ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
A Culture Model as Mediator and Repository Source for Innovation
Author: Mohammadisadr, Mohammad
Date: 2012-06-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Cultural Influences,Innovation,Models,Interaction,Organizational Culture,Individual Characteristics,Environmental Influences,Information Technology,Human Resources,Professional Development,Rewards,Teamwork,Interpersonal Relationship,Risk,Industry,Power Structure

As innovation has become one of the most important competitive advantages, academic practitioner's interest in the matter has increased. But, still the question &quot;why lots of organizations fail in their path of article to be innovative&quot; is remained unanswered. In this, among many factors influencing innovation capacity of an organization; culture is addressed. Culture is defined as a multi-facet, multi-level mediator and repository that can lead organizations to strive toward innovativeness; to success or failure. In this study, a model is proposed to exhibit different levels and facets of culture and introduces various factors that influence culture. This model is based on an open system approach, in which organization is seen as an open system including internal and external relationships, systems, interactions, etc. that both influences, and is influenced by, the environment. Further, we conclude that, the coordination among these factors are necessary for cultural integrity which can increase the innovative capacity of an organization. Since here, innovation is defined as &quot;creation and/or adoption of a novel thing (product, process, technology, etc.) for the organization that brings further value to the organization's stakeholders&quot; this model can be applied for both organizations that attempt to innovate themselves or try to adopt an innovation form elsewhere.
Investigation of the Perceptions of Students on Mathematics Course via the Pictures They Draw
Author: Inan, Cemil
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Middle School Students,Student Attitudes,Mathematics Instruction,Freehand Drawing,Foreign Countries,Phenomenology,Qualitative Research,Content Analysis,Teacher Influence

The study aimed to scrutinize the perceptions of middle school students on the course of mathematics by using the pictures they drew. In the study conducted with 211 students attending two middle schools in Diyarbakir district center and in a village in 2014-2015 academic year, qualitative research design and phenomenology model were utilized. Content analysis was conducted in the study and at the end of the study, the following categories in the perceptions of the students on the course of mathematics were found: &quot;numbers-infinity, functionality, improvement of mental capacity, requirement for acquiring a profession, basic science containing logic, hard and confusing, created by figures and patterns, requiring effort to learn.&quot; The pictures drawn by students were mostly in &quot;functionality in life&quot; category and in &quot;requiring an effort to learn&quot; category the least, respectively. As a result, the common theme that there was a positive perception for mathematics and the attention and the experience of teachers were the basic reasons for that perception was reflected in most drawings.
Interdisciplinary Aspects of Learning: Physics and Psychology
Author: Oleg, Yavoruk
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Interdisciplinary Approach,Physics,Psychology,Teaching Methods,Course Descriptions,Scientific Methodology,Observation,Scientific Concepts,Scientific Literacy,Time Perspective,Reaction Time,Student Interests,Ethics,Science Experiments,Questionnaires

The article deals with interdisciplinary aspects of learning in the case of physics and psychology. It describes the lab-based academic course focused on: observation and experimentation; discovery of new scientific facts; measurement; identification of errors; the study of psychological characteristics of people (time perception, the reaction time, thresholds). The above techniques are commonly used by both physicists and psychologists. Students are interested in these topics. They are very important, but are excluded from traditional physics and psychology courses.
Effective Teaching in the Use of Pragmatic Markers for Chinese EFL Learners
Author: Li, Wang
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,English (Second Language),Second Language Instruction,Second Language Learning,Pragmatics,Instructional Effectiveness,Teaching Methods,Students,Language Teachers

Research on teaching the use of pragmatic markers to L2 learners is a relatively new area and many aspects are still not addressed. It was assumed that negative pragmatic transfer, the limited linguistic input in the course-books that EFL learners are exposed to, and the negative influence of formal instruction were possible driving factors that might cause Chinese EFL learners' problems in using pragmatic markers. Based on the previous research findings, three aspects that might facilitate Chinese EFL learners' acquisition of pragmatic markers were discussed, i.e. noticing of pragmatic markers, instruction on pragmatic markers, and processing of pragmatic markers. Furthermore, teaching practices are also proposed to help teachers teach more effectively the use of pragmatic markers in real conversation.
Civic Tolerance among Honors Students
Author: Shepherd, Gordon
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Honors Curriculum,Social Attitudes,Higher Education,Educational Sociology,Democratic Values,Citizenship Education,Educational Objectives,Student Development,Models,Replication (Evaluation),Student Surveys,Institutional Characteristics,Online Surveys,Questionnaires,Disadvantaged,Hypothesis Testing

