ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
How well Are ESL Teachers Being Prepared to Integrate Technology in Their Classrooms?
Author: Velazquez-Torres, Nancy
Date: 2006-03-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: English (Second Language),Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,Technology Integration,Language Teachers,Teacher Education,Educational Technology,Preservice Teachers,Interviews,Student Attitudes,Qualitative Research,Student Teaching,Teacher Educators,Cooperating Teachers,Internet,Higher Education,Teaching Methods,Focus Groups,Questionnaires

This article reports on the experiences of language teachers with their teacher preparation in the use of learning technologies in Puerto Rico. Three focus group interviews were held with 28 pre-service teachers; 9 in-service teachers were interviewed, and a post focus group interview was held with student teachers after they completed their field teaching experience. The following themes emerged during the analysis of the qualitative data: (a) Course Content must be more than learning to use a program or machine in order for a teacher to be prepared to integrate technology in the classroom; (b) Modeling technology use by teacher educators and cooperating teachers instructs by example, (c) Self-acquisition of technology skills needs to be supplemented by formal training for teachers to acquire the technology skills they need; (d) Access and exposure to technology and Internet needs to be expanded; (e) Practical integration of technology in language teaching requires hands-on-experience throughout the teacher preparation program. Based on the findings, recommendations are made to higher education institutions and school administrators in Puerto Rico to face the challenge of preparing language educators in the integration of learning technologies in their curriculum.
Struggles for Modern Education: Egalitarian Liberalism and Its Quest for Equal Access to Opportunity
Author: Pistone, Renee A.
Date: 2010-08-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Equal Education,Political Attitudes,Parenting Styles,Parent Role,Middle Class

Egalitarian liberalism strives for equal access to opportunity and can achieve it. Every individual must be granted the chance to live his or her own life (Rawls, 1971). Our society must offer all citizens their own autonomy and live up to the egalitarian promises giving them respect. This paper disagrees with the notion that children raised in unequal conditions are unequally prepared for life's challenges. It is asserted here that modern education must be egalitarian in order to level the playing the field between rich and poor children. It is an infringement on parent's liberty to raise their own children (Duncan, 1997). The liberal state can achieve equality of opportunity for each new generation and the liberal promise will then be fulfilled. It can only be achieved through education since diverse parenting styles will get in the way.
The English Teacher as Facilitator and Authority
Author: O'Dwyer, Shaun
Date: 2006-03-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: English Teachers,English (Second Language),Facilitators (Individuals),Teacher Role,Epistemology,Cooperative Learning,Learning Theories,Educational Theories,Theory Practice Relationship

Over the past eighty years or so, some education theorists have repudiated the notion that it is the teacher's role to act as an authority in the classroom, transmitting knowledge to students &quot;who do not know.&quot; In English as a second or foreign language education, a notion of the teacher as &quot;facilitator&quot; is considered to be more compatible with students' felt needs and autonomy. This paper argues that there are epistemological flaws in prominent rejections of transmission theories of learning. Drawing on British philosopher Michael Oakeshott's distinction between technical and practical knowledge, it argues for a modified understanding of the English teacher both as an authority capable of transmitting these types of knowledge in language, and as a facilitator of cooperative language learning.
Linking Reading and Writing in an English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) Classroom for National Reorientation and Reconsruction
Author: Olajide, Stephen Billy
Date: 2010-08-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,English (Second Language),Second Language Instruction,Reading Instruction,Writing Instruction,Integrated Curriculum,Psycholinguistics,Barriers

How developed, integrated and focused a nation has been is partly a function of her level of literacy. Hence, every nation desires full literacy that involves the two skills of reading and writing. Both skills are as elusive as they are rewarding, especially if they have to be acquired from a Second position, such as occupied by English in Nigeria. Over the years in the country, learner performance in the language has been a source of worry to the school system and other stakeholders. Nevertheless, the mutual, complementary teaching of the skills could make them fairly easy to acquire. This paper canvases that reading and writing be taught interactively in the English as the Second Language (ESL) context for effective learning.
Conceptualizing Humanistic Competence in the Language Classroom by TJP--A Chinese Case
Author: Zhang, Ling
Date: 2010-11-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Humanism,Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,Cultural Context,College Students,Asians,Foreign Countries,Teacher Student Relationship,Teaching Methods,Secondary School Teachers,Literature,English (Second Language),Language Teachers,Undergraduate Students,Reflection,Socialization,Academic Aspiration,Competence,Qualitative Research

