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Development of Geography in Higher Education in China: Departments, Curricula, and Faculty, 1904-1949
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Sun, Jun; Wu, Youde; Luo, Huasong; Pan, Yujun; Lei, Xiangyang – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 2019
By extracting information from various original materials and using geography departments, curricula, and faculty as indicators, this paper contributes to the discussion of the development of geography in higher education in China from 1904 to 1949. Four mutual connections are outlined. First, the development of geography in higher education is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Development, Geography Instruction, College Curriculum
Religion Education Teaching in Zimbabwe Secondary Schools: The Search for an Authentic Values-Oriented Multi-Faith Religion Education Pedagogical Model
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Ndlovu, Lovemore – British Journal of Religious Education, 2014
Religion Education teaching in post-independence Zimbabwe has remained bible-oriented and confessional at a time when most Religion Education stakeholders expect an "open", plural and authentic multi-faith Religion Education curriculum. Despite curriculum innovation initiatives aimed at introducing new approaches such as experiential…
Descriptors: Religion, Religious Education, Secondary School Students, Foreign Countries
Understanding Non-Traditional PhD Students Habitus--Implications for PhD Programmes
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Naidoo, Devika – Teaching in Higher Education, 2015
Against the background of vast changes in doctoral education and the emergence of non-traditional doctoral programmes, this paper investigates the habitus of non-traditional PhD students at a South African university. Bourdieu's conceptual tool of habitus informed the study. In-depth and open-ended interviews were conducted with 10 non-traditional…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Students, Graduate Students, Interviews, Social Capital
Insider-Outsiders: Integration and Exclusion Experiences of Religious Nonadherent Faculty Members
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Alleman, Nathan F. – Christian Higher Education, 2012
Over the past several decades, research on faculty work life has shed new light on inclusion and exclusion experiences of traditionally underrepresented groups, including racial and ethnic minorities, and contingent employment faculty. This study expands on this prior research by investigating a unique segment of faculty members: those whose…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Adjunct Faculty, Faculty Workload, Minority Group Teachers
Chicana/o Students as Agents of Social Change: A Case Study of Identity Politics in Higher Education.
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Rhoads, Robert A.; Martinez, Julio G. – Bilingual Review/Revista Bilingue, 1998
To explore Chicana/o student activism at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), a retrospective case study was employed that was grounded in the theoretical traditions of phenomenology. The central concern of the project focused on the meaning research subjects constructed around various demonstrations and efforts to elevate Chicano…
Descriptors: Activism, Case Studies, Change Agents, College Faculty
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Zemsky, Robert, Ed. – Policy Perspectives, 1996
This article grew out of a roundtable of national leaders in higher education which explored the role of the academic department in serving as both a force for institutional change and a link to the scholarly world of disciplinary knowledge and practice. The essay argues that the principal threat to the academy is its own fragmentation, with…
Descriptors: Accountability, Change Strategies, College Faculty, College Role