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Malechwanzi, J. Muthiani; Lei, Hongde; Wang, Lu – International Journal of Higher Education, 2016
This study aims to investigate whether there is significant relationship between students' perceived faculty competencies and faculty evaluated competencies. The study identified four main dimensions for measuring faculty competencies namely: teaching, research, additional services and advising. This study adopted a mixed method design. The study…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Student Attitudes, Teacher Competencies, Teacher Competency Testing
Qu, Wanling – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The emergence of transnational joint venture universities provides a new model of education internationalization where the stakes are high and where the opportunities to study the under-researched field of student intercultural engagement are multidimensional and compelling. Since their institutional mission statements often involve language about…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Higher Education, Intercultural Communication, International Education
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Ahåt, Rayhangül – English Language Teaching, 2013
Gender is considered as one of the important variables that effects learner motivation in second or foreign language acquisition. It is also believed that learner motivation has an impact on learner performance as well. Using the expectancy-value theory model of achievement motivation, this study aimed at exploring (1) the impact of gender…
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, Gender Differences, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Li, Li; Lin, Chunqing; Ji, Guoping; Sun, Stephanie; Rotheram-Borus, Mary Jane – Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2009
In China, HIV shifts the lifestyle of not only parents living with HIV/AIDS, but also their children, partners, and extended families. We examined factors related to the quality of life of parents living with HIV and the relation between family functioning and individual quality of life. Interviews were conducted with a total of 116 parents living…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Foreign Countries, Interpersonal Competence, Family Relationship
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Suarez-Orozco, Carola; Pimentel, Allyson; Martin, Margary – Teachers College Record, 2009
Background/Context: Newcomer immigrant students are entering schools in the United States in unprecedented numbers. As they enter new school contexts, they face a number of challenges in their adjustment. Previous literature suggested that relationships in school play a particularly crucial role in promoting socially competent behavior in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Immigrants, Language Proficiency, Longitudinal Studies
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Bang, Hee Jin; Suarez-Orozco, Carola; Pakes, Juliana; O'Connor, Erin – Educational Research, 2009
Background: While a significant body of research has addressed teachers' evaluations of mainstream English speaking students, there is a dearth of such research focusing on immigrant adolescents. As many immigrant students are in the process of acquiring English language proficiency, evaluating and assigning grades to immigrant youth can pose…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Homework, Grades (Scholastic), Academic Achievement