ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
&apos;The Unfinished Business&apos;: Exploring Teachers&apos; Views on Gender and Pedagogical Practices in Public Preschools in Nairobi County, Kenya
Author: Muasya, Juliet Njeri
Date: 2018-03-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Preschool Education,Preschool Teachers,Teacher Attitudes,Gender Differences,Teaching Methods,Public Schools,Sex Stereotypes,Identification (Psychology),Child Development,English (Second Language),Second Language Instruction,Role Playing,Singing,Poetry,Story Telling,Group Activities,Parent Influence

Early years of a child, especially during Early Childhood Education (ECE), is a critical period facilitating the formation of gender identity and stereotypes, which could affect the appropriate development of a child. Yet, to date, most studies on gender and pedagogy in ECE have been done outside Africa, and so far none in Kenya. The aim of this study was to explore the views of preschool teachers in regard to gender and pedagogical practices in their teaching of English language through the use of in-depth interviews. Data analysed from interviews transcripts with 15 (14 females and 1 male) preschool teachers shows that in their use of role play, songs, poems, storytelling, group work to teach English language, there are visible aspects of gender stereotypes, more emphasis on masculinity status as compared to femininity. Although preschool teachers encourage children to work in groups of boys and girls, parents seem to be influencing children's choice of their role play. Further, the findings show that although preschool teachers are to some extent gender sensitive, they tend to have limited knowledge on how to use gender responsive pedagogy when teaching boys and girls English language, which confirms the yet 'Unfinished Business of 21st Century'. There is need to train preschool teachers on how to effectively use gender pedagogical practices for purposes of achieving equality as postulated in the 2016 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
Investigation of the Teachers&apos; Restraint and Satisfaction Perceptions in Their Free Times
Author: Yönet, Engin
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Teacher Attitudes,Psychological Patterns,Satisfaction,Leisure Time,Recreational Activities,Age Differences,Gender Differences,Income,Participation

In this study it was intended to investigate the Boredom and satisfaction perceptions of the teachers who participate/do not participate in recreational activities during their leisure time in Konya. The screening model was used in the study. 330 questionnaire forms were distributed to the participants. As the result of the review, 300 of the questionnaires were found to be worth for analyzing after excluding those which were invalid due to the following reasons marking the same options or leaving the questionnaire incomplete. The information of 300 participants (46,7% male n=140, 53,3% female n=160) were taken into consideration. The Leisure Boredom Scale whose Turkish adaptation was made by Kara, Gürbüz and Öncü was used as data collection tool in the research. The boredom and satisfaction perceptions of the participants in their leisure time were evaluated in terms of the age, gender, income level and the frequency of participation. In the study significant difference was observed at the significance level in the leisure boredom perception according to variables age, gender and the frequency of participation. In terms of these variables significant difference was not observed in the satisfaction perceptions. On the contrary, in terms of the income level variable while significant difference wasn't observed in the leisure boredom perception, in the satisfaction perception significant difference was observed. At the participation point of the educational administrators and teachers in leisure time activities contribution can be ensured to the satisfaction perception against the boredom with the necessary planning and implementing possibilities.
Investigation of the Relationship between Social Connectedness Level and Just World Beliefs of Prospective Teachers
Author: Akyel, Yakup
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Correlation,World Views,Preservice Teachers,Foreign Countries,Athletics,Physical Education,Beliefs,Student Attitudes,Visual Arts,Music Education

This study aims to determine the relationship between social connectedness level and just world belief of prospective teachers in terms of various variables. This study adopted a correlational survey model. 318 volunteer prospective teachers from Department of Visual Arts and Music Education at Faculty of Fine Arts, and Department of Physical Education at Faculty of Education of Ankara and Gazi Universities participated in this study. The General Just World Belief Scale developed by Dalbert (1999) and adapted to Turkish by Göregenli (2003) and the Social Connectedness Scale developed by Lee and Robbins and adapted to Turkish by Duru (2007) were used as a data collection tool. As a result of the research, it was determined that the general just world beliefs of the prospective teachers were at a moderate level and their social connectedness was low. In addition, the general just world beliefs and social connectedness levels of the participants in the 1st and 2nd grades were significantly higher than those in the 3rd and 4th grades. There was no significant relationship between general just world beliefs and social connectedness levels of prospective teachers.
Mental Toughness of Students: Levels of Hockey Players Mental Toughness of the Athletes
Author: Kazim, Nas
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Females,Athletes,College Athletics,College Students,Resilience (Psychology),Persistence,Age Differences,Leisure Time,Foreign Countries,Team Sports,Student Characteristics,Self Esteem,Self Control

