bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Effects of the Quality of Service of Multicultural Festivals on Attendee Satisfaction and Behavioral Intention: Focusing on the Ganghwado Jeondeungsa Immigration Festival
Authors:   The Tourism Sciences Society Of Korea, Lee Yoon-Hee
Published: March 2018

The purpose of this study was to improve the quality of the service at multicultural festivals and to encourage them to promote social integration by analyzing the relationship between their quality of service, visitor satisfaction, and behavioral intention. To this end, attendees of the Ganghwado Jeondeungsa Immigrant Festival, who were mainly foreign workers and their Korean teachers, were invited to respond to a 183-item questionnaire, which was then analyzed to determine the relationship between the quality of service of multicultural festivals, attendee satisfaction, and behavioral intention. It was found that physical and procedural quality among service quality indicators had an influence on satisfaction and behavior, and that satisfaction and behavioral intention increased as physical quality and procedural quality increased. Meanwhile, an analysis of behavioral intention according to demographic characteristics revealed that foreigners were generally more likely to attend the same festival again in the future and recommend it to others as compared to Koreans. Therefore, if the quality of service offered to foreigners is accurately studied, evaluated, and reflected in festival management, it will ensure repeat visitors and their recommendation through word-of-mouth, which in turn may encourage more foreign visitors, and bring about by an increase in social integration and exchange between countries.
Examination of Hotel Customer’s Environmentally-friendly Decision Making: Expanding on the Theory of Planned Behavior
Authors:   The Tourism Sciences Society Of Korea, Kim Joo-Hyun
Published: March 2018

The current study was designed to explain hotel customers’ intention formation to visit a green hotel by utilizing the theory of planned behavior. The study findings revealed that the proposed model has a more satisfactory fit to the data and superior predictive power for intention than the theory of reasoned action model. In line with the theory, the findings from the structural equation analysis showed that three antecedent variables (attitude, subjective norm, and perceived behavioral control) had a significant and positive influence on hotel visit intention to select a green hotel. Further investigation indicated that the effects of the three predictors on visit intention were asymmetrical. Specifically, subjective norm had the greatest impact on intention, followed by attitude and perceived behavioral control. In addition, it was found that overall image exerted a significant impact on attitude and visit intention. Implications and limitations that provide opportunities for future research are also discussed.
The Effect of Motivation in Rural Tourism Education on Behavioral Intention: Focused on Participants’ Engagement in Tourism and Gender
Authors:   The Tourism Sciences Society Of Korea, Yang Yung-Shoon
Published: March 2018

This study examines the effect of motivation of participants in rural tourism education on behavioral intention, as well as participants’ engagement in tourism and gender influence on behavioral intention. For this, 183 samples were collected from participants in rural tourism education and used for analysis. The findings indicated that motives for participation in rural tourism education were composed of three factors: personal network, intrinsic satisfaction, and social utility, all of which positively influenced behavioral intention. Personal network most strongly affected behavioral intention, followed by intrinsic satisfaction and social utility. The results show that both participants’ engagement in tourism and gender have a significant effect on behavioral intention. It implies that individual variables including participation motives for education should be considered to induce positive behavioral intentions in rural tourism education. Also needed are special programs or schemes to boost interaction among participants to build networks.
LOS CINCO FOCOS DE LA MAFIA COLOMBIANA (1968-1988) ELEMENTOS PARA UNA HISTORIA
Authors: Betancourt Echeverry Darío
Published: March 2018

En el contexto latinoamericano, Colombia es un país de paradojas: tiene laguerrilla más antigua — surgida antes de la revolución cubana — y la mafia mássui generis: tiene vocación de poder político. En verdad que la coyuntura deviolencia por la que atraviesa actualmente el país, tiene un largo recorridohistórico, producto de una violencia recurrente que se remonta a las guerras civilesdel siglo pasado, pasando por la violencia liberal de 1930, la violencia de loscincuenta (1945-1965), el surgimiento y consolidación del movimiento guerrillero(1960-1970), la bonanza marimbera de los setenta, el refinamiento y comercio decocaína, el paramilitarismo de los ochenta, hasta llegar al actual narcoparamilitarismo.Uno y otro procesos han venido acumulando una estela de odiosy contradicciones no resueltas, que le imprimen complejos acelerantes almomento actual, en el cual el Estado se diluye entre variadas fuerzas en conflictoque le disputan su hegemonía: guerrilla, mafia, derecha (para-militar), narco (paramilitarismo)y diversas formas de delincuencia común.
LA CARA DESGRACIADA DE HEGEL
Authors: Gil Olivera Numas Armando
Published: March 2018

La historia es esencialmente conflicto entre lo decrépito que se niega a morir ylo nuevo que pugna por imponerse. Cada teoría, cada concepción del mundo haexigido por ello sus víctimas, sus mar-tires: Sócrates, Cristo, Servet, G. Bruno,Galileo, Marx, etc., son sólo los símbolos conocidos de una ley histórica que en eltranscurso de los siglos ha acompañado al progreso. Hegel no tiene el honor de haber compartido el destino de los humillados y proscritos. Su pensamiento pudo desarrollarse sin entrar en conflicto con los poderes e ideas reinantes en su tiempo.
ETNOMETODOLOGIA DE LAS LENGUAS Y DE LA TRADUCCION
Authors: Pinto de Cáceres Cecilia
Published: March 2018

