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The People's Free University: Alternative to the Corporate Campus and Model for Emancipatory Learning
Authors: Collins Michael , Woodhouse Howard
Published: September 2024

Our article describes how the People's Free University (PFU) emerged directly from a series of seminars at the University of Saskatchewan in the Fall of 2001 that addressed critical concerns about a discernible tendency on campus towards the adoption of a business corporate style of governance steered increasingly by marketplace priorities. The seminars, open to the public as well as students, staff and faculty, turned to a discussion on the significance of a "people's university" envisioned for the University of Saskatchewan by its first President, Walter Murray. Invoking Murray's vision opened the way to the remarkable beginning and subsequent creative program development of a free university. Examples of community-based adult education initiatives from which PFU drew are identified, situating it historically within an on-going critical legacy that has become even more relevant in the face of neo-liberal imperatives. The emancipatory pedagogy entailed is informed substantially through the theory and practice of Paulo Freire, Thomas Hodgskin and Alfred North Whitehead. Essential learning processes and guiding principles which characterize PFU pedagogy are illuminated under the rubric of "everyone can teach, everyone can learn."  In drawing a connection between the PFU experience and resistance to attacks on academic freedom at the University of Saskatchewan, we align the enlightened aims of community-based popular education embodied in PFU against profit driven encroachments of corporate business interests.
John Dewey and the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB): What Would He Say?
Authors: High Vance
Published: September 2024

Using John Dewey's writings and hypothetical thinking, this paper presents a critical review of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) and its implication for reform. It begins with Dewey's early work and includes his greatest success at Arthurdale WV in the l 930's. The importance of constructivist thinking is juxtaposition among the reformist views of today's assessment driven policy to qualify for funding. Like Dewey, the author argues for experiential learningto make connections in real life situations presented through school opportunities. In trying to highlight transparency, closing failing schools, bringing equanimty, raising standards, and improving curriculum, the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) produced a culture of assessment without its accompanying experiential component. Learning best occurs when the experience connects with other aspects, so transfer of the knowledge becomes easily retrievable.
Utopia, Dystopia and the Struggle for Redemption: Iris Murdoch and Educative Attention
Authors: Roberts Peter
Published: September 2024

Where educationists have addressed the work of Iris Murdoch, they have focused almost exclusively on her non-fiction writings. This relatively limited canvassing of possibilities in Murdoch’s corpus is somewhat surprising, for when we turn to her novels, educational contexts and themes, broadly conceived, figure prominently. Murdoch’s novels provide nuanced studies of the varied processes of human formation, lending weight to the view that fiction has much to teach us about bildung and the idea of ‘learning from life’. Murdoch’s concern with the particulars of human growth and becoming – with what A.S. Byatt calls the ‘thinginess’ of the moral and physical world – also points us toward a distinctive orientation to utopia. While the common construct of utopia as a form of ideal social grouping is not altogether missing from Murdoch’s fiction, it is more states of inner utopia and dystopia with which she is concerned. This article takes up this idea with reference to The Philosopher’s Pupil and The Bell. In The Bell Murdoch shows that there is no safe haven from human frailties; our weaknesses not only accompany us wherever we go but in some respects define us as distinctive beings always in a process of becoming. Utopia does not sit waiting for us, guarded within the walls of a community in retreat from the world; instead, it must be constantly recreated, inwardly as well as outwardly. A key ingredient in distinguishing utopian situations from those of a dystopian nature is love, and in the pedagogical realm this can be expressed, among other ways, through attention to the Other and to the particulars of the world. The Philosopher’s Pupil provides an example of how a dystopian inner space can be created within a pedagogical relationship when attention of this kind is lacking.
Democracy, Education and The Public Space: When Do Students Become Citizens? A Teacher’s Reflections on a Political Protest at School
Authors: Kornelsen Lloyd
Published: September 2024

This article describes a funding announcement by the prime minister of Canada at a high school in Winnipeg in February of 1998. The announcement was interrupted by a student protest, one that invoked harsh public criticism. Written from the perspective of a high school social studies teacher of 24 years, and drawing on eminent philosophers of politics and education, the paper discusses several implications for the practice of democracy and the involvement of youth in the public arena. The author concludes that youth involvement in public protest should be seen as an act that preserves democracy and one that serves as citizenship pedagogy. If so, teachers must navigate a pedagogic dilemma at the heart of citizenship education. Given the recent passage of Bill C 55 by the Canadian Parliament and the questions it raised over the role of public dissent, this discussion may be as relevant and necessary today as it was in 1998.
Trinity Western University’s Law School: Quo Vadis?
Authors: Donlevy James Kent , Gereluk Dianne , Brandon James , Patterson Peggy
Published: September 2024

