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Camping Services as a Perspective Direction for Improving the Hotel Industry in the Southern Region of Ukraine
Authors:   Kherson State University, Furdak M. M.
Published: May 2022

The purpose of the article is to study the current state of functioning of campsites as collective means of accommodation in the south of Ukraine, as well as to define the prospects for the further development of camping services there as a factor in improving the hotel economy of the southern region of Ukraine, taking into account its resource potential. Studying, analyzing and generalizing the scientific work of domestic scholars on the organization of the hotel industry of Ukraine as a whole and the functioning of such collective means of accommodation as campsites in particular, it was concluded that in the scientific literature precisely the campsites suffered extremely insufficient attention. Thus, the issue of influencing the improvement of camping services as part of the modern country’s hotel industry, the development and distribution of which is currently dictated by time, is not covered. In its course, the study highlights the status of campsites development and the range of camping services provided in developed countries of Europe and the USA; a comparative analysis of these issues as to Ukraine is carried out. It is analyzed and substantiated that the natural geographical capabilities of Ukraine, including its southern region, today are used only partially for the development of the hotel business, and the camping industry is just starting to become shaped. A number of deterrents and risks for the development of the camping services market in Ukraine at the present stage are identified. According to the results of the study, it is concluded that the introduction of such a specific type of tourist product as camping services, taking into account the natural and recreational resource, will improve the hotel industry of the southern region of Ukraine and bring it to a new, modern level in accordance with the requirements and challenges of today.
The Economic-Organizational Provision for the Development of Ukrainian Tourism Sector
Authors:   Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University, Dmytryshyn L. I. , Havdei S. V. ,   Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University
Published: May 2022

The article is aimed at adapting the world experience in terms of supporting the tourism industry in the context of the pandemic and developing a methodology for economic-organizational provision for the development of the tourism sector of Ukraine. The analysis of world experience indicates such priority spheres of policy to support the tourism sector as protection of tourism industry workers, fiscal support and provision for liquidity of tourist facilities. At the same time, the instruments for the economic-organizational development of the tourism sector include the balance of interests of every tourist in particular and tourism sector in general, the support of small and medium-sized enterprises in the tourism sector, the formation of mechanisms for the renovation of tourism sector. The dominant tendency in the tourism industry remains the digitization of tourist services and the transfer of a significant part of advertising activities to the global network Internet. The emphases on ensuring sustainable development related to environmental protection and climate are shifting. The measures related to the promotion of new tourist services in the context of the formation of a holistic image of countries or regions, provision for high-quality jobs in the tourism sector as counteraction to high turnover of workers and the problem of seasonality of services appear to become relevant. An analysis of the situation in the tourism sector indicates the actualization of the transition to local and regional values. Taking into account the fact that in Ukraine the tourism sector is represented mainly by small and medium-sized enterprises, a number of measures are proposed to support such enterprises, including the scheme of the State-issued tourist vouchers; the State-based financial support of enterprises; improvement of regulations governing the tourism business; optimization of quarantine security measures and the creation of a special online platform for supporting tourism sector enterprises. The focus is on developing systemic solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises in the tourism sector, taking into account their critical role in solving employment problems and development of innovations.
Changing the Paradigm of Financial Market Regulation
Authors:   Kyiv National Economic University named after V. Hetman, Prymostka L. O. , Krasnova I. V. ,   Kyiv National Economic University named after V. Hetman, Prymostka O. O. ,   Kyiv National Economic University named after V. Hetman, Shevaldina V. H. ,   Kyiv National Economic University named after V. Hetman
Published: May 2022

The modern financial market is a complex and dynamic mechanism that is being rapidly digitalized, new innovative technologies are emerging that change the nature of financial business and the relations between participants. All these phenomena expand the range of challenges and risks, and the threat of their implementation causes the need to change the paradigm of regulation of the financial market. A review of expert studies and conclusions showed that traditional prudential regulation mechanisms are not able to take into account the currrent changes and challenges. The article is aimed at forming a holistic view of determinants and challenges that lead to the need to change the paradigm of financial market regulation, as well as substantiation of the components of the new model of consolidated regulation and supervision. The necessity of forming a risk-oriented model of proportional regulation, focused on preventing growing threats and challenges of the digitalized financial market and its stabilization, is substantiated. It is specified that the evolution of approaches to regulation took place with different dynamics – from simple to synergistic, from adaptive to bifurcation-based, from limited to inclusive. The main determinants of the changes are asserted the following: financial and digital globalization, deregulation, development of information-communication technologies and innovations, digitalization of the market, volatility of market parameters, system risks. It is substantiated that the paradigm shift should take place on the principle of complementarity of traditional monetary policy, prudential and macroprudential regulation on the basis of consolidated supervision and the suptech (Supervisory Technologies). The basis of the new consolidated regulatory model should be a risk-oriented proportional approach that focuses on the volumes and levels of risks taken by different financial institutions. At that, it is expected that the proportionality of regulatory requirements depending on the types of instruments, operations and the level of risk taken will contribute to ensuring market stability, protecting consumers of financial services and stimulating the development of financial business. Prospect for further research is to substantiate the methods and instruments of a proportional risk-oriented regulation.
The Theoretical-Substantive Characterization of Determining the Business Model of a Bank with the State Participation
Authors:   University of Banking, Rudevska V. I.
Published: May 2022