Los docentes de lenguas tanto a nivel de la educación superior universitariacomo en secundaria no practican la traducción interpretativa porque carecen deuna formación metodológica adecuada o simplemente rehúsan aplicar cualquiertipo de análisis o de estrategias que vayan contra sus propios principios teóricos1.He ahí el reto al cual debe enfrentarse el sistema educativo colombiano a fin deimplementar la infraestructura que responda a esa necesidad, a través de laUniversidad Pedagógica Nacional.
Actos de habla egocéntricos y altrocéntricos y su relación con raza y clase social: un ejemplo en la obra literaria venezolana
Authors: Gutierrez Rivas Carolina
Published: March 2018

La obra literaria es generadora de conocimiento sobre la lengua y de ella pueden extraerse datos sobre la actividad lingüística en todos sus niveles, incluyendo el pragmático-discursivo. Autores como Brown y Gilman (1989); Gancedo Ruiz (2016); Haverkate (2001); Zamora (2014), entre otros, han llevado a cabo análisis en textos narrativos de ficción. Este tipo de material resulta unafuente de datos accesibles y confiableS para la observación de ciertos patrones lingüísticos, en comparación a los datos que puedan obtenerse de la lengua hablada, cuyo tiempo de recolección resulta poco práctico. Por tanto, el corpus de este trabaj o de investigación es la novela venezolana Ana Isabel, una niña decente, de Antonia Palacios (1949), y se centra en el análisis de aspectos sociopragmáticos, tales como la manifestación de las variables de raza y clase social a través de actos de habla representativos y directivos. Asimismo, empleando la Teoría de la Cortesía (Brown y Levinson, 1987) y los conceptos delineados por Haverkate(2001) se busca definir si estos actos de habla son egocéntricos o altrocéntricos. Por último, se examina el papel de la mitigación en ambos casos. Se verá que, en su mayoría, se hallaron actos habla egocéntricos sin mitigación, lo cual difiere de lo propuesto por Haverkate (2001) en cuanto a la mitigación como acompañante del acto de habla egocéntrico.
Promotion of Differentiated Instruction through a Virtual Learning Environment
Authors: Vargas Parra Marolly Andrea , Rodríguez Orejuela Javier Armando , Mosquera Leonardo Herrera
Published: March 2018

Esta investigación-acción cualitativa tiene como objetivo analizar los efectos de la instrucción diferenciada (id) administrada a travésde un ambiente de aprendizaje virtual (aav) en el proceso de aprendizaje de los estudiantes de inglés. La instrucción diferenciada se entiende como un abordaje que busca fomentar el potencial de cada estudiante, teniendo en cuenta su nivel de preparación, hábitos de aprendizaje, inteligencias múltiples e intereses. Un grupo de 29 estudiantes de una escuela privada participó en este estudio.Se analizaron los datos de los diarios a través del uso de análisis de contenido y técnicas de triangulación con el software Atlas.ti. Como resultado, el id a través del aav (en adelante id-aav) tuvo un impacto positivo en el proceso de aprendizaje de los estudiantes al conocer sus necesidades y aumentar su motivación. Este estudio sugiere que los profesores e investigadores en Colombia deberían implementar el id en sus propias prácticas para entender las ventajas y desventajas de este método. El campo de estudio del ingléscomo lengua extranjera no puede ser la excepción. El abordaje de la id puede constituir una alternativa pedagógica valiosa para el beneficio de los estudiantes.
Una alternativa en la enseñanza de las ciencias
Authors: Caicedo López Humberto
Published: March 2018

Por años se ha discutido la importancia que se debe dar a los contenidos encontraposición a la de los procesos en la enseñanza de las ciencias. Se ha argumentadosi a lo que se debe dar prioridad en la escuela es al aprendizaje del conocimientoacumulado en las ciencias o se debe dar mayor importancia al uso de los métodos queutilizan los científicos en la producción del conocimiento.
¿QUE CELEBRE CONOCIMIENTO ES ESE QUE NOS DEJA SOLO FRENTE A LA MUERTE?
Authors: Armando Gil Numas
Published: March 2018

La criatura humana, para lograr el dominio de la naturaleza, se ha valido de la razón y dela observación del mundo exterior, cuyas leyes son independientes de los deseosdemasiado humanos.En la antigua Grecia, el ser humano empezó interrogando el universo antes depreguntarse por su yo. Por ejemplo, Tales de Mileto interrogó los secretos del cosmos yotros de su época por la misión del agua, del fuego, y el enigma de los astros. “Estospensadores habían considerado al hombre como parte del mundo sensible o del mundointeligible, es decir, como un habitante de estos dos mundos” (1). Hasta que el sabioateniense Sócrates, comenzó a preguntarse por el bien y el mal, el alma y la muerte, laangustia y el pecado. Es decir, a preguntar lo individual del ser humano. Este hombreahora tiene derecho a interrogarse ¿para qué sirve todo ese aparato de dominio sobre elmundo si no le resuelve su angustia?
PERFORMANCE, ATLETISMO, VO2MAX Y TIEMPO DE RESISTENCIA EN LA CINTA RODANTE DE ATLETAS DEL SEXO MASCULINO.
Authors: Vallejo Cuellar Lisímaco , Pedutti Dal Molin Kiss Maria Augusta
Published: March 2018

