ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Developing Evaluative Tool for Online Learning and Teaching Process
Author: Aksal, Fahriye A.
Date: 2011-07-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Electronic Learning,Online Courses,Social Sciences,Interpersonal Relationship,Measures (Individuals),Group Dynamics,Factor Analysis,Learning Processes,Interaction,Learner Engagement,Higher Education,Evaluation Methods,Foreign Countries,Teaching Methods

The research study aims to underline the development of a new scale on online learning and teaching process based on factor analysis. Further to this, the research study resulted in acceptable scale which embraces social interaction role, interaction behaviour, barriers, capacity for interaction, group interaction as sub-categories to evaluate online learning and teaching process. The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) was employed for the purpose of data entry, manipulation, and analysis. Factor analysis was employed to reveal validity and reliability of items related to online learning and teaching process. Within the process of developing scale, whole items were constructed through dense literature and reviewed by two experts on the filed of online education. As there is little attention on choosing a right tool to evaluate the practices of online education in the literature, this research study puts forward by revealing alternative evaluative tool as a scale in order to examine the social interaction role, interaction behaviour, barriers, capacity for interaction, group interaction in online learning and teaching process within higher education practices. (Contains 5 tables.)
Families and Elder Care in the Twenty-First Century
Author: Bookman, Ann
Date: 2011-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Caregivers,Family Work Relationship,Older Adults,Aging (Individuals),Health Services,Access to Health Care,Social Support Groups,Family Relationship,Socioeconomic Influences,Social Class,Allied Health Personnel,Agency Cooperation,Government Role,Family Role,Social Services,Ethics,Legal Responsibility,Racial Differences,Gender Differences

Although most Americans know that the U.S. population is aging, they are far less informed about the reality of providing elders with personal care, health care, and social support. Families--particularly women--have always been critical in providing elder care, but the entry of so many women into the paid labor force has made elder care increasingly difficult. Ann Bookman and Delia Kimbrel show how changes in both work and family life are complicating families' efforts to care for elderly relatives. Because almost 60 percent of elder caregivers today are employed, many forms of caregiving must now be &quot;outsourced&quot; to nonfamily members. And because elders are widely diverse by race and socioeconomic status, their families attach differing cultural meanings to care and have widely different resources with which to accomplish their care goals. Although the poorest elders have access to some subsidized services, and the wealthiest can pay for services, many middle-class families cannot afford services that allow elders to age in their homes and avoid even more costly institutional care. Six key groups--health care providers, nongovernmental community-based service providers, employers, government, families, and elders themselves--are engaged in elder care, but their efforts are often fragmented and uncoordinated. All six groups must be able to work in concert and to receive the resources they need. Both employer and government policies must be improved. Although large businesses have taken up the elder care challenge, most small and mid-sized firms still do not offer flexible work arrangements. Social Security and Medicare have provided critical support to families caring for elders, yet both face significant financial shortfalls. The Older American Act and the National Family Caregiver Support Program have broadened access to elder services, but need updating to address the needs of today's employed caregivers and elders who want to &quot;age in place.&quot; And just over half the nation's workforce is eligible for the unpaid leave benefits provided by the Family and Medical Leave Act. The authors close by reflecting on the need for a coordinated, cross-sector movement to create an &quot;aging-friendly&quot; society in the United States--a society that values well-being across the life span and supports citizens from diverse cultures and income levels as they age. (Contains 113 endnotes and 1 table.)
Workplace Flexibility: From Research to Action
Author: Galinsky, Ellen
Date: 2011-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Family Work Relationship,Time,Employees,Advantaged,Employment,Working Hours,Leaves of Absence,Work Environment,Change,Community Involvement

