This study examined whether after 20 sessions over 10 weeks of Jacobson's muscle relaxation accompanied by encouragement of positive self-esteem academic examination scores of 22 undergraduate college students would improve by comparison with those of a control group of 30 students. The relaxation group had significantly higher examination grades than the control group, but there was no signifi...

Acknowledgments When I came to Japan, I never dared to imagine that I would pursue a PhD at Nagoya University. Without my supervisor, I might not have completed the long journey of my PhD studies. So, first and foremost, I would like to thank my supervisor, Professor Masakazu Jimbo, Nagoya University, for his kind supervision and encouragement, not only in my studies but also in my private life...

The study investigated whether, and how, Communicative Language Teaching Approaches (CLTA) significantly influenced students’ academic emotions achievement in self-directed distance learning. participants were 76 university students Denpasar. data collected through exam results two questionnaires. Questionnaire A measured learning intentions, self-encouragement, motivation, while questionnaire ...

Existing theories and empirical research on how innovation occurs largely assume that innovativeness is an inherent characteristic of the individual and that people with this innate ability select into jobs that require it. In this paper, we investigate whether people who do not self-select into being innovators can be induced to innovate, and whether they innovate differently than those who do...

who died in September 2000. who died in September 2000. Channi was a key figure in the develop-Channi was a key figure in the development of perinatal psychiatry as a specialty, ment of perinatal psychiatry as a specialty, and his research into the causes, conse-and his research into the causes, consequences and treatment of postnatal mental quences and treatment of postnatal mental illness gai...

This paper present an approach for the self organizing manufacturing control, by presenting the algorithm that can control the complex systems. The general block diagram for self organizing controlling system has been shown and the detail of self organized controller is presented. We have used the probability state variable (PSV) for determining the system parameters. The system must have the p...

This study explores the possible-self construction and achievement process in students of color from low-income communities by investigating these processes in 28 college students. Findings suggest that while parental encouragement of college aspirations may affect age at which the college student possible self is constructed and expectancy level, development of schematic possible selves is mor...