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Takeda, Atsushi – Qualitative Report, 2012
In this paper, I discuss how I came to call into question the way in which I interpreted interview data in my dissertation, which investigated the migration and settlement experience of Japanese women who are married to Australian men and reside in Australia. Through critical reflections, I realized the way in which the positionality of…
Descriptors: Females, Translation, Foreign Countries, Data Analysis
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Korinek, Kim; Punpuing, Sureeporn – Comparative Education Review, 2012
We analyze school attrition among youth in Kanchanaburi province, Thailand. We find that family investments in schooling are shaped by both household and local community contexts. There is an enrollment advantage for girls across different households and communities. We find that youth whose mothers have migrated and youth in immigrant households…
Descriptors: Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Rate, Publish or Perish Issue, Family Influence
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del Barco, Benito Leon; Mira, Antonio Ricardo; Carroza, Teresa Gomez – Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, 2007
Introduction: During the past academic year in Spain, more than 500,000 immigrant students were enrolled in primary and secondary schools. School is one of those places available to society for creating spaces for coexistence and for changing attitudes. The teacher plays a very important role in this task. In this paper we will observe opinions…
Descriptors: Opinions, Negative Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Psychometrics
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers