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Формирование креативных центров в контексте развития социально-экономического потенциала сельских территорий: выявление и оценка лучших практик
Authors: Акимова Ольга Евгеньевна , Волков Сергей Константинович , Гладкая Елена Андреевна , Кузлаева Ирина Михайловна
Published: March 2021

В рамках данной статьи рассмотрено влияние креативной составляющей на развитие сельских территорий и формирование креативных центров. Изучен вопрос развития инновационного общества знаний, развитие которого началось после информационной революции за счет выделения новых неограниченных ресурсов, таких как творческий потенциал и инновационное мышление, являющихся основными предпосылками развития креативной экономики. Креативный класс, составляющий одну из четырех категорий занятости, основанных на уникальных профессиональных группах, включает в себя людей, занятых в науке и технике, архитектуре и дизайне, образовании, искусстве, музыке и развлечениях. В статье идет речь о том, что благодаря креативному классу можно привлечь людей в сельскую местность, вопреки сложившейся тенденции оттока населения в города, а затем сформировать особое креативное пространство, которое сможет приносить финансовую выгоду экономике региона и развивать творческие способности граждан. Кроме того, рассмотрен опыт формирования подобных центров с целью выявления лучших практик. Однако в ходе исследования выяснилось, что в зарубежных странах в основном развитие креативной составляющей происходит через туристическую сферу, в Российской Федерации креативный класс в большей степени заинтересован крупными мегаполисами, а не сельскими территориями. Авторами был сделан вывод о том, что создание единой универсальной стратегии по развитию сельских территорий нецелесообразно, так как регион должен отслеживать и понимать открывающиеся возможности, связанные с креативным классом, прилагая по меньшей мере столько же усилий, сколько тратится на преднамеренное создание других возможностей.
Формы человеческого капитала региона и особенности выбора индикаторов их оценки в условиях цифровой трансформации
Authors: Стрябкова Елена Анатольевна , Вейс Елена Владимировна
Published: March 2021

Рассматриваются основные формы человеческого капитала региона, основные индикаторы его оценки в условиях цифровой экономики. Цифровая экономика оказывает влияние на основные характеристики человеческого капитала региона, меняя структуру основных элементов, составляющих основу человеческого капитала, расширяя формы человеческого капитала региона. Определено, что к основным формам человеческого капитала в условиях цифровой трансформации относятся: физическая, интеллектуальная, организационная, социальная и сетевая форма. Выявлены особенности анализа человеческого капитала региона в аспекте их проявления; предложена структура индикаторов для оценки основных форм человеческого капитала региона с позиции цифровизации. Построена система агрегированных индикаторов человеческого капитала на основании видовой диверсификации человеческого капитала – форм, подверженных изменениям, возникших в процессе влияния цифровых трансформаций на общество, а также их основных обособленных элементов, уровней и стадий воспроизводства, характеризующих данное видовое разнообразие с различных сторон рассмотрения.
Pensar la ciencia política de forma alternativa: el caso de la mexicana Paulina Fernández Christlieb
Authors: Ávila Rojas Odín
Published: March 2021

El presente artículo analiza el caso del pensamiento investigativo alternativo de la politóloga mexicana, Paulina Fernández Christlieb, quien propuso un enfoque crítico de los paradigmas de la ciencia política dominante que se basa en la democracia electoral y las políticas públicas. Este trabajo busca explicar cómo la propuesta de Fernández Christlieb se centró en analizar el concepto de izquierda y asociarlo con los debates de la autonomía y las movilizaciones antisistémicas. Su punto de partida fue la investigación que realizó sobre el movimiento zapatista en México. La metodología usada fue un análisis documental sobre lo que escribió la académica, y sobre otros textos contextuales y que apoyan la reflexión teórica e investigativa. El aporte de esta estudiosa mexicana fue abrir la ciencia política al estudio de la izquierda, la autonomía y las luchas antisistémicas, así como este tipo de trabajo, en este sentido, muestra que es posible repensar el estudio del poder y la política desde otros horizontes teóricos y de experiencias social.
El esquema argumentativo de Toulmin como herramienta de control de racionalidad de las decisiones judiciales
Authors: Mejía Restrepo Andrés Fernando
Published: March 2021

Inicialmente se relaciona, en este artículo, el concepto de argumentación jurídica, así como su finalidad. A continuación, se refiere la teoría de Stephen Toulmin y un esquema fundamentado en sus planteamientos, aplicable al análisis de providencias judiciales. Acto seguido se sugieren los elementos que se deberían analizar para una correcta y completa reflexión respecto de la justificación del sentido de los fallos proferidos por la Corte Constitucional y la Corte Suprema de Justicia de Colombia. Por último, se aplica el modelo simple ajustado a la extensión del trabajo tomando como unidad de análisis una sentencia proferida recientemente por parte de la Sala Penal de la Corte Suprema de Justicia. En este ejercicio queda evidenciada la utilidad de la estructura argumentativa, así como los límites que comporta. En el estudio de la sentencia se observó que la Sala fundamentaba el sentido del fallo de manera principal en tres aserciones, desde las cuales se configuraron sendas estructuras argumentativas: en su análisis se encontraron deficiencias en la racionalidad de la fundamentación de dos de ellas.
Oblikovanje vaj in nalog za vsebinska sklopa slovnica in pravopis s pomočjo korpusa in drugih (jezikovnih) virov
Authors: Antloga Špela
Published: March 2021

