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Celina M. Benavides; Miena Sidiqi; Kristina Ruiz-Mesa; Deborah Ribera – Journal of Latinos and Education, 2024
The rise of Latinx college enrollment has resulted in a corresponding increase in colleges identifying as Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI). Yet, Latinx students' degree attainment continues to lag, with a noteworthy drop in attendance after the first year of college. Freshman year is a pivotal time as students adjust to a new environment and…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Hispanic American Students, College Freshmen, Academic Persistence
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Cotton, D. R. E.; Winter, J.; Miller, W.; Dalla Valle, L. – Environmental Education Research, 2018
University rankings are increasingly important internationally, and in the UK include a sustainability 'Green League'. However, there is little evidence about experiences of studying in 'sustainable universities'. We report an empirical study at five universities in varied positions in the Green League, exploring students' energy literacy,…
Descriptors: College Students, Energy, Literacy, Knowledge Level
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Wyant, James D.; Tsuda, Emi; Yeats, Jeremy T. – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2020
Background: The shifting demographics of the United States population remains a central challenge for the education sector. A pressing concern rests with the continued cultural gap that exists between a largely homogenous teacher labor force and an increasingly heterogeneous student population. Provided the longstanding existence of a cultural…
Descriptors: Delphi Technique, Educational Strategies, Cultural Awareness, Physical Education
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Cullinan, Mary – International Journal of Curriculum and Instruction, 2016
This paper is a critical analysis of curriculum with a discussion of its main tenets and exploration of issues within the literature. The focus is on curriculum in English as a Second Language (ESL) using critical applied linguistics as a framework. The ideas explored in the paper are synthesized and applied to ESL curriculum in the United Arab…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries
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James, David; Diment, Kim – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2003
This article offers three interrelated arguments for the adoption of a cultural approach to the study of learning. It then presents some early analyses of data from a case study of one learning site, concerned with the assessment of learning in the workplace. These analyses show how the shape of the learning site--for example, the nature of…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Tutors, Organizational Climate, Data Analysis