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Download full textO'Grady, Anne; Hamilton, Paul – Journal of Prison Education and Reentry, 2019
In this paper we argue that education--particularly higher education (HE)--has the potential to offer socially, economically and culturally transformative learning opportunities. Yet, for prisoners, the opportunity to engage in HE as active social citizens are often limited. Using a Freirean model of democratic, pedagogic participatory dialogue,…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Correctional Institutions, Universities, Transformative Learning
Lausch, David; Teman, Eric; Perry, Cody – Journal of International Students, 2017
International students' identities are complex and so are their needs. Semi-structured interviews with 13 of the lead researcher's former students from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, who are multi-national, multi-lingual and pursuing degrees in law, business, economics, medicine, education, art and media, in the United States, United Kingdom and…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Social Distance, Semi Structured Interviews, Foreign Countries
Al-Khaza'leh, Bilal Ayed – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2018
The present study aimed at investigating the influence of social power, as a social hierarchy, on perception of speech act of apology by 40 Jordanian second language speakers (JL2Ss) compared to that of 40 Jordanian non-English speakers, those whose English proficiency is low (JNESs) and 40 English native speakers (ENSs). Discourse Completion Test…
Descriptors: Speech Acts, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Direct linkLiu, Danica Wai Yee; Winder, Belinda – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 2014
Although international students are an important source of income to universities in the UK, the emotional impact of their experiences may be ignored and unacknowledged. This study explored the personal experiences of international students studying for an undergraduate degree in the UK. Semi-structured interviews with five participants were…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Experience, Foreign Students, Foreign Countries
Scior, Katrina; Connolly, Theresa; Williams, Janice – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2013
Labels are firmly rejected by the disability rights movement, yet the complex effects of labeling on lay beliefs are poorly understood. This study examined the effects of labeling on the general public's reactions to people with intellectual disabilities. A sample of 1,233 adult members of the UK general population were randomly presented with…
Descriptors: Labeling (of Persons), Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Clinical Diagnosis, Mental Retardation
Butcher, Rebecca L.; Gersch, Irvine S. – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2014
This paper reports the results of research into parental experiences of the Somerset (UK) "Time Together" home visiting intervention, with regards to its impact on the parent-child relationship. The research was carried out using an Attachment Theory lens in order to understand the qualitative experiences of seven parents of children in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intervention, Parent Child Relationship, Home Visits
Alcón Soler, Eva – Multilingua: Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication, 2013
The study analyses teenagers' e-mail requests during academic cyber-consultation, exploring how the performance of request modifiers is influenced by participants' perceptions of the degree of imposition of the speech act and social distance with the recipient. A total of 295 e-mail requests, 145 produced by British English speakers (BES) and 150…
Descriptors: Electronic Mail, English, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Bellanca, Faye Francesca; Pote, Helen – Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 2013
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), depression and general learning disabilities (LD) are common difficulties for British primary school children. It has been found that characteristics associated with these difficulties can result in negative attitudes and stigma from other children, causing problems with peer relationships.…
Descriptors: Childhood Attitudes, Depression (Psychology), Learning Disabilities, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Whitmarsh, Judy – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2011
Strengthening the home-school partnership is a strategy to raise achievement levels and to engage "hard-to-reach" parents with education in the UK, however this political ideal has been critiqued as exclusive and based on a white, middle class model. This article explores how six asylum-seeking mothers manage their children's early years…
Descriptors: Expertise, Middle Class, Mothers, Early Childhood Education
