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Emerging Trends in Science Education in a Dynamic Academic Environment
Author: Avwiri, H. E.
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Science Education,Educational Trends,Educational Practices,Educational Environment,Educational Change,Higher Education,Chalkboards,Projection Equipment,Audiovisual Instruction,Gender Differences,Web Based Instruction,Teacher Surveys,Likert Scales,Teaching Methods,Delivery Systems,Instructional Effectiveness,Intermode Differences,Foreign Countries

Emerging Trends in Science Education in a Dynamic Academic Environment highlights the changes that have occurred in science education particularly in institutions of higher learning in southern Nigeria. Impelled by the fact that most Nigerian Universities and Colleges of Education still adhere to the practices and teaching methodologies of the teacher-centered classroom teaching approach. Four research Questions and Hypotheses were raised. A total of 96 respondents were selected at random from the Faculty of Science and Education from seven (7) different Institutions of learning (3 Universities and 4 Colleges of Education) in Delta State. An internal consistency with a coefficient of 0.88 was established using Cronbach alpha. A mean was used to answer the research questions. T-test statistics was used to test each hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. The study revealed that there was an apparent upgrade from the chalk and board system to the use of the Magnetic White Board system, the use of slide projector based tutoring (SPBT) increases students understanding in science education, and that there is no significant difference between the attainments of teaching objectives when web-based training is administered by male science education tutors or by female science education tutors. The researcher recommends that Nigerian Government should embark on deliberate technological ventures that will not only develop the nation but also affect the academic environment positively.
Evaluation of the 10th Grade Computerized Mathematics Curriculum from the Perspective of the Teachers and Educational Supervisors in the Southern Region in Jordan
Author: Al-Tarawneh, Sabri Hassan
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Mathematics Curriculum,Grade 10,Curriculum Evaluation,Supervisors,Teacher Surveys,Teacher Attitudes,Questionnaires,Computer Managed Instruction,Usability,Curriculum Design,Correlation,Educational Practices,Foreign Countries,Likert Scales

This study aimed at evaluating the 10th grade computerized mathematics curriculum from the perspective of the teachers and supervisors in the southern region in Jordan. The study population consisted of all the teachers who teach the 10th grade in the southern region, with the total of (309) teachers and (20) supervisors. The sample consisted of (288) teachers and (15) supervisors. A questionnaire of (43) items was prepared, it was verified for validity and reliability. Results showed statistically significant differences (? = 0.05) between the evaluating estimations of the teachers and supervisors for the computerized mathematics curriculum in favor of the supervisors.
¿Es Su Escuela Nuestra Escuela? Latino Access to Catholic Schools
Author: Corpora, Joseph V.
Date: 2016-01-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Catholic Schools,Hispanic American Students,Access to Education,Enrollment

In this essay we use the framework of ideas, interests, and institutions (Heclo, 1994) to analyze the opportunities and challenges that confront Latino families and Catholic schools as they work to increase Latino enrollment. There are many ideas as to what to do to increase Latino enrollment. It is also apparent that it is in the interests of both Latino families and Catholic schools to have greater Latino enrollment. Despite the challenges of putting these ideas and interests into practice through institutional transformation, there is clear evidence that successful efforts continue to be made to increase Latino enrollment. Nonetheless, this progress seems both relatively small and at times uneven. We conclude with a consideration of how that progress can be increased further and how it can be sustained over the long term.
Latino Students in Catholic Postsecondary Institutions
Author: Contreras, Frances
Date: 2016-01-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Hispanic American Students,College Students,Catholics,Church Related Colleges,High Achievement,High School Students,Longitudinal Studies,Graduation Rate,School Role,Outcomes of Education,College Readiness,Enrollment Trends,Catholic Schools

Catholic educational institutions play an important role in educating Latino high achieving students. Latino students attending Catholic high schools are more likely to graduate and transition to college immediately following high school. Few studies have examined the outcomes of Latino students who attend Catholic colleges and universities and whether the same level of success experienced by Latinos at the secondary level is also a prevalent phenomenon at the postsecondary level. Using secondary data from the National Center for Education Data Statistics on high schools, SAT data, and data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDs), this article explores the college readiness levels, transition-to-college rates of Latinos attending Catholic high schools, and outcomes for Latinos who attended select Catholic doctoral-granting institutions. Longitudinal cohort data is examined to explore these outcome data for Latino students compared to national averages, and across doctoral institutions which account for 5.1% of all Catholic postsecondary institutions. Among the key findings, Latino students who enroll in Catholic colleges and universities have higher four-year and six-year degree completion rates, yet Latino enrollment rates remain smaller than the proportion of Latinos at the high school level in the K-12 sector. Recommendations are discussed to improve the overall outcomes of Latinos in Catholic universities.
Brotherhood, Social Justice, and Persistent Deficit Ideologies: Latino Students' Experiences in an All-Male Catholic High School
Author: Aldana, Ursula S.
Date: 2016-01-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Social Justice,High School Students,Working Class,Catholics,Hispanic American Students,Declining Enrollment,Enrollment Trends,Community Needs,Educational Experience,Ethnography,School Culture,Males,Single Sex Schools,Learner Engagement,Institutional Mission,Disadvantaged,Teacher Attitudes,Academic Achievement,Educational History,Access to Education,Equal Education,Grade 9,Grade 11,Observation,Student Surveys,Interviews,Catholic Schools

