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Impact of Affirmative Action on Quality of Service Delivery in the Public Service Sector of Kenya: A Comparative Case Study of the Ministry of State in the Office of the President and Ministry of Higher Education
Author: Kilonzo, Evans Mbuthi
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Case Studies,Affirmative Action,Questionnaires,Educational Policy,Comparative Analysis,Qualitative Research,Statistical Analysis,Cost Effectiveness,Accountability,Productivity,Educational Quality,Foreign Countries,Correlation,Racial Differences,Ethnicity,Delivery Systems,Career Development,Promotion (Occupational),Employment Opportunities,Gender Discrimination

This study was carried out to determine the impact of affirmative action policy on the quality service delivery in the public service sector of Kenya. The study was carried out on the premise that there is a relationship between affirmative Action implementation and the quality of service delivery in the public service sector of Kenya. A lot of resources are spent on affirmative action programs. Not much is known about the impact of Affirmative action on quality of service delivery in the Public Service Sector. Primary and Secondary data were obtained from the ministries of Gender, Social Development and Children, Higher Education, Science and Technology and Ministry of state in the office of the president using a questionnaire. The study adopted a comparative case survey design and involved a combination of both qualitative and quantitative data. Qualitative analysis was done by calculating percentage counts and frequency counts and tests of hypotheses carried out. The study revealed that implementation of an affirmative action policy in the public service sector impacts positively on the quality of service delivery and again that the quality of service delivery as indicated by cost effectiveness, accountability, employee participation, productivity and transparency was higher in the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and technology than in the Ministry of State in the Office of the President. Chi-square data analysis revealed that there is a significant relationship between affirmative action implementation in employment, promotion, training and career progression and the quality of service delivery in the public service sector of Kenya. The study recommends that in the future researchers should investigate the impact of affirmative action with respect to racial and ethnic differences and disability.
Breast Self-Examination in Terms of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice among Nursing Students of Arab American University/Jenin
Author: Ayed, Ahmad
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Nursing Students,Knowledge Level,Student Attitudes,Cancer,Diagnostic Tests,Females,College Students,Age Differences,Mass Media,Case Studies

Background: Breast self-examination is a simple, very low cost, noninvasive with no special material/tool requirements; and it is an effective diagnostic method for breast cancer which only takes five minutes to apply. Aim of the Study: The study aimed to assess the level of BSE knowledge, attitude, and practice among female nursing students in AAUJ. Subjects and methods: Descriptive, cross sectional study was used for conducting the study, a regular random sample has been used, 97 female nurses students from nursing department of Allied Medical Science Faculty/AAUJ were included. Data collected through: nurses' socio-demographic characteristic, knowledge level towards BSE, Attitude level about BSE, and practice level towards BSE Scale which is developed by the researchers. Validity and pilot study were examined. Results: Study results have shown that 15.5% of the respondents had good overall knowledge towards BSE. The major source of information about BSE (57.6% ) was mass media in the study, 75.3% of participants had positive attitude towards BSE, and 4.1% practice BSE always every month. There was a significant difference between age and academic level towards Knowledge of BSE. At the same time, there was a significant difference between overall knowledge and practice of BSE (P = 0.000). Conclusion and recommendation: Most female nursing students had poor knowledge about BSE and did not perform BSE. Mass Media is an important source of information about BSE to improve awareness among the community.
Impact of Insurgency on Education in Kashmir
Author: Ganie, Rayees Ahmad
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Literacy,Gender Differences,Educational History,War,Violence,Correlation

Jammu and Kashmir is the only state in India that has made education free to all its citizens at all levels. Nonetheless, literacy at 54% lags behind the all-India level of 65%. The discrepancy is slightly larger from women (42% compared to the national figure of 54%) and for men (66% compared with a national level of 76%). The census figures on literacy show stark discrepancies within the state, except for Srinagar District, the valley of Kashmir has literacy rates of 41% and 47% on a par with Bihar, the least literate state in India. In these same districts, female literacy is below 30%. On the other hand Jammu district has a literacy rate of 77%, one of the highest in India.
Integrating Corporate Governance Concepts in the Classroom with the Risk Assessment Project
Author: Elson, Raymond J.
Date: 2015-11-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Governance,Risk Assessment,Undergraduate Study,Business Administration Education,Business,Accounting,Majors (Students),Federal Legislation,Program Implementation,Competence,Core Curriculum,Active Learning,Student Projects,Industry

