ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Personal Pronouns in &quot;About Us&quot; Section of Online University Prospectus
Author: Bano, Zakia
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Cross Cultural Studies,Student Recruitment,Higher Education,Institutional Advancement,Reputation,Foreign Countries,Marketing,Form Classes (Languages),Language Usage,Contrastive Linguistics,Discourse Analysis,Web Sites,School Catalogs,Global Approach,Universities,Computational Linguistics,Qualitative Research,Statistical Analysis

The university prospectus is supposed to be a forceful and pioneering text in promoting and marketing higher education. The present research will deal with the disparities in the frequencies of first and second person pronouns in online prospectuses in cross-cultural linguistics from marketing point of view. The research question is to which extent the frequencies of first and second person pronouns in &quot;About Us&quot; section of online prospectuses are contradictory in cross culture and promotional dimensions. This study is based on the data raked from the &quot;About Us&quot; section of online university prospectuses in 463 culturally distinct institutional contexts of Australia, India, Pakistan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America. The categories of the first person I, we, and the second person you, your were analyzed through multidimensional analysis tagger. The analysis showed that the frequencies of first person pronouns were the highest in all the five countries. On the other hand variations in the occurrence of first and second person pronouns were eminent in 5 countries in the &quot;About Us&quot; section. This research is expected to be useful for the universities and international educational organizations to generate better promotional texts in the marketization of higher education for cross-cultural perspective.
Analysis of Multi-Cultural Education Concept in Order to Explain Its Components
Author: Mostafazadeh, Esmail
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Multicultural Education,Cultural Pluralism,Educational Benefits,Qualitative Research,Content Analysis,Racial Bias,Cultural Awareness,Racial Relations,Social Justice,Teaching Methods,Multicultural Textbooks,Cultural Differences,Self Concept,Intercultural Communication,Definitions,Curriculum,Language Minorities,Foreign Countries

Existing racial, ethnic, linguistic, cultural variety, in different countries, educational systems, committed them to respond decently to plurality &amp; diversity of their communities, and they are considered to be decently in educational curriculum. Multicultural education is an approach that is adopted in response to cultural diversity in a society and its educational system. This study was performed to investigate the reasons for considering the multicultural curriculum and identify its components. Research method was qualitative and content analysis. To collect information all available sources of multicultural education in print and electronic libraries (valid databases) were used &amp; were analyzed using the inductive category. The findings of this research along with specifying the concept of multicultural education also showed that, attention to multicultural education curriculum, at global and national situation is an inevitable necessity. At the end of study, the components of multicultural education were identified. In summary, the following were noted: Anti-racism education, acceptance of diversity &amp; plurality, peaceful coexistence with other groups, regarding educational justice, flexibility in educational programs, variety in using of teaching methods, and so, variety in using of educational materials, as well as using a variety of evaluation methods, training of human capacities, promoting and the strengthening of respect for the differences of others, the human tendency to create social trends rather than specific, positive attitude to different cultures, helping to develop a positive self-concept, to protect minority languages, strengthening intercultural and inter-cultural communication and ...
Personal Factors as Determinants of Utilization of Development Information in Rural Communities of South-South Geo-Political Zone, Nigeria
Author: Edet, Itari Paul
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Information Utilization,Rural Development,Influences,Rural Areas,Adults,Surveys,Questionnaires,Likert Scales,Statistical Analysis,Multiple Regression Analysis,Predictor Variables,Individual Characteristics,Age,Educational Attainment,Sex,Marital Status,Occupations

This study investigated the extent to which personal factors relate to the utilization of development information in the rural communities of South-South Geo-political Zone, Nigeria. The study adopted the descriptive survey design. The population comprised all adult male and female rural dwellers from the three out of the six states in the Zone (Cross River, Akwa Ibom and Rivers States). A sample size of two thousand, four hundred respondents was selected for the study. Questionnaire was used for data collection. The instrument which was validated by three experts in relevant fields has two parts: part A elicited the respondents' bio-data while part B consisted of five items which elicited information to answer the research hypothesis. The items were structured on a modified four-point Likert scale. In the research area, the instrument was administered personally by the researchers and with the help of research assistants. Percentages were used to provide information on the respondents' bio-data while ANOVA and multiple regression were used to answer the research question. While ANOVA determined the joint contributions of the predictors (dependent variables), multiple regression analysis indicated the relative contributions of the predictors. The results showed that the respondents personal characteristics had significant joint contributions to their utilization of development information; age, educational attainment and sex had significant positive contributions while marital status and occupation had negative contributions. It was recommended that rural development planners must take into account the special circumstances of the rural people especially their age, sex, occupation, educational level and marital status if they are to participate meaningfully in development.
A Comparative Study of Factors Influencing Male and Female Lecturers' Job Satisfaction in Ghanaian Higher Education
Author: Amos, Patricia Mawusi
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Job Satisfaction,Higher Education,College Faculty,Comparative Analysis,Influences,Qualitative Research,Statistical Analysis,Questionnaires,Gender Differences,Correlation,Teacher Attitudes,Teacher Motivation,Construct Validity,Multiple Regression Analysis,Teacher Surveys,Reliability,Demography