El seguimiento de la evolución del entrenamiento en el atletismo, ha sido realizadoprincipalmente a partir de la evolución del consumo máximo de oxígeno; con todo, estecriterio se ha mostrado insuficiente para un análisis más objetivo de la evolución,mantenimiento y disminución de la performance. Observamos que el con sumo deoxígeno se estabiliza y la performance continua mejorando. Se han analizado deportistasde nivel departamental y nacional, en diferentes temporadas (precompetitiva, competitivay de transición), y se han realizado tests ergometritos en la bicicleta, en la Cinta rodantecon el test tiempo de resistencia en la cinta rodante (Vallejo, C.L. 1988: Kiss y col. 1987),el cual ha sido utilizado a mejores performances (tiempo) en competiciones diferentesvelocidades, de acuerdo con las de carreras en pista. Fueron estudiados tres grupo delsexo masculino, grupo 1 con un n=3, eran lanzadores, fueron examinados a unavelocidad de15.6 km/h; el grupo 2 era de fondistas n=5 y examinados a una velocidad de18 km/h el grupo 3, n=5 eran velocistas y se evaluaron a una velocidad de 21.6 km/h y elgrupo 4, n=8 a una velocidad de 16.8 km/h, el grupo 5 n=5, corredores de mediadistancia, fueron examinados a una velocidad de 20.4 km/h, el grupo 6, n=5 fue examinadoa una velocidad de 21.6 km/h. Los resultados de la evolución del grupo 1 fuesignificativa, lo que no ocurrió con los demás, hubo aumento, del tiempo de resistencia enla cinta entre las medidas primera y tercera época en todos los subgrupos.
LA ELABORACIÓN DE LOS CONCEPTOS CIENTÍFICOS
Authors: Vélez U Fabio
Published: March 2018

One of the Lines of research of the interinstitutional Doctorat on Education ofSciences, coordinated by the Universidad Pedagogica Nacional, is titled “Elaborationof the scientific Concepts” The present article tries to explain, justify and delimitatethe field of action of the Line. The article is divided in two parts. In the first one, wegive an example of what we understand about such Elaboration. In the second one,we establish the theorical frame of the Lines.
PROBLEMÁTICA EDUCATIVA EN COLOMBIA. EL PAPEL DEL PROFESOR, LO QUE NOS COMPETE
Authors: Chona Duarte Guillermo
Published: March 2018

This article shows an emotional vision about Colombian educational problematic. Itshows the school as a place for both: Knowledge distribution and teacher formation forlife in society. A position is taken about economic indicators, distribution and quality ofthe educational systems. It claims for teachers responsibility.
LAS NOCIONES DE LOS NIÑOS ACERCA DE LO VIVO. IMPLICACIONES DIDÁCTICAS
Authors: Castaño Cuellar Norma Constanza , Leudo Arenas Mireya
Published: March 2018

The article takes some of the results from the research “Biological thinking andcommunicative development in children”. The results indicate that children have acoherent thinking about the notion alive, eventhough it is obviously different from thescientific concept. This coherence is demonstrated when children try to define thenotion of being alive in doing so, they use the most evident traits such as movement.Besides, their thinking gradually pays attention to other characteristics, equally evident,such as growth, feeding needs, reproduction and death.The paper states that in spite of the fact that they have the same age, they are in thesame educational institution and they are in the same grade, this children do not have aunique nor simple criteria, to define the notion of alive. Their thinking is not simple; it hascertain complexity and shows that they have their own vision of the meaning of beingalive. This vision is different from the adult’s vision and, obviously quite different fromthe scientific concept academically accepted. Nevertheless, these children are actuallystructuring ideas about the holistic nature of living beings and their relations with theenvironment.
BIOL 354W - Research Methods in Advance Microbiology v13
Authors: Leon Rosa
Published: March 2018

This protocol series will guide students through the experience of analyzing metagenomic data.
Peer Bonds in Urban School Communities: An Exploratory Study
Authors: Leach Nicole
Published: March 2018

The literature identifies three main types of peer associations: cliques, crowds, and dyadic friendships. When schools create learning communities, an additional type of peer association may emerge that is not based on interactions but instead is based on membership in a shared community. The aim of this study is to qualitatively explore the nature and characteristics of this association, labeled peer bonds. Observational data (n=432) and semi-structured interviews (n=33) were collected in two urban high schools over the course of three academic years. Data were analyzed using the constant comparison method. Findings suggest that there are six characteristics of peer bonds: investment in peer success, shared identity, shared values, pedagogical caring, shared success, and shared failure. The scholarly significance of this study is the expansion of theoretical conceptualizations of peer associations in learning communities while the practical significance is the potential use of a largely underutilized source for academic interventions, peers, by creating school community.
Motivation, Challenges, Support (MCS) Cycle Model for the Development of PBL Tutors
Authors: Constantinou Costas S. , Nicolaou Stella A.
Published: March 2018