Temeljni vodili pri oblikovanju vaj in nalog za vsebinska sklopa slovnica in pravopis sta poleg avtomatizacije predvsem izbira avtentičnih primerov jezikovne rabe in dodajanje številnih raznovrstnih primerov k posameznim nalogam, zato je bilo v proces oblikovanja in generiranja nalog poleg samodejnega priklicevanja primerov nujno vključiti tudi pripravo seznamov ustreznih besednih kandidatov, tj. besed, besednih oblik ali besednih zvez, na podlagi katerih so priklicani primeri k posameznim nalogam. V prispevku predstavljam postopek oblikovanja tovrstnih seznamov s pomočjo korpusov MAKS in Gigafida ter drugih (jezikovnih) virov.
Izdelava razlag za pravopisni in slovnični vsebinski sklop
Authors: Valh Lopert Alenka , Antloga Špela
Published: March 2021

V prispevku predstavljamo aktivnost projekta Slovenščina na dlani, vezano na pripravo t. i. baze znanja, in sicer izdelavo razlag za sklopa pravopis in slovnica. Izdelali bomo več kot šestdeset razlag za vsakega od omenjenih sklopov, nekaj tem pa bo namenjenih tudi izdelavi razlag s strani uporabnikov. Možnost vpogleda v sprotne razlage in dostop do celotne baze znanja bosta doprinesla k uspešnejšemu reševanju nalog, omogočala pa bosta tudi teoretično podprto usvajanje snovi.
Paremiologija v bazi znanja: o pregovorih in sorodnih izrazih
Authors: Meterc Matej
Published: March 2021

Prispevek najprej opiše, kaj je paremiologija in v čem je slovensko raziskovanje pregovorov in sorodnih izrazov do nedavnega zaostajalo za raziskavami tega področja v mednarodnem merilu. Z zaostankom in posledičnimi terminološkimi vrzelmi je utemeljena širina paremioloških pojmov, predstavljenih v bazi znanja učnega e-okolja Slovenščina na dlani.
Can COVID-19 bring about 20/20 acuity in education scholarship in South Africa?
Authors: Wolhuter Charste
Published: March 2021

This leading article to this special issue on “COVID-19: Opportunity to rethink and to restructure education in the world” is an overarching position paper, drawing on contributions made in papers in this issue, to argue the case that there is a compelling need to overhaul education research, in South Africa in particular, and that the COVID-19 pandemic has created an opportunity to do so. The South African education scene is surveyed and the survey reveals enormous challenges along all three dimensions of education supply: quantitative, qualitative and equality. The education sector in South Africa is clearly in need of guidance from the education research community. Education research activity, globally and in South Africa in particular, is surveyed and found to be seriously wanting in terms of the lack of theory, autochthonous and a unified, coherent theory, the small scale and fragmented nature of many research projects, the lack of practical impact, education scholars eschewing subscription to and building a normative superstructure in their research and the concrete problems of the education faculty regarding heavy teaching loads and difficulty in attracting funding for education research. The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and the ravages it has brought to education have created the need and the opportunity to urgently and enthusiastically attend to these desiderata in Education scholarship.
The challenges posed by COVID-19 to the BRICS education systems: Lessons to be learnt
Authors: Niemczyk Ewelina Kinga , De Beer Louw , Steyn Hennie
Published: March 2021

It is considered an axiom that the national education system is expected to render a service during the real and ever-changing educational needs of a given nation. Typically, the primary functioning is characterised by the provisioning of an educationally determined pathway for each student according to their specific contexts. A real state of emergency arises when the national community is suddenly faced with dramatic challenges such as those posed by the external factors namely the global outbreak of COVID-19. In this situation, the unique challenge for individual national education systems was to address the educational needs of the students and the community with the pre-condition to safeguard their health in the face of the pandemic. The response of each education system had to prioritise the implementation of health protocols to safeguard all education stakeholders, along with the provision of quality education. The objective of this article was to explore the approaches and practices that the BRICS nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) implemented during the time of the pandemic. To accomplish this objective, a systematic document analysis was conducted that ultimately allowed the identification of lessons to be learnt. The results show many similar approaches employed by the BRICS such as transitioning to online teaching, devoting funds to address emerging challenges and developing new teaching strategies. The article concludes with the lessons learnt from the nations under investigation.
Leveraging community-based innovations during COVID-19 to strengthen the Haitian school system
Authors: Boothby Neil , Hart Anna , Chandler Hannah , Dupuy Dominique
Published: March 2021

