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The Chemistry of Mobile Phones: A Research Report on the Extent of Usage of the Compact Technology among Students on Nigerian Campuses
Author: Molara, Oyewusi Lawunmi
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Telecommunications,Handheld Devices,College Students,Student Attitudes,Safety,Age Differences,Academic Achievement,Barriers,Student Surveys,Use Studies

When many authors were referring to radio and television as &quot;new media&quot; some years ago, little did they realize that a group of media, will later emerge that will sooner be termed &quot;newer.&quot; The new development is about the adoption of mobile phones. These trends have emerged in many social contexts including participation in social networks, changes in the traditional communication habits and exhibition of unanticipated behaviours resulting from mobile communication. Nigeria, like every other nation is not relenting her efforts in moving with time. When mobile phones first came into Nigeria, many felt it will wipe off the telecommunications company which was statutorily on ground, today, the technology is making life easy for young and old. This study is an addition to the relevant literatures on media research especially the accommodation of ubiquitous technologies on Nigerian campuses. It will draw attention to the ways Nigerian students use mobile phones and investigate attitudes about mobile phone usage in public settings. Although, it might look as if nothing new is been described that is not common in other settings, this seem to be the first time that the youth will take the lead in the adoption of an innovation in Nigeria, leaving the trend unexplainable to the adults. It started with a discussion on the features of phones and moves to present some literature relevant to mobile phone usage. The study found out that students make use of phones everywhere including restricted spaces like banking halls, cars and lecture rooms. Some confessed to causing accidents on campus because they were engaging phones while driving. The study however recommends educational discussions on mobile phones to enhance students' positive and moderate usage of the technology.
Degree of Implementation of the Language Provisions in Primary and Secondary Schools in Southwestern Nigeria
Author: Adeyemi, B. B.
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Educational Policy,Language Teachers,English (Second Language),Second Language Instruction,Questionnaires,Check Lists,Statistical Analysis,Program Implementation,Teaching Methods,Rural Urban Differences,Gender Differences,Public Schools,Private Schools,Teacher Characteristics,Elementary School Teachers,Secondary School Teachers,National Standards,Hypothesis Testing,Language of Instruction

The study determined the degree of implementation of the language provisions in the National Policy on Education (NPE)in Nigerian primary and secondary schools. The study adopted the survey design. The sample size consisted of 1,620 pupils in primary schools, 1,620 students in secondary schools totalling 3,240 and 300 English Language teachers. The 3,240 students and pupils were selected using stratified random sampling technique while the 300 English Language teachers were selected using convenience sampling techniques from three senatorial districts in each of the six states (Ekiti, Ogun, Osun, Oyo, On do and Lagos) in Southwestern Nigeria. The language teachers were made up of 109 males and 191 females. Two instruments titled &quot;Degree of Implementation of Language Provisions Questionnaire&quot; (DIPQ) and &quot;Degree of Implementation of Language Provisions Observation Checklist&quot;(DIPOC) were designed by the researchers for the study. One research question was asked and answered while five research hypotheses were tested at the 0.05 level of significance. Data were analysed using simple percentages, t-test and ANOVA statistics. The results showed that the degree of implementation of the language provisions was low as attested to by 94% of teachers and confirmed by the researchers who found that only 10.3% of teachers used the medium of instruction stipulated in the NPE. Results further showed no significant differences in the responses of primary and secondary, male and female, rural and urban, and public and private school teachers on the degree of implementation of the language provisions in the NPE (t = 0.749, p&gt;0.05, t = 0.424, p &gt;0.05, t = 0.902, p&gt;0.05, t = 0.741, p&gt;0.05 respectively). Furthermore, there was no significant difference in teachers' experience and their responses on the degree of implementation of language provisions in the NPE (F = 0.031, p&gt;0.05). It was recommended that appropriate avenues should be provided for teachers' awareness of the language provisions as specified in the NPE and adequate strategies should be put in place for their implementation. Proper monitoring would be required to ensure compliance.
Improving Young Entrepreneurship Education and Knowledge Management in SMEs by Mentors
Author: Hamburg, Ileana
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Entrepreneurship,Teaching Methods,Special Needs Students,Transfer of Training,Innovation,Mentors,Competition,Knowledge Management,Outcomes of Education,Foreign Countries

Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) have a great importance in Europe, but the dynamic nature of market has created a competitive incentive among companies requiring them to improve their critical area of knowledge management (KM) and corresponding skills to create new business. More entrepreneurs, more innovation and growth are necessary and this could be realized particularly by supporting young people who would like to be entrepreneurs but the existing education and training programmes are insufficient. Mentoring is in comparison with coaching/counselling a special form of active supporting of entrepreneurship competence, a &quot;natural support&quot; helping also young people with special needs to believe in themselves and boost her confidence. The mentoring approach helps young people giving them practical entrepreneurial support and SMEs to improve the transfer and use of strategic knowledge. Knowledge is the key for all organizations and the success of many of them depends on the effective deployment and continual enhancement of their knowledge base so as to be innovative and to remain/become competitive. The paper first describes the areas of research, mentoring, entrepreneurship education and KM and then used methods and results. Examples for projects supporting the improvement of young entrepreneurship education and KM also by using mentoring are given.
Perception of Stakeholders towards the Effectiveness of Diploma Programs: A Case Study of Saudi Arabian University
Author: Alotaibi, Khalid Abdullah
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Stakeholders,Attitude Measures,Case Studies,College Students,College Faculty,Administrators,Program Effectiveness,Employers,Surveys,Hypothesis Testing,Factor Analysis,Statistical Analysis,Student Needs,Employment Qualifications,Community Needs,Teaching Methods,Qualitative Research

The success of civilization is determined by the excellent education system and excellent education program. It is believed that the aims of producing outstanding and dedicated students are determined by the quality of education program. Students chose the education program based on many criteria, like job guarantee, reputation of the university, duration of the program etc. For the present research perception of stakeholders towards the effectiveness of diploma program, Majmaah University was selected. Questionnaire was distributed among the stakeholders of diploma program which include teachers, faculty members, members of the university's chancellery, employers, funding body etc. To find out their perception towards the effectiveness of diploma program, different statistical tools were used to complete the present research. In the findings it has been found that there is a positive perception of stakeholders towards the effectiveness of diploma program.
Comparative Study of Pupils&apos; Academic Performance between Private and Public Primary Schools
Author: Adeyemi, Sunday B.
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Comparative Analysis,Elementary School Students,Academic Achievement,Public Schools,Private Schools,Achievement Tests,Foreign Countries,Questionnaires,English (Second Language),Second Language Learning,Mathematics Achievement,Social Studies,Statistical Analysis

This paper compares pupils' academic performance between the private and public primary schools. The sample, made up of 240 pupils were randomly selected from the private and public primary schools in Ilesa East and West Local Government Council Areas of Osun State, Nigeria. Two instruments were used. A structured questionnaire and Pupils' Achievement Test (PAT) in three core-subject areas of the Primary School Curriculum namely: English Language, Mathematics and Social Studies. While the questionnaire was used to collect relevant bio- data of the respondents, the instrument on achievement tests (PAT) was used to collect data on students' performance in the three subjects involved in the study. Data were analyzed using frequency count, simple percentages and Z-test. Results showed that pupils in the private primary schools performed better than their counterparts in the public schools and therefore call for improvement in the public schools to enhance the learning opportunity of the vast majority of pupils attending the public schools.
Discipline in Schools: Assessing the Positive Alternative Invitational Discipline Approach
Author: Rampa, Seakge Harry
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Discipline,Teacher Attitudes,Questionnaires,Statistical Analysis,Student Behavior,Behavior Problems,Positive Behavior Supports,Educational Environment,Standards,School Policy,Teacher Role

The study investigated whether positive alternative discipline approaches have improved the culture of teaching and learning in South Africa. The implementation of positive alternative discipline approaches encountered difficulties and challenges that plunged schools into crisis. The culture of teaching and learning subsequently deteriorated over the past years, notwithstanding various disciplinary interventions. Three hundred and thirty-three teachers of schools in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa participated in this quantitative survey. The questionnaires provided valid responses and an official statistician analysed and tested them using the Cronbach alpha coefficient to establish acceptable reliability. Findings reported the teachers' unwilling to implement alternative disciplinary approaches imposed upon them. Therefore, the study recommended the creation of a positive invitational framework flexible enough to accommodate differences among schools to improve the culture of teaching and learning. This recommended framework, customised based on the lived experiences of teachers, must become a mandatory component of a continuous review process for disciplinary improvement to occur.
Factorial Composition of Counsellor Effectiveness Scale
Author: Oluseyi, Adeyemo Emily
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Counselor Qualifications,Counseling Effectiveness,Factor Analysis,Foreign Countries,Secondary School Students,Questionnaires,Counselor Characteristics,Coding,Test Construction,Test Validity,Test Reliability,Test Items