Problem-Based Learning (PBL) is well known for enhancing students’ problem-solving skills and teamwork, while the role of PBL tutors is to facilitate discussion rather than teach. This study used four focus groups to explore PBL tutors’ motivation, challenges and support mechanisms, and the relationship between these. The study found that there was a narrative alignment, whereby tutors identified a challenge if it disrupted their motivation to tutor, and support as effective if it addressed the challenge so as to re-establish their motivation. Based on this, we propose the “Motivation, Challenges, Support (MCS) Cycle Model” for the development of PBL tutors.
The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act and the Exemption for Fantasy Sports
Authors: Holden John T.
Published: March 2018

In 2006, Congress passed the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act. Contained within the finance and banking statute designed to curb the ability of gambling websites to process payments was an exemption for certain forms of fantasy sports games. The so-called fantasy sports exemption was widely misperceived as a blanket exemption legalizing all compliant fantasy sports games, this proved to be false as various state attorney generals, beginning in 2015, began to examine whether daily fantasy sports games were compliant with state gambling laws. This brought renewed focus to the statute, which was often credited with inspiring the daily fantasy sports boom. This paper examines the origins of the inclusion of the fantasy sports exemption in proposed statutes pre-dating the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act and examines the archival materials associated with Senator Richard Bryan, who introduced the fantasy sports exemption, and proposes that the fantasy sports amendment may have been included to broach First Amendment concerns rather than to appease the interests of the National Football League or Major League Baseball, as has been suggested previously.
Teorías feministas, abolicionismo y decolonialidad: teorías críticas que cuestionan la efectividad de los derechos de las mujeres
Authors: Saldarriaga Grisales Dora Cecilia , Gómez Vélez Martha Isabel
Published: March 2018

El objetivo principal del artículo es presentar en clave decolonial el proyecto universalista eurocéntrico de los derechos humanos y las maneras en que se entrecruzan las teorías críticas de abolicionismo penal y feminismo, con el fin de mostrar la base patriarcal de estos derechos. En este contexto, el escrito busca concretar la ineficacia del ordenamiento jurídico para garantizar los derechos a las mujeres, pero desde la óptica de tres teorías críticas: la decolonialidad, el feminismo y el abolicionismo. La metodología empleada parte del paradigma cualitativo para el análisis de realidades sociales, con un método hermenéutico, pero desde una visión decolonial, para intentar aplicar enfoques menos rígidos, pero sin mermar el rigor a la investigación social latinoamericana. Para ello, el documento se estructura en cuatro secciones: (i) aportes de los estudios de género; (ii) feminismo como teoría crítica; (iii) perspectiva abolicionista y (iv) decolonialidad como punto de cierre para contribuir a la despatriarcalización del derecho.
La emergencia y aumento del antisemitismo en los gobiernos de Hugo Chávez y su relación con la profundización de las relaciones entre Venezuela e Irán (2005-2013)
Authors: Figueroa Sepúlveda Margarita Tamara
Published: March 2018

A partir de 2004 Venezuela experimenta la emergencia de incidentes antisemitas que iniciaron con el hostigamiento a instituciones y personas de la comunidad judía del país, primero por parte de medios de comunicación y luego del Gobierno de Hugo Chávez. Esta situación se vio fortalecida por la profundización de relaciones con la República Islámica de Irán en 2005, bajo el Gobierno de Mahmud Ahmadineyad.El siguiente artículo analiza la relación entre la emergencia y el aumento del antisemitismo durante los últimos dos mandatos de Hugo Chávez y la profundización de las relaciones entre Venezuela e Irán en el periodo 2005-2013. El objetivo es demostrar cómo la convergencia ideológica ―sustentada en el antiimperialismo― entre los Gobiernos de Chávez y Ahmadinejad explica el desarrollo y aumento del antisemitismo en el Gobierno de Hugo Chávez.Para establecer la relación causal entre los fenómenos, se utilizó una metodología de análisis de seguimiento de procesos, con base en la evidencia empírica proporcionada por fuentes primarias y secundarias. Por consiguiente, se concluye que el antiimperialismo hizo que Israel fuera concebido como enemigo de ambos países, debido a su histórica alianza con Estados Unidos. Esto generó un anti-sionismo en Chávez, su gobierno y simpatizantes del mismo, que llevó a culpar a la comunidad judía venezolana por las acciones de Israel en Medio Oriente, y quienes posteriormente incurrieron en acciones y actitudes antisemitas, pasando desde el hostigamiento a la violencia física hacia personas de la comunidad judía del país.
A hungarikumok szerepe a vidékfejlesztésben Bátya példáján keresztül
Authors: Ritter Krisztián
Published: March 2018

A hungarikumok mint endogén erőforrások szerepét a terület- és vidékfejlesztésben régóta hangsúlyozza a szakirodalom. Egy falukutató tábor keretén belül kifejezetten egy mezőgazdasági terméknek mint endogén erőforrásnak a szerepét vizsgáltuk egy vidéki település, a Kalocsa melletti Bátya esetében, különös tekintettel a foglalkoztatásra, illetve a helyi termék-előállításra. A falu történetében a fűszerpaprika-termesztés kiemelkedő. A primer kutatás eredményei alapján, a mezőgazdaság foglalkoztatási szerepkörének általános visszaesése mellett, a paprikatermesztés ugyan még mindig kimutatható hatással van a település életére, és potenciállal rendelkezik a helyi fejlesztések tekintetében, ugyanakkor az ágazatot érintő problémáknak köszönhetően kérdéses, hogy ezt az endogén tényezőt mennyi ideig tudja megőrizni Bátya.
Női generációk és helyzetük a hazai és uniós munkaerőpiacon
Authors: Szabó Katalin
Published: March 2018

