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Student Culture and Identity in Higher Education
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Shahriar, Ambreen, Ed.; Syed, Ghazal Kazim, Ed. – IGI Global, 2017
The pursuit of higher education has become increasingly popular among students of many different backgrounds and cultures. As these students embark on higher learning, it is imperative for educators and universities to be culturally sensitive to their differing individualities. "Student Culture and Identity in Higher Education" is an…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Students, Identification (Psychology), Cultural Awareness
Training Confident Primary Modern Foreign Language Teachers in England: An Investigation into Preservice Teachers' Perceptions of their Subject Knowledge
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Woodgate-Jones, Alexandra – Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, 2008
The National Languages Strategy, published in the UK in 2002 offers all primary school children an entitlement to learn a Modern Foreign Language (MFL) by 2010. The supply of adequately trained teachers is one of the key determinants of the success of this initiative. This paper presents findings from a study involving 18 teacher education…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Second Languages, Focus Groups
Americans in Britain: Geographic Education and Foreign Field Trips.
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Panton, Ken; Dilsaver, Lary – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 1989
Considers the pedagogical and operational difficulties involved in designing foreign study programs. Reports on the experience of the University of Southern Mississippi's two-week undergraduate geography course held in Great Britain. Suggests that the educational success of such ventures depends on a combination of clear course structure, student…
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Descriptions, Field Trips, Foreign Countries
Study Abroad Programmes. Higher Education Policy Series 11, Volume I.
Burn, Barbara B.; And Others – 1990
This book reports on part of the results of an international research effort to analyze the structures and impacts of study abroad programs offered by higher education institutions in France, West Germany, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States. This volume, the first of two, presents the analysis of the structure and dynamics of study…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Credits, Developed Nations, Expenditure per Student
Impacts of Study Abroad Programmes on Students and Graduates. Higher Education Policy Series 11, Volume 2.
Opper, Susan; And Others – 1990
This is the second volume of a report on the findings of an international research effort designed to analyze the structures and impact of study abroad programs offered by higher education institutions in France, West Germany, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States. This volume focuses primarily upon study abroad program participants,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Age, Cultural Education
The Teacher Trainer, A Practical Journal Mainly for Modern Language Teacher Trainers, 1998.
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Woodward, Tessa, Ed. – Teacher Trainer, 1998
The three issues of the journal on second language teacher education include these articles: "Making a Course Your Own: Involving Trainees in the Planning and Evaluation of a Special Group Summer Course Abroad" (Klaus Lutz); "Task Based Learning - Appropriate Methodology?" (Jane Cadorath, Simon Harris); "Building Group…
Descriptors: Chaos Theory, Classroom Environment, Classroom Observation Techniques, Classroom Techniques