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Men's Experiences in Short-Term Study Abroad: Masculinity, Temporality, and Vulnerability
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Simpson, Jeff J.; Bailey, Lucy E. – Gender and Education, 2021
This manuscript draws from a naturalistic participant-observation study, focused on Midwestern United States men's experiences in a short-term study abroad (STSA) programme in Spain, exploring gendered performances during the course. As global student engagement in study abroad programming continues to increase, gender demographics remains…
Descriptors: Males, Study Abroad, Gender Differences, Foreign Countries
Exploring the Experiences of Recently Arrived Latin American Migrant Parents Regarding Their Children's Education
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Gilsenan, James; Lee, Frances – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2021
This study explored the experiences of recently arrived Latin American parents to the UK related to their children's education, to highlight how these experiences can inform educational practice. A small-scale qualitative design employed semi-structured interviews to give voice to five parents who had each arrived in London after time spent living…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Spanish Speaking, Foreign Countries, Parent Attitudes
Humanizing and Conducive to Learning: An Adolescent Students' Perspective on the Central Attributes of Positive Relationships with Teachers
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García-Moya, Irene; Brooks, Fiona; Moreno, Carmen – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2020
The aim of this qualitative study was to identify central attributes of positive relationships with teachers from the adolescent students' perspectives that could help delineate the meaning of student-teacher connectedness while exploring to what extent its main attributes were similar or different in England and Spain. As part of the EU-funded…
Descriptors: Teacher Student Relationship, Secondary School Students, Secondary School Teachers, Student Attitudes
Participative Decision-Making amongst Employees in a Cross-Cultural Employment Setting: Evidence from 31 European Countries
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Valverde-Moreno, Marta; Torres-Jimenez, Mercedes; Lucia-Casademunt, Ana M. – European Journal of Training and Development, 2021
Purpose: There is a growing consensus among human resources researchers and professionals that a participative environment can enhance job satisfaction, commitment, employee motivation and productivity. Moreover, globalization has caused that organizations operate in a huge number of culturally diverse countries. Studies suggest that understanding…
Descriptors: Participative Decision Making, Employee Attitudes, Human Resources, Job Satisfaction
Caught in a "West/China Dichotomy": Doing Critical Sociolinguistic Ethnography in Zhejiang Schools
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Perez-Milans, Miguel – Journal of Language, Identity, and Education, 2011
This article focuses on how issues of power and identity were negotiated when doing a critical sociolinguistic ethnography as a Spanish researcher in the Chinese educational context. Data come from fieldwork conducted in 3 different primary and secondary schools together in Zhejiang province, where inside- and outside-classroom…
Descriptors: Sociolinguistics, Ethnography, Educational Environment, Foreign Countries
Voices in the "Gypsy Developmental Project"
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Lalueza, Jose Luis; Crespo, Isabel – Mind, Culture, and Activity, 2009
The starting point for this article is, What are the hegemonic models of man and woman that educational practices are orientated toward in gypsy communities (models that are often in conflict with mainstream schooling institution's models of socialization)? We do not find the collectivism/individualism approach for explaining socialization in…
Descriptors: Socialization, Children, Educational Practices, Minority Groups