This paper deals with the contentious juridical history involving Trinity Western University’s proposed law school the resistance of the law societies in British Columbia, Nova Scotia, and Ontario to accredit graduates from that proposed school. Issues involving the appropriate standard of legal review, in assessing the legality of the resistance by the three law societies, the balancing of section 2(a) and 15 rights under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the Berlinian perspective of balancing positive and negative liberty in resolving the issue of balancing those Charter rights is addressed. The paper concludes that the resolution of past injustices to a particular class of Canadians, including the possible limiting of law school positions in Canada, ought not to ground a claim for provincial statutory bodies to act against Trinity Western University.
Remembering to Breathe: The Challenges and Rewards of Teaching Mindfulness Practices to Pre-Service Teachers
Authors: Lucas Lisa J. , Kerr Sandra
Published: September 2024

This paper reports on a pilot study conducted to investigate the effectiveness of mindfulness-based program in reducing stress and enhancing emotion regulation skills for a cohort of undergraduate students completing their pre-service teaching experience. The intent of the present paper is to highlight the advantages of incorporating a mindfulness component into pre-service teacher training programs for university faculty who train and prepare these students for their culminating student teaching field experience. The purpose of incorporating mindfulness into the weekly seminar time was to provide students with the training to learn to let go of the worry, let go of the doubt, and just be for a short time.
Canadian Higher Education Internationalization: Experiences of Chinese Students
Authors: Li Xiaobin , Dipetta Tony , DeVires Peter
Published: September 2024

The purpose of this study was to understandthe experiences of international students in a master’sprogram. We collected data from students through aquestionnaire, which asked the following and otherquestions: Why did they leave their own country? Werethey interested in becoming permanent residents of Canadaupon graduation? The questionnaire also asked students toindicate whether they agreed with 26 positive statementsabout the program. In addition, students were invited tomake comments about the program’s strengths andweaknesses. Most students believed that they had apositive experience of undertaking graduate studies inCanada, but they also made suggestions for improvement.Based on the data, we make recommendations on how toimprove the program. We also discuss the process, extent,and benefits of Canadian higher educationinternationalization and challenges it faces.
Oil Well Control Training and Safety Leadership Skills of Drilling Personnel
Authors: Abulhassn Aber
Published: September 2024

This research investigates the relationship between the most important rotary drilling oil well control training program and developing safety leadership skills among onshore and offshore drilling crews. The findings of this study indicate that this technical training program appears to improve safety leadership skills in well control situations. The results also suggest that these safety leadership skills could be transferred to other drilling and well operations, although there is some disagreement on the degree of possible transfer.
The Apology of Socrates: A Response
Authors: Wellman Robert R.
Published: September 2024

Professor Perkinson's thesis - that by submitting to death Socrates demonstrates that a free and open society must have its critics - rests upon three closely related assumptions, one explicitly stated, another obvious throughout the paper, and a third implied although not stated. The first is that Socrates has no knowledge, at least of virtue or excellence. His only knowledge is a recognition of his and others' ignorance when it comes to matters of signal import in conducting one's life. The second assumption is that the Socratic method is simply a critical attitude toward men's opinions and nothing more. Since Socrates has no knowledge, his characteristic practice of questioning persons does not result in knowledge but in elenchus. Hence the method he uses is negative and critical, not positive in the sense of resulting in knowledge. The third assumption is that the Socrates of Plato's dialogues is easily distinguishable from Plato himself, and that the demarcation between them is defined precisely by the two earlier assumptions.
Relevance in Teacher Education
Authors: Brottman Marvin A.
Published: September 2024

The preparation of teachers who possess the skills necessary to adequately meet the diverse challenges of the classroom is an increasing concern in North American education. To meet this concern, teacher preparation institutions must be increasingly sensitive to the changing needs of the schools and they must provide program experiences that will prepare teachers to function within the changing classroom. The design and provision of experiences in teacher preparation appropriate to meet the challenge requires an ongoing evaluation of the process of teacher development as 'it relates to specific goals. The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how an analysis of the process of teacher preparation through the use of a model as a framework can identify elements critical to the development of relevant experiences.
Activist Literacy and Jurgen Habermas: Identifying and Evaluating Validity Claims
Authors: Lee Cheu-jey
Published: September 2024