Ellen Galinsky, Kelly Sakai, and Tyler Wigton explore the &quot;time famine&quot; among American workers--the continuing sense among employees of not having enough time to manage the multiple responsibilities of work and personal and family life. Noting that large shares of U.S. employees report feeling the need for greater workplace flexibility to enable them to take better care of family responsibilities, the authors examine a large-scale community engagement initiative to increase workplace flexibility voluntarily. Using the 2008 National Study of the Changing Workforce as a primary source of data, the authors begin with an overview of the prevalence of flexibility in today's American workplace. They track which categories of employees have access to various flexibility options, as well as the extent to which employees with access to various types of flexibility use those options. Findings from the study indicate that the majority of employees want flexibility but that access to it varies, with more advantaged employees--those who are well educated, have high salaries, and work full time, for example--being doubly advantaged in having greater access to flexibility. A number of employers, say the authors, tend to be skeptical of the value of workplace flexibility and to fear that employees will abuse it if it is offered. But the study data reveal that most employees use flexibility quite conservatively. When the authors use their nationally representative data set to investigate correlations between access to workplace flexibility and a range of workplace outcomes especially valued by employers--employee engagement, job satisfaction, retention, and health--they find that employers as well as employees can benefit from flexibility. Finally, the authors discuss When Work Works, a large, national community-based initiative under way since 2003 to increase voluntary adoption of workplace flexibility. The authors detail the conceptual basis of the project's design, noting its emphasis on flexibility as one component of effective workplaces that can benefit employers, employees, and communities alike. Galinsky, Sakai, and Wigton conclude by drawing lessons learned from the project and briefly discussing the implications of using research to bring about workplace change. (Contains 20 endnotes, 1 table, and 5 figures.)
Does Screencast Teaching Software Application Needs Narration for Effective Learning?
Author: Mohamad Ali, Ahmad Zamzuri
Date: 2011-07-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Video Technology,Research Design,Computer Software,Program Effectiveness,Narration,Statistical Analysis,Data Collection,Educational Strategies,Electronic Learning,Pretests Posttests,Observation,Information Technology,Undergraduate Students

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of screencast with narration and without narration in enhancing learning performance. A series of screencast teaching Flash animation software was developed using screen capture software for the purpose of this research. The screencast series were uploaded to specialized channels created in YouTube video sharing platform. The study was conducted under the online self-paced learning condition. A pre-test post-test experimental design was used involving two different groups that studied the two different strategies. Data collected were analyzed using one-way ANOVA test. The results indicate that screencast with narration was significantly more effective than screencast without narration in enhancing students' learning performance. Moreover, from the observation, it was revealed that screencast with narration, published and shared online, can be a potential strategy in reducing learning duration. Taken together, the findings provide evidence that screencast with narration can be used for online self-paced learning that is not only effective but also efficient. (Contains 3 figures and 1 table.)
The Role of the Government in Work-Family Conflict
Author: Boushey, Heather
Date: 2011-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Family Work Relationship,Government Role,Public Policy,Working Hours,Leaves of Absence,Child Care,Social Services,Federal Legislation,Equal Opportunities (Jobs),Taxes,Grants

The foundations of the major federal policies that govern today's workplace were put in place during the 1930s, when most families had a stay-at-home caregiver who could tend to the needs of children, the aged, and the sick. Seven decades later, many of the nation's workplace policies are in need of major updates to reflect the realities of the modern workforce. American workers, for example, typically have little or no control over their work hours and schedules; few have a right to job-protected access to paid leave to care for a family member. Heather Boushey examines three types of work-family policies that affect work-family conflict and that are in serious need of repair--those that govern hours worked and workplace equity, those that affect the ability of workers to take time off from work because their families need care, and those that govern the outsourcing of family care when necessary. In each case Boushey surveys new programs currently on the policy agenda, assesses their effectiveness, and considers the extent to which they can be used as models for a broader federal program. Boushey looks, for example, at a variety of pilot and experimental programs that have been implemented both by private employers and by federal, state, and local governments to provide workers with flexible working hours. Careful\ evaluations of these programs show that several can increase scheduling flexibility without adversely affecting employers. Although few Americans have access to paid family and medical leave to attend to family needs, most believe that businesses should be required to provide paid leave to all workers. Boushey notes that several states are moving in that direction. Again, careful evaluations show that these experimental programs are successful for both employers and employees. National programs to address child and elder care do not yet exist. The most comprehensive solution on the horizon is the universal prekindergarten programs offered by a few st, most often free of charge, for children aged three and four. (Contains 121 endnotes.)
International Perspectives on Work-Family Policies: Lessons from the World's Most Competitive Economies
Author: Earle, Alison
Date: 2011-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Family Work Relationship,Public Policy,Foreign Countries,Leaves of Absence,Work Environment,Employed Parents,Competition,Unemployment

