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Nalan Kuru; Serap Erdogan; Demet Koç; Nurbanu Parpucu – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2024
This research aims to increase the cultural sensitivity of preschool children and their teachers living in different regions of Türkiye through education in respect to differences. It employed an experimental design with pre-test post-test control group including 26 teachers along with 261 children aged 48-72 months. The study was conducted in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cultural Differences, Cultural Awareness, Preschool Children
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Demirbilek, Muhammet; Ilvonen, Ilona; Valtins, Karlis; Di Mauro, Maura; Bernardes, Stephan O. C.; Williams, Idongesit – International Society for Technology, Education, and Science, 2021
The need for neighbourness and Intercultural competences in Higher Education Institutions is ascending. This is because in recent times, there has been an increase in multicultural classrooms driven by globalization and the growth in global Internet connectivity. Globalization has enabled increased human mobility across physical national and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Faculty, College Students, Multicultural Education
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Al-Busaidi, Fatma Yousuf – International Education Studies, 2019
The main purpose of this study was to investigate the sociocultural factors influencing learners of Arabic as a foreign language in the Sultanate of Oman. A qualitative inquiry approach was adopted for the study, using in-depth interviewing, and students' diaries to understand how the sociocultural context impact non-Arab learners of Arabic in the…
Descriptors: Semitic Languages, Language Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning
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Kaçar, Isil Günseli – Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2021
Study/Teach abroad experiences, are shown to impact prospective teachers' beliefs and values, offering exposure to diverse educational systems and teaching philosophies. This qualitative exploratory case study aimed to investigate the impact of the Comenius language assistantship program on the sociolinguistic perspectives and meaning schemes of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers
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Sabanci, Osman; Bulut, Safiye Sarici – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2018
During student development, enriching academic and psychosocial activities in accordance with different educational needs of students is important. This study aims to identify primary school teachers' opinions in Turkey, Czech Republic, Italy, and Germany. The opinions of teachers were investigated and compared on the individual skills, interests,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academically Gifted, Inclusion, Behavior Modification
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Demir, Yusuf – PASAA: Journal of Language Teaching and Learning in Thailand, 2017
On a multifaceted basis, this paper explores the challenges experienced by native and non-native English language teachers (NESTs and NNESTs) in a tertiary-level EFL setting in Turkey. Adopting a qualitative case study design, the data were gathered from five NESTs through interviews and from five NNESTs through hand-written accounts based on the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Commission for International Adult Education, 2012
The Commission on International Adult Education (CIAE) of the American Association for Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE) provides a forum for the discussion of international issues related to adult education in general, as well as adult education in various countries around the globe. The following purposes summarize the work of the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Foreign Countries, Lifelong Learning, Religion
Simsek, Hasan; Balci, Ayse – 1997
This study investigated the perceptions of various stakeholders concerning the current and future roles and functions of the Middle East Technical University (METU), a leading large public university in Turkey. The data used in this paper were derived from a larger research project that was designed to assess the quality of various dimensions of…
Descriptors: College Role, Colleges, Community Attitudes, Cultural Differences
Vocational Training Council (Hong Kong). – 2000
This document contains 123 papers from an international conference on vocational education and training (VET) for lifelong learning in the information era. The papers focus on the following themes: (1) societal and ethical issues; (2) human resource development and personnel training; (3) international issues; (4) information technology in VET;…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Academic Standards, Adult Learning, Alternative Assessment