The study sought to compare factors influencing male and female lecturers' job satisfaction. Cross-sectional survey designs employing both quantitative and qualitative approaches were adopted for the study. Simple random sampling was used to select 163 lecturers from the four oldest public universities in Ghana. Celep's (2000) Organisational Commitment questionnaire and the Job Satisfaction questionnaire which is unknown were adopted for data collection. Also, an open ended questionnaire was used based on the research questions. The open-ended questions were used to buttress the large quantitative responses to ascertain the validity of the responses given. Findings revealed that there was no significant sex difference in job satisfaction and organizational commitment among the lecturers. Correlational analysis also revealed that job satisfaction correlated significantly with organizational commitment (i.e. commitment to occupation, commitment to school and relationship with lecturers). On the contrary,&quot;commitment to teaching&quot; did not significantly correlate with job satisfaction. Interestingly, this problem of construct validity was confirmed when the qualitative response to whether the lecturers in our study sample were satisfied with their jobs elicited positive responses. Multiple regression analysis revealed that both Commitment to school and Commitment to teaching predicted job satisfaction. Findings were therefore discussed in relation to the recommendations and limitations given in this study.
Characteristics and Attitudes of Pre-Service Teachers toward Individuals with Mental Illness
Author: Losinski, Mickey
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Preservice Teachers,Student Attitudes,Student Characteristics,Mental Disorders,Mental Health,Predictor Variables,Emotional Disturbances,Rating Scales,Questionnaires,Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder,Pervasive Developmental Disorders,Depression (Psychology),Anxiety Disorders,Schizophrenia,Statistical Analysis,Computer Software,Regression (Statistics)

Mental health in children and adults has always been a controversial topic, however, recent mass shootings in schools have heightened the concern of many and raise questions for how to interact with the mentally ill. Schools, have the capacity to be one of the key stakeholders in delivering services to students with mental health concerns, therefore it is critical to understand the dispositions of teachers toward these students to ensure that they understand the needs of these students. The purpose of this study is to examine specific characteristic of preservice teachers' attitudes towards individuals with mental illnesses. The study sample consisted of 173 preservice teachers enrolled in a four-year teacher education program at a public research university located in the southeastern United States. Results indicated that four demographic variables contributed to preservice teacher's attitudes on the Community Attitudes toward Mental Illness (CAMI) measure and its various subscales: political orientation, knowing someone with a mental illness, and believing ADHD and ASD were mental illnesses. Implications for future research are discussed.
Assessing Affordances of Selected Cloud Computing Tools for Language Teacher Education in Nigeria
Author: Ofemile, Abdulmalik Yusuf
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Information Technology,Language Teachers,Teacher Education,Check Lists,Classification,Foreign Countries,Computer Software,Technology Integration,Educational Policy,Teacher Attitudes,Strategic Planning

This paper reports part of a study that hoped to understand Teacher Educators' (TE) assessment of the affordances of selected cloud computing tools ranked among the top 100 for the year 2010. Research has shown that ICT and by extension cloud computing has positive impacts on daily life and this informed the Nigerian government's policy to integrate ICT into education with teachers playing critical roles in this enterprise. For teachers to effectively integrate cloud computing into education they must first be able to identify the uses of these tools. It becomes necessary to understand TE's perceptions of the affordances of the newest ICT frontier for language teacher education. Participants in the study were randomly selected Nigerian TEs studying in the United Kingdom. They used the tools for various activities and their assessments measured against a checklist. They were also asked to think aloud while using the tools while the researcher took notes of what they said. Their assessments were classified according to thematic paradigms. The results indicate that TEs were able to correctly identify intended, perceived, unintended and false affordances. The implications for language teacher education include recognizing that enlightenment and training are critical for the integration of cloud computing tools into the classroom. Stakeholders should Consider Strategic development of basic ICT infrastructure. It may be more effective to use a comprehensive approach to adoption. Moreover there is the need for further studies with a focus on other levels of education and cloud computing tools.
Local Ownership of Education Policies at the Crossroads between the Active Participation and the Passive Compliance to International Goals
Author: Imaniriho, Dan
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Educational Policy,Policy Formation,Ownership,Community Involvement,Compliance (Psychology),International Organizations,Foreign Countries,Global Approach,Content Analysis,Interviews,Change