Declining Catholic school enrollment rates coupled with increasing numbers of Latino Catholics (in the US) have prompted Catholic leaders to interrogate how they can best engage and meet the needs of the Latino community (Alliance for Catholic Education, 2009; Ospino, 2014). Much of this work focuses on how Catholic schools can attract Latino students and their families, but does not situate the Latino Catholic school student experience within the historical, economic and sociopolitical context. This paper interrogates the history and experiences of Latino students at Divinity High School, an all male Catholic high school that has historically served a working class Latino community. The project draws its data from a one-year ethnographic study that examined Divinity High School's school culture. Findings demonstrate how the school's values of brotherhood and social justice facilitated Latino student engagement, while teacher deficit thinking contrasted with the mission and culture of the school. This research calls awareness to the need for critical analysis of Catholic schools focused on the education of working class Latinos.
Latinos, Education, and the Church: Toward a Culturally Democratic Future
Author: Darder, Antonia
Date: 2016-01-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Correlation,Catholics,Catholic Schools,Churches,Hispanic Americans,Educational Needs,Democracy,Educational Change,Educational Philosophy,Leadership,Social Values,Teaching Methods,Institutional Mission,Social Justice,Equal Education,Poverty,English (Second Language),Second Language Learning

The article provides a comprehensive critical analysis of key issues that are deeply salient to an examination of the relationship of Latinos, education, and the Church. The status of Latinos and their educational participation in the US is systematically presented through a critical theoretical lens that brings questions of historical, political, and economic inequalities and their consequences to the center of this interpretive interrogation. With this foundational piece in place, the article moves to the concept of cultural democracy as an important philosophical principle in our work to transform the education of Latino children within Catholic schools and beyond. The role and responsibility of the Church is linked here to proclamations offered by Pope Francis toward revolutionizing the labor of the Catholic Church and Catholic education in an effort to more effectively engage with the pedagogical needs of Latino communities. Moreover, the discussion employs a much needed critical philosophical lens that defies the presentation of recipes or prescriptions for how emancipatory education will look when achieved, but rather invites Catholic educators, scholars, and the leadership of the Church into deeper reflection and consideration of the culturally democratic dimension that must be integrated into Catholic social teaching, if we are to genuinely achieve the necessary structural changes required to ensure educational justice for all Latino students.
The Implementation of Character Education Model Based on Empowerment Theatre for Primary School Students
Author: Anggraini, Purwati
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Values Education,Elementary School Students,Models,Program Implementation,Qualitative Research,Barriers,Extracurricular Activities,Theater Arts,Muslims,Observation,Student Empowerment,Foreign Countries

This study aimed at constructing character education model implemented in primary school. The research method was qualitative with five samples in total, comprising primary schools in Malang city/regency and one school as a pilot model. The pilot model was instructed by theatre coach teacher, parents, and school society. The result showed that hindrances were found during the implementation of character education in school, such as human resource problem, lack of facility, and less support from family. The implementation of character education in primary school has not yet attracted many parties and its evaluation form has not been developed sustainably. Reconstruction result and the implementation of character education based on empowerment theatre were likely to give new experience to students to develop better self characters. Observation and evaluation of student characters done by parents, teachers, schools, and communities might be used as the basis for policy making related to character education in schools, especially in primary school level.
The Entrepreneurship Education and Academic Performance
Author: Nasrullah, Shazia
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Entrepreneurship,Academic Achievement,Student Evaluation,Grade Point Average,Higher Education,Definitions,Hypothesis Testing,Research Methodology,Models

