ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Top Managers&apos; Organizational Change Management Capacity and Their Strategic Leadership Levels at Ministry of National Education (MoNE)
Author: Coban, Omur
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Organizational Change,Administrators,Leadership Styles,Strategic Planning,Expertise,Government Employees,Department Heads,Teachers,Leadership Effectiveness,Change Strategies,Transformational Leadership,Capacity Building,Administrator Attitudes,Employee Attitudes,Competence,Administrator Behavior,Leadership Role,Public Agencies,Foreign Countries,Educational Administration

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to identify the relationship between strategic leadership levels of top managers that work in MoNE and their organizational change management capacity. Research Methods: In the study, a quantitative research design was employed during data collection and the analysis phases. The population of the study was consisted of head workers, educational experts, MoNE specialist assistants, unit managers, teachers working at the head organization of MoNE, and department heads. The data were collected by reaching the all units of the population so in this study, &quot;census&quot; was done. Findings: It was seen that there was a highly positive relation between the strategic leadership levels of top managers and their organizational change management capacity. It was also found that the subcategories of the SLQ were the meaningful predictors of all subcategories of the OCMQ. Implications for Research and Practice: It was seen that top managers in MoNE could not indicate strategic leadership attitudes during the organizational change management. Moreover, it was found out that top managers in MoNE were managing directors, they were not technical managers or transformative managers. MoNE should build the capacity of top managers on organizational change management.
Clusters That Determine the Risks to University Desertion in Santander
Author: Delgado, Omar Millán
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Undergraduate Students,Dropouts,Dropout Characteristics,Risk,Study Habits,Academic Ability,Predictor Variables,Socioeconomic Status,Admission (School),Institutional Characteristics

The phenomenon of university desertion is the result of an inefficient system of the entire Colombian national educational structure. Under a predominantly descriptive, quantitative and statistical approach, it is intended to identify the behavior of the desertion in the universities of the department of Santander, with the purpose of knowing their state of control. The information collected in the present study, based on the application of structured instruments, is the input for the design of statistical models, where the dependent variable is highlighted as the intention of desertion risk and the explanatory variables are the rest which are grouped by means of clusters independently and not correlated; and in the end, identify their degree of influence on the proposed mathematical model. This model identifies the variables that most influence the risk of desertion, and the model obtained is the basis for the proposal of strategic activities, to the extent as these obey the variables that most influence the risk of desertion. In this way, the concentration of efforts on specific aspects through this model implementation is expected, and the maximization of effectiveness is achieved through the reduction of desertion rates in the department of Santander.
English for Ecotourism and Its Sustainability with Augmented Reality Technology
Author: Chien, Chi-ying
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: English for Special Purposes,Environmental Education,Tourism,Educational Technology,Computer Simulation,Active Learning,Student Projects,Foreign Countries,College Students,Second Language Instruction,Second Language Learning,Publications,Student Satisfaction,Sustainable Development

When it comes to traveling, more and more people are becoming interested in having profound experiences to the places they are visiting and the local inhabitants. However, there currently very few tour guides in Taiwan who are well equipped to promote preservation of the environment and sustainable development. In addition, Taiwanese students interested in the field have been found to rarely talk with foreigners about topics related to ecology or environmental protection even though they are popular issues around the world. This study centres on English for ecotourism that is supplemented by comprehensive project-based learning (CPBL) and augmented reality (AR) technology to explore how teaching such a course using AR technology impacts English for specific purposes (ESP) learning and sustainable development. Two classes of ninety-nine college students in total participated in the study. The research also involved a survey, comprised of three sets of questionnaires concerning student satisfaction with AR application, CPBL, and ESP learning. An independent t-test and an analysis of variance were completed to examine the variables of gender, class, and English proficiency level to understand the significance of student satisfaction. The results found that more tourists chose the AR versions of the brochures than the general versions. Satisfaction between both foreign language classes regarding CPBL and ESP learning was significant. Across the three different English proficiency levels, the mean level of student satisfaction for all three variables was highest in the high proficiency group. This study reveals that adopting an AR approach for CPBL and ESP learning could better achieve the goals of ESP teaching and sustainable development than the traditional English teaching model based on in-class lectures.
The Impact of Relative Age Effect on Mathematics Achievement
Author: Ünal, Ali
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Age Differences,Mathematics Achievement,School Entrance Age,Achievement Tests,Elementary Secondary Education,International Assessment,Mathematics Tests,Grade 4,Grade 8,Outcomes of Education,Scores

