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Alakaam, Amir A.; Castellanos, Diana C.; Bodzio, Jessica; Harrison, Lee – Journal of International Students, 2015
This study examines the dietary intake changes and factors related to dietary acculturation in international students attending an urban university in the United States. The researchers administered seven focus groups of college-age international students (n = 32) between June and August 2012. The participants were enrolled in Northeastern and…
Descriptors: Eating Habits, Foreign Students, Urban Schools, College Students
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Janosik, Steven M.; Frank, Tara E. – International Journal of ePortfolio, 2013
Ten second-year master's students in a higher education program participated in this study, which was designed to assess their experience with an electronic portfolio that had been introduced recently as a primary component of their comprehensive exam. This qualitative study used a focus group and long-interview methods for data collection.…
Descriptors: Electronic Publishing, Portfolio Assessment, Masters Programs, Graduate Students
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Sydnor, Jackie – Teacher Education Quarterly, 2014
Beginning teachers leave the profession at alarming rates. On average, nearly 50 percent of teachers leave the profession all together within their first five years (Smith & Ingersoll, 2004). With current policy discussions around alternative routes to teacher certification, there has also been debate about the impact of traditional…
Descriptors: Teacher Persistence, Labor Turnover, Elementary School Teachers, Student Teachers