ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
The Planning of Teaching in the Context of Lesson Study: Research Findings
Author: Kanellopoulou, Eurydice-Maria
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Lesson Plans,Educational Planning,Teacher Surveys,Teacher Attitudes,Workshops,Meetings,Secondary School Teachers,Teaching Methods,Reflection,Goal Orientation,Foreign Countries,Mixed Methods Research,Observation,Questionnaires

The main purpose of the present study is to examine the attitudes, perceptions and experiences of the teachers participating in the planning of teaching in the context of the Lesson Study. The present work, which is part of a wider research effort, followed a mixed methodological planning for reasons of triangulation. The survey was conducted from February 12 to April 1, 2016, in the second grade of the Secondary Education School in the prefecture of Attica and a total of 31 students, the Director as well as the four teachers of literature of the school unit participated in it. The results of the survey show that the participating teachers were positively influenced by the detailed planning and preparation of the research lesson, gaining useful experience and valuable knowledge during the implementation of the Lesson Study phases. In addition to that, their attitudes and perceptions about the meetings and workshops carried out within Lesson Study were positively evaluated.
The Relationship between the Burnout Levels of Music Teachers and Their Personalities
Author: Çevik Kiliç, Deniz Beste
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Teacher Burnout,Music Teachers,Foreign Countries,Measures (Individuals),Music,Music Education,Mixed Methods Research,Semi Structured Interviews,Teacher Characteristics,Personality Traits,Case Studies,Multiple Regression Analysis,Correlation

The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between the burnout levels of music teachers and their personalities. The research consisted of 278 music teachers who were selected from various places throughout Turkey via subjective, convenience sampling method. For data collection, the &quot;Personal Information Form&quot;, &quot;Adjective Based Personality Test&quot; and &quot;Maslach Burnout Scale&quot; were used. The research involved both quantitative and qualitative dimensions. The data were analyzed by quantitative t-test, multiple regression analysis and Pearson's correlation coefficient. Data for the qualitative dimension of the research were obtained from semi-structured interviews conducted with 5 music teachers. Negative, significant relationships were determined between extroversion, conscientiousness, agreeableness, openness and general burnout, while a positive, significant relationship was determined between neuroticism and general burnout. The burnout variable was found to have a statistically significant effect on the openness, neuroticism and conscientiousness dimensions of the personality types. The effects of conscientiousness and openness dimensions were not, however, found to be significant. The music teachers who had characteristics of extroversion and conscientiousness were found to have higher levels of burnout if they have the characteristics of neuroticism that reduce their exhaustion. The findings of the research show that the effect of personality types on burnout is important.
The Influence of Arabic Language Learning on Understanding of Islamic Legal Sciences--A Study in the Sultan Idris Education University
Author: Alhirtani, Nahla A. K.
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Semitic Languages,Second Language Learning,Foreign Countries,Islam,Law Related Education,College Students,Questionnaires,Comprehension,Differences,Role of Education,Learning

The most important in Islamic Legal Sciences is Arabic Language, because of its necessity for Muslims to understand the Islamic Legal Provisions in Qur'an and Hadith which are in Arabic and informed by Arabs, thus, to understand these sciences it is a must to learn Arabic to discern the meanings and benefits of Islamic Texts and Provisions. So based on induction and analysis, this study aims to illustrate the function of Arabic Language as a tool serves the Islamic Legal Sciences in the Sultan Idris Education University, by a questionnaire was disseminated among the students of Arabic Language to declare the efforts of Sultan Idris Education University in this field, especially within issues relate to understanding the Quran, its interpretation, and Islamic Legal Provisions.
Students&apos; Achievement in Math and Science: How Grit and Attitudes Influence?
Author: Al-Mutawah, Masooma Ali
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Mathematics Achievement,Science Achievement,Academic Persistence,Student Attitudes,Questionnaires,Likert Scales,Secondary School Students,Correlation,Statistical Analysis

