged that Indigenous students are the most disadvantaged Australians based upon a plethora of objective indicators including education which...

Do self-concept interventions make a difference? : a synergistic blend of construct validation and meta-analysis (2006)

O'Mara, Alison, Marsh, Herbert W. (Herbert Warren), Craven, Rhonda

Traditional reviews and previous meta-analyses of self-concept interventions have underestimated effect sizes by using an implicitly unidimensional perspective that emphasizes global self-concept. In...

Multidimensional self-concept structure for preadolescents with mild intellectual disabilities : a hybrid multigroup-MIMC approach to factorial invariance and latent mean differences (2006)

Marsh, Herbert W. (Herbert Warren), Tracey, Danielle K., Craven, Rhonda

Confirmatory factor analysis of responses by 211 preadolescents (M age = 10.25 years,SD = 1.48) with mild intellectual disabilities (MIDs) to the individually administered Self Description...

The affective characteristics of underachieving intellectually gifted children (2006)

Dixon, Roselyn M., Craven, Rhonda, Martin, Andrew J. (Andrew James)

Underachievement has long been recognised as a problem for some gifted children. In such cases, the potential of these children may be a loss to society. Indeed, it has been argued that these...

Young people's perceptions of what it means to be an Australian (2006)

Purdie, Nola, Craven, Rhonda

The question “What does it mean to be an Australian?” has significant implications for understanding factors contributing to social cohesion; explaining and promoting ourselves to others;...

Teaching Aboriginal studies : improving professional practice in NSW schools (2006)

Mooney, Janet, Craven, Rhonda

Teaching preservice teachers to teach Aboriginal Studies is a recent development in Primary Teacher Education Courses within Australia. Learning to Teach Aboriginal Studies is complex, challenging,...

Smothering or smouldering : the dark-side of motivation in indigenous Australian students (2006)

Bodkin-Andrews, Gawaian, Ha, My Trinh, Craven, Rhonda

Research is increasingly showing that secondary students' academic self-concept and notions of academic mastery are viable targets for effective intervention that will ultimately lead to stronger...

Senior hospital registrars : from failure to success in examinations (2006)

Tremayne, Patsy, Craven, Rhonda

There is intense pressure among senior hospital registrars who are on training programs to develop the skills and pass the final examination to become consultants. They have rigorous written and oral...

What can free the spirit? Motivating indigenous students to be producers of their own educational futures (2006)

Munns, Geoff (Geoffrey), Craven, Rhonda, Martin, Andrew J.

This paper directly responds to issues impacting on the social and academic outcomes of Indigenous students identified in the recent review of Aboriginal Education conducted for the New South Wales...

Seeding success for Aboriginal students (2006)

Craven, Rhonda

Despite a willingness by stakeholders to address Aboriginal education disadvantage and recent successes in outcomes, Australian education largely continues to fail to provide Aboriginal Australians...

Reflections on the Cronulla riot 2005 : is there a history of racial bullying in southern Sydney high schools? (2006)

Healey, Jean B., Marder, Kurt, Craven, Rhonda

In December 2005 youth unrest erupted in the southern Sydney suburb of Cronulla Beach, with an apparent focus on rejection and denigration of Middle Eastern youth and culture. Subsequently, further...

Self-beliefs and bullying : unravelling the relation between bullying, being bullied and self-concept for upper elementary school aged children (2006)

Finger, Linda R., Craven, Rhonda, Dowson, Martin

Previous examinations of relations between bullying, victimisation, and self-concept have been flawed by erroneous research practices such as the un-attenuated use of dichotomous variables to measure...

Psychological influences of student education in developing countries : a psychometric study of future goals (2006)

Nelson, Genevieve F., Craven, Rhonda, Dowson, Martin

Psychological factors have been shown to influence a number of educational outcomes including student achievement and engagement. Literature investigating these factors has emanated from a large...

Reconciliation : why we need to teach teachers to teach Aboriginal studies to all Australian students (2006)

Mooney, Janet, Craven, Rhonda

Teaching Aboriginal Studies is about addressing reconciliation, political reformation, and the recognition of collective rights; in short it is about social justice. Dr. Alex Boraine Vice-President...

The mental health of indigenous Australians : inequities and new directions (2006)

Bodkin-Andrews, Gawaian, Craven, Rhonda

Psychological research exploring the notions of mental health can be drawn from a wide array of traditional theoretical perspectives, yet with this diversity of theoretical foundations, complications...

Crossing the great divide : the motivation and engagement framework in action (2006)

Munns, Geoff (Geoffrey), Martin, Andrew J. (Andrew James), Craven, Rhonda

The psychology and the sociology of education often seem to face each other across a vast theoretical chasm. This paper introduces a motivation and engagement framework that works across this...

Finding hope in hopelessness : future goals and aspirations of Papua New Guinean students (2006)

Nelson, Genevieve F., Craven, Rhonda, Dowson, Martin, Schauble, Andrew C., ...

Papua New Guinea – one of the world’s many developing countries – faces many crucial challenges that arise due to its third world status. Inadequate access to basic health and educational...

The measurement of multidimensional self-concept in adults with mild intellectual disability (2006)

Dixon, Roselyn M., Craven, Rhonda, Martin, Andrew J. (Andrew James)

Although self-concept is now recognised as a multidimensional construct, unidimensional measurement is still common practise for adults with mild intellectual disabilities. For this study, two groups...