The recession of 2008 and the demise of established financial firms served as a reminder that effective corporate governance is important to ensure that businesses remain as going concern. One key area is the implementation of effective enterprise-wide risk management practices. The resulting regulatory oversight enacted through the Dodd Frank Act placed additional responsibility on organizations to develop effective risk management practices. However, business risks are evolving and are now reflected in data breaches and defective parts recalls. Business students, especially accounting majors, must have a working knowledge of risk assessment practices prior to entering the work force. The risk management project was developed to help provide students with this opportunity. It has been used over several semesters at a regional university, and results shows that students are able to identify business risks and perform a basic risk assessment. Students now have a better understanding of the enterprise risk management process and will be more productive as they enter the workforce.
Using a Brand Revitalization Project to Develop Students' Analytical and Creativity Skills
Author: Geissler, Gary L.
Date: 2015-11-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Teaching Methods,Creativity,Critical Thinking,Marketing,Problem Solving,Merchandise Information,Online Surveys,Student Attitudes,Teamwork,Creative Thinking,College Students,Communication Skills

The skillset that students acquire during college is not always well-aligned and/or well-developed relative to the skills needed to be successful in the business world. Employers have complained for many years that graduating students often lack adequate critical thinking and communication skills, in particular. In the marketing field (and other disciplines), students can also benefit from developing creativity skills. In an effort to address these concerns, the author has effectively used a brand revitalization project in several marketing courses. Finding ways to revive mature or dying brands requires somewhat of a marriage between art and science. That is, students must develop their creativity via brainstorming and &quot;thinking outside the box,&quot; as well as their analytical and problem solving skills. An online survey was conducted among a sample of 176 marketing students who completed the brand revitalization project. The results show that the respondents found the group project to be both interesting and enjoyable, enhancing their knowledge of brand strategy. Also, students strongly agreed that the project was helpful in developing their analytical, problem solving, creativity, communication, and teamwork skills.
Students' Learning Experiences When Using a Dynamic Geometry Software Tool in a Geometry Lesson at Secondary School in Ethiopia
Author: Denbel, Dejene Girma
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Learning Experience,Geometry,Computer Software,Secondary School Mathematics,Secondary School Students,Worksheets,Classroom Observation Techniques,Pretests Posttests,Questionnaires,Interviews,Learning Motivation,Interaction,Student Participation,Discussion (Teaching Technique),Student Centered Learning,Geographic Concepts,Problem Solving,Research Design,Scores,Statistical Analysis,Qualitative Research,Intervention

Students learning experiences were investigated in geometry lesson when using Dynamic Geometry Software (DGS) tool in geometry learning in 25 Ethiopian secondary students. The research data were drawn from the used worksheets, classroom observations, results of pre- and post-test, a questionnaire and interview responses. I used GeoGebra as a DGS tool with research questions relating to the aspects of (1) motivation, (2) interactions and discussions, (3) student-centered learning, (4) conceptual understanding, and (5) Problem-solving strategies. The questions were embedded in an instructional research intervention. The intervention comprised the use of worksheets and applets we developed through GeoGebra. The results showed that the use of a DGS tool with the presence of other factors, such as group work and the use of worksheets brought about certain changes in students &quot;learning experiences&quot; of the geometrical concepts. Students were well motivated, but discussion and interaction were limited (due to time limitations) and results on students' &quot;conceptual understanding&quot; and problem-solving strategies were only partly satisfactory, but improved during the intervention.
Reflection: Research by Design: Design-Based Research and the Higher Degree Research Student
Author: Kennedy-Clark, Shannon
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Higher Education,Educational Research,Design,Doctoral Dissertations,Research Methodology,Mixed Methods Research,Data Collection,Expertise,Participant Characteristics