This paper examines activist literacy through the lens of Jurgen Habermas’s theory of communicative action. It proposes that Habermas’s criteria used to evaluate validity claims in communicative action can be appropriated to supplement what is lacking in activist literacy. An analysis of both a written text and an oral text is presented to show how validity claims are identified and evaluated in relation to activist literacy. This paper ends with a discussion of the implications of Habermas’s theory of communicative action for activist literacy.
High School Student Councils: Types, Platforms, Arenas of Activity, and In-school Initiatives
Authors: Halfon Ester , Romi Shlomo
Published: September 2024

This study of high school student councils examines council activities and classifies them according to their main concerns: focus on the student, school development, and civic engagement. The objectives of the study were to expand the theoretical knowledge concerning high school student councils and their areas of activity in general, and specifically to identify their most meaningful and significant activities. In the study, 600 high school students evaluated their student council’s level of activity. The study’s findings showed that student council activities can be divided into five different platforms and three arenas of operation. The study found that “integrative” student councils received the highest score in all the variables examined. The primary conclusion is that encouraging students to actively experience a broad spectrum of activities, the way it comes to the fore in the “integrative” type student council, is important, and its contribution greatly affects the school council’s activity.
“It’s Not Just a Picture When Lives are at Stake: Ethical Considerations and Photovoice Methods with Indigenous Peoples Engaged in Street Lifestyles”.
Authors: Henry Robert , Gabel Chelsea
Published: September 2024

Photovoice is an arts-based, participatory research method in which participants take photographs to document their understanding of the research question. It engages participants in a process of creating and sharing photographs and dialogue, supports connections with others and can be a key tool for policy change advocacy. This method has grown in popularity over the years and has been heralded as ideal for research with Indigenous communities and other marginalized populations. While photovoice offers clear benefits, little research has considered the ethical dilemmas that can arise from this method from an Indigenous specific lens. This paper describes the photovoice approach and its benefits, notably its engagement and empowerment aspects. We then explore the ethical challenges photovoice raises drawing on a recent study that investigates the ways in which Indigenous men engage in street lifestyles. We conclude by offering lessons learned to guide the work of researchers using photovoice with Indigenous peoples or other marginalized populations.
Academic Integrity in a Student Practice Environment--An Elicitation Study
Authors: Miron Jennie
Published: September 2024

Higher education offers an environment to acculturate students to the values of academic integrity (AI) [honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility, courage] that align with the core values of most professions. Many professional programs include a practice or service component to the educational experience offering students the opportunity to embody and practice these values in workplace settings. Using the Theory of Planned Behaviour as a theoretical framework, students’ common attitudinal, subjective norms, and perceived behavioural controls in adopting AI values in their practice environments was the focus of an Elicitation Study. Thirty senior nursing students reported three major concepts related to their experiences with AI in clinical learning settings: Effects on Professionals, Effects on Students, and Effects on Patients. Respondents described the categories of helpful relationships, respect and trust, benefits and losses, patient safety and care that are connected and contingent on their ability to practice with AI. Thispaper describes the findings from the Elicitation Study that helped inform the creation of the Miron Academic Integrity Nursing Survey (MAINS) used in a large doctoral study.
Reconciliatory Pedagogy: Teacher Perspectives and Practices
Authors: Evans Clancy , Charlebois Sarah
Published: September 2024

The release of the Canadian Truth and Reconciliation Report in 2015 has prompted research and pedagogy that focuses on Indigenous education, updated teaching standards, and re-designed curriculum; however, experiences of teachers who have been called to act in the service of reconciliation have received minimal research attention. This study found that although the majority of educators believe in the necessity of this work, few are taking steps towards reconciliation through their work as educators. This study utilized an explanatory mixed method approach to gather survey and interview data into the reconciliatory practices, challenges, and successes experienced by grades 4-9 teachers. Overall, findings of this research suggest that educators who are committed to reconciliation, self-reflection, and collaboration are more likely to incorporate aspects of reconciliatory pedagogy into their teaching. This study informs teacher practice, pre-service teacher training, professional development, and ultimately aims to move the dialogue about reconciliation forward within Canadian education.
Improving Guidelines of Practice for the Prevention and Response of Suicidality in Post-Secondary Institutions
Authors: Mansoory Umme
Published: September 2024

ABSTRACT: Suicide on post-secondary campuses is a pressing concern, with many students in Canada demanding that post-secondary institutions improve their policies and procedures for supporting students with suicidality. The past decade has shown an increase in research and literature on students with mental health illnesses including depression and anxiety, while research specifically on the prevention of and response to suicide at post-secondary institutions is lacking. This article expands upon current literature on suicidality in post-secondary institutions and provides recommendations including further areas of research, addressing risk factors, promoting educational awareness, and increasing help-seeking behaviour to future researchers and post-secondary professionals seeking to improve guidelines for practice in supporting students experiencing suicidality.
Critical Pedagogy and Sufi Tradition:A Comparative Study of Freire’s and Rumi’s Pedagogical Approaches
Authors: Hassani Mortaza Mandegar
Published: September 2024

