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Landolt, Patricia; Goldring, Luin; Pritchard, Paul – International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 2022
We examine how the politics of knowledge production limit research on the relationship between immigration status and social inequality. We centre the practices of methodological nationalism in Canada, a traditional country of permanent immigration in which temporary migration has become a core feature of the immigration system. In this case,…
Descriptors: Nationalism, Correlation, Immigration, Social Differences
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Krzic, Maja; Strivelli, Rachel A.; Holmes, Emma; Grand, Stephanie; Dyanatkar, Saeed; Lavkulich, Les M.; Crowley, Chris – Natural Sciences Education, 2013
Since soil plays a crucial role in all aspects of global environmental change, it is essential that post-secondary institutions provide students with a strong foundation in soil science concepts including soil classification. The onset of information technology (IT) and web-based multimedia have opened new avenues to better incorporate…
Descriptors: Soil Science, Instructional Design, Foreign Countries, Internet
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Robinson, A. Helene – Arts Education Policy Review, 2013
Does arts integration contribute to student success for disadvantaged student populations? The introduction to this article compares students' academic performance and arts education in countries outperforming the United States on the recent Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) and Progress in International Reading…
Descriptors: Art Education, Integrated Curriculum, Academic Achievement, Academic Standards
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Botturi, Luca – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2004
This paper introduces the Quail Model, a device for the classification and visualisation of learning goals. The model is a communication tool that can smoothen the discussion within a course design team, support shared understanding, and improve decision making. Its theoretical background mingles contributions from instructional design (Bloom,…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Models, Classification, Visualization
Colby, Catherine A. – 1980
Recent findings in the literature on child abuse have been inconsistent and often contradictory, perhaps in part because most researchers treat child abuse as a homogeneous psycho-social phenomenon and commit the error of group averaging. One methodology which deals directly with the problem of homogeneity error is the typology approach. This…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Classification, Comparative Analysis, Family Characteristics
Manitoba Dept. of Education and Training, Winnipeg. – 1995
The guide is intended to aid Manitoba's high school administrators and curriculum developers in adapting and classifying standard courses specifically for students of English as a Second Language (ESL). It begins with a description of the ESL course designation and a brief discussion of characteristics of the ESL learner. The distinction between…
Descriptors: Classification, Course Content, Course Organization, Curriculum Development
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Ross, Catherine Sheldrick; MacDonald, Bertrum H. – Canadian Library Journal, 1989
This interview with Bertrum MacDonald discusses the decisions that determined the character of a national bibliography on science and technology in Canadian history. Topics discussed include the scope of the project; classification and indexing decisions; the database management system used; unexpected problems; and predicted usage of the…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Classification, Database Design, Database Management Systems
McGreal, Rory – 1998
The TeleCampus online database, a project of TeleEducation NB (New Brunswick), aims to be the world's leading World Wide Web site for students seeking information about online courses and programs and for educational institutions and training companies wishing to promote their offerings. It is a comprehensive multilingual database of courses and…
Descriptors: Classification, Computer Assisted Instruction, Course Descriptions, Courses
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Fox, Eric J.; Sullivan, Howard J. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2007
The purpose of this study was to compare traditional classification training for a set of abstract concepts with multiple-relations training consisting of inference practice and the use of a content diagram. To examine this, 200 undergraduate and graduate psychology students completed a Web-based tutorial covering the abstract concepts of a…
Descriptors: Classification, Psychology, Internet, Higher Education