A comprehensive multilevel model meta-analysis of self-concept interventions (2006)

O'Mara, Alison J., Marsh, Herbert W. (Herbert Warren), Craven, Rhonda

The efficacy of self-concept interventions has previously been examined through traditional meta-analytic methods, and a host of moderators of intervention outcomes have been identified (O’Mara,...

Exploring student engagement through classroom use of hypermedia authoring (2006)

Nanlohy, Phil, Munns, Geoff (Geoffrey), Craven, Rhonda

This paper describes research within the “Fair Go” project, a collaboration between the University of Western Sydney and the Priority Schools Funding Program, a NSW government equity initiative....

Being Australian and being indigenous : what's the difference? (2006)

Purdie, Nola, Craven, Rhonda

The study reported here is part of an ongoing program of research into young people’s perceptions of what it means to be Australian. The pilot study explored three questions: What does it mean to...

The relation of self-concept to desirable educational outcomes (2006)

Craven, Rhonda, Martin, Andrew J. (Andrew James), Munns, Geoff (Geoffrey), Ha, My Trinh

Reviewers (Byrne, 1996a, 1996b; Hattie, 1992; Marsh, Byrne, & Shavelson, 1988; Marsh & Craven, 1997; Craven, Marsh, & Burnett, 2003) consider that self-concept is multifaceted and espouse that...

Career aspirations of rural and urban indigenous students (2006)

Craven, Rhonda, Marder, Kurt

One of the major issues facing Indigenous students in Australia is that of social disadvantage in relation to mainstream Australian society. Compared to non-Indigenous peers, Indigenous students tend...

Multifaceted self-concept of indigenous Australian secondary students : structure and relations to other academic variables (2006)

Bodkin-Andrews, Gawaian, Craven, Rhonda

In response to recent calls for the development of culturally relevant and applicable quantitative instruments for research into the educational disadvantages suffered by Indigenous Australian...

Perceived discrimination and indigenous Australian students' school related attitudes (2006)

Bodkin-Andrews, Gawaian, Craven, Rhonda, Martin, Andrew J.

In the formulation and analysis of the recently developed Personal/Group Discrimination Scale (PGDS), Bodkin-Andrews, Craven, Marsh and Martin (2005) identified a strong perceived discrimination...

An examination of the moderating influences of socio-economic status and individual differences in learning on the big-fish-little-pond effect (2006)

Seaton, Marjorie, Marsh, Herbert W. (Herbert Warren), Craven, Rhonda

Growing international support for the Big-fish-little-pond effect (BFLPE) shows that attending academic selective high schools has a negative effect on academic self-concept. Researchers (Marsh,...

Motivational behaviors and cognitions of indigenous Australian secondary students (2006)

Bodkin-Andrews, Gawaian, Craven, Rhonda, Martin, Andrew J. (Andrew James)

Research utilizing the Student Motivation and Engagement Scale (SMES - Martin, 2003) has continuously supported the importance of a vast range of motivational behaviours and cognitions with regard to...

Is it the media that makes them hyper? A review of literature at the intersection of student hypermedia and engagement (2006)

Nanlohy, Phil, Munns, Geoff (Geoffrey), Craven, Rhonda

The theoretical framework for this review has two strands. These are the use of hypermedia authoring within learning and student engagement within school contexts. The review will consider the...

Motivation and engagement in young children : how well does a high school conceptualization generalize to junior school? (2006)

Martin, Andrew J. (Andrew James), Craven, Rhonda, Munns, Geoff (Geoffrey)

The bulk of empirical research into student motivation and engagement has focused on high school students. Models and instrumentation abound in high school research conducted over the past four...

Untangling the web : reports of self-concept, academic motivation and perceived discrimination for indigenous secondary students (2006)

Bodkin-Andrews, Gawaian, Craven, Rhonda

Recently, a new direction has emerged within the field of educational psychology that has sought to address the inequities between Indigenous Australian students and the wider Australian student...

Assessing bullying, being bullied, and self-concept : a psychometric evaluation of the Adolescent Peer Relations Instrument and Self-Description Questionnaire II for upper primary aged children (2006)

Finger, Linda R., Craven, Rhonda, Dowson, Martin

Research on school bullying tends to focus on single-item item rather than scale-based questionnaires, the former of which do not take into consideration the different types of bullying which can...

How far can the big fish swim? Extending the reach of the big-fish-little-pond effect (2006)

Seaton, Marjorie, Marsh, Herbert W. (Herbert Warren), Craven, Rhonda

Although the promotion of a positive academic self-concept is regarded as an important educational objective, research has consistently demonstrated that in academically selective settings, students...

Underachievement in a whole city cohort of academically gifted children : what does it look like? (2006)

Dixon, Roselyn M., Craven, Rhonda, Martin, Andrew J. (Andrew James)

Underachievement has long been recognised as a problem for some gifted children. The aim of the research described in this article was to investigate the affective characteristics of achieving and...

A longitudinal study of student and experienced nurses' self-concept (2006)

Cowin, Leanne S., Craven, Rhonda, Johnson, M. (Maree), Marsh, Herbert W. (Herbert Warren)

Researchers continue to emphasise the importance of professional identity or nurses' self concept in the retention debate, although limited research has been undertaken on this specific issue. The...

New solutions for addressing indigenous mental health : a call to counsellors to introduce the new positive psychology of success (2006)

Craven, Rhonda, Bodkin-Andrews, Gawaian

Australia's 'black' history has had and continues to have a pervasive and adverse impact on Indigenous Australians. In fact, Indigenous Australians are the most disadvantaged Australians based on all...

