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Healey, Nigel Martin – Research in Higher Education, 2018
The growth in the number of international branch campuses (IBCs) has been one of the most striking developments in the internationalization of higher education in recent years. IBCs are overwhelmingly branches of universities in the developed 'West'. The United States, the United Kingdom and Australia dominate provision. In contrast, IBCs are…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, International Programs, Colleges, Higher Education
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Umbach, Paul D.; Milem, Jeffrey F. – Research in Higher Education, 2004
Using data from a survey of more that 1900 first-year students at a large research institution, this paper applies Holland's theory of personality and environment to examine the ways in which students view diversity. Holland categories, individual characteristics such as race and gender, and interactions with people of color prior to college,…
Descriptors: Classification, Cultural Differences, College Freshmen, Student Surveys
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Garcia, Lisette M.; Bayer, Alan E. – Research in Higher Education, 2005
Hispanics/Latinos are the fastest growing minority group in the U.S., and represent a diverse variety of ethnic groups with unique heritages. Yet educational and social research often analyzes this group in aggregate. This research, employing 1980 high school senior longitudinal data from the High School and Beyond project, demonstrates…
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, Hispanic American Students, Postsecondary Education, Cultural Differences
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Ting, Kwok-fai – Research in Higher Education, 2000
Using a large data set collected in Hong Kong, this study examined how Chinese students behave in the course evaluation process. Results suggest that Chinese students, like their Western counterparts, are able to distinguish separate dimensions of teaching quality. Due to their cultural background, however, they pay more attention in their…
Descriptors: Chinese Culture, College Students, Cultural Differences, Foreign Countries
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Weise, Michael D.; Townsend, Barbara K. – Research in Higher Education, 1991
A study of the relationship between a midwestern church-affiliated college and its supporting congregations confirmed that local congregational leaders' cultural orientation is related to the degree to which the congregation supports the university by enrolling its youth, and that cultural localism-cosmopolitanism is a useful framework for…
Descriptors: Church Related Colleges, Church Role, College Choice, Cultural Differences
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Diekhoff, George M.; LaBeff, Emily E.; Shinohara, Kohei; Yasukawa, Hajime – Research in Higher Education, 1999
A survey of 392 American and 276 Japanese college students concerning academic dishonesty found both similarities and differences in attitudes and behaviors, and investigated behavior patterns, types of cheating, attitudes about and responses to own and others' cheating, and deterrents. Explanations for cross-cultural differences and implications…
Descriptors: Cheating, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education
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Gmelch, Walter H.; Wolverton, Mimi; Wolverton, Marvin L.; Sarros, James C. – Research in Higher Education, 1999
Discusses the role of the academic dean and its conflicting pressures of administration and scholarship. Reports on the first phase of a study exploring the sources of stress experienced by 825 deans in both Australia and the United States. Analyzes findings in terms of a four-component managerial stress model and provides tables detailing deans'…
Descriptors: Academic Deans, Administrator Role, College Administration, Cultural Differences
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Bail, Frederick T.; Mina, Soledad S. – Research in Higher Education, 1981
A study in which Filipino and American undergraduate students rated college instructor characteristics according to their perceived importance for effective teaching is discussed. Filipino students rated items pertaining to authoritarianism and personal appearance of the instructor as significantly more important for effective teaching than did…
Descriptors: Authoritarianism, College Faculty, College Students, Cross Cultural Studies