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Platt, Carrie Anne; Bartels, Melissa; Eberling, Kallie; Gustafson, Erik; Lindmark, Peter G.; Sinton, Jena – Journal of The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition, 2021
Advisors and instructors can play important roles in leveling the playing field for first-generation college students, who often have limited support networks compared to their continuing-generation peers. However, out-of-class communication with these resources remains infrequent. In this study, we investigate the factors that deter students from…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, First Generation College Students, Information Seeking, Academic Advising
Worthy, Jo; Daly-Lesch, Anne; Tily, Susan; Godfrey, Vickie; Salmerón, Cori – Journal of Literacy Research, 2021
The internet is a common source of information for parents, educators, and the general public. However, researchers who analyze the quality of internet sources have found they often contain inaccurate and misleading information. Here, we present an analysis of dyslexia on the internet. Employing disability studies in education (DSE), disability…
Descriptors: Dyslexia, Information Sources, Internet, Accuracy
Faix, Allison; Fyn, Amy – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2020
To address the growing problem of misinformation, librarians often focus on approaches tied to the frame "Authority Is Constructed and Contextual" from the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education. The Framework, however, encompasses a much wider range of skills,…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Misconceptions, Information Skills, Librarians
Merkel, Warren – TESOL Journal, 2020
In recent decades, a wealth of studies on second language writing and plagiarism have emerged, particularly with the increase of international students enrolling in academic institutions that favor English-medium instruction. In most of these studies, the plagiarism-related variables (e.g., paraphrase) under scrutiny are determined by the…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Writing Attitudes
Driscoll, Dana Lynn; Paszek, Joseph; Gorzelsky, Gwen; Hayes, Carol L.; Jones, Edmund – Written Communication, 2020
Using a mixed-methods, multi-institutional design of general education writing courses at four institutions, this study examined genre as a key factor for understanding and promoting writing development. It thus aims to provide empirical validation of decades of theoretical work on and qualitative studies of genre and the nature of genre…
Descriptors: Audience Awareness, Information Sources, Metacognition, Writing Processes
Vandermeulen, Nina; van den Broek, Brenda; Van Steendam, Elke; Rijlaarsdam, Gert – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2020
In order to design effective instruction and feedback for synthesis writing on both writing processes and products, a clear insight into synthesis writing processes underlying a high-quality synthesis text is crucial. That is why this study, as one of the first, examines the use of sources during synthesis writing processes, and its effect on text…
Descriptors: Writing (Composition), Persuasive Discourse, Synthesis, Writing Processes
Marin, Patricia; Yun, John T.; Garces, Liliana M.; Horn, Catherine L. – Journal of Higher Education, 2020
Legal challenges continue to play central roles in critical higher education policy discussions. There are, however, wide gaps in understanding between the legal and research communities about the rigor and value of social science in legal decision-making--gaps that need to be addressed to improve the use of research in law. This study focuses on…
Descriptors: Research Utilization, Educational Legislation, Higher Education, Social Science Research
Blom, Nicolaas; Bogaers, Alfred – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2020
One of the characteristics of the twenty-first century is the increase in the information sources available to designers to make their design decisions. However, current verbal protocol analysis methods and theoretical frameworks do not explain how internal and external information sources contribute to novice designers' moment-to-moment thought…
Descriptors: Information Sources, STEM Education, Design, Protocol Analysis
Head, Alison J.; Fister, Barbara; MacMillan, Margy – Project Information Literacy, 2020
This executive summary describes a larger report--the result of a national research effort exploring how much U.S. college-age students know about the way in which internet giants like Google, YouTube, Instagram, and Facebook work, and by extension, how they affect society. Amidst the daily flood of digital news, memes, opinion, advertising, and…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Information Literacy, Media Literacy, Web Sites
Head, Alison J.; Fister, Barbara; MacMillan, Margy – Project Information Literacy, 2020
This report presents findings about how college students conceptualize the ever-changing online information landscape, and navigate volatile and popular platforms that increasingly employ algorithms to shape and filter content. Researchers conducted 16 focus groups with 103 undergraduates and interviews with 37 faculty members to collect…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Information Literacy, Web Sites, Social Media
National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2017
This document covers the data terms used in publications sourced from the National Apprentice and Trainee Collection and their associated data tables. The primary purpose of this document is to assist users of the publications to understand the specific data terms used within them. Terms are listed in alphabetical order with the following…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Trainees, Definitions, Classification
Kretchmar, Kerry – Educational Forum, 2023
Parents make choices about their children's education within a neoliberal, racist system. Measurable metrics are used to evaluate school quality within a competitive, market-based system, yet those indicators often do not align with parents' definitions of a good school, and they obscure the role of race. This paper examines how white, privileged…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Whites, Advantaged, Decision Making
Aglarci Özdemir, Oya; Önen Öztürk, Fatma – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2023
Science fiction (SF) combines realistic and imaginary elements of science and technology and develops students' imagination, creativity, and interest in science. Therefore, the aim of this study is to examine SF stories written by pre-service science teachers (PSTs) in terms of various textual and science variables. The case study of SF story…
Descriptors: Science Fiction, Teaching Methods, Preservice Teachers, State Universities
Aksoy, Cevat Giray; Carpenter, Christopher S.; De Haas, Ralph; Dolls, Mathias; Windsteiger, Lisa – Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2023
We study basic information treatments regarding sexual orientation using randomized experiments in three countries with strong and widespread anti-gay attitudes: Serbia, Turkey, and Ukraine. Participants who received information about the economic costs to society of sexual orientation discrimination were significantly more likely than those in a…
Descriptors: Sexual Orientation, Social Bias, Comparative Analysis, LGBTQ People
Hidden Structures: How Knowledge of New Practices Moves among Educators in One Rural School District
Karnopp, Jennifer R. – Teachers College Record, 2023
Background/Context: Rural districts often struggle to provide organizational structures that support knowledge-building and sharing among educators, contributing to the challenge of change implementation in rural contexts. Although prior scholarship identifies social relationships centered on trust as important for fostering educator learning, we…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, School Districts, Organizational Learning, Educational Change