ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Reflections on a School Teaching: An Exemplary Teaching about Primary Productivity &amp; Energy Flow in Natural Ecosystems
Author: Kalathaki, Maria
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Biology,Science Instruction,Scientific Concepts,Productivity,Energy,Science Teachers,Teacher Effectiveness,Ecology,Graduate Students,Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance,Questionnaires,Mixed Methods Research,Content Analysis,Self Evaluation (Individuals),Teacher Evaluation,Teaching Methods,Foreign Countries

The research has been carried out in the material that Biologist teacher have prepared for the students and teachers, focusing mostly on the sub-query of teacher's self-assessment, since teacher had written a self-assessment, a reflection, upon differentiation points from an ordinary teaching, with a structured way. This paper searches on the reflections on a school exemplary teaching of Biology about primary productivity &amp; energy flow in natural ecosystems. Graduated students of Lyceum were asked to answer a questionnaire on how they felt during the lesson and how they assessed themselves toward the teaching, in relation to the content taught, the methodology followed, their performance and the degree of involvement with a students' Evaluation Sheet. In a self-assessment process, the teacher asked to reflect where this exemplary teaching is differentiated from the ordinary. A content analysis was held in the material that Biologist teacher had prepared to satisfy the demands of the exemplary teaching. This material was given to the students in the beginning of the teaching, consisted of a multipage printed document with the flow diagram, the worksheet, the parallel texts for home study and the self-evaluation sheet. The statistical analysis of the replies of the Students' Evaluation Sheet revealed the feeling of pleasure experienced by students and success of teacher. All data, when analyzed carefully, enables teacher's self-assessment for further improvement.
Conceptual Model of Continuing Professional Education Based on Social-and-Academic Approach
Author: Dorozhkin, Evgenij M.
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Professional Continuing Education,Models,Employment Qualifications,Forestry,Educational Quality,Training,Occupational Mobility,Thinking Skills,Program Implementation,Socialization,Foreign Countries

The importance of the issue in subject derives from the fact that the vocational (professional) education does not really meet the demands of people, society and state that are explained by new qualification requirements to employees in various fields, including forestry, in the modern socio-economic situation. Thus, continuing professional education is particularly important. This article is aimed for development of a conceptual model for continuing professional education based on the potential of this system, that has to be used to its full extent in order to overcome the danger of our country lagging behind the world tendencies in economic and social development and increasing quality of training of forestry workers that possess such qualities as mobility, dynamics, constructiveness, independent thinking and acting. The leading method in research of this issue is modelling that allows us to see the issue as a process of focused and deliberate learning to monitor the quality of education by specialists. The article presents a conceptual model for continuing professional education, reveals its peculiarities, and describes an algorithm for implementation of such model based on socio-academic approach. The model is aimed for successful socialization of students, adaptation to new professional environment and development of scientific and methodological basis for the education quality monitoring.
Changes in One Teacher's Proportional Reasoning Instruction after Participating in a CGI Professional Development Workshop
Author: de la Cruz, Jessica A.
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Teacher Workshops,Faculty Development,Logical Thinking,Middle School Teachers,Observation,Interviews,Intervention,Teaching Methods,Adolescents,Case Studies,Change

This study examined how one teacher used research-based knowledge of how adolescents think about proportions. Observations, interviews, document collection, and a workshop intervention were utilized. The design of the workshop was inspired by the cognitively guided instruction studies and its purpose was to explore the research findings on adolescents' thinking about proportions. An individual case study was created to describe the teacher's instruction related to proportion concepts, rationales for instructional decisions, beliefs, and changes in all of these areas after participating in the workshop intervention. The case presented here shows positive changes in the teacher's instruction and beliefs after the workshop.
Adaptation of Hunter Cynism Scale to Turkish: Validity and Reliability Study
Author: Kiraz, Zafer
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Personality Measures,Media Adaptation,Turkish,Test Validity,Test Reliability,College Students,Factor Analysis,Translation,Likert Scales,Self Concept Measures,Self Efficacy,Foreign Countries

The aim of this study is to carry out the adaptation of Hunter Cynicism Scale to Turkish. For this purpose, this study consists of two stages. 311 university students participated in for the first stage and 313 university students participated in for the second stage of this study. In the first stage, translation, exploratory factor analysis, internal consistency coefficients, and test-retest method were performed; in the second stage, confirmatory factor analysis, and concurrent validation study were conducted. Based on the research findings, it has been concluded that Turkish form of Hunter Cynicism Scale is a valid and reliable scale.
Disparities in American Graduate Students' Tendency to Borrow: &quot;Race, Family Background, and Major&quot;
Author: Niu, Lian
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Graduate Students,Student Loan Programs,Racial Differences,Intellectual Disciplines,Parent Background,Educational Attainment,Graduate Study,Enrollment,Institutional Characteristics,Racial Composition,School Size,Gender Differences,National Surveys,Educational Finance,Student Characteristics,Regression (Statistics)

