Monthly Archives: Nov 2015
EDEV_503 Week 7_5
From my brief survey of the English student loan system from the Student Loan Company (a government owned organisation), I found the following information: Your student loan is cancelled 30 years after you become eligible to repay. There are other … Continue reading
EDEV_503 Week 7_3
V, you ask a thoroughly interesting question about retention rates. I’d like to take up your offer to look at why implementation of theory into this is problematic. Tinto (2007) summarises much of what is known about why students drop … Continue reading
EDEV_503 Week 7_2
In your recommendations to INTI, you suggest promoting social justice through focussing on retention and outcomes. There is the possibility that INTI’s first-year intake numbers are due to the need for income from fees rather than from the desire for … Continue reading
EDEV_503 Week 7_1
I’ve just come back from a 4-day conference in which I gave 2 academic presentations, hosted a few educational business meetings and generally had a fantastic time. But now I’m exhausted. I hope that what I write here actually makes … Continue reading
Mod 3 Week 7 Initial Post
With no weekly discussions for a month and with every other task being team-based, I’ve had to skip to week 7 before contributing more to this blog. However, this week was also the JALT International Conference at which I gave … Continue reading
Meritocracy in Japan schools
You ask a fascinating question which has impact on many levels. Hofstede‘s (2015) cultural dimensions show that the Japanese have both high levels of masculinity and long-term orientation. The masculinity dimension is an indicator of the degree to which the … Continue reading
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