ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Pre-Service Science and Mathematics Teachers' Thoughts about Technology
Author: Aran, Özge Can
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Preservice Teachers,Student Attitudes,Science Teachers,Mathematics Teachers,Technology Uses in Education,Educational Technology,Secondary School Teachers,Technology Integration,Technological Literacy,Attitude Measures,Qualitative Research,Semi Structured Interviews,Computer Use

This study aims to investigate pre-service teachers' opinions about the technology. In this respect, the opinions of pre-service science and mathematics teachers were taken. The study was carried out at a university, located in the capital of Turkey. The data were collected from 20 pre-service teachers in the department of secondary school science and mathematics education. Criterion sampling was used. Interview form was developed to collect data. The results were presented in four themes: the role of technology in pre-service teacher's life, pre-service teachers' preferences about technology, pre-service teachers' technology competence, and pre-service teachers' opinions about use of technology in educational settings. It is expected that the results of the study will contribute to the revision of teacher education programs in terms of technology use and cultivate the learning environment by using technology more effectively.
Leadership Training at First Bank of Nigeria: A Case Study
Author: Lawal, Fatai
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Leadership Training,Banking,Case Studies,Foreign Countries,Organizations (Groups),Interviews,Qualitative Research,Mentors,Online Courses,On the Job Training,Coaching (Performance),Family Work Relationship,Employee Attitudes

The purpose of this qualitative exploratory case study was to identify components of an exemplary leadership development program that might serve as a framework for training leaders for banking organizations in Nigeria. We recruited 30 managers, supervisors, and officers with at least 10 years of banking experience to explore leadership development at First Bank of Nigeria's headquarters in Lagos, Nigeria. Face-to-face interviews focused on exploring what type of corporate leadership training strategies worked for First Bank of Nigeria. Four major leadership development strategies that worked best for First Bank emerged from analysis of the qualitative data obtained: (a) classroom, online, and on-the-job training; (b) mentoring; (c) coaching by a shadow manager; and (d) personal development and work-life balance. First Academy, the training arm at First Bank of Nigeria, has made valuable contributions to developing leaders in the fast-paced Nigerian banking industry. Other banking organizations in Nigeria may want to incorporate leadership training strategies used by First Bank of Nigeria.
The Concept of Applied Leadership in the Contemporary World
Author: Qadri, Muhammad Ahmed
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Leadership,Leaders,Leadership Effectiveness,Leadership Role,Case Studies,Leadership Qualities,Modern History,World History,Leadership Styles,Leadership Responsibility,Administrators,Administration,Public Policy,Foreign Countries

Leading a team or group is a real skill that takes time, thought, and dedication. Leadership is the most studied aspect of organization because it is the one overarching topic that makes the difference between success and failure. At times it may seem overwhelmingly complex, but by focusing on some fundamentals a team can be led with confidence and skill. The leader of any organization expectedly completes his role which is given by communicating the values of the organization he or she represents. Leadership skills are required by a manger to operate effectively at a strategic level and a successful manager or leader will be able to identify personal as well manage personal leadership development to achieve strategic ambitions where he will be able to evaluate the effectiveness of the leadership plan and promote a healthy and safe environment that supports a culture of quality. Leaders have good impact in our daily lives and futures. In good times and bad, there is always need for strong leadership. The success of a country is determined by the leaders it elects and the leadership characteristics and qualities they possess. How does someone earn the designation of being a great leader? History and current experiences provide guidance on how one might develop the abilities demonstrated by respected leaders. This case study examines the characteristics of and need for leaders in politics, society, religion, economy, and communities. Leadership is focused much more on the individual capability of the leader: &quot;Leadership is a function of knowing yourself, having a vision that is well communicated, building trust among colleagues, and taking effective action to realize your own leadership potential.&quot; Thus this paper aims to outline what a leader is, the qualities a proper leader possess, and the effect of leadership in the contemporary world.
Reading Disabilities and PASS Reading Enhancement Programme
Author: Mahapatra, Shamita
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Reading Difficulties,Reading Programs,Decoding (Reading),Reading Comprehension,Children,Cognitive Processes,Native Speakers,English (Second Language),Intelligence,Reading Skills,Remedial Reading,Foreign Countries

