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Socioeconomic Inequalities in Higher Education: A Meta-Method Analysis of Twenty-First Century Studies in Finland and New Zealand
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Nikula, Pii-Tuulia – Studies in Higher Education, 2018
Considerable academic attention has been placed on analysing whether, and to what extent, socioeconomic background affects higher education participation. However, the use of socioeconomic status (SES) is problematic as it may be constructed from various data sources. Similar issues can be inherent in study design-related operationalisation…
Descriptors: Social Differences, Socioeconomic Status, Cross Cultural Studies, Foreign Countries
Academic Leadership Capability Framework: A Comparison of Its Compatibility and Applicability in Australia, New Zealand, and Malaysia
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Ghasemy, Majid; Hussin, Sufean; Daud, Megat Ahmad Kamaluddin Megat – Asia Pacific Education Review, 2016
Previous studies have shown that leadership capabilities and managerial competencies are related to leadership performance effectiveness, i.e., higher capabilities and competencies are associated with higher performance effectiveness, and vice versa. Among the studies focusing on these qualities in academic settings, two recent studies in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Administration, Leadership Effectiveness, Leadership Qualities
Systematic Review of Two Decades (1995 to 2014) of Research on Synchronous Online Learning
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Martin, Florence; Ahlgrim-Delzell, Lynn; Budhrani, Kiran – American Journal of Distance Education, 2017
Systematic reviews of literature are studies that strategically search for published research on a specific topic in order to synthesize what is known about the topic. This systematic review describes 157 articles on synchronous online learning (SOL) from thirty-four different countries on instructional setting, content areas, participant…
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, Educational Research, Synchronous Communication, Electronic Learning
Using E-Portfolios and ESL Learners
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Alawdat, Maha – Online Submission, 2013
This study examines the use of e-portfolios for ESL (English as a second language) learners. The data were collected by reviewing 11 empirical studies from 2010-2012 in order to synthesize meaningful information about e-portfolios for ESL/EFL (English as a foreign language) acquisition. The studies were coded into two main categories: learning…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Portfolios (Background Materials), English (Second Language), English Language Learners
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth with Disabilities: A Meta-Synthesis
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Duke, Thomas Scott – Journal of LGBT Youth, 2011
This meta-synthesis of empirical and nonempirical literature analyzed 24 journal articles and book chapters that addressed the intersection of disability, [homo]sexuality, and gender identity/expression in P-12 schools, colleges and universities, supported living programs, and other educational and social contexts in Australia, Belgium, Canada,…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Journal Articles, Foreign Countries, Homosexuality
The Place of Theory: Locating the New Zealand "Education" Ph.D. Experience, 1948-1998
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Middleton, Sue – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2007
The year 1998 marked 50 years of doctoral study in New Zealand, and in 1999 I embarked on a history of Ph.D. theses in Education. Influenced by Foucaultian genealogy, this employed a fusion of bibliographic, archival and life-history interview methods. One hundred and eighty-three Education theses were identified and 57 of these graduates…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Theories, Doctoral Dissertations, Place of Residence