War, natural disasters, and other emergencies regularly disrupt children’s education in developing countries. The digital divide has long since affected low-resource and rural schools’ responses to crises that necessitate distance learning, often excluding children in remote and rural parts of countries from internet-dependent online learning programmes. In no place is this truer than in Haiti where, prior to August 2020, political unrest combined with the COVID-19 pandemic caused learners to miss 60% of their scheduled days in the 2019–2020 school year with only 45% of Haitian households having access to a power source, let alone internet or a smart device, that would enable them to participate in online learning. This study presents findings from exploratory research on the readiness of the Haitian education system to withstand crises and the impact of COVID-19 on the system and its learners. Through analyses of secondary data and semi-structured interviews with a variety of education stakeholders, the research reveals gaps in the system’s readiness; identifies key challenges prompted by school closures in Haiti and shares a handful of innovative responses developed to respond to these challenges. Findings indicate that the COVID-19 health crisis has not created the need for educational reform in Haiti, but rather, by exacerbating pre-existing gaps and frailties within the system, the pandemic has heightened the urgency with which educational reform must be pursued. Salient gaps include a significant digital divide, financial instability and inattention to learning adjacent needs such as nutrition and psychosocial health for parents and children alike. While this initial research has exposed a series of significant gaps and inequalities in the Haitian education system, moving forward, more comprehensive research is needed to determine how such inequalities can be most effectively addressed. Although the Haitian government has a key role to play in addressing these inequalities, findings from this study reveal that governmental responses to COVID-19 school closures and broader digital learning inequalities, were ineffective in their reach and did not reflect the majority of Haitian learners and their families’ realities. Findings also identify numerous innovations and assets on the part of non-governmental actors striving to address these gaps. However, these mechanisms were limited in scope and lacked the coordination among one another and the government that would be required to have scalable or measurable impact. Therefore, more research is needed to determine what the most successful mechanisms for addressing inequalities in the Haitian education system are and how they can be most effectively leveraged and scaled to create a more resilient education system moving forward.
Managing higher education institutions in the context of COVID-19 stringency: Experiences of stakeholders at a rural South African university
Authors: Mncube Vusi , Mutongoza Bonginkosi Hardy , Olawale Emmanuel
Published: March 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic poses unparalleled challenges to education systems around the world, all of which have devastating effects. While these effects have been troubling in developing and developed countries, rural education systems in developing countries have particularly been most susceptible to collapse. The unique context of rural universities makes it difficult to implement approaches similar to those implemented in the developed world and/or more urban-based institutions. Underpinned by Von Bertalanffy’s Systems Theory, which argues that organisations are composed of systems that have goals to achieve, this paper thus sought to explore the coping mechanisms instituted at a rural South African university in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. It further sought to establish how the university has managed to cope with the challenges that are unique to rural universities as exacerbated by the onset of the pandemic. Underpinned by a post-positivist paradigm, the study employed a mixed methods approach through which data was collected using online questionnaires and interviews. The findings of the study revealed that although the institution had put some measures in place to ensure that the university is efficiently managed in the context of COVID-19 stringencies, university stakeholders are still faced with insurmountable challenges that range from campus safety, cancellation and postponement of examinations, as well as weakened research and international collaborations. Based on the findings of the study, it is recommended that South African institutions and the government need to invest more on safety infrastructural facilities that will ensure that rural university stakeholders are safe. Furthermore, there is a need for technical infrastructural facilities that enable the shift from conventional assessment, teaching and learning approaches to a more blended educational model.
From “How are you doing?” to “Have you eaten?”: Understanding the daily lived experiences of Asians in America during the COVID-19 pandemic
Authors: Kong Peggy , Yu Xiaoran , Sachdev Anuradha , Zhang Xinwei , Dzotsenidze Nino
Published: March 2021

During the COVID-19 pandemic, as part of shelter-in-place orders for families, their homes simultaneously became a school, work and social activity space. The physical spaces available to families shrunk considerably. These series of events have quickly changed the daily lives of those living, residing and learning in the United States. We used the photovoice methodology to share the COVID-19 experiences of seven Asian families. We follow how Asian parents address their children’s educational needs as they adapt to the compression and expansion of the physical boundaries of their homes. We found that the family space became a multipurpose site, a place where multiple activities happened simultaneously to include school, workplace, social and extracurricular activities. The compression of space is an opportunity to examine how Asian parents are involved in their children’s schooling, outside of the school walls. We found that Asian parents are involved in their children’s schooling and hold a broader conception of education that is less focused on academic learning. Asian families adapt to the disruptions in daily life due to COVID-19 by strategically engaging resources and addressing the stress related to changes in their schooling environment.
Dissecting assessment: A paradigm shift towards technology-enhanced assessments
Authors: Said Mohamed Mohamed Tolba , Aravind Vasudeva Rao , James Debra Ferdinand , Umachandran Krishnan
Published: March 2021

