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Xuan, Pham Thi Thanh – TESOL in Context, 2014
Few studies have focused on the identity formation of non-native English speaking teachers (NNESTs) as legitimate speakers and teachers of English. Drawing on Norton's (2000) poststructuralist theory of identity as a process of struggling and changing, this study examined whether and how Asian international students studying for a Masters in…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Smith, Janet S. – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2005
This paper examines how Geographic Information Systems (GIS) can potentially capture a student's imagination, facilitate active learning, and create a state of "flow" in geography classrooms. The paper is organised in four sections. First, the author provides a condensed overview to the major tenets of "FlowTheory." Second, a short discussion…
Descriptors: Geography Instruction, Active Learning, Information Systems, Imagination
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Reddiford, Gordon – Journal of Philosophy of Education, 1980
Examines the philosophical relationship of imagination (particularly its aesthetic aspects) to rationality and teaching. Reviews various criteria for basing education on rationality at the expense of imagination and concludes that children will benefit most from an educational system which teaches them to be imaginative without undermining their…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Educational Philosophy, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education