A nők gazdasági szerepe jelentős változásokon ment keresztül az elmúlt évtizedekben Ezenfelül a munkaerőpiacon megfigyelhető egy erőteljes generációváltás, mely jelentős kihívás eléállítja mind a munkáltatókat, mind a munkavállalókat. A generációk különféle jegyekethordoznak, és eltérő elvárásokat támasztanak munkaadóik felé. Jelen tanulmányban a nőigenerációk munkaerőpiaci részvételét vizsgálom Magyarországon nemzetköziösszehasonlításban. A szakirodalmi áttekintést követően az elemzés során az OECD és azEurostat adataira támaszkodom. A rendszerváltást követő drasztikus visszaesést követőenjavult a helyzet, de a nők foglalkoztatása továbbra is elmarad az uniós átlagoktól éscélkitűzésektől.
Physiological parameters of cattle and buffalo in different seasons under different housing modification systems – A review
Authors: Kumar Amit , Kamboj M. L. , Chandra Subhash , Kumar Chandan , Singh Dharmendra , Rather Haneef A.
Published: March 2018

Shelter management is the manipulation of microclimate of the animals to suit best to their welfare reducing climatic stress without affecting much to cost of construction. House should be designed to meet the requirements health and comfort to the animals, convenience and comfort of the operator, efficiency of labour and materials handling and compliance with applicable health regulation. Problems related with the cost of housing,ventilations, scare resources, hygiene, manifestationof disease,behavioural concerns etc. Amelioration of these problems could be achieved by management intervention with respect to various components of housing and installation of cooling system to reduce heat. The major physiological changes involved in this acclimation and acclimatization while animals do acclimatize by gradually adapting to such stressors within their natural environment. During extreme weather condition open sides of shed can be covered temporarily with gunny bags, plastic sheet, bamboo mats, straw panels etc. Area-wise housing strategies for different kinds of the animals can be indentified and evaluated of new housing design to suit for different local condition based on locality available resources in this context could be explored. Also some modification in loose house can be very useful for example, in summer the thatch roofing succeeded in ameliorating heat stress but in winters, modification of floor with sand or rubber mat improved productive performance of dairy animals. Mist foggers, mist fogger with heavy duty dairy fans and ceiling fans are used to reduce thermal load during ambient temperature when body thermoregulation mechanism are not able to maintain normal physiological parameters.
Crop production with limited irrigation: A review
Authors: Reddy S. R. , Nayak Prayasi
Published: March 2018

When water supplies are restricted, so that full evapotranspiration demands cannot be met, limited irrigation is practised. Management strategy of limited irrigation is to optimise production per unit of applied water rather than to maximise yield per unit of land. Principles that help to facilitate limited irrigation strategies can be broadly grouped into three: agricultural water management, crop considerations and agronomic options. When anticipating low water year, choose crops which maximise production with limited water. In decreasing order of efficiency, short season indeterminate and long season indeterminate crops should be chosen judiciously. Deficit irrigation practices, localised irrigation methods, reducing water losses,conjunctive use of water resources etc can help minimise yield losses due to soil moisture stress. Additional agronomic management options that can maximise production include conservation tillage, advancing or delaying planting dates in order to coincide the crop’s critical period with water availability, decreasing plant competition byreducing seeding density and controlling weeds. Available options to address the challenge of limited irrigation have been briefly presented.
Identifying network structure, influencers and social mood in digital spheres: A sentiment and content analysis of down syndrome awareness
Authors: Sani Bozkurt Sunagul
Published: March 2018

Down syndrome is a sensitive subject and one that requires efforts being made to improve conditions for individuals with Down syndrome across multiple dimensions. Social awareness is one of the important dimensions for the inclusion of individuals with Down syndrome. Online spaces, as well as offline spaces, are an important part of our daily lives and these spaces provide numerous opportunities to create, increase and sustain awareness of Down syndrome. From this perspective, this study examines the awareness of Down syndrome in online spaces. With this objective in mind, the research examined 4168 conversations from 2430 individuals that were posted in a microblogging service on World Down Syndrome Day. The research findings indicate that the Down syndrome network is distributed in time and space with diverse backgrounds. Key influencers were those who were already associated with Down syndrome. Furthermore, the social mood for Down syndrome was found to be positive.
An Opinions of secondary school science and mathematics teachers on STEM education
Authors: Yildirim Bekir , TÃ¼rk Cumhur
Published: March 2018