This study proposes a framework for making a paradigm shift from traditional (teacher-centred) to technology-enhanced (student-centred) assessment, using an example of an intelligent tutor. Informed by Situated Learning Theory that addresses studentsâ€™ needs and concerns in timely learning experiences, the proposed â€˜dissecting assessmentâ€™ framework has two primary variables: Studentsâ€™ Expectations and Assessment Deliverable with positive and negative secondary variables such as inbuilt fear to handle failures and exposures and comparison phobia. Employing a case study approach, a purposeful sample of 14 U.S. College students were supported by an intelligent tutoring system in monitoring their learning with prompt corrective feedback in their physics course. This formative assessment prepares students for succeeding on their summative assessments, which is the final outcome of learning with feedback. The analysis of the proposed dissecting assessment framework led to the conclusion that concentrating efforts on the positives in the framework, such as unbiased evaluation, would eventually reduce the negatives, such as comparison phobia.Keywords: Formative assessment, immediate feedback, intelligent tutoring, self-evaluation, technology-enhanced assessment.
Using rubrics as alternative self-assessment technique of project
Authors: Kasimatis Katerina , Papageorgiou Theodora
Published: March 2021

In this paper, we investigate the effectiveness of employing rubric as a self-assessment technique of the project method, which covers a wide range of knowledge, skills and abilities in a variety of learning objects and activities. The assessment rubric is defined as a descriptive rating guide, which consists of specific pre-defined performance criteria (Petropoulou, Kasimatis&Retalis, 2015). It is an alternative assessment technique, which produces a valid evaluation through a process of determining attainment based on pre-defined qualitative classifications of specific criteria (Mitchel&Crawford, 1995).

In this study, the assessment rubric was used as a self-assessment technique in the implementation of a project entitled "Utopia and Reality", conducted in ASPETE (School of Pedagogical and Technological Education) during the year 2017-2018.The students of two undergraduate departments of ASPETE (Civil Engineering Educators and Mechanical Engineering Educators) participated in the study. The rubric that was employed in the study included the following criteria (each with pre-determined quality levels; Kasimatis&Papanikolaou, 2012):Quality and Content completeness, Scientific validity, Structure and Organization, Form and Presentation.The quantitative analysis of the data revealed statistically significantly differences in the studentsâ€™ self-assessment levels (as identified by the rubric) with respect to the studentsâ€™ gender and the department of study. Moreover, the tool allowed the students to evaluate the end product of their efforts, thus allowing for their realizing the usefulness of the rubric as a self-assessment tool.

 

Keywords: self-assessment, project, rubric, assessment criteria, reflection
Articles on biotechnology teaching: thematic content analysis study
Authors: Toman Ufuk
Published: March 2021

This tematic content analysis is done about teaching biotechnology which is researched in Turkey. is conducted a thematic content analysis of 64 articles, from a total of 45 magazines published in Turkey from 2003 to 2018. An analysis of the research trends of Turkish researchers based on teaching biotechnology. In this research, it has been tried to guide the researchers by determining the trends in the field and research methods frequently used in this field and research methods used in this field (changes according to publication years and languages, what kind of research problems on qualitative research subjects are emphasized, what research methods are used, data collection tools, sample or working group, data analysis methods). In studies conducted to investigate the biotechnology education in Turkey, it shows that there is not adequately address the issue of biotechnology education.

Key Words: Teaching biotechnology, Thematic Content Analysis, Academic Achievement
What are the perceptions of the students about asynchronous distance learning and blended learning?
Authors: Gunes Sevim
Published: March 2021

This study aims to reveal the perceptions of the students about asynchronous distance learning (ADL) and blended learning (BL). Two groups of freshmen were included in the current study; the first group was taught English through ADL and the second group was taught English through BL which refers to the combination of face-to-face instruction and ADL process in the current study. In order to collect data, seven students were chosen from the ADL group and six students were chosen from the BL group. Semi-structured interviews were carried out with 13 students one by one. The results showed that the students in the ADL group were not pleased with being taught at a distance. On the other hand, the BL process was favoured by all of the BL students included in the interviews.

Keywords: Perceptions, distance learning, blended learning.
Integrating PBI in the flipped classroom: A framework for effective instruction
Authors: Diningrat Syaiputra Wahyuda Meisa , Setyosari Punaji , Ulfa Saida , Widiati Utami
Published: March 2021

The existence of the flipped classroom has gained attention among scholars and teachers, particularly in higher education. This instructional model appeals much concern due to its capability not only to shift the instructional process from teacher-centered to student-centered but also to transform university classrooms into an active learning environment where students have the opportunity to apply concepts to solve the problems. However, the current pieces of evidence showed that teachers implementing the flipped classroom instructional model still encounter issues that raise additional concerns, such as technical difficulty, design gaps between pre-class and in-class learning activity, and little study on robust frameworks have been developed for this instructional. Consequently, teachers generate an inadequate learning activity design in the flipped classroom. Therefore, this study aims to develop a vigorous framework for the flipped classroom model by integrating problem-based instructional strategy. After reviewing relevant theories and empirical findings, the result of the study provides a foundation framework for the flipped classroom design. This framework consists of two circles of learning activity design that coherence between pre-class and in-class. The theoretical framework provided in this study is considered as initial study, thus, further researches are highly suggested for future scholars to explore its effectiveness.

