ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Social Encyclicals and the Worker: The Evolution of Catholic Labor Schools in Pennsylvania
Author: Lubienecki, Paul
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Catholic Schools,Educational History,Church Role,Labor Conditions,Employees,Civil Rights,Curriculum,Educational Policy,Catholics,Social Values,Democratic Values,Labor Demands,Unions,Economic Climate,Strikes,Industry,Labor Relations

Many often identified the Catholic Church with the cause of labor and worker's rights in the United States. However that was not the common situation encountered by laborers throughout most of the nineteenth century. The proclamation of the social encyclicals: Pope Leo XIII's Rerum Novarum (1891) and Pope Pius XI's Quadragesimo Anno (1931) elevated the status of the worker, endorsed worker associations and placed the Catholic Church as an advocate of worker's rights. But for the worker to clearly understand this change as well as his rights and duties education was vital. For workers in Pennsylvania, especially in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, the formation of Catholic labor schools was the catalysis for education and guidance in labor-management issues. Eventually their programs expanded to include anti-communist instruction. This article examines the historical narrative of the Catholic labor schools in Pennsylvania and the curricula and policies developed mutually by the laity and clergy to educate workers (both Catholic and non-Catholic) about their rights and duties and how to apply Christian social teachings in the workplace. These schools became a fundamental part of the labor movement where Catholic labor education endeavored to build a Christian partnership of labor and management to ensure industrial democracy.
Analysing the Guiding Roles of Inspectors: Perspectives of School Administrators
Author: Abakan, Recep
Date: 2021-07-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Administrator Attitudes,Inspection,Institutional Evaluation,Principals,Elementary Schools,Educational Quality,Educational Improvement,Career Guidance,Content Analysis,Teacher Evaluation,Teacher Attitudes,Criticism,Teacher Supervision,Educational Innovation,Foreign Countries

This study intends to demonstrate the opinions of school administrators consist of principal, senior assistants and inspectors working in primary schools on the guidance roles. Inspections improve the quality of education; hence, inspectors need to concentrate on assessment and other functions. The study aims to emphasize the value given to the career guidance role and increase its frequency. In that regard, the descriptive research technique reveals their opinions on the subject. The research study group consists of 20 school administrators working in primary education institutions in the 2019-2020 academic year. The data were collected using a semi-structured interview form with open-ended questions. The findings obtained from the content analysis application showed that generally, the inspectors' approach to teachers is tolerant, respectful, and moderate; teachers also revealed their expectations that schools should be inspected more frequently by their inspectors. In addition, it is seen that school administrators, whose expectations are limited in terms of vocational guidance, are expected to be more focused on guiding than supervising, share the innovations in education and make constructive criticism.
Application of Mobile Augmented Visual Reality (MAVR) for Vocabulary Learning in the ESL Classroom
Author: Jalaluddin, Ilyana
Date: 2021-07-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Computer Simulation,Telecommunications,Handheld Devices,Elementary School Students,English (Second Language),Second Language Instruction,Vocabulary Development,Foreign Countries,Technology Uses in Education,Educational Technology,Teaching Methods,Game Based Learning,Program Effectiveness

This repeated measure experiment study aimed to explore LINUS students or Low Achiever (LA) students' improvement in learning English language vocabularies using Mobile Augmented Visual Reality (MAVR). It specifically tried to analyse the effect of MAVR on the English vocabulary development of 45 primary school students from the LINUS programme in Selangor. In this study, they were provided access to an AVR-game based apps in learning English vocabularies with mobile computing devices. Vocabulary size was later measured using the British Picture Vocabulary Scale II and analysed with repeated measures ANOVA. Analysis showed that there was an increase in the scores and the differences between the levels of the within-subjects factor was significant. This implies that Mobile Augmented Visual Reality (MAVR) materials can be used as an interactive tool for LA learners in learning a language. Findings highlight the role of teachers in the implementation process and point out possible directions for more effective application of MAVR in this field.
A Qualitative Follow up of the Maguire Fellows Program
Author: Place, A. William
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Student Attitudes,Program Evaluation,Grounded Theory,Cues,Religious Factors,Social Justice,Attitude Change,Followup Studies,Self Concept,Leadership Training,Catholic Schools,Catholic Educators,Program Descriptions,Instructional Leadership,High School Teachers,Administrator Education,Administrator Role,Principals,Religious Colleges,Masters Programs,Standards,Certification

