Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The Prevalence and Stability of Challenging Behaviors and Concurrent Early Literacy Growth among Kindergartners at Reading Risk

The purpose of the study was to assess early literacy skills and examine the presence and stability of challenging behaviors across the critical threshold of the kindergarten school year. Students’ (n = 337) literacy performance (letter sound fluency, word attack, and phonological awareness) and challenging behaviors (teacher ratings of inattention/hyperactivity, mood/affect, and defiance/aggression) were measured in the fall and spring. Changes in student behaviors were classified as (a) Elevated Stable, (b) Average Stable, (c) Increased, or (d) Decreased, based on the relation of scores to normative and clinical cutpoints and to changes observed from fall to spring. Students’ literacy growth patterns varied by type of behavior. In terms of defiance/aggression, students classified as Decreased demonstrated the strongest growth. By contrast, the level of challenging behavior was most relevant for inattention/hyperactivity, and behavioral stability was most relevant for mood/affect. After describing major implications, limitations and directions for future research are discussed.
Pakistani Secondary School Teachers’ Perspectives on Choice of Profession

The main aim of the present study was to find out the views of Pakistani secondary school language teachers about the reasons that were mentioned behind their career choice. The study was conducted among 14-secondary English language teachers. The study was qualitative in nature in which extensive and follow up interviews were used for the data collection. The data were analyzed through coding and thematic analysis. The findings of the current study exhibited that altruistic and intrinsic reasons were the two major causes behind their career choice but the one main the me which came to prominence was the ―feminism‖ in teaching profession. Most of the females considered that teaching is really suitable for females because according to Pakistani culture the females feel more security and safety in teaching profession rather than in any other profession. In final section, implications and recommendations have been presented as well.
Public Service Motivation from the Point of View of Teachers and School Administrators: A Qualitative Study

Teachers and school administrators as public servants are people who devote themselves to the education of young people and raise up future generations. Due to their role in the transformation of the society and building of the future for new generations, it is important to what extent they adopt the ideas and motivation of public service . In this study, it is aimed to investigate how teachers and school administrators working in public primary and secondary schools conceptualize public service motivation. The study was designed as qualitative research and the data were collected through interviews with teachers and administrators who worked at public schools for at least five years. Data were analyzed by using NVivo 10 package program and content analysis method. According to the findings obtained in the study, what participants understand from the concept of “public duty”, why they have chosen to work in the public service, the challenging issues they come face to face with while performing their public service, the reasons which lower their public service motivations and the suggestions in terms of increasing the level of motivation have been explained
Knowledge, Perceptions and Attitudes on Education for Sustainable Development of Pre-Service Early Childhood Teachers in Greece

Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) is an important issue for the education of students worldwide becauseit offers knowledge, skills, attitudes and values necessary to ensure a sustainable future for humanity at local andglobal levels, which is nowadays becoming critical. The decade 2005-2014 called ‘Decade of ESD’ was an initiativeby the United Nations to promote ESD worldwide, followed currently by the Agenda 2030. ESD should be anongoing subject for students in formal and informal education, at all educational levels, and in life-long learningprograms, starting with early childhood education. This paper reports on the knowledge, perceptions and attitudes ofpre-service early childhood teachers of the University of Ioannina, Greece, on ESD using a quantitative approachutilizing a questionnaire. Our findings showed that most pre-service teachers had knowledge on environmentalaspects but did not consider societal and financial matters to be aspects of ESD. Furthermore, most students hadnever ESD lessons during their formal education. Our findings depict that pre-service students believe that ESD is animportant issue, that it should be included in the curricula and that lessons on EDS during their studies woulddevelop their ability to teach ESD to their students.
Influences of executive function, language comprehension, and fluency on young children’s reading comprehension

The purpose of this study was to examine the extent to which children’s executive function predicted their reading comprehension performance. Participants were approximately 18,000 kindergartners in the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 2010–2011. The results suggest that individual differences in reading comprehension were influenced by variations in executive function. Cognitive flexibility, inhibitory control, and working memory all accounted for unique variance in reading comprehension. Language comprehension and fluency mediated the relations between children’s executive function and their reading comprehension. Working memory accounted for the highest total effect among the three core aspects of executive function. Children’s first-grade language comprehension contributed the most indirect effect, while fluency had the reading comprehension. The importance of considering ways to improve executive function, language comprehension, and fluency when implementing reading instruction and what the parents can do to help their children’s executive function and reading skills are discussed.
Extension of the systemic entrepreneurship intention model in university students

