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Aldohon, Hatem – Educational Studies, 2021
The role that tutors should play in a tutorial session has long been discussed and debated in the writing centre literature. However, little attention has been given to tutor perceptions and actual practices, particularly vis-à-vis writing conferences. This study investigated and compared the perceptions and actual practices of two experienced…
Descriptors: Laboratories, Writing (Composition), Tutoring, Tutors
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Benstead, Helen – Support for Learning, 2021
This article focuses on exploring initial teacher trainees' experiences and perspectives on the role of the teaching assistant (TA) in mainstream primary contexts. A backdrop of shrinking school budgets coupled with a 'mainstream for all' political agenda is contributing to growing uncertainty about the role of TAs in education. This article…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Elementary Education, Role Perception
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Dollinger, Mollie; Vanderlelie, Jessica; Eaton, Rebecca; Sealey, Suzanne – NACADA Journal, 2021
Previous research has evidenced the importance of student and staff interactions as critical functions to support student success at university. Increasingly, academic advising units support these interactions. However, while common throughout North American contexts, little is known about the implementation of such units internationally. In this…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Faculty Advisers, Higher Education, Role Perception
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Fox, William A. – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2021
Using case study data about the emergence of the university chief wellness officer (CWO), this article discusses the purpose of this niche executive role. Borrowing from corporate wellness models, universities charge this senior leader to improve population health for faculty, staff, and students and promote organizational cultures that value…
Descriptors: Wellness, Administrators, Administrator Responsibility, Leadership Role
Augustina Ngozi Mbata – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Despite the series of documents by the sacred ecumenical council and replete research enumerating the two-dimensional focus of Catholic schools: faith and academics and its collaborative nature, Nigerian (southeast) Catholic primary and secondary schools are continually experiencing activities of disharmony between Catholic identity and students'…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Professional Identity, Academic Achievement, Catholics
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Araceli Salas Serrano – MEXTESOL Journal, 2024
The purpose of this study was to explore the way twelve female leaders in English Language Teaching (ELT) in Latin America have lived their leadership roles in relation to their identity as transformational female leaders. This qualitative multiple-case study used a cross-case analysis to find the similarities and differences among the different…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Language Teachers
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Bean, Rita M.; Kern, Diane; Griffith, Robin; Lacina, Jan – Reading Teacher, 2018
This article compares the ILA 2017 Standards for preparing specialized literacy professionals with the 2010 Standards. The authors also describe levels of emphases for each specialized literacy role and implications of the new Standards for those serving in the field and for those who prepare them.
Descriptors: Literacy, Specialists, Professional Personnel, Academic Standards
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Ross, Pauline Mary; Scanes, E.; Poronnik, P.; Coates, H.; Locke, W. – International Journal of STEM Education, 2022
Background: Across the globe, there have been significant reforms to improve STEM education at all levels. A significant part of this has been teacher reform. While the responses and resilience of STEM teachers to educational reforms in secondary education have received significant attention, the responses and resilience of STEM teachers in higher…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Scientific Research, College Faculty, Teacher Role
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Reavey, Brooke; Zahay, Debra – Marketing Education Review, 2022
Marketing students must be able to take knowledge learned in previous courses and apply it to real-world problems if they are to succeed in the business world. These problems often are complex and require higher-order thinking. Furthermore, employers often claim students are lacking in critical thinking capability. However, critical thinking is…
Descriptors: Models, Business Administration Education, Marketing, Thinking Skills
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Dias, Diana Da Silva – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2022
The expectations students bring to Higher Education (HE) are explored, as well as the way they handle the clash between what they expect and what they actually find when attending Engineering programs. This study intends to understand if dissimilar engineering student profiles can be identified when considering the centrality of the student's role…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Engineering Education, Educational Experience, Self Concept
Epps, Zabrina – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Purpose. Despite more than six decades of education reforms, public education systems have failed to provide equitable opportunities to quality education for all enrolled students. Additionally, public schooling lacks pathways to the emergent thinking and technologies necessary to envision equitable futures. This study examines education system…
Descriptors: Superintendents, Administrator Attitudes, Instructional Leadership, Leadership
Eric R. Sarrett – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) continue to struggle with community engagement despite decades of research and policy initiatives addressing postsecondary transition. Evidence shows that persons with IDD are engaging in employment, postsecondary education, independent living, socialization, and other roles at…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Transitional Programs, Young Adults, Intellectual Disability
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Kapareliotis, Ilias; Voutsina, Katerina; Patsiotis, Athanasios – Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning, 2019
Purpose: Changes in the workplace have raised serious concerns about the future of work and the effectiveness of undergraduate academic programs to sufficiently prepare students for business. The purpose of this paper is to address this concern by exploring how internship employment (placement) is implicated in the young business graduates'…
Descriptors: Internship Programs, Employment Potential, Student Evaluation, Career Readiness
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Zhang, Shaoan; Nishimoto, Matthew; Liu, Katrina – New Waves-Educational Research and Development Journal, 2019
This study examines pre-service teacher expectations of the principal's role in teacher induction, using grounded theory methodology to explore the question: What role do secondary pre-service teachers expect of principals in the induction of novice teachers and how do their expectations develop? Findings show that pre-service teachers expect the…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Expectation, Principals, Administrator Role
Butler, Tiffani Nicole – ProQuest LLC, 2019
Department chairs serve a vital function at community colleges. They are middle managers, mid-level leaders, and faculty members. They serve a unique position within the organization because they interact with nearly every unit: academics affairs, student affairs, senior administrators and students. At a time when professional organizations are…
Descriptors: Leadership Role, Department Heads, Middle Management, College Faculty
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