ABSTRACT: Critical pedagogy thinkers (e.g. Paulo Freire) critique the dominant education systems for what is known as reproducing inequality and oppression in society. They propose a kind of educational system aiming to help learners critically understand their socio-historical condition to gain confidence and be active agents in history. Undoubtedly, realizing the pitfalls of formal education is not unique to Paulo Freire. Similarly, Jalaluddin Muhammad Rumi, a thirteenth-century Sufi poet, repudiated the formal madrasa education and called for emancipatory knowledge to help people liberate themselves. Considering the differences both thinkers might have on the subject, this paper attempts to bring them into a dialogue on the subject of ‘emancipatory knowledge’. It concludes that Freire’s idea of critical pedagogy acknowledges the wider social structure perpetuating oppression, while Rumi’s focus is on personalized internal barriers preventing liberation while overlooking the role of social structure outside.
“To Lend Ourselves to its Life”: Some Nearby Thoughts on Early Literacy and other Early Matters
Authors: Jardine David W.
Published: September 2024

Abstract: This paper is a grandparent’s thoughts while watching his kin read and be read to. As a former Language Arts teacher and practicum supervisor of student-teachers in the early years, I’ve been granted a strange, up close place view of the in the emergence of literacy.
Care Ethics, Technologies of the Self, & The Pedagogical Artefacts of Postsecondary Education
Authors: Fisher Lianne , McGray Robert , Shickluna Dawn
Published: September 2024

Abstract: We examine the ways in which care ethics decenter dominant technologies of the self (Foucault, 1997) that mediate markers of so-called good pedagogy in postsecondary teaching. By this, we refer to the cadre of artefacts that legitimize neoliberal institutions and fetishize achievements of individuals such as course evaluations and the use of teaching dossiers in some circumstances. These artefacts punish counter-hegemonic teaching practices while privileging dominant approaches to teaching and learning and smuggle in subtle ethics of accountability and surveillance. We wish to draw out the ways in which postsecondary institutional practices can be technologies of the self (Foucault, 1997) and ask: If we make a care ethic central to a way of working in postsecondary education, are there opportunities for care of the self, beyond production agendas?
Humanagogy – The Right Term For Our Times
Authors: Couture L.J.G.
Published: September 2024

Abstract: Educational conceptual frameworks and vocabulary need to evolve with modern, societal expectations. Education curriculum developers should use the term humanagogy as the appropriate 21st century replacement for the antiquated terms pedagogy and andragogy. Humanagogy has no inherent age and gender references, which, in an increasingly inclusive society, makes it superior to the former terms. Before I encountered that new word, I perceived andragogy as most the appropriate descriptor when referencing adult education; but, for reasons unknown, it was not being used broadly and consistently. In the process of strengthening the case to expand the use of andragogy, I discovered several “gogys,” including teliagogy, metagogy and humanagogy. Further investigation and analysis led me to determine that humanagogy was the best option. Surprisingly, the term is not new; it was introduced approximately 40 years ago. The purpose of this paper is to raise the profile of humanagogy and to encourage a broader adoption of its use among educators, as a symbol of a more enlightened era. Furthermore, a change in vocabulary will likely create further opportunity for the evolution of associated conceptual frameworks.
Is the Urban High School Obsolete?
Authors: Hutcheon Pat Duffy
Published: September 2024

The public school system, as one of the organizations compr1smg the educational institution in our society, must be continually assessed in terms of its functions within that total institution and the larger society. Where a society has been undergoing rapid and fundamental change as a result of accelerating technological innovation and expansion, corresponding fundamental changes would be required in the educational institution. This change would be expected not only within the various branches of the institution, but in the relation and role of these vis a vis one another and the society as a whole.
The Scholar as Educator: Response
Authors: Stott Laurence
Published: September 2024

In response to the paper "The Scholar as Educator: A Nietzschean View'', I would like to push matters further by examining and evaluating the argument Nietzsche himself gives to support his ideal of the individual/genius/ superman against whom the scholar was rated and found wanting.
THEME: EDUCATION AND THE MINORITIES
Authors: JET JET
Published: September 2024

Interest in the education of minorities has increased recently as a result of two major developments, among others. First, much excellent work done by educational psychologists and sociologists has led to a greater awareness that legal or formal equality of educational opportunity which does not take account of unequal social, psychological and economic circumstances is largely a sham. Second, racial and ethnic minorities, as never before, have been asserting their dignity and demanding that their rights be respected.
Ethno-Maieutics: Adapting Curricula for Cross-Cultural Teaching
Authors: Burger Henry G.
Published: September 2024

