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Embedding Gig Economy in Malaysia Higher Education: The Case of Universiti Teknologi MARA
Author: Kassim, Mohd Azraai
Date: 2020-07-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Curriculum Implementation,Undergraduate Students,Employment Potential,Temporary Employment,Self Employment,Part Time Employment,Contracts,Automation,Technological Advancement,Economic Development,Labor Market

The workforce of today and tomorrow, particularly graduates are likely to experience more challenges as the availability of permanent jobs are getting sparse. This is partly due to automatisation as well as technological development. However, with automatisation and technological development, new types of occupations have emerged, mainly related to freelance, short term contracts and part time. These kinds of employment are known as Gig Economy, a term made popular during the 2008 -- 2009 economic crisis. To prepare undergraduates for their future occupations, it is vital to embed the aspects of gig economy in the syllabus. Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), an entity that has been entrusted to train bumiputera undergraduates and graduates have taken some notions of gig economy, theoretical as well as practice in the teaching and learning process. Nonetheless, more is still needed to strengthen the implementation of gig economy in higher institutions to align it with the nation's Shared Prosperity Vision 2030.
Scientific Research Hypotheses Understanding of the Pre-Service Science Teachers at Faculty of Education, Amran University, Yemen
Author: Al-Hadabi, Abddulsalam
Date: 2020-09-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Scientific Research,Research Skills,Science Process Skills,Hypothesis Testing,Preservice Teachers,Science Teachers,Foreign Countries,Knowledge Level,Science Tests,Scores,Action Research,Majors (Students),Chemistry,Biology,Physics

Preparing pre-service science teachers (PSSTs) with the scientific research skills (SRSs) is an ultimate aim of PSSTs' programs. This study aimed to explore PSSTs' understanding level of SRHs (SRHUL). To this end, an action research (AR) was adopted using a pre-post-test design. In doing so, a multiple choice test which consists of 15 items was developed and conducted on a random sample comprising 120 subjects. Results of the study revealed that participants showed insufficient performance on the test of understanding scientific research hypotheses (SRHUT) for both pre and post-test. Besides, results of t-test showed a significant difference between mean scores of pre-test and post-test. The difference was in favor of post-test. Also, results of one-way ANOVA revealed a non-significant difference between or within mean scores of compared groups. Based on the results of the study, some recommendations were made.
Analysis of Distance Education Activities Conducted during COVID-19 Pandemic
Author: Koçoglu, Erol
Date: 2020-09-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Distance Education,Educational Technology,Technology Uses in Education,COVID-19,Pandemics,Teacher Attitudes,Foreign Countries,Program Effectiveness,Educational Resources,Public Schools,Access to Computers,Elementary Secondary Education

It could be suggested that the covid-19 pandemic, which initially emerged in China and then affected the whole world, negatively affected several aspects of life since it halted life globally. One of these aspects is education. Education that usually takes place in various learning environments at schools had to be conducted from a distance after the pandemic. This requirement imposed certain responsibilities on students, teachers and parents, who are among the most important variables in education, and also led to problems in educational activities. Due to these developments, the present study aimed to analyze the educational activities conducted in Turkey during the pandemic. The analyses were conducted on the views of the participating teachers assigned with the purposive sampling method. The main objective of this work done is to analyze the outbreak of Covid-19 process and the remote training activities regarding teachers in Turkey. In the present qualitative study, the data collected with a semi-structured interview form developed by the authors are presented in the findings section based on the sub-themes analyzed with content analysis. The current study findings revealed that the teachers of various disciplines who were included in the study group stated remarkable views on the education conducted during the covid-19 pandemic. Recommendations are also presented based on the study findings.
Investigation of In-Service and Pre-Service Science Teachers&apos; Perceptions of Scientific Process Skills
Author: Yildirim, Mehtap
Date: 2020-07-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Experienced Teachers,Preservice Teachers,Science Teachers,Science Process Skills,Secondary School Teachers,Secondary School Science,Foreign Countries,Teaching Experience,Teacher Attitudes,Knowledge Level,Scores

This study aims to determine the perceptions of the use of scientific process skills of in-service and pre-service teachers working in branches related to science courses in secondary and high schools. Therefore, this research was designed based on a relational survey model and was carried out with 150 science teachers in Turkey and 260 pre-service teachers from two different universities. The Scientific Process Skills Perception Scale was used to measure their perceptions of scientific process skills. An independent sample t-test was applied to compare the difference between the perceptions of scientific process skills of in-service and pre-service teachers. The results showed no significant difference between the two groups. The ANOVA results further showed that the duration of teachers' service did not make a significant difference in their scientific process skill perceptions. The results of this study revealed that in-service and pre-service teachers should be supported with training to reduce their reservations about using scientific process skills.
Implementing Project-Based Learning for Sustainability Management Course at Postgraduate Level
Author: Wahid, Marfiah Ab
Date: 2020-07-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Student Projects,Active Learning,Curriculum Implementation,Graduate Students,Business Administration Education,Foreign Countries,Sustainability,Tourism,Ethnic Groups,Scoring Rubrics

