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Men's Experiences in Short-Term Study Abroad: Masculinity, Temporality, and Vulnerability
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Simpson, Jeff J.; Bailey, Lucy E. – Gender and Education, 2021
This manuscript draws from a naturalistic participant-observation study, focused on Midwestern United States men's experiences in a short-term study abroad (STSA) programme in Spain, exploring gendered performances during the course. As global student engagement in study abroad programming continues to increase, gender demographics remains…
Descriptors: Males, Study Abroad, Gender Differences, Foreign Countries
Planning Educational Policy: Teacher Perceptions of School Principal Transformational Leadership in Israel and the United States
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Litchka, Peter R.; Shapira-Lishchinsky, Orly – Educational Planning, 2016
Nations throughout the world continue to examine how to improve their system of education in terms of improving student achievement, so that each student has the opportunity to be a productive and successful member of the global society. For this to occur, each school must be successful in the development of high quality teaching and learning.…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Transformational Leadership, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Administrator Relationship
Duct Tape, Icy Hot & Paddles: Narratives of Initiation onto US Male Sport Teams
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Waldron, Jennifer J.; Lynn, Quinten; Krane, Vikki – Sport, Education and Society, 2011
In the United States, initiation or hazing activities in high school and university sport are increasingly being recognized as a serious issue facing coaches and sport administrators. These events include humiliation, degradation or abuse of new team members, presumed to enhance team bonding. This study is grounded in Waldron and Krane's…
Descriptors: Athletes, Males, High School Students, Hazing
Applying Strategies of Self-Regulation and Self-Efficacy to the Design and Evaluation of Online Learning Programs
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Yang, Yong-Chil; Park, Eunmi – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 2012
This study is designed to address aspects of self-regulation and self-efficacy as they relate to critical issues in the design and evaluation of online learning programs. It begins with a discussion of the rapid growth of distance learning programs at all levels and across virtually all disciplines of educational programming. Much of this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Instructional Design, Distance Education
The Routledge International Handbook of Critical Education
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Apple, Michael W., Ed.; Au, Wayne, Ed.; Gandin, Luis Armando, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
"The Routledge International Handbook of Critical Education" is the first authoritative reference work to provide an international analysis of the relationship between power, knowledge, education, and schooling. Rather than focusing solely on questions of how we teach efficiently and effectively, contributors to this volume push further…
Descriptors: Critical Theory, International Education, Political Attitudes, Economic Development
Derecho u Obligacion?: Parents' and Youths' Understanding of Parental Legitimacy in a Mexican Origin Familial Context
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Alvarez, Leticia – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 2007
This study draws from a social domain framework to explore judgments of parental authority in a Mexican origin familial context. The sample included 277 ninth-grade youth (M = 14.53 years, SD = 0.61) and one of each of their parents. The average age of mothers was 39.88 years (SD = 5.85), and for fathers it was 41.65 years (SD = 5.51). As…
Descriptors: Mexicans, Parent Child Relationship, Mexican Americans, Parent Attitudes