Many recent studies in the field of mathematics and science education have been studying the effect of non-cognitive factors in students' achievement such as emotions, attitudes, values, beliefs, motivation, anxiety and grit. For example, attitude has been an important area in science education, and there have been many attempts to measure students attitudes to understand why they prefer a specific science subject (Reid; 2006). Zimmerman and Brogan (2015) stated that &quot;grit predicts successful performance in a variety of contexts and found to be positively correlated with undergraduate grade average.&quot; Unfortunately, there are very few attempts if any have been studying the effect of grit on students' academic achievement in Bahrain. Bahrain is an important economic sector in the Arabic Gulf region; it has very ambitious and competitive developing economical and educational vision. This study aims to find relationships between students' level of grit and attitudes toward mathematics and science and the academic achievements in Bahrain secondary schools. &quot;Grit questionnaire&quot; was adapted from Duckworth et al. (2007), and was administered to a total of 646 secondary school students. &quot;Attitudes toward mathematics&quot; questionnaire was adapted from TIMSS (2011), and administered to a total of 349 secondary school students. &quot;Attitudes toward science&quot; questionnaire was adapted from TIMSS (2011), and administered to a total of 297 secondary school students. The results showed that grit is positively and significantly correlated to academic achievement in math only, while attitudes towards math and science was positively and significantly correlated to academic achievement in both subjects.
Youth Voices on Global Citizenship: Deliberating across Canada in an Online Invited Space
Author: Shultz, Lynette
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Secondary School Students,Citizenship Education,Student Participation,Global Approach,Student Attitudes,Policy,Public Opinion,Position Papers

This article examines the processes of youth engagement in an &quot;invited space&quot; for Canadian secondary school students. The organizers created a participatory citizenship education space in which Canadian students discussed their views and visions and developed their policy position on global citizenship and global citizenship education. The content and process of &quot;The National Youth White Paper on Global Citizenship&quot; (2015) demonstrated that youth have important policy knowledge and understand they live in a globalized world that includes unacceptable inequalities and oppressions. They also understand that, through acts of citizenship, these conditions can be changed. The article discusses how students were engaged in developing public opinion and working in the public sphere while developing the policy paper on the topic of global citizenship.
Linking Participatory Action Research, Global Education, and Social Justice: Emerging Issues from Practice
Author: Kaukko, Mervi
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Participatory Research,Action Research,Educational Research,International Education,Definitions,Social Justice,Role of Education,Transformative Learning,Social Action,Refugees

This article focuses on the practical, ontological, and epistemological similarities and differences between global education and participatory action research (PAR). The paper starts by presenting classical definitions of action research, highlighting their similarities with the ideas of global education. Considering the aim of global education is to promote social justice and to improve the social and educational chances of groups at risk of marginalization, participatory methods can help to involve such groups in research in an ethical and effective way. The paper ends with two examples in formal and non-formal education that show that PAR can be used to address the underlying transformative and social action principles of global education, but the principles must be adjusted to meet the needs of the participants and the context.
Teachers as Agents of Social Change
Author: Bourn, Douglas
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Teacher Role,Change Agents,Social Change,Social Justice,Transformative Learning,Critical Thinking,Global Approach,Role Perception,Citizenship

Teachers are seen as key actors of change within programmes and projects on global learning. But all too often they are regarded in an instrumental way or as promoters of some form of ideal global teacher. Evidence from the UK and elsewhere suggests that if a pedagogical approach is taken to the role of teachers within the process of learning, then three distinct locations of teachers as change agents can be identified. These are as change agents within the classroom, within the wider school, and within society as a whole.
Global Education and the Cooperation of NGOs and Schools: A German Case Study
Author: Bergmüller, Claudia
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Global Education,Educational Cooperation,Nongovernmental Organizations,Case Studies,Foreign Countries,Stakeholders,Conventional Instruction,Nonformal Education,Citizen Participation,Mixed Methods Research,Teacher Surveys,Student Surveys,Elementary Secondary Education

In recent years, there has been growing pressure but also an increase of possibilities for non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to cooperate with schools in the field of global education. However, especially in cases of more continuous forms of cooperation, difficulties in process management are noted and the intended cooperation impacts often seem to lag far behind expectations. This paper uses an empirical case study that evaluated the effects of a three-and-a-half-year NGO-school cooperation on the school-internal implementation of global education to give explanations for the occurrence of such difficulties and suggest ways to support the implementation of global education via NGO-school cooperation. Against this background, the role(s) of NGOs as stakeholders for global education in the school sector will be explored.
Understanding Learning in World Society: Qualitative Reconstructive Research in Global Learning and Learning for Sustainability
Author: Scheunpflug, Annette
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Educational Objectives,Sustainability,Qualitative Research,Behavior Change,Attitude Change,Foreign Countries,Language Usage,Native Language,African Languages,Spanish,German,Interviews,Group Discussion,Travel,Student Attitudes,Classification,Research Methodology,Relevance (Education),Global Education,Intercultural Communication,Exchange Programs,Reflection

