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Observations on Processes of Assessment and Concerns about the Teaching of Analytical Thinking

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Judith Puncochar,* School of Education, Leadership, and Professional Service, Northern Michigan University, USA Don Faust, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Northern Michigan University, USA Abstract Honing students’ analytical thinking skills could expose the uncertainty of our current knowledge and ambiguity of contexts in which university instructors teach. Four instructional strategies were posited to improve […]

Developing Cultural Intelligence: Designs for Higher Education Courses

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Natesha L. Smith,* Student Affairs Administration, Binghamton University, USA Abstract This paper presents the design of a course aimed at developing cultural intelligence among graduate students at an American university. Culturally relevant pedagogy is a frame for developing the cultural intelligence of students preparing for work as student affairs professionals. Student-centered in-class group learning activities […]

Mooting into the Gap of Transition

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Felicia Snyman, Law lecturer, Akademia, South Africa Abstract Moot court—a mock proceeding where students argue points of law—is an innovative teaching method well suited to bridging the gap of transition from secondary school to university. However, the practice of moot court is generally not available to first-year students in higher education, and mooting is usually […]

Closing the Gap: Challenges between Student Expectations and Competencies to Meet School Administration Workplace Demands

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Clifford E. Tyler,* School of Education, National University, USA Abstract Institutes of Higher Education (IHE) Schools of Education in California are faced not only with the challenge of closing the gap between student expectations on the one hand and the realities of university instruction and the workplace on the other, but three additional new challenges. […]