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Pedagogical Conditions of School Students' Subjectivity Formation in the Educational Process
Author: Khairutdinova, Rezeda R.
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Student Attitudes,Beliefs,Student Development,Educational Practices,Instructional Innovation,Observation,Focus Groups,Content Analysis,Qualitative Research,Pretests Posttests,Student Characteristics,Experimental Teaching,Preservice Teachers,Foreign Countries

The relevance of the research problem of the modern school student's subjectivity is caused by the necessity to develop in a growing person the integrity of innovative features such as productive independence, being active and initiative in any case. The aim of this article is to describe pedagogical conditions of students' subjectivity formation as a process of awareness of their needs in knowledge and transforming themselves and the world and achieving significant personal and social goals of education. The main method of research was the pedagogical experiment, during the process of which the innovative teaching of school students of different ages was organized in the educational organizations of different kinds and type. The main results of the study are the following: clarification of the concept &quot;student's subjectivity development&quot;, identifying of six groups of pedagogical conditions, proof of their influence on the level of the students' subjectivity increasing (the level of potential subjectivity, the level of the modus manifestation of subjectivity, the level of attributive manifestation of subjectivity). The article will be useful for scientists investigating problems of modern education, and practitioners seeking to improve the quality of the educational process.
Rationale for Students' Participation in University Governance and Organizational Effectiveness in Ekiti and Ondo States, Nigeria
Author: Akomolafe, C. O.
Date: 2012-01-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Governance,Student Participation,Questionnaires,Student Attitudes,Sampling,Correlation,Organizational Effectiveness,Participative Decision Making,Reliability,Universities,Advisory Committees,College Governing Councils,College Students

The study investigated the rationale for students' participation in university governance and organizational effectiveness. A descriptive research of survey design was adopted. The population consisted of all staff and students of Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State and Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State. 700 subjects were selected through stratified and simple random sampling techniques. A validated questionnaire titled &quot;Questionnaire on the Rationale for Students' Participation in University Governance and Organizational Effectiveness&quot; (RSPUG) with a reliability coefficient of 0.93 was administered on the subjects. The data collected were analyzed descriptively. Simple percentage was employed to answer the research question, while the research hypothesis was tested using Pearson product moment correlation technique. Rationale for students' participation in university governance was identified. A significant relationship was established between organizational effectiveness and the rationale for students' participation in university governance. The study recommended students' representation on all university statutory committees, senate and council committees inclusive.
The Nigerian State and Global Economic Crises: Socio-Political Implications and Policy Challenges
Author: Olaopa, O. R.
Date: 2012-02-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Economic Factors,Financial Exigency,Social Problems,Political Attitudes,Socioeconomic Influences,Foreign Countries,Economic Change,Democracy,Developing Nations

This article discusses how economic reforms, as a reaction to the effects of the global financial crises, have intensified popular unrests and redefined the composition, interests, and socio-economic and political attitudes of Nigeria's increasingly complex social strata. We relied basically on secondary data to analyze some of the fundamental domestic and international issues facing the country in the course of implementing reforms and their accompanying social, economic and political problems. It was discovered that the past and present economic reform policies failed to guarantee the dividends of democracy and worsened the socio-economic situation of the citizenry. The people, as a result of the untold hardship and unfulfilled expectation meted out by the reform became apathetic with loss of confidence in government and resolved to avoid the state and now found solace in socio-economic and political menace for their survival. Successive governments, through various policies, though with little success, have responded to these challenges and been forced to undertake more active socioeconomic and political reforms or face an even greater loss of its authority. The paper then suggested the need for concrete transformative empowerment policy agenda to really meet these challenges.
Educational Policies/Programmes' Effect on Attrition Rates in Primary Schools in Nigeria
Author: Duze, Chinelo O.
Date: 2012-02-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Educational Policy,Student Attrition,Primary Education,Access to Education,Equal Education,Educational Opportunities,Dropouts,Dropout Rate,Databases,Data Collection,Data Analysis,Public Policy

