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Chan, Roy Y. – Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, 2019
The field of higher education studies has expanded dramatically in recent years. Notably, research centers/institutes and academic programs devoted to the field of higher education (tertiary education) has increased worldwide to now include peer-reviewed journals, books, reports and publications. Utilizing secondary data from 277 higher education…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education as a Field of Study, College Programs, Research and Development Centers, Periodicals
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Ayar, Mehmet C.; Yalvac, Bugrahan – International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology, 2016
In this paper, we discuss the individuals' "roles", "responsibilities", and "routine activities", along with their "goals" and "intentions" in two different contexts--a school science context and a university research context--using sociological lenses. We highlight the distinct characteristics of…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Instructional Design, Science Education, Student Role
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Bledsoe, Caroline H.; Sow, Papa – Journal of Marriage and Family, 2011
This paper examines the phenomenon of West African parents living in Europe and North America who send their older children back home: from places of high immigrant aspiration to those of hardship and privation. Drawing on a project on West African immigration to Europe and on previous field studies in Africa, we conclude that West African…
Descriptors: Field Studies, Foreign Countries, Immigrants, Parent Aspiration
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O'Connell, Timothy S.; Dyment, Janet E. – Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, 2004
The purpose of this study was to examine if and how participation in a journaling workshop influenced the content of student journals. A total of 59 post secondary students from two university programs in North America participated in this study and were randomly assigned to either an experimental (n = 21) or control (n = 38) group. Before their…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Workshops, Student Journals, Content Analysis