The timing of children's start to school is the interest of researchers, policy-makers and especially parents. Researches on this issue have recently pointed to the concept of relative age effect (RAE). The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of RAE on mathematics achievement in Turkey. In order to accomplish this purpose, the question was sought: Does RAE have an impact on TIMSS 2015 the fourth and eighth grades mathematics scores of Turkey? The research was conducted in survey model. In the present study, the data obtained from the TIMSS 2015 results of Turkey was used. Totally 6456 students were sampled for TIMSS 2015 the fourth grade in 242 schools. Also, totally 6079 students (2943 girls and 3136 boys) were sampled for TIMSS 2015 the eighth grade in 218 schools. Hierarchical multiple regression analysis was used to analyze the data. In conclusion, it has been reached that RAE has an impact on TIMSS 2015 the fourth and eighth grades mathematics scores of Turkey and the youngest children born just before the cut-off date has the worst performance. The recommendations based on the results have been submitted as making the enrollment dates more flexible, especially for children in rural areas, not applying honors classes in schools, raising awareness about RAE in pre-service and in-service training programs for teachers, no pressure on children at home and at school for their lagging in competition.
A Predictive Research on the Posttraumatic Improvement of Emergency Health Employees
Author: Avsarolu, Selahattin
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Emergency Medical Technicians,Posttraumatic Stress Disorder,Depression (Psychology),Measures (Individuals),Health Personnel,Locus of Control,Problem Solving,Social Support Groups,Psychoeducational Methods,Prediction,Symptoms (Individual Disorders),Stress Variables,Health Services,Counseling Services,Work Environment,Foreign Countries

Traumatic incidents are defined as despair people are in when they face fears, weaknesses and vulnerabilities. The purpose of the present research is determining the mental problems faced by emergency health workers while performing their jobs and how they deal with these problems. For this purpose, &quot;The Hopelessness Scale, Locus of Control Scale, Problem Solving Inventory, Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, Post Traumatic Growth Inventory, Peritraumatic Dissociative Experiences Questionnaire, The Posttraumatic Diagnostic Scale and Beck Depression Inventory were used as data collection tools. The present research was designed in accordance with general screening model, which is a descriptive research method. With this model, how the independent variable affected the dependent variable was investigated and the regression analysis was conducted for the relationship between the variables. The research was carried out on the employees of the Department of Emergency Health Services in Erzincan and data were collected from 400 emergency health workers. The statistical analysis of the data was done by SPSS 20.00 package program and 0.05 was taken as the significance level. According to the regression analysis results hopelessness, negative effects of events on life, social support and dissociation were significantly related with stress symptoms and depressive mood levels. It was found that the effects of event and dissociation predict posttraumatic stress symptoms positively; and social support negatively. It was observed that hopelessness and post-traumatic stress symptoms predicted the level of depression positively and social support negatively. According to the findings of the research, it was recommended that psychosocial support units may be useful in emergency health services and psycho-education and psychological counseling services provided by the psychosocial unit can be useful for the stress, posttraumatic stress disorder and other problems that may be experienced.
Investigating Primary School Teachers&apos; Knowledge towards Meanings of Fractions
Author: Dogan, Adem
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Elementary School Teachers,Fractions,Foreign Countries,Pedagogical Content Knowledge,Mathematics Instruction,Teacher Attitudes,Models,Item Analysis,Test Items,Mathematics Tests

The concept of fraction and the concepts related to the fraction have an important place in primary and secondary school education programs. In this respect, primary school teachers need to be careful about the concept and sub-meaning of the fraction. In this study, general survey model was used to determine the level of knowledge of the primary school teachers about the meaning of fractions. A total of 266 primary school teachers (149 female and 117 male) participated in the study in Turkey. For collecting data, a success test was developed by the researchers about the meaning of the fraction. The data were analyzed by using SPSS 21 package program. The general success average of the teachers was found to be 60.2%. The most successful sub-meaning of the fraction is the operator meaning with 80% and the least successful meaning is ratio meaning with 48%. Furthermore, it was concluded that there is a positive correlation with each other in all sub-meanings fractions.
The Development Process PLC Competencies for School Administrators in Buriram Province
Author: Vajarintarangoon, Kovit
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Communities of Practice,School Administration,Administrators,Management Development,Professional Training,Workshops,Outcomes of Education,Coaching (Performance),Mentors