Global learning aims to change behaviour and attitudes. Changes in these areas are not easy to assess. This article discusses the documentary method, which belongs to the group of qualitative reconstructive research methods. The authors argue that this method allows reflection on collective orientations and tacit knowledge. The different steps of data analysis are introduced and explained using a research example from the field of global learning that focuses on orientations towards world society in youth encounters between youth groups in the northern and southern hemispheres.
Analysing Key Debates in Education and Sustainable Development in Relation to ESD Practice in Viet Nam
Author: Balls, Emily
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Qualitative Research,Sustainable Development,Environmental Education,Interviews,College Students,Teaching Methods,Student Participation,Outreach Programs,Youth Programs,Individual Development,Participation,Critical Thinking,Attitude Change,Behavior Change,Cultural Influences

This article is based on qualitative field research carried out in Ha Noi, Viet Nam, in 2013 for an MA dissertation in Education and International Development at the UCL Institute of Education. It analyses interpretations of education for sustainable development (ESD) in Viet Nam, relating these to key debates around instrumental and democratic approaches. In order to understand and analyse ESD in the Vietnamese context, interviews were conducted in Ha Noi with university student volunteers who create and implement ESD activities. Students were part of NGO-led networks or university-based clubs. Their activities targeted peers, children, and local communities. NGO staff working on youth-related ESD were also interviewed. The institutional structure in which these youth-led projects operate strongly determined their approach, revealing a focus on behaviour change. This links closely with core debates within the ESD canon on instrumental and participatory approaches. Youth activities generally align with the instrumental approach, however, participant experiences also contained elements associated with the participatory approach. These included critical thinking, personal development, and engagement with complex cross-cutting issues such as climate change. The research presents an example of ESD practice that combines the democratic and instrumental approaches within the unique cultural, social, and political context of Viet Nam.
Global Citizenship as a Floating Signifier: Lessons from UK Universities
Author: Moraes, Silvia Elisabeth
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Global Approach,Global Education,Citizenship,Interviews,Higher Education,Teacher Surveys,Teacher Attitudes,Cultural Differences,Ecology,Sustainability,Science and Society

In a world where people interact across countries, citizens need to find their role in the global community; therefore, global citizenship (GC) has become an influential theme in higher education. Due to its various interpretations and modes of action, in this paper GC is addressed as a floating signifier. Our main data comes from interviews with ten academics from five UK universities that host internationalization programmes. The respondents were asked about the signified (in the Saussurian sense) that they attribute to GC, what skills are necessary to be a global citizen, and how the sciences contribute to the articulation of GC. Although showing different approaches to GC, academics agreed that the university is its main discursive context and that projects and programmes must involve all sciences in interdisciplinary relations.
Protecting the Future: the Role of School Education in Sustainable Development--An Indian Case Study
Author: Bangay, Colin
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Sustainable Development,Environmental Education,Teaching Methods,Climate,Case Studies,Foreign Countries,World Problems,Pollution,Environment,Weather,Barriers,Educational Methods,Extracurricular Activities,Secondary School Students,Transformative Learning,Grade 6,Grade 7,Grade 8,Alignment (Education)

This paper explores the potential contribution of education to sustainable development. Drawing on recent evidence it argues that education could play a stronger role--a position reinforced by the new sustainable development goals (SDGs). However, securing this contribution will have to be achieved in an era where educational delivery will be increasingly impacted by climate/environment change. The paper explores the relationship between education and sustainable development through an Indian case study. It covers why education is important; impediments that reduce educational impact, and an innovative programme of environmental education that offers insight on ways forward.
Statecraft and Study Abroad: Imagining, Narrating and Reproducing the State
Author: Lansing, Jade
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Study Abroad,Case Studies,Ethnography,Foreign Countries,Global Approach,North Americans,Developing Nations,Curriculum Development,Marketing,Cultural Awareness,Stereotypes,Intercultural Communication,Community Involvement,Government Role,Higher Education,Program Descriptions,Qualitative Research,Interviews

Study abroad in higher education is on the rise, marketed as an effective way to produce global citizens and undermine international boundaries. In practice, however, programmes frequently reify rather than challenge states: participants &quot;study Morocco&quot; rather than &quot;exploring Marrakech.&quot; This framing reproduces real and imagined realities of the nation-state, presented as externally distinct and internally homogeneous. This article considers how study abroad discourses and practices in North America and Europe &quot;sell&quot; developing states as abstract &quot;goods&quot; embodying an authentic &quot;other.&quot; A case study from Dar Si Hmad's Ethnographic Field School in southwest Morocco considers how various stakeholders reinforce and challenge this approach. The paper concludes by calling for a more nuanced conversation about the utility and impact of states as the predominant lens of overseas study.
Education for Sustainable Development to Nurture Sensibility and Creativity: An Interdisciplinary Approach Based on Collaboration between &quot;Kateika&quot; (Japanese Home Economics), Art, and Music Departments in a Japanese Primary School
Author: Ito, Yoko
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Elementary School Students,Grade 6,Interdisciplinary Approach,Teaching Methods,Sustainable Development,Environmental Education,Home Economics,Art Education,Music Education,Creativity,Program Effectiveness,Consciousness Raising,Sensory Experience,Knowledge Level,Photography,Learning Activities,Questionnaires,Student Attitudes