The study developed a set of items that could measure counsellor effectiveness. It reduced the initial set of variables related to counsellor effectiveness to such number of variables that are generally perceived as indicative of counsellor effectiveness and determined the factorial composition of the scale. in order to identify the major factors that underpin counsellor effectiveness with a view of developing an homogeneous items of counsellor effectiveness scale suitable for Nigeria Schools. The study design was exploratory using Principal Component Analysis (PCA) with interaction. The sample size consisted of 50 counsellors selected by convenience sampling from the population of counsellors in 148 schools in Ondo State as at the time of the study. Alongside, an initial 800 counsellee who were secondary school students were purposively selected from 12 secondary schools in six local government areas of the state. The instrument used for this study was Questionnaire that measured counsellor effectiveness. This consisted of an initial number of 51 items describing an effective counsellor in terms of personality characteristics, personal qualities, and performance indicators. These were derived from available description and characteristics of counsellor effectiveness in literatures. The responses were coded and analyzed using Principal Component Analysis. Items that failed to meet the baseline scores of eligibility into the final list were dropped. The final list consisted of 35 items were subjected to Principal Component Analysis which provided the initial factor. These were rotated using Orthogonal (Varimax) Method which yielded five underlying components of counsellor effectiveness. These were identified as expertness, sense of responsibility, pleasantness and integrity. The fifth factor could not be conceptualized from the regression weights and factor loadings of the items.
Number Sense Instruction: A Comprehensive Literature Review
Author: Sood, Sheetal
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Literature Reviews,Mathematics Instruction,Numeracy,Numbers,Mathematics Skills,Constructivism (Learning),Direct Instruction,Student Characteristics,Age Differences,Instructional Program Divisions,Instructional Materials,Teaching Methods,Evaluation Methods,Student Evaluation

This article summarizes the findings of research studies focusing on number sense instruction to improve mathematics competence of school going children. Twenty-three studies were located that met the inclusion criteria. Interventions gleaned from the review were categorized based on type of instruction (i.e., constructivist, explicit or a combination of the two). Treatment outcomes are discussed in relation to the various instructional approaches, student characteristics (e.g., grade, age), instructional features (e.g., materials, treatment length), assessment (formal, informal) and methodological features. Implications for classroom practice and future research directions are provided.
Reforming the Education System in Bangladesh: Reckoning a Knowledge-Based Society
Author: Khan, Md. Nasir Uddin
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Knowledge Economy,Educational Change,Educational Quality,Foreign Countries,Economic Development,Human Capital,Qualitative Research,Elementary Secondary Education,Higher Education,Educational Facilities

Education renders people with certain capabilities that prepare them to contribute to the social and economic development of the nation. Such capabilities turn them into human capital which, according to development economists, raises productivity when increased. Following an exhaustive review of literature on education research, this paper, however, aims at exploring the effectiveness of Bangladesh's present education system in delivering quality education as well as reckoning the prospect of establishing a knowledge-based society in the nation. This paper, being qualitative in nature, reveals that the nation has achieved an exemplary success in primary education as regards increased enrolment rate, while the enrolment rate is not satisfactory in secondary schooling and the tertiary education is expanding. However, the quality of education imparted at all the primary, secondary and tertiary levels is not up to the mark to create a strong human capital and reckon the prospect of knowledge-based society in the country. A number of reform measures are required to be undertaken in order to ensure quality education and create an effective knowledge base in the nation.
Attitudes and Behavioural Intentions of Typically Developing Adolescents towards a Hypothetical Peer with Asperger Syndrome
Author: Fleva, Eleni
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Attitude Measures,Behavior,Intention,Adolescents,Asperger Syndrome,Visual Stimuli,Questionnaires,Check Lists,Personality Measures,Grade 7,Grade 10,Vignettes,Comparative Analysis,Interaction,Statistical Analysis,Secondary School Students

