ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Impact of E-Content on Learning Chemistry at Higher Secondary Level
Author: Selvaganapathy, R.
Date: 2019-09-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Chemistry,College Science,Science Instruction,Educational Technology,Teaching Methods,Technology Uses in Education,Courseware,Science Achievement,College Students,Foreign Countries

This paper entitled as &quot;Impact of E-Content on Learning Chemistry at Higher Secondary Level&quot; is tried to test the impact of the multimedia courseware in studying chemistry at the XI standard level by picking a sample of 40 students by containing 20 each with control and experimental group by adopting pre-test and post-test control group design. It attains that there is a significant difference that was built in the experimental group compared with the control group. So it is approved to update the studying strategy at the XI std in learning chemistry. It is also established that this experiment also appreciates the passing percentage.
Diversification of Crops in Nashik District: A Spatio Temporal Analysis
Author: Dhatrak, Swapnil P.
Date: 2018-12-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Agronomy,Agricultural Production,Economic Factors,Geographic Regions,Agriculture

The Present investigation aims in studying the crop diversification in Nashik District. The present study is based on sundry data collected from different government organizations. The data covers 30 years i.e. from 1980-81 to 2011-12. All the types of crops were considered for the study. In order to study the economics of crop diversification, land concentration was computed for selected years. Talukawise study showed that area under kharif crop has found to be decreased in all the Tehsils of Nashik District. The area under Igatpuri, Trimbakeshwar &amp; Peth have high production of Rice. The diversification from subsistence crop to more commercial crops to more commercial crops were took place in selected Tehsils. In Nashik Districts main horticultural Crops are mango, Pomegranate and Grapes. Because of wine made of Grapes Nashik is known as Wine Capital of India.
The Humanization of Education: Some Major Contemporary Challenges for an Innovative Concept
Author: Golz, Reinhard
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Humanization,Progressive Education,Nationalism,Inclusion,Technology Uses in Education,Multicultural Education,Cultural Pluralism,Migration

The humanities and social sciences, and in particular the educational sciences, are facing major challenges in view of the current socio-political, economic and foreign policy upheavals. The authors characterize some of these challenges to education theorists and practical pedagogues against the background of the ideas of a &quot;Humanization of Education&quot; that emerged in Russia after the collapse of the Soviet Union and led to the founding of the &quot;International Academy for the Humanization of Education&quot; (IAHE) in 1995. That humanization approach is still very relevant today. Here, the focus is on the current discussions of national identity, individuality and social responsibility, problems and tasks of inclusion and integration, as well as on the effects of digitalization on personality development. The influence of &quot;Progressive Education&quot; in the first half of the 20th century on the discussions centering on the &quot;Humanization of Education&quot; is taken into account, and the authors pose the question of the sustainability of such innovations in times of social upheavals.
Experiential Learning in Business Communication: Starting a Peer-Reviewed Student Journal and Podcast
Author: Richardson, Marianna
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Experiential Learning,Business Communication,Business Administration Education,College Students,Transformative Learning,Student Attitudes,Student Journals,Information Dissemination

Ancient Greeks such as Plato, Socrates, and Aristotle realized the need for combining intellectual, theoretical learning with practical, real-world experiences. Modern educational theorists continue to make similar pleas for the need of a more holistic and experiential view of education. To promote experiential learning in business communication, Brigham Young University -- Provo (BYU) started a peer-reviewed student journal and podcast for business students. The students' experiences mirror Kolb's experiential learning theory cycle (1984) and Mezirow's theories on critical reflection and transformative learning, (1990, 1998, 2000). Students' reflective comments were reviewed using Morris' (2019) five characteristics of concrete learning experiences. Additionally, student ratings for this course are compared to other business management courses at BYU. These comparisons illustrate the high rating students give experiential learning courses. As the journal and podcast continue to grow in popularity, the opportunities for students have also grown because the students are gaining practical experience for future careers
Fluidity and Education
Author: Oberlechner, Manfred
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Educational Experience,Postmodernism,Social Influences,Identification (Psychology),Immigrants,Refugees,Migration

This article shows why and how fluidity educates and is therefore of educational relevance for student teachers. If education sees the developmental process of the whole person, with regard to his or her &quot;humanity&quot;, as a life-long learning process, in which the individual expands his or her intellectual, cultural, creative and practical abilities and skills, then fluidity offers new perspectives for pedagogy. Education is then related to the subject's exploration of inner and outer fluid realities, as processes of learning or socialization in an increasingly fluid postmodern society.
Preservice Teacher Experience with Technology Integration: How the Preservice Teacher&apos;s Efficacy in Technology Integration Is Impacted by the Context of the Preservice Teacher Education Program
Author: Ebersole, Liz
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Preservice Teachers,Preservice Teacher Education,Educational Technology,Technology Integration,Pedagogical Content Knowledge,Technological Literacy,Teacher Education Programs,Mentors,Self Efficacy,Communities of Practice,Self Determination,Early Childhood Education,Early Childhood Teachers