Children experience difficulties in reading either because they fail to decode the words and thus are unable to comprehend the text or simply fail to comprehend the text even if they are able to decode the words and read them out. Failure in word decoding results from a failure in phonological coding of written information, whereas reading comprehension difficulties result from difficulty in focussing on relevant information while reading, perceiving the interrelationship among obtained information, strategic thinking, lack of vocabulary knowledge, inability to make inferences and lack of reflective knowledge of language while reading. Within the framework of PASS model of intelligence, word reading has been found to be depending on successive processing, particularly at earlier grades, while reading comprehension depends primarily on simultaneous processing. Planning and attention, on the other hand, are found to be essential at all levels of reading. The PASS Reading Enhancement Programme (PREP) which is based on the PASS theory of intelligence, helps remediate the word decoding and reading comprehension skills of children by improving the underlying cognitive processes. The efficacy of PREP has been proved not only in case of children who are the native speakers of English language, but also in those for whom English is the Second Language (ESL children). School psychologists and teachers may take this as a challenge and help improve the reading skills of poor readers.
Planning Behaviour in Good and Poor Readers
Author: Mahapatra, Shamita
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Reading Difficulties,Grade 5,Reading Skills,Planning,Reading Processes,Memory,Concept Formation,Reading Comprehension,Comparative Analysis,Decoding (Reading),Brain Hemisphere Functions,Foreign Countries,Intelligence Tests,Reading Tests,Visual Perception

A group of 50 good readers and a group of 50 poor readers of Grade 5 matched for age and intelligence and selected on the basis of their proficiency in reading comprehension were tested for their competence in word reading and the process of planning at three different levels, namely, perceptual, memory and conceptual in order to study the contribution of planning at these levels towards the reading achievement of children. Results of group comparison reveals that good readers were superior to poor readers not only in word decoding, but also in planning at memory and conceptual level. Results of correlational analysis, on the other hand, reveals a strong relationship of word decoding with planning at both memory and conceptual levels, while, reading compression showed a strong relationship with conceptual planning. The results have been discussed in terms of the neural basis of the three levels of planning process, the importance of use of task appropriate strategies for gaining mastery over the two skills of reading and suggestions have been made for their remediation.
The Impact of Physical Facilities on Students' Level of Motivation and Academic Performance in Senior Secondary Schools in South West Nigeria
Author: Akomolafe, Comfort Olufunke
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Secondary School Students,Educational Facilities,Student Motivation,Academic Achievement,Questionnaires,Measures (Individuals),Public Schools

The paper examines the relevance of physical facilities in enhancing the level of motivation and the academic performance of senior secondary school students in South West Nigeria. The study adopted ex-post facto design. The population consists of all senior secondary students in South West Nigeria. The sample for the study include one thousand and fifty senior secondary school students from three states out of the six states in the South West Geo-political zone. The researcher made use of a questionnaire and an inventory to collect data. A self-designed questionnaire tagged &quot;Motivation and Academic Performance of Senior Secondary School Students&quot; (MAPSSS) was used to elicit information from the respondent. The result showed that there was a significant relationship between physical facilities and students level of motivation and academic performance. Based on the findings of the study, more physical, human and material resources that are of high quality should be made available in public school to motivate students towards learning. More priority should be given to allocation of funds to make the public school conducive for teaching and learning to take place; this will improve the academic standard of public schools.
Views of School Administrators Related to In-Service Training Activities
Author: Güngör, Semra Kiranli
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: School Administration,Administrator Attitudes,Training Objectives,Learning Activities,Semi Structured Interviews,Qualitative Research,Management Development,Administrator Education,Inservice Education,Preferences,Evaluation Criteria,Scheduling,Skill Development,Foreign Countries,Observation

The aim of this research is to specify the views of school administrators related to in-service training activities. In this research, semi-structured interview method, one of the qualitative research methods, has been used. Content analysis has been used in order to analyze the interview data and themes and sub-themes have been constituted. The target population of the research is consisted of 20 school administrators working in the city centre of Eskisehir having joined in-service training activities in 2012-2013 academic years. It has been seen at the end of the research that the school administrators, within the scope of developing their skills, occupational development and performance and developing motivation, increasing their awareness and knowledge level with regard to the current legislation and changes in the regulations. It is concluded that school administrators have different views with regard to in-service training in the themes such as type of participation, aims of participation, durations of in-service training programs, time of in-service training program, evaluation of training program.
An Integral ASIE ID Model: The 21st Century Instructional Design Model for Teachers
Author: Zain, Ismail Md.
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Instructional Design,Teaching Methods,Instructional Effectiveness,Teacher Education,Models,Cooperative Learning,Instructional Development,Foreign Countries,Learning Processes,Educational Media,Information Technology,Communications,Computer Mediated Communication

