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Asali, Laliya – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The present qualitative study investigated the experiences of the English language learning of the Palestinian refugee girls, motivations, formal and informal avenues of learning English. The study discussed the support and the obstacles of learning at AlHussain Prep School in Camp Jabal Al-Hussain, Amman, Jordan. As illustrated in the literature…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Refugees, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Gwin, Randall W. – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Although the adoption of new tools for communication and learning could reasonably be expected to influence culture, little is known about the relationship between cultural values and the adoption or diffusion of Web 2.0 technologies. This case study examines the way in which the cultural values of 59 teachers in four Central Asian countries…
Descriptors: Technology Integration, Web 2.0 Technologies, Capstone Experiences, Cultural Influences
Rubio Covarrubias, Ariana Gabriela – ProQuest LLC, 2014
In this dissertation I present three papers, each as an individual chapter. The first two papers are in the field of development economics, while the third paper is in the field of education economics. The first two chapters document and study the disappearance of arranged marriages in Asia, the Middle East and Sub-Saharan Africa. For this…
Descriptors: Economics, Marriage, Cultural Influences, Peer Evaluation
Suppiah, Nithiyananthan – ProQuest LLC, 2014
The purpose of the present quantitative correlational study was to examine if a relationship existed between the RBD phenomenon and cultural, economic, or political factors of the native countries of South Asian IT professionals living in the United States. The study on reverse brain drain was conducted to explore a growing phenomenon in the…
Descriptors: Brain Drain, Foreign Countries, Information Technology, Foreign Workers
Anemelu, Charles I. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The current study is an attempt to examine post-migration psycho-cultural adjustment factors that potentially inhibit foreign-born students' (FBS) adjustment at community colleges (CCs) in the United States. Although much research has been conducted to better understand various aspects of FBSs' adjustment challenges little attention has been paid…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Student Adjustment, Two Year College Students, Adjustment (to Environment)
Zacharias, Nugrahenny Tourisia – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This study reports the evolving teacher identities of 12 South/East Asian teachers during their study in the United States. Grounded in poststructuralist views of identities, the study employed narrative analysis to capture the complexities of teacher identity construction. Narrative data were collected through in-depth individual interviews,…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Focus Groups, Content Analysis, Personal Narratives