Reciprocal effects of self-concept and performance from a multidimensional perspective : beyond seductive pleasure and unidimensional perspectives (2006)

Marsh, Herbert W. (Herbert Warren), Craven, Rhonda

We (Marsh & Craven, 1997) have claimed that academic self-concept and achievement are mutually reinforcing, each leading to gains in the other. Baumeister, Campbell, Krueger, and Vohs (2003) have...

Turning indigenous secondary students' educational disadvantage around : how psychologists can begin to make a real difference (2006)

Craven, Rhonda

All Australian governments for decades have acknowledged that Indigenous students are the most disadvantaged Australians based upon a plethora of objective indicators including education which...

Do self-concept interventions make a difference? : a synergistic blend of construct validation and meta-analysis (2006)

O'Mara, Alison J., Marsh, Herbert W. (Herbert Warren), Craven, Rhonda

Traditional reviews and previous meta-analyses of self-concept interventions have underestimated effect sizes by using an implicitly unidimensional perspective that emphasizes global self-concept. In...

Multidimensional self-concept structure for preadolescents with mild intellectual disabilities : a hybrid multigroup-MIMC approach to factorial invariance and latent mean differences (2006)

Marsh, Herbert W. (Herbert Warren), Tracey, Danielle K., Craven, Rhonda

Confirmatory factor analysis of responses by 211 preadolescents (M age = 10.25 years,SD = 1.48) with mild intellectual disabilities (MIDs) to the individually administered Self Description...

The affective characteristics of underachieving intellectually gifted children (2006)

Dixon, Roselyn M., Craven, Rhonda, Martin, Andrew J. (Andrew James)

Underachievement has long been recognised as a problem for some gifted children. In such cases, the potential of these children may be a loss to society. Indeed, it has been argued that these...

Young people's perceptions of what it means to be an Australian (2006)

Purdie, Nola, Craven, Rhonda

The question “What does it mean to be an Australian?” has significant implications for understanding factors contributing to social cohesion; explaining and promoting ourselves to others;...

Teaching Aboriginal studies : improving professional practice in NSW schools (2006)

Mooney, Janet, Craven, Rhonda

Teaching preservice teachers to teach Aboriginal Studies is a recent development in Primary Teacher Education Courses within Australia. Learning to Teach Aboriginal Studies is complex, challenging,...

Smothering or smouldering : the dark-side of motivation in indigenous Australian students (2006)

Bodkin-Andrews, Gawaian, Ha, My Trinh, Craven, Rhonda

Research is increasingly showing that secondary students' academic self-concept and notions of academic mastery are viable targets for effective intervention that will ultimately lead to stronger...

Senior hospital registrars : from failure to success in examinations (2006)

Tremayne, Patsy, Craven, Rhonda

There is intense pressure among senior hospital registrars who are on training programs to develop the skills and pass the final examination to become consultants. They have rigorous written and oral...

What can free the spirit? Motivating indigenous students to be producers of their own educational futures (2006)

Munns, Geoff (Geoffrey), Craven, Rhonda, Martin, Andrew J.

This paper directly responds to issues impacting on the social and academic outcomes of Indigenous students identified in the recent review of Aboriginal Education conducted for the New South Wales...

Seeding success for Aboriginal students (2006)

Craven, Rhonda

Despite a willingness by stakeholders to address Aboriginal education disadvantage and recent successes in outcomes, Australian education largely continues to fail to provide Aboriginal Australians...

Reflections on the Cronulla riot 2005 : is there a history of racial bullying in southern Sydney high schools? (2006)

Healey, Jean B., Marder, Kurt, Craven, Rhonda

In December 2005 youth unrest erupted in the southern Sydney suburb of Cronulla Beach, with an apparent focus on rejection and denigration of Middle Eastern youth and culture. Subsequently, further...

Self-beliefs and bullying : unravelling the relation between bullying, being bullied and self-concept for upper elementary school aged children (2006)

Finger, Linda R., Craven, Rhonda, Dowson, Martin

Previous examinations of relations between bullying, victimisation, and self-concept have been flawed by erroneous research practices such as the un-attenuated use of dichotomous variables to measure...

Psychological influences of student education in developing countries : a psychometric study of future goals (2006)

Nelson, Genevieve F., Craven, Rhonda, Dowson, Martin

Psychological factors have been shown to influence a number of educational outcomes including student achievement and engagement. Literature investigating these factors has emanated from a large...

Reconciliation : why we need to teach teachers to teach Aboriginal studies to all Australian students (2006)

Mooney, Janet, Craven, Rhonda

Teaching Aboriginal Studies is about addressing reconciliation, political reformation, and the recognition of collective rights; in short it is about social justice. Dr. Alex Boraine Vice-President...

The mental health of indigenous Australians : inequities and new directions (2006)

Bodkin-Andrews, Gawaian, Craven, Rhonda

Psychological research exploring the notions of mental health can be drawn from a wide array of traditional theoretical perspectives, yet with this diversity of theoretical foundations, complications...

Crossing the great divide : the motivation and engagement framework in action (2006)

Munns, Geoff (Geoffrey), Martin, Andrew J. (Andrew James), Craven, Rhonda

The psychology and the sociology of education often seem to face each other across a vast theoretical chasm. This paper introduces a motivation and engagement framework that works across this...

Finding hope in hopelessness : future goals and aspirations of Papua New Guinean students (2006)

Nelson, Genevieve F., Craven, Rhonda, Dowson, Martin, Schauble, Andrew C., ...

