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Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"academic identities"”.
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Shifting academic identities in a post 1992 university. What are the implications for gender?
… project that aimed to examine the shifting academic identities of lecturers in a post-1992 university. The research adopted a qualitative methodology, informed by a post-structuralist perspective and a Foucauldian theoretical framework. Neoliberalism, marketisation of higher education and …
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New Voices in the Old South: Latino Immigrant Students' Experiences at one Georgia Middle School
… students as they negotiated and developed their academic identities at one Georgia middle school in Athens, Georgia, U.S.A. Seventy-five students took part in the survey portion of the research study, while six students participated in in-depth interviews that formed the ethnographic case studies …
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Nurse academics identities and contributions to the clinical practice environment: An appreciative inquiry
Nurse academics have a key role in supporting the Clinical Practice Environment (CPE) where student nurses undertake 50% of their course. Much of the previous literature regarding nurse academics contributions to the CPE has appeared to be quite negative and they have appeared stuck in a …
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New lecturers' journeys : the formation of 'the academic' in Higher Education
This research explores the formation of academic identities in a large, northern post-1992 UK university. The study is contextualized within the current discourse of a managerialist, neo-liberal, marketised higher education context and the dominance of notions of 'excellence'. The research aimed to …
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“Can’t I be Black and smart?”: Examining the experiences of Black high-achieving college women inside and outside the classroom
… around their experiences in their social and academic lives at college. Intersectionality is used as a theoretical framework to analyze participants’ experiences and to consider the salience of their intersecting racial, gender, and academic identities. Results indicated that inside the …
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Academic resilience: narratives of high-achieving Black female middle school adolescents
… of this qualitative study was to examine the academic experiences of four grade 6, high-achieving Black females in an urban middle school. Using the interpretive lenses of Feminism, Critical Race Theory, Critical Race Feminism, Intersectionality and Identity Formation, roles and identities …
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Hope for today and tomorrow: identity construction power, and persistence of community college women who are first in their families to attend college
… in which the participants constructed their own identities and challenges related to participation and persistence. A significant finding was participants’ distinctions of their career and academic identities. Another significant finding was the students’ expressions of personal control over …
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When spirituality and pedagogy collide: acknowledging religious beliefs and values in the ESL classroom
… a personal exploration of both spiritual and academic identities, and offers suggestions for how the two may converge rather than diverge in the classroom, which is found in Chapter 2. Chapter 3 reviews relevant literature about incorporating religious beliefs and values into pedagogical …
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"We've Got Something More to Prove Here": Racial-Ethnic and Social Class Identities and the Challenges Facing Latina/o College Students
… intersection of racial-ethnic and social class identities in relation to academic identities. Specifically, I examine the challenges facing Latina/o college students of various socioeconomic backgrounds as they negotiate a predominantly White, middle-class university setting. Using qualitative …
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The formation of teaching identities among novice social science seminar tutors: A longitudinal study at the London School of Economics and Political Science
Research into academic identities has predominantly identified how social structures influence and constrain the agency of those involved in academic work (McLean, 2012). This reflects the predominantly sociological underpinnings of this research area (Clegg,200S). This study introduces …
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Understanding the experiences of Black boys in suburban schools: An examination of social influences on identity, achievement and school relationships
… factors that contribute to their social and academic identities. In this qualitative research, focus groups were used to engage with Black boys and suburban, female educators to understand how their experience within school and in their personal lives shape their engagement in shared …
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The academy and community:seeking authentic voices inside higher education
… ‘community’ as perceived and experienced by academics associated with one higher education institution. Focusing on the meaning and experience of community, the research reveals living academic identities wrought by the concrete reality of experiencing community in its various forms. …
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Moving from Theory to Practice: Examining Teaching Mathematics for Social Justice in an Elementary School Classroom
… have students use mathematics to navigate their identities, understand their lived experiences, examine inequities, and become agents of change. Current research provides a rich explanation of what teaching mathematics for social justice entails. Still, there is a need for research that studies …
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Demystifying the Lens of Color: Examining the Relationship Between Academic Achievement and Racial Identity
… the dynamic interaction between the racial and academic identities of African American, undergraduate students who were enrolled full time at an academic institution of higher education that was both a Hispanic-serving institution (HSI) and a predominately White institution (PWI). The two main …
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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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The lived experience of university students from low-income backgrounds: an interpretative phenomenological analysis of academic resilience.
… of this thesis is to explore the phenomenon of academic resilience through the lived experience of low-income university students in UK Higher Education (HE). According to the Office for Fair Access (OFFA), significant resources are devoted to enhancing the retention and success of groups that …
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Academic identity development: Insights of doctoral students from Pakistan
The development of doctoral students’ academic identity is an emerging area of research. However, there is limited research that has investigated the roles and activities which contribute to the transitions students undergo in the journey towards the formation of an academic identity. Research of …