The extension of the Systemic Entrepreneurship Intention Model, to identify and understand the factors, and their relations, that promote university students' entrepreneurial intention, was proposed in this paper. That is, in the long run, one of the main strategies to promote economic development. The Confirmatory Factor Analysis methodology to analyze the data collected from a selfadministrative questionnaire, which was applied to students of three universities of Colombia, was performed. It was found that personal attitudes and perceived feasibility are the most influential factors when it comes to starting a business. Moreover, young people may have greater intentions of creating a company when they identify good ideas and they perceive them feasible regardless of their risk levels. It is recommended implementing this model in the context of university students in emerging economies to obtain reliable results in understanding their behavior. © 2019, Serbian Journal of Management.
Why and When Do School Resource Officers Engage in School Discipline? The Role of Context in Shaping Disciplinary Involvement

The use of law enforcement in schools raises concerns about impacts on school discipline. Drawing on a large-scale qualitative study of approximately fifty schools across two school districts, this study explores school resource officers’ (SROs’) involvement in school discipline and how it is shaped by their context. We use interview, focus group, and observation data from nearly 200 participants to document variability in the way SROs conceptualize and are involved in discipline as well as how such involvement is shaped by context. Although 79% of SROs initially report not being involved in discipline, we find that the majority involve themselves in nuanced ways that are shaped by relationships with school staff, official policies, and the characteristics of students served. Our results point to the need for clarity around SROs’ involvement in discipline and ways that schools can shape contexts to ensure that SROs are not increasing the use of exclusionary practices.
The role of social relations in the adoption of improved cookstoves

Improved cookstoves promise benefits for human health, deforestation, climate change mitigation and gender equality. In order to exploit the potential of improved cookstoves for sustainable development, various governmental and non-governmental initiatives have for decades tried to convince households in the developing world to change their behaviour and adopt the new technology. These have had very limited success. This study turns to the often overlooked but important role of social relations for individual behavioural change and examines the question of how, and how far, behaviour change techniques (BCTs) can promote adoption of improved cookstoves. Based on previous theoretical and empirical insights, the study assumes that social relations have great influence on the diffusion and adoption of new innovations. To answer the research question, the study compared improved cookstove users who acquired improved biomass-powered stoves from two different implementers, using a survey that included an egocentric social network analysis. The study findings suggest that the implementer who provided ongoing post-sales contact and support, and who marketed the stoves to existing social groups with a high level of shared identity, achieved much higher levels of adoption.The results also suggest that BCTs can be used to create a social multiplier effect, with improved cookstove users recruiting new users. The findings could be of great value for researchers and clean technology implementers alike. THE ROLE OF SOCIAL RELATIONS IN THE ADOPTION OF IMPROVED COOKSTOVES SEI WP 2017-01
S106 Consistent effect of nintedanib on decline in FVC in patients across subgroups based on HRCT diagnostic criteria: results from the INPULSIS® trials in IPF

Introduction The two replicate, randomised, placebo-controlled, 52-week INPULSIS® trials assessed the efficacy and safety of nintedanib 150 mg twice daily (bid) in patients with IPF. The primary endpoint was met in both trials; nintedanib significantly reduced the annual rate of decline in FVC compared with placebo, consistent with a slowing of disease progression. Methods To qualify for the INPULSIS® trials if a surgical lung biopsy was unavailable, patients needed to have a high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) scan showing honeycombing and/or a combination of reticular abnormality and traction bronchiectasis, without features suggestive of alternative causes. Surgical lung biopsies, if available, were used to confirm eligibility. A post-hoc subgroup analysis of patients with diagnosis based on honeycombing and/or confirmation of usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) by biopsy versus patients with no honeycombing and no biopsy was undertaken using pooled data from both trials. Results 723 patients (425 nintedanib, 298 placebo) had honeycombing and/or confirmation by biopsy and 338 (213 nintedanib, 125 placebo) had no honeycombing or biopsy for diagnosis of IPF. Demographics and baseline characteristics were similar between these subgroups. In patients with honeycombing and/or biopsy, the adjusted annual rate of decline in FVC was -108.7 mL/year with nintedanib and -225.7 mL/year with placebo (difference: 117.0 mL/year [95% CI: 76.3, 157.8]); in patients with no honeycombing or biopsy, it was -122.0 mL/year with nintedanib and -221.0 mL/year with placebo (difference: 98.9 mL/year [95% CI: 36.4, 161.5]). The treatment by subgroup interaction p-value was not significant for the primary endpoint (p = 0.81) or for the key secondary endpoints of time to first acute exacerbation (p = 0.37) or change from baseline in St George’s Respiratory Questionnaire total score (p = 0.67), indicating that the treatment effect of nintedanib was not statistically significantly different between the subgroups.Abstract S106 Figure 1 Conclusion Decline in FVC in placebo arms was virtually identical in patients with A) the presence of honeycombing and/or biopsy confirmation of UIP; and B) the absence of both, but features of “possible UIP” on HRCT. Nintedanib slowed FVC decline equally in both sub-groups. These findings have major implications for diagnosis and clinical trial design.
Enhancing students' English language oral communication through an immersion programme

