Browsing Τμήμα Επιστημών της Αγωγής / Department of Education by Subject "Higher education"
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Being and Becoming Cosmopolitan: Higher Education and the Cosmopolitan Self
(International Journal of Higher Education, 2013)Much higher education (and teacher education in particular) aims to cultivate and promote cosmopolitan identity either through direct modular provisions or through student exchanges and other cultural encounters. The aim ...
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A Case-Based Electronic Learning Environment for Preservice Teacher Education
(1998)This study took place within a teacher education program at a large Midwestern university with vast field observation placements around the state and the world. The purpose was to discover whether preservice teacher ...
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(De)constructing Modalities of Thinking about Comparative Education through Video-Use
(Research in Comparative and International Education, 2015)This paper examines the utilization of video in comparative education teaching and is shaped by two interconnected arguments. Underpinning the paper is the argument that students have certain assumptions about comparative ...
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'Diversity' 'Widening Participation' and 'Inclusion' in Higher Education: An International study
(2016)This article emphasises the complex and critical realities of 'Diversity' and 'Widening Participation' (WP); policy, discourse and practice in higher education, as 'understood' and experienced by undergraduate students of ...
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The e-Learning Movement as a Process of Quality Improvement in Higher Education
(2005)Quality in education has been recognized as an issue that should guide our efforts for improvement of teaching and learning processes. e-learning is the latest attempt to take advantage of developments in technology to ...
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The Effects of Case-Based Learning on Early Childhood Pre-Service Teachers' Beliefs about the Pedagogical Uses of ICT
(Journal of Educational Media, 2004)The study examined the extent to which case-based learning could have an effect on pre-service teachers' beliefs about the pedagogical uses of ICT in the classroom. One hundred second year early childhood pre-service ...
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Holy COW: Scaffolding Case Based Conferencing on the Web with Preservice Teachers
(Ed at a Distance, 2001)This study on the effects of scaffolding electronic case-based learning on preservice teacher education explored the use of an asynchronous computer conferencing tool called COW (Conferencing on the Web) to determine whether ...
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The Mission of Universities and the Vocational Paradigm: An Investigation of Students' Perceptions
(Journal of Vocational Education & Training, 2002)A survey of 135 education majors at the University of Cyprus found they tend to reject a purely instrumental or vocational approach to higher education, believe the university and the education department have a vocational ...
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Science and Technology Education as a Driver for Designing Powerful Web-Based Learning Environments
(Science Education International, 2001)Discusses design principles derived from the socio-cognitive theoretical framework for developing Web-based environments to support the construction of scientific knowledge through situated action. (Author/MM)
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Study Behavior in the Closed-Book and the Open-Book Examination: A Comparative Analysis
(Educational Research and Evaluation: An International Journal on Theory and Practice, 2000)Investigated the study behavior used by students facing an open-book or closed-book examination. Results for 201 college students in Cyprus indicate that students preparing for a closed-book examination tended to postpone ...
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Views of Teaching-focused and Research-focused Academics on the Mission of Higher Education
(2003)The views of academics on the aims and mission of higher education in society are related to their orientation regarding teaching and research. Data were collected through questionnaires from 52 academics in Cyprus. The ...