This study was carried out to determine the mental toughness levels of the female student athletes who participated in the hockey super league competitions held in Konya. The Study group consisted of a total of 122 female student athletes (age = 18.39 ± 2.88) who participated in hockey super league competitions. To determine the mental toughness levels of athletes, the Mental Toughness Inventory at Sports developed by Sheard &quot;et al.&quot; (2009) was used. Histogram technique was used to test whether the data showed normal distribution. And at the end of this, all sub-dimensions of mental resilience scale were found to have normal distribution. According to this, t test and One-Way Anova tests were used to determine the main differences and tukey test was used to find the difference between the two sets of variables. As a result; the athletes participating in the study were found to be strong and durable. It was concluded that there was a meaningful relationship between mental toughness levels and age and also difficulty in leisure time variables.
Do Rural Districts Die When Their Schools Close? Evidence from Sweden around 2000
Author: Amcoff, Jan
Date: 2012-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: School Districts,Rural Schools,Student Mobility,Geographic Regions,Migration,Foreign Countries,Proximity,Population Trends,School Closing,Declining Enrollment

At the beginning of the twenty-first century, the continued existence of many rural schools is being threatened. It has often been suggested that the closure of a rural school renders the area it serves less attractive, and can prejudice in-migration and encourage out-migration as the school is often expected to have more functions than the mere provision of basic education. In this paper, using, geographically detailed population data, no significant such effects on migration patterns can be demonstrated, either in the immediate surroundings of the school or in its wider catchment area. These results remain even if the migrants being considered are limited to families with children (a group expected to be particularly affected by school closures).
Program Logic for a Teacher Education Accreditation Council Accredited Program in Educational Leadership
Author: Koonce, Glenn L.
Date: 2012-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Accreditation (Institutions),Instructional Leadership,Leadership Training,Teacher Education,Logical Thinking,Models,Standards,Administrator Education,Educational Planning,Universities

Utilizing a program logic model allowed us to plan and guide our successful Teacher Education Accreditation Council (TEAC) national accreditation for our educational leadership program. The model integrates the six principal Interstate School Leaders Licensing Consortium (ISLLC) standards with TEAC's Quality and Processing Principles and with the specific elements of the TEAC Inquiry Brief where evidence is emphasized and the accreditation process is focused. Faculty members' contributions enhanced the structure and operation of the model.
A Case for Schoolhouse Aesthetics
Author: Tanner, Charles Kenneth
Date: 2013-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Educational Facilities Design,Classroom Design,Classroom Environment,Aesthetics,Educational Facilities Planning,Sustainability,Ecology,Architecture,Acoustics,Safety,Lighting

When new learning environments are built, numerous variables are taken into consideration. For example, school systems consider the instructional needs of the students they serve, enrollment, and whether to replace or remodel an old building. The concept of &quot;going green&quot; encourages school system planners to consider the natural surroundings and built environment that surrounds the school, thereby allowing the school's architecture to match its surroundings. This notion has sparked an interest in sustainable design, which may best be explained as minimizing the harmful effects of the building on the environment. It further extends to the theory of biophilia or a natural attraction to living systems. Sustainability and the biophilia premise go far beyond just following new codes for construction and materials related to Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification. They link directly to aesthetics. Aesthetics is the branch of philosophy concerned with art, beauty, and taste, with emphasis on sensory values, including an attraction to all that is alive and vital. Aesthetic spaces and places having ample natural light ensure a constructive influence on myriad human behaviors. Therefore, natural aesthetic surroundings having sustainability as a theme offers a context in which no textbook or technology-based learning environment can compete. A popular hypothesis generated by advocates of outdoor learning, for example, is that students learn at a more rapid rate when outside the typical classroom, they appreciate the learning more graciously, and they retain the information longer. Overall, built and natural aesthetic surroundings are invaluable! Of all the numerous components traditionally included in the school's physical environment, natural light is among the most important aesthetic variables. It influences a person's wellbeing and performance positively. Given that other aspects of aesthetic surroundings are also significant, this article considers several variables that are vital to health, achievement, and good behavior. These include: (1) Classrooms having views overlooking green spaces and appealing gardens, (2) Ample movement and circulation patterns, (3) Commons places and spaces, (4) Architecture with a welcoming entrance and a clear point of reference, (5) Colors of various spaces, (6) Scale designed to the physical size of students, (7) Noise pollution and safety, and (8) Biophilia, or bringing nature into the learning environments.
The Development of an Appropriate Knowledge Management Model for Public University Lecturers
Author: Cruthaka, Chomsupak
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Knowledge Management,Models,Public Colleges,College Faculty,Information Technology,Web Sites,Foreign Countries,Satisfaction

