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Kenichiro Kurusu; Chisato Oda; Mikhail Alic C. Go; Di Wu; Kevin Brandon Saure; Sakshi Narang – AILA Review, 2024
In this article, we discuss the significance of English in the internationalization of higher education and international student mobility, using Kachru's (1985) Three Circles Model of World English. As education is one of the major forms of migration (Liu-Farrer, 2022; Borlongan, 2023) in the so-called 'age of migration' (cf. de Haas, Castles,…
Descriptors: Student Mobility, Foreign Students, Global Approach, Higher Education
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Hannah Lutzenberger; Lierin de Wael; Rehana Omardeen; Mark Dingemanse – Sign Language Studies, 2024
Minimal expressions are at the heart of interaction: Interjections like "Huh?" and "Mhm" keep conversations flowing by establishing and reinforcing intersubjectivity among interlocutors. Crosslinguistic research has identified that similar interactional pressures can yield structurally similar words (e.g., to initiate repair…
Descriptors: Learning Modalities, Sign Language, English, Expressive Language
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Shames Maskeen; Jacob Matthews; Debbie M. Smith; Helen J. Stain; Lisa A. D. Webster – Race, Ethnicity and Education, 2024
The United Kingdom's (UK) goal of a 20% increase in participation of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) groups in higher education (HE) by 2020 has not been met. Pakistani and Bangladeshi students are some of the most underrepresented BAME groups in UK HE institutions. This systematic review included 20 papers that identified barriers and…
Descriptors: Guided Pathways, Minority Group Students, Disproportionate Representation, Higher Education
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Waterhouse, Philippa; Samra, Rajvinder; Lucassen, Mathijs – Distance Education, 2020
To date, research concerning the work-family-study interface remains limited and has focused on younger students enrolled in campus-based courses. In this study, we used self-reported data from 318 distance education final-year undergraduates to examine, first of all, the associations between students' levels of mental distress with their work and…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Mental Disorders, Distance Education, Education Work Relationship
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Mafuba, Kay; Gates, Bob; Cozens, Maria – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2018
The aim of this study was to explore how public health policy in the United Kingdom was reflected in community intellectual disability nurses' (CIDNs)' job descriptions and person's specifications. The role of CIDNs has evolved due to policy changes. As these roles evolve, job descriptions and person specifications are important in highlighting…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intellectual Disability, Nurses, Public Policy
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Galbraith, Jonathan; Winterbottom, Mark – Educational Studies, 2011
Drawing on role theory and socio-constructivist ideas about learning, this study explores how peer-tutoring can support tutors' learning. The sample comprised ten 16-17-year-old biology tutors, working with twenty-one 14-15-year-old students from a science class over eight weeks. Data were collected through an online wiki, tutor interviews, paired…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Tutors, Knowledge Level, Tutoring
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Dyke, Martin – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2009
The paper presents an enabling framework for experiential learning that connects with reflexive modernity. This framework places an emphasis on learning with others and on the role of theory, practice and reflection. A sociological argument is constructed for an alternative framework for experiential learning that derives from social theory. It is…
Descriptors: Compulsory Education, Experiential Learning, Social Theories, Role Theory
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Malach-Pines, Ayala; Kaspi-Baruch, Oshrit – Career Development International, 2008
Purpose: The paper addresses the influence of culture and gender on the choice of a management career among men and women MBA students in Israel, the USA, the UK, Turkey, Cyprus, Hungary and India. The culture by gender comparison enabled an examination of five theories: two that focused on culture (Hofstede's and an application of Schneider's ASA…
Descriptors: Managerial Occupations, Females, Career Choice, Cultural Differences
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Smith, Mark; Polglase, Giles; Parry, Carolyn – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 2012
Belbin team role self and observer perceptions were applied to a large cohort (145) of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences undergraduates in a module assessed through two separate group projects. Students self-selected groups for the first project; for the second, groups were more "balanced." Results show slight improvement in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, Labor Market, Undergraduate Students