This paper examined attrition in primary schools in Nigeria with specific reference and focus on some policies and programmes of Nigeria's educational system with a view to highlighting its possible effect on the attainment of the Education for All (EFA) goals by 2015. It reviewed equal educational opportunity in relation to school environments that may be responsible for high pupil attrition or dropout, reasons for dropout, as well as the erstwhile Universal Primary Education (UPE) and how the sad experiences at implementation may recur in the current Universal Basic Education (UBE) without proper estimates of wastage indices like attrition rates among various cohorts. A major recommendation was that a data bank which captures the continuous flow of children from start to graduation be created for easy analyses of dropout or attrition rates in primary schools at any point in time. These estimates would be useful tools for educators in more effective and efficient management of the school system at this all important foundation level.
Appropriate Management in an African Culture: Implications for Education
Author: Duze, Chinelo O.
Date: 2012-02-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: African Culture,Economic Development,Cultural Influences,Industry,Productivity,Educational Attainment,Employee Attitudes,Values,Metallurgy,Foreign Countries,Administration,Corporations,Comparative Analysis,Questionnaires,Models,Individualism,Educational Practices,Power Structure,Masculinity,Administrator Attitudes,Employer Attitudes,Reputation,Job Satisfaction,Cultural Differences

Following continued search for reasons on the inability of African nations to realize appreciable economic development through education, the researcher investigated the influence of cultural environment on management in industry. Because input/output measures of productivity are not easily measured in education, the industry was used, hoping that the results would safely apply to education since education has appreciable similarities to the profit-oriented industry. The researcher therefore studied employee/management values in two steel production companies in Nigeria. For comparison, a similar study was simultaneously done in a steel company in Italy. Because confidentiality was promised at data collection, the three companies were referred to in this study as P, Q, and R respectively. Italy, besides having the same steel production process like Nigeria, was chosen to eliminate influences on culture by British colonialism. A major aim was whether the results can help explain the disappointing economic development of African countries, with particular focus on Nigeria. Eight research questions guided the investigation. Data were collected through a structured questionnaire and analyzed using percentages. Results revealed almost same performance in X and Y (Nigeria) but comparison with Z (Italy) showed profound differences due to differences in cultural values especially with regard to motivation, satisfaction, and employee-management communication. Conclusion was that Western individualist and participative management models are unsuitable for African nations, and therefore, time for Africans to evolve suitable African management models which encompass African culture for use in Africa. The same can, by implication, apply to practices in education.
The Free Education Policy in Kenya: A Critique
Author: Limukii, Kaberia E.
Date: 2012-01-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Educational Change,Educational Policy,Criticism,Elementary Education,Access to Education,Equal Education,Poverty,Diseases,Costs,Dropouts,Fees,Political Campaigns,Policy Formation,Foreign Countries

Educational reforms are crucial in a country if the reforms benefit the intended target group. One of the educational reforms in Kenya was the introduction of Free Primary Education. This was informed by the need to improve access and equity in provision of education. Informed by the need to eradicate ignorance, poverty and disease, the independent Kenya government took to finance education soon after independence with Free Primary Education being fully realized in 1978. Later following the introduction of structural adjustment programme in 1990s and the World Bank recommendations, cost sharing in education was instituted. This saw a big number of children drop out of school due to poverty and other pressures from the education managers who were charging school levies. The national rainbow coalition government which came to power in 2003 instituted Free Primary Education to actualize one of the campaign pledges. This article critically discusses the Free Primary Education policy in Kenya articulating the benefits and the challenges thereof within the policy formulation framework. Suggestions are made on the best way to develop and implement policies to tackle challenges which emanate from implementing policies in haste.
An Overview of Online Education in India
Author: Ibrar, Mohammad
Date: 2012-01-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Online Courses,Educational Technology,Technology Uses in Education,Access to Computers,Disabilities,Distance Education,Web Sites,Indexing,Shared Resources and Services,Collaborative Writing,Editing,Web 2.0 Technologies,Information Dissemination,Electronic Publishing,Periodicals,Audio Equipment,Handheld Devices,Computer Mediated Communication,Synchronous Communication,Barriers,Asynchronous Communication

For over the past years, online education has been quite an option for several learners who have a hard time in going to school campuses due to several reasons such as financial resources or having a hectic schedule. There are several individuals who prefer to continue their higher educational learning through online system. Since, online education offers flexibility of time which allows the learners to be flexible with their schedules and can still manage to perform several obligations in life such as having a full time work. Having an online degree will also add weight to resume of job seekers. Online educational system is a great support for individuals who have some disabilities in their body which hinders them upon going to a school or college campus. Since, online system is very much accessible to use upon, it only requires the presence of internet connection and computer in order to access the career education courses that are being offered by the different virtual schools in the net.
University Lecturers' and Students' Views on Mass Education: A Case Study of Great Zimbabwe University
Author: Mapako, Felix
Date: 2012-01-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,College Students,College Faculty,Student Attitudes,Teacher Attitudes,Mass Instruction,Case Studies,Mixed Methods Research,Semi Structured Interviews,Questionnaires,Access to Education,Higher Education,Educational Quality,Sustainability

