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The Impact of Non-Evaluative Feedback and Mindfulness in Writing

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I ’m a writing instructor in higher education. Within academia, the most common feedback approaches, whether summative or formative, are often guided by criticism because assessment traditionally focuses on what is missing or incorrect. Journal of Geography in Higher Education , 27 (2), 169–181.

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Effect of Institutional Autonomy on Academic Freedom in Higher Education Institutions in Ghana

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By Mohammed Bashiru and Professor Cai Yonghong Introduction The idea of institutional autonomy in higher education institutions (HEIs) naturally comes up when discussing academic freedom. How does institutional autonomy influence academic freedom in higher education institutions in Ghana?

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Embedding Learning Styles and Neurodiversity to Educate the Workforce of Today and Tomorrow

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Finally, it was found that it is best to accommodate students within their learning style preferences and capabilities (Hawk & Shah, 2007). Moreover, neurodiversity in academia illustrates the paradoxical rhetoric in uniform instruction. Andragogy: A theory in practice in higher education. Further, Dada et al.

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Embedding Learning Styles and Neurodiversity to Educate the Workforce of Today and Tomorrow

Faculty Focus

Finally, it was found that it is best to accommodate students within their learning style preferences and capabilities (Hawk & Shah, 2007). Moreover, neurodiversity in academia illustrates the paradoxical rhetoric in uniform instruction. Andragogy: A theory in practice in higher education. Further, Dada et al.

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The Impact of Non-Evaluative Feedback and Mindfulness in Writing

Faculty Focus

I ’m a writing instructor in higher education. Within academia, the most common feedback approaches, whether summative or formative, are often guided by criticism because assessment traditionally focuses on what is missing or incorrect. Journal of Geography in Higher Education , 27 (2), 169–181.

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Interdisciplinary Studies: Preparing Students for a Complex World

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Teaching interdisciplinary research practices has gained attention in higher education, shifting from primarily focusing on modeling interdisciplinary research to explicitly addressing how and why interdisciplinary research should be performed (Szostak, 2007). The Review of Higher Education , 34(1), 61-84.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The path to higher education success has many obstacles and barriers for Latinos across the U.S. The mission of Excelencia in Education, founded in 2004 by Dr. Deborah A. By example, initially funded in 2007 by a grant from the U.S. Santiago and Sarita E.

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