Maieutics is the questioning technique used by Socrates. It gradually led a student from his or original idea to the greater complexity in the mind of the teacher. The author argues that such a sequence shotld, in the case of the ethnic-minority student, lead from his (minority) cultural reference to those of the majority culture, for such context is in itself ethnic-specific, and that the nationalization of curricular terms is crucial to cross-national teaching.
Creativity and Its Necessity in Teaching and in the Administration of Schools
Authors: Heming David A.
Published: September 2024

As a research exercise, the study of creativity has long been the province of psychologists. In recent y ears, administrators have researched the creativity literature and have encouraged administrative practitioners to accelerate discovery and increase effectiveness of their organizations through more efficient use of their personnel. The author discusses why and how school administrators must manage schools creatively if creativity is to be fostered in the classroom.
Comparison of Classical Greek and Chinese Conceptions of Education
Authors: Lu Henry C.
Published: September 2024

This article compares classical Greek and Chinese conceptions of education. It deals with the similarities and diversities between the classical Chinese philosophers - Confucius, Mencius, and Hsun Tzu - and their Greek counterparts - Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle - on philosophical issues, notably, ethics, politics, metaphysics, human nature, as w ell as their implications for educational theory and practice.
The Open Area School and Independent Study
Authors: Neill S. D.
Published: September 2024

The open area concept and independent study are recent innovations in a growing number of schools. Like most innovations, there is little theory backing their acceptance. A good, brief overview of the thinking behind the open concept school, as interpreted in this paper, is provided in A Day in the Life: Case Studies of Pupils in Open Plan Schools. The words 'open plan' seem to have a number of interpretations in the literature - from free schools to outdoor education. My concern is with that 'openness' which is based on a large, wall-less space within the school building. Similarly, there are many articles on 'independent study in Education Index; most, however, are about audio-visual,library, and programmed instruction activities, and are not concerned with an independent study environment as developed here. Much of this literature speaks of the concern over group conformity and the need to 'individualize' some aspects of the school program. These programs are concerned with subject content and the training of the student's research techniques. These are useful articles for gaining ideas for setting up programs, but my purpose is to take these theories of learning that large open areas aid the learning process, and that learning is promoted in an independent study situation - and develop them strictly from the viewpoint of the effects of the two different environments on the learning process.
Open What! Some Personal Comments On Changing University Admission Requirements
Authors: Black Donald B.
Published: September 2024

Of the moment, the latest bete noire in higher education is open admission policy, that is, admission barriers are so reduced that any graduate of a high school may attend university regardless of program or academic qualifications. Educators are watching the experimental programs of The Open University in England and City University of New York (CUNY) with great interest. The same theme was evidentat the 1971 Annual Meeting of the Canadian Service for Admission to College and University.1 References to accessibility to higher education abound in the current literature and open admission is part of that picture.
The Academic Labor Market: With Special Reference to Political Science
Authors: Rintala Marvin , Dreijmanis John
Published: September 2024

The academic labor market i1s a fact of life for all present and prospective academicians. Like some other important facts of academic life, it has remained largely unexamined. This article is an analysts of the academic labor market. While there are specific references to political science, they serve to illustrate the operations of the market in general. A reliable sociology orf knowledge is still in an embryonic stage of development. Even a sociology of the knowledgeable remains to be realized.1 American political scientists, many of whom are ahistorical, have devoted little attention to the history and sociology of political science as an academic discipline. As the authoTs of a pioneering work on the discipline noted, "most American political scientists are largely unfamiliar with the origins and early evolution of their discipline."2 To the extent that political scientists lack disciplinary self-consciousness, political science as an academic discipline remains underdeveloped.
Planning Educational Futures
Authors: Adams Donald
Published: September 2024

Over the last decade the commitment to national and regional planning in education has rapidly grown and the technology of educational planning has vastly improved. This is true in the highly industrialized nations as well as in the less developed nations. It is true where there are market dominated economies and in the socialist states. While the degree of centralization or decentralization of planning efforts varies with governmental style, probably over 80% of all countries have at the national level an administrative unit responsible for planning. Gone now are the grand ethical issues over whether to plan or not to plan. Gone are the debates over whether educational planning is compatible with "open societies" and "participatory democracies." Even for those intensely concerned with protection of the democratic ethos the question now is how to define the parameters of democratic or participatory educational planning.
A Critical Examination of Enrolment Forecasts and Fiscal Projections in the Worth Report
Authors: Loken G.
Published: September 2024

