ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Situated Literacy Practices Amongst Artisans in the South West of Nigeria: Developmental and Pedagogical Implications
Author: Ade-Ojo, Gordon O.
Date: 2012-00-00
Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Literacy,Educational Needs,Ethnography,Mixed Methods Research,Observation,Participant Observation,Skilled Workers,Educational Practices,Questionnaires,Gender Differences,Specialization

This paper reports an aspect of a larger study on literacy practices, needs and perceptions of artisans in a part of the South West region of Nigeria. Using an ethnographic approach to research, it identified a variety of literacy practices, events and mediums, thus confirming the notion of literacy as social practice. The study employed a modified form of ethnographic research which was specifically designed for this study, a density of literacy practices approach to ethnographic research, data was collected through a mixture of observation, participation and a series of interviews and dialogues. The data were subjected to qualitative and quantitative analysis which enabled a range of themes and distributional patterns to emerge. It concludes by highlighting implications for governance and pedagogy. [For complete volume, see ED567040.]
Education and Lifelong Learning in Romania--Perspectives of the Year 2020
Author: Popescu, Veronica Adriana
Date: 2012-00-00
Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Lifelong Learning,Futures (of Society),Educational Trends,Trend Analysis,Role of Education,Case Studies,Interviews,Access to Education,Adult Students

Our research study focuses on the problems of education and lifelong learning in the Romanian society of the year 2020. Starting from the idea that lifelong learning represents the continuous building of skills and knowledge through the life of an individual, we believe that the process of continuous education is the key element that each and every society should be based on. For us, as professors and researchers, the idea of pursuing knowledge out of either personal or professional reasons, has always been a main trigger of our activity. The paper starts with an introduction on the subject of education and lifelong learning in which we have motivated our decision in choosing this particular theme and also which are the main objectives of our study; continues with a literature review part in which we present the studies that have already been made in terms of education and lifelong learning, focusing on the most relevant ideas of academics and researchers in our opinion; presents in the body of the paper the importance, the role and the stages of lifelong learning and the impact upon the education process; focuses mainly on a case study that we have made on Romania and the results of our research in this matter; ends with a part of conclusions and limitations that our paper has. For the case study on Romania, in terms of methodology, we have used questioners and interviews that we gave to a number of 200 adult individuals during the time period 2010 and 2011 on the topic of education. [For complete volume, see ED567040.]
Pre-Service Teacher Action Research: Concept, International Trends and Implications for Teacher Education in Turkey
Author: Kizilaslan, Irem
Date: 2012-00-00
Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers
Subjects: Action Research,Teacher Education Programs,Inquiry,Preservice Teachers,Reflective Teaching,Foreign Countries,Comparative Education,Teaching Methods

Action research is increasingly recognized as an important component in initial teacher education programs in different countries around the world. Either as an inquiry project conducted during a field experience, or as a research-inclusive course, action research processes are introduced to student teachers during their study period in order to support the development of reflective teachers. The present contribution briefly examines some pre-service teacher action research practices in different countries, identifies similarities and differences and discusses implications for teacher education in Turkey. [For complete volume, see ED567040.]
Classroom and Socialization: A Case Study through an Action-Research in Crete, Greece
Author: Calogiannakis, Pella
Date: 2012-00-00
Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Action Research,Socialization,Case Studies,Interaction,Interpersonal Relationship,Sociometric Techniques,Elementary School Students,Elementary School Teachers,Interviews,Statistical Analysis

The classroom, the teacher and the students, mostly, through their activities and contacts, as well as their daily presence and personality form the classroom atmosphere that is unique and different from any other (Bikos, 2004: 104. cf. also: Bakirtzis, 2002) and it helps or hinders the school progress of each student and school process in general. In this action research we tried to record the typical situation of social interaction between members of a classroom, that is, we investigated its structure and function, in order to see whether its authoritarian, democratic or promiscuous function affects the interaction-meeting, the relationship-interdependence and interaction between students as well as between students and the teacher. A Matrix sociometric test is appended. (A bibliography is included.) [For complete volume, see ED567040.]
Compensatory Programs in Mexico to Reduce the Educational Gap
Author: Canales Rodriguez, Emma Laticia
Date: 2012-00-00
Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Compensatory Education,Rural Population,Rural Education,Elementary Education,Public Education,Educational Change