This study uses National Postsecondary Student Aid Study of 2012 data to examine disparities in graduate students' borrowing tendency. Results show Black and Hispanic students, students in education, humanities, and social sciences, and students of parents with lower education level are more likely to borrow for graduate education, even after controlling for financial factors and enrollment pattern. Institution's size and student body racial distribution are associated with borrowing likelihood, while no gender difference is detected.
The Relationships between Ball Throwing Velocity and Physical-Psychomotor Features for Talent Identification in Physical Education
Author: Karadenizli, Zeynep Inci
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Talent Identification,Physical Education,Psychomotor Skills,Motion,Physical Activities,Athletics,Athletes,Correlation,Statistical Analysis,Body Height,Body Weight,Physical Characteristics

The aim of this study is to investigate the relationships between ball throwing velocity (BTV), and physical features and anaerobic power (AP) for talent identification in team handball players. Players (n: 54) at 21,91 ± 4,94 age, training experience 11,19 ± 4,46 years participated voluntarily to study. These players consist of 54 Turkish national team female players. Spearman Correlation analysis was used for statistical evaluation and significance level was accepted as p&lt;0.05. All statistical analyses were applied in SPSS 17.0. AP was calculated with Lewis formula. Significant relationships were determined between body height (r = 0.393; p = 0.003), body weight (r = 0.397; p = 0.003), hand length (r = 0.391; p = 0.003), arm span ( r = 0.462; p = 0.000) and BTV during the 3-step running throw (p&lt;0.05). There were no significant relationships between BTV and training experience, body mass index, vertical jump height, AP (p&gt;0.05). In conclusion, it was determined that body height, body weight, hand length and arm span influence BTV positively. It is suggested to coaches and physical education teachers that children who have great body height, hand size, and arm span should be considered during talent identification applies for team handball in school.
Predicting the Resiliency in Parents with Exceptional Children Based on Their Mindfulness
Author: Jabbari, Sosan
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Prediction,Correlation,Disabilities,Resilience (Psychology),Metacognition,Special Needs Students,Parent Attitudes,Questionnaires,Sampling,Foreign Countries,Elementary School Students,Middle School Students,Multiple Regression Analysis,Likert Scales

The purpose of the present study was to predict the resiliency in parents with exceptional children based on their mindfulness. This descriptive correlational study was performed on 260 parents of student (105 male and 159 female) that were selected by cluster sampling method. Family resiliency questionnaire (Sickby, 2005) and five aspect mindfulness questionnaire were used as measurement instruments. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, pearson correlation coefficient and inter regression showed some dimension of predicted.
Biracial Identity Development: A Case of Black-Korean Biracial Individuals in Korea
Author: Kim, Hyein Amber
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Multiracial Persons,Racial Identification,Social Influences,Racial Bias,Social Bias,Foreign Countries,Asian Culture,Blacks,Focus Groups

This study examines two cases of Black-Korean biracial individuals and 4 Black-Korean biracial public figures who were playing influential roles in South Korea (Yoon Mi-Rae, Hines Ward, Insooni, and Moon Taejong). The purpose of this study was to understand how Black-Korean biracial individuals construct their identities, how they navigate various identity options, and how they understand experiences they have in South Korea that are significant to their identity development. This study raises a number of issues in the Korean context where the ideology of a &quot;pureblood&quot; Korean race still prevails, and biracial Koreans continue to face implications of racism and colorism.
Assessment of Consumers' Satisfaction with the Automotive Product Quality
Author: Amineh, Hadi
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Motor Vehicles,Satisfaction,Evaluation,Quality Control,Foreign Countries

Relevance of article is caused by the fact that customer's satisfaction currently serves as the mechanism allowing the carmakers to be competitive in the market. The paper describes issues of assessment of the quality of products manufactured by automobile companies. The assessment is based on widely applicable complex characteristics of the quality. The obtained values of the quality index with the price criterion can be used at all stages of the automotive manufacture as well as of the price-quality ratio which completes the process of decision-making on car purchase. Materials of article represent the practical importance, results of a research can be used by automobile companies in development of strategy of product quality improvement.
An Approach to the Stories of Sabahattin Ali within the Context of Marxist Literary Aesthetics: The Conflict between Peasants and the Intelligentsia
Author: Yigit, Murat
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Authors,Fiction,Marxian Analysis,Rural Population,Intellectual Experience,Social Stratification,Literary Criticism,Power Structure,Qualitative Research,World Views,Aesthetics,World Literature,Conflict

