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Wu, Zhiwei – Language Learning & Technology, 2018
Framed from positioning theory and dynamic systems theory, the paper reports on a naturalistic study involving four Chinese participants and their American peers in an intercultural asynchronous computer-mediated communication (ACMC) activity. Based on the moment-by-moment analysis and triangulation of forum posts, reflective essays, and…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Asynchronous Communication, Discourse Analysis, College Students
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Viviers, Herman Albertus – Industry and Higher Education, 2016
The primary objective of this article is to evaluate the design variables of a newly developed teaching intervention, "The Amazing Tax Race". It comprises a race against time in which accounting students participate within teams in multiple tax-related activities so that they are exposed to pervasive skills. The findings provide…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Accounting, Qualitative Research
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Vanassche, Eline; Kelchtermans, Geert – Professional Development in Education, 2016
This article reports on a two-year study of a self-study research group facilitation. The research group was designed as a professional development project in which six experienced teacher educators investigated their practices using a self-study approach. The pedagogical rationale of the facilitation was based on four broadly shared theoretical…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Teacher Educator Education, Faculty Development, Experienced Teachers
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Blomqvist, Christine; Agrell, Cecilia; Sandahl, Christer – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2016
The purpose of this study was to describe and analyse leadership challenges in the organisation of strategic research centres, focusing on the relationship between organisation and the level of institutionalisation. Four main themes of leadership challenges were identified: (1) the "changing university context," including relationships…
Descriptors: Institutional Characteristics, Leadership Effectiveness, Leadership Role, Strategic Planning
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Lim, Janine; Hall, Barbara M. – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2015
Rigorous interaction between peers has been an elusive goal in online asynchronous discussions. Intersubjectivity, the goal of peer-to-peer interaction, is a representation of a higher quality of synthesis. It is the representation of knowledge construction achieved through a synergistic progression from individual contributions to sequences of…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Educational Technology, Content Analysis, Peer Relationship
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Nieuwboer, Christa C.; Fukkink, Ruben G.; Hermanns, Jo M. A. – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2015
This study evaluated the effect of single session email consultation (SSEC) on empowerment of parents. Practitioners in a control group (n = 19) received no training and practitioners in an experimental group (n = 21) were trained to use empowerment-oriented techniques in online consultation. Parental empowerment was measured (n = 96) through a…
Descriptors: Empowerment, Consultation Programs, Computer Mediated Communication, Electronic Mail
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Lekka, Foteini; Efstathiou, Giorgos; Kalantzi-Azizi, Anastasia – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2015
The aim of the current study is to investigate the impact of counselling-based training on online peer support by comparing the interventions of trained peer supporters as opposed to non-trained peer supporters. Two independent raters analysed 746 support posts published during a period of one year at the "Student to Student" online peer…
Descriptors: Counselor Training, Peer Relationship, Intervention, Counseling Services
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Rodda, S. N.; Lubman, D. I.; Cheetham, A.; Dowling, N. A.; Jackson, A. C. – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2015
Despite the exponential growth of non-appointment-based web counselling, there is limited information on what happens in a single session intervention. This exploratory study, involving a thematic analysis of 85 counselling transcripts of people seeking help for problem gambling, aimed to describe the presentation and content of online…
Descriptors: Counseling, Counseling Services, Counseling Techniques, Intervention
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Nah, Kwi-Ok – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2014
Child assessment practices in English and Korean preschools were compared by analysing data from interviews with educators, examples of child assessment, and official documents from each country. Child assessment in England was systematically implemented and characterised by several methodological and procedural strengths, whereas assessment in…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Interviews