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English in the Internationalization of Higher Education and International Student Mobility
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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
Shielding Student Data: The Critical Role of State Boards in K-12 Cybersecurity
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Reg Leichty – State Education Standard, 2024
Elementary and secondary schools increasingly face an onslaught of ransomware and other cyberattacks, which jeopardize sensitive data and the integrity of their digital infrastructure. The consequences of these attacks can be severe and costly, eroding community trust, disrupting learning, and permanently damaging equipment. The alarming scope and…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Computer Security, State Boards of Education, Role Theory
The Role of Culture and Gender in the Choice of a Career in Management
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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
Exploring the Literature on Relationships between Gender Roles, Intimate Partner Violence, Occupational Status, and Organizational Benefits
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Kwesiga, Eileen; Bell, Myrtle P.; Pattie, Marshall; Moe, Angela M. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2007
Studies of intimate partner violence (IPV) and work have been primarily conducted with women in low-wage low-status (LWLS) positions, as much of this research has focused on poverty, welfare, and homelessness. Although women in LWLS positions represent a large percentage of working women in the United States, it is also important to investigate…
Descriptors: Role Theory, Employed Women, Employment Level, Working Hours
Job Characteristics and College Performance and Attitudes: A Model of Work-School Conflict and Facilitation
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Butler, Adam B. – Journal of Applied Psychology, 2007
The processes linking job characteristics to school performance and satisfaction in a sample of 253 full-time college students were examined from 2 role theory perspectives, 1 of which emphasized resource scarcity and the other resource expansion. Model tests using structural equation modeling showed that 2 resource-enriching job characteristics,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Conflict, Structural Equation Models, Role Theory
Work-Lifestyle Choices in the 21st Century: Preference Theory.
Hakim, Catherine – 2000
This book proposes a new, multidisciplinary theory for explaining and predicting current and future patterns of women's choice between employment and family work. Chapters 1 and 2 present main tenets of preference theory and explain the need for the theory. Chapters 3 through 8 elaborate four principal tenets of preference theory. Chapter 3…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Age Differences, Career Choice, Career Development