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Gonzales, Sandra M.; Gabel, Susan L. – International Journal of Multicultural Education, 2017
In the United States parental involvement is an important part of a child's education, and teachers often rely on parents to boost student achievement. This qualitative analysis employs a two-step process, first examining the data with regards to parental involvement and then using critical theories in education to examine the intersections…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Parent Participation
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Reese, Simon; Sidani, Yusuf – Learning Organization, 2018
Purpose: This paper aims to provide an overview of the development of learning organization concepts from the perspective of Dr. Michael Marquardt and presents an interesting evolution of his work spanning three decades in the learning organization field. Design/methodology/approach: Through a conversation with a thought-leading scholar, Dr.…
Descriptors: Interviews, Learning Theories, Scholarship, Organizational Change
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Dionne, Patricia; Bourdon, Sylvain – Journal of Education and Work, 2018
This paper explores the role of collective contradictions in the development of participants in a group employment programmes. It presents an analysis, rooted in cultural-historical activity theory, of longitudinal data collected during an intervention aimed at social and professional reintegration of people living a long-term unemployment…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Intervention, Employment Programs, Employment Opportunities
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Aldersey, Heather Michelle; Haines, Shana Jackson – Journal of International Special Needs Education, 2018
Children with intellectual disabilities (ID) often experience challenges due to low learning expectations and educational quality and limited educational access. Often, in locations impacted by higher levels of poverty, such as Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, educational disparities for children with ID are even more pronounced. To…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intellectual Disability, Special Education Teachers, Interviews
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Nishiyama, Kei – International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 2018
Involvement of children in research processes requires various ethical considerations. In particular, while interviewing children, a researcher needs to take into consideration the power imbalance between a researcher and children as well as among children. This article suggests a possible way of mitigating potential risks, drawing on the idea and…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Participation, Children, Communities of Practice
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Welply, Oakleigh – Race, Ethnicity and Education, 2018
This article examines forms of implicit discrimination towards Muslim children in children's discourses of Otherness. Findings in this paper draw on qualitative data exploring the discourses of 17 children from a Year 6 class in a culturally diverse primary school in the East of England. Building on Critical Race Theory and Critical Discourse…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Muslims, Social Distance, Critical Theory
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Villa, Elsa Q.; Wandermurem, Luciene; Hampton, Elaine M.; Esquinca, Alberto – Journal of Education and Learning, 2016
Less than 20% of undergraduates earning a degree in engineering are women, and even more alarming is minority women earn a mere 3.1% of those degrees. This paper reports on a qualitative study examining Latinas' identity development toward and in undergraduate engineering and computer science studies using a sociocultural theory of learning. Three…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Undergraduate Students, Hispanic American Students, Qualitative Research
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Lundqvist, Mats; Middleton, Karen Williams; Nowell, Pamela – Industry and Higher Education, 2015
Entrepreneurship has been defined as an individual?new value creation dialogic. To study how entrepreneurial identity evolves, this article, drawing on entrepreneurial learning theory, adds an entrepreneurial role expectations dialogic. Longitudinal evidence from nascent entrepreneurs working in venture teams on invention disclosures offers an…
Descriptors: Entrepreneurship, Professional Identity, Novices, Learning Theories
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Jackson, Liz – Educational Philosophy and Theory, 2017
Chris Higgins took on the roles of Editor of "Educational Theory," and Editor-in-Chief of the "Philosophy of Education Yearbook" published by the Philosophy of Education Society, in 2013, after having been an Associate Editor and Book Review Editor for "Educational Theory" for six years. Higgins worked closely with…
Descriptors: Interviews, Editing, Educational Philosophy, College Faculty
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Hall, Jeffrey Brooks – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2017
State school inspection creates expectations in the interface between transnational ideas and national policy contexts. This article investigates how inspectors and education directors understand and reformulate their regulatory roles in relation to the new framework for school inspection policy in Norway. Using data from the LEX-EL project,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Interviews, Inspection, Secondary Education
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Ranchod, Rushil – Evidence & Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice, 2017
This paper examines the formation and operation of a research-policy nexus in a research-based national-level government department intervention to improve skills planning policy in South Africa. Through the lens of evidence-informed policymaking, it reflects on understandings of evidence use in policy; it explores the interactions between actors…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Theory Practice Relationship, Intervention, Policy Formation
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Arghode, Vishal; Wang, Jia; Lathan, Ann – Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2017
Professors use various strategies to improve learning. To explore what professors perceived as critical aspects of engaging instruction, we conducted a qualitative case study with seven professors in the United States. Data was collected through individual face-to-face interviews. The conversations were audio-taped and transcribed verbatim. The…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Educational Practices, Case Studies, Qualitative Research
WhiteHorse, Emily – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The significant growth of physician assistant (PA) programs continues to create challenges for programs and educational institutions in identifying, recruiting, and retaining qualified faculty. Based on national data collected annually, physician assistant program directors continue to rank the lack of available applicants as a significant barrier…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, College Faculty, Beginning Teachers, Qualitative Research
Gabriel, Peter J. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Female affinity groups offered by corporations are formalized corporate initiatives focused on networking and professional development opportunities for women (Welbourne & McLaughlin, 2013). The scholarly literature focused on female affinity groups was limited. The purpose of this grounded theory Dissertation in Practice study was to…
Descriptors: Employees, Employee Attitudes, Females, Professional Development
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McGrath, Helen; O'Toole, Thomas – Action Learning: Research and Practice, 2016
This paper applies an action research (AR) design and action learning (AL) approach to network capability development in an entrepreneurial context. Recent research suggests that networks are a viable strategy for the entrepreneurial firm to overcome the liabilities associated with newness and smallness. However, a gap emerges as few, if any,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Entrepreneurship, Action Research
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