In this research objective is to construct and develop an appropriate knowledge management model for public university lecturers. The model was developed on the basis of the Delphi method in which experts evaluated the model in three rounds. Experts also evaluated the model for appropriateness prior to experimentally testing the model with 30 Ramkhamhaeng University (RU) lecturers. Four categories of necessary knowledge engaging 25 types of knowledge were evaluated prior to the commencement and after the completion of the experiment. Satisfaction of the participants in the experiment was determined by means of the website. It was found that knowledge scores after the completion of the experiment were higher than prior to its commencement at the statistically significant level of .05 and that the level of satisfaction was evinced at a high level. This means that the knowledge management model was appropriate for creating knowledge.
The Effect of Body Mass Index on Physical Activity Level in Children between 10-11 Years of Age
Author: Kilincarslan, Gökmen
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Body Composition,Body Weight,Body Height,Elementary School Students,Physical Activity Level,Correlation,Physical Fitness,Obesity

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of body mass index on physical activity (PA) level in children between 10-11 years of age. This research is an experimental study. While the universe of the research is composed of children studying in primary schools in Ankara province in 2017-2018 education and academic year, the sample is composed of students studying and teaching in Gazi Primary School in Yenimahalle district. The study included 271 students between the ages of 10 and 11 who voluntarily participated. The necessary permissions were obtained from school principals and student parents before the investigation. This research were taken weight (kg), height (m), PA level (pedometer) and BMI (kg/height[superscript 2]) measurements. SPSS 23 package program was used in the analysis of the obtained data. The mean age of children was 10,57±0,49, mean height was 1,42±8,45 and body weight was 38,33±10,91. BMI was 17.64±3.07 in 10 age group and 19.43±3.94 in 11 age group. The level of PA was determined as 12288±1687 for 10 years and 11328±1721 for 11 years. There was a significant difference between the two groups (p&lt;0.001). There was found to be negatively correlation with PA (r=-0,269) p&lt;0.001, whereas a significant correlation was found between BMI level (r=0,240) p&lt;0,001. A significant correlation was found between BMI and PA level (r-0.817) p&lt;0.001. As a result, it can be said that the body mass indexes of children between 10-11 years of age are in good level and their PA levels are generally active.
Strategic Blunder? Strategic Planning for Changing Demographics in Higher Education
Author: Letizia, Angelo
Date: 2013-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Strategic Planning,Higher Education,Nontraditional Students,Public Agencies,Global Approach,Neoliberalism,College Students,Postmodernism,Critical Theory,Federal Government

A strategic plan is not a simple goal to be reached, rather in many ways it is similar to the brain that guides the collective actions of members of an organization (Bryson, 2004). In the widest sense, a strategic plan can actually manifest a certain vision of reality by structuring the perceptions and actions of those members (Bryson, 2004; Allan, 2007). More importantly, no plan is ever neutral or independent of larger societal influence (Bryson, 2004; Peet, 2009). This point is especially salient in regards to the volatile nature of globalization and neoliberalism, both of which have restructured many organizations' missions from service to profit accumulation (Giroux, 2011). This paper will examine the Federal Department of Student Financial Aid's strategic plan and its treatment of nontraditional students in light of globalization and neoliberalism. Nontraditional students in higher education are students that either attends school on a part-time basis or work over 20 hours a week. The reason for examining this population is because the numbers of nontraditional students are drastically increasing (McSwain, 2008). In order to analyze the strategic plan in the context of the wider social environment, this paper operates from a framework rooted in critical theory and postmodernism. The main purpose of the framework is to identify &quot;simulacra.&quot; Simulacra are terms which were assumed by the writers to signify a certain state of affairs, when in actuality, the terms did not represent what the writers assumed they represented. If organizations operate from simulacra, they can unknowingly act in ways counter to their own well-being and contrary to the well-being of the people they serve. The investigation turned up a number of potentially damaging simulacra and attempted to correct them.
Communicative Behaviors of Filipino Seafarers: Toward the Development of a Globally Responsive Maritime English Course
Author: Dacwag, Caroline
Date: 2018-08-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Marine Education,Intercultural Communication,English (Second Language),Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,Employees,Safety,Educational Change,Verbal Communication,Nonverbal Communication,Communicative Competence (Languages),Language Usage,Foreign Countries