This qualitative follow up study sought the impressions of students after a two year program. The analysis of this data involved grounded theory qualitative methods. The primary means of data collection for the qualitative portion of this study was through digitally-recording and transcribing of participants' voices in response to individual interview prompts. Seven themes emerged from the first interviews which included: Perceptions of leadership; changing perceptions of the Jesuit ideas of Magis/cura personalis; changing perceptions of social justice; perceptions of motivation or desire to lead; Catholic identification; theory to practice; and suggested changes to the program. These themes were reinforced and refined in the second interviews, but a few new themes emerged from the additional data. Specifically, the value of the cohort was strongly expanded in the data from the second interviews. Other new themes included special education, the action research project, and some systems issues.
Declining Enrollment in Catholic Schools in the West and Insights from the United States
Author: Wodon, Quentin
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Declining Enrollment,Catholic Schools,Costs,Enrollment Trends,Educational Quality,Sustainability,Educational Finance,State Aid,Public Opinion,National Organizations,Institutional Characteristics,Comparative Analysis,Educational Attitudes,Correlation,Decision Making,Gender Differences,Age Groups,Family Income,Race,Political Attitudes,Place of Residence,Educational Attainment,Religion,Surveys,Attendance,Religious Factors

While enrollment in Catholic schools is rising in the global south, it is declining in many Western countries. Providing a quality and holistic education experience remains essential in both developed and developing countries, especially for disadvantaged groups. But in addition, in developed countries, trade-offs may have to be confronted to stem the decline in enrollment that affects the financial sustainability of schools. Building on a presentation made at the closing plenary of OIEC's World Congress in New York, this paper focuses on the United States where enrollment in Catholic schools has been dropping for more than 50 years. In the absence of state support for Catholic schools and in a context of rising operating costs and therefore tuition, the decline in enrollment is due in part to a lack of affordability of schools given high out-of-pocket costs paid by parents. But other factors related to perceptions about Catholic schools also play a role. To stem the decline in enrollment, market research can help, including to assess how favorably Catholic and other types of schools are perceived in the population. The paper relies on data collected for the National Catholic Education Association to compare favorability ratings by type of schools and assess factors associated with these perceptions.
Examining Teacher Advocacy for Full Inclusion
Author: Bradley-Levine, Jill
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Advocacy,Inclusion,Teaching Methods,Catholic Schools,Catholic Educators,Teacher Leadership,Leadership Styles,Elementary School Teachers,Teacher Attitudes,Teacher Administrator Relationship,Regular and Special Education Relationship,School Culture

This critical ethnography examined the motivations of, and processes used by teachers to advocate for the inclusion of students with exceptionalities in their Catholic school. Because students with exceptionalities have been marginalized in k-12 Catholic schools, learning more about teachers who have been successful advocates on their behalf is essential to building more inclusive schools, as well as inclusive local and global communities. The findings of this study help to identify some key elements for teacher-led advocacy including practices that align with ethical leadership and that encourage teachers to take risks and pursue passions when there is potential for positive student outcomes. As a result, school culture may be transformed to include more fully those students who have been marginalized within the school or community.
Examination of Compassion Levels of Special Education Teacher Candidates in Terms of Some Socio-Demographic Variables
Author: Nuri, Cahit
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Preservice Teachers,Special Education,Teacher Characteristics,Teacher Effectiveness,Altruism,Helping Relationship,Gender Differences,Age Differences,Family Structure,Foreign Countries

The scope of this study is to examine the relationship between compassion and effective teaching qualities of special education teacher candidates. The working group of the research consists of the special education teacher candidates who are in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and studying in the special education department of the universities in the spring term of 2019-2020. Since it was aimed to determine the compassion levels and effective teacher qualities of special education teacher candidates in the study, the screening model was used as one of the quantitative research methods. In the study, 315 special education teacher candidates participated. &quot;Demographic information form&quot; and &quot;Compassion Scale&quot;, were applied to special education teacher candidates in the study in question. According to the results of the study, it was observed that female special education teacher candidates had higher levels of compassion compared to male special education teacher candidates. According to the age group, the compassion levels of students/teacher candidates aged 18-20 years were higher than those who are 24 years and older. In the study, it was determined that the difference between the scores obtained by the students from the Disconnection sub-scale of the compassion scale according to the family structure was statistically significant.
Gauging the Educational Efficacy of Geometrical Manipulatives in Teaching the Curriculum Contents
Author: Maningo, Kent N.
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Instructional Effectiveness,Mathematics Instruction,Geometric Concepts,Concept Formation,Manipulative Materials,Teaching Methods,Grade 9,Geographic Isolation,Rural Schools,Public Schools,Foreign Countries