The United States does not guarantee families a wide range of supportive workplace policies such as paid maternity and paternity leave or paid leave to care for sick children. Proposals to provide such benefits are invariably met with the complaint that the costs would reduce employment and undermine the international competitiveness of American businesses. In this article, Alison Earle, Zitha Mokomane, and Jody Heymann explore whether paid leave and other work-family policies that support children's development exist in countries that are economically competitive and have low unemployment rates. Their data show that the answer is yes. Using indicators of competitiveness gathered by the World Economic Forum, the authors identify fifteen countries, including the United States, that have been among the top twenty countries in competitiveness rankings for at least eight of ten years. To this group they add China and India, both rising competitors in the global economy. They find that every one of these countries, except the United States, guarantees some form of paid leave for new mothers as well as annual leave. And all but Switzerland and the United States guarantee paid leave for new fathers. The authors perform a similar exercise to identify thirteen advanced countries with consistently low unemployment rates, again including the United States. The majority of these countries provide paid leave for new mothers, paid leave for new fathers, paid leave to care for children's health care needs, breast-feeding breaks, paid vacation leave, and a weekly day of rest. Of these, the United States guarantees only breast-feeding breaks (part of the recently passed health care legislation). The authors' global examination of the most competitive economies as well as the economies with low unemployment rates makes clear that ensuring that all parents are available to care for their children's healthy development does not preclude a country from being highly competitive economically. (Contains 44 endnotes and 3 tables.)
Catering for Student Diversity: Building Academic Skills in Graduate Attributes Learning and Assessment Opportunities through Collaborative Work
Author: Owen, Susanne
Date: 2011-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Feedback (Response),Legal Education (Professions),Law Students,Higher Education,Law Schools,Student Diversity,Foreign Countries,Data Analysis,Scaffolding (Teaching Technique),Evaluation Methods

Australian higher education institutions are increasingly operating within broader political, economic and social frameworks and the global context. The link between productivity and high level skills and qualifications and the importance of establishing a systematic process for ensuring increased participation of those from under-represented groups have been emphasized. In relation to the law profession in Australia, over the past twenty years there has been a proliferation of law schools established to meet increasing demand, with higher student numbers and greater diversity of backgrounds evident. Concerns about the stresses on law students and the consequences for their mental well-being (especially compared to students in other disciplines) have come to the fore following recent research into the issue. In 2007, funding was provided to the Council of Australian Law Deans (CALD) to establish a national exploration of approaches to and the practices of legal education, with the aim of ensuring the provision of high quality outcomes for the increasingly diverse range of legal education students. A key focus was building legal academic skills in using scaffolded learning approaches through establishing collaborative workshops. Surveys, baseline data analysis and network meetings were some of the other methodological processes utilized in the project. The collaborative workshop processes occurring at a national level, resulted in the development of quality assessment tasks in areas such as group work and reflection, with positive written feedback being obtained. This paper focuses on the links between wider assessment approaches within graduate attributes and catering for student diversity. Relevance for redefining effective academic practice within other professional disciplines in the changing contexts of higher education is evident. (Contains 2 tables and 1 figure.)
Effects of an Online Rational Emotive Curriculum on Primary School Students' Tendencies for Online and Real-World Aggression
Author: Liu, Eric Zhi-Feng
Date: 2011-07-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Control Groups,Aggression,Behavior Modification,Instructional Materials,Information Literacy,Grade 5,Therapy,Investigations,Correlation,Electronic Learning,Primary Education,Curriculum Development,Emotional Response,Foreign Countries,Internet,Bullying,Computer Mediated Communication,Psychological Patterns

This study investigated the relationship between online and real-world aggressive behavior among primary school students as well as the effects of an online rational emotive curriculum on reducing the tendency of students to display aggression online and in the real-world. We developed an online information literacy course integrated with rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT) to reduce aggressive behavior, using online incidents of hostility as instructional material. An experiment was conducted on four intact Grade 5 classes comprising 67 students using rational emotive curriculum. Control groups comprising 63 students took the same course without the rational emotive curriculum. All of the students participated in one class per week for six weeks consecutively. Our results indicated: (a) a moderate correlation between online and real-world aggressive behavior among primary school students; and (b) the online rational emotive curriculum had a significant effect alleviating aggressive behavior among students with strong hostile tendencies. (Contains 7 tables.)
Teething Problems in the Academy: Negotiating the Transition to Large-Class Teaching in the Discipline of History
Author: Keirle, Philip A.
Date: 2011-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Higher Education,Curriculum Design,Historians,Thinking Skills,Postsecondary Education,Intellectual Disciplines,Foreign Countries,Enrollment,Class Size,Educational Environment,Instruction,Outcomes of Education,Models,Teamwork,Feedback (Response)

