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Direct linkSwafford, Clark Elliott – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This qualitative case study sought understanding of unique mentoring relationships of six faculty ambassadors and nine Hispanic first-generation students (HFGS) as part of a first-year initiative program. The single site was a career college in Texas, Taylor College. There were three research questions to guide inquiry comprised of six faculty…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Case Studies, First Generation College Students, Mentors
Peer reviewedSampson, Mary Beth; Linek, Wayne M.; Raine, I. Laverne; Szabo, Susan – Literacy Research and Instruction, 2013
This descriptive study employed mixed methods to explore preservice teachers' initial knowledge and subsequent use of explicitly taught reading comprehension strategies in primary grade classrooms during a year-long, field-based teacher preparation program. Self-Knowledge Rating Surveys, Strategy Multiple-Choice Tests, strategy logs, lesson plans,…
Descriptors: Prior Learning, Preservice Teachers, Courses, Field Experience Programs
Liu, I-Chun – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This study investigated an emerging language learning culture by examining the relationship between teachers' pedagogical beliefs and perceived efficacy in two cities in southern Texas. Drawing on Bandura's (1994) theory of self-efficacy and Ashton and Webb's (1986) notions about teacher efficacy, a multi-sited case study was conducted to explore…
Descriptors: Correlation, Teacher Attitudes, Beliefs, Self Efficacy
Download full textCouncil for Adult and Experiential Learning (NJ1), 2010
Congress recently passed legislation improving the Post-9/11 GI Bill for the millions of eligible Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans to use in their pursuit of education and training. This legislation provides a tremendous opportunity for these valued Americans to obtain the skills necessary for employment at a time when they are often making the…
Descriptors: Employment, Military Training, Prior Learning, College Credits
Crockett, Kelley E. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Federal and state policies have long sought to address the social inequities faced by limited English proficient (LEP) students through the improvement of English language acquisition. English language acquisition policy has focused on access to resources, qualified teachers, and instructional methodologies (e.g. pedagogy) that create a learning…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Social Support Groups, Organizational Culture, Social Integration
Papadimitriou, Michael – Science Education Review, 2004
The purpose of this phenomenological study was to identify and describe the essential components of the current science education experience as constructed by female high school physics and advanced chemistry students. The participants identified five major factors as salient components of the science education experience: (a) mathematics, (b)…
Descriptors: Science Education, Secondary School Science, High School Students, Student Attitudes