Modern Ukrainian banks with the State participation have different goals and functional purposes in their content, which continue to change in accordance with the transformation of the strategy of management of the banking system’s public sector. However, they play an increased social role, should stimulate the country’s economic growth processes and are now system important banks. In such a situation, the definition of an adequate business model of a bank with the State participation becomes relevant for the research of scholars and the implementation of results in the practical field. Banking institutions are subject to changes in the business model depending on external economic factors, which can be due to both changes in market needs and changes in the competitive environment or normative-legal regulation. This situation in the future can lead not only to changes in the business architecture of the banking sector, but also to impact the pace of economic growth of the country. The article considers modern approaches to the definition and distribution of banks with the State participation according to business models. The study of existing approaches to determining the business models of banks with the State participation in Ukraine allowed to define that the proposed methods are based on the indicators of financial statements of banks and make use of cluster analysis instruments. The proposed author’s improvement of the content of the concepts of «bank with the State participation» and «business model of the bank with the State participation» defined the direction of development of the categorical apparatus, which should specify the object of research, taking into account its functionality and its system and socioeconomic significance for the banking sector and the economy of Ukraine. The article substantiates the author’s view on the classification of banks with the State participation in business models, taking into account the vector of economic growth of the country.
Student-Interpreters’ Foreign Proper Noun Pronunciation Errors in English-Arabic and Arabic-English Media Discourse Interpreting
Authors: Al-Jarf Reima
Published: May 2022

This study aimed to explore the types of pronunciation errors that student interpreters make in pronouncing foreign Proper Nouns during English-Arabic and Arabic-English Liaison Interpreting, the pronunciation error strategies that students utilize when they encounter unfamiliar Proper Nouns in media discourse, and the factors that affect students’ incorrect pronunciation of foreign Proper Nouns. A corpus of foreign Proper Noun pronunciation errors was collected from interpreting tests and in-class practice. Error analysis showed that students have difficulty identifying and discriminating one or more phonemes in foreign Proper Nouns such as Rio di Janeiro, Paraguay, Abuja, Davos, Scandinavia, Missouri, Helsinki, Crimea, Al Gore, and Yuan, whether such words were heard in English or Arabic. Whenever the students heard an unfamiliar Proper Noun, they produced (made up) nonsense words that rhyme with the unfamiliar source words as in *Dagos, *Dados, *Dabos which they provided for Davos; *lizouri, *rozouri, *kansouri, *mansouri instead of Missouri; and *Scinavia for Scandinavia. Sound analogy was also used in producing equivalent for unfamiliar Proper Nouns. Volcanoes and *burkini were provided as equivalents for Balkans and *NADO for NATO.  They reduced, i.e., deleted part of the Proper Noun, whether it is a vowel, consonant or even a syllable as in *Buja instead of Abuja, United *State, *Izheimer, *Philippine, *Parkins, *Bloomber probably because of the length of the words and poor short-term memory. Phonemes were changed and substituted by a longer or shorter vowel, by another consonant or another syllable as in Dracula /dracola/, /gri:k/; Sergey Lavrov /sergi la:vro:v/; *snab shat, *Uzbakistan, *foks fagon, Ukraine /ʊkrɜ:rɪə/, /sinofa:rm/. The Arabic pronunciation was retained and overgeneralized in Eiffel Tower /i:fəl/ or /i:vəl/, *Ardoghan, *Anadol, and *Athina.  A vowel was inserted to break the consonant clusters in *Beligrade, *Bangaladesh, *Barazil, *Danimark, *Kazakhistan, *Uzbakistan, *Shangahai, *Tarafalgar. Syllables were reversed in *Serbrenica and *ALESCO. Most pronunciation errors in interpreting are attributed to lack of knowledge of Proper Nouns commonly occurring in the media. Knowledge of the similarities and differences in Proper Noun pronunciation in English and Arabic and extra practice using online videos, podcasts, mobile apps, and TED Talks are needed in Liaison Interpreting instruction.
IMPACT OF GOVERNMENT PURCHASE PRICE POLICY ON GRAIN REQUESTS AND OFFERS IN RIAS VILLAGE, TOBOALI SUBDISTRICT, SOUTH BANGKA REGENCY
Authors: Nopriansyah Leta , Agustina Fournita , Setiawan Iwan
Published: May 2022