The current study will be conducted in relationship of entrepreneurship education and academic performance. The study will be conducted on the post graduate students in the Universities of Bahawalpur. In the current study those universities will be included that were offering and also not offering entrepreneurship as a subject of teaching. The students will be selected from the sample university and will be taught entrepreneurship as a subject and then their academic performance will be analyzed. The study will compare the academic performance of those students who are studying entrepreneurship with those who are not studying this subject. The performance of the students will be measured by the Grade Point Average (GPA).
Relationship between Teachers' Motivation Teaching HIV/AIDS Education and Students' Knowledge and Attitude towards Sexual Behaviour in Secondary Schools in Coast Region, Kenya
Author: Thuo, Daniel Njane
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Teacher Motivation,Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS),Sex Education,Correlation,Knowledge Level,Student Attitudes,Sexuality,Secondary School Students,Health Education,Surveys,Questionnaires,Documentation,Content Analysis,Interviews,Secondary School Teachers,Statistical Analysis,Hypothesis Testing,Negative Attitudes,Foreign Countries,Teacher Attitudes,Attitude Measures

Education plays an important role in curbing the spread of HIV and AIDS among the youth. However, there is little known how teachers' motivation in teaching HIV/AIDS education affects students' knowledge and attitudes towards sexual behaviour. The purpose of the study was to determine the relationship between teachers' level of motivation in teaching HIV/AIDS education and students' knowledge and attitude towards sexual behaviour in secondary schools in the Coast Region of Kenya. The study used descriptive survey research design. Proportional, purposive and random sampling methods were used to choose the participants. The samples comprised 421 respondents of which 33 were teachers and 388 students in 13 secondary schools. Questionnaires, document analysis and interview schedule were used to collect the data. Reliability coefficients of the instruments were 0.8 for both teachers and students. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were used in data analysis. The descriptive statistics that were used were frequencies and percentage. Chi-squire statistics was used to test the hypothesis in the study. The hypothesis testing was done at a = 0.05 level of significance. The data collected in this study was analysed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) computer programme version 20.0. The findings showed that there is a relationship between teachers' level of motivation in teaching of HIV/AIDS education and students' knowledge and attitudes towards sexual behaviour. It further revealed that majority of Form 4 students had negative attitude towards sexual behaviour. The study recommends that the Teachers Service Commission and other stakeholders should motivate teachers who teach HIV/AIDS education in secondary schools.
Psychoanalysis and Transformation of Heroes in Mohsin Hamid's Novels &quot;Moth Smoke&quot; and &quot;The Reluctant Fundamentalist&quot;
Author: Awan, Abdul Ghafoor
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Psychiatry,Novels,Fiction,Asian Culture,Authors,Literary Devices,Literary Criticism,Youth,Developing Nations,Females,Power Structure,Advantaged,Foreign Countries,Qualitative Research

Mohsin Hamid is an exponent of postcolonial characterization and possesses a specific touch of today's hero in local Asian context. His pen is fluent on social fiction portraying Indo-Pak culture. Few writers could rise to the height of fame right with only a couple of preliminary works. Hamid secured it through his first novel &quot;Moth Smoke&quot; and the second one &quot;The Reluctant Fundamentalist.&quot; Both these novels depict contemporary Pakistani mindset with a fine transparency of reflection. His treatment of characters, especially the heroes, in these novels is masterful. The objective of this study is to explore the character of both heroes (Darashikoh in &quot;Moth Smoke&quot; and Changez in &quot;The Reluctant Fundamentalist&quot;). Both heroes undergo critical scheme of events and transform into non-heroic pitiable men. This study encircles the outer incidents that happen to the heroes and their inner responses to those situations. This study also attempts to uncover those complexes which are ensnaring the youth of the country and turning them into a generation pressed under complexes. With too few exceptions, there is widespread infatuation for wealth, vehicles, and women in developing societies of postcolonial frames, and Pakistan is also one.
Extent of Implementing the Total Quality Management Principles by Academic Departments Heads at Najran University from Faculty Members' Perspectives
Author: Al-Din, Hesham Moustafa Kamal
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Total Quality Management,Program Implementation,Department Heads,College Faculty,Questionnaires,Likert Scales,Statistical Significance,Gender Differences,Academic Rank (Professional),Statistical Analysis

