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Using Texts Which Address Local Issues to Create a Discursive Space within an Undergraduate Writing Course
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Scotland, James – Journal of Language, Identity, and Education, 2020
This study explores whether collaboratively writing about local issues would enable learners to deepen their understanding of their relationship with their own social context. A discursive space within an English for Academic Purposes (EAP) course at an institution of higher education in Qatar was created. This was accomplished by replacing the…
Descriptors: Collaborative Writing, Local Issues, Undergraduate Students, Writing Instruction
The Importance of Local Context in a Global World: Three Case Studies from Rural and Remote International Locations
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Robyn Henderson; Sazan M. Mandalawi – Australian and International Journal of Rural Education, 2024
Global education is often framed in terms of standardised testing that makes comparisons across nations. This is particularly evident with international measures like the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), which tests 15-year-olds in member countries. Images on the PISA website provide representations of education that seem to…
Descriptors: Rural Areas, Refugees, Immigrants, Access to Education
How Can Ecological Fairs Increase Sustainability in a University Campus?
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Brandli, Luciana Londero; Lange Salvia, Amanda; Dal Moro, Leila; Tibola da Rocha, Vanessa; Mazutti, Janaina; Reginatto, Giovana – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2019
Purpose: This paper aims to highlight the contribution of ecological fairs to the promotion of sustainability in university campuses, based on a case study carried out at the University of Passo Fundo, located in Southern Brazil. Design/methodology/approach: Producers and consumers of the ecological fairs were interviewed to analyse how the…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Campuses, Ecology, Foreign Countries
Women on the Threshold: An Analysis of Rural Women in Local Politics (1921-1941).
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Hallowell, Ann – Rural Sociology, 1987
Information about 50 small-town governments in rural Vermont was analyzed to determine women's participation in town government. Results included the finding that percentage of offices held by women decreased as town size increased. Data suggested that women became politically active out of necessity and filled offices that reflected their…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Community Size, Elections, Females
Gender and Poverty in Central Appalachia.
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Tickamyer, Ann R.; Tickamyer, Cecil H. – Social Science Quarterly, 1988
Investigates variations in poverty at the county level by looking at gender and family structure in Appalachia. Discusses the interrelationships among regional economy, race, and gender as they relate to poverty rates. Concludes that poverty in Appalachia is not immediately reducible to the obvious socio-demographic factors. (KO)
Descriptors: Demography, Economic Climate, Economically Disadvantaged, Family Structure
Three Investigations in Vocational Education Administration. A New Opportunities in Vocational Education Project Supplemental Report.
Frank, Frederick P., Ed.; Mackett-Frank, Muriel, Ed. – 1980
Since 1976, a special training program in educational administration for persons with a professional background in vocational education has been conducted at Northern Illinois University. This program is known as the New Opportunities in Vocational Education Project and has an affirmative action emphasis. This supplemental report of the project…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Education, Affirmative Action, Educational Administration