The article &quot;Research by design: Design-based research and the higher degree research student&quot; (Kennedy-Clark, 2013) appeared in the &quot;Journal of Learning Design&quot; Volume 6, Issue 2 in 2013. Two years on, Shannon Kennedy-Clark reflects upon her original article. Upon being asked to revisit this article the author reflected upon how much research has been done on design-based research as a methodology. So, in this response, she will draw upon some of the main ideas that are coming from recent studies and consider this in the context of Higher Degree Research (HDR). When the author was first introduced to design-based research, it was the methodological approach being used in a grant-funded research project at the Centre for Computer Supported Learning and Cognition (CoCo Lab) at the University of Sydney, Australia, where they were building an educational virtual world that was based on Harvard's River City. At the time, most of the literature on design-based research was grounded firmly in the learning sciences and came from leading researchers in the field, such as Barab and Squire's (2004) seminal text and from research groups such as the Design-Based Research Collective (2003). As the author's PhD was in this field, the approach seemed to provide more opportunities to improve her understanding of the study than other, perhaps more traditional, approaches. It also seemed relevant as design research is a methodological response to address issues in education rather than being drawn across from other research domains. The article as it appeared in 2013 is also presented. With the author's approval, minor edits have been made and the referencing updated to APA 6.0. [For &quot;Research by Design: Design-Based Research and the Higher Degree Research student,&quot; see EJ1018597.]
Construction of Valid and Reliable Test for Assessment of Students
Author: Osadebe, P. U.
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Student Evaluation,Secondary School Students,Economics,Achievement Tests,Test Construction,Test Validity,Test Reliability,Multiple Choice Tests,Item Analysis,Content Validity,Difficulty Level,Guessing (Tests),Foreign Countries

The study was carried out to construct a valid and reliable test in Economics for secondary school students. Two research questions were drawn to guide the establishment of validity and reliability for the Economics Achievement Test (EAT). It is a multiple choice objective test of five options with 100 items. A sample of 1000 students was randomly drawn to determine the validity and reliability of the test. After item analysis, the result showed that the Economics achievement test has a high face and content validity. The test item validity was determined through Difficulty and discrimination indices. A difficult index or p-value of 0.5 for each item was considered after applying the formula of correction for guessing. The discrimination index was established through point biserial statistics for each item with a correction coefficient of at least 0.3. The test has a reliability coefficient of 0.95 established through the use of Kuder-Richardson formula 20.The test is valid and reliable for assessing students internally and prepare them for external examinations.
The Relation between Self-Esteem, Parenting Style and Social Anxiety in Girls
Author: Yousaf, Saira
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Self Esteem,Parenting Styles,Anxiety,Interpersonal Competence,Females,Adolescents,Self Concept Measures,Behavior Rating Scales,Correlation,Predictor Variables,Statistical Analysis

This study is an attempt to explore the relationship between self-esteem, parenting style and social anxiety in girls. A sample of 100 female students selected from different schools. For data collection Social Interaction Anxiety Scale, Parental Authority Questionnaire and Rosenberg's Self Esteem Scales were used together with demographic sheet. The results indicated that social anxiety has negative correlation with self-esteem but not significant. Further, it indicates that low self-esteem would cause social anxiety and authoritative style of parenting would leads towards social anxiety in girls. Social anxiety negatively correlated permissive type of parenting style. However, Pessimistic and Authoritative parenting styles both predict social anxiety among adolescents.
The Promotion of Democratic Behavior and the Role of Media
Author: Khan, Muhammad Saqib
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Democratic Values,Social Media,Student Behavior,College Students,Influences,Foreign Countries,Information Technology,Web 2.0 Technologies,Telecommunications,Surveys,Student Characteristics

This study is conducted to measure the influence of social media over the democratic behavior of the students. Social media is the main component of political participation in democratic societies and the study of democratic behavior is a highly specialized sub-field in political and social science. The study was concerned with the reasons that to what extent the social media play a significant role in promoting the democratic behavior of the students. The main objectives of the present study were to find out the factors like the social media which affect the democratic behavior of the students in Gomal University. A sample of 70 respondents (students) was selected by simple random technique from Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Specifically, this study explored the relationship of democratic behavior with social media and the other factors that had strong effect on democratic behavior. The results of the present study showed a diverse response of the student regarding the impact of social media on the democratic behavior.
Factors Contributing to the Accumulation of Primary Teacher's Debts to the Government of Tanzania: A Case Study for Dar Es Salaam Region
Author: Kombo, Ibun
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Elementary School Teachers,Debt (Financial),Government (Administrative Body),Case Studies,Questionnaires,Interviews,Content Analysis,Educational Finance,Budgets,Unions,Compensation (Remuneration)