Maritime English creatively and uniquely demonstrates communicative behaviors that enable seafarer interlocutors to successfully and effectively give and receive vital information to ensure safety of life, the vessel and the environment. As a training ground for future maritime officers, maritime institutions are expected to deliver courses that meet the need of the maritime industry, including the language of the sea. In response to the changes in curriculum and the challenges of communications at sea, this study aims to describe the communicative behaviors of Filipinos onboard international merchant marine vessels. Specifically, it sought to answer the following questions: a. How may the behavior of Filipino seafarers be described along the following areas- verbal communication, non-verbal communication, cross-cultural communication, listening, and creating healthy communicative relationships?; b. Is there a significant difference in the behaviors of Filipino seafarers when they are grouped according to their field of work?; c. In what areas of communicative behavior do the Filipinos need to improve?; d. What Maritime English course can be developed to address the areas that need improvement and to ensure global communicative competence of Filipino maritime students? One hundred eighty-seven (187) students of the Maritime Academy of Asia and the Pacific (MAAP) who have gone onboard for their shipboard training and 127 active Filipino seafarers were the participants of the study. Results show that: a. Filipino seafarers practice desirable communicative behaviors often; b. the deck and the engine group significantly differ in their communicative practices; c. the engine group needs to practice using English and focus on the situation at hand more often. These findings were used as one of the bases of the design and development of a responsive maritime English course.
Schools in a Crisis: Where to Put the Students?
Author: Earthman, Glen I.
Date: 2013-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Public Schools,Emergency Programs,Crisis Management,High Schools,Facility Planning,Educational Facilities,High School Students

Catastrophes can occur at any place and for any reason. Within the past years an extraordinarily high number of catastrophic events have happened to public schools. From a high number of tornados to excessive flooding and unseasonable weather, the country has experienced a considerable number of very difficult environmental disasters that have adversely affected schools. These are never pleasant occurrences and it is the duty of education officials to ameliorate the subsequent devastation. Such was the case in a school system in Virginia where the roof of the gymnasium collapsed during a snowstorm in the middle of the school year. At the beginning of the spring semester, the high school students were without a place to continue their schooling. The planning efforts of the school authorities were strained for several reasons. Questions regarding the continued use of the high school building for the remainder of the year and where to put the student body for the rest of the year if the building was unusable were of utmost concern. The concerns and maneuvering of the various players in this drama are discussed in this article. In spite of the fact that this was a catastrophe to the various groups within and outside the school system, plans were made and executed so that all students were housed for the semester. The planning activities for the following year are set forth as well as the manner in which the school division staff conducted the effort and interacted with the community and governing body. The lessons that can be learned from the planning effort of this school staff are carefully analyzed and discussed.
The Effect of Place-Based Education Integrated Project Studies on Students&apos; Problem-Solving and Social Skills
Author: Akbas, Yavuz
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Place Based Education,Problem Solving,Interpersonal Competence,Skill Development,Grade 7,Social Studies,Foreign Countries,Middle School Students,Student Projects

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of place-based education integrated project analyze data, SPSS package program was used. Wilcoxon signed tests were used to determine whether there was a significant difference between the pre- and post-tests mean scores of the students' problem solving and social skills. The results of the Wilcoxon signed tests revealed that students' problem solving and social skills post-test scores were significantly higher than their problem solving and social skills pre-test scores. Therefore, it can be suggested that project studies on students' problem solving and social skills. The participants were 18 (10 females and 8 males) 7th grade students located in a northeastern city of Turkey in the 2017 fall semester. Students conducted project studies about local history, cultural, and socio-economic structure of their environments within the context of place-based education approach. To collect data, Social Skills Scale to measure social skill levels of students and Perception Scale for Problem Solving Skills to measure students' problem solving skills were used as pre- and post-tests. Since the study was conducted with only experimental group, simple experimental design was utilized. To studies within the context of place-based education approach should be included in the teaching of different skills, values, and knowledge within the scope of social studies. For future research, it can be recommended to conduct research studies investigating the effects of project-based learning integrated project studies or activities on students' skills including communication, social inclusion, observation, and inquiry skills in social studies.