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Franz, Melanie; Feld, Timm C. – Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, 2015
Many European countries are currently witnessing an increased development and expansion of continuing higher education at universities. In Germany, this development has until now been rather modest in comparison to countries such as England, France, Finland and the United States. The status of continuing education still seems just as unclear as…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Universities, Figurative Language, Foreign Countries
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Buaraphan, Khajornsak – Educational Research and Reviews, 2012
Beliefs are a complex psychological construct that have potential to drive a person to make decisions and act. A person's metaphors can serve as roots of their beliefs. In this study, the metaphor construction task (MCT) was utilized to uncover beliefs about teaching and learning held by 216 educational supervisors from 10 provinces in the central…
Descriptors: Figurative Language, Foreign Countries, Beliefs, Supervisors