This study examines the attitudes and the behavioural intentions of typically developing (TD) adolescents towards a hypothetical peer with Asperger syndrome (AS). Participants (N = 179, M age = 13.7 years) viewed two PowerPoint presentations one of a TD male target and one of a male target with AS. The target with AS was introduced either with descriptive or combined information delivered either by a hypothetical friend or by a hypothetical teacher. Attitudes and behavioural intentions were assessed by the administration of the Shared Activities Questionnaire and the Adjective Checklist. Results yielded that participants were more positive towards the TD target than towards the target with AS. Regarding the target with AS, there was no significant overall advantage of either information type whereas the friend rather than the teacher source triggered more positive responses. Limitations and suggestions for future research are discussed.
Older Academics: Motivation to Keep Working
Author: Boulton-Lewis, Gillian M.
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: College Faculty,Teacher Motivation,Questionnaires,Older Adults,Retirement,Teacher Attitudes,Financial Needs,Barriers,Research,Public Policy,School Policy,Foreign Countries,Cross Cultural Studies,Work Attitudes,Aging (Individuals),Qualitative Research

This is an interpretive-descriptive analysis of responses to 41 open ended questionnaires returned by academics working beyond normal retirement age. The sample consisted mainly of academics from the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand. The research addressed the question of what motivates some academics to continue working beyond the &quot;usual&quot; retirement age. The main motivation for continuing was strong interest and commitment, particularly to research and writing. Some also gave social, financial, and other reasons for continuing. Those not in full time employment described barriers, including finance and facilities and the support that they needed to maintain their activities. In most countries institutional and government policies made it possible for them to stay involved academically even if it meant making a personal effort. Most of them would have liked better support or recognition from their universities. The results suggest that universities should more actively support older academics in continuing activity.
Perceptions of Teachers on the Ban of Corporal Punishment in Pre-Primary Institutions in Kenya
Author: Mwai, Beth Kirigo
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Punishment,Preschool Education,Teacher Attitudes,Teacher Surveys,Questionnaires,Qualitative Research,Statistical Analysis,Preschool Children,Educational Attainment,Preschool Teachers,Student Behavior,Behavior Modification,Discipline

The purpose of the study was to investigate perceptions of teachers on the ban of corporal punishment in pre-primary institutions. The objectives of the study were to investigate teachers' attitudes towards corporal punishment ban in pre-schools and to establish whether the level of education of teachers had an influence on the use of corporal punishment. A descriptive survey design was used. Stratified sampling was used to select the pre-schools; simple random sampling was applied to select all the teachers in the pre-schools. Data was collected through questionnaires and analyzed using both quantitative and qualitative approaches. Major findings indicated that: 71% agreed that reasonable corporal punishment is beneficial to the pre-school learners; 80% of the pre-school teachers used corporal punishment to maintain order in the classroom; Teachers perceived negatively the outlawing of corporal punishment; the level of teachers' education had no influence on the use of corporal punishment. The instances when corporal punishment was used by teachers were non-academic. The results form a basis of re-thinking the initial teachers training curriculum and subsequent in-service training in regard to classroom disruptions and how best they could be handled. As changes occur in educational setting, courses for training of teachers in the initial course, induction course or later in-service courses must reflect such changes and support and develop relevant skills in the staff upon whom these changes will impinge. The teacher trainee ought to be exposed to other methods of behaviour modification and these methods should have their own content and well researched.
Cloud Collaboration: Cloud-Based Instruction for Business Writing Class
Author: Lin, Charlie
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Educational Technology,Technology Uses in Education,Information Storage,Information Management,Distance Education,Access to Information,Case Studies,Writing Instruction,Business English,Teacher Role,Student Attitudes,Cooperation,Undergraduate Students,Group Activities,Student Surveys,Foreign Countries,Teaching Methods,Program Effectiveness

Cloud computing technologies, such as Google Docs, Adobe Creative Cloud, Dropbox, and Microsoft Windows Live, have become increasingly appreciated to the next generation digital learning tools. Cloud computing technologies encourage students' active engagement, collaboration, and participation in their learning, facilitate group work, and support knowledge or information sharing among students. With the cloud features, learning can be accessed anywhere at any time and the world can be a classroom. Students can learn from anywhere and teachers can teach from anywhere. Cloud-based app features such as convenient and on-demand network access to a shared pool of files are indeed providing support for learning and instruction. Learning is now turned into anywhere learning and collaboration, both locally and globally. This study focuses the scope of potential of these cloud technologies for future educators to develop an understanding of how they can be embraced into the instruction. This is a case-study research (n= 28) into the use of cloud-based technology, Google Docs, to support learning in a face-to-face college business writing class. Data pertaining to student Google Docs use and activities will be collected. The first section of this study summarizes the definition of cloud computing technologies with examples of cloud resources. The second section determines the effects of technology, specifically the integration of cloud computing technologies with business English writing instruction, on students' perception of teacher's role. The following section identifies the potential benefits to learning and teaching from cloud-based learning environment.