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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"academic cultures"”.
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Transition to Community College: The Journey of Adult Basic Education English Learners from Non-Credit to Credit Programs
… perceive differences and similarities in academic cultures between an ABE ESL program and a community college? and (b) What do ABE-ESL transfer students say about what kinds of support and which services contributed to their successful transition? The data collection for this study …
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The influence of communities of practice on community college nurse educator identity
… insight that would aid in the creation of academic cultures designed to better support nurse educators as they transition to the faculty role. This study found that for community college nurse educators, their meaning of professional identity is socially constructed in professional …
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Methodology in Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages (TCSOL): Teachers’ Beliefs and Practices in Native and Non-Native Chinese-Speaking Contexts
… respond to multilingual classes within different academic cultures. As such, TCSOL teachers’ beliefs about teaching methodology in different non-Chinese contexts should call for researchers’ attention. This research, therefore, fills the gap by investigating TCSOL teachers’ beliefs about teaching …
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Academic And Language Socialization Of Russian Ma Tesl Students At Us Universities: Struggles, Triumphs, And New Identities
… country and everyday exposure to new social and academic cultures make international students undergo an uneasy academic socialization process and re-imagine themselves through the use of second language (l2). This process is simultaneously coupled with academic and language socialization …
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National gender policy for Rwanda: a case study of institutional response to policy recommendations on women in science and technology
… of women in science and technology in two academic institutions of Rwanda. Those are the National University of Rwanda (UNR) and Kigali Institute of Science and Technology (KIST). By exploring institutional factors underlying the said question, the study has complemented previous works on …
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Institutional Transformation: An Analysis of Change Initiatives at NSF ADVANCE Institutions
… two NSF ADVANCE initiatives designed to improve academic climates for women in science and engineering. This study was conducted in two phases. In phase one, 35 participants from 18 institutions were interviewed to answer three research questions. Participants identified a policy, process, or …
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Veteran Influx: A Qualitative Study Examining the Transition Experiences of Student Veterans from the Military to College
… the conflict between military, civilian, and academic cultures disrupted student veterans' ability to adapt to their new role as civilian and student. To combat this conflict, student veterans turn to family and other veterans internal and external to the college provide support during the …
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Identifying academic subcultures within higher education research: an examination of scholars' careers through author cocitation
… together scholars and their ideas, forming subcultures within academic disciplines. The present study, which follows this line of sociological inquiry, employs author cocitation analysis to identify the distinct subcultures which characterize the field of higher education research. The …
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Faculty teaching climate: scale construction and initial validation
The concept “academic culture” has been used as a framework to understand faculty work in higher education. Academic culture research builds on organizational psychology concepts of culture and climate to better understand employee practices and work phenomenon. Ample research has investigated …
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Fononga 'A Fakahalafononga: Tongan Students' Journey to Academic Achievement in New Zealand Tertiary Education
… a national concern in New Zealand about the low academic achievement of Pasifika students, including the Tongans as one of the specific groups. The literature shows that the problems associated with the academic achievement of Pasifika students derive from the cultural differences between …
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A qualitative study of student feedback : Lecturers' and Students' perception experiences
… of HE institutions;</li> <li>a reorientation of academic cultures, practices and values;</li> <li>the reduction of professional autonomy, power and control through enforced institutional and national accountability procedures;</li> <li>the representation and empowerment of the student as …
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Epistemological Development in Pre-Ministry Undergraduates: A Cross-Institutional Application of the Perry Scheme
… the impact of effects of differing social-academic cultures on pre-ministry undergraduates' epistemological perspectives and maturation were examined. Evaluation of these themes and environmental conditions served to highlight numerous conformities as well as significant distinctions among …