The purposes of the research study were to a) study the current situation of school management and administration using professional learning community b) to develop professional learning community for the school administrators and c) follow up collaborative practice among school colleagues and administrators within school using professional learning community in Buriram Province. The researcher utilized focused interview sessions, group interview questionnaires, and Professional Learning observation within school to determine how the school colleagues perceived the implementation of professional learning communities. The results indicated that: 1) A school's PLC isn't working, common problems in Buriram Province include: a) Personal practice, b) Insufficient collaborative work, 3) Academics support, and 4) supportive conditions. 2) School administrators' competencies development after implementation of PLC workshop have an influence on process of using PLC in school. School administrators' competencies included supportive conditions for safe environment of PLC, creating environment that support learning collaboratively and respect for individual differences and developing collegial relationships for planning, following up of supervision process through action planning that support collaborative work among school colleagues. 3) Model of school administrators' competencies development in Buriram Province were a) a PDCA model incorporated with contemplative education that driven through small group of PLCs. This model utilized school administrators as coach and mentor to reflect on co-operation of group problem solving in the same group c) a PLC comprised of school teachers, coming together by grade level, content area, or through an interdisciplinary group. The purpose of a PLC was to build a community of teachers to focus on a common goal or objective collaboratively.
Application of PBL Using Laboratory and Mathematical Thinking Ability to Learning Outcomes of General Chemistry Course
Author: Sugiharti, Gulmah
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Problem Based Learning,Mathematics Skills,Thinking Skills,Outcomes of Education,Chemistry,Direct Instruction,Laboratory Training,Science Instruction

The abundance of chemical concepts and general chemistry lessons that tend to be monotonous and have not yet considered the ability of mathematical thinking to cause problems in learning that resulted in low student learning outcomes. The purpose of this research is to know the influence of learning model and mathematical thinking ability toward General Chemistry study result, also interaction between learning model through laboratory usage and mathematical thinking ability. This research is an experimental research using PBL and DI model. The learning result data is obtained from general chemistry study result test and mathematical thinking ability data is obtained through the test of mathematical thinking ability which has all been validated. The data analysis technique used two way analysis of variance (ANOVA). The result of the research shows that there is a significant effect of the learning model on the students 'learning outcomes in the General Chemistry course and there is interaction between the learning model using the laboratory with the ability to think mathematically on the students' General Chemistry students learning outcomes. This research concludes that the PBL model using laboratories is well used in general chemistry learning, and preferably in teaching general chemistry courses, the lecturer considers students' mathematical thinking skills.
The Value and a Preliminary Study of the Integration of Traditional Chinese Painting and Calligraphy &amp; Modern and Contemporary Art in Primary School Art Teaching
Author: Gao, Hongchen
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Handwriting,Painting (Visual Arts),Culturally Relevant Education,Art Education,Fine Arts,Curriculum Design,Foreign Countries,Integrated Curriculum,Textbooks,Teaching Methods,Time on Task,Vocabulary,Elementary School Students,Artists,Freehand Drawing,Art Expression,Grade 1,Modern History,Postmodernism,Western Civilization,Asian Culture,Cultural Centers

Finding a unique way to help students better accept between traditional Chinese Painting and Modern and Contemporary Art is an increasing concern in primary school art teaching. The purpose of this study is to investigate fine art education field according to analyze the current situation of Chinese traditional painting and calligraphy together with Modern and Contemporary Art in the art curriculum of primary schools: shallow embedded curriculum, shortage of Class Hours and relatively simple teaching method. Based on the key competence of the disciplines, it discusses the value of integrating those two in art teaching of primary schools, proposes a Bridge to connect the Chinese painting and calligraphy&amp; Modern and contemporary art and provides a curriculum construction model that connects the artistic language with the concept of disciplines. This study takes the work of artist &quot;A.R.Penck&quot; as the theme, starting from the big idea, looking for basic problems, designing a curriculum with the integration of two kinds of art forms, and teaching practice at The China Soong Ching Ling Science &amp; Culture for Young People. This study not only answers the feasibility of the curriculum construction model but also gives some critical thinking about it.
The Reality of Administrative Empowerment among the Recently Employed Administrators in the Intermediate Schools
Author: Alfadli, Mona A.
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Empowerment,School Administration,Administrator Attitudes,Foreign Countries,Power Structure,Teamwork,Self Motivation,Individual Development,Self Efficacy,Teacher Administrator Relationship,Incentives,Administrator Qualifications,Professional Development,Administrative Organization,Participative Decision Making,Principals,Administrator Responsibility,Personnel Selection,Employment,Access to Information,Communication Skills

