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Mitigating Transitional Challenges of Chinese Students in U.S. Higher Education
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Liu, Dongfang; Vogel, Linda R. – Higher Education Studies, 2016
The number of Chinese international students enrolled in U.S. higher education has significantly grown over the past two decades. In 2015, Chinese international students accounted for the largest group of international students from any one single country. Previous research acknowledges Chinese students encountering significant difficulties in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, College Students, Foreign Students
The Case for an Integrated Approach to Transition Programmes at South Africa's Higher Education Institutions
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Young, Dallin George – Journal of Student Affairs in Africa, 2016
This paper advocates an integrated approach to transition programmes at South Africa's higher education institutions through drawing on the US literature on the first-year student experience and specific reference to behavioural interaction theory. The case for developing intentional and vertically integrated transition programmes is tied to: the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Transitional Programs, Integrated Activities
Mild Intellectual Disabilities: Legacies and Trends in Concepts and Educational Practices
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Polloway, Edward A.; Lubin, Jacqueline; Smith, J. David; Patton, James R. – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2010
Intellectual disability has been considered a high incidence disability in special education since the inception of the field in the United States. The purpose of this article is to evaluate current educational programs and practices for students who historically and commonly have been referred to as having mild mental retardation. The article…
Descriptors: Mild Mental Retardation, Educational Practices, Special Needs Students, Classroom Techniques
Improving the Student Experience: A Practical Guide for Universities and Colleges
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Morgan, Michelle, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
The landscape of higher education (HE) has dramatically altered in the past 30 years and it continues to evolve and change. More students are entering HE and attending university or college on a global scale than ever before. Supporting and enhancing the undergraduate student experience across the student lifecycle, from first contact through to…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Foreign Countries, Case Studies, Student Experience
Transitions for Young Children: Creating Connections across Early Childhood Systems
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Kagan, Sharon Lynn, Ed.; Tarrant, Kate, Ed. – Brookes Publishing Company, 2010
Smooth early childhood transitions are key to ensuring positive outcomes for young children the world over--but in today's fragmented early education systems, it's difficult to ensure continuity among programs and services. Early childhood professionals will help change that with this book, the first to propose a comprehensive, practical framework…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, School Readiness, Early Childhood Education, Young Children
Early Childhood Inclusion in the United States.
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Lowenthal, Barbara – Early Child Development and Care, 1999
Examines definitions of inclusion, mainstreaming, and integration, focusing on developments within the United States. Reviews legislation leading to inclusion, the debate about use of inclusion in early-childhood special education, and the rationale and research supporting inclusion. Describes factors necessary for successful inclusion, including…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Classroom Environment, Curriculum, Definitions