Rias Village is one of the villages in the South Bangka Toboali Subdistrict which wasestablished by the Bangka Belitung Provincial Government as a rice barn. The governmentthrough the South Bangka Regent chose Rias Village as an area of food security and plannedto build an agricultural market as an effort to increase the welfare of citizens. This study aimsto analyze the impact of the government's purchase price policy on grain demand and supplyin Rias Village, Toboali Subdistrict, South Bangka Regency and analyze the effectiveness ofgovernment purchase price policies compared to government purchase price policies thatpreviously applied to grain sales at farm level. This research was conducted in September2018 until July 2019 in Rias Village, Toboali Subdistrict, South Bangka Regency. The researchmethod used is the survey method. The sampling method used is quota sampling withsamples of lowland rice farmers. The number of samples of paddy rice farmers is 98 people.Data analysis method uses qualitative analysis (Paired Sample t Test). The results of the studyshow the policy of purchasing government grain before 2015 and after 2015 throughPresidential Regulation No.5 of 2015 did not have a significant impact or difference on thedemand and supply of grain in the Rias Village of Toboali Sub-District. The policy ofpurchasing government grain through Presidential Regulation No.5 of 2015 gives a differenceto the selling value of farmers despite a decline in production levels after 2015 due to pest anddisease attacks on rice farmers so that the policy can be said to be effective and useful forfarmers to guarantee prices grain at the farmer level.
DAMPAK REVITALISASI PASAR TRADISIONAL TERMINAL TOBOALI TERHADAP PENDAPATAN PEDAGANG DAN RESPON KONSUMEN DI KABUPATEN BANGKA SELATAN
Authors: Yansyah Fikri , Evahelda Evahelda , Pranoto Yudi Sapta
Published: May 2022

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan pendapatan dan responkonsumen dalam kegiatan revitalisasi pasar tradisional terminal Toboali.Penelitian ini dilakukan di pasar tradisional terminal kelurahan ToboaliKabupaten Bangka Selatan mulai bulan Februari 2019 sampai dengan Juli 2019.Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah metode survei. Metode penarikancontoh menggunakan teknik simple purposive sampling untuk penentuanresponden konsumen sebanyak 90 orang dan pedagang sebanyak 30 responden,serta metode pengolahan dan analisis data menggunakan analisis deskriptifkualitatif dan uji beda rata-rata sampel berpasangan (paired t-test). Hasil penelitianmenunjukan adanya kegiatan revalisasi gedung lama dan penambahan bangunanbaru. Pendapatan pedagang sebelum dan setelah kegiatan revitalisasi pasar yaitusebesar Rp. 6.339.376.83 per bulan, serta respon konsumen dalam kegiatanrevitalisasi pasar tradisional dalam aspek fisik yaitu perbaikan insfratuktur danpemeliharaan bangunan pasar angka indeks yang didapatkan yaitu sebesar 76,44persen, peningkatan kebersihan lingkungan pasar didapatkan angka indeks yaitusebesar 77,78 persen, peningkatan pengamanan dan penertiban pasar didapatkanangka indeks sebesar 71,73% dan pemetaan dan pembinaan pedagang didapatkanangka indeks sebesar 81 persen.
THE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY OF BUMDES PELIKAS IN TELAK BANGKA BARAT
Authors: Suherpi Suherpi , Setiawan Iwan , Pranoto Yudi Sapta
Published: May 2022

BUMDes is a village-owned enterprise formed based on the wants andneeds of the community. BUMDes PELIKAS pepon water gallon unit is one ofthe BUMDes located in Telak Village, formed based on the desires and needs ofthe community for drinking water which has so far been the source ofcommunity drinking water during the dry season. Marketing of new BUMDesPELIKAS drinking water products around Telak Village and seeing the conditionof the emergence of new competitors, BUMDes PELIKAS needs strategies tomaintain and develop its business. The purpose of this study is to describe theimplementation stage of the establishment and development strategy ofBUMDes. The research method used is the case study method. The study wasconducted at BUMDes PELIKAS gallon water depot unit in Telak Village, fromOctober 2019 to July 2020. Data collection techniques were through interviews,observations, and library research, while the analysis tools used qualitativedescriptive, and SWOT. The results showed that the implementation of thePELIKAS BUMDes through deliberations with the stage of choosing the type ofbusiness, the formation of organizations, and the formulation of the statutes ofthe household (AD / ART). The development strategy that can be carried out byBUMDes PELIKAS gallon water depot units is to increase production to expandmarketing, differentiate services, create social media advertisements for partners,buy vehicles, make halal certificates, add employees and schedule work hours,offer cooperation in shops , diversifying products, sticking hygienic certificates inwater gallon depots, installing banners around the BUMDes environment, raisingsalaries and providing incentives.
Research at the central regional library: The history and the subject scope at the present stage
Authors: Andronenko O. V. , Ruksha G. L.
Published: May 2022

