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Ogegbo, Ayodele Abosede; Akinrinola, Fatimah Yetunde; Adegoke, Oyebimpe; Ifekoya, Kelechi; Namusoke, Jane – International Journal of Higher Education, 2022
This study assessed the digital skills of female university students and the implications for higher education in Africa. A descriptive survey was used to sample 100 female university students from four African countries (Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, and Uganda). The instrument used was the digital competence survey. Two research questions and…
Descriptors: College Students, Females, Technological Literacy, Intellectual Disciplines
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Volk, Fred; Brown, Joshua Travis; Gibson, Daniel J.; Kush, Joseph M. – Journal of College and University Student Housing, 2023
The number of room change requests by first-year college students can be influenced by several factors, including race and socioeconomic status. This study adds to the body of research by also examining the role of residence hall architecture, roommate similarity, and academic performance in room change requests. Findings indicate that residence…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Socioeconomic Status, Dormitories, Personal Autonomy
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Tshering Tshering; Joshua Matthews; Rachael Adlington – Australian and International Journal of Rural Education, 2024
Information and Communication Technology is a powerful tool for transforming education, and in developing, largely rural countries such as Bhutan, where its widespread access is relatively recent. Information and Communication Technology acceptance and use among teacher educators is crucial for effective contemporary teacher education. Acceptance…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Teacher Attitudes
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Gonzalez-Diaz, Romel; Acevedo-Duque, Ángel; Martin-Fiorino, Víctor; Cachicatari-Vargas, Elena – Comunicar: Media Education Research Journal, 2022
The processes of social confinement caused by the global health crisis (COVID-19), have forced professors to assume new research competencies that allow them to improve science indicators and contribute to the research culture in the digital era for the Latin American region. This article analyzes the research culture of Latin American professors…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Researchers, College Faculty, Teaching Experience
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Javornik, Karmen; Kavkler, Marija; Lychatz, Sven; Košak Babuder, Milena – Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal, 2022
The spring phase of the pandemic made the education of adolescents with specific learning difficulties (SpLD) challenging. In the present study, which included 122 adolescents with SpLD (50% from Slovenia, 50% from Germany), we investigated how Slovenian and German adolescents with SpLD perceived and solved some of the challenges of distance…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, COVID-19, Pandemics, Adolescents
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Khan, Shahla Sattar; Takkac, Mehmet – English Language Teaching, 2019
There are some factors, which are motivational, and on the other hand, there are many challenges that may cause hindrance for learning English as a second language. Therefore, the main objective is to assess perception regarding factors for learning English as a second language, especially among new immigrants. This was a cross-sectional study…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Immigrants
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Forkosh Baruch, Alona; Erstad, Ola – Technology, Knowledge and Learning, 2018
In our article, we refer to the interrelation between upbringing and education, within the context of an emerging paradigm of upbringing as a new construct. First we discuss upbringing in the digital era. Then, we state the main concerns involving this theme, which we label as key challenges for upbringing in the digital world. This is followed by…
Descriptors: Correlation, Information Technology, Age Differences, Cultural Differences
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Sandseter, Ellen Beate Hansen; Cordovil, Rita; Hagen, Trond Løge; Lopes, Frederico – Child Care in Practice, 2020
Risk aversive perceptions and practices among ECEC practitioners and parents have proven to be an important reason for the decline of young children's opportunities for free outdoor play. Yet, there are also cultural differences in the perception of children's risky play. This study aims at examining the factors that ECEC practitioners and parents…
Descriptors: Barriers, Play, Early Childhood Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
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Gindi, Shahar; Gilat, Yitzhak; Sagee, Rachel – Journal for Multicultural Education, 2020
Purpose: Minority teachers is a growing phenomenon that is encouraged as part of a quest to diversify teaching staff. Among minority teachers, there exists a group of boundary-crossing teachers whose "otherness" contrasts with the different student population and/or staffroom composition. The study aims to examine parent, teacher and…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Student Attitudes, Teacher Behavior
Bacala, Frederick Navarro – Online Submission, 2019
Cultural interference acknowledgement can be difficult to acknowledge. Student acknowledgment of cultural interference has been researched extensively, but teacher acknowledgement has not. The purpose of this multicase study is to examine teacher acknowledgement of cultural interference, to assess if they are aware of it, and to assist educators…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Interference (Learning), Case Studies, Knowledge Base for Teaching
D'Angelo, Angela Valdovinos; Rich, Lauren; Kwiatt, Jaclyn – Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, 2013
A commonly held belief is that children whose families are struggling with poverty--and the housing, health, safety, and other concerns that often go with it--cannot focus on learning unless their nonacademic needs are met. This belief is supported by research showing that the children of poor parents who receive income supplements and other…
Descriptors: Family Programs, Financial Support, Integrated Services, Low Income Groups
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Bense, Katharina – Issues in Educational Research, 2015
The research reported in this paper investigates the situation of German migrant teachers in Australia. Although German born teachers represent the largest group of non-English speaking background teachers in Australia, there is no study of the circumstances and experiences of these teachers in Australia. This study aims to fill this gap. It…
Descriptors: Immigrants, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Foreign Countries
OECD Publishing, 2018
Migration flows are profoundly changing the composition of classrooms. Results from the OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) reveal that in 2015, almost one in four 15-year-old students in OECD countries reported that they were either foreign-born or had at least one foreign-born parent. Between 2003 and 2015, the share of…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Resilience (Psychology), Student Characteristics, Adjustment (to Environment)
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Handy, Deborah J.; Rodgers, Kathleen Boyce; Schwieterman, Tiffany Anne – Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 2011
Youth and adult partners participated in youth asset mapping, a form of action research, to assess community assets and youth involvement opportunities. Qualitative data were analyzed to examine youths' feelings of empowerment and experiences with adult partners. Asset mapping contributed to youth empowerment, especially when adults were engaging…
Descriptors: Empowerment, Youth Programs, Action Research, Youth Opportunities
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Yao, Yuankun; Foster, Karen K.; Buchanan, Dawna Lisa; Powell-Brown, Ann – International Research and Review, 2012
This study examined the perceptions of college students regarding the benefits and challenges in interacting with international faculty. A Likert scale survey was administered to students from 13 face-to-face or online classes yielding 212 usable questionnaires. The results showed that students had both positive perceptions and concerns about…
Descriptors: College Students, College Faculty, Student Attitudes, Teacher Student Relationship
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