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Mental Health and Learning Among Students with Marginalized Sociodemographic Identities

Supporting Student Success

Minority stress theory, coined by Ilan Meyer (2003), articulates empirically supported findings where marginalized sociodemographic groups experience increased risk for distress due to more frequent and deleterious experiences of discrimination, harassment, systemic oppression / barriers, stigmatization and social isolation. Dandeneau, S.,

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Involving an industry partner in student projects, a win for all parties?

Teaching Matters Student Employment

In recent years, increased pressure has been placed on educational institutions, by government and industry, to provide opportunities for higher education students to acquire and develop the skills required for industry ( Thomas S, & Busby S, 2003 ). Reference: [1] Thomas S, & Busby S, 2003. Education+ Training, 45, pp.

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Mini-series: Belonging in the new biology curriculum

Teaching Matters Academic Communities

parents and school friends) and lost amongst the larger and more diverse University population (Woosley, 2003), we have scheduled field trips, attended by all students and teaching staff, in the first week of semester 1. The trips are designed to be fun, of interest to students (e.g. Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 3(2), 180–208.

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From field experiences to experiential learning: The importance of reflection

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

Each discipline in the GeoSciences nurtures different field cultures, but in each the experience of doing fieldwork positions the field as “an exemplary site of scientific knowledge production, a privileged site for knowing natures and cultures, and a setting for place-specific practices knowing” (Crang, 2003, p.251).