This paper explores self-efficacy theory (Bandura), situated learning theory (Lave &amp; Wenger), and self-determination theory (Ryan and Deci), the technological pedagogical content knowledge framework (TPCK or TPACK; Mishra &amp; Koehler) and the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Standards (for Educators) as they relate to the preservice teacher education program, including both coursework and field experience. Regarding teacher education program coursework, this paper examines research studies that report on findings from both quantitative and qualitative research about preservice teachers' experience with technology integration in the context of the teacher education program, in which the TPACK framework or ISTE Standards were used in the curricular design of the program's academic coursework. Regarding teacher education program field experience, this paper examines the context provided by the mentor teachers' self-efficacy regarding and use of technology.
Achievement Motivation and Achievement of Higher Secondary Students of Kanyakumari District
Author: Beulahbel Bency, P. B.
Date: 2019-09-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Motivation,Achievement,Correlation,Family Characteristics,Family Income,Geographic Location,Secondary School Students

Motivation is imperative because it affects our lives every day. Motivation is the innate drive for all of our activities. All of our behaviors, actions, hope, and beliefs are altered by our inner drive to flourish. Our motives for achievement can range from living needs to satisfying creative needs or realizing success in competitive endeavors. These basic physiological motivational drives alter our natural behavior in different environments. Motivation refers to the dynamics of our practice, which involves our needs, desires, and ambitions in life. It can be well-defined as the driving force trailing all the actions of an individual. The influence of an individual's needs and enjoy both have a substantial impact on the direction of their behavior. It is placed on your feelings and achievement-related goals. There are different forms of motivation, including external, intrinsic, physiological, and achievement motivation. There are also more adverse forms of motivation. Attainment motivation is based on reaching success and achieving all of our desire in life. It has been imagined in many diverse ways. It can be forwarded as the need for progress or the attainment of quality. Individuals will fill their needs through different means and are driven to succeed for varying reasons, both internal and external. Achievement motives include the need for success and the fear of failure. These are the more predominant reasons that direct our behavior towards positive and negative consequences. The goals of the study were to find the levels, to find the significant association of achievement motivation and achievement based on locality, type of management, type of family and monthly income and to see the correlation between Achievement Motivation and Achievement. Survey Method was used for the present study. 300 higher secondary students were accepted by casual sampling technique from the more senior secondary schools of Kanyakumari district. Percentage Analysis, Mean, Standard Deviation, Chi-square, and Correlation were the statistical techniques used. SPSS analyst zed data and the results arrived. Based on the findings, suggestive measures for improvement were provided.
Inclusive Schooling for Students with Disabilities: Redefining Dialogues of Diversity and Disability in the Canadian (Alberta) Agenda
Author: Winzer, Margaret
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Inclusion,Students with Disabilities,Student Diversity,Foreign Countries,Educational Change,Special Education,Misconceptions,Attitudes toward Disabilities

Inclusive education for students with disabilities is beset by foundational problems often related to conflicting definitions. UNESCO, a lead agency, speaks to accommodating diversity; a parallel conversation is preoccupied with disability. This paper is situated at the intersection of diversity, disability, and inclusive schooling. It focuses on the present tendency to conflate disability with diversity to conform with UNESCO's version of inclusive schooling. As a case study, we use the Canadian province of Alberta where a recent set of proposals aimed at reforming special education rebranded disability as diversity and promised inclusive schooling as a solution to mounting diversity in the schools. We explicitly argue that Alberta's sustained muddle of intent related to inclusive schooling arises, at least in part, from efforts to follow UNESCO's broad prescriptions and assimilate disability into diversity. Misassumptions about the uniqueness of disability relative to other forms of diversity and difference have spilled over to blanket disability and diminish the importance of schooling for those disabled in the political space. Implicitly, the data are generalizable to other countries pursuing an inclusive agenda, particularly those in Europe.
Teaching Methods of First Aid Knowledge in Schools
Author: Botea, Mihai
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Teaching Methods,Knowledge Level,First Aid,Health Education,High School Graduates,Graduate Surveys,Graduates,Masters Degrees,Physicians,School Health Services,Health Personnel,Questionnaires,Foreign Countries