The purpose of this article is to identify new trends in the research activities of regional libraries of the Russian Federation. The authors analyze in detail the documents that provide the legislative and regulatory framework for research activities of libraries. The authors emphasize that the well-defined legal status of central scientific libraries and their mandate are to support clear understanding of the concept of their research activities. Currently, the research activities are actualized in diverse formats. Library scientists have not achieved the uniform understanding of the object of these activities. Using the example of the State Universal Scientific Library of the Krasnoyarsk Kray [Territory], the content and main directions of modern scientific library practice are characterized; the number of general research patterns inherent to larger Russian libraries are revealed; and features related to regional specifics are identified. The authors suggest what the main motivations in choosing the thematic focus of library research are. At the present stage, these are: the national project “Culture” and the issues related to COVID-19 pandemic situation.

Based on the analysis of various approaches to understand the research activities of libraries, the authors conclude that there is a need for comprehensive revision of content and formats of scientific activities of central regional libraries.
Reliability of references to scientific publications: Where myths and inaccuracies originate
Authors: Bobrov L. K.
Published: May 2022

Dynamics of national and world publication activity demonstrate that the number of publications on reliability of scientific information in various fields of knowledge has increased in recent years. In the Scopus database, almost three quarters of publications related to the reliability of scientific information belong to the field of medicine, engineering and computer science; in the Web of Science the distribution across thematic areas proves to be relatively even, while in the RSCI the largest number of publications is concentrated in the area of economics.

The author provides evidence that multiple references to a publication cannot guarantee its quality, moreover they even do not constitute a conclusive evidenceon the publication existence. The author refers to the situation around the monograph by Carl Martin Wiig that has been repeatedly cited in the RSCI. The monograph was allegedly translated into Russian and published in Russia in 1986. However, after searching for information in various e-catalogs, databases and clarification received from Professor K. Wiig, the existence of this monograph was rebutted. The information on the monograph was published by Russian Wikipedia in 2011, which gave the occasion for referring to the monograph in various articles, textbooks, etc. The author emphasizes that the overtrust in information loaded to Wikipedia gives rise to various myths and inaccuracies.
Assessing library performance
Authors: Pilko I. S. , Mukhamedieva S. A.
Published: May 2022

The approach to assess library performance was approbated; the results are discussed. The proposed instruments enable to calculate several indicators of social, technological, economic and organizational efficiency as well as summary efficiency index. This method enables to define whether the library goals are achieved, to relate the results to invested resources, to evaluate process satisfaction degree. The authors suggest alternative indicators for normal and extreme circumstances (e. g. during COVID-19 pandemic). The assessment is based on the indicators included into 6-NK statistical standard (Public Library Report) as well as the indicators used in plans, reports, analytical reviews to be submitted to founders, central libraries, or regional authorities. The methods require no extra information or special research. Its stage-by-stage description makes them replicable, which is evidenced by approbation results presented by many libraries. The element index enables to measure the indicators, to analyze and compare them, and to make informed managerial, strategic and political decisions. The universal method can be applied irrespective of library type, status, and departmental subordination.
Barriers and Facilitators of Educational Sustainability: Metaphorical Perceptions and Views of Teachers
Authors: SEZEN-GÜLTEKİN Gözde , ARGON Türkan
Published: May 2022

UNESCO underlines that it should be known that educational sustainability is an integral part of education that requires participatory teaching and learning methods that motivate and empower learners to change their behaviours and act for sustainable development for lifelong learning to provide a quality system. This study aimed to reveal metaphors, barriers, and facilitators on educational sustainability based on the teachers’ views. For this aim, the study was designed with a phenomenology pattern. The study group was selected through purposeful criterion sampling and consisted of teachers. For collecting data, a semi-structured interview was used. The findings showed that (a) educational sustainability was perceived metaphorically as continuity, order, executive action, resilience, goal orientation, (b) education policies, stakeholders, management style, environment, and change were barriers to educational sustainability; (c) education system, improvement of administrative processes, building a future-oriented structure, increasing quality, breaking the influence of politics in education, following the developments and considering common values should be carried out to eliminate these barriers; (d) educational policies, creating opportunities and administrative actions were both facilitators and practices to increase these facilitators for educational sustainability.
The Mediating Role of Leader-Member Exchange on the Relationship between Organizational Commitment and Organizational Cynicism among School Counselors
Authors: TÜMKAYA Songül , SARPKAYA Ayse
Published: May 2022