The study focused on university lecturers' and students' views on mass education at university level. The inquiry employed both a qualitative and quantitative research design in which twenty lecturers were purposively sampled and interviewed using semi-structured interview guides.A semi-structured questionnaire was also administered to fifty students. The investigation found that while some students and lecturers view mass education as a noble venture which augurs well for the country's socioe-conomic development, others view it as a negative venture which, among other demerits, lowers educational standards and is unsustainable due to failure to match such expansion with the requisite learning resources and space. The paper recommends that, in light of the fact that mass education per se is not a bad idea because it opens up opportunities for higher education to a large population, the Government should prioritise infrastructural development and resource provision at universities, so that quality is not compromised by quantity.
Minimizing Teacher Transfer Requests: A Study of Suba District Secondary Schools, Kenya
Author: Ariko, Collins Oliver
Date: 2012-02-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Teacher Transfer,Secondary School Teachers,Secondary Schools,School Districts,Questionnaires,Interviews,Pilot Projects,Educational Improvement,Educational Facilities Improvement,Transportation,Housing,Proximity,Class Size,Beginning Teacher Induction,Mentors,Incentives,Participative Decision Making,Teacher Student Ratio,Faculty Mobility

Teacher transfer requests interfere with the stability and continuity of teaching thereby causing low student performance. The purpose of the study was to investigate how teacher transfer requests can be minimized. The study employed a descriptive survey design. The population of the study included 16 head teachers, 126 teachers and the provincial staffing officer. The sample had 13 head teachers, 98 teachers and the provincial staffing officer after 30% of the stratified population were involved in the pilot. The 3 strata were rural location, urban location and the school located within the Islands, which had diverse working conditions. However, 29 (30%) of the teachers were randomly sampled for interviews. The data were collected using questionnaires as well as interview schedules. The study revealed that teacher transfer requests could be reduced if transport and communication to schools was improved; electricity and houses were made available to teachers; teachers employed from the locality and posted next to their families, class sizes were reduced, teacher induction and mentoring programs encouraged, retention bonuses instituted and teachers involved in decision making at school level. The study recommended that the government should provide electricity and improve accessibility in Suba district by improving roads; school boards should facilitate the availability of housing facilities to teachers. More teachers should be employed through decentralized system to reduce student teacher ratio. The head teachers and school managements should adopt induction programs to support new teachers and provide retention bonuses for teachers to make them want to stay longer.
Composite Classes: The Murezi School Experience
Author: Nyoni, Tsitsi
Date: 2012-02-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Mixed Age Grouping,Case Studies,Questionnaires,Interviews,Observation,Disadvantaged,Teaching Conditions,Educational Methods,Barriers,Teacher Competencies,Academic Achievement,Grade 1,Grade 2,Grade 3,Grade 4,Grade 5,Grade 6,Grade 7,Teacher Role,Qualitative Research

The research looks at the phenomenon of composite classes as experienced by the Murezi community. To gather the required data and to have an in-depth understanding of the Murezi school experience, the case study was employed and the questionnaire, interview and on-site observations were employed as data gathering instruments. The three were used in order to complement each other to achieve triangulation. The study notes that there are constraints in the implementation of such classes which are almost always in underprivileged environments. Teachers in such schools are overwhelmed with work and often &quot;short-circuit&quot; their teaching to achieve pleasing academic paper results. The extramural activities which help in achieving a holistic school product are largely sacrificed because of want of time and resources, be they material or human. The researchers feel that the schools affected need to get first priority in computerization and other programs aimed at making teaching and learning pleasurable not laborious.
Research on the Learning Effects of Multimedia Assisted Instruction Using Information Technology Model
Author: Chen, Chen-Yuan
Date: 2012-03-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Multimedia Instruction,Educational Technology,Technology Uses in Education,Instructional Effectiveness,Teaching Methods,Information Literacy,Technological Literacy,Teacher Competencies,Surveys,Models,Elementary School Teachers,Foreign Countries