Project-Based Learning (PBL) is a teaching method in which a student gains knowledge and skills by working for an extended period of time to investigate and respond to an authentic project, engaging in complex questions, problems, or challenges. The PBL for sustainability management course was designed to achieve the student learning outcomes and to help develop skills such as critical thinking, problem solving, communication, collaboration, and self-management. The project features a real-problem in an Orang Asli Settlement at Pos Kuala Mu, Perak. The challenge for the students is to propose sustainable eco-tourism activities and at the same time conserve and uphold the traditional knowledge and Orang Asli heritage. The target of this project is to increase the income of the Orang Asli and thus improve their economic sustainability. Students were engaged in a rigorous, extended process of asking questions, finding resources, applying their knowledge and gathering information. The project was successfully implemented and can be concluded that implementation of PBL in sustainability management course for postgraduate students achieved the course outcomes and the programmes outcomes.
Karl Pearson&apos;s Chi-Square Tests
Author: Turhan, Nihan Sölpük
Date: 2020-09-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Statistical Analysis,Data Interpretation,Goodness of Fit,Methods

Statistical tests have been an important tool for interpreting the results of research correctly. The factors that influence the determination of the statistical test are research purpose, hypothesis and data. Today, statistical tests are used more frequently, and they aim to analyze whether statistical tests are used in accordance with research. For this purpose, frequently used chi-square tests are discussed and in this work and the research hypotheses are examined. The method of this research is qualitative and was developed according to the literature review. In the analysis of the data, it explains what the chi-square test is and the differences in practice according to the research hypothesis. In this study, a comparison was made between goodness of fit, homogeneity and independence chi-square tests. In the findings of the study, the differences between the studies using three different tests are presented according to the population and hypothesis. The differences between the studies using three different tests are presented according to the population, hypothesis, and statistical formulas. This area includes definitions in the literature and applications in the field of educational sciences. Simplified definitions and applications that can be adopted by researchers are presented.
Preservice Teachers as Document Detectives
Author: Quinnell, Lorna
Date: 2020-06-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Preservice Teachers,Graduate Students,Critical Reading,Mathematics Skills,Graphs,Visual Aids,Numeracy,Mathematics Teachers,Critical Thinking,Media Literacy

Literacy today relies on a readers' ability to analyse text critically. This case study investigated preservice teachers' critical analysis of media text containing visuals and representations. In particular, the analysis focused on mathematical factors that impact on readers' interpretation of diverse visuals. Data was gathered from the 23 preservice teachers, enrolled in the Graduate Diploma program at one Australian university. They participated in a series of mathematics learning sessions focused on the critical analysis of a selection of media items. The paper argues that the ability to critically analyse graphs and visuals relies on mathematical knowledge and that the ability to critically analyse such representations is a necessary component of mathematical literacy and everyday literacy. Mathematics teachers require well-developed critical analysis competencies to enable them, and ultimately their students, to critically analyse representations in everyday text. The paper illustrates that drawing on diverse visuals from the media can be productively used to develop critical analysis competencies.
Affordances for Connecting Culture and Mathematics: Moving from Curriculum to School Textbooks
Author: Madusise, Sylvia
Date: 2020-09-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Culturally Relevant Education,Mathematics Instruction,Textbooks,Textbook Evaluation,Instructional Materials,Grade 9,Secondary School Mathematics,Foreign Countries,Indigenous Knowledge,National Curriculum,Curriculum Evaluation,Mathematics Activities

Researchers have generally agreed that textbooks as a major conveyor of the curriculum play a dominant role in modern education scenes across different school subjects. The study analyzed a set of four learners' textbooks and their corresponding teachers' guides which are used as set books for teaching mathematics at Grade 9 level in South Africa. These textbooks were produced in response to the demands of the Grade R-9 National Curriculum Statement (NCS) policy document. A qualitative content analysis on how the recommendations in the policy document were further recontenxtualised in the pedagogic recontextualising field (PRF) by textbook authors into curriculum materials is presented. A vertical analysis approach was used, attending to the ways in which textbooks treat the idea of indigenous mathematical knowledge. Thus, it checks on the provided affordances for connecting culture and mathematics. Indications of affordances for connecting culture and mathematics are awash in the analyzed textbooks. However, authors had few examples from the learners' indigenous cultures but rich implementation ideas using foreign cultures. There is need for further research on where and how this indigenous mathematical knowledge can be extracted so as to be part of the textbooks' content.
Professional Learning in Reading Instruction: The Influence of Context on Engagement and Enactment
Author: Main, Susan
Date: 2020-06-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Professional Development,Professional Continuing Education,Reading Instruction,Instructional Improvement,Context Effect,Learner Engagement,Program Effectiveness,Teacher Attitudes,Elementary School Teachers,Evidence Based Practice,Pedagogical Content Knowledge