This study examines the condition on whether or not there is an advantage on integrating manipulatives in the instruction against traditional teaching involving concept building and students' performance in geometry. To well achieve this objective, 48 Grade-9 students from a remote public school and island in the Philippines were invited and were then divided into control and experiment groups. After such inferences, empirical results showed that there was no significant mean difference on the scores between the two groups, which implies that one method does not outperform the other. Indeed, post-evaluation revealed that there are other variables which trigger the variation of scores from these groups, respectively, as shared by the subjects themselves. Thus, it is proposed that future relevant researches, shall peek into those variables that can nonetheless support the efficacy of intended curriculum contents and correspondingly address the diverse learning styles.
Multimedia Annotations for Practical Collaborative Reasoning
Author: Cebrián-de-la-Serna, Manuel
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Multimedia Materials,Documentation,Video Technology,Technology Uses in Education,Undergraduate Students,Education Majors,Foreign Countries,Taxonomy,Logical Thinking,Cooperative Learning

University education requires students to be trained both at university and at external internship centres. Because of COVID-19, the availability of multimedia resources and examples of practical contexts has become vital. Multimedia annotation can help students reflect on the professional world, collaborating and interacting with colleagues online. This study aims to encourage collaborative practical thinking by using new video annotation technologies. 274 students participated in an experiment of task design focusing on the analysis of a technology-based, award-winning educational innovation project. With mixed research design, qualitative and quantitative data exported from the video annotation platform used was collected and analysed. The results show differences in the quality and quantity of the answers: in the tasks with broad Folksonomy they are more numerous but more dispersed in their analysis, and vice versa. The quality of the answers given with narrow Folksonomy is also higher in both texts and videos modes. Producing multimedia annotations is a practical way to encourage students to practise reflective reasoning about the professional reality.
Heroe&apos;s Model: Case Study to Reduce Students&apos; Learning Loss and Anxiety
Author: Kurniawan, Heru
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: COVID-19,Pandemics,Achievement Gains,School Closing,Online Courses,Educational Technology,Anxiety,College Students,Mathematics Instruction,Models,Program Effectiveness,Student Adjustment,Foreign Countries,Technology Uses in Education,Student Evaluation,Grades (Scholastic),Student Satisfaction

The spread of COVID-19 in all countries is forcing a change from face-to-face learning to online learning. Of course, the implementation of online learning cannot be separated from the obstacles and threats of decreasing the quality of education, one of which is the threat of learning loss and anxiety. This study aims to see and reduce learning loss and learning anxiety in higher education through the application of Heroe's math online learning model. This study is a qualitative descriptive study using diagnostic tests, self-development tests, self-rating anxiety scale test, self-assessment questionnaires and interviews as data collection instruments. Data analysis used technical triangulation. The results showed that with the application of Heroe's math online learning model there were no learning loss symptoms and showed a decrease in students' anxiety levels. The results of this study have an important meaning that the need for handling and adaptation to learning barriers due to changes in the learning environment is not certain.
Scale for Measuring Phubbing in Peruvian University Students: Adaptation, Validation and Results of Its Application
Author: Ríos Ariza, José Manuel
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Telecommunications,Handheld Devices,Antisocial Behavior,Spanish,Test Construction,Test Validity,Test Reliability,College Students,Student Characteristics,Risk,Interpersonal Relationship,Psychometrics,Social Media,Addictive Behavior

Phubbing is defined as ignoring people with whom you have a face-to-face relationship to attend to smartphones. The phenomenon of phubbing particularly affects the teenage and young segments of the population. The main problem lies in the impact it has on individuals' social relationship. A lack of validated instruments to diagnose this phenomenon has been observed amongst the Spanish-speaking youth. The objective pursued with this research was to analyse the structural validity and reliability of the Spanish scale in a sample of 454 Peruvian university students. A reliability study was carried out following Cronbach and McDonald, complemented with an exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. The results show good reliability and validity values. Finally, some aspects associated with users' profiles in relation to the scale were discussed too. A need exists to have adapted instruments which permit to measure emerging social threats such as phubbing, so that risk profiles can be identified and for us to be able to act in time. Most of the students surveyed regularly engaged in phubbing, and a significant percentage of them had personal and social problems because of this, including lack of sleep hours or arguments with friends and relatives, to quote but two.
The Gender Gap among EduTubers and the Factors Significantly Influencing It
Author: Pattier, Daniel
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Gender Differences,Video Technology,Web 2.0 Technologies,Audiovisual Aids,Material Development,Technology Uses in Education,Informal Education,Elementary Secondary Education,Influences,Foreign Countries

