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Binder, Nadine; Odag, Ozen; Leiser, Anne; Ludders, Lisa; Kedzior, Karina Karolina – European Journal of Educational Research, 2018
Higher education institutions increasingly seek to promote students' intercultural competence (IC), yet its conceptualization remains a challenge. The first aim of this study was to explore how a purposive sample of n = 77 domestic, undergraduate students at a public university in Germany define IC. The second aim was to assess to what extent such…
Descriptors: Intercultural Programs, Interpersonal Competence, Undergraduate Students, Definitions
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Yang, Weipeng; Li, Hui – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2018
This study forms part of a wider comparative research project investigating the mechanisms and outcomes of school-based curriculum (SBC) development in kindergartens between the two neighbouring cities of Hong Kong and Shenzhen, under the umbrella of 'one country, two systems'. This comparison will help to clarify how sociocultural contexts may…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Case Studies, Kindergarten, Early Childhood Education
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Meuwissen, Kevin W. – Theory and Research in Social Education, 2017
Adolescent learners stand to benefit when history teachers center their practice on investigating open-ended questions, interrogating evidence, and constructing persuasive arguments. Taking up this kind of teaching requires professional development (PD) experiences that are sustained, subject-specific, learning-focused, and collaborative and that…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, History Instruction, Accountability, Comparative Analysis
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Bishop, Daniel – Education & Training, 2017
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the ways in which organisational context and individual agency interact (co-participate) to shape the workplace learning of graduate trainee accountants, and to examine the role of firm size in conditioning this interaction. Design/methodology/approach: A qualitative, comparative approach was…
Descriptors: Workplace Learning, Accounting, Work Environment, Interaction
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Sin, Cristina – Curriculum Journal, 2017
The paper examines comparatively the curricula of six Physics MSc degrees from three countries (England, Portugal and Denmark) in the European policy context driven by the Bologna Process, which advocates degree comparability and student-centred learning. Degree programme descriptions were analysed and interviews were conducted with students and…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Physics, Masters Programs, College Science
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Ren, Xiaoni; Caudle, Darren – Studies in Higher Education, 2016
Drawing on in-depth interviews with 30 academics from various disciplines in both UK and Chinese universities, this comparative study aims to offer new insights into how academics in British and Chinese universities maintained work-life balance and the similarities and differences experienced between academics of both countries. This study finds…
Descriptors: Interviews, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education, Foreign Countries
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Speering, Glen – Professional Development in Education, 2016
Professional development programmes for teachers have become an increasing focus in the quest to improve teacher quality. In regional and remote areas of Australia the delivery of professional development programmes can become problematic. This study compares and contrasts the two separate professional development programmes evaluated (Programme A…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Instructional Leadership, Rural Areas, Geographic Regions
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Alexiadou, Nafsika; Dovemark, Marianne; Erixon-Arreman, Inger; Holm, Ann-Sofie; Lundahl, Lisbeth; Lundström, Ulf – Research in Comparative and International Education, 2016
The last 40 years have seen great political attention paid to issues of inclusion in education, both from international organisations and also individual nations. This flexible concept has been adopted enthusiastically in education reforms concerned with increased standardisation of teaching and learning, decentralisation of education management,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Inclusion, Competition, Comparative Education
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Musard, Mathilde; Poggi, Marie-Paule – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2015
Introduction: The aims of this literature review were to characterize the communications presented during six Association for Research on "Intervention" in Sport (ARIS) French-speaking congresses from 2000 to 2010 and to compare the research trends between French and English research traditions. The definition of pedagogy is close to the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physical Education, Athletics, Educational Research
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Palmer, Robert T.; Maramba, Dina C. – Journal of College Student Development, 2015
Research has shown that the enrollment of Asian American and Latino/a students are increasing at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Nevertheless, research on how these students experience the institutional climate of HBCUs is nonexistent. Hence, this study sought to explore the college choice process and perceptions of campus…
Descriptors: Asian American Students, Hispanic American Students, College Faculty, Black Colleges
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Cope, Jonathan; Sanabria, Jesús E. – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2014
The authors analyze twenty in-depth interviews with faculty members about how they perceive information literacy (IL) to examine two key factors: how disciplinary background influences conceptions of IL among faculty members in academic departments and how the instructors' perception of information literacy differs from that of professionals in…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes, Interviews
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Bellocchi, Alberto; King, Donna T.; Ritchie, Stephen M. – International Journal of Science Education, 2016
There is on-going international interest in the relationships between assessment instruments, students' understanding of science concepts and context-based curriculum approaches. This study extends earlier research showing that students can develop connections between contexts and concepts--called "fluid transitions"--when studying…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Student Reaction, Chemistry, Science Education
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Call-Cummings, Meagan; Hook, Margaret Remstad – Journal of Peace Education, 2015
Is empowering peace education primarily about providing individuals with skills to respond to violence they experience and capabilities to enhance their own lives? Or is inspiring social transformation to alter forms of injustice that contribute to violence an equally valid and important dimension of an empowering peace education program? This…
Descriptors: Peace, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education, Empowerment
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Lanahan, Brian K.; Phillips, Michele S. – Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2014
This report documents and compares two cases of pre-service elementary teachers' beliefs about democracy and education for democracy in the USA and Bosnia and Herzegovina along with contextual factors influencing the similarities and differences among these beliefs. Findings suggest that US pre-service elementary teachers have a self-proclaimed…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Case Studies, Knowledge Level, Democracy
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Rubino-Hare, Lori A.; Whitworth, Brooke A.; Bloom, Nena E.; Claesgens, Jennifer M.; Fredrickson, Kristi M.; Sample, James C. – Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), 2016
This case study described teachers with varying technology skills who were implementing the use of geospatial technology (GST) within project-based instruction (PBI) at varying grade levels and contexts 1 to 2 years following professional development. The sample consisted of 10 fifth- to ninth-grade teachers. Data sources included artifacts,…
Descriptors: Geographic Information Systems, Faculty Development, Teaching Methods, Educational Practices
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