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Un(Bundling) the Black Experience at PWIs: Using Assets-Based Frameworks to Explore the Lived Experiences of Black Sub-Saharan African-Born Graduate Students in STEM
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Woods, Johnny C., Jr. – Journal of Comparative and International Higher Education, 2021
This article is a research summary of a dissertation in progress that explores the experiences of Black Sub-Saharan African-born (BSSA) graduate students pursuing degrees in the STEM fields at a predominantly white institution (PWI). This includes meaning-making of their experience with the campus climate at PWIs from BSSA graduate students'…
Descriptors: Blacks, African American Students, Graduate Students, STEM Education
The Same Course, Different Access: The Digital Divide between Urban and Rural Distance Education Students in South Africa
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Lembani, Reuben; Gunter, Ashley; Breines, Markus; Dalu, Mwazvita Tapiwa Beatrice – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 2020
Access to education is a significant determinant in future success, not only for a country but equally for individuals. Higher Education (HE) thus is an integral part of the Sustainable Development Goals and vital in supporting African development. Despite this, there is often a lack of access to HE in many parts of Africa, distance education can…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Rural Urban Differences, Access to Education, Access to Computers
Online Learning Perception among College Students during COVID-19 Pandemic around the World: Review
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Ouma, Christine – African Educational Research Journal, 2021
The author conducted a systematic review of the perception of online learning among college students during the COVID-19 pandemic. The review included 21 studies from institutions in Asia (Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Indonesia, and The Philippines), Europe (Romania and Poland), Africa (Ghana and Algeria),…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Educational Technology, Electronic Learning, COVID-19
Study Spaces and Environments: Recognizing the Needs of Students in Africa
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Ali, Shameem; King, Arthur – Journal of Education and Practice, 2015
This study looks at the satisfaction of tertiary students with their institution's library services with the aim of identifying study and learning related impediments and challenges faced by students from poor backgrounds. A study of this type is important because educators need to understand that information technology adoption and implementation…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developing Nations, Student Needs, Postsecondary Education
Cross-Cultural Considerations in the Education of Young Immigrant Learners
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Keengwe, Jared, Ed.; Onchwari, Grace, Ed. – IGI Global, 2014
As the American immigrant population continues to expand, immigrant children and children of immigrants are entering the public school system. To be most effective, new teaching pedagogies must take cultural diversity into account. "Cross-Cultural Considerations in the Education of Young Immigrant Learners" explores some of the…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Children, Public Schools, Cultural Differences
The Routledge International Handbook of Lifelong Learning
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Jarvis, Peter, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2010
As lifelong learning grows in popularity, few comprehensive pictures of the phenomenon have emerged. The "Routledge International Handbook of Lifelong Learning" provides a disciplined and complete overview of lifelong learning internationally. The theoretical structure puts the learner at the centre and the book emanates from there,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Distance Education, Lifelong Learning