There are seven major chapters in A Choice of Futures: (1) Tomorrow: Future-Forecasts, (2) A Sense of Direction, (3) Structure, (4) Process, (5) Planning, (6) Resources, and (7) Next Steps. In the study of this Report, it is difficult to discover adequate relationships of the various parts to one another even as it is difficult to discover concrete research evidence for forecasts, estimates and projections. However, the forecasts on future expenditures are obviously meant to relate to the forecasts in earlier chapters dealing with aspects of the future and in particular, the population and enrolment forecasts. These forecasts were largely derived from a compilation of data synthesized earlier by Seastone. In the preface of his study, Seastone writes: "Thus, the study should be regarded as a compilation of available data and analyses, and extensions of these data where necessary, according to a set of assumptions and analyses that reflect my judgment about probable future patterns of behaviour"
Reactions of an Educational Psychologist to the Worth Report
Authors: Vernon Philip E.
Published: September 2024

My object, in this paper, is to comment on the Worth Report proposals that appear to fly in the face of evidence from psychological research and theory. There is a great deal in the Report which is stimulating, though often marred by overoptimistic idealism, and by rather vague verbiage and silly or loaded pictorial illustrations. There is a great deal that I know too little about to have anything worthwhile to say. And probably, like most readers, I react strongly against some proposals thatappear to threaten my own status, values, and my own approach to teaching. I have tried to avoid all these topics, except the first, in what follows.
Academic Freedom: An Evolving Concept
Authors: Hutcheon Pat Duffy
Published: September 2024

This term has come to represent a rallying cry f or at least f our conflicting sectors of the university community and in the process the concept f or which it stands has been rendered increasingly powerless. A major source of confusion may be the incompatibility of the twin functions demanded of the university today: the preparation and certification of incumbents of specialized roles (requiring supervision by society) and the transmission and construction of verified knowledge (requiring protection from both the surrounding society and various groups within the organization.)
Education and Society in Quebec in the 1970's
Authors: Magnuson Roger
Published: September 2024

Education in Quebec in the 1970's is being staged against the backdrop of the language question, which may be expressed as the desire of French Canadians to promote the use of their language. The growing importance of language is linked to the disappearance of traditional Quebec before the cultural slants of modernity that swept across the province in the 1960's, leaving French language as the remaining cultural stuff of French Canadianism.
Schooling and Self-Alienation: A Conceptual View
Authors: Miller John
Published: September 2024

In response to the argument that the cnt1ques of schooling lack conceptual consistency and clarity, this paper discusses these criticisms within the conceptual framework of self-alienation. The major portion of the paper deals with the process of self-alienation in North America and, more specifically, discusses how the school reflects this process in student self-alienation. Finally, there is a brief discussion of one approach that could meet the problem outlined.
Some Pitfalls in the Free School Movement
Authors: Hopkins Richard L.
Published: September 2024

This article isolates and analyzes several philosophical misinterpretations of the philosophy of freedom in education current in the free school movement. It is easy to exaggerate one aspect of a philosophy in such a way as to violate its spirit; perhaps the most notable exaggeration common in the free school movement is the focusing on the removal of restrictions from the student to the neglect of providing opportunities for exploration and development desired by the student.
Ortega Y Gasset's Idea of the University
Authors: MacCragh A.
Published: September 2024

The problems of education that concerned Ortega in 1930 are essentially those which contemporary thinkers are trying to resolve. Ortega proposed separation of teaching and research, curtailment of the curriculum, demands for a high level of mastery, and a compulsory core of essential subjects. Because of the role of culture in life, the university must be remodelled if science and rationality are to endure. This solution faces great obstacles, but there may be no alternative.
The School Counsellor: A Practitioner in Search of a Profession
Authors: Woodsworth Woodsworth G.
Published: September 2024

School "counselling" is no longer a typically North American phenomenon but is now established practice in most Western European nations. Why have such services become part of the educational scene and what role behaviors might reasonably be expected of a professional group called "school counsellors"? The two questions are related, of course, since the social pressures which have produced these services should determine what the practitioner is supposed to do. The following attempt to deal with these questions arises from the author's conviction that the role of the counsellor is not clearly delineated and that this both inhibits healthy role identification by the practitioner and weakens support from the tax-paying public. A clarification of function is timely not only because of the current close scrutiny of educational institutions but also because of on-going social changes which are affecting schooling processes in which counsellors play a part.
Politicized Universities
Authors: Nielsen Kai
Published: September 2024