As important as cognitive outcomes are in assessing the educational merits of honors programs, the authors ask whether honors programs affect the values and social attitudes of their students differently than other students: in particular, whether honors students are more or less tolerant than other students and, if so, in what ways and why. There appears to be little empirical evidence on what arguably is an important but understudied area in the sociology of higher education. Here the authors consider the cultivation of civic tolerance in a democratic society as a laudable goal of higher education generally and of an honors education in particular. To discover whether honors advances this goal, they review an attraction-accentuation model for understanding college student development, summarize their methodology for replicating a survey of civic tolerance at comparison schools in Michigan and Arkansas, describe how they defined civic tolerance for the purposes of the study, and summarize the results of their data analysis to test hypotheses concerning the cultivation of civic tolerance among honors students at the same Michigan and Arkansas universities surveyed in Shepherd &amp; Shepherd's 2001 study.
Narrations of Violence--Strength Approach in Youth Work
Author: Keck, Andreas
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Violence,Delinquency,Adolescents,Social Work,School Social Workers,Positive Attitudes,Empowerment,Intervention,Counseling Techniques,Case Studies,Caseworker Approach,Caseworkers,Counselor Client Relationship

The case of a delinquent hard-to-reach client shows the possibilities and limits of the strength approach in youth work with delinquent adolescents. Issues such as: &quot;How does information about the delinquency of a client influence social workers before even have started to attend to a case?&quot; or &quot;What is necessary to maintain a positive attitude in morally problematic cases?&quot; are focused in the paper. The methods of strength approach refer not only to the cognition, sensations and action of the client but to those of the professional as well. In this regard the human concept social workers have developed affects the processes and dynamics of empowerment.
Student-Initiated Study Groups for STEM Classes in Community College Settings
Author: Sandoval-Lucero, Elena
Date: 2012-06-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Focus Groups,Two Year College Students,Communities of Practice,STEM Education,Peer Groups,Group Dynamics,Student Attitudes,Student Participation,Cooperative Learning,Academic Persistence,Qualitative Research,Accountability,Technology Uses in Education

This article describes a focus group research study that examined the experiences of community college students who initiated study groups for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) courses based on self-identified needs for learning support. Results indicated that students identified early in the semester that they needed assistance with studying, negotiated group roles including identifying a group leader, and utilized technology to communicate and study with group members. Students who participated also believed they benefited from their participation by learning the material from different perspectives, and learning new techniques for studying, but also saw potential negative consequences for students who were not able to join study groups. They recommended that the institutions be more intentional about encouraging students to form study groups, especially in STEM classes.
On the Fairness of the Higher Education in China
Author: Li, Min
Date: 2012-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Higher Education,Social Justice,Equal Education,Resource Allocation,College Entrance Examinations,Employment Opportunities,Institutional Characteristics,Change Strategies,Access to Education

With the establishment of the socialist market economic system in China, the issue of social fairness has been paid more and more attentions. The fairness issue of higher education, which is responsible for training high-quality talents for the national economy construction, has become the focus of attention. We discuss and research on the fairness of the higher education, and strive to achieve the goal of education equity in China.
Influence of Course in Medical Ethics and Law on Career Plans of Medical Students
Author: Cheng, Shi-Yann
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Medical Students,Ethics,Legal Responsibility,Career Planning,Medicine,Court Litigation,Questionnaires,Student Attitudes,Pretests Posttests,Problem Based Learning,Likert Scales,Qualitative Research,Foreign Countries,Gender Differences,Statistical Analysis

Background: The significant increase in medical disputes and lawsuits in recent years in Taiwan has severely affected behavior and ecology in medical practice. For this reason, we designed integrated courses on ethics and law and conducted a questionnaire-based career plan study to understand whether these issues influence their specialty selection process. Method: We randomly selected sixth-year medical students that rotated to our hospital to take an integrated course on medical ethics, laws and regulations, and problem-based learning. The students completed the same questionnaire before and after the course. We used a five-point Likert scale for agreement. In addition to calculating the proportion of agreement, we used paired t-tests in the question items before and after the course at a 0.05 level of significance. A qualitative analysis was also made. Results: This study included 98 medical students, 65 of whom were male, and 33 were female. In terms of reasons for studying medicine, the question item with the highest agreement proportion was &quot;I chose to study medicine because being a doctor will enable me to lead a stable life&quot;; in terms of career plans, it was &quot;I will choose my specialty based on my personal aspirations and interests&quot;. On agreement scale, significant increases were presented in &quot;I will choose my specialty based on my personal aspirations and interests&quot; and &quot;I will choose my specialty based on my sense of accomplishment&quot;. However, a significant reduction was found in &quot;I will choose my specialty based on quality-of-life considerations&quot;. Qualitative analysis indicated that the students learnt that &quot;acquiring good communication skills and fulfilling the obligation to obtain informed consent are the fundamental means of preventing medical disputes&quot;. Conclusion: After completing the course, medical students put greater emphasis on personal aptitude, interests, and sense of accomplishment, and less on quality-of-life in choosing a specialty.
The Effective of Using 5 Simple Steps (QSCCS) Learning Activities on Facebook to Promote Self-Learning in the 21st Century in Technology Printing and Advertising Course for Undergraduate Students in Education Technology and Communications
Author: Sittiwong, Tipparat
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Social Media,Technology Uses in Education,Undergraduate Students,Educational Technology,Communications,Achievement Tests,Questionnaires,Student Attitudes,Learning Activities,Scores,Program Effectiveness,Student Surveys,Advertising,Statistical Analysis,Likert Scales,Academic Achievement,Instructional Effectiveness,Pretests Posttests

