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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
Watson, David; Hollister, Robert; Stroud, Susan E.; Babcock, Elizabeth – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
"The Engaged University" is a comprehensive empirical account of the global civic engagement movement in higher education. In universities around the world, something extraordinary is underway. Mobilizing their human and intellectual resources, institutions of higher education are directly tackling community problems--combating poverty,…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Citizen Participation, Social Responsibility, Global Approach
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Jeris, Laurel; Gajanayake, Jaya; Ismail, Jesima; Ebert, Seela; Peris, Amara; Wanasundara, Leelangi; Diyadawagamage, Nalika – Convergence, 2006
This paper describes a participatory research (PR) project encompassing a capacity-development programme and advocacy skill-building initiative for rural women. The project actively engaged four prominent women's non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Sri Lanka: Agromart Foundation, Centre for Women's Research (CENWOR), Sarvodaya Women's…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Females, Empowerment, Participatory Research
Fogelberg, Paul, Ed.; Hearn, Jeff, Ed.; Husu, Liisa, Ed.; Mankkinnen, Teija, Ed. – 1999
This collection brings together papers initially presented at a conference held in Helsinki (Finland) on gender equality in higher education in several European countries and elsewhere. Following an introductory chapter by the authors, the 30 chapters (separately authored) are grouped under the following topics: national politics and policies;…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Ladders, Careers, Educational Change
Shohet, Linda, Ed. – Literacy across the CurriculuMedia Focus: Connecting Literacy, Media and Technology in the Schools, Community and Workplace, 1999
This document published biannually, consists of two double issues of a newsletter devoted to literacy across the curriculum in Canada and elsewhere. Each double issue contains the following: feature articles; annotated bibliographies and reviews; local news; conference announcements and other announcements; and descriptions of events and resource…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Students, Annotated Bibliographies