In this paper we approach the issue of compensatory education programs to reduce the backlog in basic education. We address the population living in rural areas, because the Compensatory Programs (CPs) are aimed at them. The presentation is divided into three parts. The first section presents an approach to basic education in Mexico, the second provides information on the development of such programs and compensatory measures whilst the third part discusses the findings, conclusions and challenges that our country is facing to educate this segment of the population. [For complete volume, see ED567040.]
Campus Life: The Impact of External Factors on Emotional Health of Students
Author: Vogel, Dalena
Date: 2012-00-00
Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers
Subjects: Educational Environment,Mental Health,Emotional Response,Foreign Countries,College Students,Interviews,School Counseling,Stress Variables,Burnout,Qualitative Research,Case Studies,Group Counseling,Action Research,Questionnaires,Religion

This research explored the perceptions of students at a university campus in Gauteng South Africa on external factors that may contribute to their emotional (psychological) and academic functioning. During a preliminary investigation, three students at a residential university voluntary came for psychological counseling sessions because of stress related issues. They were interviewed and it was provisionally determined that six external factors contributed to their stress and burnout. Although it started off with a qualitative instrumental case study approach the research developed into a pluralistic study. Group counselling was introduced to the three students as it was anticipated that sharing painful experiences might be more effective. An action research methodology was followed: factors realized as themes or categories during discussions, and the research was followed up by a quantitative method. Participants (89) from four universities were selected by convenient sampling to complete a questionnaire. The discussion and conclusion on results will reflect some findings of the quantitative research where it may be considered in support of the qualitative research. This article seeks to make both a theoretical and practical contribution to the knowledge of factors that impact on emotional well-being and academic performance of students. I will argue that the clarity of the association between a university learning environment and students' perspectives are often limited, because students' perspectives are seldom adequately considered. A bibliography is included. [For complete volume, see ED567040.]
Attitudes of Parents towards Contemporary Female Higher Education
Author: Khattak, Shamaas Gul
Date: 2012-00-00
Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Parent Attitudes,Gender Issues,Womens Education,Females,College Students,Cultural Influences,Parent Role,Islamic Culture,Questionnaires,Likert Scales,Social Attitudes,Urban Areas

This paper is derived from the author's PhD dissertation (gender issues in higher education of Khyber Pukhtunkhwah (KPK) Pakistan). This study aimed at exploring the attitude of parents towards contemporary women higher education. The population for the study was the students' parents of four colleges of Peshawar, capital city of KPK, although the original study did not included the parents. Twelve Parents (mother and father) of each college were selected randomly as a sample of the study. Thus the sample consisted of 48 individuals. The respondents confessed the domination of the paternalistic culture in KPK society that majority of parents make decisions about their daughters' future life. Although they agreed that Islam highly valued woman higher education therefore parents have to encourage women education in the province. [For complete volume, see ED567040.]
Policies and Initiatives: Reforming Teacher Education in Nigeria
Author: Amadi, Martha Nkechinyere
Date: 2012-00-00
Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Educational Change,Educational Policy,Comparative Education,Teacher Education Programs,Theory Practice Relationship,Teacher Role,Student Diversity,Civil Rights

Much discussion surrounding educational policy currently is international in character. Governments, policy makers, stakeholders and many international organizations of both developed and developing countries have become concerned with how policies, practices, and outcomes in one country can be compared with those in other countries. Comparative Education, as a subject of study, is more often found at the post-graduate than at the under-graduate level of university studies. Time is allocated for the introduction of the subject of Comparative Education. The field of Comparative Education is introduced in its historical perspective, and students learn about the few chosen foreign educational systems and institutions. In the teacher training programmes there is hardly any space and time left for the specific issues with which Comparative Education is also concerned, such as minority education, education of women, economics and politics of education, cross-cultural education, and others. It is felt, that the training of teachers should include important matters with which they will have to deal in their classroom, and which pertain to problems of social relations in the contemporary world. The contents of Comparative Education studies designed for the teacher training programmes should include relevant anthropological-cultural studies, seeing teacher as boarder crosser, teacher as an inclusion, and teacher as purveyor of Human Rights. In this way, the Comparative Education would no longer be only an introductory, general informative course, but would better understand teacher education as to promote practice of sustainable development. [For complete volume, see ED567040.]
Structured Peer Mentoring: Enhancing Lifelong Learning in Pakistani Universities
Author: Naseem, Nosheen Rachel
Date: 2012-00-00
Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers
Subjects: Foreign Countries,College Students,Peer Teaching,Mentors,Lifelong Learning,Developing Nations,Higher Education,Universities,Educational Opportunities,Access to Education,Social Action,Action Research,Transformative Learning,School Culture,Social Change,Program Evaluation,Outcomes of Education,School Holding Power,Academic Persistence,Student Improvement