Professional learning is widely acknowledged as an effective way to improve teacher practice and, consequently, student outcomes. However, this presupposes a direct link from professional learning to the enactment of the content of professional learning in teaching. This paper explores teachers' engagement with a continuing professional learning (CPL) program intended to improve teachers' knowledge and practice in reading instruction. Six case study subjects, self-selected from 10 schools participating in a year-long CPL program, provided the opportunity to explore what teachers enacted from the professional learning. This research highlighted the significance of contextual factors on how teachers engaged with and enacted information from the CPL. Contextual factors included individual beliefs about reading instruction and the expectations of the systems in which they are operating. This research emphasised the need to identify the personal and professional contexts of teachers involved in CPL programs in order to more effectively influence practice.
Effect of Art Education Program Given to Gypsy Children on Children&apos;s Creativity
Author: Yildiz Cicekler, Canan
Date: 2020-08-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Art Education,Minority Group Students,Creativity,Kindergarten,Young Children,Correlation,Ethnic Groups,Age Differences,Program Effectiveness,Foreign Countries

In the study, the effect of art education program given to gypsy children on children's creativity was examined. The study group of the study consisted of 51 gypsy children in the 5 to 6 years age group who show normal development and who attend private, official, independent kindergartens and kindergartens in primary schools under the Ministry of National Education in the Doganlar district of Karatay county of Konya province. Art education program was applied to gypsy children for twelve weeks. When the creative skills scale pretest-posttest mean scores were examined, a significant difference was obtained in each of the drawing and categories sub-dimensions and home and school evaluation scales. There was no significant relationship between the creativity levels of the gypsy children and their post-test scores. A significant difference was found between the ages of the children and the creativity post-test scores. In line with this result, it was observed that the art education program applied to gypsy children has a positive effect on children's creativity.
Development Model of Competencies for Teachers of Early Childhood Development Center under the Local Administrative Organization with Application of Empowerment Evaluation
Author: Hansena, Rattiya
Date: 2020-08-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Early Childhood Teachers,Teacher Competencies,Faculty Development,Models,Teacher Evaluation,Educational Needs,Teacher Empowerment,Foreign Countries

This research focuses on synthesizing concepts and needs for the development of teachers' competencies and studying the performance in accordance with the development model of competencies for teachers of the Early Childhood Development Center with application of empowerment evaluation. The research was divided into 3 stages. In the first stage, the needs for the developments of teachers' competencies were investigated. The informants were 274 teachers and 10 educators and directors of Division of Education Religious and Culture. The research instruments were questionnaire and interview form. In the second stage, the development model which was verified by 5 experts. In the third stage, the evaluation of performance in accordance with the development model of 30 teachers and 5 supporters and researchers was conducted. The research instruments were test, observation form, questionnaire, and interview form. The quantitative research used statistics to analyze for mean, standard deviation, t-test, and Modified Priority Need Index while the qualitative research used content analysis approach. The research findings revealed that teachers' needs for functional competency development showing its priority need index from 0.336 to 0.416. In addition, the educators and the directors of Division of Education Religious and Culture showed their needs to develop teachers' functional competencies. Moreover, the development model of competencies for teachers consisted of 6 components: Basic concepts and principles, objectives, expected outcomes, training activity content, training activity process, and evaluation. The teachers' mean scores of post-training were higher than pre-training at statistical significance level of 0.01.
Activating Teacher Candidates in Community-Wide Environmental Education: The Pathway to Stewardship and Kinship Project
Author: Elliott, Paul
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Preservice Teachers,Preservice Teacher Education,Environmental Education,Sustainable Development,Community Involvement,Community Programs,Educational Cooperation,Elementary Secondary Education,Children,Adolescents,Citizenship Responsibility,Indigenous Knowledge,Foreign Countries