The objectives of the research reported in this article were to develop and evaluate an interdisciplinary primary school Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) curriculum as a collaboration among the subject areas of &quot;kateika&quot; (Japanese home economics), art, and music. In our curriculum, which focused on the improvement of &quot;sensibility and creativity&quot; as embodied knowledge, the students were encouraged to use their five senses, express their feelings and ideas, and to freely explore their imaginations. Our sample consisted of 38 sixth-graders in the primary school attached to a national university. Assessment of curriculum effectiveness revealed that the students learned to think about alternatives while questioning convention, to use all five senses, and to look at things from different angles. The students were also encouraged to explore and pursue their personal interests and to develop the motivation and determination to put forth effort in order to succeed.
Global How?--Linking Practice to Theory: A Competency Model for Training Global Learning Facilitators
Author: Büker, Gundula
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Theory Practice Relationship,Competency Based Teacher Education,Facilitators (Individuals),Global Education,Nongovernmental Organizations,Training Methods,Models,Curriculum Development,Course Descriptions,Educational Objectives,Foreign Countries

Global learning facilitators from civil society organizations (CSOs) design and enrich educational processes in formal and non-formal educational settings. They need to be empowered through adequate training opportunities in global learning (GL) contexts. The project Facilitating Global Learning--Key Competences from Members of European CSOs (FGL) answered the need for state-of-the-art training about the theory and practice of GL by developing a training curriculum for GL training contexts based on a jointly developed competency model for GL facilitators. This article describes crucial elements of GL facilitator training and the competency model for a training curriculum tested in three European countries (Germany, Portugal and Romania). Coming from, and having been created for, GL practice, the model is reflected on critically in the article, regarding its potential for further development in both academic and practical contexts.
Practical Implementation of Global Citizenship Education at the Slovak University of Agriculture
Author: Mravcová, Anna
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Citizenship Education,Global Approach,Higher Education,Consciousness Raising,Nongovernmental Organizations,International Relations,Environmental Education,Courses

Global citizenship is still a relatively new concept concerned mainly with the growing prominence of global and development education issues. The importance of this phenomenon is increasing in the area of education, which must be able to respond to the interconnection and interdependency of the current world. There is an effort to support implementation of global issues in the educational process at all its levels, including higher education where the unsatisfactory situation is most visible. Global citizenship is one of the fundamental pillars of global education. Its aim is to show citizenship from a new perspective. It provides information and knowledge about the modern diversified world where each diversity has its own place and importance, and about the problems that have been expanding worldwide. It should bring people to the understanding that they are part of a global entity and so everyone should accept their place and role in it. For this purpose people have to be educated. Therefore, global citizenship education should form an integral part of educational processes at all levels today. The aim of this paper is to present the current situation of global citizenship education and the process of implementation and emphasizing global citizenship at Slovak University of Agriculture, mainly through the critical analyses of the current situation in this field in Slovakia, and selected activities.
The Rhetorical Constructions of Global Citizenship and the Location of Youth: A Critical Analysis
Author: Abdi, Ali A.
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Criticism,Youth,Global Education,Citizenship,Foreign Countries,Land Settlement,Scholarship,High School Students

The recent growth of global citizenship scholarship, especially in so-called Western universities, could entice us into making constructive assumptions about the viability of this area of study and teaching. Especially with respect to the lives of young people, the promise of global citizenship and its growing disciplinary popularity can be read as contributing to more connected and selectively realizable world communities, which share more of their lives' possibilities for the wellbeing of all. With this in mind, and with a continuing focus on the rhetorical claims of global citizenship--as opposed to the practical or even quasi-practical actualizations of such citizenship--and as a select thematic response to The &quot;National Youth White Paper on Global Citizenship&quot; (2015) produced by high school students in Canada, this paper attempts to expose the weaknesses that are ingrained in the scholarly constructions of the case. It also analyses the precarious global citizenship location of youth in both developed and developing world contexts. At the end, the paper suggests possible ways of educating for a more inclusive global citizenship, which values all knowledge systems and advances the wellbeing of diverse communities across the world.