NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Showing 856 to 864 of 864 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Zhou, Zheng; Peverly, Stephen T.; Lin, Chongde – Journal of Genetic Psychology, 2004
A problem with interpretations of differences in mathematic achievement between students from Asian countries and those from the United States is the seemingly implicit assumption of the cultural homogeneity of Asian societies. Researchers rarely measure the effects of variables within cultures that are hypothesized to be related to differences…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Mathematics Achievement, Cultural Differences, Foreign Countries
Ross, Patricia O'Connell, Ed. – 1994
The five commissioned papers in this anthology provided part of the research base for the national report, "National Excellence: A Case for Developing America's Talent." In the first paper, "The Performance of High Ability Students in the United States on National and International Tests," Carolyn Callahan describes…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Education, Cultural Influences, Educational Change
Conti, Gary J., Ed.; Fellenz, Robert A., Ed. – 1990
Five projects are reported that examined factors related to adult learning in nontraditional environments. "Conrad, Montana: A Community of Memories" (Janice Counter, Lynn Paul, and Gary Conti) reports on a group of adults who for over 40 years have been active in building a better community for friends, relatives, and themselves. A…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning
McCarthy, Brian, Ed. – 1988
Sixteen papers are presented. Topics covered include language teaching, discourse analysis, code switching, phonetics, language and cultural identity, and descriptive and comparative studies. All presenters were from the Asia-Pacific area of the world. Papers include: "The Baba Malay Lexicon: Hokkien Loanwords in Baba Malay" (Anne…
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Chinese, Code Switching (Language), Contrastive Linguistics
Woodward, Tessa, Ed. – Teacher Trainer, 2002
These three journal issues include the following articles: "Competence in Facilitation" (Graham O'Connel); "Is My Map to Scale?" (Mark Wilson); "A Trainer's Dozen" (Barbara Thornton and Mary Lou McCloskey); "Carrot Ice Cream: Reactions to the New or Different" (Tessa Woodward); "Feeding (back to) the…
Descriptors: Action Research, Computer Uses in Education, Cultural Influences, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Popov, Nikolay, Ed.; Wolhuter, Charl, Ed.; Ermenc, Klara Skubic, Ed.; Hilton, Gillian, Ed; Ogunleye, James, Ed.; Chigisheva, Oksana, Ed. – Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, 2014
This volume contains papers submitted to the 12th Annual International Conference of the Bulgarian Comparative Education Society (BCES), held in Sofia and Nessebar, Bulgaria, in June 2014, and papers submitted to the 2nd International Partner Conference, organized by the International Research Centre 'Scientific Cooperation,' Rostov-on-Don,…
Descriptors: Role of Education, Global Approach, Competence, Comparative Education
McInerney, Dennis M., Ed.; Van Etten, Shawn, Ed. – 2001
This collection of papers explores sociocultural influences on motivation and learning across a broad range of settings and content areas. There are 16 papers in five sections. "Introduction" includes: (1) "Modern Education Needs Cross-Cultural Psychology" (Harry Triandis). Part 1, "The Motivation Context," includes:…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, American Indians, Child Rearing
Chronicle of Higher Education, 2005
"Chronicle of Higher Education" presents an abundant source of news and information for college and university faculty members and administrators. This May 27, 2005 issue of "Chronicle of Higher Education" includes the following articles: (1) "Fullbright of the Mind" (Phelps, Christopher); (2) "The Matchmaker:…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cultural Influences, College Faculty, Higher Education
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Simonson, Michael, Ed. – Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 2007
For the thirtieth year, the Research and Theory Division of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) is sponsoring the publication of these Proceedings. Papers published in this volume were presented at the National AECT Convention in Anaheim, California. The Proceedings of AECT's Convention are published in two…
Descriptors: Research and Development, Instructional Design, Educational Technology, Communications
« Previous Page | Next Page
Pages: 1  |  ...  |  48  |  49  |  50  |  51  |  52  |  53  |  54  |  55  |  56  |  57  |  58