As learning is seen to be a social process as well as an intellectual activity in which teachers work in active partnership with students, &quot;Teaching by Joint Presentation&quot; (TJP) project sought to investigate what a humanistic concept of teacher-student joint presentation and critical inquiry can evoke in the language classroom within Chinese context. 289 college English literature learning students and 87 in-service secondary school teachers have participated in this study. The findings articulated a series of multifaceted differences concerning with students' learning aspiration and competence, together with the complexities of teaching methods in a humanistic language classroom. The results indicate that humanistic ideal does increase students' learning competence of critical insight, independent thought and reflective analysis. The study provides insights into humanistic competence growth of Chinese college language students based on empirical evidence.
The Survey and Analysis of Excellent Senior High School Physics Teachers' Professional Growth Actuality
Author: Sun, Haibin
Date: 2010-08-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Physics,Science Teachers,Secondary School Teachers,High Schools,Teacher Effectiveness,Teacher Surveys,Professional Development

Excellent senior high school physics teachers are the backbone power in the new course reform of physics in China. The excellent senior high school physics teachers' professional growth actuality in Shandong is surveyed in this article by the self-made &quot;Questionnaire of Excellent Senior High School Physics Teachers' Professional Growth&quot;, and by the survey, the total status and the professional growth of excellent senior high school physics teachers could be grasped.
Will Graduating Year Accountancy Students Cheat in Examination? A Malaysian Case
Author: Abu Bakar, Nur Barizah
Date: 2010-08-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Accounting,Cheating,College Seniors,Ethics,Student Behavior,Student Surveys,Student Attitudes,Moral Development,Academic Achievement,Gender Differences

Due to a series of high profile accounting scandals and corporate collapses such as Enron, World.Com and Andersen, ethical conduct has been widely recognized as a crucial element in accounting profession and education. The growing concern over the ethics of professionals has also called for more academic research into this critical area. Our study aims at assessing ethical behaviors of the future accounting professionals (i.e. final year accounting students) in Malaysia. This study which uses questionnaire survey examined the students' ethical attitudes as to whether they would act unethically in an examination. Also, their attitudes towards whistleblowing--if they become aware of such unethical conduct were examined. A vast majority of students (73 percent), decided to be on the safe side--neither being purely unethical nor whistleblowers. Of the students, 11 per cent chose to become whistleblowers. While only 16 per cent would act unethically in exam, the percentage significantly declined once the risk of being caught was introduced. This indicates that students have not moved further from the first level of Kohlberg's stages of moral development which highly depends on the punishment and penalty in order to behave ethically. Results also reveal that students with good academic achievement were less likely to cheat in exam. Furthermore, a larger proportion of male students as compared to female tend to behave unethically. Overall, the study indicates favorable results since the majority of respondents would not prefer to indulge in unethical behavior, although they are not being purely ethical.
The Social Supervision and Its Role in Developing of the School Social Service in Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Author: Tekali, Karima A. A.
Date: 2010-08-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Supervision,Professional Development,School Social Workers

The new direction of the social control over the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya is a phase that began in Tripoli city in 1990. After opening of the Office of Education ministry, education and health as a result of the efforts made by the Department of Education, which affected the evolution of modern educational thought, which emphasizes the process of educational guidance and establish social participation among the specialist-oriented towards social and professional growth and improve performance for both sides to improve the educational process. The importance of this study indeed arose from the fact that the field of education is in need of social supervision. This is based on the diagnosis and school social realities of service and identified obstacles and professional problems and work out successful solutions in order to assist managers to develop this field, as well as the profession of social supervision network.
Reading Abilities and Strategies: A Short Introduction
Author: Liu, Feng
Date: 2010-08-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Reading Ability,Reading Strategies,Native Language,Second Languages

This paper gives a short analysis of reading abilities and reading strategies. Much research has been done to investigate the nature of reading, though it's had to exactly define reading abilities and strategies. Different kinds of readings are discussed in this paper and distinctions are made between first language reading and second or foreign language reading.
Group Composition of Cooperative Learning: Does Heterogeneous Grouping Work in Asian Classrooms?
Author: Thanh, Pham Thi Hong
Date: 2010-08-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Cooperative Learning,Heterogeneous Grouping,Teamwork,Pilot Projects,Intervention,Student Surveys,Interviews,Friendship,College Students,Student Attitudes

Constructing an appropriate group is important to teamwork success. Although, heterogeneous grouping is widely recommended in Western countries, this method of grouping is questioned in Asian classrooms because Asian and Western students have different cultures of learning. Unfortunately, this issue has not been addressed in any research to date. This study aims to investigate how Vietnamese students should be grouped so that they can maximize their opportunities to learn. The study is in two parts: a pilot study and an intervention. The pilot study included twenty students and was conducted for four weeks. The intervention consisted of one hundred and forty five students and lasted for eight weeks. In both studies, students answered a questionnaire survey and ten students were interviewed. The results of both studies showed that friendship grouping was more preferred. Future researchers should take these findings into consideration so that cooperative learning activities can be designed adaptively in Asian classrooms.
Humble Opinions on Inclusive Educational Idea
Author: Zhu, Jiang
Date: 2010-08-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Inclusion,Equal Education,Barriers,Democracy,Civil Rights,Access to Education,Educational Legislation,Disabilities,Educational Quality

