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Exploring Teacher-Student Interactions: Communities of Practice, Ecological Learning Systems--or Something Else?
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Hall, V. J. – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2017
A small-scale action research project was used to consider the policy and rhetoric surrounding development of the "expert learner" and how this might be further explored to provide opportunities for learners to have greater direct involvement in reflection and discussion with teachers. The research was based within a further education…
Descriptors: Teacher Student Relationship, Interaction, Communities of Practice, Ecological Factors
Design and Intervention of an Educational-Leadership Program: Student Voice and Agency, Expectations and Internationalization
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du Plessis, Anna Elizabeth – International Journal of Higher Education, 2017
This paper explores the lived experiences of a diverse student cohort enrolled in a master's degree educational-leadership program. The program's global focus was on the quality of teacher education, prospective teachers' workplace preparedness and leaders in the workforce in higher education. Internationalization, real-life experiences and…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Design, Intervention, Student Empowerment
Participation in Community Arts: Lessons from the Inner-City
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Clennon, Ornette D.; Kagan, Carolyn; Lawthom, Rebecca; Swindells, Rachel – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2016
In this paper, we critically reflect, through the lens of liberation psychology, on our experiences of using participative community arts in work with young people and intergenerational groups in inner-city Manchester, UK. We used mixed methods to examine the impact of and engagement with community arts in two projects. One study was quasi…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Community Programs, Urban Areas, Quasiexperimental Design
Phenomenological Study of Empowering Women Senior Leaders in Higher Education
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Cselenszky, Mila P. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The number of women in senior administrative and leadership roles in higher education is minimal compared to the number of women in higher education jobs in general. This phenomenological study explored pathways women took to advance in their careers and barriers that prevent more women from gaining senior administrative and leadership roles.…
Descriptors: Phenomenology, Higher Education, Empowerment, Womens Studies
Student Voice as a Methodological Issue in Academic Literacies Research
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Paxton, Moragh – Higher Education Research and Development, 2012
Academic literacies research has been identified as an emerging but significant field in higher education. This article extends the discussions around methodology in academic literacies research by drawing on the current text and context debates in sociolinguistics and linguistic ethnography. It uses illustrations from a recent academic literacies…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Postsecondary Education as a Field of Study, Higher Education, Educational Research
Creating a Collaborative Leadership Network: An Organic View of Change.
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Mullen, Carol A.; Kochan, Frances K. – International Journal of Leadership in Education, 2000
Evaluated the West Alabama Learning Coalition, a rural, multi-institutional organization, as perceived by member professionals in schools, universities, community colleges, businesses, and social-service agencies. Respondents viewed the coalition as a dynamic, organic, and creative entity fostering synergy, shared leadership, and…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Business, Community Colleges, Cooperative Programs