Higher Education in developing countries is frequently restricted to students from privileged backgrounds, especially those from private secondary education. In Pakistan, access to Higher Education, while competitive, is more broadly based, with state universities particularly recruiting students from diverse backgrounds. Just as Widening Participation students in the UK face a challenge in adapting to the learning culture of universities, students in Pakistan face difficulties in taking the opportunities that university presents. In particular, the benefits of wider access and new ideas of peer-assisted learning are inhibited by a formal, hierarchical and teacher-centred university culture. With the primary aim of introducing peer mentoring as a support service for students in Pakistani universities, a social action research project has been undertaken to explore the impact of students' peer mentoring on the culture of learning, to see if students involved in mentoring effectively transform the learning culture of the institution and promote skills for lifelong learning. The possibility is raised that such schemes, introduced widely, could provide a lever for social change in Pakistan. A framework of structured peer mentoring was designed as a &quot;light touch support mechanism&quot; for students in two universities, and evaluated to measure the impact on students' learning and experience. Feedback showed beneficial impact in improved results, progression and retention and in improved peer support across diverse groups within the university. [For complete volume, see ED567040.]
The Rise of Private Higher Education in Jamaica: Neo-Liberalism at Work?
Author: Coates, Chad O.
Date: 2012-00-00
Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Privatization,Higher Education,Neoliberalism,Educational Change,Access to Education,Case Studies,Interviews,Human Capital,Educational Trends,Trend Analysis

The rise of private higher education in Jamaica plays a key role in expanding educational access to the masses. The shift towards the neo-liberal perspective has directed the focus of education policy reforms toward emphasizing economic efficiency, diversity in choice, and market mechanisms. The purpose of this qualitative study was to gain insight, from the perspective of high level administrators at four local private higher education institutions in Jamaica, on why private higher education institutions have flourished as key providers of Jamaican higher education, how these institutions facilitate access to higher education, and to what extent private institutions contribute to achieving Jamaica's higher education goals. The researcher utilized a holistic, multiple-case study design. Methods employed in this study included face-to-face individual interviews, document analysis, and site visits to private higher education institutions in Jamaica. Human capital theory was used as an analytical lens to examine the extent to which the neoliberal framework is appropriate for understanding how higher education is unfolding in Jamaica. This paper focuses on the general conclusions of the research, which suggest that Jamaican private higher education institutions serve to challenge the status quo by providing access to members of the society who had been marginalized by the public higher education system. [For complete volume, see ED567040.]
&quot;Everybody Is Given a Chance, My Boy... Everybody Who Is Willing to Work for Socialism&quot;: An Overview of English Textbooks in the Postwar Period in Hungary
Author: Dózsa, Zsolt
Date: 2012-00-00
Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Textbooks,English (Second Language),Politics of Education,Ideology,Textbook Content,Political Issues,Secondary Education,Second Language Instruction,Social Systems,Educational History,Social History

The main aim of this paper is to provide an insight into English textbooks published in Hungary after 1945, when the newly formed political commission (Communists) took control over education. The intention is to show how the ideology and political climate of the age was reflected on their pages, i. e. how English textbooks were used for the purpose of the Communists' objectives and interests. For the purpose of this paper, there have been selected three textbooks, considered as the most representative. The first textbook is dated from 1953. This is the period of the greatest dictatorship under the regime of Rákosi, the period well-known as the period of the &quot;Red Terror.&quot; The second and the third textbook represent the period after the Hungarian revolution in 1956. The former one was published in 1957 and the latter one in 1961. All three textbooks were intended primarily for the secondary school children (gymnasium) but were not used only to teach English language. The research has shown that all textbooks were imbued with the ideological ideas, strongly promoting the Soviet Union, socialism, community work and perfect Communist society. The author concludes that these kinds of sources can be very useful in recovering this turbulent period of Hungarian history. [For complete volume, see ED567040.]
A Gender Perspective on Student Questioning upon the Transition to Higher Education
Author: Martinho, Mariana
Date: 2012-00-00
Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers
Subjects: Gender Differences,Chemistry,College Freshmen,Foreign Countries,Questioning Techniques,Science Education,College Science,Web Based Instruction,Interaction,Technology Uses in Education

