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Dupuy, Béatrice, Ed.; Grosbois, Muriel, Ed. – Research-publishing.net, 2020
In this volume, language learning and professionalization are explored by addressing the existing gap between pressing needs for enhanced soft skills in work environments wherein technology-mediated, multilingual communication is increasingly the norm, and current foreign language teaching and learning offerings in higher education. Considering…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers, Professionalism
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Wilson, Douglas A.; Dondlinger, Mary Jo; Parsons, Jacob L.; Niu, Xiaoyue – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2018
This quasiexperimental investigation describes the relative effects of a technology-driven course redesign on retention and achievement in a developmental writing program at a large, urban community college in the southwest United States. The new program focused on student learning and included online as well as face-to-face components that…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Blended Learning, Curriculum Design
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Cai, Chencen; Eisenstein Ebsworth, Miriam – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2018
We investigate the perceptions of international and American Chinese bilingual pre- and in-service graduate students and language teachers regarding Chinese varieties. The 25 participants were currently enrolled college students or recent graduates majoring in language education or other associated programmes at an urban university in the…
Descriptors: Chinese, Language Variation, Subcultures, Preservice Teachers
Thompson, Tara Aline – ProQuest LLC, 2018
This dissertation study explores the relationship between Ladson-Billings' (1992, 1994, 2006) early scholarship and work with Culturally Relevant Pedagogy (CRP) frameworks and the literacy practices of the multilingual students in my community college classroom. This qualitative, interpretive case study draws upon CRP and sociocultural frameworks…
Descriptors: Culturally Relevant Education, Teaching Methods, Visual Literacy, Technological Literacy
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Ozkan, Hasan Huseyin – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2016
This study analyses the opinions of school directors related to their levels of recognition, comprehension and explanation, along with their support and their supervisory duties in the process of the implementation of the curriculum. Although this study is designed appropriately to the qualitative research design, phenomenological research design…
Descriptors: Administrators, Administrator Attitudes, Knowledge Level, Curriculum Implementation
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Murray, Neil; Nallaya, Shashi – Studies in Higher Education, 2016
As the number of students entering higher education continues to increase, many English-medium universities have been looking carefully at how to more effectively ensure that those for whom English is not a first language have the opportunity to develop the academic literacies they require to successfully engage with and complete their studies as…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Student Diversity, Language of Instruction, English (Second Language)
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Kisirkoi, Florence Kanorio; Mse, Godfrey Shed – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
Human beings and specifically in African societies value children for they determine the communities' future and place them at the centre of their family life. Over the decades, governments have recognized the importance of children in their development efforts and have devoted considerable resources to child development especially in education…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Access to Education, School Holding Power, Children
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Yaqinuddin, Ahmed; Ikram, Muhammad Faisal; Zafar, Muhammad; Eldin, Nivin Sharaf; Mazhar, Muhammad Atif; Qazi, Sadia; Shaikh, Aftab Ahmed; Obeidat, Akef; Al-Kattan, Khaled; Ganguly, Paul – Advances in Physiology Education, 2016
Anatomy has historically been a cornerstone in medical education regardless of specialty. It is essential for physicians to be able to perform a variety of tasks, including performing invasive procedures, examining radiological images, performing a physical examination of a patient, etc. Medical students have to be prepared for such tasks, and we…
Descriptors: Instructional Innovation, Teaching Methods, Anatomy, Physiology
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Shume, Teresa – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2016
Place-based environmental education draws on childhood experiences in nature that foster place-conscious connections to the local bioregion, and intentionally cultivate children's relationships with nature on a trajectory toward increased environmental literacy. Even though opportunities for children to bond with the local natural environment are…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary School Students, Case Studies
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Faridi, Abdurrachman; Bahri, Seful; Nurmasitah, Sita – English Language Teaching, 2016
This study was descriptive qualitative study aimed to investigate the problems of applying student centered syllabus in vocational high schools in Kendal regency, Central Java, Indonesia. The subjects of the study were twenty English teacher in vocational high schools in Kendal. The data were collected through observations, questionnaires, and…
Descriptors: Vocational High Schools, Student Centered Curriculum, English Curriculum, Qualitative Research
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Damsa, Crina I.; Nerland, Monika – Vocations and Learning, 2016
The two case studies reported in this article contribute to a better understanding of how inquiry tasks and activities are employed as resourceful means for learning in higher professional education. An observation-based approach was used to explore characteristics of and challenges in students' participation in collaborative inquiry activities in…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Active Learning, Learning Activities, Case Studies
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Smith, Philippa K.; Grant, Lynn; Conway, Clare; Narayan, Vickel – International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning, 2016
Incorporating new media technologies that enable mobile learning to be part of educational practice poses challenges to those used to teaching in a traditional classroom environment. In this article three lecturers and a learning advisor from a New Zealand university reflect on their experiences in the progressive redesign of a Bachelor of Arts…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Handheld Devices, Multimedia Materials, Student Projects
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Nielsen, Danielle – Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, 2016
Drawing from the author's experience teaching online technical communication courses with an embedded service-learning component, this essay opens the discussion to the potential problems involved in designing online service-learning courses and provides practical approaches to integrating service learning into online coursework. The essay…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Online Courses, Technical Writing, Curriculum Design
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Vallor, Rosanna R.; Yates, Kimberly A.; Brody, Michael – Education Sciences, 2016
This research focuses on the results of the Flathead Watershed Delphi survey, a consensus-building methodology used to establish foundational knowledge, skills and dispositions for the Flathead Watershed Educators Guide, a place-based watershed curriculum for middle school grades based on the Flathead Watershed Sourcebook. Survey participants (n =…
Descriptors: Delphi Technique, Research Methodology, Place Based Education, Middle Schools
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Cannon, Joanna E.; Guardino, Caroline; Gallimore, Erin – American Annals of the Deaf, 2016
The present article introduces a special issue of the "American Annals of the Deaf." Students who are d/Deaf or hard of hearing and come from homes where a language other than English or American Sign Language is used constitute 19.4%-35.0% of the U.S. d/Dhh population (Gallaudet Research Institute, 2013). The authors propose moving…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Deafness, Hearing Impairments, Language Usage
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