This paper presents the findings of the study which was conducted to determine factors contributing to the accumulation of primary school teacher's debts to the Government of Tanzania, a case study of Dar es Salaam Region in its three municipalities namely, Ilala, Kinondoni and Temeke. Data was obtained through sampling method which also helped to determine the population of this study. It includes staff from government Ministries, Teacher's union officials, municipal officials, primary school teachers and pupils who were randomly supplied through personal administered questionnaires. Review of various documents was also done through published, unpublished reports and newspapers obtained from libraries, ministries offices, independent departments and office of the Teacher's union. This together with the questionnaires and the direct interviews ultimately generated findings for this study. Data were electronically edited, summarized, classified, tabulated and analyzed using electronic software package for social sciences (SPSS) to get the final suggestions and conclusions. Lack of proper budgeting, mismanagement of education funds as well as the absence of a policy manual which can identify the rights and obligations of the teachers were found to be the main root causes of Primary school teacher's debts accumulation of the Government of Tanzania. This is why most of the blames are directed to the Government of Tanzania for lack of commitment in considering education as the first priority in its budget.
Reflection on the Development of a Research Agenda in Rural Health
Author: Bourke, Lisa
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Research,Case Studies,Rural Areas,Public Health,Colleges,Teamwork,Cooperative Planning,Power Structure,Influences,Participation,Foreign Countries,College Faculty,Agenda Setting,Allied Health Personnel

There is a dearth of literature on how research agendas have been developed. In this article, the authors reflect on the process of developing a research agenda through a case study of a rural health university centre. The aim is to contribute to understanding how a team can effectively plan research. Two leaders of the process, as well as academics external to the process, reflected on the experience and the outcome of the agenda development process. Reflections focused on three areas: (a) engagement levels, (b) power and influence, and (c) interpretation of the research agenda. First, while there was passionate discussion at meetings and afterward, engagement levels varied. Second, the process was imbued with power and influence at multiple levels. Finally, the availability of a conceptual framework to contextualise rural and remote health research helped in interpreting the significance of the resulting research agenda. The article concludes with contrasting thoughts on the place of research agendas within contemporary neoliberal regimes of research management.
Planned Hypothesis Tests Are Not Necessarily Exempt from Multiplicity Adjustment
Author: Frane, Andrew V.
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Hypothesis Testing,Scientific Research,Statistical Analysis,Misconceptions,Planning,Incidence

Scientific research often involves testing more than one hypothesis at a time, which can inflate the probability that a Type I error (false discovery) will occur. To prevent this Type I error inflation, adjustments can be made to the testing procedure that compensate for the number of tests. Yet many researchers believe that such adjustments are inherently unnecessary if the tests were &quot;planned&quot; (i.e., if the hypotheses were specified before the study began). This longstanding misconception continues to be perpetuated in textbooks and continues to be cited in journal articles to justify disregard for Type I error inflation. I critically evaluate this myth and examine its rationales and variations. To emphasize the myth's prevalence and relevance in current research practice, I provide examples from popular textbooks and from recent literature. I also make recommendations for improving research practice and pedagogy regarding this problem and regarding multiple testing in general.
A Management Strategy for the Improvement of Private Universities Lecturers' Professional Competences
Author: Suhaemi, Mimin Emi
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,College Faculty,Teacher Competencies,Teacher Improvement,Educational Administration,Teacher Education,Private Colleges,Teacher Motivation,Strategic Planning,Higher Education,Qualitative Research,Interviews,Models,Teacher Effectiveness

Lecturers are professional educators and scientists whose main job is to transform, develop, and disseminate knowledge, technology, and art through education, research and community services. As professionals, in Indonesia, lecturers are expected to possess pedagogic, personal, social, and professional competences. However, in reality, the professional competences of private university lecturers are still low. It has been established that the mastery of learning materials, the understanding of the pedagogic content and substance, and the use of appropriate teaching and learning methodologies are still low. Thus, the present study aimed to reveal, explain, and find a model of management which can better improve services in the private universities across Indonesia, especially, the improvement of lecturers' professional competences. The research employed a descriptive-analytic method, which aimed to reveal current events that impact positively on the improvement of private university lecturers' professional competences. This research, has revealed that the policies of lecturer planning and preparation by teacher training institutions are still weak and less concerned with the aspect of needs assessment or mapping; lecturer competence development has not been handled sufficiently thus, ignoring the students' needs; the management strategy of lecturers' competence improvement has not been well-coordinated; the management aspect as well as lecturer continuous professional development has failed to consider reward and punishment, hence affecting lecturer competences. In the effort for further clarification, SWOT analysis was applied which also revealed that among the factors supporting lecturer development was the high motivation and other inner personal factors. This means there should be special strategies of management development that positively influence lecturer professional competences and quality.