ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Federal Government Funding of Research in Universities in Nigeria, the University of Benin as a Case Study
Author: Osagie, Roseline O.
Date: 2012-12-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Educational Finance,Financial Support,Foreign Countries,Research Universities,Federal Aid,Case Studies,Economic Development,Resource Allocation,Grants,Interviews,Questionnaires,Documentation

It is increasingly evident that research is extremely critical and important if universities are to serve as engines of development in their areas of locations. For a knowledge-driven world, investment in research and development (R&amp;D) is a sine qua non for a nation. Few studies have examined the federal government's investment in research in her universities. Furthermore, there is no available evidence of studies on the federal government funding of teaching and research equipment in universities in Nigeria. This study, therefore, investigated the federal government funding of research, teaching and research equipment at the University of Benin. Four research questions were posed to guide the study. The findings showed that less than 5% of the total recurrent revenue was allocated for research at the University of Benin during the 1992/93 to 1996/97 academic sessions. The findings indicated that the federal government is not making a robust investment in research and therefore Nigeria is not developing. Hence its economic quagmire. This paper, therefore, canvassed for the revitalization of research in universities in Nigeria as a means of fast-tracking its economic development.
The Study of Government-University Relationship in Malaysian Higher Education System
Author: Ahmad, Abd Rahman
Date: 2012-10-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Government School Relationship,Federal Government,Universities,Higher Education,Educational Improvement,Educational Quality,Public Colleges,Federal Aid,Retrenchment,Strategic Planning,Educational Finance,Alignment (Education),Public Policy,Focus Groups,Statistical Analysis,Qualitative Research,Interviews

Recently the Agency Theory is extensively used in the study of government-university relationship in higher education system. The theory expounds the main concept of information asymmetry and goal conflict in the relationship. In this paper these two concepts are used to explain efforts undertaken by the Malaysian Federal Government to improve the quality of higher education and their struggle to reform the funding system in public universities. This move is parallel to the implementation of National Higher Education Strategic Plan Beyond 2020 which was announced in 2007. Interestingly, this study found that public universities in Malaysia are working positively towards materialising the government objectives regardless of the government funding cuts. Indeed, the government initiative to keep track of the universities performances by using the monitoring, controlling and incentives mechanisms have helped reduce the agency problems in the government-university relationship.
Self Esteem, Locus of Control and Multidimensional Perfectionism as the Predictors of Subjective Well Being
Author: Karatas, Zeynep
Date: 2012-12-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Self Esteem,Locus of Control,Well Being,Personality Traits,Correlation,Regression (Statistics),Prediction,College Seniors,Foreign Countries,Rating Scales

The purpose of this study is to determine whether there is a relationship between self-esteem, locus of control and multidimensional perfectionism, and the extent to which the variables of self-esteem, locus of control and multidimensional perfectionism contribute to the prediction of subjective well-being. The study was carried out with 318 final year (fourth grade) university students. Subjective Well-Being Scale, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, Rotter Internal External Locus of Control Scale and Multi-Dimensional Perfectionism Scale were used in the study. Correlation Coefficient of Pearson Moments and Gradual Regression Analysis were used in the analysis of the data. As a consequence, it was determined that there is a positive relationship between subjective well-being and self-esteem, and a negative relationship between subjective well-being and locus of control and multi-dimensional perfectionism. Also, it was observed that the variables of self-esteem, locus of control and multidimensional perfectionism significantly predict subjective well-being.
Analysis of Employment Flow of Landscape Architecture Graduates in Agricultural Universities
Author: Yao, Xia
Date: 2012-12-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Agricultural Education,Agricultural Occupations,Employment Opportunities,Employment Potential,Horticulture,Architecture,Statistical Analysis,Graduate Surveys,Geographic Distribution,Geographic Location,Performance Factors,College Outcomes Assessment,Foreign Countries

A statistical analysis of employment flow of landscape architecture graduates was conducted on the employment data of graduates major in landscape architecture in 2008 to 2011. The employment flow of graduates was to be admitted to graduate students, industrial direction and regional distribution, etc. Then, the features of talent flow and factors affecting the status quo were discussed, so as to offer theoretical foundation for scientific formation of relevant employment policies and provide guidance for graduates to pursue a job and select an employment.
A Survey on Civic Consciousness in Contemporary China
Author: Huasheng, Tong
Date: 2012-12-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Citizenship Responsibility,Citizenship Education,Citizen Participation,Citizenship,Civics,Consciousness Raising,Questionnaires,Community Surveys,Community Attitudes,Familiarity,Knowledge Level,Citizen Role,Nationalism,Political Attitudes,Legal Responsibility,Moral Values,Ecological Factors,Global Education

