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Defining the Graduate College Experience: What it “Should” versus “Does” Include
(2015)
Gaps between expectations and actual educational experience may influence motivation, learning and performance. The graduate college experience (GCE) is shrouded in myth and legend that may create unrealistic expectations, ...
CONCURSO FEVER: THE EPIDEMIC SWEEPING BRAZIL
(2016)
This dissertation investigates public sector work and the desire for concursos in northeastern Brazil. It considers the meaning of civil service to “new” middle class Brazilians and seeks to understand how standardized ...
Public/Private Partnerships: A Trojan Horse for Higher Education?
(2010)
Partnering with private industry is presented as a sensible solution to some faculties at institutions of higher education during the current economic downturn. The authors discuss the historic context for increased ...
A PHENOMENOLOGICAL EXPLORATION OF A NON-TRADITIONAL INTRODUCTORY STATISTICS COURSE AMONG COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS
(2014-12-12)
Calls for comprehensive innovative curriculum and pedagogical changes to mathematics courses and introductory statistics courses have been documented within multiple national reports during the last several decades. In ...
SUCCESS for Teaching Assistant Professional Development
(2012-07)
This paper reflectively applies the Motivating Opportunity Model (SUCCESS Model) to a successful redesign of a university teaching-assistant professional development program. It illustrates how the principles of motivation ...
Claiming Space: An Autoethnographic Study of Indigenous Graduate Students Engaged in Language Reclamation
(2015)
This article explores the critical role of an emerging generation of Indigenous scholars and activists in ensuring the continuity of their endangered heritage languages. Using collaborative autoethnography as a research ...