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Language Use and Attitudes as Indicators of Subjective Vitality: The Iban of Sarawak, Malaysia
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Ting, Su-Hie; Tinggang, Andyson; Metom, Lilly – Language Documentation & Conservation, 2021
The study examined the subjective ethnolinguistic vitality of an Iban community in Sarawak, Malaysia based on their language use and attitudes. A survey of 200 respondents in the Song district was conducted. To determine the objective ethnolinguistic vitality, a structural analysis was performed on their sociolinguistic backgrounds. The results…
Descriptors: Language Usage, Language Attitudes, Language Maintenance, Sociolinguistics
An Overview of Speech Therapy and Audiology Services in the Kingdom of Bahrain
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Mohammed, Mona; Alkoheji, Latifa – Arab Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2022
The study's first objective is to present an overview of the demographic information of speech therapists and the current service delivery process provided by government entities in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The second objective is to analyze the caseload and workload of the Speech Unit clinics at Salmaniya Medical Complex. The study takes a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Speech Therapy, Audiology, Allied Health Personnel
Worse than Blatant Racism: A Phenomenological Investigation of Microaggressions among Black Women
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Robinson-Wood, Tracy; Balogun-Mwangi, Oyenike; Boadi, Noreen; Fernandes, Caroline; Matsumoto, Atsushi; Popat-Jain, Ami; Zhang, Xiaolu – Journal of Ethnographic & Qualitative Research, 2015
Three ethnically diverse Black female researchers conducted phenomenological research using semi-structured interview questions that investigated the presence and nature of microaggressions in the lives of 17 highly educated women of African descent, ranging in age from mid-20s to late-50s. The minimum educational requirement for study…
Descriptors: African Americans, Females, Racial Bias, Gender Bias
Breaking the Silence: Achieving a Positive Campus Climate for Diversity from the Staff Perspective
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Mayhew, Matthew J.; Grunwald, Heidi E.; Dey, Eric L. – Research in Higher Education, 2006
The purpose of this paper is to identify factors that create a positive climate for diversity and to demonstrate how these factors predict outcomes related to achieving a positive campus climate for diversity. Based on survey data collected from 437 staff members employed at a large, public, predominantly White University in the Midwest, results…
Descriptors: Student Diversity, Work Environment, Educational Environment, College Faculty
Assistive Technology and Information Technology Use and Need by Persons with Disabilities in the United States, 2001
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Carlson, Dawn; Ehrlich, Nat – US Department of Education, 2005
The 2001 Survey of Assistive Technology and Information Technology Use and Need by Persons With Disabilities in the United States (AT Survey), was conducted over a nine-month period from March through December 2001. Each respondent was screened in as a person with a disability based on a screening instrument developed by the National Institute on…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Assistive Technology, Information Technology, Family Environment
Preparation for Life-Long Learning: Putting People Back into the Centre of Learning.
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Hanrahan, Paul Terence – 2000
The changing nature of work and the role of educational processes and cultures of practice and research in helping put people back into the center of learning and preparing individuals for lifelong learning were examined in the context of Australia's technical and further education institutes, higher educational facilities, and private providers.…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Learning, Building Trades, Case Studies