As technology advances, whether from the previous multi-media teaching, online teaching, or now interactive whiteboard, the various changes in both hardware and software resources as well as information are very huge. The information is quickly circulating under the changes in the old and new technology, and the new knowledge has been created. Therefore, the teachers' teaching patterns and teaching methods are bound to be adjusted. Many teachers and scholars also believe that information technology can contribute to education reform and bring innovation into the traditional teaching. The study aims to develop information technology model with multimedia computer-assisted teaching. The information literacy will be raised after the execution of the model.
How Knowledge Management Adds Critical Value to e-Learning Media
Author: Alrawi, Khalid
Date: 2012-03-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Knowledge Management,Value Added Models,Electronic Learning,Models,Educational Technology,Technology Uses in Education,Computer Assisted Instruction,Scaffolding (Teaching Technique),Strategic Planning,Educational Media

Media is the combination of text, images, animations, digital library, which is now a standard part of most computer applications. Education media can be a great tool to improve teaching and learning. A growing number of educational institutions (EI) are developing a new learning culture, as they realize that getting an institution's learning capacity to gain momentum is not that easy. It is not just a question of installing a new learning instruments or knowledge management (KM) technologies; it requires overcoming the difficulties in the selection and evaluation of e-learning process media. The model presented in this paper combines e-learning and KM into adaptable framework that provides integrated support end effect on various medias involved in the education systems. The model is a suggestion to improve teaching and learning process and how KM adds a successful help for educational consumers in selecting and evaluating e-learning media. This paper is also concerned with three key ideas: the growing importance of e-learning as knowledge scaffoldering, the emerging significance of KM practice in informing strategic directions, and the effects of KM on e-learning media development.
The Pedagogical Support for Preschool Children with Deviant Behavior
Author: Kostyunina, Nadezhda Y.
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Preschool Children,Child Behavior,Behavior Problems,Behavior Disorders,Foreign Countries,Behavior Modification,Socialization,Antisocial Behavior,Positive Behavior Supports,Models

The relevance of the research problems of pedagogical support of preschool children with behavioral problems is explained by changes due and of taking place in modern Russia in various spheres of life: ecological and economic disadvantage, social instability, the growing influence of pseudo-culture, unfavorable climate in family, too busy parents, etc. affect especially painful on the major part of the younger generation, determining the deformation of institutions of socialization. In these circumstances, there are serious prerequisites for the emergence of children's deviant behavior, the causes of which are a variety of factors, from the social to the psychobiological. The purpose of the article is to describe the experience in the development and implementation of methods of pedagogical support of preschool children with behavioral problems. The leading method in the research is the modeling method, allows developing a methodology of pedagogical support of preschool children with behavioral problems. Methodology presented in the article includes target, organizational, substantive, procedural and efficient components, the totality of which is aimed at the prevention of behavioral response and stable behavior, promoting the exclusion situations complicating the process of socialization of children. The article may be useful in practical terms, for professionals and managers of pre-school educational institutions; additional education for professionals; for centers of training and retraining in the selection and training of the structuring of the content of pre-school educational institutions.
Simple Tips for Helping Students Become Safer, Smarter Social Media Users
Author: Agosto, Denise E.
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Social Media,Safety,Adolescents,Internet,Questionnaires,Ownership,Access to Computers,Focus Groups,High School Seniors,Guidelines,Risk,Interpersonal Relationship,Adults,Experiential Learning,Teaching Methods,Personal Narratives,Role Models,Privacy,Computer Mediated Communication

In thinking about teens and online risks, school librarians need to know researchers generally agree that, despite the popular image of pedophiles and criminals lurking online waiting to harm innocent young people, in reality social media use is only about as risky as most everyday social interactions in the offline world (Agosto and Abbas 2013). Funded by a 2014 ALISE/OCLC Library and Information Science Research Grant, the authors worked with 98 seniors in 2 high schools to find out more about their social media use. Participants in the study completed questionnaires about their digital device ownership, Internet/Web access, and social media use and took part in hour-long focus group interviews. The findings showed that this was a highly connected group of students with high social media participation. Based on these results and guided by suggestions from the teens themselves, the authors created two sets of guidelines, that are shared herein, for helping librarians, teachers, and other concerned adults teach students how to become safer social media users. The first set of guidelines is called &quot;Best Practices for Teaching Teens to Become Safer, Smarter Social Media Users.&quot; It presents eight educational strategies that school librarians, classroom teachers, and other educators can use to increase the effectiveness of online safety education. In the second set of guidelines, &quot;10 Simple Tips for Safer Social Media Use,&quot; the authors offer easy recommendations for teens themselves to follow online.