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Miller, Randy Scott – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This research describes what motivates Vietnamese students to come to the U.S. to study for a degree, what outcomes they expect, and what they experience academically and culturally while studying in the U.S. Currently the surge of international students from Vietnam has reached an all time high of 13,112 students to the U.S. This moves the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foreign Students, Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students
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Merchant, Betty; Arlestig, Helene; Garza, Encarnacion; Johansson, Olof; Murakami-Ramalho, Elizabeth; Tornsren, Monika – International Journal of Educational Management, 2012
Purpose: The purpose of this cross-cultural study of schools in Sweden and Texas is to examine the cultural contexts of schools in both settings, and the leadership role of principals in creating and sustaining inclusive schools for diverse populations. Design/methodology/approach: The data were drawn from two studies; the first involving school…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Principals, Educational Change, Instructional Leadership
Gullo, Krista; Haygood, Leah – National Environmental Education Foundation, 2010
This white paper examines the business case for environmental and sustainability (E&S) employee education and engagement. The "business case" is defined as both quantifiable measures of the business value for the sustainability program (e.g. money saved, energy use reduction, etc.) as well as less easily measurable assets such as…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Best Practices, Economic Factors, Employees