For Romanian society and the education system after 1990, Health Education has a special relevance, especially on increasing health, increasing the quality of life, reducing some risk factors that lead to diseases, etc. From a public perspective, health is, due to its huge individual, but also social and demographic implications, one of the most relevant elements of government policies and strategies around the world. In the Romanian education system, teaching of first aid notions is of particular relevance, especially given that students/students from postgraduate courses urge qualified staff to organize such courses/activities. The paper presents the results of an opinion poll conducted among the students in the gymnasium cycle on the knowledge to be included in the Health Education discipline, but also the results of a questionnaire administered to the teachers, to doctors of some specialties (school doctors, specialists in medical emergencies, anesthesiology-intensive care physicians) who teach this discipline or who are involved in practicing practical activities with students. The school, through its moral authority, can make a substantial contribution to the transmission of this knowledge of student health education (with a strong emphasis on first aid) and has the ability to encompass and address, over time, to a high percentage of the population.
Arts and Academic Achievement--Empirical Evidence for Arts Realities in United States Education Law and around the World
Author: Joseph, AnnRené
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Academic Achievement,Drama,Vocabulary Development,Teaching Methods,Grade 4,Language Arts,Elementary School Students,Interdisciplinary Approach,Elementary Secondary Education,Federal Legislation,Educational Legislation,At Risk Students,Racial Differences,Ethnicity,English Language Learners,Special Education,Homeless People,Low Income Students

That the arts enhance academic achievement has been a claim of educators for the past century. This experimental study examined whether and to what extent the use of creative dramatics interventions increased the vocabulary achievement of fourth grade students in a language arts classroom. The 20-day study was conducted across five weeks of school--for 45 minutes each day--during the normally scheduled language arts instruction block. It included a pretest, 17 consecutive school days of instruction, and a posttest. A retention test was administered five weeks later. Three fourth grade teachers were randomly assigned to a random sample of 83 fourth graders. The study was conducted at a Learning Assistance Program (LAP) reading and math school, in a large rural school district in Washington State. Descriptive statistics were used to describe the demographics of the sample…inferential statistics were used to calculate the differences between groups.
Building Purposeful Superintendent and School Board Relationships through Examining the Historical Narrative of Evolving Roles
Author: Henrikson, Robin L.
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Administrator Role,Superintendents,Boards of Education,Administrator Responsibility,School Districts,Board of Education Role,Educational History,Elementary Secondary Education,Correlation,Educational Administration,Instructional Leadership

The author presents a summary of the changing role of the traditional superintendent within the United States through the lens of how this work can be challenged or encouraged by the relationship with her or his respective board. The author emphasizes how the evolving roles of both the superintendent and school board member have contributed to the lack of clarity around their respective responsibilities that has influenced relational factors between these two groups. The importance of building, nurturing and sustaining relationships between the superintendent and school board in order to be proactive and prepared to encounter the many issues that school districts face daily is integral to this conversation. School boards and superintendents must understand how to collaborate beyond simply abiding by their delegated role at the time to flourish and support a successful school district.
Collective Teacher Efficacy: An Introduction to Its Theoretical Constructs, Impact, and Formation
Author: Zhou, YaRu
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Teacher Effectiveness,Self Efficacy,Social Cognition,Psychological Patterns,Teacher Collaboration,Teacher Competencies

Collective teacher efficacy has been introduced as the number one impact on students' achievement by John Hattie and has drawn increasing attention from educational researchers. This study presents the theoretical background of collective teacher efficacy and some empirical findings of this new number one visible learning factor. The paper also explores current results and discussions around the sources and formation of collective efficacy. At last, the author provides implications in where further research is needed, including theoretical construction, empirical studies from an organizational perspective, and cross-culture comparative.
Illustrative Electrical Engineering in the Primary School
Author: Serafin, Cestmir
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Energy,Engineering Education,Electromechanical Technology,Elementary Schools,Teacher Attitudes,Foreign Countries,Gender Differences,Elementary School Teachers

