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Direct linkAlexander Hensby, Editor; Barbara Adewumi, Editor – Palgrave Macmillan, 2024
This book examines the structural and cultural factors that explain the persistence of an attainment gap between white and Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) students in UK universities. So-called 'deficit' approaches have long represented the orthodoxy in higher education strategy-making, yet they overlook the structural and institutional…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Minority Group Students, Foreign Countries, Educational Attainment
Dennen, Vanessa – Stylus Publishing LLC, 2019
How can social media help transform a student's learning experience and promote active engagement with learning content and peers? "Social Media for Active Learning" helps instructors achieve this goal. Many people use social media in their everyday lives, seeking information and informal learning opportunities via their online networks.…
Descriptors: Social Media, Active Learning, Teaching Methods, Learning Experience
Freiermuth, Mark, Ed.; Zarrinabadi, Nourollah, Ed. – New Language Learning and Teaching Environments, 2020
This edited volume brings together large-scale research as well as case studies from a range of geographical contexts and represents a variety of educational settings involving second language learners and users. Its aim is to explore the interrelated issues of psychology and technology use in second language learning settings as well as in more…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Case Studies, Technology Uses in Education
Wolpert-Gawron, Heather – Eye on Education, 2011
Teach well. Be happy. In this book, Heather Wolpert-Gawron, author of the popular education blog "Tweenteacher" shares ideas for teaching an age group that too often presents a challenge for educators. With sparkling humor and a unique, fundamental understanding of the middle children of education, the award-winning teacher offers tried-and-true…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Middle School Teachers, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques
Cumming, Alister, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2012
This book presents results from a four-year project addressing the central question: What factors, challenges, and contexts contribute to and constrain literacy achievement among at-risk adolescent learners with culturally diverse backgrounds? Researchers consider the importance of several, interrelated factors that support the development of…
Descriptors: Vocabulary, Multilingualism, Adolescents, Learning Processes