In this paper we provide a template for transitioning from tutorial to larger-class teaching environments in the discipline of history. We commence by recognising a number of recent trends in tertiary education in Australian universities that have made this transition to larger class sizes an imperative for many academics: increased student enrolments in the absence of a concomitant rise in teaching staff levels, greater emphasis on staff's research and service, and governmental and institutional pressures to maximize resource efficiency. All this, of course, taking place in an environment where staff are required to engage with discipline-specific pedagogies in teaching and learning to ensure that their departments, faculties and institutions successfully meet and maintain standards of quality in the delivery of higher education. The main challenge historians face here, we argue, is to ensure that the &quot;higher order thinking skills&quot; associated with the discipline are developed in a learning environment often deemed incompatible with doing so. Dealing with this issue requires a particular approach to curriculum design, one that systematically unpacks the signature skills of historical thinking/writing/reading and engages with the pedagogy of large-class teaching environments. What follows is an account of our foray into unfamiliar territory, which, we hope, can act as a guide to academics moving in a similar direction. (Contains 2 footnotes and 5 tables.)
Effects of Linear Texts in Page Scrolling and Page-by-Page Reading Forms on Reading Comprehension Introduction
Author: Sahin, Ayfer
Date: 2011-07-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Control Groups,Reading Comprehension,Research Design,Achievement Tests,Sampling,Grade 4,Foreign Countries,Elementary Schools,Educational Technology,Reader Text Relationship

This research aims to analyse the Effect of Scrolling and page by page moving Static Texts on Comprehension of Screen Reading of 4th grade students. The sample was composed of 46 students of 4th grade students of a elementary school in Kirsehir Central Province. The classrooms of the participants were selected by random sampling method and compared in the quasi experimental design. The students were assigned to experiment and control group according to the result of drawing. The achievement test for reading comprehension has been applied as a baseline test in order to understand the readiness level of the two groups. Then, 6 texts, compliant with the level of the students, (two narrative and two informative texts and a poem ) were read by the students. The students in the experiment group read the text with scrolling method and the students in the control group read the text with page by page moving method. As a post test, reading comprehension test, which composed of 30 questions, has been applied to students of both groups. Results showed that there is no significant difference between the comprehension scores of students who followed the page scrolling method and those who followed page-by-page reading method. (Contains 4 tables.)
An Investigation of the Impact of Research-Led Education on Student Learning and Understandings of Research
Author: Jiang, Fuming
Date: 2011-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Graduate Students,Student Attitudes,International Trade,Academic Achievement,Research,Higher Education,Case Studies,Research Projects,Outcomes of Education,Undergraduate Students,Questionnaires,Simulation,Business,Evaluation

This study investigated the impact of two approaches to research-led education on students' learning and their understandings of research in the context of two university courses in international business involving third year undergraduate and graduate students. One approach involved the lecturer using his research as the basis for a case-study assignment involving an intercultural business negotiation. In the second approach students conducted a research project in which they reviewed the academic literature to identify practical implications for business and theoretical gaps as the basis for future research. A questionnaire was used to explore students' perceptions of the impacts on their learning and understandings of research. Students' understandings of research were most informed by the research based learning project which was presented to them as an experience of doing research. Students valued the lecturer using his research in the course because of his enthusiasm and his expertise and mentoring in doing research. However many students developed only limited understandings of research in the subject area, despite their direct experience of the lecturers' research. The implications for the design of research-led education approaches are explored.
Linking Teaching and Research through Scholarship Projects: A Case Study
Author: Braber, Natalie
Date: 2011-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Undergraduate Students,Undergraduate Study,Foreign Countries,Learning Experience,Case Studies,Scholarship,Higher Education,Research Projects,Academic Achievement,Lecture Method,Linguistics,Research,Feedback (Response),Dialects,Pronunciation

Many lecturers find that teaching and research compete for their time. However, teaching and research can be linked closely together, and there are many ways of linking the two. This article will consider how research can be incorporated into teaching through a case study in Linguistics at Nottingham Trent University (in the United Kingdom), where undergraduate students are invited to participate on a research project. This project aims to foster and strengthen the links between teaching and research in the undergraduate curriculum to enhance the student learning experience (both for the students involved in the project and the wider student community). Allowing students to become involved in academic research before their final year can influence teaching and learning practice by encouraging students to look beyond lectures and seminars at the work which is carried out by their own lecturers. In order for learning to be most effective, it must be seen as relevant to the real world and by inviting students onto active research projects will show them how academic research is relevant to, and involved with, the wider world outside academia. By enthusing students with the actual potential of their studies, will increase learning and allow us to link research and teaching actively for all students.