Papua New Guinea – one of the world’s many developing countries – faces many crucial challenges that arise due to its third world status. Inadequate access to basic health and educational...

The measurement of multidimensional self-concept in adults with mild intellectual disability (2006)

Dixon, Roselyn M., Craven, Rhonda, Martin, Andrew J. (Andrew James)

Although self-concept is now recognised as a multidimensional construct, unidimensional measurement is still common practise for adults with mild intellectual disabilities. For this study, two groups...

A comprehensive multilevel model meta-analysis of self-concept interventions (2006)

O'Mara, Alison J., Marsh, Herbert W. (Herbert Warren), Craven, Rhonda

The efficacy of self-concept interventions has previously been examined through traditional meta-analytic methods, and a host of moderators of intervention outcomes have been identified (O’Mara,...

Exploring student engagement through classroom use of hypermedia authoring (2006)

Nanlohy, Phil, Munns, Geoff (Geoffrey), Craven, Rhonda

This paper describes research within the “Fair Go” project, a collaboration between the University of Western Sydney and the Priority Schools Funding Program, a NSW government equity initiative....

Being Australian and being indigenous : what's the difference? (2006)

Purdie, Nola, Craven, Rhonda

The study reported here is part of an ongoing program of research into young people’s perceptions of what it means to be Australian. The pilot study explored three questions: What does it mean to...

The relation of self-concept to desirable educational outcomes (2006)

Craven, Rhonda, Martin, Andrew J. (Andrew James), Munns, Geoff (Geoffrey), Ha, My Trinh

Reviewers (Byrne, 1996a, 1996b; Hattie, 1992; Marsh, Byrne, & Shavelson, 1988; Marsh & Craven, 1997; Craven, Marsh, & Burnett, 2003) consider that self-concept is multifaceted and espouse that...

Career aspirations of rural and urban indigenous students (2006)

Craven, Rhonda, Marder, Kurt

One of the major issues facing Indigenous students in Australia is that of social disadvantage in relation to mainstream Australian society. Compared to non-Indigenous peers, Indigenous students tend...

Multifaceted self-concept of indigenous Australian secondary students : structure and relations to other academic variables (2006)

Bodkin-Andrews, Gawaian, Craven, Rhonda

In response to recent calls for the development of culturally relevant and applicable quantitative instruments for research into the educational disadvantages suffered by Indigenous Australian...

Perceived discrimination and indigenous Australian students' school related attitudes (2006)

Bodkin-Andrews, Gawaian, Craven, Rhonda, Martin, Andrew J.

In the formulation and analysis of the recently developed Personal/Group Discrimination Scale (PGDS), Bodkin-Andrews, Craven, Marsh and Martin (2005) identified a strong perceived discrimination...

An examination of the moderating influences of socio-economic status and individual differences in learning on the big-fish-little-pond effect (2006)

Seaton, Marjorie, Marsh, Herbert W. (Herbert Warren), Craven, Rhonda

Growing international support for the Big-fish-little-pond effect (BFLPE) shows that attending academic selective high schools has a negative effect on academic self-concept. Researchers (Marsh,...

Motivational behaviors and cognitions of indigenous Australian secondary students (2006)

Bodkin-Andrews, Gawaian, Craven, Rhonda, Martin, Andrew J. (Andrew James)

Research utilizing the Student Motivation and Engagement Scale (SMES - Martin, 2003) has continuously supported the importance of a vast range of motivational behaviours and cognitions with regard to...

Is it the media that makes them hyper? A review of literature at the intersection of student hypermedia and engagement (2006)

Nanlohy, Phil, Munns, Geoff (Geoffrey), Craven, Rhonda

The theoretical framework for this review has two strands. These are the use of hypermedia authoring within learning and student engagement within school contexts. The review will consider the...

Motivation and engagement in young children : how well does a high school conceptualization generalize to junior school? (2006)

Martin, Andrew J. (Andrew James), Craven, Rhonda, Munns, Geoff (Geoffrey)

The bulk of empirical research into student motivation and engagement has focused on high school students. Models and instrumentation abound in high school research conducted over the past four...

Untangling the web : reports of self-concept, academic motivation and perceived discrimination for indigenous secondary students (2006)

Bodkin-Andrews, Gawaian, Craven, Rhonda

Recently, a new direction has emerged within the field of educational psychology that has sought to address the inequities between Indigenous Australian students and the wider Australian student...

Assessing bullying, being bullied, and self-concept : a psychometric evaluation of the Adolescent Peer Relations Instrument and Self-Description Questionnaire II for upper primary aged children (2006)

Finger, Linda R., Craven, Rhonda, Dowson, Martin

Research on school bullying tends to focus on single-item item rather than scale-based questionnaires, the former of which do not take into consideration the different types of bullying which can...

How far can the big fish swim? Extending the reach of the big-fish-little-pond effect (2006)

Seaton, Marjorie, Marsh, Herbert W. (Herbert Warren), Craven, Rhonda

Although the promotion of a positive academic self-concept is regarded as an important educational objective, research has consistently demonstrated that in academically selective settings, students...

Reconsidering the measurement of student self-concept : use and misuse in a Chinese context (2005)

Marsh, Herbert W. (Herbert Warren), Craven, Rhonda

For many countries, self-concept is stated to be an important educational outcome in documents about the school curriculum at all levels (e.g., Curriculum Development Council, Hong Kong, 2001;...