This study aimed to identify the implementing degree of Total Quality Management (TQM) principals by Academic Departmental Heads (ADH) at the Najran University from faculty members' perspectives. It also aimed to determine significant differences between the average estimate of sample section of faculty members about the implementing degree of TQM principles by ADH attributable to the study variables (gender, faculty, and academic rank and experience years). The study sample consists of 200 faculty members. A questionnaire divided into six domains (44 items): (effective leadership, make decisions based on facts, strategic planning, participation and teamwork, focus on the satisfaction of the beneficiary, and the continuous improvement and excellence). The most significant outcome revealed from this study, that the implementing degree of TQM principles was average (68.4%). Results also have shown statistically significant differences at the level (a = 0.05) in the responses of faculty members about assessing the implementing degree of Total Quality Management (TQM) principals by Academic Departmental Heads (ADH) at Najran University according to the study variables (gender, academic rank and experience years). In light of these findings, the study has recommended several recommendations such as finding a clear functional description for the job of the academic ADH which can explain the tasks and specializations at Najran University.
Teacher Related Factors Influencing Students' Enrollment in Biology Subject in Public Secondary Schools in Meru Central Sub County in Kenya
Author: Kirima, Teresia Mugure
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Biology,Enrollment Influences,Teacher Influence,Public Education,Student Attitudes,Teacher Attitudes,Questionnaires,Interviews,Gender Differences,Age Differences,Parent Background,Teaching Experience,Teacher Qualifications,Teaching Load,Secondary Education,Foreign Countries,Statistical Analysis

This study examined teacher related factors influencing students' enrollment in Biology subject in public secondary schools in Meru Central Sub County in Kenya. The study utilized the descriptive survey research design on a target population of 9,859 respondents consisting of 9,748 Biology students, 62 trained Biology teachers and 49 Heads of Science Department (HoDs) in the 49 public secondary schools in Meru Central Sub County. Stratified random sampling and purposive sampling techniques were employed to select a sample size of 355 respondents comprising of 345 form three and form four Biology students, five trained Biology teachers, and five Heads of Science Departments. The tools for data collection were questionnaires and interview schedules. The research instruments were validated by the help of research experts in the Department of Education, Chuka University. Spearman Brown Prophesy Formula was used to estimate the reliability of the instruments and a reliability coefficient of 0.79 was obtained. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics facilitated by the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20. Based on the findings of the study it was concluded that teacher absenteeism, motivation level, workload, experience, instructional approaches and preparedness were teacher related factors that influenced students to enroll in Biology.
The Role of the Learning Environment of the Faculty of Education at Najran University in the Development of Scientific Thinking
Author: Alsayed, Ahmad Atteya Ahmad
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Educational Environment,Schools of Education,Scientific Literacy,Science Process Skills,Statistical Significance,Gender Differences,Cognitive Style,Beliefs,Predictor Variables,Thinking Skills,Influences,Student Attitudes,Foreign Countries

This research aimed to identify the role of the learning environment of the faculty of education at Najran University, KSA, in developing the scientific thinking style of its students. This required identification of the extent of respondents choose the scientific, religious or superstitious thinking style in interpretation of life and social situations presented to them. Using &quot;t&quot; test, there was statistically significant differences between the first university level female students and the same level male students, for females, in choosing the scientific thinking style to interpret the life and social situations that the first research tool contained. However, there was no similar statistically significant differences between the final level female and male students. Although there were statistically significant differences in the choice of scientific thinking style among male students of the first level and the final level, for the final level, which can be attributed to the influence of the learning environment, the females did not show such differences. These results, in addition to the opinions of teaching staff, both sexes (using the second research tool), that the learning environment has an average impact on developing the scientific thinking style, showed weakness of this environment.
The Effect of Using a Proposed Teaching Strategy Based on the Selective Thinking on Students' Acquisition Concepts in Mathematics
Author: Qudah, Ahmad Hassan
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Mathematics,Mathematics Instruction,Mathematical Concepts,Teaching Methods,Critical Thinking,Thinking Skills,Foreign Countries,College Mathematics,Control Groups,Experimental Groups,Test Items,Validity,Reliability,Pretests Posttests

This study aimed at identify the effect of using a proposed teaching strategy based on the selective thinking in acquire mathematical concepts by Classroom Teacher Students at Al- al- Bayt University, The sample of the study consisted of (74) students, equally distributed into a control group and an experimental group. The selective thinking strategy was taught to the experimental group. To achieve the study objectives, the researcher composed a 50-item test, measuring specific mathematical concepts. The tool's validity and reliability were examined and their values were accepted for the study. The study results showed the following: (1) There were no statistically significant differences at (a = 0.05) between the two measurements (pre and post tests) in acquiring mathematical concepts in favour of the control group; (2) There were statistically significant differences at (a = 0.05) between the two measurements (pre and post tests) in acquiring mathematical concepts and in favour of the post measurement; and (3) There were statistically significant differences at (a = 0.05) between the scores of the two groups (the experimental and control) in acquiring mathematical concepts in the post measurement and in favour of the experimental group.