In the current stage of China's modernization construction and social transformation, the cultivation of sound civic consciousness in the context of the servant consciousness lasting for thousands of years is the premise to cultivate citizens with civic rights and responsibilities, the foundation to achieve the modernization of individuals or the all-round development of individuals and the key to realize social modernization in this country. Through an empirical research we could see that a kind of modern civic consciousness in Chinese citizens' mind is taking shape, but the influence of the servant consciousness is still obdurately existing, so on the whole, Chinese civic consciousness is relatively insufficient. And the current situation, the system of contents and methodology to cultivate the sound civic consciousness should be taken seriously.
Promoting Teaching Excellence of Universities in Taiwan: Policy Analysis with a Special Reference to Educational Equality
Author: Yang, Cheng-Cheng
Date: 2012-10-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Policy Analysis,Equal Education,Educational Policy,Educational Quality,Quality Assurance,Instructional Effectiveness,Profiles,Institutional Characteristics,Global Approach,Universities,Educational Change,Educational Research,Statistical Data,Statistical Analysis

As some comparative educators predict, educational policies will move toward similar paths when globalization becomes more powerful. The global higher education expansion in the past decades is one example. The quest of establishing world class universities in the world is another case. The Taiwan government experiences challenges from expansion of universities, the next step is to ensure the &quot;quality&quot; of higher education. In this context, &quot;Program for Promoting Teaching Excellence of Universities, PPTEU&quot; is one of the important policies in Taiwan. This research aims at exploring this policy and its possible effects by analyzing related literatures, policy document, and statistical data collected from the Ministry of Education in Taiwan. This research also highlights the relationship between the newly trend of establishing world-class universities, differentiation of universities, and teaching excellence in Taiwan. Statistical data of PPTEU collected by Ministry of Education in Taiwan was analyzed with a special reference to educational equality. Policy and research implications were discussed in the last section of this research.
The Level of Creative Abilities Dimensions According to Torrance Formal Test (B) and Their Relationship with Some Variables (Sex, Age, GPA)
Author: Awamleh, Habis
Date: 2012-12-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Creativity,Elementary School Students,Grade 1,Grade 2,Grade 3,Statistical Analysis,Comparative Analysis,Creative Thinking,Thinking Skills,Scores,Gender Differences,Age Differences,Foreign Countries,Grade Point Average,Statistical Significance

This study aimed to identify the level of dimensions for creative abilities (originality, flexibility, originality, elaboration) among students in Al Rai Jordanian schools according to Torrance Formal test, and to investigate the differences in these levels attributable to the study variables (gender, age, grade point average &quot;GPA&quot;). The study sample consisted of (63) students: (31) males (32) females aged six, seven and eight from grades one, two and three attending the mentioned school for the academic year 2010-2011.The researchers used Torrance formal test form (b), calculated means, standard deviations and ANOVA, and used Schaffe's test for posterior comparisons. The study indicated that most creative thinking skills (fluency, flexibility, and elaboration) scored a medium level while originality was at a low level, the presence of statistically significant differences in the dimensions of fluency and flexibility attributed to sex in favor of females, and also showed a statistically significant differences between the performance of students means on the Torrance Test due to the variables of age and in favor for (8 and 7) years old over those (6) years old.In addition, the researchers found statistically significant differences for the means of the sample performance on the test dimensions for the variable GPA in favor for those of GPA (70-85, and 85 and above). All of this clearly indicates the strong relation between the variables of (age, sex, and GPA) and the level of creative abilities dimension respectfully.
Second Language Learners' Performance and Strategies When Writing Direct and Translated Essays
Author: Ismail, Sadiq Abdulwahed Ahmed
Date: 2012-10-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Translation,Essays,Second Language Learning,Performance Based Assessment,Academic Achievement,Investigations,English (Second Language),Semitic Languages,Statistical Analysis,Qualitative Research,Questionnaires,Cues,Statistical Significance,Writing Instruction,Writing Tests,Writing Achievement,Language Usage,Writing Strategies,College Students,Writing (Composition),Foreign Countries,Teaching Methods,Educational Practices