In this study, the opinions of middle school science teachers and mathematics teachers towards STEM education were examined. The research was carried out for 30 hours with 28 middle school science and mathematics teachers who were working in Istanbul during the spring semester of 2016-2017 academic year. 75% of these teachers are female teachers and 25% are male teachers. The study was conducted by the case study method among qualitative research methods. For the determination of the opinions of the secondary school science and mathematics teachers by the researcher, "STEM Interview Form for Teachers" consisting of 8 questions was created. As a result of the analysis, the teachers emphasized that they did not feel sufficient about STEM education. In addition, teachers emphasized that a good STEM teacher should have STEM knowledge, pedagogy knowledge and 21st century skill knowledge. However, they emphasize that STEM education is a useful educational concept but that there may be problems that may be encountered during STEM education. Moreover, it was also found that after the STEM training, teachers had positive changes in their opinions towards Engineering and Technology. Suggestions have been made in the direction of these obtained results.
Presentación
Authors: Litwin Edith
Published: March 2018

El nuevo número que hoy presentamos está dedicado a cuestiones acerca de la tecnología y la educación. Es indudable el impacto que las nuevas tecnologías tienen en los procesos del conocer, el pensar y en los diseños de las instituciones que desarrollan propuestas de enseñanza. Son diversas las investigaciones que muestran este impacto y evidencian cómo los proyectos de educación se han visto reformulados en todo el mundo, por la incorporación de las tecnologías. No se trata del desarrollo de los sistemas de educación a distancia, sino también de las propuestas de la educación presencial. El acceso a la información resulta, por ejemplo, una problemática crucial cuando de conocimientos se trata. La posibilidad de acceder a fuentes impensables, ha introducido el debate en torno a las condiciones y criterios de acceso, credibilidad, pertinencia. Cuestiones políticas se entrelazan con las sociales y cognitivas y generan un debate del mayor interés en este nuevo siglo.
Proyecto de innovación: implementación de un sistema de capacitación virtual
Authors: Méndez Eduardo
Published: March 2018

El artículo presenta la implementación y el desarrollo de un sistema de capacitación corporativa a distancia a través de ambientes virtuales. Se trata de una propuesta de innovación inserta en un importante organismo estatal uruguayo. Ésta implica un significativo cambio de estrategias en la capacitación institucional determinando importantes desafíos a nivel de cultura y cambio organizacional. Se describe la realidad actual de la organización, lo cual permite la comprensión necesaria del ámbito para el cual se diseñó la innovación. En este marco, se fundamenta la relevancia de las acciones propuestas y la metodología empleada. El marco conceptual se construye a partir de diversas áreas disciplinares recibiendo aportes desde la concepción de innovación, la didáctica, el aprendizaje, la educación a distancia y la tecnología educativa. En la metodología se desarrolla el componente de innovación, planteando un segundo componente de investigación a nivel de diseño; éste será incorporado como un factor de evaluación de la innovación en una etapa posterior. Finalmente se describe el estado actual del proyecto, incluyendo los productos ya desarrollados y entregados, así como los pasos a seguir en las siguientes etapas.
La Ciudad En El Cine: Una Perspectiva Mundial
Authors: Edelman David J.
Published: March 2018

Commercial cinema is a worldwide form of entertainment enjoyed by most of the planet’s population and variety of cultures. Films are produced on six continents and marketed successfully internationally. However, cinema is more than a medium for telling stories of adventure, intrigue, comedy and romance. As most of the world’s population now lives in cities, many films take place in urban settings, where a large number of those cities’ physical and social problems are exposed. Commercial film, then, plays a useful role in determining how such issues can be confronted through the lenses of their many countries and cultures. That is, solutions to urban problems must be culturally sensitive. Moreover, as cities dominate life on planet Earth in the 21st century far beyond what their population alone would warrant, they are at the core of some of the most influential films of the last century. This paper, then, is significant in that it looks at some of these urban focused films and identifies the universal themes they consider.
Manejo De Miedo, Estrategias De Afrontamiento Y Cultura Ciudadana Para Prevención De La Violencia
Authors: Valdez Sarah Margarita Chávez , Del Villar Oscar Armando Esparza
Published: March 2018

In this study, an intervention program was designed and evaluated. This paper focuses on identifying beliefs, perceptions, and negative attitudes in the group, in order to continue with the promotion of positive socialemotional coping and the reduction of social fear. This, however, would help to elevate the behaviors of citizen participation and to inhibit antisocial behaviors. A sample of 47 women and 5 men, a total of 52 students from 17 to 21 years, were trained by means of didactic skill of cases and training in conflict management for a period of 11 weeks in a weekend modality. A quasiexperiment was designed using repeated measures, pretest-interventionpostest, and a control group. As a result, an increase in culture and citizen participation was found in the treatment group after 44 hours of intervention. Qualitative data indicate findings regarding group cognitive relations, assertive coping strategies in conflicting social situations, ability to analyze negative feelings, and a decrease in antisocial behavior.
The Church and Constitutional Reforms in Kenya, 1992-2002: A Retrospective-Historical Analysis
Authors: Kapinde Stephen Asol
Published: March 2018

