This project investigated the learning process and outcomes of a study abroad course in England and France that focused on dramatic social shifts in the world war eras. Well-established adult learning theories provided the course framework, and this study examines the characteristics and elements contributing to transformative learning. Eleven…

The main purpose of this study was to investigate the sociocultural factors influencing learners of Arabic as a foreign language in the Sultanate of Oman. A qualitative inquiry approach was adopted for the study, using in-depth interviewing, and students' diaries to understand how the sociocultural context impact non-Arab learners of Arabic in the…

This paper reports on selected findings of a major research project (ENCOMPASS) that examines the relationship between national educational values as these are mediated by the school context, teacher beliefs, and classroom processes, and eventually translated into pupil perspectives on learning and schooling. The theoretical rationale for such…

Presents the findings of a study that traces the relationship among national educational values, teacher beliefs, classroom practices, and student perspectives on learning and schooling in the educational systems of England, France, and Denmark. Focuses on children's perceptions of their schooling and teachers. (CMK)

Surveys of approximately 1,800 students aged 12-13 in England, France, and Denmark and in-depth study of 18 students in each country found "constants" in pupil concerns about education's link to work, teacher respect for students, and interesting teaching; and national differences in students' school attitudes, importance of…