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Asali, Laliya – Online Submission, 2022
The purpose of this qualitative research study was to accurately identify what motivates the English language learning of Palestinian refugee girls at Al-Hussain Prep School in Camp Jabal Al-Hussain, Amman, Jordan. This study also explores the formal and informal avenues by which the girls learn English, as well as the potential obstacles that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Refugees, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Andrea Marcelli – Online Submission, 2022
Ecopedagogy demands we identify non-orthodox educational practices, under the assumption that only by valuing marginal or unconventional experiences we could face the educational challenges emerging from globalization. My dissertation opens with a theoretical study that is dedicated to the establishment of the best epistemological categories to…
Descriptors: Ethnography, Environmental Education, Educational Practices, Epistemology
Petnuchova, Jana – Online Submission, 2012
The article describes importance of education, not only as an initial education for kids, pupils and students, but also as a part of LLL (lifelong learning) and development for adult. People are constantly learning everywhere and at all times. Especially for teachers, in recent years, there has been an increasing appreciation of the importance of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Informal Education, Nonformal Education, Lifelong Learning
Shirley J. Caruso – Online Submission, 2016
This single instrumental qualitative case study explores and thickly describes job performance outcomes based upon the manner in which self-directed learning activities of a purposefully selected sample of 3 construction managers are conducted, mediated by the use of Web 2.0 technology. The data collected revealed that construction managers are…
Descriptors: Web 2.0 Technologies, Technology Uses in Education, Independent Study, Job Performance
Boeren, Ellen – Online Submission, 2011
In this paper, we control the intention theory of Fishbein and Ajzen (1980) for the participation in an adult education course. Based on the Flemish Eurostat Adult Education Survey, we reveal that participants in adult education have a more positive attitude towards learning and that within the group of non-participants, those who formulate an…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Intention, Barriers, Educational Attitudes
Knippelmeyer, Sheri A.; Torraco, Richard J. – Online Submission, 2007
Higher education, a setting devoted to the enhancement of learning, inquiry, and development, continues to lack effective development for faculty. Mentoring relationships seek to provide enhancement, yet few mentoring programs exist. This literature review examines forms of mentoring, its benefits, barriers to implementation, means for successful…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Mentors, Incidental Learning, Faculty Development