This study will try to read the stories of Sabahattin Ali, who has written various books in Turkish, within the context of Marxist literary aesthetics, assess the types and characters in the stories of Sabahattin Ali within that framework, and observe the social levels and the gaps between them based on the relationships between the two extreme poles (the peasants and the intelligentsia), which constitute the main theme of the author's works. Many &quot;socialist realist&quot; authors/poets write within the context of Marxist literary aesthetics, although its era of major literary influence is now over. Nevertheless, although characters created in literary works with the purpose of disseminating ideologies are generally designed in line with the authors' intentions, are governed by them and are often not realistic or true-to-life, we can observe certain aspects that are in accord with these kinds of literary aesthetics while reading the adventures of Sabahattin Ali.
Economic Factors of Russian Inequality
Author: Bobkov, Vyacheslav N.
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Social Class,Economic Climate,Social Bias,Social Influences,Marketing,Taxes,Income,Socioeconomic Status,Poverty,History,Privatization,Economic Factors

The relevance of the researched problem is connected with the high level of economic inequality in Russia. The article goal is to show that the current Russian institutional system is not directed to decrease the economic inequality but on the contrary it continues to make and deepen it. The leading approach to study of this problem is the analysis of social institutes, formal and informal regulations which promote keeping on economic inequality in the country. The results of sociological surveys of the Russian research centers confirm sharpness of this problem. The economic inequality laid its foundation due to the transition to the market in the period of privatization and price liberalization in the 90's of the twentieth century. Among the factors which aggravate the problem of economic inequality in contemporary Russia there is a rent-seeking behavior of major market players and regressive tax system. The materials can be used to assess the prospects and consequences of large-scale reforms in the transition economies. The experience of the Russian market transformation is useful not only for developing countries but for all the rest of the world.
Using Ecological Asset Mapping to Investigate Pre-Service Teachers' Cultural Assets
Author: Borrero, Noah
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Preservice Teachers,Cultural Capital,Ecological Factors,Ecology,Social Justice,Concept Mapping,Essays,Self Concept,Consciousness Raising,Interpersonal Competence,Systems Approach,Reflective Teaching,Undergraduate Students,Reflection,Prompting,Graduate Students,Grounded Theory

We examined the impact of a pedagogical strategy, ecological asset mapping, on 19 pre-service teachers' self-exploration, development of respect for others, and critical examination of social injustice. Data were analyzed from participants' ecological asset maps and essays describing the experience of completing and sharing the maps. The analysis of the maps generated two themes, &quot;transitions over time&quot; and &quot;multiple identities&quot;; four themes emerged from the essays such as &quot;navigating support systems,&quot; &quot;self consciousness,&quot; &quot;process as pedagogy,&quot; and &quot;consciousness raising.&quot; Findings suggest ecological asset mapping can be a powerful pedagogical tool in supporting pre-service teachers' self-awareness, respect for others, exploration of cultural assets, and development of critical consciousness.
From Contagious to Resilient and Beyond: A Periodization of Four Decades of Educational Research on LGBTQ Issues
Author: Kavanagh, Sarah Schneider
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Homosexuality,Sexual Orientation,Sexual Identity,Literature Reviews,Educational Research,Ideology,Social Attitudes,Social Bias,Victims,Youth,Resilience (Psychology),Journal Articles

This article presents a periodization of educational research on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) issues between 1970 and 2010. Developed through a frame analysis of 105 educational research reports, the periodization maps ideological and chronological patterns in the conceptual frames of research on LGBTQ issues. Five paradigmatic frames for understanding LGBTQ issues in education are discussed: (a) homosexuality as a social contagion; (b) homosexuality as a private identity; (c) LGB youth as &quot;at-risk&quot;; (d) LGBTQ youth as victims; and (f) LGBTQ youth as resilient. The author calls for an expansion beyond individual-level analyses into investigations of educational practice.
Prereferral Process with Latino English Language Learners with Specific Learning Disabilities: Perceptions of English-as-a-Second-Language Teachers
Author: Ferlis, Emily
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: English (Second Language),Second Language Learning,Hispanic American Students,Learning Disabilities,School Districts,Educational Practices,Language Teachers,Second Language Instruction,Phenomenology,Qualitative Research,Interviews,Teacher Attitudes,Intervention,Prereferral Intervention,Evidence Based Practice,Identification,Teacher Characteristics,Parent Attitudes,Barriers,Disabilities,Educational Legislation,Equal Education,Federal Legislation,Special Education,Elementary School Teachers,Middle School Teachers,Secondary School Teachers