The current study aims at identifying the reality of administrative empowerment among administrators recently employed in the intermediate schools of Riyadh Al-Khabra city, Saudi Arabia, from their perspective. The descriptive survey and comparative approach were applied to (89) administrators recently employed in the intermediate schools of Riyadh Al-Khabra. A five-domain questionnaire was developed to measure the dimensions of empowerment, including delegation of authority, self-motivation, teamwork, personal development and effective communication. The study resulted in a medium level of administrative empowerment among the recently employed administrators in the intermediate schools of Riyadh Al-Khabra. Authority delegation ranked the first, followed by teamwork, effective communication, self-motivation and personal development, respectively. Academic qualification had an ineffective impact on the administrative empowerment of the recently employed administrators. The study recommended supporting the application of the concept of empowerment through disseminating the culture of empowerment in the educational field, diagnosing the relevant organizational constraints, boosting confidence, improving communication among administrators, encouraging teamwork, affording communication channels between administrators and the respective educators and reconsidering the incentive system, administrators' titles and job description based on academic qualification.
Teaching Teacher Candidates about Social Transformations through Arts and Place: &quot;Wait, but What Does It Have to Do with Me as a Teacher?&quot;
Author: Shugurova, Olga
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Preservice Teachers,Social Change,Art Education,Teacher Education Programs,Learning Experience,Teacher Educators,Foreign Countries,Creativity,Reflective Teaching,Individual Development,Constructivism (Learning),Elective Courses,Inclusion,Teacher Attitudes,Science Teachers,Interdisciplinary Approach,Self Concept,Praxis,Student Projects,Compulsory Education

In this creative and reflective inquiry, I explore the pedagogical significance of arts as a place-based praxis of social transformations in a Canadian teacher education program with a focus on my students' learning experience. The research features their &quot;pedagogical becoming&quot; (Gouzouasis, Irwin, Miles, &amp; Gordon, 2013) which includes the aesthetic development of their self-concept as future teachers and the critical development of their authorial agency (Matusov, 2011; Matusov et al., 2016;). The research question was, in fact, posed by some of the students themselves, who did not understand or did not want to understand, why they were compelled to take this course by the program requirement and to consider themselves as artists. They asked, &quot;What does it have to do with me as a teacher?&quot; Then, they stated that education and art are two different domains of knowledge that should not be mixed at all. Hence, they did not want to do anything with art in any form or shape in their education. I explore their question through a constructionist grounded theory (Charmaz, 2006, 2008) and conclude with the pedagogical recommendations and suggestions for future research.
Contrasting Writing Practice Formats in a Writing Strategy Tutoring System
Author: Roscoe, Rod D.
Date: 2019-06-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: High School Students,Writing Instruction,Computer Assisted Instruction,Writing Strategies,Intelligent Tutoring Systems,Essays,Educational Games,Writing Skills,Writing Attitudes,Reading Tests

A critical challenge for computer-based writing instruction is providing appropriate and adaptive practice. The current study examined three modes of computer-based writing practice with the goal of identifying those with the greatest learning and motivational value. High school students learned about writing strategies by studying lessons within the Writing Pal tutoring system and then practiced relevant strategies via essay-based practice, strategy practice, or game-based strategy practice. Students acquired strategy knowledge regarding their assigned topics, but there were no main effects of practice format. Similar findings were observed for students' beliefs about the value of writing practice. However, the effects of practice format depended on prior literacy ability in subtle ways. Essay-based practice appeared to be more effective for skilled readers, whereas less skilled readers benefitted more from game-based practice. Overall, &quot;multiple forms&quot; of practice opportunities may optimize benefits, although non-game forms of strategy practice are less preferable to students than game-based formats. [For the grantee submission, see ED590415.]
Teachers&apos; Voice: Teacher Participation in Curriculum Development Process
Author: Bas, Gökhan
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Teacher Attitudes,Curriculum Development,Content Analysis,Case Studies,High School Teachers,Public School Teachers,Foreign Countries,Teacher Participation

The purpose of this research was to understand the phenomenon of participation in curriculum development process through the eyes of teachers. In this research, qualitative instrumental case study design was adopted. The participants of this research were consisted of teachers (n = 27) working in five public high schools in the province of Nigde, Turkey. The data of the research were collected by using a semi-structured interview form. For the data analysis, content analysis was used to identify the concepts and relations in regard of the collected data. In this research, thick descriptions, prolonged engagement, expert examination, and participant confirmation techniques were used to provide evidence for the trustworthiness of the findings. According to the findings of the research, it was found a total of four sub-categories for each main category, including curriculum development at central level and curriculum development at local level.