Keywords: flipped classroom, instructional framework, effective instruction;
Evaluation of MoblrN m-learning system: Participants' attitudes and opinions
Authors: Cavus Nadire
Published: March 2021

The advance of pervasive technologies such as mobile technologies and various mobile devices has brought opportunities for educators to design and perform interactive learning activities and has also enabled educationalists to access the virtual learning environment anytime and anywhere without restrictions of time or place and without too much additional effort. The m-learning system, MobLrN, has been developed by the researcher. Different from the m-learning systems developed by other researchers, the MobLrN m-learning system contains all teaching/learning components for m-learning, such as access control, user profile, learning materials, assignments, self-tests, quizzes, performance measurement, announcements, and report generation. Thus, instead of using different systems for different activities, the instructors can use the developed mobile system for all of their teaching activities. The main porpuse of the study was to identify whether the developed m-learning system is acceptable or not as a mobile learning environment. Data were collected through a questionnaire. Descriptive statistical analysis technique and the percentage method were used. The obtained results confirm that the MobLrN m-learning system was deemed to be useful for instructors and students for the future. The system is oriented to anyone who may have an interest in mobile technologies, and all higher education institutes.

Keywords: m-learning system; m-learning environment; m-learning; evaluation; distance learning
Readiness for inter-professional education at Health sciences: A study of educational technology prespectives
Authors: Aye Soe Soe , Rillera Marzo Roy
Published: March 2021

Background: Interprofessional Education (IPE), provides an integrative and rewarding learning platform for different healthcare professions to engage with each other in a cooperative basis to ultimately improve healthcare services for patients. Throughout the years, IPE has established itself as an indispensible tool in cultivating the necessary skills, mindset, and understanding to enhance interprofessional collaboration among healthcare providers. That being said, as with many other educational approaches, the success of IPE hinges on the readiness of healthcare professions students to learn and apply the concept; and yet, despite having been readily explored in numerous Western institutions, such readiness among healthcare students in Asian universities remains largely unknown. Methods: We measured attitudes related to interprofessional education  & collaboration using a questionnaire called Readiness for Interprofessional Learning Scale (RIPLS). A total of 158 students from three faculties of health sciences at Asia Metropolitan University participated in this study.  Cumulative result, as well as results from individual faculties were analyzed using Descriptive and non-parametric statistics. Results: Medical students overall, reported a higher rating for the perceived benefits of working together to solve patient problems compared to other students from other health sciences faculties. They are more receptive to working with other students from different healthcare professions in small-team projects and also seem to value the importance of mutual learning when dealing with patientsâ€™ problems. On the other hand, nursing students were more uncertain of how they will fit into a cross-disciplinary team in a professional capacity and felt the need to acquire much more knowledge and skills when compared to students from other health sciences faculties. The total RIPLS score among all three faculties of health sciences at Asia Metropolitan University was in the high range. Conclusion: Students from three faculties of health sciences offered at Asia Metropolitan University namely Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Healthcare Management, and Faculty of Nursing, were deemed IPE ready. Recommendations: The university needs to consider how to integrate IPE into the curricula, define learning outcomes and/ or competencies, develop and utilize the 4-dimensional curriculum development blueprint in line with health professional accreditation standards to promote collaboration and competence among all students ,whereby upon graduation, they as healthcare professionals, will in turn, optimize health services, strengthen health systems, and improve health outcomes.

Keywords: four dimensional curriculum;inter-professionaleducation; inter-professional learning; medical education;
The effects of robotics programming on secondary school students’ problem-solving skills
Authors: Çalişkan Erkan
Published: March 2021

Robotics programming is a type of coding that combines mechanics and programming. Robotics technology facilitates coding instruction. Coding improves students' problem-solving skills. However, studies from the literature show that some teaching methods do not have a positive effect on coding skills. The aim of this study is to examine the effects of robotics programming training on secondary school students’ problem-solving skills. For this purpose, the study was conducted as a pretest - posttest quasi-experimental model without control group. 30 6th grade students (12 boys and 18 girls) from three secondary schools participated in this study. Activities were conducted with the VEX IQ Robot Kit during nine weeks. Before and after the process, problem-solving inventory and problem-solving skills perception scale were applied as pre- and post-test. As the scores obtained from the scales did not show a normal distribution, the difference between the pretest and posttest scale scores was examined by Wilcoxon signed rank test. As a result of the analysis, it was revealed that robotics programming helped students to develop problem-solving skills.
Participatory video: A non-formal education tool for adult educators
Authors: Vezne Rabia
Published: March 2021

Adult education is a wide field which is dealing with the educational needs of adult learners from a diversity of groups, including people with special needs, women, refugees and asylum seekers. The aim of this study is to understand and analyse the opinions of the educators regarding their understanding of the participatory video method, the usage, the benefits and the contribution of the participatory video method to their professional development, and finally their thoughts on the participatory video method. The qualitative study and the case study with a holistic single case were used. Face-to-face interviews using semi-structured interview forms were used to collect data. The results show that the understanding of the participatory video method by the educators was the inclusion of different groups of people, collaborating and learning new skills; the benefits gained by educators were learning new things and skills; the participatory video method has contributed to their professional development and the majority of the educators are eager to implement it in their workshops and practices; and the educators perceived the participatory video method as an inclusive, connecting, tutorial and a generally positive phenomenon. These findings will inspire adult educators to use this method in their training organised for disadvantaged groups.