Reconsidering the measurement of student self-concept : use and misuse in a Chinese context (2005)

Marsh, Herbert W. (Herbert Warren), Craven, Rhonda

For many countries, self-concept is stated to be an important educational outcome in documents about the school curriculum at all levels (e.g., Curriculum Development Council, Hong Kong, 2001;...

Improving standardized reading comprehension : the role of question-answering (2005)

Brown, Gail Sandra, Marsh, Herbert W. (Herbert Warren), Craven, Rhonda, Cassar, Mary

This presentation provides empirical evidence that effective instruction in question-answering leads to statistically significant improvements in reading comprehension, when compared to regular...

The instructional features of an effective and practical intervention for significant improvements in reading comprehension (2005)

Brown, Gail Sandra, Marsh, Herbert W. (Herbert Warren), Craven, Rhonda, Cassar, Mary

This presentation outlines the instructional features of an effective instructional program in question-answering that has empirical support for statistically significant improvement in reading...

Construct validation of the Self-Description Questionnaire II (short version) for indigenous Australian secondary school students (2005)

Bodkin-Andrews, Gawaian, Craven, Rhonda, Marsh, Herbert W. (Herbert Warren)

In adherence to recent calls for the development of culturally relevant and applicable quantitative instruments for research into the educational disadvantages suffered by Indigenous Australian...

Turning points in indigenous education : new findings that can really make a difference and implications for the next generation of indigenous education research (2005)

Craven, Rhonda

Indigenous Australians have been recognised by all Australian governments as the most educationally disadvantaged Australians. As such, Australian education has failed to provide Indigenous...

What does it mean to be an Australian? : the perceptions of students, senior and prominent Australians (2005)

Craven, Rhonda, Purdie, Nola

The question "What does it mean to be an Australian?" has significant implications for understanding factors contributing to social cohesion; explaining and promoting ourselves to others; imagining...

The re-assessment of the Australian Perceived Discrimination Scale : confirmatory factor analysis testing and between scale comparisons (2005)

Bodkin-Andrews, Gawaian, Craven, Rhonda, Marsh, Herbert W. (Herbert Warren), Martin, Andrew J. (Andrew James)

With the recent formulation of a three factor Australian Perceived Discrimination Scale (APDS) by Bodkin-Andrews, Craven & Marsh (2004) revealing an unacceptably high correlation between individual...

The fallacy of laissez-faire leadership : a multilevel analysis of the influence of leadership avoidance behaviours on aspects of school learning environment (2005)

Barnett, Alan M., Marsh, Herbert W. (Herbert Warren), Craven, Rhonda

Effective schools literature has emphasised the leadership roles played by school principals in influencing a school's learning environment and teacher satisfaction outcomes. Moreover,...

Characteristics of effective anti-bullying interventions : what research says (2005)

Finger, Linda R., Craven, Rhonda, Marsh, Herbert W. (Herbert Warren), Parada, Roberto H.

School bullying has been universally recognised as damaging psychological, social, academic and even physical development of children (Marsh, Parada et al., 2004; Pellegrini, 2004). A well-designed...

What type of school leadership satisfies teachers? A mixed method approach to teachers' perceptions of satisfaction (2005)

Barnett, Alan M., Marsh, Herbert W. (Herbert Warren), Craven, Rhonda

Transformational leadership theory predicts a greater than anticipated commitment from followers as a result of certain prescribed leadership behaviours. This occurs as a result of motivating and...

Strengthening anti-bullying research : an investigation into the misuse of dichotomous variables (2005)

Finger, Linda R., Marsh, Herbert W. (Herbert Warren), Craven, Rhonda, Parada, Roberto H.

Effective strategies for addressing school bullying are underpinned by the findings of anti-bullying research. However the latter is plagued with methodological flaws including the use of: (a)...

Social comparison theory and people with mild intellectual disabilities : it is more complex than you think (2005)

Dixon, Roselyn M., Marsh, Herbert W. (Herbert Warren), Craven, Rhonda

Social comparison theory offers an understanding of the effect of deinstitutionalisation on the development of self-concept for people with intellectual disabilities (Finlay & Lyons, 2000). Social...

Relation of domain specificity between peer support and self-concept : validation by the effects of peer support program in educational settings (2005)

Leung, Charles K. C., Marsh, Herbert W. (Herbert Warren), Craven, Rhonda, Yeung, Alexander Seeshing

Peer support programs in educational settings are growing in popularity, but few studies have applied a construct validity approach to test the relation of domain specificity between peer support and...

Reciprocal effects of self-concept and achievement : competing multidimensional and unidimensional perspectives (2005)

Marsh, Herbert W. (Herbert Warren), Craven, Rhonda

The rationale for this presentation is a theoretical model indicating that people who perceive themselves to be more effective, more confident, and more able accomplish more than people with less...

Are peer tutoring programs effective in promoting academic achievement and self-concept in educational settings : a meta-analytical review (2005)

Leung, Charles K. C., Marsh, Herbert W. (Herbert Warren), Craven, Rhonda

Previous meta-analyses of the effects of peer tutoring on academic achievement and self-concept have been confined to specific populations, particular subject content, plagued with methodological...

Reconsidering the measurement of student self-concept : use and misuse in a Chinese context (2005)

Yeung, Alexander Seeshing, Marsh, Herbert W. (Herbert Warren), Craven, Rhonda

For many countries, self-concept is stated to be an important educational outcome in documents about the school curriculum at all levels (e.g., Curriculum Development Council, Hong Kong, 2001;...