To create a truly regenerative future, simply reforming teacher education to prioritize Environmental and Sustainability Education (ESE) will not create the wide-ranging changes in the education system needed to meet the environmental challenges facing humanity. A holistic strategy involving community collaboration with teacher education stands a better chance of achieving this. This article provides an overview of a community-wide project to foster environmental stewardship in children from birth to Grade 12. This collective impact model approach will create a climate that supports teacher candidates in their efforts to improve their practice in ESE. We argue that teacher candidates who learn to collaborate with their community as a source of expertise and encouragement are more likely to create positive and lasting change in ESE.
A Primer on the Role of the University&apos;s Attorney
Author: Hunter, Richard J., Jr.
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Lawyers,Staff Role,School Personnel,Universities,Governance,College Faculty,Teacher Employment,Tenure,Research,Student Rights,College Athletics,School Law,Legal Responsibility,Court Litigation

This article is a discussion of the role of the University Counsel (sometimes called the General Counsel) as &quot;adviser, officer, administrator, and agent&quot; in the university setting. The article discusses the nature of the &quot;fiduciary duty&quot; in university governance and describes several of the substantive areas of the law with which the University Counsel must become familiar: faculty employment and tenure discussions; share governance; sponsored research; student rights; and the many issues relating to college athletics.
Is Mindfulness a Useful Next Trend in Doctoral Supervision?
Author: Buirski, Nicolette
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Metacognition,Educational Trends,Doctoral Students,Supervision,Foreign Countries,Supervisor Supervisee Relationship,Helping Relationship,Interpersonal Communication,Interpersonal Competence

A review of the trends in doctoral education reveals that the focus has been on what supervisors should do in supervision and very little on ways of being in the supervisory relationship. A new direction for doctoral supervision foregrounds the importance of mindfulness traits that well-regarded supervisors embody in their highly valued relationships with candidates, that tacitly establish rapport and create a supportive interpersonal environment that is conducive to the candidate's intellectual insightfulness and developing scholarly identity. These traits are capable of being learned by supervisors, regardless of the disciplinary setting, and may inform the professional development of doctoral supervisors.
Post-COVID Australian Universities: The Need for a New Teaching and Research Vision
Author: Birrell, Bob
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: COVID-19,Pandemics,College Role,Higher Education,Foreign Countries,Foreign Students,Income,Fees,Tuition,Educational Finance,Industry,Public Policy

Australian universities have used the revenue from overseas student fees to enhance their international research standing. COVID-19 has undermined this business model. A new strategy is required, based on the universities' contribution to making Australian industry more self-reliant. This outcome will require a national industry policy, such as has been successfully pursued in Israel. Australia's universities will need to adjust their research activities in order to contribute to this end. The Australian government will have to provide the funds and direction. The universities too, need to embrace this vision.
Student Experience at International Branch Campuses
Author: Wilkins, Stephen
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Student Experience,Multicampus Colleges,Educational Quality,Student Satisfaction,College Students,Educational Facilities,Reputation,Academic Support Services,Student Personnel Services,International Cooperation

Many higher education institutions now have offshore campuses in foreign countries. To attract students in the host country, these international branch campuses typically rely on the parent institution and home country higher education system reputations. Institutions that operate international branch campuses typically claim that the student experience at the offshore campus replicates the onshore home campus experience. Such claims are made even though the majority of offshore campuses lack the scale or financial strength needed to invest in physical infrastructure and resources. This article is a consideration of the extent to which claims of replicability may be true. It is concluded that although institution claims of replicability between onshore and offshore student experience may be somewhat fanciful, it may be reasonable to judge the offshore experience as largely comparable, particularly at the larger branch campuses.
The Challenge for Law Schools of Satisfying Multiple Masters
Author: Thornton, Margaret
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Law Schools,Legal Education (Professions),Law Students,Neoliberalism,Foreign Countries,Federal Government,Government Role,Universities,College Instruction,Research,Educational Change,Student Role,College Admission,Admission Criteria,Theory Practice Relationship

University law schools have been beset with a sense of schizophrenia ever since first established in the 19th century. They were unsure as to whether they were free to teach and research in the same way as the humanities or whether they were constrained by the presuppositions of legal practice. More recently, this tension has been overshadowed by the impact of the neoliberal turn and disinvestment by the state in higher education. Ironically, as government has provided less money to universities, it has arrogated to itself increased control over teaching standards and research productivity. At the same time, the mastery of the legal profession continues to be exercised through the specification of 11 subjects required for admission to legal practice, known as the 'Priestley 11'. Drawing on Foucault's idea of the self as a kind of enterprise, it is argued that law students have also assumed an element of mastery over what is taught and how it is taught. It is suggested that all elements of mastery are imbricated with one another so as to reify enterprise and capital accumulation within the neoliberal economy. [This article was presented at 'Satisfying Many Masters: Teaching into Professional Degrees in Law and Engineering in the 21st Century', University of Southern Queensland, September 30, 2019.]