It is not necessary to assume what may be 'the myth of political neutrality' to defend the value of free inquiry or the need for objective research, that is, research as free as possible from propagandistic demands. Such inquiry and research are quite compatible with a self-consciously politicized university as long as this politicized university is also a university which is committed to the ideals of a critical university in which there is an attempt to discover the truth (or at least truth) about politics and society. What needs to be feared is not a political university but a political university which would deliberately accept propaganda and deny the ideals of open and fairrninded inquiry. The important thing is not to fight against the politicization of the university but to fight for a politicization of the university which takes a humane and rational direction- a direction in which, among other things, the ideals of free and rational inquiry are defended and 'cooking of the evidence' to fit ideological preconceptions is not tolerated.
Heredity and Environment in the Growth and Decline of lntelligence
Authors: Vernon Philip E.
Published: September 2024

Though we can describe the characteristics of mental growth in childhood and mental decline in old age, there are great difficulties in demonstrating the main causal factors. A stimulating or a deprived environment has greater effects on the development of intelligence than used to be believed; but there are also strong grounds for recognizing that genetic differences, which underlie biological maturation and decay, determine human capacities to a large extent.
Understanding and How to Make It Happen
Authors: Jolin Stephen Towne
Published: September 2024

This paper is an abbreviated phenomenology of understanding accompanied by some very general suggestions as to how pedagogy is related to a grasp of the essential features of understanding. It is meant to serve as a basis for discussion among members of a college community each of whom, whatever his or her unique role and special interests, is presumably committed to the task of encouraging understanding through pedagogy.
Theodore Roosevelt and the Education of Women
Authors: Silverman Elaine Leslau
Published: September 2024

Theodore Roosevelt's prescriptions for the education of women reflected the growing anxiety entertained by middle class Protestant men early in the twentieth century over the proper place of women and the appropriate relationship between the sexes. Women must be taught, in schools and homes. through art and literature, that the perpetuation of America's moral character was largely their responsibility. They could act out their innate knowledge of order al home and in the nation. militating against chaos and anarchic aggression; they would restore America to the strong moral nation he imagined it had been in a simpler past.
The Foundational Studies in Teacher Education: Relevance Reconsidered
Authors: Akinpelu J. A.
Published: September 2024

This article re-examines the charge of irrelevance often levelled against the Foundational Studies in a teacher education program. It argues that the relevance expected of these studies is categorically different from that expected of the methodology courses and the practical teaching aspects. It concludes that the relevance of the foundations lies more in the enhanced sensitivity and self-awa reness that they infuse in the teacher than in any specific pedagogical skills that they may impart.
Behavioral Finance: An Application of Prospect Theory to Brazilian Investors
Authors: Morais Rodopoulos Paulo Christian , Junior Aldery Silveira
Published: September 2024

Behavioral finance has stood out as an interdisciplinary field of study that seeks to understand psychological and behavioral influences on financial decisions. The study aims to investigate the behavior and profile of investors in a financial institution, to understand the associations between their individual characteristics and investment performance. The methodology used was a case study, applying Kahneman and Tversky’s theory of perspective. Field study used primary data collected through questionnaires, which allowed to collect direct investor information, while correlation and correspondence analysis provides a better understanding of the relationships between the studied variables. The application of perspective theory has allowed to analyze how investor’s perceptions and preferences influence their financial decisions. The results revealed that investors tend to avoid losses and seek financial security, even if it implies renouncing potential gains. Associations were identified between investment performance time, family income level, academic background and value of financial investments. The study allowed an understanding of financial decision-making and insights to raise the quality of customer service by financial institutions.
Extended Second-Order Moment Symmetry Model and Decomposition of Symmetry Model for Ordinal Square Contingency Tables
Authors: Ando Shuji , Shisui Ibuki , Tomizawa Sadao
Published: September 2024

This study proposes the extended second-order moment symmetry model in square contingency tables with same row and column ordinal classifications. The proposed model extends the previous second-order moment symmetry model by incorporating an asymmetry parameter to capture complex structures. The proposed and previous second-order moment symmetry models represent the asymmetry and symmetry structure of the covariance matrix, respectively. The previous study showed the decomposition of the symmetry model using the second-order moment symmetry model. This study shows the decomposition of the second-order moment symmetry model using the proposed model and the decomposition of the symmetry model applying its decomposition. The usefulness of proposed model is illustrated with examples of two real world datasets (cross-classified education of parents and cross-classified social group of fathers and their daughters).
Approximation of Sample Mean and Standard Deviation from Percentiles and Application to Reference Model for Sprint Time of Elite Soccer Players
Authors: Batarse Kyra , Naranj Jessica , Garcia Jakob , Kim Steven
Published: September 2024