Religious leaders have played a leading role in the struggle for constitutional reforms in Kenya since 1990s.Significantly, they have argued over time that the constitution is the covenant of the nation and the ‘moral placenta’ of any meaningful democratic governance. This article therefore sets out to examine the mid-wifery role of religious leaders in negotiating for constitutional reforms in an attempt at consolidating democratic gains achieved following the repeal of section 2A of the then constitution on 19th December, 1991. The article is alive to the fact that the struggle for constitutional change in Kenya was an ‘hybrid enterprise’ which empirically cannot be analyzed by a single actor, entity or factor since many groups whether religious or civil society contributed in their own way in fighting for civil liberties and human rights. Methodologically, this is a retrospectivehistorical analysis of the contribution of the Church in the wider debate of constitutional making process between 1992 and 2002. The central question being addressed is on how the Church played out its activism in the glamour for constitutional reforms. It sets out on the premise that their activism towards constitutional reforms was undergirded by reconstruction paradigm as articulated by African Theo-philosophers such as Jesse Ndwiga Mugambi. Reconstruction paradigm is a theological trajectory that builds on the Ezra- Nehemiah motif. The article relies on archival sources as well as seven indepth oral interviews with key informants.
Travel and Leisure Activities, Motivation and Behavior of Young Bangladeshi Tourists
Authors: Md. Nafi Shohel , Ahmed Tanvir
Published: March 2018

The purpose of this study is to find the motivational factors and travelling patterns of young tourists at home and abroad. Leisure activity and vacations aren’t considered as luxury anymore. In their busy life Vacation is one of the core elements of mental support system. Despite an increasing interest in the market size of young travelers, economic potential and their desire to travel, relatively little is known about their travel motivation, expectation and intention. Therefore, this study aims to provide insights of young Bangladeshi travelers’ lifestyles and travel intentions. This study mainly focuses on the behavioral and motivational aspects of the tourists when they choose a vacation and in a vacation. The survey questionnaire is divided into three sectors; first part focuses on the demographic characteristics of the respondents, second part focuses on the motivational and behavioral aspects of young tourists; third part describes the travel motivation and behavior of outbound tourists. The sample of 200 young tourists has been selected based on Simple Random Sampling method to collect data. The survey data are being analyzed in a descriptive manner. SPSS 20.0 software has been used to analyze the primary data. This study used frequency analysis, table and chart to analysis data. The study suggests that the way of leisure spending have been altering over the period of time. The vibrant young travelers of Bangladesh are bringing their constructive influence in this business for the last decade with their ever changing test and demand being constantly updated with worldwide trend.
The Representation of Women in USA Sports, Sports Administrative, and Team Sports Leadership
Authors: Aly Ezzeldin R , Breese Kathryn
Published: March 2018

Woods (2016, p. 311) stated “For centuries, sports participated in assigning a limited role to women by excluding them from participation and resisting efforts to include them.” Women have had to struggle when it comes to sport leadership positions. Women are not usually found in higher level jobs in sport, but they tend to have positions in lower management or lower profile positions. This study is a compilation of research into how people within collegiate athletics in the United States feel about women’s employment status in the field. A pilot interview was created and administered to three women: an athletic director, an athlete, and a professor at Florida A &M University. A surveywas created and administered to 30 subjects that have careers in sport leadership positions. The questions were divided into five categories consisting of representation, coaching, equal pay, and team sports. The survey showed that there are mixed feelings in the profession. Two-thirds of the subjects thought that there was a lack of female leadership within team sports. A little over half of the subjects thought that men were more successful in the areas of leadership, coaching, equal pay, representation, and team sports. By identifying the issues that women are facing when heading into this profession, the researchers identified what actions need to take place in order to resolve the problems discovered. In turn, this would create more opportunities and more qualified female candidates for positions in sports administration and team sports leadership in the United States.
Control Estadístico de la media con datos Censurados a intervalo
Authors: Conto López Romario , González Álvarez Nelfi
Published: March 2018

En ocasiones, durante el monitoreo de procesos no es posible realizar mediciones exactas sobre las unidades observadas, por lo que se deberá trabajar con observaciones censuradas y, debido a esto, no sería apropiada una aplicación directa de las cartas de control tipo Shewhart tradicionales. Teniendo en cuenta esta situación, se debe recurrir a cartas de control que consideren el tipo de censura presente y una distribución adecuada para los datos. Para el caso de monitoreo sobre datos con censura a intervalo, bajo un esquema de inspección donde las unidades buenas son las que quedan censuradas y por ende se presenta alta censura en estado estable del proceso, se proponen tres cartas de control para X ̄ , donde en cada una se imputa la censura de manera diferente, asumiendo distribución normal para la variable cuya media se con- trola, y censura tipo I. En la primera carta, cada observación censurada se reemplaza por el valor esperado condicional (CEV), en la segunda, se remplaza por el valor del límite superior de censura, y en la tercera, se remplaza por un valor aleatorio de una uniforme dentro del intervalo de censura. Mediante simulación se estudia la potencia en la detección de desviaciones de la media para las cartas propuestas y se compara con la carta Shewhart tradicional que ignora la censura.
The opinions of school principals on decentralization in education
Authors: Şahin Ahmet
Published: March 2018

