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Khlomov, K. D.; Kondrashkin, A. V.; Kuzin, P. A.; Kalyakina, S. M.; Tyulkanova, K. I.; Medvedev, D. P. – Russian Education & Society, 2018
This article addresses the need for changes in current views on adolescent development. It presents observations of adolescent behavior in the online game Dragon Nest that were conducted by specialists from the Crossroads Center for Social and Psychological Adaptation and Adolescent Development, Moscow State University of Psychology and Education,…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Behavior, Video Games, Social Theories
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Antoniou, Katerina; Mbah, Evelyn; Parmaxi, Antigoni – Research-publishing.net, 2016
Language learning has witnessed a series of changes with regards to the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT). Recently, the digital divide has been a topic of discussion in language learning studies. Digital divide is the inequality that exists between information-poor and information-rich communities. Within the field of…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Technology, Access to Computers
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Ifegbesan, Ayodeji Peter; Ogunyemi, Biodun; Rampedi, Isaac T. – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2017
Purpose: Waste management is a critical element of the campus sustainability movement in which Nigerian universities are yet to actively participate. The purpose of this study was to investigate prevalent waste management practices and the disposition of undergraduate students in a Nigerian University. Design/methodology/approach: Data collection…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, Sanitation, Sustainability
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Guglani, Laura – Journal of Language, Identity, and Education, 2016
This article explores Hispanics' concepts of cultural and linguistic identity. It is based on the findings of a recent study conducted by the author in Iglesia hispana de Cristo, a Hispanic church community in Western New York. Data come from ethnographic interviews conducted with 48 participants aged 13 to 80 years and with church leaders and…
Descriptors: Hispanic Americans, Spanish Speaking, Ethnicity, Identification (Psychology)
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Pfenninger, Simone E.; Singleton, David – Second Language Research, 2016
Recent findings (see, for example, Muñoz and Singleton, 2011) indicate that age of onset is not a strong determinant of instructed foreign language (FL) learners' achievement and that age is intricately connected with social and psychological factors shaping the learner's overall FL experience. The present study, accordingly, takes a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Age
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Kolawole, Clement O. O.; Jire-Alao, Esther O. – Journal of the International Society for Teacher Education, 2015
Reading comprehension skill is an important aspect of language acquisition that has far-reaching implications on the life of any student. Weak comprehension ability invariably affects not only students' performance in English language, but it hinders competence in other critical fields. Reading comprehension skills are not being taught in ways to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Teachers, Teaching Skills, Teacher Improvement
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Blatt-Gross, Carolina – International Journal of Education & the Arts, 2013
Because students spontaneously exhibit aesthetic and rhythmic acts in the classroom and human beings across the world have engaged in the arts for thousands of years, this study argues that artful behavior represents an inherent and significant human proclivity. Exploring the tension between the human predisposition and the physical and mental…
Descriptors: Art, Student Experience, Preschool Children, Elementary School Students
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Mallman, Mark; Lee, Helen – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2016
Research on the socially-situated nature of learning shows how practices and identities are affected by participation in communities, but very little is known about how mature-age students experience the relational dynamics of university. Based on data from a qualitative study of first-year students, we consider written accounts by older learners…
Descriptors: Social Bias, Learning Theories, Higher Education, Academic Aspiration
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Sahlin, Johannes S.; Tsertsidis, Antony; Islam, M. Sirajul – Interactive Learning Environments, 2017
During recent years, many schools have started to implement information and communication technologies (ICTs)-based learning devices (such as laptops, tablets, mobile phones, and active boards) in the classroom settings in order to increase learning outcomes. The aim of this study is to find which activities and outcomes are evident in the usages…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Technology Integration
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Horiguchi, Sachiko; Imoto, Yuki – Ethnography and Education, 2015
This paper is an ethnographic study of weekly intercultural meetings held at an alternative community space run by a large private university in Tokyo, Japan. Through a "team ethnography", the two authors of this paper illuminate ways in which alternative modes of learning were promoted and institutional boundaries were transgressed and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Ethnography, Private Colleges, Intercultural Communication
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Roth, Erin G.; Keimig, Lynn; Rubinstein, Robert L.; Morgan, Leslie; Eckert, J. Kevin; Goldman, Susan; Peeples, Amanda D. – Gerontologist, 2012
Purpose of the Study: This article explores a clash between incoming Baby Boomers and older residents in an active adult retirement community (AARC). We examine issues of social identity and attitudes as these groups encounter each other. Design and Methods: Data are drawn from a multiyear ethnographic study of social relations in senior housing.…
Descriptors: Baby Boomers, Older Adults, Residential Institutions, Retirement
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Ampuero, David; Miranda, Christian E.; Delgado, Luisa E.; Goyen, Samantha; Weaver, Sean – Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, 2015
The present study explores the outcomes of teaching empathy and critical thinking to solve environmental problems. This investigation was done throughout the duration of an environmental education course within a primary school located in central Chile. A community-based research methodology was used to understand the formation of empathy and…
Descriptors: Empathy, Critical Thinking, Elementary School Students, Environmental Education
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Enninful, Ebenezer Kofi; Boakye-Amponsah, Abraham; Osei-Poku, Patrick – Journal of Education and Practice, 2015
The printing industry is supposed to be a major contributor to Ghana's development through employment creation and the enhancement of information to the general public. The main purpose of the study was to assess employee motivation on the printing industry within Kumasi Metropolis. The study employed both the quantitative and qualitative surveys…
Descriptors: Employee Attitudes, Employees, Motivation, Printing
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Beauregard, Caroline; Rousseau, Cécile; Mustafa, Sally – Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, 2015
Because they propose a form of modeling, videos have been recognised to be useful to transfer knowledge about practices requiring teachers to adopt a different role. This paper describes the results of a satisfaction survey with 98 teachers, school administrators and professionals regarding their appreciation of training videos showing teacher-led…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Intervention, Teaching Methods, Satisfaction
Dziugis, Mary Ann – ProQuest LLC, 2010
What are the chances of a dyad of Spanish-speaking strangers using informal address in casual, initial interactions in Buenos Aires, Argentina, today? To discover the pattern(s) of contemporary address, the Principal Investigator (PI) conducted a sociolinguistic experiment focusing on strangers' initial interactions to minimize the influence of…
Descriptors: Sociolinguistics, Participant Observation, Questionnaires, Foreign Countries
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