The original goal of this project was to conduct meta-analysis and develop a reference model for 20-meter sprint time of elite soccer players with respect to age group. According to the likelihood function, we found that age-specific sample means and standard deviations are sufficient statistics. However, instead of the two sufficient statistics, the sample 10-th percentile, 90th-percentile, and quartiles were given to us. To deal with this unexpected challenge, we studied and compared methods of approximating the sample mean and standard deviation given various combinations of percentiles. Simulation studies showed that the likelihood method presented in this paper is superior when the sample 10-th percentile, 90-th percentile, and quartiles are given, and we applied the likelihood method to the meta-analysis and developed the reference model for 20-meter sprint time.
Book Review: Disaster Risk
Authors: Suparji  , Wahito Nugroho Heru Santoso , Sunarto  , Astin Nur Hanifah  , Prayogi Agus Sarwo
Published: September 2024

The book "Disaster Risk: A Comprehensive Overview" provides a comprehensive view of disaster risk, covering scientific, social and policy perspectives. The author analyzes the factors that influence vulnerability to disasters as well as effective mitigation strategies. This book discusses definitions, basic concepts, history of disaster risk management, various types of disasters, and the importance of interdisciplinary approaches and collaboration between various parties. This book also reviews international policies and provides recommendations for the integration of disaster risk management in sustainable development planning.
Integration of Machine Learning Algorithms with Cloud Computing for Real-Time Data Analysis
Authors: Kanchetti Devidas , Munirathnam Rajesh , Thakkar Darshit
Published: September 2024

As part of this study though, real-time data analysis is examined by exploring the combination of machine learning algorithms with cloud computing. It does so by defining optimization problems and solutions, as well as outlining optimization goals and directions for development. The efficiency of real time data processing ability is also amplified with the use of an amalgamation of machine learning and cloud computing though traditional systems are often associated with high failure rates and high costs of maintenance. Enhanced indexing, systematic control of information storage and retrieval, query optimization are the main benefits obtainable from this. This is because despite the challenges such as limited resources, integration has never been a problem even with challenges of data privacy. Peculiar trends such as Explainable AI, Automated ML, and Continuous Intelligence present the ability to substantially enhance operational proficiency and decision-making.
Structural, Morphological, Optical and Dielectric Studies of RE3+ Doped CoFe2O4
Authors: Boddolla Sathish , Ravinder D
Published: September 2024

Cobalt ferrite nanoparticles, both undoped and Eu³⁺-doped, with the formula CoEuxFe2-xO4 (where x = 0.00 and 0.10), were produced using the citrate gel auto-combustion technique. X-ray diffraction confirmed the successful formation of the phase and the purity of the synthesized nanoparticles. The morphological analysis was conducted using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The optical properties of cobalt ferrite were analyzed using UV-Vis spectrometer. Dielectric properties, such as the real part of the dielectric constant and loss tangent, were evaluated using an LCR meter. Doping cobalt ferrite nanoparticles with europium resulted in a significant improvement in charge storage and transport characteristics.
Implementing Predictive Analytics for Proactive Revenue Cycle Management
Authors: Chaturvedi Ritesh , Sharma Saloni
Published: September 2024

This research investigates the deployment of predictive analytics in the revenue cycle management (RCM) system in health-care organizations. In other words, adopting predictive analytics strategies that are more proactive rather than only the reactive approach has the potential of greatly increasing the revenue capture, decreasing the denial rates, and increasing the efficiency of operation. The analysis of the literature and the results of the research indicate that the RCM benefits from the use of predictive analytics; all the while having acknowledged some challenges, including data integration and the requirement for professionals that understand the field.
Black Market Exchange Rate, Currency Substitution and Demand for Money
Authors: Bouteldja Abdelnacer , Feyza Si Mohammed , Sifeeddine Benbekhti
Published: September 2024

Strict control on foreign exchange and successive devaluation of domestic currency adopted by Algerian government for nearly four decades resulted in black market for foreign currencies, high inflation rates and consequently, lost of confidence in Algarian dinar as a unit of account and store of value. The aforementioned results have given rise to the phenomenon of currency substitution.The aim of this paper is to provide evidence of the existence of currency substitution in Algeria. Using time series data covering the period 1990-2021 and an autoregressive distributive lag (ARDL) model combined with CUSUM and CUSUMQ, the demand for money in Algeria is estimated. Our results point out to the existence of currency substitution when the black market exchange rate is incorporated in the money demand equation. Our findings contribute to the existing litterature on currency substitution issue. As far as policy makers are concerned, the existence of CS could hinder the effectiveness of stabilization policies and thus, means of reducing currency substitution should be devoted.