The study aims to determine the opinions of school principals on
decentralization in education. Phenomenological research design was used in the
study. The purposive sampling methods of convenience and criterion samplings
were used together. The study group was composed of six volunteer principals.
The data were collected through individual face-to-face interviews using a
semi-structured form. Descriptive analysis and inductive content analysis were
used. In conclusion, from a holistic perspective, most of the participants
found the concept of decentralization to be close to full autonomy which is
usually perceived as dangerous in terms of the unitary state structure.
Therefore, they have more centralized attitudes towards educational processes
other than financing and infrastructure support regarding decentralization in
education. This is indeed an indication that concerns regarding
decentralization in education are high. The participants think that
decentralization will not harm our national identity and the national education
structure is beneficial.
Assessment of the Impact of External Borrowing on the Economic Growth of the Developing Countries - Nigerian Experience
Authors: Akinwunmi Adeboye Akanni , Adekoya Rosemary Bukola
Published: March 2018

This paper examines the impact of foreign borrowing on the economic growth of the developing nations using Nigeria as a case study. Time series data from 1985 and 2015 were sourced from Central Bank of Nigeria Statistical Bulletin and other related journals. Data sourced were analyzed using Durbin Watson auto correlation to test for the reliability of the data and diagnostic tests such as unit root test (Augmented Dickey Fuller) and Johansen co-integration to test for the non-stationary of the data and long run relationship between the dependent and independent variables. OLS multiple regressions were used as estimation technique to test for the relationship between the explanatory variables and economic growth. The study revealed that there is significant relationship between economic growth, exports, capital investment and debt service payment but external debt and exchange rate have a significant inverse relationship with economic growth. The study concludes that, capital investment, exports and debt service payment have impact on economic growth but external debt and exchange rate do not. Therefore, the study recommends that, purpose of borrowing should be considered important while channeling the borrowed funds and efficient utilization of the funds to solve the purpose by which it was acquired will go a long way to impact growth on the economy of the country.
Infant and Child Mortality Status of Bangladesh: A Study on Demographic and Health Survey
Authors: Hossain Amzad , Islam Samiul , Munira Serajum , Farzana Sakiba , Sarker Swati , Ahmed Razu , Sarker Mostafa Kamal , . Aktaruzzaman
Published: March 2018

The objective of the study is to review in order to gain a better understanding of current status and achievement of child health and infant mortality related MDG’s status from 2000 to 2014 in Bangladesh. In this regard, the study intends to review and analyze the MDG achievements status of Bangladesh mainly published by UNDP and BDHS. Building on the United Nations (UN) global conference of the 1990s, the United Nations Millennium Declaration 2000 marked a strong commitment which was adopted by 147 Heads of states, were what have become known as the eight Millennium Development Goals (UNDP, 2014). The overall proportion of birth attended by skilled health personnel increased by more than eight folds in the last two decades, from 5.0% in 1991 to 43.5% in 2012-2013 (MDG Report 2014). In this circumstance, the committed target for Bangladesh is to reduce to 143 by 2015. On the contrary, many national and international reports projected that in case of under-five year mortality, Bangladesh can be able to reach at 54 deaths per thousand live-births while the target is to reduce to 48 by 2015. Bangladesh has made considerable progress in child survival rate as the mortality has declined rapidly over the last 10-12 years. The successful programs for immunization, control of diarrheal disease and vitamin-A supplementation are considered to be the most significant contributors to the decline in child and infant deaths. MDG report 2014 says that despite these progresses, there still remain challenges. While the mortality rates have declined substantially, inequalities in terms of access and utilization of health services among the populations still need to be addressed. To improve the MDG-5, some aspects such as unhealthy environment’s impact on childhood diseases, poor uses of maternal healthcare services, different types of injury risks, high malnutrition and various technical, non-technical and administrative loopholes can be under highly considered. Greater efforts are particularly required in populous countries with mortality. In addition to medical and nutritional factors, improvement in other areas- notably education, access to safe water and adequate sanitation, adequate food, child protection and women’s empowerment will also improve prospects for child survival and development. This paper also suggests that achievement in child mortality is positive but accomplishment of immunization is very much demanding. In conclusion, the health related MDGs are closely interrelated and require a joint and comprehensive approach. Although some progress has been made, it is uneven and there are much more remains to be done.
Local Site Effects Evaluation Using Microtremor Measurements at North Side of Pandan Mountain
Authors: Hidayat Samsul , Warnana Dwa Desa , Koesuma Sorja , Cari C
Published: March 2018

Disaster mitigation has been undertaken to reduce the impact of loss or damage caused by the earthquake. For disaster mitigation purpose, it is necessary to conduct a local geological assessment. The horizontal to vertical spectral ratio (HVSR) of microtremor analysis is very popular in the context of seismic micro-zonation. Microtremor method is cheap, data acquisition is easy, and does not cause noise, so suitable for use in residential areas. This research aims to determine the distribution of the natural frequency value, the amplification factor value, and the soil vulnerability index value. This study was conducted geographically between 7°26'17.45" – 7°26'53.16" S and 111°47'14.76" – 111°48'7.06" E. Data processing using HVSR analysis method on Easy HVSR software. The results showed that the natural frequency (fo) values range 0,95 Hz to 8,3 Hz and the amplification factor values range 2,05 to 8,67. From the result data of the natural frequency and the amplification factor, the soil vulnerability index can be calculated. The vulnerability index (Kg) value ranges from 1,09 to 68,33. The northeast side of the study area is indicated as a weak zone where have high potential to damage when the earthquake occurred.