Improving standardized reading comprehension : the role of question-answering (2005)

Brown, Gail Sandra, Marsh, Herbert W. (Herbert Warren), Craven, Rhonda, Cassar, Mary

This presentation provides empirical evidence that effective instruction in question-answering leads to statistically significant improvements in reading comprehension, when compared to regular...

The instructional features of an effective and practical intervention for significant improvements in reading comprehension (2005)

Brown, Gail Sandra, Marsh, Herbert W. (Herbert Warren), Craven, Rhonda, Cassar, Mary

This presentation outlines the instructional features of an effective instructional program in question-answering that has empirical support for statistically significant improvement in reading...

Construct validation of the Self-Description Questionnaire II (short version) for indigenous Australian secondary school students (2005)

Bodkin-Andrews, Gawaian, Craven, Rhonda, Marsh, Herbert W. (Herbert Warren)

In adherence to recent calls for the development of culturally relevant and applicable quantitative instruments for research into the educational disadvantages suffered by Indigenous Australian...

Turning points in indigenous education : new findings that can really make a difference and implications for the next generation of indigenous education research (2005)

Craven, Rhonda

Indigenous Australians have been recognised by all Australian governments as the most educationally disadvantaged Australians. As such, Australian education has failed to provide Indigenous...

What does it mean to be an Australian? : the perceptions of students, senior and prominent Australians (2005)

Craven, Rhonda, Purdie, Nola

The question "What does it mean to be an Australian?" has significant implications for understanding factors contributing to social cohesion; explaining and promoting ourselves to others; imagining...

The re-assessment of the Australian Perceived Discrimination Scale : confirmatory factor analysis testing and between scale comparisons (2005)

Bodkin-Andrews, Gawaian, Craven, Rhonda, Marsh, Herbert W. (Herbert Warren), Martin, Andrew J. (Andrew James)

With the recent formulation of a three factor Australian Perceived Discrimination Scale (APDS) by Bodkin-Andrews, Craven & Marsh (2004) revealing an unacceptably high correlation between individual...

The fallacy of laissez-faire leadership : a multilevel analysis of the influence of leadership avoidance behaviours on aspects of school learning environment (2005)

Barnett, Alan M., Marsh, Herbert W. (Herbert Warren), Craven, Rhonda

Effective schools literature has emphasised the leadership roles played by school principals in influencing a school's learning environment and teacher satisfaction outcomes. Moreover,...

Characteristics of effective anti-bullying interventions : what research says (2005)

Finger, Linda R., Craven, Rhonda, Marsh, Herbert W. (Herbert Warren), Parada, Roberto H.

School bullying has been universally recognised as damaging psychological, social, academic and even physical development of children (Marsh, Parada et al., 2004; Pellegrini, 2004). A well-designed...

What type of school leadership satisfies teachers? A mixed method approach to teachers' perceptions of satisfaction (2005)

Barnett, Alan M., Marsh, Herbert W. (Herbert Warren), Craven, Rhonda

Transformational leadership theory predicts a greater than anticipated commitment from followers as a result of certain prescribed leadership behaviours. This occurs as a result of motivating and...

Strengthening anti-bullying research : an investigation into the misuse of dichotomous variables (2005)

Finger, Linda R., Marsh, Herbert W. (Herbert Warren), Craven, Rhonda, Parada, Roberto H.

Effective strategies for addressing school bullying are underpinned by the findings of anti-bullying research. However the latter is plagued with methodological flaws including the use of: (a)...

Social comparison theory and people with mild intellectual disabilities : it is more complex than you think (2005)

Dixon, Roselyn M., Marsh, Herbert W. (Herbert Warren), Craven, Rhonda

Social comparison theory offers an understanding of the effect of deinstitutionalisation on the development of self-concept for people with intellectual disabilities (Finlay & Lyons, 2000). Social...

Relation of domain specificity between peer support and self-concept : validation by the effects of peer support program in educational settings (2005)

Leung, Charles K. C., Marsh, Herbert W. (Herbert Warren), Craven, Rhonda, Yeung, Alexander Seeshing

Peer support programs in educational settings are growing in popularity, but few studies have applied a construct validity approach to test the relation of domain specificity between peer support and...

Reciprocal effects of self-concept and achievement : competing multidimensional and unidimensional perspectives (2005)

Marsh, Herbert W. (Herbert Warren), Craven, Rhonda

The rationale for this presentation is a theoretical model indicating that people who perceive themselves to be more effective, more confident, and more able accomplish more than people with less...

Are peer tutoring programs effective in promoting academic achievement and self-concept in educational settings : a meta-analytical review (2005)

Leung, Charles K. C., Marsh, Herbert W. (Herbert Warren), Craven, Rhonda

Previous meta-analyses of the effects of peer tutoring on academic achievement and self-concept have been confined to specific populations, particular subject content, plagued with methodological...

Is categorisation best practice for school bully research? : an investigation into the process of dichotomisation (2005)

Finger, Linda R., Marsh, Herbert W. (Herbert Warren), Craven, Rhonda, Parada, Roberto H.

Researchers examining school bullying mostly categorise participants into either a bully or a victim role. However, is this dichotomous categorisation of participant roles salient? This study aims to...

Perceived discrimination and academic motivation within the school setting (2005)

Bodkin-Andrews, Gawaian, Craven, Rhonda, Marsh, Herbert W. (Herbert Warren)

In a recent paper examining what relations perceptions of discrimination held with various facets of academic motivation, Bodkin-Andrews, Craven, Marsh, & Martin (2005) rejected a three-factor...