Inclusive education refers to including all the people to realize the democracy, justice and diversity of education. Inclusive educational idea means to make all the students have equal opportunities in enjoying high-quality education and make every student have all-round development, reflecting the yearning for the education without exclusion and discrimination of people from different countries, nationalities and beliefs. Inclusive educational idea should be spread widely and put into effect.
Language Learning Strategies and Its Training Model
Author: Liu, Jing
Date: 2010-08-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: English (Second Language),Second Language Learning,Learning Strategies,Training,Models,Classification,Metacognition

This paper summarizes and reviews the literature regarding language learning strategies and it's training model, pointing out the significance of language learning strategies to EFL learners and an applicable and effective language learning strategies training model, which is beneficial both to EFL learners and instructors, is badly needed.
The Rationale for Subsidy of Higher Education in Hong Kong: A Sensible Decision from an Economic Viewpoint
Author: Chan, Shing Yin Amy
Date: 2010-11-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Higher Education,Educational Finance,Economics,Grants,Government Role

This paper is an attempt to draw the statistical data from reports and documents to reveal the rationale for subsidizing the higher education in Hong Kong. There is a discussion made with reference to educational planning interacting with personal choice. The notion of economics has been noted with consideration of allocation of scarce resources and how the behaviour is adjusted by means of the mechanism and the optimization of goal. The higher education institutes can assist the improvement of the local regime through the training of competent and responsible professionals. Financing higher education is sensible as the optimization of goal is obvious.
An Accurate Picture of What Is Currently Happening in Turkish Science Classrooms
Author: Yilmaz, Hülya
Date: 2007-12-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Science Instruction,Elementary School Science,Elementary School Teachers,Science Teachers,Educational Change,Teacher Attitudes,Teacher Surveys,Qualitative Research,Statistical Analysis,Educational Objectives,Goal Orientation,Science Activities,Teaching Methods,Likert Scales,Faculty Development,Teacher Competencies,Science Process Skills

The purpose of this study was to investigate the extent to which primary science teachers understand the new reform implemented in Turkey and to examine their perceptions regarding science instruction. Thus, it could be possible to show an accurate picture of what is currently happening in primary science classrooms and identify the kind of support primary science teachers may need. In this study, a survey was distributed to all in-service primary school science teachers in the area of Izmir, Turkey. The sample consisted of 389 primary science teachers from 72 primary schools. This study was carried out using quantitative and qualitative methodologies. The &quot;Survey on K-12 Science Education&quot; was used for collecting quantitative data. For collecting the qualitative data, primary science teachers were asked to specify the main goals in their teaching science and what would help them in achieving these goals. The results showed that they were not enough actively engaged in classroom science activities, and that they should be trained to apply more effective teaching approaches, and how to integrate science with other subject areas and real life.
Multidimensional Parents' Action on Adolescents Academic Achievement in Malaysia
Author: Yen, William Koh Siaw
Date: 2010-08-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Parent Participation,Norms,Adolescents,Academic Achievement,Questionnaires,Measures (Individuals),Reliability,Validity,Goodness of Fit,Factor Analysis,Psychometrics

This paper is an initial examination of the norm activities of what parents do at home to their adolescence school-going children and eventually how these factors contribute to their academic achievement. The notion that parental involvement was crucial to their children academic achievement and well being was reinvestigated by utilizing a different approach--parents' actions. The end product of the research was a reliable and valid instrument SPAQ1 (Students' Parents Actions Questionnaire I). SPAQ1 also exhibited a good model fit. Recommendations for future research were forwarded.
The Lifelong Learning Sector and the Development of Hong Kong as a Regional Education Hub: Is Government Policy Rhetoric or Reality?
Author: Cribbin, John
Date: 2010-11-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Lifelong Learning,Educational Policy,Public Policy,Human Capital,Policy Analysis,Regional Characteristics,Educational Development,Qualitative Research,Semi Structured Interviews,Questionnaires,Content Analysis,Rhetoric,Marketing,Commercialization

