Part III. The Post-Secondary Level

2007 ◽  
pp. 105-184
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Level ◽  
Post Secondary

"There is no space for being German": Portraits of Willing and Reluctant Heritage Language Learners of German

2010 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 162-182 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roswita Dressler
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
Heritage Language ◽  
Secondary Level ◽  
Significant Part ◽  
Heritage Language Learners ◽  
Post Secondary ◽  
Language Identity ◽  
German Speaking ◽  
German Speaking Country

Some heritage language learners (HLLs) are comfortable identifying themselves as such, while others are decidedly reluctant to adopt this term (Piño & Piño, 2000). HLLs in this paper are defined as those students having a parent or grandparent who speaks German or those who have spent a significant part of their childhood in a German-speaking country (as suggested in Beaudrie & Ducar, 2005, p. 13). This paper highlights case studies of six HLLs of German at the post-secondary level who are participants in a motivation study (Dressler, 2008). Three students are ‘willing’ HLLs. The additional three case studies are of students that I will call ‘reluctant’ HLLs of German, and this paper explores the reasons behind their reluctance and the components of self-identification, which include language identity (Block, 2007; Pierce, 1995); language expertise; affiliation and inheritance (Leung, Harris, & Rampton, 1997); cultural artifacts (Bartlett, 2007) and positioning (Block, 2007).

Counselor's Recognition of Factors in Lethality of Suicide

1981 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 183-186 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cooper B. Holmes ◽  
Philip J. Wurtz
Keyword(s):  
Counselor Education ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Secondary Level ◽  
Elementary Level ◽  
Post Secondary ◽  
Professional Groups

Counselors' recognition of factors in lethality of suicide was studied using the same scale of factors as was used in Holmes and Howard's study of other professional groups. 15 professors of counselor education, 12 post-secondary counselors, 47 secondary-level counselors, and 20 elementary-level counselors completed an examination of signs of suicide. The data for each of these groups are presented and analyzed and show counselors' recognition to be equal to those of social workers and ministers.

scholarly journals Bilingual Education at the post-secondary level; A Case Study

1989 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 43-52
Author(s):  
Viviane Edwards
Keyword(s):  
New Brunswick ◽  
Bilingual Education ◽  
Large Population ◽  
Secondary Level ◽  
French Language ◽  
University Policy ◽  
Post Secondary ◽  
University Courses ◽  
The University

In 1983, the University of New Brunswick adopted a French Language Policy which called for courses to be offered in French in a number of disciplines, including Economics, History and Political Science. This article discusses the events which led to the adoption of the Policy and the difficulties as well as successes which the Policy has met since its adoption. In spite of being supported unanimously by the Deans and in spite of having a fairly large population of eligible candidates at the university, courses continue to suffer from low enrollment. The article provides information on enrollment since 1984 as well as the university policy for the support of French language study by members of faculty.

scholarly journals Change, Challenge, and Complexity in the College Curriculum

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Nancy L. Sukornyk ◽  
William T. Smale
Keyword(s):  
General Education ◽  
Arts Education ◽  
Secondary Level ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
College Level ◽  
Post Secondary ◽  
College Curriculum ◽  
Integrated Arts ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Integrated Arts Education

This paper explores the growing need for integrated arts education at the college level. Specifically, the authors describe the need for an arts program which incorporates multiple disciplines and connects them to other, non-creative disciplines. Arts education affords students invaluable lessons in critical thinking, creativity, and communication, all of which are essential for the successful navigation of 21st-century challenges. The authors conclude that, contrary to current trends wherein arts education is being marginalized at the post-secondary level, an integrated approach to college arts education offers indispensable skill and enlargement of perspective for the general education of successful balanced individuals.

A Comparison of Student and Instructor Preferences for Design and Pedagogy Features in Postsecondary Online Courses

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaolin C. Hu ◽  
Edward L. Meyen
Keyword(s):  
Social Networking ◽  
Research University ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Secondary Level ◽  
Post Secondary ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
High Level ◽  
Level Of Agreement

This study investigates the preferences of instructors and students for design and pedagogy features of online instruction at the post-secondary level. Participants included 60 instructors and 200 students at a comprehensive research university. Correlation coefficients of .95 on the design item rankings and .87 on the pedagogy item rankings were found between instructors and students. An independent sample T-test was conducted, resulting in a finding of significant difference between the preferences of instructors and students on 19 of 63 features. Additional findings included the high level of agreement on design and pedagogy features among all students as a group and subgroups (e.g., students earning regular university credit and those pursuing professional development goals.) An interesting finding was the concurrence in the low preferences by instructors and students. Both groups rated low those features pertaining to social networking and collaboration.

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