The study aims to examine the mediatory role of leader-member exchange in the relationship between organizational commitment and Organizational cynicism among school counsellors. The research group consists of 171 school counsellors (109 females and 62 males). Data related to organizational commitment “Organizational Commitment Scale”, organizational cynicism “Organizational Cynicism Scale”, leader-member exchange “Leader-Member Exchange Scale”, were conducted. The study was used in AMOS 26 program for mediation analysis. Bootstrapping procedures were applied to analyze the significance of indirect effects. The result of this research revealed that leader-member exchange was found to be partially mediated in the relationship between organizational commitment and organizational cynicism in school.
The Mediating Role of Locus of Control in the Effect of Organizational Justice on Organizational Cynicism in School Organizations
Authors: BAHADIR Muhammed , LEVENT Faruk
Published: May 2022

In this study, the mediating role of locus of control in the effect of organizational justice on organizational cynicism in schools was examined. The research started with a detailed literature review, and information on the definitions and theories of organizational justice, organizational cynicism and locus of control in the literature was obtained, and a research model was created by developing hypotheses in line with this information. This research was carried out with 385 participants determined by simple random sampling method among teachers working in public schools. Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) analyzes of the obtained data were performed using SPSS and AMOS statistical package programs. As a result of the analysis, it was determined that there is a negative relationship between organizational justice and organizational cynicism, and that locus of control plays a mediating variable in the relationship between organizational justice and organizational cynicism.
The Effect of Project Approach-Based Education on Children’s Early Literacy Skills
Authors: AKYOL Tugce , ŞENOL Fatma Betül , CAN YAŞAR Münevver
Published: May 2022

In this study, it was aimed to determine the effect of project-based education on children's early literacy skills. Experimental design with pretest-posttest control group was used in the research. The study group of the research consisted of a total of 36 children in the experimental (n: 18) and control (n: 18) groups, who attended independent kindergartens affiliated to the Ministry of National Education in the city center of Afyon, which were randomly selected from the population. As a data collection tool in the study, the "General Information Form" developed by the researchers to collect personal information about children and families (gender, number of siblings, duration of pre-school education, parents' ages, educational status, occupation) and to evaluate early literacy skills the “Test of Early Literacy” (TEL) developed by Kargın, Güldenoğlu and Ergül (2015) were used. A project-based education program was applied to the children in the experimental group, 3 days a week for 8 weeks. A statistically significant difference was found between the pre-test and post-test mean scores of the children in the experimental and control groups from all of the TEL and its sub-dimensions, in favor of the scores they got from the posttest. Due to the positive change in the experimental and control groups, the pre-test and post-test score differences of the children in the experimental and control groups were compared. As a result of the comparison, a statistically significant difference was found in favor of the experimental group.
The Investigation of The Effect of Secure Attachment to Mother on Self-Perception In Middle Childhood
Authors: ÖZYÜREK Arzu , ÇETİN Asya
Published: May 2022

Bu çalışmada ilkokul 5.sınıf öğrencilerinin annelerine güvenli bağlanmalarıyla benlik algıları arasındaki ilişkinin incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Çalışma gurubunu 12-13 yaşında 431 ortaokul 5.sınıf öğrencisi örneklemi oluşturmuştur. Verilerin toplamada Piers Harris’in Çocuklarda Öz-Kavramı Ölçeği (PHÇÖKÖ) ve Kerns Güvenli Bağlanma Ölçeği-KGBÖ kullanılmıştır. Veri analizinde iki ölçüm seti arasındaki ilişkinin belirlenmesinde korelasyon katsayısından ayrıca veri eğilimlerinin tahmini için sınıflama modeli ve sınıflama tekniklerinden karar ağacı CHAID algoritmasından yararlanılmıştır. Sonuç olarak; orta çocukluk döneminde anneye güvenli bağlanmanın ve benlik algısının babanın mesleği ile ilişkili olduğu; aile yapısı, doğum sırasının ve cinsiyetin çocuğun benlik algısında önemli değişkenler olduğu saptanmıştır. Orta çocuklukta anne-çocuk güvenli bağlanma örüntüsün yüksek benlik algısı geliştirmeye etki ettiği bulunmuştur.
The Examination of the Relationship Between Teacher Autonomy and Teacher Leadership through Structural Equation Modeling
Authors: KARA Mevlüt , BOZKURT Bayram
Published: May 2022

This study aimed to examine the relationship between teacher autonomy and teacher leadership. With this purpose in mind, a predictive correlational research method, was adopted. The study was carried out with 571 teachers who were determined through a simple random sampling technique among those working in Turkey during the 2020-2021 academic year. The Teacher Autonomy Scale developed by Çolak & Altınkurt (2017) was used to determine teachers’ perception of teacher autonomy, and the Teacher Leadership Scale developed by Beycioğlu & Aslan (2010) was exploited for their perception of teacher leadership. Descriptive analyses such as mean and standard deviation were estimated to determine teachers’ perceptions of autonomy and leadership. Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient and structural equation modeling (SEM) were employed to control the relationship between teacher autonomy and teacher leadership. As a result of the study, the participants’ teacher autonomy and teacher leadership perceptions were found to be at higher levels. Moreover, it was established that there was a positive and significant relationship between teacher autonomy and teacher leadership, and teacher autonomy was found to be among the factors explaining teacher leadership. Therefore, it can be alleged that teacher autonomy should be promoted to reveal the leadership skills of teachers.
Investigation of the Effectiveness of Augmented Reality and Modelling Based Teaching in "Solar System and Eclipses" Unit
Authors: BABA Aslıhan , ZORLU Yusuf , ZORLU Fulya
Published: May 2022