 

Keywords Adult education; participatory video method; people with special needs
What do primary school students think about mobile programming education? ‘Developing my own mobile game’
Authors: Dağyar Miray , Kasalak Gamze , Sezgin Evren
Published: March 2021

The purpose of this study is to reveal the views of fourth-grade primary school students about mobile programming education. Data were collected by using interviews, metaphor and student drawings under the qualitative research method. Amongst the 135 students who participated in the mobile programming education, 24 fourth-grade primary school students, who were selected via the purposeful sampling method, took part in the study. Content analysis was used to analyse the data collected through the semi-structured interview form. The drawings of the students which reflected what the mobile programming education meant for them were evaluated through document analysis. As a result, it can be said that mobile programming education contributes positively to students' mobile programming, scientific and creative thinking skills and social skills. It is recommended to use MIT App Inventor in programming education for primary school students.

 

Keywords: Mobile programming; mobile programming education; MIT app inventor; information technology; primary school students.
Institutional facilitation for learning improvement with consideration of students’ voices
Authors: Rakhshanda Naeem , Kazi Asma Shahid , Shabana Manzoor , Uzma Quraishi
Published: March 2021

This study investigates the students’ perceptions regarding their voices towards improvement in learning at public and private sector universities in Pakistan. These voices are collected by the Quality Enhancement Cells of the varsities through either technological tools or other ways. To understand how this data is utilized, a self-constructed and validated tool was utilized to get information about four categories; understanding of the term student voices, inquiry of learning process; university facilitation for best learning and implementation of student voices. Using purposive sampling technique, a survey of 112 under graduate students from four fields of studies (social sciences, natural sciences, business administrations and languages) from a Public and Private Sector University each from District Lahore was conducted. Data was analyzed by using SPSS version 22, and t-test and chi-square was performed to measure the difference in institutional facilitation of public and private sector universities. One-way ANOVA was applied to check the effects of student’s status in the class on the inquiry of learning process. The study indicated statistically significant effect of public and private sector on students’ perceptions regarding institutional facilitations for learning improvement. The study also reported the significant effects of student’s status on the inquiry of learning process. It is suggested that further studies need to explore how and where the students’ voices are being used for planning, assessment and course development.

Keywords: Institutional facilitation, students’ voice, Higher Education, Pakistan
Determination of primary school children’s speech skills in interdisciplinary communication in learning environments
Authors: Yesnazar Asel , Japbarov Amangeldi , Zhorabekova Ainur , Kabylbekova Zauret , Nuralieva Artyk , Elmira Uaidullakyzy
Published: March 2021

This aims to determine the formation of primary school children’s speech skills in interdisciplinary communication in learning environments in learning environments and verify the effectiveness of a methodology for the improvement of speech skills in interdisciplinary communication in learning environments in learning environments. The theoretical significance of the study allows clarifying knowledge on the issue of the formation of speech skills; practical significance lies in the presentation and testing of a set of productive exercises aimed at developing learners' speech skills in interdisciplinary communication in learning environments in learning environments. Experimental method was used in the study. There were two groups including experimental and control groups. The experimental study involved 113 third-grade primary school children. According to the developed diagnostic technique, the formation of speech skills in interdisciplinary communication in learning environments consists of three components: motivational, substantive and reflective. Based on these components, indicators and levels characterizing the formation of elementary schoolchildren’s speech skills in interdisciplinary communication in learning environments in learning environments are distinguished. During the study, the results of a verifying, forming and control experiment were presented. According to the study, it can be revealed that it is necessary to pay attention to the development of meaningful speech, because it is for this indicator that most children are at a low level of formation. This study revealed that systematic work is needed to form primary school children’s speech skills.