Design of instruction is an important feature in teacher education at fulfilling the needs of 4Cs (&quot;critical thinker,&quot; &quot;communicator,&quot; &quot;collaborator,&quot; &quot;creator&quot;) developing &quot;a globally competitive learners&quot;. As Instructional design models (ID) need to move from adopting a standard approach to developing models that have an impact on learners profiles, creating a much better learning experience, skills and knowledge both in classroom and online. Traditional ID models will have to be re-modelled and re-designed to deliver instructions which are more learner-centered than process-centered. An Integral ASIE Instructional Design Model (Analyze, Strategize, Implement and Evaluate) is an online planning ID Model which serves as alternative to the existing traditional ID models which support experiential and collaborative learning for learners in gaining and re-producing information. It is interactive to the user, integrative in planning the content, prescriptive in the planning procedures and constructive in the organization of the components. Instructors/teachers plan their instruction in the planning mechanism known as Multiple Integration Worksheet (MIW) by interacting within and between components in the &quot;Reflection Cycle&quot; of the model and it allows sharing of information among teachers across nations. This unique features provides flexibility in customisation of items and guide instructors/ teachers in formulating &amp; integrating the best possible designing practices giving opportunities for learners to explore their potential establishing a more participative, communicative and innovative learning environment. It is accessible at www.asiemodel.com.
An Investigation of Empathy of Foster Families, Turkey
Author: Vural, Bilgin Kiray
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Empathy,Foster Care,Family Environment,Surveys,Statistical Analysis,Parents,Family Structure

Objectives: empathy brings people closer and facilitates communication in almost all the fields of daily life. Having been an important dimension of foster care, empathetic skills should be developed in a foster family. In this study, we aimed to determine the empathic level of the foster families. Methods: this cross-sectional study on foster families was performed in Turkey. Research data was collected from 124 fosters parents. Two instruments were used in the survey: the personal information form and the Basic Empathy Scale. The volunteers were chosen by applying a non-probability sampling method, i.e. the &quot;snowball&quot; method. The data were analyzed using SPSS statistical software, Version 18.0. Results, The foster parents had a mean age of 48.37 ± 9.36. Most of foster carers (89.5%) were married. 76.6% of foster families had their own biological child, among them, 29.5% had one, 54.7% had two, and 15.8% had three children. The percentage of foster families that preferred female, and male children, were 76.6%, and 23.4%, respectively. Among the children, who had been placed in foster parent households, 42.7% aged less than 3 years, 31.5% between 4-6 years, and 25.8% more than 7 years. The ratio of parents, who defined foster family concept as &quot;social responsibility,&quot; &quot;protection,&quot; &quot;own age,&quot; and &quot;charity&quot; were 76.6%, 71.1%, 58.1%, and 45.2%, respectively. The ratio of those, who thought that to be a foster carer matured a person, was 62.9%, whereas the ratio of those, who emphasized that they became role model for their environment, was 77.4%. The subjects were asked to empathize with the relevant biological families, and that 59.7% gave first priority to &quot;I want to be sure about my child's safety&quot;, 29.8% to &quot;I want to be sure that my child is in good hands&quot;, 7.3% to &quot;I want to see that my child is valued&quot;. Also 56.5% of foster families pointed out that they were disturbed by the idea that one they the child might be sent back to his/her biological family. General Cronbach's alpha co-efficient of the instrument was found to be 0.76. The empathy scores of foster families in this study were higher than the average. Despite the fact that the foster families hold higher empathic skills in Turkey, it is observed that this service is still conducted with a traditional perspective.
On the Training Model of China's Local Normal University Students during the Transitional Period from the Perspective of Happiness Management
Author: Weiwei, Huang
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Educational Practices,Educational Philosophy,Preservice Teacher Education,Knowledge Base for Teaching,Training Methods,Psychological Patterns,Self Management,Teacher Student Relationship,Learning Motivation,Change Strategies,Cultural Literacy,Teacher Collaboration