This study was aimed to investigate the effectiveness of augmented reality and modelling based teaching in the "Solar System and Eclipses" unit. The pretest-posttest quasi-experimental design model was used in this study. For three weeks, the "Solar System and Eclipses" unit of the Science course was taught to the experimental group using modelling based teaching and augmented reality applications, and, in the control group, the existing science curriculum was followed. The study group consists of 22 students who were in the 6th grade in the 2020-2021 academic year in a secondary school affiliated with the Ministry of National Education. Data collection tools in this study were administered “Academic Achievement Test”, “21st-Century Skills Scale”, and “Augmented Reality Applications Attitude Scale”. The application of augmented reality and modelling based teaching in covering the "Solar System and Eclipses" unit was positively affected students' learning and increased their levels of success, improved the 21st-century skills and improved attitudes towards augmented reality applications. Studies on the use of augmented reality applications and modelling based teaching in different Science course units of different grades of secondary school that will contribute positively to the literature are recommended.
An Artistic Approach to Secondary School Students’ Process of Discovering Scientists: Theatre and Science
Authors: ÖCAL Erdinç
Published: May 2022

The aim of this study was to examine the effects of science theatre plays on secondary school students’ attitudes towards the subject of science and their views on scientists. The study was conducted with 38 seventh grade secondary school students over a six-month period. The “Scale of Attitudes Towards the Subject of Science” and “Opinion Survey About Scientists” were used to collect the quantitative data, and the Wilcoxon signed-rank test was used for the analysis of the obtained data. For the collection of the qualitative data, the compositions written by the students and the researcher’s observation notes were used, and the obtained data were subjected to inductive content analysis. In the study, it was concluded that the science theatre plays were highly effective in increasing secondary school students’ attitudes towards the subject of science. On the other hand, it was determined that the activities had no effect on the students’ views about scientists. The results obtained from the qualitative data reveal the advantages of science theatre plays for students, as well as their contribution to students’ personal development. The findings were discussed in the light of the literature and recommendations were made for future research in line with the results.
Examining the relationship between prospective teachers' listening skills, reading habits, effective speech self-efficacy, writing dispositions and communication skills: Structural equation modeling approach
Authors: KANSIZOĞLU Hasan Basri , AKDOĞDU YILDIZ Eda
Published: May 2022

Conceptually, although the effectiveness of communication is generally associated with the development of language skills, studies that model this relationship comprehensively are limited. Based on this, the current study examines the relationship between different linguistic variables (listening skill, attitude towards reading habit, speech self-efficacy, and writing disposition), with their own and communication skills. The study data was collected from 566 prospective teachers in Turkey. As a result of the study, the theoretical structure between linguistic variables and communication skills has been statistically proven. In the model, it was seen that the model-data fit was at a good level (χ²/df=4.46, CFI=.955, RMSEA=.078, SRMR=.033). The proposed model indicates that listening skill affects communication skills at a medium level and speech self-efficacy at a high level. In addition, In addition, writing disposition affects communication skills indirectly through speech self-efficacy, and reading habit affects communication skills indirectly through both listening skills and speech self-efficacy. The highest relationship is between listening skill and speech self-efficacy. Also, the relationships between all variables are significant. The study supports existing hypotheses about the role language plays in communication skills.
The Effect of Problem-Based Learning on Students' Entrepreneurship Level in Social Studies Course
Authors: BAYRAM Hüseyin , DEVECİ Handan
Published: May 2022

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This research aimed at examining the effect of problem-based learning (PBL) on students’ entrepreneurship level in the Social Studies course. The research adopted an embedded design, one of the mixed-methods research. The participants were the 6th-grade students studying in a state secondary school in Ağrı during the spring semester of the 2020-2021 academic year and their Social Studies teacher. Data collection tools were Entrepreneurship Scale for Secondary School Students, semi-structured interviews, unstructured observation, anecdote, research diary, and checklists. For the statistical data, t-test and mixed model ANOVA (split plot) were used for independent samples, and an inductive analysis technique was used when analyzing qualitative data. It was found that problem-based learning had a statistically significant effect on students’ entrepreneurship level. Besides, participants saw problem-based learning as an approach that contributed to their entrepreneurship level. Based on the findings, the use of problem-based learning in the Social Studies course was suggested, which aims to provide entrepreneurship to the students.
Gender in Education: A Systematic Review of the Literature in Turkey
Authors: AYDEMİR Sevilay , ÖZ Eda , ERDAMAR Gürcü
Published: May 2022