This study explored perceptions of English-as-a-second-language (ESL) teachers on the prereferral process for Latino English language learners (ELLs). Using Colaizzi's (1978) phenomenological approach, qualitative data were collected through interviews with four ESL teachers. Analyses of the data indicated that the ESL teachers used research-based interventions and progress-monitoring in the prereferral process with Latino ELLs. Data analysis also indicated negative participant perceptions of parental and school-level influence on the identification process. Key concerns about the identification of Latino ELLs with specific learning disabilities (SLD) are presented, raising questions about current practices in school districts with small ELL populations.
&quot;Biosphere Reserve&quot;--The Actual Research Subject of the Sustainable Development Process&quot;
Author: Khasaev, Gabibulla R.
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Sustainable Development,Scientific Research,Conservation (Environment),Genetics,Foreign Countries

The relevance of the analyzed issue is caused by the growing slippage of research funds of sustainable development in its practice. The purpose of the article is the theoretical basis of the biosphere reserve as a scientific research subject that is relevant to rules of the scientific activity. The leading approach to the study of this issue is the use of the theoretical and active approach. Tools of this methodological approach can determine the subject and content of the main &quot;blocks&quot; of the scientific subject--&quot;the biosphere reserve&quot;. Results of the research include: (1) the analysis of the previous use of the organizational form of &quot;the biosphere reserve&quot;; and (2) the actual rationale for its purpose. This research justifies the function of the biosphere reserve as a scientific subject of applied research for sustainable development. The authors also justify a particular object (&quot;activity&quot; as opposed to &quot;nature&quot;) for the subject of &quot;the biosphere reserve&quot;. The contents of the article may be useful for specialists in the field of the scientific research methodology and regulatory support of sustainable development.
Personal Agency Inspired by Hardship: Bilingual Latinas as Liberatory Educators
Author: Morales, Amanda R.
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Bilingualism,Spanish,English (Second Language),Second Language Learning,Hispanic American Students,Outcomes of Education,Qualitative Research,Case Studies,Discourse Analysis,Culturally Relevant Education,Teaching Methods,Cultural Differences,Preservice Teachers,Females,Teacher Education Programs,Professional Autonomy

This qualitative multiple case study focused on eleven non-traditional, bilingual, Latinas within a teacher education program. The study explored various factors that influenced participants' desire to pursue and ability to persist as pre-service teachers. The overarching theme identified among participant discourse was personal agency inspired by hardship. Findings indicated that, as a result of their cultural and experiential understandings, participants enacted culturally responsive teaching with their Latino/a students. Furthermore, participants demonstrated a strong sense of personal agency to improve the educational outcomes of culturally and linguistically diverse students and a desire to advocate specifically on behalf of English learner Latino/a students.
Features of Social Attitudes and Value Orientations of Youths and Adolescents Prone to Auto-Aggressive Behavior
Author: Salakhova, Valentina B.
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Aggression,Youth,Adolescents,Behavior Problems,Personality Traits,Correlation,Social Values,Foreign Countries,High School Students,College Students,At Risk Persons,Statistical Analysis,Self Destructive Behavior,Questionnaires

The relevance of the study is due to the growth of social symptoms of aggression directed forwards the Self, which is especially visible in environment of young people. The presented article is aimed at research relations between value orientations and social attitudes among youths and adolescents prone to auto-aggressive behavior. The methodological basis of the research corresponds to Jadov's dispositional conception of personality. Considerable interrelations between value orientations and social attitudes of youths and adolescents prone to auto-aggressive behavior are discovered. The results of the study may be useful for diagnostics of auto-aggression among young people in educational organizations and for psychological consulting of the cases related to auto-aggressive behavior.
Filial Piety and Academic Motivation: High-Achieving Students in an International School in South Korea
Author: Tam, Jonathan
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: High Achievement,Student Motivation,Family Relationship,Parent Aspiration,Asians,Foreign Countries,Secondary School Students,International Schools,Student Attitudes,Values,Self Determination,Parent Child Relationship,Personal Autonomy,Parenting Styles,Confucianism,Case Studies,Semi Structured Interviews,Participant Observation,Christianity,Researchers,Ethics

This study uses self-determination theory to explore the mechanisms of filial piety in the academic motivation of eight high-achieving secondary school seniors at an international school in South Korea, resulting in several findings. First, the students attributed their parents' values and expectations as a major source of the students' understanding of filial piety responsibilities in their academic pursuit. Second, the participants found ways to justify the authoritative parenting they received through a reciprocal relationship, especially when their parents were autonomy-supportive. Third, the definitions of filial piety responsibilities varied, depending on the students' personal and familial idiosyncrasies.