An increased use of YouTube in education has resulted in the emergence of a large number of audiovisual educational content creators known as EduTubers. Our research considers gender as a relevant variable within this group by analysing the 204 most successful channels in Spain so as to identify the existence of models and reference points throughout the area of informal education. The study methodology is based on a qualitative analysis instrument that provides descriptive statistics and contingency tables. The results provide original evidence on the topic. We reflect on the possible existence of a gender gap among EduTubers, concluding that there is actually one. After identifying the significant factors regarding to this inequality, they were grouped together into four categories: media exposure level; women's participation in the educational stages that are most in demand on YouTube; elements and factors determining the success of videos; and time spent on the channel as a content creator. A suggestion is made of possible steps to reduce this gender gap through emotional support and training aimed at women who wish to become EduTubers, as well as via social change that facilitates the presence of women as influential figures in informal education.
The Power of Expectations on Students&apos; Years of Schooling
Author: Lopez-Agudo, Luis Alejandro
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Expectation,Educational Attainment,Academic Aspiration,Parent Aspiration,Foreign Countries,Secondary School Students,Grade 10,Young Adults,Influences

Both students and parents have expectations about students' academic future. The present study analyses the influence of both sets of expectations when students are at age 15-16 on the level of education achieved by students when they are 23-24 years old. For this purpose, a structural equation model is estimated by three-stage least squares, using panel data for the most populated Spanish region (Andalusia). Results show that when both students and parents expect degree level education (i.e. 16 years of schooling) the student appears to come quite close to achieving that level. They also show that socio-cultural variables, together with students' cognitive and non-cognitive outcomes, seem to explain the mechanism of formation of expectations and students' completed years of schooling.
Attitudes of Preservice Teachers Having Pedagogical Formation Certificate Training towards Instructional Technology and Material Design Course
Author: Oz, Recep
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Preservice Teachers,Preservice Teacher Education,Educational Technology,Material Development,Undergraduate Students,Student Attitudes,Instructional Effectiveness,Gender Differences,Majors (Students),Correlation,Course Evaluation,Foreign Countries

The purpose of this study was to determine the attitudes of the trainees registered in Pedagogical Formation Certificate Program (PFCP) towards the Instructional Technologies and Material Design (ITMD) course and to analyze whether these attitudes differed according to gender, department and level of grade. The data were obtained from totally 110 trainees including 78 females and 38 males. In addition to the personal information form, the Attitude Scale towards ITMD Course was used as the data collection tool. The scale had three sub-dimensions as effectiveness, admiration and denial, and the internal consistency coefficients calculated for the current implementation were between 0.99 and 0.77. It was understood that the trainees regarded the ITMD course effective enough to be considered good, admired the course at a moderate level, and did not neglect the course very much. It was noticed that female trainees found the course more effective and admired it more rather than the male trainees. The trainees in the English group were determined to consider ITMD course more effective than the trainees in the philosophy group. Moreover, it was proved that the students in the English group admired more rather than the trainees in the theology and philosophy groups. The graduate trainees regarded ITMD course more effective than the ones who were still students.
Computational Thinking Assessment at Primary School in the Context of Learning Programming
Author: Mukasheva, Manargul
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Computation,Thinking Skills,Student Evaluation,Cognitive Measurement,Elementary School Students,Programming,Computer Science Education,Skill Development,Foreign Countries

The study was carried out from 2018 to 2020 with the challenge - how to assess the level of computational thinking. The research design is mixed since the disclosure of mutual influence of the components of the chain 'learning programming -- computational thinking -- evaluating computational thinking' requires the use of both qualitative and quantitative research methods. The conceptualisation of the 'computational thinking' idea is based on the premise of the impact of abstract thinking and computers on human thinking evolution. The structural interpretation of 'computational thinking', consisting of nine components, reflects the presence of a semantic link between teaching programming and the development of abstract computational thinking. Four levels (phenomenological, analytic-synthetic, set-prognostic and axiomatic) of computational thinking have been identified for each of these nine components. The study involved 102 elementary school students who are learning programming in Scratch. The guiding questions and problems we have developed for elementary school students are designed following the characteristics of the four levels of computational thinking. The results of the study showed that the ratio of 'structural components' to different levels of computational thinking, with the corresponding characteristics, allows one to determine the degree of its development or its individual components.