Adolescence is a "window of opportunity" for the cultivation of positive qualities such as mindfulness and compassion (Roeser & Pinela 2014). Although school-based mindfulness programs have shown promise in cultivating such qualities (see Roeser et al., 2020), a critique in …
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Schools should be the place to cultivate and model a just society. Teacher candidates must be equipped with the ability to recognize, critique, and oppose any practices, policies, or structures that perpetuate the social and economic inequalities that currently exist. Yet the cu…
Incivility in Nigeria, as in many parts of the world, is a topical issue. In Nigeria there is an outcry against the rise in incivility especially in educational institutions. Generally educational institutions are looked up to for maintaining and transmitting civility. As teache…
The present study examined students' difficulties in Modern Greek (reading fluency, comprehension, and dictation) related to their gender, and the socioeconomic status (SES) of their family. It was conducted with fourth grade students who attended three elementary public schools…
This dissertation investigates how the Israeli state educational system reproduces and transforms the social structure of that country by reinforcing, modifying, and blurring ethnic, class, and gender hierarchies. Specifically, this project examines how the social inequalities o…
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. …
There is a large demand for the use of e-learning tools to support student learning, in the form of distance or blended learning. The need for e-learning environment that encourages learners to learn independently or in groups in virtual settings is crucial. Some e-learning envi…
The motivation of students to learn is one of the most investigated topics in education. Abu Asba (2007) and Assor (2005) have tried to understand the basic factors that enhance motivation and how both teachers and students can benefit from enhancing the motivation to learn. The…
This thesis offers a holistic insight into the expectations and experiences of university students in relation to academic feedback. The subjects are a diverse group of first year accounting and finance students in a post-92 university. What is identified and examined here is th…
Processes of studentification encompass socio-economic, cultural and physical changes which are tied to seasonal population movements of university students. To date, most empirical investigations of studentification have tended to take place in Anglophone contexts. This thesis …
For many years, educators, psychologists and parents have expressed concern about the apparent deterioration of pupil motivation and performance after children move to secondary school. This study used a longitudinal design to examine the transfer process from the perspective of…
This research study explored relationships among leader self-awareness, trust, and student learning in an effort to potentially contribute to the development of educational leadership programs. Participants in this qualitative study included eight randomly identified elementary …
Literature suggests that nurses and nursing students are ineffective communicators and that patients are dissatisfied with interpersonal relationships in clinical settings. Poor communication may lead to various negative consequences for both patients and nurses. The purpose of …
The foundational element of the educational enterprise is the basic relationship of two human beings working collaboratively to accomplish something together that neither could accomplish alone. Faculty want to teach and students want to learn within thriving academic communitie…
In terms of Nigerian students taking mathematics courses in high school, there are a number of factors that determine how they are perceived and how they perceive mathematics. This study was designed to investigate how variables, such as parental influence, teacher influence, re…
The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between Turkish female science teachers' gender-related beliefs and those teachers' corresponding interaction with their male and female students. The data was collected from five different sources: Surveys, interviews, ob…
This dissertation work seeks to assess the implications of the internet (blogging) in non-democratic Kyrgyz Republic for engaging civically and politically. Existing literature offers contradictory findings about the role of internet in non-democratic countries and Kyrgyz Republ…
Tolerance is one of the most important values that needs to be nurtured in South Africa’s contemporary multicultural and diverse society. Schools are at the epicentre of teaching tolerance. Schools established by the Hizmet Movement (Hizmet means ‘service’ in Turkish) and inspir…
The study seeks to explore entrepreneurial capacity building within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by focusing on the subject of the teaching and leading of entrepreneurship within the higher education sector. Specifically, the main purpose of the study is to examine the mainstream…