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Marzieh Rafiee; Salman Abbasian-Naghneh – SAGE Open, 2024
The current study aimed to identify the most and the least important situational properties of second language willingness to communicate (L2WTC) in an EFL context. After reviewing the related literature, 24 influencing factors were identified and then they were prioritized. 180 TEFL students participated in the study to answer the research…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Attitudes, Student Attitudes
Lorenz-Reaves, Amanda R. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Insects are the most abundant and diverse group of animals on Earth. Though as a group they do far more ecological good than harm, previous studies have shown that human attitudes toward insects are mainly negative. Attitudes have affective (emotions) and cognitive (beliefs, mental representations) components that interact to influence behavior.…
Descriptors: Entomology, Animals, Attitudes, Affective Behavior
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Bray, Nathaniel J.; Major, Claire H. – Journal of Higher Education, 2011
During the past 50 years, the field of higher education has experienced growth, maturation, and specialization, coinciding with an almost exponential increase in the number of higher education journals. The proliferation of journals has led to an increased focus on journal status by members of the field. Not surprisingly, an informal journal caste…
Descriptors: Periodicals, Postsecondary Education as a Field of Study, College Faculty, Attitudes
Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, 2011
In the "Higher Education Opportunity Act" of 2008, Congress charged the Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance with conducting a review and analysis of regulations affecting higher education, to determine the extent to which regulations are overly burdensome and need to be streamlined, improved, or eliminated. Specifically,…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Advisory Committees, Federal Regulation, Federal Aid
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Al-Daihani, Sultan – Education for Information, 2009
This research paper reports the results of a Web-based survey designed to explore the attitude of Library and Information Science (LIS) academics to Web 2.0. It investigates their familiarity with Web 2.0 concepts, tools and services and applications as these relate to LIS education, and the barriers to their use. A Web-based questionnaire was…
Descriptors: Internet, College Faculty, Information Science Education, Library Education
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Taylor, Claire – Studies in the Education of Adults, 2012
This article explores the higher education learning experience of Kat, a mature female student. As part of a longitudinal case study spanning two years, data were collected through interviews and journal entries. The data were used to construct an account of Kat's higher education experience, focusing particularly upon her self-theory in relation…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Nontraditional Students, Adult Students
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Ozmusul, Mustafa, Ed. – Online Submission, 2018
These proceedings contain the abstracts of papers of EDUSREF 2018, which was held in Ankara, Turkey on 6-7 April 2018. Establishing in 2018 as a scientific initiative; Education, Society & Reform Research (EDUSREF-2018) is an International Conference that aims to bridge the knowledge gap, promote social research esteem, and produce democratic…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Social Systems, Social Integration