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Alenius, Pauliina – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2016
The aim of the study was to examine the role of migrants in cross-border learning in occupational contexts. The research data included 78 semi-structured and 20 life-course interviews with people who had migrated from Estonia to Finland or who were transmigrating between these countries. The interview data were analysed qualitatively through a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Migrants, Semi Structured Interviews, Content Analysis
Reynolds-Blankenship, Tara – ProQuest LLC, 2013
As part of human development, technology plays an important role in many children's lives. As digital technologies continue to permeate aspects of many children's everyday lives, educators are integrating digital technologies into classroom practices and, as such, have created a need to examine the ways in which children use technologies in their…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Handheld Devices, Technology Uses in Education, Play
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Strauss, Judy; Corrigan, Hope; Hofacker, Charles F. – Marketing Education Review, 2011
Sensory overload and split attention result in reduced learning when instructors read slides with bullet points and complex graphs during a lecture. Conversely, slides containing relevant visual elements, when accompanied by instructor narration, use both the visual and verbal channels of a student's working memory, thus improving the chances of…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Learner Engagement, Short Term Memory, Long Term Memory