ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Advancing Urban Educational Policy: Insights from Research on Dunbar High School
Author: Morris, Archie, III
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Urban Education,Educational Policy,High Schools,High School Students,African American Students,Urban Schools,Educational History,School Effectiveness,Low Income Students,Admission (School),Neighborhood Schools,Parent Background,Employed Parents,Educational Attainment,Academic Ability,Curriculum,Outcomes of Education,Student Participation,Athletics,Extracurricular Activities,Student Employment,Discipline Policy,School Segregation,Racial Bias,Teacher Characteristics,Secondary School Teachers,Facilities,College Preparation,Qualitative Research,Comparative Analysis,Observation,Surveys

For a period of 85 years, the M Street/Dunbar High School was an academically elite, all-black public high school in Washington, D.C. As far back as 1899, its students came in first in citywide tests given in both black and white schools. Over this 85-year span, approximately 80 percent of M Street/Dunbar's graduates went on to college, even though most Americans, white or black, did not attend college at all. Faculty and students were mutually respectful to one another and disruptions in the classroom were not tolerated. Yet, in this era of best practices, this public high school has received virtually no attention in the literature or in policy considerations for inner-city education. The Dunbar High School, of today, with its new building and athletic facilities is just another ghetto school with abysmal standards and low test score results despite the District of Columbia's record of having some of the country's highest levels of money spent per pupil. The purpose of this study is to explore the history of a high school that was successful in teaching black children from low-income families and to determine if the learning model employed there could be successful in a modern inner-city public education environment.
A Research on the Attitude of Eighth Grade Students towards Earthquake
Author: Kayali, Hülya
Date: 2018-06-10
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Seismology,Grade 8,Student Attitudes,Attitude Measures,Statistical Analysis,Positive Attitudes,Likert Scales,Foreign Countries

The aim of this study is to determine the attitudes of eighth-grade students in secondary schools towards earthquake. For this purpose, the attitude test towards earthquake was applied to 240 eighth grade students (107 females and 133 males) from five secondary schools in Istanbul. Quantitative method was used in the study. Also, to analyze the dataset collected from this study, t-test and variance analysis techniques were used. This study has shown that students generally have positive thoughts and attitudes towards earthquakes and damages.
The School Image in Children&apos;s Books
Author: Yakar, Yasin Mahmut
Date: 2018-06-10
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Childrens Literature,Content Analysis,Poverty,Imagery,Novels,Educational Attitudes,Foreign Countries,Educational Attainment,Values

Literary works for children help the child to acquire reading habits and to be a helpful citizen in the society. Therefore, individuals obtain quality children's literature from the very beginning of childhood. In this context, the study aims to determine the reflection of the school concept in literary works prepared for children. No other individual study has been reported on the reflection of the school concept in children's books. Document analysis was used in the study. Ten story books and novels prepared for children with reflections of the school image in the study were examined. Documents examined in the study were obtained by means of an expert and read orally. Descriptive analysis was conducted followed by content analysis to analyze the data. The results of the study suggest that the school image is mostly positively reflected in the children's books and that success and internal and external properties of the school are important in shaping character of the individual. On the other hand, poverty affects the education of a child. The school image in children's books is important for children to read, and therefore the school image in children's books should be realistic and constructed in such a way as to positively affect the child's readership.
Exploring Media Richness Using Different Communication Channels within a Hybrid Presentation Style
Author: Buzydlowski, Jan W.
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Teaching Methods,Educational Technology,Blended Learning,Technology Uses in Education,Integrated Learning Systems,Computer Software,Lecture Method,Observation,Tests,Web Based Instruction

Some traditional face-to-face teaching is being replaced with on-line methodologies. While there are advantages to this replacement, there are certainly drawbacks to it as well. A teaching environment that combines both, however, a hybrid classroom, gains the best of both worlds. There should be a reason why hybrids are used and courses should be optimized to use this method; however, this is no easy task. This paper discusses the use of a hybrid course and the techniques, instruction, and assignments used to optimize and amplify that method for a particular course, Introduction to Management Information Systems. A bibliography is included.
The Perceptions of King Abdullah II School for Excellence Teachers about the Importance of Using Flipped Learning for the Development of Students&apos; Reflective Thinking in Jordan
Author: Al Yousef, Mohammed Bader
Date: 2018-06-10
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Teacher Attitudes,Teaching Methods,Blended Learning,Foreign Countries,Excellence in Education,Reflection,Questionnaires,Thinking Skills,Skill Development,Intellectual Disciplines,Educational Technology,Conventional Instruction,Statistical Analysis