The objectives of this study were to: 1) study the result of implementing QSCCS with Facebook; 2) study students' opinions concerning the implementation of QSCCS with Facebook. The samples were 38 Technology and Communications undergraduates who attended Printing and Advertising Technology course in academic year of 2013. The information was gathered by using the achievement test regarding implementing QSCCS with Facebook and a questionnaire regarding students' opinions concerning implementing Qsccs. Later on, the information was analyzed to find percentage, mean, standard deviation, independent t-test, and problems conclusions and suggestions. The result showed that: 1) students achieved higher score after implementing QSCCS. The significance was 0.05; 2) students' opinions concerning implementing QSCCS with Facebook were high (. = 3.69, = 0.47). Once considered in all aspects, the aspect that achieved the highest mean was the one that allowed students to study on their own (. = 3.92, = 0.75). Following by implementing Facebook with learning in order to allow students and teachers to be able to communicate in more various ways (. = 3.82, = 0.61), finally, there were three aspects that achieved the same mean, which were: students were involved more in learning activities (. = 3.76, = 0.71), students were able to study by themselves more (. = 3.76, = 0.71), and Facebook helped students to enjoy learning a lot more (. = 3.76, = 0.71).
Integration of a Computer Application in a First Year Accounting Curriculum: An Evaluation of Student Attitudes
Author: Laing, Gregory Kenneth
Date: 2012-06-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Accounting,College Freshmen,Integrated Curriculum,Courseware,Technology Integration,Computer Software,Student Attitudes,Course Evaluation,Cohort Analysis,Questionnaires,Usability,Alignment (Education),Problem Solving,Educational Change,Educational Practices,Likert Scales

This paper presents the findings of a field study conducted to ascertain the perceptions of first year accounting students concerning the integration of computer applications in the accounting curriculum. The results indicate that both student cohorts perceived the computer as a valuable educational tool. The use of computers to enhance the understanding/learning of tasks was favoured by 76.3% of semester 1 and 76.7% of semester 2 students Some differences between the student cohorts were considered to be due to the different teaching strategies. Interestingly, the most current experience, with computers, appeared to have the strongest influence on students' attitudes toward computer usage. Integration of the Academy Accounting System in the accounting curriculum contributed to the learning experience of the students.
Who Benefits from Honors: An Empirical Analysis of Honors and Non-Honors Students' Backgrounds, Academic Attitudes, and Behaviors
Author: Brimeyer, Ted M.
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Honors Curriculum,Educational Benefits,Student Characteristics,Student Attitudes,Student Behavior,Educational Attitudes,Statistical Analysis,Student Surveys,Gender Differences,Racial Differences,Cohort Analysis,Economic Factors,Online Surveys,Predictor Variables,Comparative Analysis,College Students

Supporters of university honors programs argue that these programs benefit the university and entire student body while critics argue that honors programs reproduce socioeconomic and racial privileges. In an attempt to address these issues, researchers used quantitative survey data to compare the background characteristics, behaviors, and attitudes of honors and non-honors students at a medium-sized public university in the Southeast. Findings indicate racial and gender differences between the two groups, but similarities exist in economic backgrounds. The findings also show that honors students differ significantly from their non-honors peers in academic and behavioral measures. The information in the study supports the argument that honors programs bring benefits to the entire educational system rather than simply creating a privileged class of students, and that honors programs are thus worthy of the financial resources that institutions commit to them.
Factors Influencing the Use of Learning Management System in Saudi Arabian Higher Education: A Theoretical Framework
Author: Asiri, Mohammed J. Sherbib
Date: 2012-06-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Integrated Learning Systems,Foreign Countries,Teaching Methods,Technology Uses in Education,Educational Technology,Barriers,College Faculty,Teacher Attitudes,Computer Attitudes,Electronic Learning,Technological Literacy,Teacher Surveys