 

Keywords: Speech skills, interdisciplinary communication in learning environments, primary school.
The cultivation of self-directed learning in teaching mathematics
Authors: Bishara Saied
Published: March 2021

This study examined students’ ability to learn mathematics in a self-directed teaching environment. One of the main goals of the educational system is to nurture independent learners who can grow up to be inquisitive, critical, creative, and capable of piloting their own learning. This implies making a change in the way the role of the mathematics teacher is perceived in that the teacher must now become a mentor who supports and mediates learning, enabling students to construct a knowledge base of rules and methods in mathematics and acquire and experience ways of thinking that enable them to construct this knowledge.This qualitative study is based on interviews with four ninth-grade mathematics teachers and on in-class observations of teaching styles and teacher-student interactions. Our findings show that applying self-directed learning methods in class based on a constructivist approach to teach mathematics is an important factor in developing students’ creativity and thinking. These findings suggest that developing this model of teaching should be recommended to teachers. Accordingly, this study also proposes a model for staff development programs that foster self-directed learning in mathematics. The model proposes that increasing teachers’ awareness of their teaching process and training them to prepare learners to cope effectively with unfamiliar mathematical problems are goals to include in teacher training. This model of teaching may have far-reaching effects in pedagogy, e.g.: reducing drop-out numbers, improving achievements, and improving social interactions.Key words: constructivist approach, fostering thinking, self-directed learning, teaching mathematics.
HARUKİ MURAKAMİ’NİN “YABAN KOYUNUNUN İZİNDE” ADLI ROMANINDA MODERNİZM, MİLİTARİZM, EMPERYALİZM VE KAPİTALİZM BAĞLAMINDA KOYUN İMGESİ
Authors: DEPCİ Aytemis
Published: March 2021

Haruki Murakami’nin Yaban Koyununun İzinde adlı romanında içine girdiği insanı kontrolü altına alan sıra dışı bir Koyunu arayan başkişinin yolculuğu anlatılmakta ve Japonya’nın kolonyalist politik geçmişi ile kapitalist medya ve reklamcılık sektörüne eleştirel bir bakış getirilmektedir. Bu çalışmanın amacı romandaki Koyun imgesine odaklanmak ve emperyalizm, sömürü, kapitalizm, modernizm ve güç gibi olguları Koyun kavramı ile ilişkilendirerek irdelemektir. Romanda Patron, Koyun Profesörü ve Fare gibi karakterlerin “Koyun”un etkisinde kaldığı görülmektedir. Farklı politik görüşlerdeki karakterleri kullanan Koyun, sınırsız güce sahip sağ kanat bir politikacı olan Patron’nun, Mançurya’da Japonya’nın kolonyal faaliyetleri için zirai araştırmalar yürüten Koyun Profesör’ünün ve radikal solcu Fare’nin içine girerek onları kötücül amaçları için kullanmıştır. Başkişinin ise Koyun’u arama macerası boyunca Japonya’nın doğal olmayan modern kapitalist sistemini sorgulamaktadır.
Sehen und Sprache erschaffen die Welt und führen den Menschen zum Glück? Grundgedanken des ukrainischen Philosophen Hryhorij Skovoroda (1722-1794)
Authors: Erdmann Elisabeth von
Published: March 2021

Denken und Poetik des ukrainischen Philosophen H. Skovoroda werden durch das Konzept der philosophia perennis, der einen Weisheit zu verschiedenen Zeiten als Teilhabe an der göttlichen Weisheit lesbar. Dieser Kontext ermöglicht die kohärente Lektüre seiner Schriften und erklärt die Form, in der sich sein Leben abgespielt hat. Nach einer kurzen Einordnung in die Forschung werden Skovorodas Leben und Denken im Kontext von Freimaurertum und Aufklärung betrachtet. Dem schließt sich der Aufruf der Tradition der philosophia perennis an, die eine stimmige und alle Aspekte umfassende Deutung seiner Texte ermöglicht. Besondere Beachtung erfordern dabei der Gottesbegriff und die Bildtheorie der philosophia perennis, die systematisch Analogie und Typologie realisieren und damit alle Denkfiguren, Bilder, Wissenssysteme, Texte und Aussagen derselben Struktur einordnen. Dadurch kann das Konzept der göttlichen Weisheit als Paradigma der philosophia perennis-Tradition in den Schriften Skovorodas wahrgenommen werden. Diese Tradition erklärt, wie Skovoroda Philosophie, Theologie und Poetik als konsequente Teilhabe an der göttlichen Weisheit konzipiert und alles als ein Bild Gottes behandelt und begründet. Die Eigenschaften des Denkens von Skovoroda zeigen die von ihm in seinen Schriften und Aussagen geforderte und praktizierte Poetik und Hermeneutik als eine Realisierung der Zeichenhaftigkeit der Welt als Bild und Spur Gottes im Medium der Sprache. Skovorodas Welterklärung entfaltet sich nach dem Vorbild der Bibel in ihrer christlich-allegorisch-typologischen Auslegungstradition. Poetik erhält die Aufgabe, die göttliche Schöpfung fortzuführen und fortzuschreiben.
Inflação de alimentos no Brasil em período da pandemia da Covid 19, continuidade e mudanças
Authors: Baccarin José Giacomo , Oliveira Jonatan Alexandre de
Published: March 2021