The study aims to reveal the perceptions of King Abdullah II School for Excellence teachers about the importance of using flipped learning in developing the reflective thinking of their students in Jordan. The population of the study consists of 227 male and female teachers. The sample of the study consists of 180 teachers: 87 males and 93 females selected using simple random method from the study society during the second semester of 2016/2017 session. The study tool, questionnaire used containing 50 items was divided into 5 stages: critical vision, detection of fallacies, give of convincing explanations, and suggestion of solutions. The study showed that the teachers' perception of using flipped learning in developing their students' reflective thinking was high in different disciplines; and there were significant differences in their perceptions based on their gender and experience. Lack of differences in their perceptions depends on specialization variable. From the findings of the study, the researchers presented a set of recommendations.
Availability and Accessibility of ICT-Based Instructional Tools in Medical Colleges in Ogun State, Nigeria
Author: Nwosu, Jonathan Chinaka
Date: 2018-06-10
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Information Technology,Medical Education,Medical Students,Sampling,Check Lists,Computer Assisted Instruction,Video Technology,Computer Software,Periodicals,Animation,Foreign Countries,Access to Education,Instructional Materials,Patients,Simulation,Medical School Faculty,Social Media,Teacher Attitudes,Allied Health Personnel,Laptop Computers,Workshops,Questionnaires,Multimedia Instruction,Teaching Methods,Audiovisual Aids

This study assessed the availability and use of ICT-based Instructional tools in selected medical colleges in Ogun State, Nigeria. This study adopted a descriptive survey research design. The population to be studied is medical lecturers (328), clinical instructors (42) and laboratory technologist (92) from Ben Carson Snr. Medical School, Babcock University, Obafemi Awolowo College of Health Sciences, and Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU); total being 462. Simple random sampling technique was used to select 248 respondents for the study. This will represent the population to be studied. Data was collected with the use of titled questionnaires (ICT-bIPIMC) and a checklist during their faculty meetings/seminars, and the data collected were analysed using simple frequency and percentage techniques. It was revealed that Computer Aided Instruction (CAI), Social Media, Human Patient Simulation (HPS), PowerPoint Slides (Microsoft) [PP slides, and Medical videos (MV), Multimedia Classrooms (Audio Visual Centre), Projectors, E-Medical journals and animation clips] were the available ICT-based tools for Instructional tools in Ogun State medical colleges. Based on the available finding in this study, social media (45%), E-medical journals (40%), computer-aided instructions (39%), online educational forum (37%), and Internet connected laptops (34%), were the major ICT-based tools used at least twice daily. The study recommended that ICT-based instructional tools should be compulsory for instructional practices among lecturers, laboratory technologists and clinical instructors; also medical colleges should be motivated to use ICT-based tools as instructional tools through training and workshop on how to effectively use the available tools.
&quot;Just Let Me Go at It&quot;: Exploring Students&apos; Use and Perceptions of Guided Inquiry
Author: Garrison, Kasey L.
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Inquiry,Teaching Methods,Student Attitudes,Grade 9,Foreign Countries,Private Schools,Health Education,Physical Education,Mixed Methods Research,Student Surveys,Questionnaires,Focus Groups,Student Journals,Likert Scales,Knowledge Level,Student Projects,Semi Structured Interviews

Guided Inquiry (GI) is an emerging pedagogy based on the Information Search Process (ISP), a research-based information-literacy model identified by Carol C. Kuhlthau (1985, 1988a, 1988b, 1988c, 1989b) and operationalized by the Guided Inquiry Design (GID) process (Kuhlthau, Maniotes, and Caspari 2007, 2012, 2015). This study investigated perceptions and use of GI by Year 9 students at an Australian independent private school engaged in an inquiry unit in their Personal Development, Health, and Physical Education class focused on &quot;Overcoming Adversity.&quot; Two academic researchers and the school librarian collaborated on this mixed-methods study collecting data from survey questionnaires, focus-group interviews, and students' work in digital inquiry process journals and final product presentations. Findings indicate students understand important elements of the GID process, including its independent nature, structure, and pacing through stages, and the element of choice. However, they differ on whether these aspects have a positive or negative effect on their learning and research process. An implication for GI practice from this study is a greater focus on allowing students independence and to proceed at their own pace, as expressed in a student's comment and the title of this paper: &quot;Just let me go at it.&quot;
Assimilation or Humiliation? An Analysis of Professional Identities after Critical Events in the Workplace
Author: Frye, Julie Marie
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: School Libraries,Librarians,Work Environment,Personal Narratives,Professional Identity,Self Efficacy,Self Esteem,Qualitative Research,Experience,Interviews,Locus of Control,Case Studies,School Administration