The purpose of this study was to investigate ESL students' performance and strategies when writing direct and translated essays. The study also aimed at exploring students' strategies when writing in L2 (English) and L1 (Arabic). The study used a mixture of quantitative and qualitative procedures for data collection and analysis. Adapted strategy questionnaires, writing essay prompts and follow-up questions were utilized for data gathering. Thirty six university students participated in writing three different essays (direct L2 essay, L1 essay, and translated essay). Furthermore, the participants responded to strategy questionnaires and answered follow-up questions. The results revealed statistically significant differences between direct and translated writing in favor of the first one. No significant differences between direct and translated writing in the use of strategies were found. The study's findings may have pedagogical implications for the fields of writing instruction, writing assessment and teacher training. Based on the results, the study ended with some recommendations to assist and direct future research.
Interactive Multimedia Module with Pedagogical Agents: Formative Evaluation
Author: Lee, Tien Tien
Date: 2012-12-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Formative Evaluation,Chemistry,Educational Technology,Information Technology,Animation,Simulation,Teaching Methods,Visualization,Multimedia Instruction,Multimedia Materials,Learning Modules,Science Instruction,Scientific Concepts,Usability,Instructional Effectiveness,Reliability,Validity,Questionnaires,Pretests Posttests,Scores,Learning Motivation,Educational Quality,Secondary Education,Achievement Tests

Electrochemistry is found to be a difficult topic to learn due to its abstract concepts that involve three representation levels. Research showed that animation and simulation using Information and Communication Technology can help students to visualize and thus enhance students' understanding in learning abstract chemistry topics. As a result, an interactive multimedia module with a pedagogical agent (IMMPA) named EC Lab was developed to assist students in the learning of Electrochemistry. There were 35 students and seven experts involved in this formative evaluation to test the usability and effectiveness of the module developed. Instruments involved were module evaluation questionnaire, module reliability questionnaire, module validity questionnaire, pretest, post-test and motivation questionnaire. Results showed that the students and experts rated the module developed as high (M = 3.94) and very high quality (M = 4.45). Besides, the respondents also see the module as reliable (M = 3.87) and valid (M = 4.51). Students have higher scores on their post-test and have gained higher motivation level after learning with the IMMPA EC Lab. However, some corrections and modifications have been made based on feedback and suggestions from the respondents to improve the quality of IMMPA EC Lab.
Study of Core Competency Elements and Factors Affecting Performance Efficiency of Government Teachers in Northeastern Thailand
Author: Chansirisira, Pacharawit
Date: 2012-12-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Teacher Competencies,Teacher Effectiveness,Questionnaires,Reliability,Interviews,Teacher Attitudes,Teachers

The research aimed to investigate the core competency elements and the factors affecting the performance efficiency of the civil service teachers in the northeastern region, Thailand. The research procedure consisted of two steps. In the first step, the data were collected using a questionnaire with the reliability (Cronbach's Alpha) of 0.90. The sample size was specified based on Krejcie and Morgan's table and 352 samples were selected using the simple random sampling technique. The second step involved an in-depth interview of 10 specialists to gain the ways to develop effective performance competency and the statistics used for data analysis included percentage, standard deviation, and descriptive analysis. The questionnaire results revealed that there were 11 elements of 4 core competencies. There were 2 elements for the achievement motivation competency, 3 elements for the service mind competency, 3 elements for the team work competency, and 3 elements for the self-development competency. For appropriate ways to develop core competencies for effective performance of civil service teachers, there were 13 ways which included understanding of related environment, supporting of working resources, having effective management system, reducing losses at work, creating good working atmosphere, promoting participation in decision making, supporting staff for professional development, communicating openly within the organizations, listening to the opinions of others, developing of quality system in work, creating good human relations among staff, building morale in the workplace, and specifying appropriate working patterns.
Effect of Feedback and Remediation on Students' Achievement in Junior Secondary School Mathematics
Author: James, Ajogbeje Oke
Date: 2012-10-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Mathematics Achievement,Secondary School Mathematics,Junior High School Students,Feedback (Response),Remedial Mathematics,Teaching Methods,Gender Differences,Socioeconomic Status,Quasiexperimental Design,Formative Evaluation,Statistical Analysis,Mathematics Tests,Achievement Tests

The study investigated the effects of feedback and remediation as instructional strategies on junior secondary school students' achievement in mathematics. The effects of gender and socio economic status on these learning outcomes were also examined. The sample for the study consisted of 240 junior secondary two (JSS II) students in intact classes of three co-educational schools purposively selected from Akure South Local Government Area of Ondo State. The study employed quasi-experimental design with treatment at three levels namely: Formative Test with Feedback and Remediation, Formative Test with Feedback only and Formative Test without feedback and remediation which served as control. The treatment levels were crossed with students' socio economic status (high, medium and low) and gender (male and female). Five research instruments including three Formative Tests I, II, and III in Mathematics, Socio Economic Status Questionnaire (SESQ) and Mathematics Achievement Test (MAT) were constructed, validated, and used for the collection of all relevant data. The data collected were analyzed using Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) and Scheffe's Post-Hoc Analysis. Results from the study revealed a significant effect of treatment on students' achievement in mathematics. However, there were no significant effects of gender and socio economic status (SES) on achievement in mathematics.
An Analysis of the Factors Affecting Students' Adjustment at a University in Zimbabwe
Author: Mutambara, Julia
Date: 2012-12-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Student Adjustment,Performance Factors,College Freshmen,Student Experience,Qualitative Research,Case Studies,Questionnaires,Social Sciences,Socioeconomic Influences,Demography,Social Adjustment,Emotional Adjustment,Educational Experience

