Past research conducted in in-person classrooms has demonstrated that hel** behavior—
requesting and giving help in academic settings—plays an important role in learning …

University students with a higher sense of belonging have previously been found to
experience higher levels of academic engagement, motivation, achievement, and self …

Taking the interactionist perspective, this study investigates the use of communication
strategies in Dutch as a lingua franca videoconferencing discussion within a …

This study examined student-teachers' diversity and attitudes toward classroom participation
in a Tanzanian university. A mixed research approach was used to answer three research …

Despite extensive research into asynchronous online course discussions (AOCDs), there
remain unsettled areas and a gap of in-depth qualitative approaches. This study …

Sense of belonging is associated with postsecondary student success outcomes and has
largely been studied within face-to-face course contexts. The increasing demand for online …

Migration has resulted in increasing teacher diversity in the teaching workforce in many
countries. Yet, the prevailing perception in the receiving countries regarding who the …

Online discussion forums are now commonplace in Higher Education and Further Education
courses, however, the extent to which learners engage in meaningful dialogue in these …

Today's college students can choose from a multitude of learning modalities. Many students
elect to earn their degrees through 100% online college programs; however, online learners …

Group work has been widely used as a pedagogical practice in higher education institutions
in the United States. Nevertheless, few studies have looked into the processes of …