This study is the first comprehensive follow-up on Geert Hofstede's seminal work on Culture's Consequences: International Differences in Work-Related Values (1980). Its main purpose was to test the construct validity of Hofstede's 4-D Model. Its secondary aim was to explore stat…
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The aims of this study were threefold. The first goal was to measure and compare to what extent Saudi youths in three cities (Jiddah, Riyadh, and Dammam) were exposed to television programs, particularly foreign ones. This also involved assessing respondents' perceptions of the …
One of the methods of teaching music which is claimed to increase children's interest and internalize appreciation for art and humanities is the Suzuki method, also known as Talent Education, which originated in Japan in 1946. In recent years the Suzuki method has become very po…
An EFL writing classroom that incorporated word processing technology into the writing curriculum is described. The use of the computer as a writing tool for the first time, accompanied by three different writing conditions is reported. The present study is concerned with whethe…
The purpose of this case study was to identify factors that contributed to the academic success of high achieving Dominican middle school students in a public school in New York City. The factors examined included the role of parents, teachers, peers, and participants' perceptio…
To examine the effects of integration into mainstream classes of 14 second language learners (SLL) who had been isolated in English as a second language (ESL) skills centers, a time series of reading inventories were administered three times a year for two years. The SLLs were i…
The teaching and learning of English as a Second Language (ESL) is an educational requirement in Puerto Rico throughout the educational process, including the college level. The challenge of effectively teaching ESL has forced the use of numerous teaching methods. But despite th…
This dissertation is a critical study of how Navajo third graders, thought to be "Limited English Proficient", respond to efforts of native language revitalization in a biliterate classroom. Educational policies and practices that have influenced the relationship between languag…
This dissertation compares two urban schools based on their ability to provide effective education to Hispanic students. Both schools were developed to fill specific needs for a fast-growing city at different periods in its history. One school is large and public with a history …
An increased awareness of cultural diversity by students, faculty, and administrators has been emphasized in American higher education in recent years. International education has played a major role in adding to the diversity of American college and university campuses by facil…
This qualitative case study adopts a phenomenological approach to describe the socialization and learning experiences of three Turkish graduate students of International Relations. It employs ethnographic tools of inquiry such as interviews, observations, and document analysis. …
This study attempts to unveil the influence of cultural factors such as child-rearing practices, attitudes toward education, holistic vs. sequential traditions, present vs. future oriented attitudes, and linguistic variables such as letter/sounds, grammar and meaning on the way …
The trend in foreign language learning reflects a move from "fragmented" language to "whole" language (Rigg 1991). It includes the individual as well as the social aspect of language acquisition; and the integration of language and culture. Student international exchange program…
This study is a descriptive research survey, experimental in nature, that identifies specific attitudes of employers and employees toward human diversity in the workplace. The study identifies the attitudes of employers and employees toward ethnic, racial, cultural, and linguist…
The Israel Experience is the part of the Department for Jewish Zionist Education of the Jewish agency for Israel that organises short term summer trips to Israel for groups of Jewish Diaspora teenagers and students. Although the Israel Experience provides services to a wide rang…
This study investigates deictic patterns in the use of spatial terms by Maba and Sara students in Chad. While playing a card game, 800 students at three levels of secondary school responded with either their first language or French. In playing this game, they responded to terms…
The main purpose of this study was to examine the effects of type of testing method and reading proficiency level on readers' comprehension scores. A secondary purpose was to examine any interaction between these two factors. In addition, a question of interest was whether Bernh…
A problem of growing concern in U.S. higher education and foreign language education is the inability of international graduate students in English as a Second Language (ESL) settings to adequately adapt to an active oral classroom participation mode in their content courses. Al…
This qualitative case study examined how six students who attended the Academic Magnet High School constructed and made meaning of their Jewish identities. The students came from five families, with two sisters included in the sample. Data were obtained from interviews, observat…