As a theory based on the hypothesis of &quot;happy man&quot; about human nature, happiness management plays a significant guiding role in the optimization of the training model of local Chinese normal university students during the transitional period. Under the guidance of this theory, China should adhere to the people-oriented principle, strengthen the cultivation of cultural literacy, establish growth community, and encourage &quot;teaching by sharing&quot; to stimulate the subjective initiative of normal university students, so as to help them become qualified teachers who can teach and educate students well.
Diversification Management at Tertiary Education Level: A Review
Author: Takwate, Kwaji Tizhe
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Community Colleges,College Administration,Access to Education,Higher Education,Educational Quality,Mass Instruction,Correlation,Standards,Employment Potential,Best Practices,Financial Support,Educational Finance,Educational Change,Foreign Countries,Institutional Evaluation

This paper examines the concept of management of diversification at tertiary education level in view of the growth of national secondary education system which vested high scramble for tertiary education was made in relation to question of access and expansion. This paper examines management of diversification at tertiary education level as a means by which tertiary education prepares itself to cope with the challenges that result from mass enrolment of primary and secondary schools. It reviewed that, often, a straightforward relationship is presumed between the growth of students' body and the expansion of tertiary education levels and between the growth of students' numbers and the diversity of such within the concept of its carrying capacity. Quality and standard of tertiary education, irrelevance of curricula to community aspirations, employability of school graduates, the continued reduction of financial resources and growing accountability measures imposed by governments on tertiary education were identified among others as probable problems of diversification of tertiary education in Nigeria. The paper also explores probable solutions to problems of diversification in tertiary education levels in Nigeria. For best practice to be obtained in our tertiary education, the paper recommends that strict adherence to the provision of the tertiary education autonomy using the yardstick of global best practices; diversification of funding by attracting private sectors; updating and restructuring institutional curriculum to meet national and globalised market demands and setting up effective monitoring system should be put in place by educational stakeholders.
Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) and Effectiveness of University Administration in Nigeria
Author: Ofoegbu, Felicia I.
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,College Administration,Income,Educational Finance,Administrators,Correlation,Transformational Leadership,Administrator Surveys,Questionnaires,Statistical Analysis

The purpose of the study was mainly to identify the major sources and utilization of internally generated financial revenue by Nigerian University administrators. The population of the study consisted of all the 102 university administrators from the seventeen Federal Universities in Southern Nigeria. Descriptive statistics and Pearson Product Moment Correlation were used to analyze the research questions and hypotheses formulated for the study. The analysis revealed that commercial ventures were among the main sources of IGR while the proceeds were used for services including staff welfare, maintenance of facilities and beautification of the university premises. A further analysis of data showed that there was a significant relationship between internally generated resources and the management and development of universities in Southern Nigeria. It is recommended that university administrators should be more transformative in their leadership style in order to strengthen their revenue base for effectiveness in University management.
Career Development Patterns and Values of Women School Administrators
Author: Loyola, Matilde Corazon Cristina A.
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Women Administrators,Career Development,Values,Motivation,Self Esteem,Religious Factors,Family Work Relationship,Foreign Countries,School Administration,Focus Groups,Interviews,Self Concept Measures,Mentors,Role Models,Work Ethic

Career development research has often explored gender differences in and development of career patterns. Women were traditionally sidelined from performing from full participation in society and have struggled for their civil rights and social freedoms by challenging the male-dominated social systems. In an age when women are now gaining strong footing in positions once dominated by only by male, it is imperative to assess how the career development of women fare. Thus, the researcher examined the career development patterns and values of women school administrators. The researcher found that women school administrators in the province of Capiz were highly motivated, have high self-esteem, have very strong spirituality, and possess very strong will power. They were also equipped with career development patterns skills that they applied on their position and in becoming successful. The researcher also found that they were able to successfully combine family and job, attaining high level of achievement. Despite marriage constraints, they were innovative, finding time for both family and work and with supportive family members that lessen the demands and burdens of their position. These women administrators also realized the importance of values on their career development patterns in providing them direction to their desired end. As successful school administrators, they made themselves &quot;role model&quot; for other professionals who aimed to become one in the future.