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Barker-Ruchti, Natalie; Kerr, Roslyn; Schubring, Astrid; Cervin, Georgia; Nunomura, Myrian – Quest, 2017
Women's artistic gymnastics is commonly understood to require early entrance and intense training during childhood. Most gymnasts retire before reaching adulthood. In recent years, the gymnast population at the highest level has "aged." In this article, we adopt a socio-pedagogical perspective to explore the training contexts, pubertal…
Descriptors: Females, Athletes, Age Differences, Puberty
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Alsahafi, Nisreen; Shin, Seong-Chul – Journal of International Students, 2017
The authors investigate factors affecting Saudi students' educational experiences in Australian universities and their adjustment issues. The data comes from the survey of 100 Saudi international students in Sydney and subsequent interviews. The analysis revealed that language proficiency is the main barrier to Saudi students' academic and social…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foreign Students, College Students, Student Adjustment
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Riggall, Michaela; Skues, Jason; Wise, Lisa – Education & Training, 2017
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the definition, prevalence, antecedents, consequences and coping behaviours associated with apprenticeship bullying in the building and construction industry. Design/methodology/approach: The sample comprises 13 participants aged between 22 and 27 (M = 23.8, SD = 1.26) who were all men who had…
Descriptors: Definitions, Incidence, Coping, Bullying
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Tasker, Isabel – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2017
People studying an additional language in adult life do so through a diverse mix of self-directed and institutionally-situated efforts, extending over many years; and online and distance mode language learning offer increasingly flexible opportunities for formal study. Little is known, however, of the ways that long-term learners combine…
Descriptors: Time Perspective, Second Language Learning, Online Courses, Distance Education
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Mestan, Kemran – Higher Education Research and Development, 2016
Attrition, which courses in the humanities and social sciences particularly suffer from, is a major problem for universities and students. This paper investigates the reasons students give for prematurely discontinuing studying the Bachelor of Arts. This is a qualitative study that thematically analyses semi-structured interviews. The sample…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Bachelors Degrees, Dropouts, Student Attrition
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O'Shea, Sarah – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 2014
The purpose of this article is to explore how one group of students reflect upon their transition into the higher education environment. This qualitative research project followed one group of female undergraduate students as they moved through the first year of study. All of the participants were the first in their family to consider further…
Descriptors: College Preparation, College Freshmen, Females, Identification (Psychology)
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Becker, Karen; Fleming, Julie; Keijsers, Wilhelmina – Education & Training, 2012
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to provide description and analysis of how a traditional industry is currently using e-learning, and to identify how the potential of e-learning can be realised whilst acknowledging the technological divide between younger and older workers. Design/methodology/approach: An exploratory qualitative methodology…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Industry, Generational Differences, Change Strategies