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Martin, Staci BokHee – ProQuest LLC, 2018
An unprecedented 65.6 million persons are forcibly displaced (e.g., refugees, asylum-seekers, IDPs). Half are youth. Hope is often the feeling that sustains youth through intolerable conditions. Basic education in protracted areas is seen as a protective factor that nurtures hope and psychosocial wellbeing in the lives of children and youth. This…
Descriptors: Refugees, Peace, Mixed Methods Research, Surveys
Kaowiwattanakul, Sukanya – International Education Journal: Comparative Perspectives, 2016
This study investigates the role of international experience on personal and professional development of university academic staff in the Humanities and Social Sciences fields in Thailand. The participants were 23 lecturers from nine universities in Thailand. A semi-structured face-to-face interviewing method was employed. The findings reveal that…
Descriptors: Transfer of Training, World Views, Semi Structured Interviews, Self Esteem
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Gunersel, Adalet Baris; Barnett, Pamela; Etienne, Mary – Journal of Faculty Development, 2013
While the literature on self-authorship has focused on the development of college students and young adults highlighting various developmental tasks associated with the ages 17 through 30 (e.g., Baxter Magolda, 2001, 2003, 2004), in this article, we explore the exercise and development of faculty members' self-authorship as educators, proposing…
Descriptors: Developmental Tasks, Teaching Methods, Faculty Development, Young Adults
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Tangney, Sue – Teaching in Higher Education, 2014
The notion of student-centred learning is often not defined; within the pedagogic literature it is generally associated with constructivism or principles associated with a constructivist environment such as building on prior knowledge, purposeful active learning and sense-making. An informal enquiry into conceptions of university staff prior to…
Descriptors: Student Centered Curriculum, Humanism, Individual Development, Consciousness Raising
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Tashma Baum, Miri – Language and Intercultural Communication, 2014
Despite having almost no familial or social connection with English speakers and English-speaking countries, 19 interviewees, all preservice English teachers residing in the Israeli periphery, ascribe a central and surprisingly emotional role to English in their lives. The article presents the conclusions of a qualitative research project…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Self Concept, Student Attitudes, English (Second Language)
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Lineham, Richard – Journal of Research in International Education, 2013
The International Baccalaureate (IB) organisation, through its three programmes (Primary Years Programme, Middle Years Programme and pre-university Diploma Programme), aims to develop students who contribute to a more peaceful world through promoting intercultural understanding and respect. The aim of the study on which this article is based was…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, International Education, Educational Objectives, Cultural Awareness