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Peer reviewedTaylor, James C.; And Others – Distance Education, 1986
Describes a study which examined relationships between academic persistence and turn-around time, feedback interval, and contacts between student and institution beyond assignment submissions at Allama Iqbal Open University, Darling Downs Institute of Advanced Education, Open Learning Institute of British Columbia, Tasmanian State Institute of…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Cross Cultural Studies, Distance Education, Dropout Rate
Saraswathi, T. S., Ed. – 2003
This book is based on lectures delivered by 12 cross-cultural social science scholars drawn from 7 countries to address critical issues related to knowledge construction in human development and allied disciplines. The book is organized into two major sections. Section 1 focuses on theoretical perspectives and Section 2 highlights ongoing research…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Rearing, Children, Cross Cultural Studies
Download full textKlapper, Michael H.; And Others – 1991
This document explores the mission, goals, and underlying philosophy of the National Center for Science Teaching and Learning (NCSTL). The reform of the U.S. educational system, especially in the area of science education, will require a thorough examination of noncurricular, external factors affecting science education. In order to bring about…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Influences, Educational Change
Barnett, Don C.; Dyer, Aldrich J. – 1983
The volume on University of Saskatchewan graduate theses related to Canadian native peoples (Indian, Inuit, Metis) contains a brief introduction, followed by abstracts of 62 thesis projects (1912-1982), and a final section of statistics, charts, summaries, and discussions related to the abstracted research. Each research abstract consists of three…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Acculturation, Administrator Attitudes, American Indian Education