Many studies have analyzed the occupational socialization of public school educators, including principals and school teachers; however, very few studies have documented or synthesized the experience of novice school librarians. This study contributes to the understanding of novice school librarians' professional identities by analyzing their critical events in the workplace. Participants' critical events were identified using a modified version of the narrative inquiry tool Mystory. After an examination of three novice school librarians' critical event narratives, this paper explores the significance of those critical events on participants' professional identity formation. Common findings relate to professional impact, professional respect, and professional confidence.
Drawing Diversity: Representations of Race in Graphic Novels for Young Adults
Author: Moeller, Robin A.
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Novels,Cartoons,Race,Young Adults,Ethnic Diversity,Adolescent Literature,Content Analysis,Minority Groups,Illustrations,Authors,Critical Theory

In light of the recent focus on diversity in books for youth as exemplified by movements such as &quot;We Need Diverse Books&quot; and &quot;Reading Without Walls,&quot; the authors sought to understand how race is depicted in graphic novels for teens. A textual analysis was conducted on a sample of books from the Young Adult Library Services Association's 2015 &quot;Great Graphic Novels for Teens&quot; booklist to answer the questions: How many people of color are depicted in the sample of graphic novels? How are people of color characterized as main character, supporting character, or background characters? What are the races of the authors and illustrators of these graphic novels? Analysis of the data suggests a higher-than-expected number of characters who are people of color are depicted in this sample of graphic novels, and that those characters often play central or significant supporting roles. The researchers also found that this sample of graphic novels was, for the most part, produced by white authors and illustrators.
Analysis of Hassan&apos;s Tragedy in &quot;The Kite Runner&quot; from the Three-Dimensional Ethical Perspective
Author: Yuan-yuan, Peng
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Ethics,Novels,Literary Criticism,Religious Factors,Social Discrimination,Moral Values,Humanism,Foreign Countries,Family Relationship,Islam,Ethnic Groups,Tragedy,Competition

Hassan in &quot;The Kite Runner&quot; was brave, kind-hearted and loyal, but he still ended up with misery. From the three dimensional ethical perspective, Hassan's tragedy is not only greatly related to national and religious ethics, but also influenced by deformed family ethics. Thus it can be seen that national discrimination and religious hierarchy exert negative impact on morality of Afghans. It is through this novel that Hosseini aims to reveals his broad humanistic feelings and call for others' attention to Afghanistan as well.
An Analysis of Tragedy of &quot;Tess of the D&apos; Urbervilles&quot;
Author: Yuan-yuan, Peng
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: English Literature,Literary Devices,Personality Traits,Literary Criticism,Moral Values,Laws,Social Systems,Social Stratification,Social Class

&quot;Tess of the D'Urbevilles&quot; is a tragic monumental work of Thomas Hardy, an English writer of critical realism.The paper will analyze &quot;Tess of the d'Urbervilles&quot; through character's personalities, its social background and the old traditional religion. The paper introduces the causes of Tess's tragic fate which is influenced by personalities of main characters, hypocritical moral, unjust law, depression of capitalism. Tess is just one of the victims who are suffering sorrows. Through Tess, we can see female's low status at the same time, which shows that we should develop a habit of economic independence and spirit of revolt.
A Longitudinal Study of Dynamic Changes in and Contributing Factors of Learner Belief of Chinese Foreign Language Learners
Author: Liu, Xinmiao
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: English (Second Language),Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,Learning Strategies,Anxiety,Communication (Thought Transfer),Learning Motivation,Language Proficiency,Self Efficacy,Longitudinal Studies,Attitude Change,Student Characteristics,Difficulty Level,Cognitive Style,Foreign Countries,College Students,Student Attitudes,Measures (Individuals),Regression (Statistics),Language Tests,Statistical Analysis

A longitudinal study was conducted to assess changes in and contributing factors of learner belief for a sample of 70 Chinese foreign language learners. Foreign language proficiency and learner factors such as learner belief and learning strategy were measured four times at approximately fifty-day intervals. The results show that there were significant changes in self-efficacy belief, belief about learning difficulty and belief about learning strategy. The major contributing factors to changes in self-efficacy belief include learning strategy, effort, foreign language anxiety, motivation and foreign language proficiency. Meanwhile, learning style, learning strategy and foreign language anxiety have significant effects on changes in learner belief about learning strategy.
The Learning Experience of International Students in Canada: Progressive Educational Theory and Passive Learning Styles
Author: Alzahrani, Maha Abdulwahed
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Qualitative Research,Cognitive Style,English (Second Language),Arabs,Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,Study Abroad,Educational Experience,Foreign Countries,Foreign Students,Educational Theories,Student Attitudes,Learning Processes,Prior Learning,Semi Structured Interviews,Discourse Analysis,College Students

