in the present time, phenomenon like globalization, regionalism and economic integration are the basic issues which bring many positive consequences to the world economy. regionalism and economic integration are one of the ways that developing countries can adopt to collate the globalization process. to acknowledge their own abilities or, to settle the commercial and economic disputes in their ...

a r t i c l e i n f o The present study tested the applicability of expectancy-value theory to adults' learning motivation. Motivation was measured as the anticipated reaction (AR) of German students (N = 300) to receiving their instructions in English as a new learning opportunity. We used structural equation modeling to test our hypotheses. Expectancies of success and values from school predi...

Political socialization is the process by which the transition of political cultures takes place from one generation to another.In the other words political socialization is continuous in whole of life, in which political personality of people is formed. Many factors affect people political socialization that some of them are; Family, Mass Media, School and Peer Groups. This research represents...

The Relationship between Organizational Socialization and Organizational Identity among Physical Education Teachers in Cities of Tehran Province   Sh. Nazari, Ph.D.[1]   This study set out to examine the relationship between organizational socialization and organizational identity among physical education teachers in cities of Tehran province. This applied research had a correlational desig...

 The importance of community's health followed by the consideration of endogenous growth models has led to an increase in health expenditure of countries to speed up economic growth and development. This has made the efficiency of health production function to an essential issue especially in developing countries. Based upon this, the present study with employing the stochastic frontier analysi...

Racial and ethnic socialization are important protective factors for minority children. In this study we investigated socialization in preschool-aged, African American, Latino, and biracial children. We believed that socialization would be a protective factor against child somatic complaints, pervasive developmental problems, and affective disorder. Also, we believed there was a protective/prot...

In the United States, 3 of 5 children <5 years of age are in a child care arrangement.‍1 In addition to potential opportunities for early socialization and education for children, parents often rely on child care to participate in the work force.‍ However, child care exposure has also been associated with an increased risk in children for gastrointestinal (GI) and upper respiratory infection.‍ ...