As part of its internationalisation policy, the Language Academy of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) offers an inbound immersion Summer School Programme called Oral Communication for Future Professionals twice a year to international students. The participants of this programme include students not only from countries like Japan and China but also the local UTM students. The UTM students will act as the ‘host’ or learning buddies to the ‘guest’ students while they are attending the summer school programme in UTM. This paper aims to share the experience of the UTM buddies in assisting their international friends improve their oral communication skills. Data relating to the UTM students’ experiences were gathered from their reflections through journal writing and open-ended reflective questionnaire. The findings showed that majority of the UTM students who became buddies for this programme expressed their gratitude to be given the opportunity to interact orally using English with speakers of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) as chances to converse in English were often not possible with other UTM local students. Apart from that, the UTM students also stated that they had learnt to accommodate speakers of different proficiency level and eliminate language anxiety within themselves. The findings have shed light that through the immersion programme, not only the ‘guest’ students benefitted from the learning process but also the ‘host’ students. To conclude, it is recommended that more students be exposed to immersion programmes such as this in future.
The positive psychology of relational depth and its association with unconditional positive self-regard and authenticity

ABSTRACT Relational depth (RD) refers to moments in a therapeutic relationship in which a person has feelings of aliveness, satisfaction and immersion. However, no research has yet tested for the association between RD and concepts closely aligned with Carl Rogers’ hypothesis of how people change in a growth-promoting relationship. In this study, 55 therapy clients completed the relational depth inventory (RDI), the unconditional positive self-regard scale (UPSR) and the authenticity scale (AS). It was found that higher scores on the RDI were associated with higher scores on the UPSR and the AS. These results provide initial evidence for the growth-promoting effects of RD. Further prospective research is now warranted.
Jewish-Israeli Attitudes toward Human Rights Organizations and Patriotism

Abstract This article explores Jewish-Israeli attitudes toward human rights (HR) activism and patriotism, based on responses to a questionnaire answered by 503 people. We examined how Jewish-Israelis perceive three HR NGOs, based on their political orientations, religious beliefs and level of education, including attitudes concerning the relationship between HR activism and patriotism. While the left-wing and secular respondents tended to exhibit more support for such work than the other groups, HR activism was often seen as unpatriotic. Educational level did not often play a role in attitude formation. Furthermore, the left-wing and centrists often showed unexpected attitudes. Analyses of written comments on the issues showed they were highly emotional and negative. We offer psychosocial explanations for the results and conclude that Jewish-Israeli attitudes toward HR work, in connection to patriotism, needs further study, especially among left-wingers and centrists.
ÖĞRETİM ELEMANLARININ 21. YÜZYIL ÖĞRENEN STANDARTLARI VE YAŞAM BOYU ÖĞRENMEYE İLİŞKİN GÖRÜŞLERİ

Instructors working in teacher training institutions constitutes an important link in the education chain. Therefore, instructors' opinions related to "Standards for the21th Century Learner " are also become important. In this study, it's aimed to take views of instructors, working in the faculties of education, about 21th Century Learning Standards and lifelong learning. "Lifelong Learning Scale" and open ended questions which are prepared according to the Standards for the21th Century Learner determined by the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) were used as data collection tools. In the study, the descriptive model created with the quantitative data was presented as frequency and percentage, and qualitative data is firstly subjected to content analysis and then descriptive analysis. In the light of the findings, it have been reached that the instructors (who participated) in this study have a favourable opinion and a strong sensitivity on lifelong learning, but they haven't expected level of comprehensive information about the Standards for the21th Century Learner themes and sub-themes. Suggestions were made in actions to be taken generally in the education system and in universities which have an important responsibility in raising teachers who will shape the future generations.
Older adult caregivers of their spouses with acquired late-life disability: examining the effectiveness of an internet-based meditation program in mitigating stress and promoting wellbeing