Electro technical kits have many positive effects in school education, suitably supplement as well as support it, and are also one of its subject matters. Considering the fast, global development information technology is experiencing, there is a growing need to combine computer systems and electro technical kits in education. This assists in the process of digitization, too, which asserts itself in the conditions set for educating children as early as in nursery schools. The constructivist concept of education is based on the activities of students which lead to the development of their cognitive skills, thinking, and creativity; the issues of motivation, activity, independence, creativity, and humanizing education are appreciated; respect is given to the notion that students interpret new facts on the basis of understanding what they learned previously; of their existing knowledge and experiences. These mental structures constitute patterns which serve as a foundation for new, constructed knowledge. When a teacher assumes the constructivist approach to education, they assess and diagnose the students' dispositions and attitudes to the expected content and to the manner of its processing. Subsequently, the teacher adapts their approach to these results. It is the teacher's responsibility to establish suitable conditions and materials for education to take place, to make it easier for students to construct new knowledge as a part of their education, to respect their individual traits and pace, ensure that the students are active, and combine their knowledge with activities and skills -- all of this can be ideally combined by using of electro technical kits. The paper presents the results of past research surveys which were conducted in relation to incorporating electrical engineering into education, and of the effectiveness of the implemented education in the practical reality of teaching which includes using electro technical kits as one of the basic didactic training tools in this sphere of technics. One subject of discussion also includes the condition/the current state of implementing education in the primary school environment.
Backgrounds and Goals of &apos;Innovations&apos;: The Examples of New Math in the 1960s and the Change from Input to Output 1995
Author: Graumann, Günter
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Mathematics Instruction,Instructional Innovation,Teaching Methods,Educational History,Science Education,Economic Development,Comparative Education,Cross Cultural Studies,Educational Trends,Educational Change,Educational Administration,Foreign Countries,Achievement Tests,International Assessment,Secondary School Students,Test Results

Every innovation should be questioned critically in the sense of humanization of education, in particular with regard to the context and overarching objectives for which an innovation is effective. That innovations are not always improvements will be shown on two international examples from the last six decades. In the 1960s, triggered by the so-called Sputnik shock, an innovation was initiated by the OEEC (OECD). In the interests of the economy, the number of educated people in mathematics and science should be increased. In connection with this, the innovation known under &quot;New Math&quot; for teaching mathematics was born. A further international innovation started in the mid-1990s stimulated by the results of the comparative OECD studies TIMMS (1997) and PISA (since 2000) which also focused on mathematics and science. This meant a change from input to output (final tests) and the change of the school system according to organizational forms of business management.
Continuity and Change in Societies in Post-Socialist Transformation: Research into Households and the Economy
Author: Schrader, Heiko
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Social Change,Social Systems,Moral Values,Administrative Organization,Economics,Organizational Change,Advantaged,Networks,Socioeconomic Status,Trust (Psychology),Social Capital,Foreign Countries,Small Businesses,Entrepreneurship

Starting from the distinction between short-term system transition (new institutional economics, political science) and system transformation as a long-term process of societal change, the author argues that institution-building is a long-term and complicated process and that informal institutions of everyday life do not change as quickly as the newly implemented formal ones. The author has a particular interest in the people's economy of everyday life. He takes a look at three empirical research projects he conducted between 1997 and 2016, investigating whether informal institutions still undermine formal ones that are necessary for the functioning of a market economy. The research projects show particular characteristics. (1) a clear-cut double morality between bureaucracy and the rich, on the one hand, and the small people who have to protect themselves, on the other; (2) It is advantageous to know somebody in the lower bureaucracy (blat or other forms of bribery in everyday life); (3) Agents place strong reliance on personal face-to-face networks, including family networks, and avoid formal institutions. Indeed, many findings of the author support continuity even after almost 30 years of post-socialism, while some changes to the market society occur among better-off people.
Vocational Guidance and Its Strategies
Author: Thenmozhi, C.
Date: 2018-12-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Career Choice,Vocational Aptitude,Career Guidance,Student Interests,Vocational Education,Counseling Techniques,Career Counseling,Foreign Countries

A person's performance for a vocation is influenced by the aspirations and choice of their parents. This may result in an unsatisfactory placement of the student. However, it is important to note that the vocational choice should be decided more on the individual's ability, interest, aptitude, rather than on parental aspirations alone. Some individuals are often found to be dissatisfied in the work they are doing and are not properly adjusted, to the work environment leading to frustration, state of stress, diminished productivity, etc. An Unfavourable attitude of any individual is not conducive for the work culture in any organization. Efforts must consciously be made by educational institutions to work towards developing a positive attitude towards work in their students. If this can be done in the institution, it can be expected that there would be a transfer of this in the work situation. The success or failure of a person in a vocation depends upon, many others factors including satisfaction one derives from the vocation. satisfaction results from working in harmony with one's own potentialities, strengths, weaknesses, etc. A well organized system of vocational information readily available to students and set up which encourages students and trains them to find out the available information about careers, from the basis for the choice of vocational guidance strategies.