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Culture, feedback, and gender in education

Kinne, Lavinia - 2023

This dissertation consists of four distinct empirical essays that address various aspects of the economics of education … which positive and negative performance feedback is provided, matters for study motivation and to some extent also exam …

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The impact of entrepreneurship knowledge on students' e-entrepreneurial intention formation and the moderating role of technological innovativeness

Minh Pham; Anh Tuyet Thi Nguyen; Duy Thien Tran; Tam … - In: Journal of innovation and entrepreneurship : JIE 12 (2023), pp. 1-30

results show that entrepreneurial education and prior experiences are the foundation for improving students' perceived … feasibility and usefulness, forming their entrepreneurial motivation. Next, entrepreneurial motivation becomes an important …' technological innovativeness moderated the relationship between their entrepreneurial motivation and intention to set up a digital …

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Study motivations of Bhutanese students in hospitality and tourism courses

Strickland, Paul Christopher; Ratten, Vanessa - In: Journal of Trade Science 12 (2024) 1, pp. 22-36

providers support educational training programs by focussing on new education topic areas. This study is limited to Bhutan … programs by focussing on new education topic areas such as sustainability for business management. This will enable hospitality …

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Enjoyable Vocabulary Teaching and Learning with Cultural Differences

Kapukaya, Kenan - In: IBSU Scientific Journal 1 (2006) 1, pp. 161-166

Language learners have to learn sufficient quantity of words to communicate by using the target language, but learning vocabulary is not easy at all. It is essential that learners motivate themselves and pay a lot of attention to the words. This can be done by comparing cultural differences in a...

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Transmedia Storytelling as an Educational Strategy: A Prototype for Learning English as a Second Language

Bidarra, José; Rodrigues, Patricia - In: International Journal of Creative Interfaces and … 7 (2016) 2, pp. 56-67

This paper proposes the use of transmedia storytelling in an educational context. Transmedia stories are perceived as opportunities to create a new learning scenario that allows for the development of innovative student-centred educational practices, and the implementation of collaborative...

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Implementing a Holistic Teaching in Modern ELT Classes: Using Technology and Integrating Four Skills

Aykut, Arslan - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008

This conceptual paper explores the framework of which language teaching approaches are required to integrate the recent technologies in modern English Language Teaching (ELT) classes. Driven on the relevant literature of ELT and Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL), we argue that...

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Is It a Jungle Out There?: Meat Packing, Immigrants and Rural Communities

Artz, Georgeanne M.; Jackson, Rebecca; Orazem, Peter - Department of Economics, Iowa State University - 2010

Over the past 45 years, meatpacking has shifted from a predominantly urban to a predominantly rural industry. Meatpacking plants can represent a significant share of a rural communityâ€™s employment. As a traditional employer of immigrants, these plants can also alter significantly the...

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Classrooms in the Workplace: Workplace Literacy Programs in Small- and Medium-Sized Firms

Hollenbeck, Kevin - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research

Hollenbeck, using a combined qualitative/quantitative approach, estimates the linkage between workplace literacy programs and the reason for their existence - increased productivity requirements. He utilizes in-depth case studies as well as a large database to look at the costs and benefits of...

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Gender, media presentation, and concern with the correct use of words—testing a three-way interaction

Nouri, Hossein; Clinton, B. Douglas - In: Accounting Education 15 (2006) 1, pp. 61-72

The purpose of this study is to examine the three-way interaction of gender, media presentation, and concern with the correct use of words in affecting student performance in accounting. Prior research is presented to support an expectation that verbal cues and descriptions are more important to...

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The Impact of Cultural & Intercultural Competence Awareness Programs on ESL Scholarship Candidates Abroad

BENAHNIA, Abdellah - International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences - 2014

) have to take the ESL program in the target country in order to be fully accepted for their major. Due to a lack of …, cultural, and religious barriers may also impede the process of ESL acquisition and learning. This paper will emphasize the … area of EFL/ESL learning. This is essential, given the nature of language learning in and of itself, which chief aim is to …

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