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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"US higher education"”.
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The Use of Blogs for Teaching and Learning in UK and US Higher Education
… This has led to a significant increase in the use and popularity of Social Media within many aspects of everyday life, particularly within the UK and US. One of the areas in which there has been a rise in the use of Social Media is within Higher Education (HE). Within HE there have been reports …
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Toward the Contemplative Technopedagogy Framework: A Multi-Site Analysis of Pedagogy and Digital Technology in Contemporary US Higher Education
… decisions regarding digital technologies in US higher education. Digital technology permeates contemporary US higher education. Despite the ever-increasing presence of digital technology, various higher education stakeholders give inadequate attention to matters of pedagogy. The uncritical …
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Searching for knowledge in the belly of the beast: diversity, social equity and the African graduate student mother's experience in US higher education
… become a buzz word in public discourse and in educational circles. Higher education institutions in the US have increasingly used this word as a cornerstone of their mission statements and have made increasing efforts to attract students from different backgrounds. As part of the increase in …
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What’s Happening Here? A Literature Review and Autoethnography Exploring the Intersection Between US Higher Education Reform, Management Consulting Firms, and Racial Equity and Justice Through a Black Feminist Lens
Public higher education institutions across the US interested in advancing equity on their campus are partnering with management consulting firms to implement institutional reform. Equity-focused scholars and practitioners across public higher education institutions are finding dynamic solutions to …
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The Faculty Perceptions of Academic Freedom at Christian Colleges and Universities
Academic freedom is a much-discussed topic in the literature. However, little empirical research has been performed that describes the faculty perceptions of academic freedom at Christian colleges and universities, a unique segment of institutions within US higher education. Specifically, little …
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Korean diaspora in the age of globalization: early study abroad (ESA) college students in the Midwest
… the early study abroad (ESA) period in the US during their formative secondary school education and the influence of the experiences into their college lives in the mega campus. Two overarching research questions are: 1) how do international Korean college students retrospect their ESA …
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Producing the Global Classroom: Exploring the Impact of US Study Abroad on Host Communities in San Jose, Costa Rica and Florence, Italy
… project draws attention to a disconnect between US higher education internationalization policy rhetoric which centers ideas of mutual cross-cultural exchange, and study abroad research, which focuses almost exclusively on the educational and experiential outcomes of the US based participant. …
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Surviving Higher Education: Retention & Persistence Through The Lens Of Psychological Survivorship
… adult learners who persisted in pursuit of their higher education degree. These students demonstrated perseverance and grit when faced with challenges that might have caused them to drop out of school. The lived experiences of the participants are strongly linked to their identities as working …
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Cape Verdean Students’ Perceptions of their English Language Preparation for Higher Education in the US
… with multiple goals including job opportunities, education and so on. More importantly, many of them study English with the goal of pursuing their higher education in a foreign country, and the US is one of the main destinations. Studies have revealed that one of the problems international …
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International Students' Social Integration and Social Support
… the mere presence of international students in US higher education is inadequate to realize the non-economic values of internationalization, such as enhancing intercultural understanding. This dissertation, grounded in a humanistic perspective, examined international students’ experiences by …
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Essays in the economics of higher education
… consists of three studies in the economics of higher education. The first two chapters investigate the impacts of mergers of colleges and universities within US higher education markets. Chapter 1 is a case study of five recent consolidations within the University System of Georgia. Using …
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English—only when necessary: literacy practices of Korean undergraduate students at a 'global' university
… appearance of international students in U.S. higher education in the early 1990s, English language literacy has been a central focus to literacy teachers. Despite the plethora of studies concerning students' second language proficiency, primarily aiming to enhance assimilation and …