The purpose of this paper is to present the theoretical framework underlying a research on factors that influence utilization of the Jusur Learning Management System (Jusur LMS) in Saudi Arabian public universities. Development of the theoretical framework was done based on library research approach. Initially, the existing literature relevant to the subject was reviewed to determine the important variables related to factors influencing the use of LMS in higher education. The paper provides insights of the external and internal variables or factors that influence the use of Jusur LMS for teaching and learning purposes. The internal variables consist of the attitude of Saudi Arabian faculty members towards using LMS, their beliefs towards e-learning, and their competence level in using LMS. The external variables consist of barriers faced by the faculty members and demographic factors. This study was limited to the use of Jusur LMS, one of the e-learning management tools used in Saudi Arabian universities, and surveyed faculty members of Saudi Arabian public universities. This theoretical framework can be adapted to suit the requirements of other similar studies related to planning and implementation of various technology programs in higher education.
Impact of the Government Funding Reforms on the Teaching and Learning of Malaysian Public Universities
Author: Ahmad, Abd Rahman
Date: 2012-06-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Finance Reform,Public Policy,Funding Formulas,Higher Education,Instruction,Academic Achievement,Questionnaires,Focus Groups,Interviews,Administrator Surveys,Administrator Attitudes,Demography,Policy Analysis,Program Effectiveness,Program Evaluation

The Malaysian Government intention to implement the higher education reforms is observable in the implementation of National Higher Education Strategic Plan beyond 2020 in 2007. This plan emphasises on improving the research and teaching in higher education in accordance with the government objectives. Parallel to the introduction of this plan, the government has also initiated the funding reforms which are currently implemented on the public universities. Therefore, this paper will discuss the impact of Malaysian higher education reforms with emphasis on teaching and learning in Malaysian public universities.
The Profit Motive in Honors Education
Author: Bell, Gary
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Honors Curriculum,Privatization,Paying for College,Access to Education,Educational Policy,Social Systems,Academic Standards,Individual Activities,Educational Objectives,Commercialization

Honors has specifically and historically done a commendable job of tailoring education to the special needs and challenges of the most intellectually and academically capable young people, the future leaders and innovators of society, but the introduction of an imperative to make money threatens to corrupt the whole enterprise. For this reason, above all, the author argues that the National Collegiate Honors Council, as an organization, should be extremely wary of any attempt to privatize and profitize the area of honors education. This essay discusses why the future of honors education does not lie within the realm of profiteering, stating issues such as: (1) the conundrum of capitalism--the producers will be at the bottom of the compensation scale; and (2) the personal dimension--the standardization of honors will confound the ideal of offering special counseling, additional opportunities, and classes that emphasize individual participation.
Comparing Ratings: In-Class (Paper) vs. out of Class (Online) Student Evaluations
Author: Mau, Ronald R.
Date: 2012-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance,Context Effect,Evaluation Methods,Online Surveys,Delivery Systems,Intermode Differences,Classroom Environment,Achievement Rating,Likert Scales,Response Rates (Questionnaires),College Students,Asynchronous Communication,Synchronous Communication

Student evaluations of teaching (SET) are used by institutions of higher learning in the tenure and promotion process and in awarding merit pay increases. The trend at some institutions has been towards using an online student assessment instrument (SAI) in lieu of the traditional paper-based, in-class assessment. This study examines the difference in student evaluations in two contexts; online and paper-based, in a finance course taught to non-finance majors. The evidence strongly indicates faculty receives higher evaluations using a paper-based instrument administered during class than with an online assessment instrument which students complete on their own time.
Investigating Administered Essay and Multiple-Choice Tests in the English Department of Islamic Azad University, Hamedan Branch
Author: Karimi, Lotfollah
Date: 2012-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,English (Second Language),Second Language Instruction,Multiple Choice Tests,Essays,Evaluation Methods,Test Validity,Test Reliability,Content Validity,Statistical Analysis,Higher Education

This study has attempted to investigate the administered written tests in the language department of Islamic Azad University of Hamedan, Iran from validity, practicality and reliability points of view. To this end two steps were taken. First, examining 112 tests, we knew that the face validity of 50 tests had been threatened, 9 tests lacked content validity, and 2 tests were impractical. Second, randomly the sores of 103 tests (8 multiple-choice and 95 essay-type), related to different academic courses, were fed into SPSS software to estimate their reliability statistically using Cronbach's alpha. The results showed that 7 multiple-choice tests had adequate reliability, 39 out of 95 essay-type tests had acceptable reliability, and totally there was a rather acceptable correlation coefficient among the scores of 95 essay-type tests. Finally, some suggestions were offered to improve the future tests.