Many international and national measures have been taken to advance gender equality in education. The results of scientific research enlightened us on the ongoing problems of inequality in education despite these measures. The study presents a systematic analysis of 63 theses and 58 articles which were published on gender education in Turkey between 2002 and 2019. This study aims to analyze the trend in gender studies in education in terms of year, subject of study, method and findings. 121 studies selected by criterion sampling method were analyzed by content analysis. According to the research results, it was observed that the studies conducted centered on gender representations, gender perception and gender roles. It was determined that qualitative methods were mainly preferred in the studies analyzed. Based on the analysis of the findings of the researches, it is possible to collect problem areas related to gender in education under four main titles. These are gender representations reflecting inequality in educational materials, traditional gender perception and attitudes in educational environments, the need for gender education and teacher attitudes and behaviors that are not based on equality. In line with the results of this study, recommendations were made to researchers and policymakers.
A Structural Equation Modelling of Factors Affecting the Prospective Teachers’ Innovativeness Level
Authors: AÇIKGÜL FIRAT Esra , TORUN Fatma
Published: May 2022

This study aims at investigating the factors affectıng the prospectıve teachers 'ınnovatıveness level by structural equatıon modelıng. For this purpose, the predictive relationships between gender, grade level, department, and risk-taking behaviors, and pre-service teachers' innovativeness levels were analyzed by path analysis. In the study, the correlational predictive design was used to investigate the relationship between variables. The participants of the study consisted of 293 science, social studies, and elementary prospective teachers. The Innovativeness Scale and The Scale of Academic Risk-taking were used to collect the data. According to the results of the study, it is concluded that grade level is not a statistical predictor of both risk-taking and innovativeness. However, gender has a significantly small effect on ART. Furthermore, it was concluded that risk-taking behavior is an important predictor of the pre-service teachers' level of innovativeness. So it can be suggested that prospective teachers should be planned to increase their risk-taking behaviors during the teaching process.
Polemic and Cynicism: A Study in Educational Organizations
Authors: KESER Sıtar , AKPOLAT Tuba , DEMİRBİLEK Mesut
Published: May 2022

The case study method was used in this research, which was carried out to reveal the relations and common areas between polemic and cynicism within the framework of educational organizations. The study group of the research consists of five teachers who were selected through criterion sampling, who worked for public schools and had experienced various case studies. The data obtained through semi-structured interview questions, subjected to descriptive analysis, coded and brought together under various categories and themes. Considering the findings obtained in line with the opinions of the teachers who are the subject of the cases, the polemicist attitude was determined to consist of conservative, otherizing, subject, and toxic sub-themes and the cynical attitude to consist of passive, being seen as the other, and criticizing sub-themes. At the same time, observations revealed that polemicist and cynical tendencies are common in the codes of seeing oneself/the other one as capable, mutual distrust and resistance. The results obtained show that polemicist attitudes that come to life in the leader or administrator in educational organizations cause the development of cynical tendencies in the eyes of teachers and other personnel.
ICT in schools and intercultural education in Bolivia. Challenges of digital inclusion
Authors:   Universidad Mayor de San Simón, Cochabamba, Bolivia, Costas Vladimir , Blanco Leticia
Published: May 2022

This document attempts to get the challenges and opportunities in the use of ICT and inclusion in the educational process in Bolivia. The analysis is the application of a structured questionnaire to interview under qualitative research. The interview collects perceptions and perspectives from two teachers, who work with ICT and inclusion in the education field. The interviewees have long experience introducing ICT in education. The results can aim in the reflection and contrast the evolution of ICT in education towards improvements by interested stakeholders.
ICT in schools in Brazil: Challenges of implementation, modernization and inclusion of education system through digital media from the perspective of experts from inclusion, education and human rights sectors
Authors:   Mackenzie Presbyterian University, São Paulo, Brazil, de la Higuera Amato Cibelle A. , Farinazzo Martin Valéria , Eliseo Maria Amelia , Frango Silveira Ismar
Published: May 2022

This paper aims to discuss some issues about ICT used in the teach-ing, learning and inclusion process: implementation, modernization, bar-riers and challenges. Therefore, three experts with extensive experience in three different areas were interviewed: an inclusion specialist, one in computers in education and one in human rights. The data were analyzed using the interpretative paradigm of qualitative research, and presented respondents’ experiences of implementing ICT in education.
The role of ICT and its pedagogical contributions to education in the Dominican Republic: Advances in educational innovation for inclusion and technological literacy from the perspective of higher education institutes, policymakers, and ministries
Authors:   Universidad Federico Henríquez y Carvajal, UFHEC, Santo Domingo, Domican Republic, Parada Hugo , Puentes Ángel , De la Rosa-Feliz Cinthia , Muñoz Darwin
Published: May 2022