ABSTRACT This article reports a study examining the impact of an internet-based meditation program in mitigating stress and promoting wellbeing among older adult caregivers of their spouses with acquired late-life disability in Central Europe and South Asia compared to leisure. Posttest (T2) the meditation cohort exhibited lower caregiver burden and psychological distress, improved responses to care challenges, and greater wellbeing compared to the leisure group. South Asians, women, middle class, college educated, whose spouses had locomotor and sensory disabilities and lived as a couple alone, reported lesser caregiving burden, improved responses to care challenges, lesser distress and greater wellbeing at T2. Meditation lessons attended and self-practice mediated the relationship between demographic predictors and outcomes and self-practice had the largest positive impact. Meditation influenced certain aspects of caregiver wellbeing more such as self-care and certain specific aspects of wellbeing. Internet-based caregiver interventions are evidence as useful for social work with older caregivers.
Peer Support and STEM Success for One African American Female Engineer

Abstract:This research used counter-storytelling, a critical race theory methodology, to chronicle the lived experiences of one African American female PhD engineer as she recounted her undergraduate, master's, and doctoral STEM experiences at three postsecondary institutions. Using interviews and narrative to capture her first-hand perspective as a woman engineer of color, peer support was revealed as a dominant factor in her attainment of a PhD in engineering. The two counter-stories presented are related to positive and negative peer support in STEM. These narratives serve as valid evidence for one woman's experiences in STEM and emphasize the role of race and racism on peer networks and STEM success. Though showing this one case, the findings have implications for how higher education institutions can provide structures where supportive peer networks can emerge to support women of color and students of color in STEM.
Enhancing ministry : exploring the impact of Bowen family systems coaching on the work-related psychological health of Church of England clergy

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Parenting Values Moderate the Intergenerational Transmission of Time Preferences

We study the intergenerational transmission of time preferences in a setting without reverse causality concerns. We find substantial transmission of patience from parents to children, which is insensitive to the inclusion of comprehensive sets of administratively reported controls and persists as children age. We further explore heterogeneity in the transmission with respect to two theoretically important but distinct dimensions of socialization through which parents can influence children’s traits: parenting values and parental involvement. Our results show that, in contrast to authoritative parents, authoritarian and permissive parents transmit patience to their offspring. Meanwhile, parental involvement is not an important moderator. These patterns replicate in an independent sample with richer measures of parental involvement.
Study on the Treatment of Flat Wart with Fire-needle and Tretinoin

Objective To observe both the therapeutic and adverse effects of the fire-needle therapy in treating flat wart.Methods A total of 88 subjects with flat wart were randomized into a treatment group(32 cases),a control group(27 cases) and a combined-therapy group(29 cases). The subjects in the treatment group were treated by fire-needle only,the control group was treated by tretinoin,and the combined-therapy group received both fire-needle and tretinoin treatments.The therapeutic effects would be evaluated 4 weeks later.Result In comparison of the onset time of the control group with the other two groups,the differences were statistically significant(P0.01). In comparison of the incidence of pigmentation of the treatment group with the other two groups,the differences were statistically marked(P0.01). Conclusion It is an effective way to use fire-needle and tretinoin together in treating flat wart,and with little adverse effects.
The Effects of Synchronous Online Course Orientation on Student Attrition

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Scaling The Psychological Variables That Affect Performance of Athletes By Means of Pairwise Comparison Method

This study aims to identify and scale the variables that thought to affect athlets performance and place those variables on an interval scale. The study group consists of Şanliurfa Spor football players and coaches, and amateur football players and coaches in Şanliurfa. Pairwise comparison method and fifth case equation is used in data analysis. Findings showed that the most important variable that affecting the athletes performance is 'self confidence' and the least important variable is ‘anxiety'. According to findings, it is thought and suggested that such psychological variables as self-confidence, goal setting, motivation and attention should be included in exercises in order to enhance the performance of athletes.