A multilevel analysis of the effects of principal leadership style behaviours on the relationship dimensions of school learning environment (2005)

Barnett, Alan M., Marsh, Herbert W. (Herbert Warren), Craven, Rhonda

Recent effective schools literature has intuitively connected the leadership role of school principals, school learning environment and the achievement of organisational outcomes. Transformational...

The challenge for counsellors : understanding and addressing indigenous secondary students' aspirations, self-concepts and barriers to achieving their aspirations (2004)

Craven, Rhonda, Marsh, Herbert W. (Herbert Warren)

Indigenous students are not attaining the same educational and employment outcomes as non-Indigenous students. Psychological constructs have been demonstrated by research with non-Indigenous...

The big-fish-little-pond effect stands up to scrutiny (2004)

Marsh, Herbert W. (Herbert Warren), Hau, Kit-Tai, Craven, Rhonda

Responds to comments made by Dai (see record 2004-14303-011) and Plucker et al (200414303-012) on the current authors' original article (see record 2003-06802-005) on the big-fish--little-pond effect...

The big-fish-little-pond effect stands up to scrutiny (2004)

Marsh, Herbert W. (Herbert Warren), Hau, Kit-Tai, Craven, Rhonda

Responds to comments made by Dai (see record 2004-14303-011) and Plucker et al (200414303-012) on the current authors' original article (see record 2003-06802-005) on the big-fish--little-pond effect...

The challenge for counsellors : understanding and addressing indigenous secondary students' aspirations, self-concepts and barriers to achieving their aspirations (2004)

Craven, Rhonda, Marsh, Herbert W. (Herbert Warren)

Indigenous students are not attaining the same educational and employment outcomes as non-Indigenous students. Psychological constructs have been demonstrated by research with non-Indigenous...

The big-fish-little-pond effect stands up to scrutiny (2004)

Marsh, Herbert W. (Herbert Warren), Hau, Kit-Tai, Craven, Rhonda

Responds to comments made by Dai (see record 2004-14303-011) and Plucker et al (200414303-012) on the current authors' original article (see record 2003-06802-005) on the big-fish--little-pond effect...

Evaluation of the Big-Two-Factor Theory of academic motivation orientations : an evaluation of jingle-jangle fallacies (2003)

Marsh, Herbert W. (Herbert Warren), Craven, Rhonda, Hinkley, John W.

Academic motivation orientation research has consistently found two factors, typically called Performance (or Ego) and Learning (or Mastery or Task) that appear to overlap substantially with other...

What do Indigenous students say about their aspirations (2003)

Parente, Adrian, Craven, Rhonda, Munns, Geoff (Geoffrey)

This study was commissioned by the Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST) under its Education Innovation Program (EIP). This paper reports on aspects of the qualitative component of the...

Teaching the teachers mandatory Aboriginal studies : does it make a difference to postgraduate teachers' perceptions? (2003)

Craven, Rhonda, Marsh, Herbert W. (Herbert Warren), Wilson-Miller, James

This study was commissioned by the Department of Education, Science and raining (DEST) under its Education Innovation program (EIP). The project goals were supported by the NSW Teachers Federation,...

Indigenous students' aspirations : discerning dreams and realities (2003)

Craven, Rhonda, Parente, Adrian, Marsh, Herbert W. (Herbert Warren)

This study was commissioned by the Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST) under its Education Innovation Program (EIP). This paper reports on aspects of the quantitative component of...

Teaching preservice teachers Aboriginal studies : do mandatory teacher education courses work? (2003)

Craven, Rhonda, Marsh, Herbert W. (Herbert Warren), Mooney, Janet

This study was commissioned by the Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST) under its Indigenous Education Strategic Initiatives Programme (IESIP). The project goals were supported by the...

Aboriginal education and the importance of self-concept research (2003)

Craven, Rhonda, Parente, Adrian

This research project aimed to elucidate New South Wales Aboriginal Education Consultative Group's (AECG) members' perspectives of: (a) the importance of undertaking self-concept research to address...

Evaluation of the Big-Two-Factor Theory of academic motivation orientations : an evaluation of jingle-jangle fallacies (2003)

Marsh, Herbert W. (Herbert Warren), Craven, Rhonda, Hinkley, John W.

Academic motivation orientation research has consistently found two factors, typically called Performance (or Ego) and Learning (or Mastery or Task) that appear to overlap substantially with other...

What do Indigenous students say about their aspirations (2003)

Parente, Adrian, Craven, Rhonda, Munns, Geoff (Geoffrey)

This study was commissioned by the Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST) under its Education Innovation Program (EIP). This paper reports on aspects of the qualitative component of the...

Teaching the teachers mandatory Aboriginal studies : does it make a difference to postgraduate teachers' perceptions? (2003)

Craven, Rhonda, Marsh, Herbert W. (Herbert Warren), Wilson-Miller, James

This study was commissioned by the Department of Education, Science and raining (DEST) under its Education Innovation program (EIP). The project goals were supported by the NSW Teachers Federation,...

Indigenous students' aspirations : discerning dreams and realities (2003)

Craven, Rhonda, Parente, Adrian, Marsh, Herbert W. (Herbert Warren)

This study was commissioned by the Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST) under its Education Innovation Program (EIP). This paper reports on aspects of the quantitative component of...

Teaching preservice teachers Aboriginal studies : do mandatory teacher education courses work? (2003)

Craven, Rhonda, Marsh, Herbert W. (Herbert Warren), Mooney, Janet

This study was commissioned by the Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST) under its Indigenous Education Strategic Initiatives Programme (IESIP). The project goals were supported by the...