This paper refers to an ongoing PhD research (2011-2014) aimed at contributing to a better understanding of student questioning in the teaching, learning and assessment processes in higher education (HE), focusing on gender. The research is being conducted with first year chemistry students at the University of Aveiro in Portugal, and is intended to conceive and implement a number of strategies that promote student questioning in the different environments provided by the subject, such as classes and online interactions. The purpose of this particular paper is to bring clarity to significant literature published on the subject and to deepen our understanding of it, to be henceforward more capable of placing our original work in the context of existing literature. [For complete volume, see ED567040.]
Dealing with Change in Hong Kong Schools Using Strategic Thinking Skills
Author: Pang, Nicholas Sun-Keung
Date: 2012-00-00
Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Thinking Skills,Questionnaires,Reflection,Strategic Planning,Leadership Effectiveness,Administrator Attitudes,Cognitive Processes,Elementary Secondary Education,Special Schools,Principals,Assistant Principals,Correlation,Educational Change

This paper reports an investigation into the strategic thinking skills of school leaders in Hong Kong. By adapting the Strategic Thinking Questionnaire in the school context and based on data self-reported from 543 Hong Kong school leaders, three cognitive capabilities with strategic thinking were identified: reflection, systems thinking and reframing. The study determined that (a) the use of the strategic thinking could distinguish between more and less successful leaders, (b) school leaders' understandings of system dynamics had significant effects leadership effectiveness, and (c) while systems thinking explained much of the variance in the success variable, there was a cumulative impact of the use of all three capabilities. These findings have implications for training, professional development, and selection of aspiring leaders. [For complete volume, see ED567040.]
Evidence-Based Research Study of the Russian Vocational Pedagogy and Education Motivational Potential in the Internationalisation Projection
Author: Chigisheva, Oksana
Date: 2012-00-00
Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Teaching Methods,Vocational Education,International Education,Program Descriptions,Evidence Based Practice,Graduate Students,Specialists,Teacher Burnout,Social Change,Economic Change,Teacher Motivation

The paper reveals research results of the pedagogical mechanisms influencing the increase of professional motivation of the new century Russian academics within additional vocational training program &quot;Lecturer in higher educational establishments&quot; focusing on the efficient work in the international educational environment as an outcome. [For complete volume, see ED567040.]
Intergenerational Learning in the Family
Author: Jelenc Krašovec, Sabina
Date: 2012-00-00
Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers
Subjects: Family Influence,Cooperation,Family Relationship,Case Studies,Interaction,Interpersonal Communication,Foreign Countries,Socialization,Grounded Theory,Interviews,Grandparents,Parents,Children,Qualitative Research

Intergenerational learning in the family is today often hindered due to the family changes and changes in society. We start from the supposition, that social transitions between generations are still important for transmission of heritage and knowledge. In the paper we discuss the connectedness of intergenerational learning, socialization, and communication. The research focuses on the perception of three generations in the family about mutual learning and cooperation, the influence of family members' interconnectedness and the contents of mutual learning between the three generations. On the basis of case studies analyses we can ascertain, that learning in the family truly includes cognitive, emotional and social components; social learning, which goes on in the family, is closely related to interaction, communication, and the quality of relations in the family. [For complete volume, see ED567040.]
Focus Learning Support: Rising to Educational Challenges
Author: Achinewhu-Nworgu, Elizabeth
Date: 2012-00-00
Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Study Abroad,Educational Development,Role of Education,Global Approach,Influence of Technology,Barriers,Organizational Objectives,Case Studies,Participant Satisfaction,College Bound Students,Outreach Programs,Access to Education

This paper discusses the operations of Focus Learning Support (FLS), an organisation that provides educational support for overseas students, in particularly, Nigerians who are desirous of pursuing academic courses at universities and colleges in the United Kingdom (UK). In highlighting the vital role that education plays in the national development of Nigeria, the paper looks at the main educational activities that took place from 1960 to present. It explains how globalisation and its related processes, together with the rapid advancement in technologies, have impacted on national development and general education progress. National economic development, social development in relation to aspirations, resources and equipment, the rising emphasis of Information Communication Technology (ICT) in the classroom and &quot;migration for education&quot; trends are identified as the major challenges that young people face. The paper shows FLS as the mechanism for effectively addressing the challenges overseas students face. It strongly asserts that the delivery of constructive, educational activities in a safe and user-friendly environment will not only motivate students to positive action, but will also assist them to make sound educational progress. This, it argues, should be done in collaboration with various community groups and organisations. To date, the progress that FLS has made via its seminars and training and development programmes has been shown to be productive. The paper utilises a number of case studies to support this claim. A bibliography is included. [For complete volume, see ED567040.]