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Clare Wilkinson; Amanda D. Webber – International Journal of Science Education, Part B: Communication and Public Engagement, 2024
'Threshold concepts' have recently been identified as a key component for higher or university level teaching in science communication, concepts which can offer a 'transformative' experience amongst students, whilst also creating a sense of discomfort. In this research article, we examine data gathered via two qualitative focus groups and a…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Language Proficiency, Foreign Countries, Science Instruction
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Guilbaud, Thelma C.; Martin, Florence; Newton, Xiaoxia – Online Learning, 2021
This study examined the level of readiness of faculty in designing and delivering accessible online courses to meet the needs of all learners, including students with disabilities. A total of 182 tenured/non-tenured full time, part-time, adjunct and clinical faculty from three public universities of different sizes were surveyed to gauge their…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, College Faculty, Instructional Design, Access to Education
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Heredia, Sara C.; Tan, Edna – Journal of Educational Research, 2021
Making and makerspaces are becoming increasingly popular in K-12 schools. However, professional development on making for practicing teachers is under researched. We present case studies of two teachers' sensemaking of making in a one semester graduate course on teaching and learning in makerspaces. The course was designed around three course…
Descriptors: Shared Resources and Services, Teaching Methods, Social Justice, College Faculty
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Kim Khanh, Mai Thi; Ngoc, Chau Huy – Research in Comparative and International Education, 2023
The quest for global ranking has motivated higher education institutions (HEIs) in Vietnam to increase the number of international students in their enrolments. However, little is known about experiences of current international students in Vietnamese HEIs. This article offers a mosaic of international student experiences (ISE) in a…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Study Abroad, Educational Experience, Higher Education
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Harman, Kerry – Studies in the Education of Adults, 2017
The broad concern of this paper is how the relationship between education, democracy and emancipation might be conceived. This theme is explored through examining the contribution of a Rancierian conception of emancipation and democracy to rethinking widening participation in higher education. Following Ranciere, it is argued that taking equality…
Descriptors: Democracy, Correlation, Access to Education, Higher Education
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Green, Wendy – Journal of Studies in International Education, 2019
Many educational institutions aim to engage students in "global learning" at home and abroad through the process of "internationalization of the curriculum" (IoC). Yet research indicates that students experience and understand IoC in diverse, often unintended ways, and instances of students' diverse perspectives informing IoC…
Descriptors: Global Education, International Education, Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes
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Smith, Heather Jane; Robertson, Leena Helavaara; Auger, Nathalie; Wysocki, Lydia – Journal for Critical Education Policy Studies, 2020
Translanguaging claims to advance social justice as a transformative pedagogy. This paper analyses a tension which developed over the life span of a European research project which aimed to improve the educational experience for Eastern European Roma pupils through teachers' employment of a translanguaging pedagogy. Roma are ethnically and…
Descriptors: Code Switching (Language), Social Justice, Teaching Methods, Transformative Learning
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Khoo, Elaine; Kang, Sohee – International Journal for Educational Integrity, 2022
Socializing students to Academic Integrity (AI) in the face of great cultural, linguistic and socioeconomic diversity in the student population in higher education calls for innovative strategies that are aligned with equity, diversity and inclusion principles. Through a mixed method of quantitative analysis of learner engagement data from the…
Descriptors: Integrity, Transformative Learning, Higher Education, Equal Education
Association Supporting Computer Users in Education, 2019
The Association Supporting Computer Users in Education (ASCUE) is a group of people interested in small college computing issues. It is a blend of people from all over the country who use computers in their teaching, academic support, and administrative support functions. Begun in 1968 as the College and University Eleven-Thirty Users' Group…
Descriptors: Small Colleges, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Open Educational Resources