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Facilitating Graduate Student and Faculty Member Writing Groups: Experiences from a University in Japan
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Allen, Todd James – Higher Education Research and Development, 2019
Writing groups have been implemented in higher education institutions in the US, UK and Australia as a means of supporting a writer's productivity (e.g., journal articles or book chapters) as well as developing their soft academic skills (e.g., collegiality). However, writing groups are seldom discussed in the Japanese context. Therefore, this…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, College Faculty, Foreign Countries, Productivity
Gendered Refusals in the Palestinian Arabic Culture: Implications for Multicultural Diverse Educational Contexts
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Abuarrah, Sufyan; Lochtman, Katja – Multicultural Education Review, 2019
In many societies, single-sex education is embedded in a culture that maintains women subordination with possible ramifications to their language performance and role in society. This paper seeks to explain the cultural grounds for Palestinian female direct refusals in their L1 culture and the consequences for their linguistic behaviour in…
Descriptors: Semitic Languages, Single Sex Schools, Sex Fairness, Sex Role
The Impact of Quality Assurance Measures on Student Services at the Japanese and Thai Private Universities
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Gamage, David T.; Suwanabroma, Jaratdao; Ueyama, Takeyuki; Hada, Sekio; Sekikawa, Etsuo – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2008
Purpose: The purpose of the paper is to ascertain students' perceptions on quality of services provided by private universities in Thailand and Japan and how these affected decisions selecting a university. A comparative study aims to focus on how cultural and economic factors affected their decisions. Design/methodology/approach: Research design…
Descriptors: Research Design, Student Attitudes, Universities, Private Colleges
Liberal Education in an Interdependent World
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Gini, Al – Continuing Higher Education Review, 2008
This article presents a keynote address delivered by Al Gini, Professor of Business Ethics in the School of Business Administration at Loyola University in Chicago, at the University Continuing Education Association (UCEA) 93rd Annual Conference, March 26, 2008, New Orleans, Louisiana, on the topic of "Liberal Education in an Interdependent…
Descriptors: General Education, Liberal Arts, Majors (Students), Reputation
Cameron's Dimensions of Effectiveness in Higher Education in the U.K.: A Cross-Cultural Comparison.
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Lysons, Art; Hatherly, David – Higher Education, 1992
An approach to organizational effectiveness in higher education developed in the United States was applied to institutions in the United Kingdom and Australia to establish a basis for policy and organizational analysis. Higher reliability was found for the United Kingdom than for Australia, apparently related to cultural differences regarding…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education, Cultural Context
Who Adapts? Beyond Cultural Models of "the" Chinese Learner
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Gu, Qing; Schweisfurth, Michele – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 2006
From a comparative perspective, this paper analyses Chinese learners' intercultural experiences in Chinese and British educational contexts. In the Chinese context, interview and questionnaire research was carried out in 24 universities that hosted the British Council's English teaching development programmes. The research uncovered perspectives…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cultural Context, Context Effect, Student Motivation