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Czop Assaf, Lori; O'Donnell Lussier, Kristie – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 2020
In this qualitative study, we examine the experiences of South African multilingual learners and one local teacher after participating in a community-based, digital storytelling project on career dreams. A secondary purpose was to uncover the skills, knowledge, and abilities learners used as they created digital stories that reflected their future…
Descriptors: Occupational Aspiration, Cultural Capital, Rural Education, Story Telling
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Pracana, Clara, Ed.; Wang, Michael, Ed. – Online Submission, 2020
This book contains a compilation of papers presented at the International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends (InPACT) 2020, organized by the World Institute for Advanced Research and Science (W.I.A.R.S.), that this year had to be transformed into a fully Virtual Conference as a result of the Coronavirus (COVID 19) pandemic. Modern…
Descriptors: Educational Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology, Cognitive Psychology
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Plopper, Bruce L.; Conaway, Anne Fleming – Journalism and Mass Communication Educator, 2013
Research showing adolescents' ever-increasing use of digital devices, combined with calls from governmental officials to incorporate more technology into classroom activities, prompted this survey of Arkansas scholastic journalism advisers. The goal was to determine how they used digital communication devices in their teaching. Results showed lack…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Technology Uses in Education, Secondary Education, Poverty
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Sherris, Ari; Burns, M. Susan – Pedagogies: An International Journal, 2015
While Ghanaians in urban and rural settings are multilingual, English is the language of Ghanaian newspapers, politicians, the courts, much of television and radio in the metropolitan centres of the country. Indeed, urban Ghanaian adolescents have expanding opportunities to use English, the only official language of Ghana, even when not in school.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), African Languages, Multilingualism
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Askell-Williams, Helen, Ed. – IGI Global, 2015
The field of education is a vital component of today's society, enriching and facilitating the attainment of new knowledge. Progress continues to be achieved in this area as new methods are envisioned that increase education's value. "Transforming the Future of Learning with Educational Research" brings together diverse perspectives that…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Learning, Metacognition, Cognitive Processes
McLaughlin, Diane K.; Demi, Mary Ann; Curry, Alisha; Snyder, Anastasia R. – Center for Rural Pennsylvania, 2009
In 2004, the Center for Rural Pennsylvania contracted with Pennsylvania State University to begin a longitudinal study of rural Pennsylvania school students to understand their educational and career aspirations and the factors influencing their aspirations, whether their plans change as they age and if they attain their goals. In its entirety,…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Adolescents, Rural Areas, Data Collection