Information and Communication Technologies offer innovative tools for inclusion and education. In the following paper, it was investigated questions related to the implementation of Information and Communication Technologies in education for the construction of knowledge and digital inclusion of populations with diverse characteristics, capacities, and disabilities in the different educational levels in the Dominican Republic. The strengths and weaknesses of the educational system was the approach of this investigation, describing the participation of private and governmental institutions in the development of educational technology.
ICT in Teaching, Learning, and Inclusion: Benefits and Difficulties in Ecuador
Authors:   Universidad del Azuay, Cuenca, Ecuador, Arteaga Magali , Valdiviezo Esteban
Published: May 2022

This investigation aims at shedding some light on the benefits that the application of ICTs has brought to education. As the use of digital tools has represented many challenges for the country, this research also pretends to uncover the difficulties that professors, teachers, pre-service teachers, and students may face. The approach used was qualitative and the instrument was a structured survey that sought to identify the perspectives of professionals with a wide range of experience in the field of ICTs and education in Ecuador. The research could evidence that there is a law that promotes the inclusion of ICTs in teacher´s daily practice; however, teachers lack continuity in their use. Professionals identified some positive impact of ICTs in the students´ learning process. Additionally, technological tools open space for the inclusion of students to education. On the other hand, connectivity still stagnates the process of ampler use of ICTs in education and the lack of appropriate training and hardware still represents a problem in the use of ICTs in regular classes.
The role of ICT and its pedagogical contributions in Finnish education: Advances in educational innovation for inclusion and technological literacy from the perspective of stakeholders
Authors:   University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu, Finland, Toivonen Tapani , Sunday-Oyelere Solomon , Suhonen Jarkko
Published: May 2022

This chapter investigates the role of ICT (by which we refer to tech-nologies such as software and hardware solution in general) as a peda-gogical support tool in the Finnish education sphere. Qualitative research method based on interview was conducted with four (4) experts whose background varied from education to ICT. The result of the content anal-ysis indicated that the use of ICT in Finnish education is widely spread and some of the respondents have cautious attitudes in adapting ICT as a part of their profession. Besides, this study identifies that the greatest barrier to implement ICT based solutions in schools are the funds. Based on the interviews and researches presented previously we conclude that digital literacy among the teachers in Finland is high as in many knowl-edge societies in general. Based on the interviews, also the use of ICT based innovations in schools in increasing in Finland.
ICT in schools and non-formal education in Poland. Challenges of digital literacy development, modernisation of education system and digital inclusion through new media from the perspective of experts from business, education and NGO sectors
Authors:   Pedagogical University of Cracow, Cracow, Poland, Tomczyk Lukasz
Published: May 2022

The text is an attempt to answer the question of how ICTs are used in the process of learning, teaching and digital inclusion in Poland. The study presents both, advantages and disadvantages of ICT implementation into Polish formal and non-formal education. Based on the data collected, the issue has been characterized from three perspectives: business, education and the third sector. The nature of the complex research problems motivated researchers to sue the qualitative study methods, expert interview technique and structured survey questionnaire as the tool.
Exploring needs of ICT for Enhancing Inclusive Education in Turkey: Challenges of ICT Integration in education through the views of experts from business, government and university sectors
Authors:   Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turke, Yaşar Akya Özgür , Mercan Gamze , Demirhan Gıyasettin
Published: May 2022

The purpose of the study is to determine the needs of using ICT in Turkey as part of international cooperation called “Smart Ecosystem for Learning and Inclusion (SELI)” which seeks to support inclusive education. Accordingly, the case study model, which is one of the qualitative research methods, was used in the analysis of the SELI Learning Platform within the framework of ‘Information and Communication Technologies’, ‘Digital Storytelling’ and ‘Inclusive Education’. Case study, is one of the research methods used in the field of educational technologies. The most important feature of this research model is the situation in the research that is chosen by the characteristics of the individual or the community, handled within each counterpart context.
Challenges of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in education from the perspective of experts in Uruguay
Authors:   Universidad de la República, Melo, Uruguay, Porta Mariana , Viola Maria , Motz Regina
Published: May 2022

This study addresses the topic of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in education, in Uruguay, from the perspective of three experts from teacher education and training centers, University of the Republic and Plan Ceibal. This investigation is part of a research agenda of the Smart Ecosystems for Learning and Inclusion (SELI) project (ERANet17/ICT-0076 SELI. http://project-seli.herokuapp.com/). Respondents were selected based on the following sampling criteria: they hold positions in the Uruguayan educational system, in educational management, program implementation, teacher education and/or research.