This study provides insight into transition experiences and adjustment of students at a university in Zimbabwe. Research was based on students in the first three semesters of college. Based on prior research college adjustment was conceptualised in this study as involving personal, emotional, social and academic issues. The study was qualitative in nature and the descriptive research design using case study method was used. Structured and unstructured questionnaires were used to gather information. A sample of 115 students was selected using stratified random sampling from the faculty of social sciences. Findings from the study revealed that to a larger extent students were failing to adjust to college demands, this was compounded by the socioeconomic conditions prevailing in Zimbabwe.
Analysis of the Problems of the Chinese College Students' EFL Classroom Writings
Author: Yu, Aiju
Date: 2012-10-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Asians,English (Second Language),Second Language Learning,College Students,Writing (Composition),Second Language Instruction,Pragmatics,Connected Discourse,Language Styles,Language Tests,Metalinguistics,Writing Instruction

This paper explores the problems of EFL classroom writings in the Chinese college teaching context from the perspective of textual organization and pragmatic strategy. Influence of their native cultural thought pattern causes the problem of discourse pattern and cohesion; lack of sufficient pragmatic strategy renders students' unawareness in writing purpose, genre, reader and style.
Awareness of the Faculty Members at Al-Balqa' Applied University to the Concept of Time Management and Its Relation to Some Variables
Author: Sabha, Raed Adel
Date: 2012-10-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: College Faculty,Time Management,Role,Teacher Attitudes,Surveys,Foreign Countries,Teacher Characteristics,Scores,Reliability,Correlation,Multiple Regression Analysis,Academic Rank (Professional),Questionnaires

The study aims to investigate how extent is the time management awareness of the faculty members of the Al-Balqa' Applied university, and its relation to some variables. The study conducted on (150) teachers were selected randomly. For achieving the study goals an appropriate instrument has been built up based on the educational literature and former studies. The study has found out that the teachers' awareness were &quot;good&quot;, where the planning awareness was the highest, and the execution one was the lowest, also the role of the time management in career life was more visible than the personal life. The study also found out that the variables of the study have a weak impact on the teachers' time management awareness.
Assessment of Teaching Performance of Student-Teachers on Teaching Practice
Author: Oluwatayo, James Ayodele
Date: 2012-10-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Student Teachers,Student Teaching,Nongraded Student Evaluation,Teacher Education,College Faculty,Teacher Educators,Statistical Analysis,Teaching Experience,Gender Differences,Measures (Individuals),Supervisors,Predictor Variables

The study assessed teaching performance of 222 student-teachers from the Faculty of Education, Ekiti State University, posted to various secondary schools in Ekiti State for a six-week teaching practice during 2010/2011 academic session. The sample included 119 males, 103 females, 78 (300-Level) and 144 (400-Level) students. Data were collected using Teaching Performance Assessment Form designed by the Faculty of Education, Ekiti State University and analysed using frequency counts, percentages, item-total correlations and t-test comparison, tested at 0.05 level of significance. Results showed satisfactory teaching performance of the student-teachers while gender and previous teaching experience had no significant influence on teaching performance of the student-teachers. It was recommended that supervisors (of teaching practice/raters) should be thoroughly trained on the use of assessment instrument for reliable measurement of student-teachers' teaching performance.
Analysing the Shadows: Private Tutoring as a Descriptor of the Education System in Georgia
Author: Bregvadze, Tamar
Date: 2012-12-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Tutoring,Tutorial Programs,Supplementary Education,Parent Surveys,Educational Quality,Equal Education,Educational Assessment,Educational Indicators,Educational Change,Educational Methods,Intervention,Program Effectiveness,National Surveys,Interviews,Elementary Secondary Education,General Education,Family Income,Predictor Variables,Enrollment Influences,Maximum Likelihood Statistics,Parent Attitudes,Use Studies,Regression (Statistics)

During the past decade Georgia has received strong international support for education reform, and it represents an interesting case by which the effectiveness of particular interventions in the region can be assessed. Most attempts to analyse progress within the system have so far been concentrated on two aspects of formal education: private and public schools. This article analyses the dynamics of change from a different angle, and focuses attention on a third important, but shadow aspect of the education system: supplementary private tutoring. A representative survey of parents of school-age children and university entrants describes the scope, drivers and effects of private tutoring in Georgia. These findings are then used to analyse the effectiveness of the system in terms of the criteria of quality and equity.