Aboriginal studies in teacher education and teaching practice : illuminating the relationship between Aboriginal studies in preservice primary teacher education and the teaching of Aboriginal studies in primary schools (2003)

Halse, Christine, Mooney, Janet, Craven, Rhonda

This paper reports on the qualitative and quantitative data that illuminate therelationship between the content taught in pre-service Aboriginal Studies courses and the impolementation of this...

Evaluation of the Big-Two-Factor Theory of academic motivation orientations : an evaluation of jingle-jangle fallacies (2003)

Marsh, Herbert W. (Herbert Warren), Craven, Rhonda, Hinkley, John W.

Academic motivation orientation research has consistently found two factors, typically called Performance (or Ego) and Learning (or Mastery or Task) that appear to overlap substantially with other...

What do Indigenous students say about their aspirations (2003)

Parente, Adrian, Craven, Rhonda, Munns, Geoff (Geoffrey)

This study was commissioned by the Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST) under its Education Innovation Program (EIP). This paper reports on aspects of the qualitative component of the...

Teaching the teachers mandatory Aboriginal studies : does it make a difference to postgraduate teachers' perceptions? (2003)

Craven, Rhonda, Marsh, Herbert W. (Herbert Warren), Wilson-Miller, James

This study was commissioned by the Department of Education, Science and raining (DEST) under its Education Innovation program (EIP). The project goals were supported by the NSW Teachers Federation,...

Indigenous students' aspirations : discerning dreams and realities (2003)

Craven, Rhonda, Parente, Adrian, Marsh, Herbert W. (Herbert Warren)

This study was commissioned by the Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST) under its Education Innovation Program (EIP). This paper reports on aspects of the quantitative component of...

Teaching preservice teachers Aboriginal studies : do mandatory teacher education courses work? (2003)

Craven, Rhonda, Marsh, Herbert W. (Herbert Warren), Mooney, Janet

This study was commissioned by the Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST) under its Indigenous Education Strategic Initiatives Programme (IESIP). The project goals were supported by the...

Aboriginal education and the importance of self-concept research (2003)

Craven, Rhonda, Parente, Adrian

This research project aimed to elucidate New South Wales Aboriginal Education Consultative Group's (AECG) members' perspectives of: (a) the importance of undertaking self-concept research to address...

Aboriginal studies in teacher education and teaching practice : illuminating the relationship between Aboriginal studies in preservice primary teacher education and the teaching of Aboriginal studies in primary schools (2003)

Halse, Christine, Mooney, Janet, Craven, Rhonda

This paper reports on the qualitative and quantitative data that illuminate therelationship between the content taught in pre-service Aboriginal Studies courses and the impolementation of this...

How do preschool children feel about themselves? : unraveling measurement and multidimensional self-concept structure (2002)

Marsh, Herbert W. (Herbert Warren), Craven, Rhonda

Theoretical models suggest that 4- and 5-year-old children should be able to differentiate between multiple dimensions of self-concept, but empirical support is limited. A new 38-item Self...

The pivotal role of frames of reference in academic self-concept formation : the "big fish-little pond" effect (2002)

Marsh, Herbert W. (Herbert Warren), Craven, Rhonda, Pajares, Frank, Urdan, Timothy C.

The overarching aim of our research prograrn is to address important societal issues by developing and promoting strategies to optimize self-concept as a valuable outcome and as a means to facilitate...

The pivotal role of frames of reference in academic self-concept formation : the "big fish-little pond" effect (2002)

Marsh, Herbert W. (Herbert Warren), Craven, Rhonda, Pajares, Frank, Urdan, Timothy C.

The overarching aim of our research prograrn is to address important societal issues by developing and promoting strategies to optimize self-concept as a valuable outcome and as a means to facilitate...

How do preschool children feel about themselves? : unraveling measurement and multidimensional self-concept structure (2002)

Marsh, Herbert W. (Herbert Warren), Craven, Rhonda

Theoretical models suggest that 4- and 5-year-old children should be able to differentiate between multiple dimensions of self-concept, but empirical support is limited. A new 38-item Self...

The pivotal role of frames of reference in academic self-concept formation : the "big fish-little pond" effect (2002)

Marsh, Herbert W. (Herbert Warren), Craven, Rhonda, Pajares, Frank, Urdan, Timothy C.

The overarching aim of our research prograrn is to address important societal issues by developing and promoting strategies to optimize self-concept as a valuable outcome and as a means to facilitate...

Diffusion effects : control group contamination threats to the validity of teacher-administered interventions (2001)

Craven, Rhonda, Marsh, Herbert W. (Herbert Warren), Jayasinghe, Upali W.

Within-class experimental designs (with experimental and control groups in the same classroom) are subject to diffusion effects whereby both experimental and control students benefit from the...

Diffusion effects : control group contamination threats to the validity of teacher-administered interventions (2001)

Craven, Rhonda, Marsh, Herbert W. (Herbert Warren), Jayasinghe, Upali W.

Within-class experimental designs (with experimental and control groups in the same classroom) are subject to diffusion effects whereby both experimental and control students benefit from the...

Diffusion effects : control group contamination threats to the validity of teacher-administered interventions (2001)

Craven, Rhonda, Marsh, Herbert W. (Herbert Warren), Jayasinghe, Upali W.

Within-class experimental designs (with experimental and control groups in the same classroom) are subject to diffusion effects whereby both experimental and control students benefit from the...