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Identifying Student Approaches To Learning: Undergraduate Student Perceptions Of Teaching And Learning At The University Of Windsor, Brandon Sabourin
Identifying Student Approaches To Learning: Undergraduate Student Perceptions Of Teaching And Learning At The University Of Windsor, Brandon Sabourin
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This research study investigated the approaches to learning of undergraduate students to better understand their perceptions of their learning environment. Participants were sixty (N=60) undergraduate science students at the University of Windsor. Using an online survey comprised of the R-SPQ-2F (Biggs, Kember, & Leung, 2001), open-answer questions, and demographics, quantitative and qualitative data were collected and analysed. It was found that deep approach scores were higher and surface approach scores lower among fourth-year students compared to first-year students. Participants identified time, course design, study habits, personal interest, and effort as factors that influenced their learning. Student recommendations for teaching and …
The Myth Of The Saving Power Of Education: A Practical Theology Approach, Hannah Kristine Adams Ingram
The Myth Of The Saving Power Of Education: A Practical Theology Approach, Hannah Kristine Adams Ingram
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U.S. political discourse about education posits a salvific function for success in formal schooling, specifically the ability to "save" marginalized groups from poverty by lifting them into middle- class success. The link between education and salvation is grounded in the historic relationship between Christianity and the establishment of public education in the United States. Initially, churches invested in schooling to form a Christian society. Today, the public institutions of education operationalize the ideology of meritocracy and promise individual success in the economic realm. Discourse analysis of political speeches and charter school programs demonstrates that education primarily offers its salvation to …
Ally Development: Preparing Student Affairs Professionals To Work With American Indian Students, Corynna B. Nelson
Ally Development: Preparing Student Affairs Professionals To Work With American Indian Students, Corynna B. Nelson
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Previous literature on ally identity development for higher education professionals has been focused mostly on White identity development, with little to no suggestions for those working with American Indian student populations (Broido, 2000; Edwards, 2006; Evans & Wall, 1991; Reason, Millar, A, & Scales, 2005). A conceptual model written by Keith E. Edwards (2006) focused on three stages of aspiring ally identity development with each identity attached to frequently experienced behaviors and viewpoints. This relatable model created a way to offer autoethnographical examples of an aspiring ally’s development to suggest adaptations for non-Native student affairs professionals working with Native student …