Over the past three decades, perceptions about the role of local population in policy development process have deeply changed. This change is related to the idea promoted by international institutions that the development actions cannot succeed without a strong local ownership and a broad approach that guarantee active participation of local actors. This article argue that even thought this idea brought change of opinions on the behavior expected from local population, institutional reforms related to this change involve consultative and informative participation rather than partnership participation that was initially expected. The article explores this issue with regard to socioeconomic mechanisms adopted at local level. It reveals challenges facing the local ownership of educational policies by critically analysis the transformation of policy instruments through which local education actors express their expectations and aspirations.
Developing a New Framework for Integration and Teaching of Computer Aided Architectural Design (CAAD) in Nigerian Schools of Architecture
Author: Uwakonye, Obioha
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Architectural Education,Computer Assisted Instruction,Building Design,Architecture,Technology Uses in Education,Content Analysis,Best Practices,Technology Integration,College Curriculum,Educational History

As a result of globalization of digital technology, intellectual discourse on what constitutes the basic body of architectural knowledge to be imparted to future professionals has been on the increase. This digital revolution has brought to the fore the need to review the already overloaded architectural education curriculum of Nigerian schools of architecture to have substantial computing content. This paper seeks to propose a new framework of integrating teaching of CAAD into curriculum of schools of architecture in Nigeria. Covenant University, the best private university and the second best university in Nigeria according to the 2014 Webometrics ranking was selected for this study. Content analysis method was adopted for the purpose of this study. Best practice from a selected school of architecture was understudied and Covenant University architectural curriculum was used as a model for developing a new framework for integration and teaching of computer aided architectural design (CAAD) in schools of architecture in Nigeria. The study concludes that integration of the developed new framework into the curricula of schools of architecture in Nigeria will aid in effective teaching of CAAD and consequently lead to higher competency and global competitiveness rating of future professional graduates from the schools.
The Effect of Using Brainstorming Strategy in Developing Creative Problem Solving Skills among Male Students in Kuwait: A Field Study on Saud Al-Kharji School in Kuwait City
Author: AlMutairi, Abdullahi Naser Mohammad
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Brainstorming,Problem Solving,Creativity,Males,Control Groups,Experimental Groups,Comparative Analysis,Measures (Individuals),Creative Thinking,Validity,Reliability,Statistical Significance,Thinking Skills,Statistical Analysis,Grade 7,Middle School Students

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of using brainstorm strategy in developing creative problem solving skills among male students in Saud Al-Kharji School in Kuwait. The sample of the study consisted of (98) male students. The sample was distributed into two classes, the first represents the experimental group totaling (47) students taught through brainstorming strategy within the course of developing thinking skills in the academic year 2012/2013, and the second represents the control group totaling (51) students. The instruments of this study were a program to use brainstorming strategy and Torrance creative thinking test. Both validity and reliability were checked by the researcher. The findings of the study showed that there are statistical significant differences at the level of (a = 0.05) between the experimental group and the control group in the total score and the sub scores of the creative thinking in the favor of the experimental group indicating the effectiveness of using brainstorming strategy in developing creative thinking skills. The researcher recommended the use of this strategy in the Kuwait schools.
Barriers to Equality of Access to Educational Opportunity in Nigeria: A Philosophical Perspective
Author: Nwogu, Godpower Anyalebechi Ikechi
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Barriers,Access to Education,Equal Education,Foreign Countries,Educational Opportunities,Educational Needs,Individual Differences,Academic Ability,Admission (School),Costs,Poverty,Gender Discrimination,Conflict,War

