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John S. T. Abbosey – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The purpose of this qualitative narrative research was to explore employees' experiences of being inspired, motivated, and mentored by transformational leaders in Christian higher education institutions in Ghana. From the employees' perspective, outcomes achieved from such interactions were examined, as aligned with current theories of…
Descriptors: Transformational Leadership, Employees, Motivation, Mentors
Mengjiao Guo – ProQuest LLC, 2020
Today's youth have lives dramatically different from the past and face an unpredictable future and challenging job market, thus being entrepreneurial is increasingly more important to cultivate (Ford, 2015). I aim to understand the state and development of being entrepreneurial and its implications for broadly educating young people, as one…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adults, Entrepreneurship, Skill Development
Baldridge, Aaron E. – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Character development is part of the educational process. The current literature examining the cultural influences and educational strategies that have an impact on character development has shown certain gaps, particularly in the context of Guinea, West Africa. These include the lack of a framework and model for character development from this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Christianity, Religious Schools, Private Schools
Zhuldyz Amankulova – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Social capital critically shapes the employment opportunities and social mobility of youth. Little is known, however, about how marginalized youth use social capital to pursue education and career aspirations, particularly in countries with developing higher education systems. Drawing on life history narratives of prestigious university graduates…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Capital, Employment Potential, Social Mobility
Winstel, Caroline – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This autoethnographic exploration of my journey from college athlete to an adaptive athlete and an Israel educator. The emergent self-study leverages photographic and poetic inquiry to explore feelings surrounding my relationship to my acquired physical disability and my relationship with my Jewishness and Israel. My story connects the seemingly…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Athletics, Athletes, College Faculty
Vannessa Falcón Orta – ProQuest LLC, 2021
The purpose of this photovoice constructivist grounded theory study is to illustrate the intersections and developmental processes of a transborder identity among Transfronterizx students in postsecondary and higher education institutions at the San Diego-Tijuana border region by examining the psychosocial and cognitive-structural factors that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Photography, Visual Aids
Erlinda Mikal – ProQuest LLC, 2023
An increasing number of international graduate students who learn English as an Additional Language (EAL) pursue advanced academic degrees in the United States. Previous studies have indicated that international graduate students often face several challenges as EAL learners while socializing in English academic communities and negotiating…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foreign Students, Graduate Students, Self Concept
Ortuzar-Hardtmann, Maximiliano Andres – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Empirical evidence suggests that educational leaders play a critical role in students' learning. Therefore, attracting, retaining, and developing educational leaders have become paramount for educational systems worldwide. Hence, substantial resources and efforts have been invested in creating Leadership Preparation Programs. Research suggests…
Descriptors: Leadership, Leadership Training, Program Evaluation, Foreign Countries
Meghan Gowan – ProQuest LLC, 2019
This research applied current thinking in the fields of positive education, positive youth development, and global education to a culturally-relevant, social-emotional learning curriculum. The Kenya Education Empowerment Project (KEEP) curriculum facilitated social-emotional learning through dialogically-based classroom lessons and opportunities…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Emotional Learning, Individual Characteristics, Program Effectiveness
Park, Hyewon – ProQuest LLC, 2016
There has been a rapid increase in the number of North Korean defectors (NKDs) entering South Korea, and the remarkable trend of NKDs is their demographic transition; the defectors in their 20s and 30s now constitute a majority among NKDs in South Korea. In this sense, this study aims to explore North Korean young adult defectors' (referred to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Refugees, Young Adults, Self Concept
Bianca Briana Teats – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This case study depicted the development and implementation of the Holistic Undergraduate Growth Experience (HUGE) student success and retention program that spans the second year of undergraduate study to graduation. This study set out to expand student development theory and practice to include an international perspective, specifically one from…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, School Holding Power, Program Development, Undergraduate Study
Martin, Staci BokHee – ProQuest LLC, 2018
An unprecedented 65.6 million persons are forcibly displaced (e.g., refugees, asylum-seekers, IDPs). Half are youth. Hope is often the feeling that sustains youth through intolerable conditions. Basic education in protracted areas is seen as a protective factor that nurtures hope and psychosocial wellbeing in the lives of children and youth. This…
Descriptors: Refugees, Peace, Mixed Methods Research, Surveys
Arunga, Marcia Tate – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this study is to examine the lived experiences of 18 African American women who went to Kenya, East Africa as part of a Cultural Reconnection delegation. A qualitative narrative inquiry method was used for data collection. This was an optimal approach to honoring the authentic voices of African American women. Eighteen African…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, African Americans, Females, Inquiry
Van Rossum, Zachary Johannes – ProQuest LLC, 2013
I examined the role of social perspective taking in leadership decision-making by investigating how a group of 70 leaders made sense of a hypothetical workplace dilemma in order to understand how they used their capacity for social perspective taking as part of their decision-making process. The majority of these leaders work in North America, are…
Descriptors: Perspective Taking, Leadership, Decision Making, City Government
Al Subaie, Khalid F. F. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess staff perceptions of four U.S.-Saudi Diplomatic Corps, the embassy in Washington, DC, and the three consulates in New York, Houston, and Los Angeles regarding the implementation of virtual teams. This study applied the adaptive structuration theory (AST). AST explains how teams develop in a given…
Descriptors: Readiness, Teamwork, Computer Mediated Communication, International Relations
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