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Languages, Cultures, And Identities: Cross-Cultural Experiences Of Hbcu Students In A Study Abroad Program In Costa Rica, Irina M. Tedrick

College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations

The goal of this dissertation was to illuminate how an immersive study abroad program enabled my Black and African American Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) students to have meaningful language acquisition, cultural exploration, and identity expansion experiences. The methods used in this research reflect the qualitative narrative nature of the cross-cultural narrative inquiry (He, 2003, 2006, 2010; Phillion & He, 2008; Phillion et al., 2009; Sharma & Phillion, 2021). Thus, to accurately capture the participants’ stories, I employed a variety of methods, gathering data through semi-structured interviews and the collection of personal artifacts, such as journal writings, pictures, and …

Unchallenged And Obedient: Status Of Nigerian Junior Secondary School Social Studies Curriculum, Toluwalase Solomon

Masters Theses

Bolstering best practice social studies pedagogy is crucial to raising analytical, responsible, moral, and civic-minded students in Nigeria. This study, using content analysis research methods, examined the contents of Nigerian junior secondary school (JSS) social studies curriculum materials to determine the extent to which the curriculum aligns with major social studies teachers’ epistemologies (citizenship transmission, social sciences, and reflective inquiry). Though there have been numerous studies on examining the major social studies teachers’ epistemologies—citizenship transmission, social sciences, and reflective inquiry—yet few have examined the extent to which Nigerian social studies curriculum materials aligns with these epistemologies. Three major findings emerged …

What Educators In Mexico And In The United States Need To Know And Acknowledge To Attend To The Educational Needs Of Transnational Students, Edmund T. Hamann, Víctor Zúñiga

Department of Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education: Faculty Publications

This chapter from the edited volume "The Students We Share" explains to both US and Mexican audiences that a persistent number and proportion of K-12 students continue to circulate between both countries and thus that it is a challenge for both countries' education systems—including teacher preparation, curriculum, assessment, etc.—to see how students' knowledge and experience from the other system is both salient to their new schooling in a new country and valuable for how it will contribute to their future means for negotiating adulthood.

Comparative Review On Information And Communication Technology Issues In Education Sector Of Developed And Developing Countries: A Case Study About Pakistan, Aasma Akram, Moshin Nazir, Tayyaba Batool, Muhammad Imran Zulfiqar, Maria Nazir, Habiba Azhar, Sadia Murawwat

STEMPS Faculty Publications

The use of information and communication technology is very beneficial in the education sector because it can enhance the quality of education. However, the implementation of ICT in the education sector of developed and developing countries is a challenging task. This paper explains the comparative study of ICT issues in the education sector of developed and developing countries. In particular, we compare issues between Pakistan and high-tech countries. Our study reveals the fact that the education sector is facing numerous ICT problems that are based on culture, finance, management, infrastructure, lack of training, lack of equipment, teacher’s refusal, and ethical …

Barrier To Girls' Education In The Liberian School System And How To Empower Them To Remain In School, Annetta Lahn Nyanama

All Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this thesis was to identify barriers to girls’ education in the fifteen years war in the ravished and impoverished country of Liberia, West Africa. With similar circumstances in developing countries around the world, comparison research is also explored and is clear that the consistent education of girls is often challenging and undervalued compared to the perceived and actual contributions girls make in the home without formal education.

Globalization And Cultural Attitudes Of Teachers In Faculties Of Education In Egypt, Marwa El-Shinawy

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to explore the cultural orientation of the students in the faculties of education in Egypt towards the phenomenon of globalization as manifested in the visions of the professors and the students, and the curricula of these faculties. Thus, the study aimed to explore to what extent the cultural attitudes of the prospective teachers and the professors in the faculties of education in Egypt motivate/ hinder the globalization of teacher education.

The second section presented the theoretical perspective, which is the transformationalists view of globalization. This perspective represents a mid-way point between the Hyper- globalists …

Pride And Prejudice: An Intersectional Look At Graduate Employability Of Transgender And Queer International Students, Trang Le Thuy, Vuong Tran Hoang, Giang Le Nguyen Hoang

Journal of Comparative & International Higher Education

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Leading The Many, Considering The Few - University Presidents’ Perspectives On International Students During Covid-19, Sarah Maria Schiffecker

Journal of Comparative & International Higher Education

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Female Professors Developing Intellectual Leadership In Hong Kong: Considering Disciplinary, Institutional And Gender Factors, Nian Ruan

Journal of Comparative & International Higher Education

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Another Side Of Global Mobility: Higher Education Access Among Students From Refugee Backgrounds, Diep H. Luu

Journal of Comparative & International Higher Education

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Exploring Labor Market Outcomes At Binational Universities: Two Countries, One University, Binational Careers?, Jessica Schüller (Schueller)

Journal of Comparative & International Higher Education

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U.S. Social Justice Spaces And Global Justice: Integrating International Students For The Engagement Of All, Yuqing Hou, Amy Pojar

Journal of Comparative & International Higher Education

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Pharmacy Education In Emerging Health Care Systems: Clinical Training In The United Arab Emirates, Amad Al-Azzawi

Journal of Comparative & International Higher Education

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Internationalization Higher Education For What? An Analysis Of National Strategies Of Higher Education Internationalization In East Asia, You Zhang

Journal of Comparative & International Higher Education

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U.S. National Higher Education Internationalization Policy: An Historical Analysis Of Policy Development Between 2000 And 2019, Yovana P. Soobrayen Veerasamy

Journal of Comparative & International Higher Education

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An Analysis Of The Use Of English Language For Career Development In African Higher Education: The Case Of Two Mozambican Flagship Universities, Ricardo Pinto Mário Covele1

Journal of Comparative & International Higher Education

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Global Studies Certificates As An Instrument For Building Capacity For Community College Internationalization, Stacye Fraser Thompson

Journal of Comparative & International Higher Education

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The Factors Influence The Pre-Service Teachers’ Learning In The Practicum, Tien Nguyen

Journal of Comparative & International Higher Education

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The Effect Of Learning Abroad On The Students’ Career Direction And Employability Through Australian- Indonesian Student Mobility Programs, Alam Nasrah Ikhlas

Journal of Comparative & International Higher Education

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A Comparative Study On Capacity Building For Academic Staff In Internationalisation Of Higher Education In Vietnam And Australia, Diep Thi Bich Nguyen

Journal of Comparative & International Higher Education

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