This qualitative study examines the experience of Saudi students in the process of learning English while studying in an anglophone country. Through the lens of progressive educational theory and passive learning style, specific factors such as the students' linguistic background and their current experience were explored. This study sought to uncover how these students perceived learning ESL in Saudi Arabia and how their prior learning has affected their current experience overseas. I examined students' insights through the data collected mainly from semi-structured interviews and discourse analysis. In conclusion, the results revealed two major themes including the unprepared learner in Saudi Arabia and the unprepared learner in Canada. Besides, these students were influenced by the passive style they have received before moving to Canada, and they were introduced to a progressive educational system while studying abroad.
Teaching Effectiveness in Private Higher Education Institutions in Botswana: Analysis of Students&apos; Perceptions
Author: Baliyan, Som Pal
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Teacher Effectiveness,Private Colleges,College Students,Student Attitudes,Student Surveys,Likert Scales,Statistical Analysis,College Faculty,Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance,Gender Differences,Age Differences,Institutional Characteristics

This quantitative study analyzed the perceptions of students on teaching effectiveness in private higher education institutions in Botswana. An exploratory and descriptive survey research design was adopted in this study. A valid and reliable questionnaire was used to collect data through a survey of 560 stratified randomly sampled students in private higher education institutions in Botswana. A one sample t-test and an Independent t-test were used for data analysis. A significant high level of teaching effectiveness was determined. Several items measuring teaching effectiveness contributed significantly negative to teaching effectiveness and therefore, it was recommended that lecturers should use strategies to improve on those areas of teaching to enhance their teaching. No difference in teaching effectiveness was determined with respect to age, gender and nationality of the students. However, there was a significant difference in the students' perceptions on teaching effectiveness between the university and the non-university institutions and, lecturers were found to be more effective in their teaching at the universities as compared to the lecturers in the non-university institutions. Therefore, a further study exploring the factors contributing to such differences is recommended to improve the quality of teaching in the non-university type of private higher education institutions in Botswana.
A Mixed Method Investigation of Social Science Graduate Students&apos; Statistics Anxiety Conditions before and after the Introductory Statistics Course
Author: Huang, Liuli
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Anxiety,Statistics,Mixed Methods Research,Graduate Students,Social Sciences,Intervention,Learning Processes,Introductory Courses,Learning Motivation,Student Characteristics,Statistical Analysis,Student Surveys,Interviews,Adults

Research frequently uses the quantitative approach to explore undergraduate students' anxiety regarding statistics. However, few studies of adults' statistics anxiety use the qualitative method, or a sole focus on graduate students. Moreover, even fewer studies focus on a comparison of adults' anxiety levels before and after an introductory statistics course. This line of study is important to pursue, since the introductory statistics course should play very important roles of both preparing students' foundation knowledge and inspiring their interests for a higher-level course. In addition, graduate students tend to have different backgrounds, learning motivations, and learning habits, compared to their undergraduate counterparts. Overall, limited mixed research method is available on social sciences graduate students' (1) statistics anxiety before and after the introductory statistics course, and (2) actions taken to decrease the anxiety. This study seeks to fill this gap by incorporating a mixed research method in order to explore social sciences graduate students' statistics learning processes. Findings suggest that the social sciences graduate students' anxiety levels tend to diminish after the introductory statistics course, even though these also experience severe statistics anxiety at the very beginning. These findings become essential for institutions, higher education instructors, and social sciences statistics learners to consider.
A Comparative Study of Students&apos; Happiness Levels and Thinking Styles in Physical Education and Sport Teaching, and Other Departments, in Turkey
Author: Tingaz, Emre Ozan
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Comparative Analysis,Psychological Patterns,Cognitive Style,Physical Education,Undergraduate Students,Correlation,Departments,Student Attitudes,Student Satisfaction,Life Satisfaction,Gender Differences,Age Differences,Statistical Analysis

The objectives of this research were to compare the happiness and thinking styles of undergraduate students in the Physical Education and Sports Teaching Department and different departments, and to examine the relations between the students' happiness levels and their thinking styles. Using the correlational study design 661, undergraduate students were determined by a convenience sampling method. Participants were selected in terms of being easily accessible from Gazi University, which is located in the Ankara province, Turkey. The analysis indicated that the Department of Physical Education and Sports Teaching students' average level of happiness was significantly higher than in some other departments. However, the Department of Physical Education and Sports Teaching students' need for cognition was not significantly different from the students from other departments. Physical Education and Sports Teaching students' faith in intuition was significantly higher than the Department of Guidance and Psychological Counseling students'. Besides, the happiness levels and thinking styles did not differ significantly by gender. There was a positive correlation between their faith in intuition and happiness. However, there was no significant relation between their happiness levels and need for cognition, nor need for cognition and their faith in intuition.