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Liu, Yanping; Zhu, Wenyi; Zhang, Pinghai; Hu, Fawen – Educational Gerontology, 2021
The lack of adequate numbers of people working with older adults in an aging society implies the potential of attracting students from other disciplines to the field. This qualitative study explored the experiences of 52 Chinese psychology students who took a gerontological psychology course designed to prepare them for aging-related careers. As…
Descriptors: Intergenerational Programs, Interviews, Psychology, Undergraduate Students
McIver, Karen – Canadian Journal of Action Research, 2020
The range of social and ecological justice issues our world is currently experiencing is vast. Youth are speaking out and are identifying as activists. Education, and more specifically environmental education, has a role to play in developing justice-oriented citizens committed to taking action on issues. The present study used action research…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Activism, Ecology, Radio
Beech, Nick; Gold, Jeff; Beech, Susan – European Journal of Training and Development, 2017
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to first consider how veterans use talk to shape interpretations of personal and social identity. Second, this paper seeks to gain an understanding of how veterans see themselves in a civilian world, their ability to re-conceptualise and realign their perspective on life to support their transition in to a…
Descriptors: Veterans, Discourse Analysis, Self Concept, Social Adjustment
Rasheem, S.; Alleman, Ali-Sha; Mushonga, Dawnsha; Anderson, Darlene; Ofahengaue Vakalahi, Halaevalu F. – Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, 2018
Using a Black Feminist Thought framework, this phenomenological study focused on lived experiences with mentoring relationships among 38 Black women in doctoral programs in multiple disciplines across universities in the United States. Although emerging studies on Black women in academia acknowledge the significance of mentorship and the reality…
Descriptors: Feminism, African Americans, Females, Phenomenology
Bunyawanich, Sasanun; Järvelä, Maria-Liisa; Ghaffar, Abdul – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2018
In most countries, wearing uniform in the university level is a rare practice. Interestingly, Thailand is one of a very few countries requiring the undergraduate students to wear the student uniform to attend class on daily basis. The university uniform has been seen to represent the ideas of politeness, honor, unity, and uniqueness of Thai…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Universities, Undergraduate Students, Dress Codes
Gouthro, Patricia A.; Holloway, Susan M. – Studies in Continuing Education, 2018
Many educators in adult, community and higher education contexts are concerned with fostering reflective learning amongst their students. This paper explores the concept of critical reflection and considers how engaging with fiction may be an innovative pedagogical approach to support critical learning opportunities. Drawing upon interviews with…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Adult Education, Fiction, Teaching Methods
Geiger, Matthew W. – Religious Education, 2016
Based in an ethnographic project involving three Episcopal Church-affiliated high schools, this article considers how reflective and relational pedagogy influenced students' personal growth in religious education classes. Students became self-responsible for their spiritual development in the school settings where the practice of…
Descriptors: Ethnography, Religious Education, Teaching Methods, Protestants
Krettenauer, Tobias; Victor, Rosemary – Developmental Psychology, 2017
Moral identity research to date has largely failed to provide evidence for developmental trends in moral identity, presumably because of restrictions in the age range of studies and the use of moral identity measures that are insensitive to age-related change. The present study investigated moral identity motivation across a broad age range (14-65…
Descriptors: Moral Development, Moral Values, Self Concept, Motivation
George, Meredith; Cutner-Smith, Matthew D. – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2018
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of acculturation on parents' readings of and expectations for physical education. Method: Participants were 39 parents of pupils enrolled at one public middle school. Data were collected with an open-ended questionnaire and follow-up formal interviews. They were analyzed using…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Expectation, Parent Attitudes, Physical Education
Yang, Yibo; Volet, Simone; Mansfield, Caroline – Educational Studies, 2018
Despite China's recent remarkable performance in high-quality research, the number of students going abroad to pursue doctoral degrees in STEM fields has been rising rapidly. This study investigates the motivations of Chinese international doctoral students (CIDS) in STEM fields for undertaking a PhD abroad, and the external factors influencing…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Study Abroad, Graduate Students, Doctoral Programs
Dowdy, Josh; Dore, Elizabeth – Teacher Educators' Journal, 2017
Research pertaining to institutions of public education reveals that curricular structures often function to produce and reproduce systemic inequalities. The following personal statement outlines a middle school teacher's attempt to address social reproduction in public education. By situating issues of inequity within a local context of…
Descriptors: Middle School Teachers, Educational Environment, Sense of Community, Public Education
Okkolin, Mari-Anne – Gender and Education, 2016
One of the critical issues deliberated amongst researchers on gender and education is that of choosing and decision-making. Often, the focus of analysis is framed through the concept of agency. In this paper, the analytical focus is on educational advancement and agency. The paper is based on narratives of 10 highly educated Tanzanian women.…
Descriptors: Womens Education, Educational Attainment, Personal Narratives, Decision Making
Rossi, Tony; Rynne, Steven B.; Rabjohns, Martin – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2016
Background and purpose: This paper focuses on the learning culture within the high-performance levels of rowing. In doing so, we explore the case of an individual's learning as he moves across athletic, coaching and administrative functions. This exploration draws on a cultural learning framework and complementary theorisings related to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Aquatic Sports, Reflection, Athletes
Zainal-Abidin, Yatela; Awang-Hashim, Rosna; Nordin, Hasniza – Malaysian Journal of Learning and Instruction, 2018
Purpose: The study explored how an underprivileged blind individual from an extremely poor family developed resilience and soft skills to thrive in life, despite challenges that could have easily hindered the development of his abilities. Methodology: This qualitative study employed the narrative inquiry method, involving responsive interviews.…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Skill Development, Resilience (Psychology), Motivation
Haraldsson, Katarina; Isaksson, Pernilla; Eriksson, Monica – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2017
A need for research on young children's mental health has been identified. Moreover, there is a need to enhance teachers' skills regarding health promotion work in preschool. The aim of the study is to examine the impact of a specific course on mental health promotion among Swedish preschool teachers. Data were gathered through interviews and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Children, Mental Health, Trust (Psychology)