Education as well as its objective are dynamic instruments needed to meet and satisfy the aspirations of the citizens they are meant to serve. Limited resources and a rapidly expanding child population pose problems of &quot;who gets educated&quot; in Nigeria. The question of educational imbalance has been a dominant issue which subsequent Nigerian governments have had to tackle since independence. No matter how much they try to spread educational opportunity equitably, a number of barriers have acted to counter governments' good intentions. The study has identified some of these barriers as including: the problem of carrying capacity, quota system of admissions, unaffordable costs, armed conflicts/insurgency, selection methods, and gender inequality amongst others. The study further proffered possible solutions before arriving at some conclusion.
Creativity and Innovation in Open and Distance Education: A Paradigm for Human Development in the 21st Century for Nation-Building in Nigeria
Author: Ogeh, Obitor W. M.
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Open Education,Distance Education,Nationalism,Creativity,Educational Innovation,Individual Development,Illiteracy,Human Capital,Numeracy,Postmodernism,Social Development,Delivery Systems,Economic Development

This paper is focused on creativity and innovation in open and distance education as a paradigm for human development in the twenty first century for nation-building in Nigeria. The paper looks at the open/distance education programme and its unconventional method of delivery in educating the educationally less privileged. The paper is of the opinion that given the fact that despite its method of delivery, the majority of the Nigerian populace is still behind the iron curtain of illiteracy. In Nigeria, there are lots of challenges to nation-building and national integration which need to be surmounted. One such problem is human development for a quality population. The paper is of the opinion that if the Nigerian economy must be transformed to meet the global challenge in this 21st century, she must invest in her human capital and this must take place not only in the formal and informal way of education but must be backed with innovations and creativity that makes learning very interesting and as fun, thereby making a greater percentage of the population to acquire numeracy in order to improve their contribution to the Nigerian economy for nation-building in this 21st century.
The Development of Character Education Model Based on Strengthening Social Capital for Students of State Islamic University (UIN) Sunan Kalijaga
Author: Sumarni, Sri M.
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Values Education,Social Capital,Models,College Students,Religious Factors,Religion,Student Attitudes,Questionnaires

The purpose of the study is to find out the concept of character education model that is appropriate for students to build character of students of UIN Sunan Kalijaga and also to find out the teaching materials design of character education based on social capital to build character of students of UIN Sunan Kalijaga. This research is motivated by a very dedicated Muslim in the productivity of social capital, but not necessarily manifested in everyday life. Colleges are academic institutions which is in their work need to uphold the values of professionalism in the development of science and technology. In order that UIN Sunan Kalijaga is able to create a peace, a solid, and educative conditions, it is necessary to implement character education model based on strengthening social capital. The model is composed referring to the verses of the Qur'an and Hadith and the concept of social capital attached to personal characteristics. The validation results of the model through Focus Group Discussion (FGD), it is obtained an input that it is needed a concrete examples of actual experiences of students as a reflection on the discussion of certain topics that some students are still weak in personalities. The result of the implementation of this model is an increase in the actualization of student character values. It is characterized by the implementation of increased prayer, especially the frequency of completeness five daily prayers, the &quot;Sunnah&quot; prayers and night prayers. This increase is also followed by other dimensions, namely: &quot;sunnah&quot; fasting and orderliness to read the Qur'an, especially students who live in boarding school.
Psychological Adjustment and Academic Achievement among Adolescents
Author: Mahmood, Khalid
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Emotional Adjustment,Academic Achievement,Computer Software,Statistical Analysis,Correlation,Reliability,Behavior Problems,Gender Differences,Adolescents,Sample Size,Foreign Countries,Secondary School Students,Achievement Tests

This study was studied that emotional and behavioural problems of young students who are directly related to their academic achievement and thus play a vital role in the development of young learners carrier. This study helped to fill a gap by conducting an exploration of psychological adjustment and academic achievement among adolescents. It also examined the gender differences on psychological adjustment and academic achievement. Purposive sampling technique was used in this study with sample size of one hundred and twenty (N = 120) students, sixty female (N = 60) and sixty (N = 60) male, age ranged between 12-19 years, who had passed O' level. The Reynolds Adolescents Adjustment Screening Inventory (RAASI) was used to measure psychological adjustment. Statistical Package for Social Sciences Version-20 (SPSS-20) was used for statistical analysis. First of all reliability of the scale was determined. Pearson Product Moment Correlation and Independent Sample T-Test were applied to find the quantitative facts of the study. Results revealed that there is negative correlation between psychological adjustment and academic achievement of students who passed O' level. Independent Sample t-test revealed that there is significant difference on psychological adjustment among students who passed O' level. The results also showed that female have more psychological adjustment as compared to male.