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Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=50459#.VD9031fHRK0 Author(s) Dörthe Krömker 1 , Ellen Matthies 2 Affiliation(s) 1 Clinical and Health Informatics Research Group, McGill University, Montreal, Canada . 2 Institut für Psychologie, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität, Magdeburg, Germany . ABSTRACT It was the aim of this study to understand the differences between occasional organic consumers (OOC) and regular organic food consumers (ROC). A total of 571 consumers, interviewed directly after grocery shopping, were classified as conventional, occasional organic or regular organic consumers depending on the number of organically produced items bought. In order to gain encompassing insights on the differenc...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=50262#.VDNZn1fHRK0 Author(s)     Jamie S. Bodenlos 1* , Andrew Malordy 1 , Marleah Noonan 1 , Aubreyanne Mayrsohn 1 , Brian Mistler 2 Affiliation(s) 1 Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, USA . 2 Ringling College of Art and Design, Sarasota, USA . ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to develop and validate a scale measuring attitudes towards prescription drug use for nonmedical reasons. Participants (N = 310) were recruited from a small northeastern college and completed the Prescription Drugs Attitudes Questionnaire (PDAQ), the College Alcohol Problems Scale (CAPS-R) and answered questions about current substance use. Principal components ana...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=50207#.VDICxFfHRK0 Author(s)   Xhevahire Karanezi Affiliation(s) University of Tirana, Tirana, Albania . ABSTRACT Reading and Writing for Critical Thinking (RWCT) is a modern teaching philosophy which is based on the philosophy of constructivism, according to which the students actively participate in building up knowledge through involvement in research activities ( Kosova Education Center, 2011 ). Aim of the investigation: The aim of the study was to investigate the differences between attitudes and perceptions of the teachers of primary and lower secondary schools in regard to a traditional and modern teaching methodology such as RWCT. Method: This is a qu...