Desde 2007, os preços dos alimentos sobem mais intensamente do que o conjunto dos preços ao consumidor no Brasil. O objetivo do trabalho é comparar a inflação de alimentos no primeiro semestre de 2020 com a de 2007 e 2019, verificando se houve mudanças em suas características e razões. Usam-se informações do Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) que permitem analisar o Índice de Preços ao Consumidor Amplo (IPCA) e seus componentes. Entre 2007 e 2019, preços da alimentação fora do domicílio expandiram-se mais que da alimentação no domicílio. Entre os componentes desta, os preços dos menos processados aumentaram mais do que os dos mais processados, indicando que a origem da inflação de alimentos foi agropecuária, com as carnes tendo grande contribuição para o fato. Por sua vez, no primeiro semestre de 2020, produtos sem comércio exterior significativo, feijão, arroz, frutas, legumes e verduras, pressionaram mais a inflação. Em todo o período, as condições de comércio exterior, preço internacional e taxa de câmbio, tiveram forte influência na inflação de alimentos. No primeiro semestre de 2020, entre as causas, ganhou relevância o aumento da demanda de alimentos nos supermercados, aparentemente não acompanhado pela expansão da oferta.
implicações do cenário pandêmico do COVID-19 frente a Segurança Alimentar e Nutricional
Authors: Zago Mayla Angelini Vidigal
Published: March 2021

Objetivou-se nessa revisão bibliográfica conhecer a abordagem científica de como o contexto pandêmico do novo coronavírus COVID-19 influenciou a segurança alimentar e nutricional (SAN) no Brasil e no restante do mundo. Realizou-se busca na base eletrônica Biblioteca Virtual e Saúde de trabalhos científicos a partir dos descritores segurança alimentar, pandemia e covid-19. Foi realizada a seleção dos estudos pelos títulos e resumos, posteriormente por leitura integral. Dos 121 estudos revisados, 22 contemplaram os critérios de inclusão. Foi verificada a discussão da ação dos governos e suas políticas públicas de emergência no Brasil e em alguns países como forma de amenizar o problema da fome nas populações em vulnerabilidade. Diversos estudos apontam para as dificuldades apresentadas em países desenvolvidos e para os países em desenvolvimento, que sofrem com impactos ainda maiores. Além disso, foram verificadas pesquisas de percepção de (in)SAN e seus pilares mais afetados, mostrando que a disponibilidade, o acesso de alimentos, a utilização de nutrientes e de forma estável foram fragilizados, percebidos por milhões de pessoas.
THE EFFECT OF THE CONVENTION SPECIFIC DIMENSIONS ON UNIVERSITIES TEACHING STAFF BEHAVIORAL INTENTION
Authors: Gračan Daniela , Barkiđija Sotošek Marina , Torbarina Matia
Published: March 2021

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to assess the influence of participation frequency at the conventions on universities teaching staff’s behavioral intentions. Design –The convention tourism attendees’ behavioral intentions evaluation was conducted through the constructs of site-specific dimensions and convention-specific dimensions. Methodology – In order to test proposed hypotheses, following establishment of measurement invariance across groups, structural equation model was fitted to both groups of participants. Approach – The online questionnaire was conducted among the teaching staff of all universities in the Republic of Croatia. The final sample consisted of 978 correctly completed questionnaires. Findings – Two groups differ in the effect of accessibility. It does not predict behavioral intentions for those that visit one convention per year while it predicts behavioral intentions of the attendees that visit more than one convention per year. Both groups’ behavioral intentions are predicted by their rating of conventions’ social networking and professional education opportunities. Originality of the research – The research findings will help the convention organizers to better understand the needs of both groups’ participants and thereby to encourage their repeated participation and dissemination of positive recommendations.
Smoking cessation interventions in substance use disorders treatment centers of Catalonia: The abandoned addiction
Authors: Nieva Gemma , Ballbè Montse , Cano Margarita , Carcolé Blanca , Fernández Teresa , Martínez Àngela , Mondon Sílvia , Raich Antònia , Roig Pilar , Serra Imma , Serrano Jaume , Pinet Cristina
Published: March 2021

Substance use disorders (SUD) treatment centers are an optimal setting for delivering smoking cessation interventions (SCI). This study aimed to examine the adoption of SCI in SUD treatment centers in Catalonia (Spain) as well as to assess their managers’ views on the appropriateness and feasibility of providing SCI. Managers directly in charge of SUD treatment centers (n = 57) answered a 30-item on-line questionnaire. Data was obtained of 50 centers (87.7% response rate). Forty-six per cent of the centers provided some kind of SCI, but only 4.8% of the new patients were treated for smoking cessation. Managers reported that 73.3% of mental health professionals working in SUD centers had not been trained in SCI. Sixty-four per cent of managers agreed that all health professionals should deliver SCI. Those centers offering SCI attended more patients and were more likely to have professionals trained in SCI than those not offering SCI. The implementation of SCI in SUD treatment centers in Catalonia was suboptimal. Continuing education and training should be provided for all health professionals working in SUD centers. Not systematically delivering SCI to patients in treatment for other SUD means missing opportunities to reduce health and economic costs while perpetuating a smoking culture.