In this article the researcher sets out to investigate the development of lifelong learning policy in Hong Kong. The policy analysis is focused specifically on the Hong Kong Government's policy for Hong Kong to be a Regional Education Hub. Qualitative data was gathered using questionnaire surveys of leading local and overseas lifelong learning providers, through semi-structured interviews with experts who are leading practitioners in the field, and, through analysis of policy documents. The research highlights the extent of non-local provision of higher education in Hong Kong by the lifelong learning sector in association with overseas institutions. The study also shows that despite the policy rhetoric Hong Kong could not currently be described as a regional hub for education although all those experts surveyed consider Hong Kong well placed to develop as an education hub and were surprised that more has not been done.
Language Situation in Post-War Sudan
Author: Siddiek, Ahmed Gumaa
Date: 2010-08-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Language Planning,Public Policy,Peace,Language Attitudes,Multilingualism,Semitic Languages,African Languages,Official Languages,Oral Language,Written Language,Language Role,African Culture,Second Language Learning,Language of Instruction

The theme behind this paper is to review the language policy and language planning in the Sudan, after the institutionalization of peace; by exploring the recent policy of political factions in the North and the South towards languages in post-war Sudan. This effort aims at encouraging non-Arabic speaking-ethnic-groups to accept the Arabic language as lingua franca, by allowing it an official status in education and government offices. The paper also aims at encouraging the Arabic speaking majority in the North, to take the initiative to study and learn the most dominant local Sudanese-African languages, and be familiar with their oral and written literature; as well as realizing the role of these languages in enriching the cultural heritage in our country and making unity an attractive choice.
The Role of Teachers in College English Classroom--From the Perspective of Affect
Author: Xu, Runjiang
Date: 2010-08-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: College English,Teacher Role,Psychological Patterns,Student Centered Curriculum,Teacher Student Relationship,Interpersonal Communication,Humanistic Education,Teaching Methods,Class Activities,Educational Environment,Foreign Countries

Modern college English classroom has seen a gradual shift from teacher-dominated to student-centered one and therefore affective factors plays a crucial part of the bidirectional communication between teachers and students. This thesis attempts to investigate the roles teachers should perform at class and then give some advice of affective strategies in college English teaching.
The Changing Postmodern University
Author: Nguyen, Chi Hong
Date: 2010-08-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Postmodernism,Educational Change,Western Civilization,Metacognition,Authoritarianism,Self Concept,Scientific Research,Ethics,Criticism,Higher Education,Universities,Power Structure,Knowledge Economy,Global Approach,Educational Philosophy,Futures (of Society)

While modernism with its principles lying in reason and metanarratives was commended for rationalism and absolute truth yielded in science and technology, postmodernism rejects scientific achievements which have brought both benefits and disasters to life and widened social stratification. It describes a rejection of such fundamental Western philosophies as Euro-centricism, metaphysics, authoritarianism and domination. It denies the existence of objective knowledge, the consistence of the self and rationalism. On the one hand, the reality we live in is said to be full of holes with scientific establishments with which scientists have created for a better life, and on the other in views of ethics many of us have become skeptical about the unique existence of truth. Higher education no longer seeks the unity of culture and consensus of communal communication, but accepts to challenge itself to criticisms and to swim in global competition flows. Knowledge from universities which has both lost its ivory power and broken its science-exclusive preserving border becomes functional when students aim to ingest what they want to ingest as they find it useful for their global civic participation. Universities must consequently become a pioneering cradle in the production of new knowledge for society and human beings, and they are mandated to provide global-adaptive knowledge to global moving students. While modernist education tried to educate students for citizenship and fixed jobs, postmodernist education is believed to train them for uncomfortable uncertainties and the ability to live with chaos. Postmodernism changes our mindset. It changes higher education.
Intergenerational Learning (Between Generation X &amp; Y) in Learning Families: A Narrative Inquiry
Author: Ho, C. Y. Cherri
Date: 2010-11-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Intergenerational Programs,Parent Child Relationship,Group Dynamics,Learning Experience,Family Characteristics,Lifelong Learning,Semi Structured Interviews,Qualitative Research,Family Structure,Family Relationship,Learning Strategies,Generational Differences,Parenting Styles,Personal Narratives

The purpose of this study is to examine intergenerational learning behaviour within ten Hong Kong families between Generation X parents and their Generation Y children. It tries to investigate intergenerational knowledge exchange, identify the characteristics of learning behaviour and culture in their &quot;learning families&quot;. A narrative inquiry approach is adopted asking participants to recall and tell stories describing their personal intergenerational learning experiences. Results indicate that 80% of the participants thought their family is a 'learning family', and intergenerational family learning is happy experience and can be bi-directional. A positive family learning culture facilitates intergenerational learning especially in the Generation Y ? X direction. Learning methodology differs between the two generations due to societal changes and differences in their upbringing. A conceptual framework of intergenerational family learning in relation to lifelong learning is developed. The government and public should re-define teaching and learning practise and promote intergenerational learning even in schools.