ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Financial Literacy as the Foundation for Individual Financial Behavior
Author: Dwiastanti, Anis
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Money Management,Literacy,Behavior Change,Habit Formation,Concept Teaching,Early Experience,Self Management,Educational Needs,Individual Development,Knowledge Level,Financial Services,Lifelong Learning

Research that is dealing with financial literacy turns to be such an important thing to be conducted. It is due to the fact that financial literacy level of Indonesian society is still very low. A good financial literacy is necessary for every individual to manage his/her finances to achieve prosperity. To have a good level of financial literacy, individuals need to have a smart financial behavior to make them have the skills and confidence in using knowledge to be able to identify financial products and services. Changes in behavior can be achieved through a process that starts from early habituation. Therefore, an understanding of financial concept needs to be given as early as possible because financial habits will continue to be carried and built by children to their adulthood.
Bring Back Our Girls, Social Mobilization: Implications for Cross-Cultural Research
Author: Olutokunbo, Adekalu Samuel
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Social Mobility,Community Development,Content Analysis,Secondary School Students,Gender Differences,Cross Cultural Studies,Females,Religious Factors,Conflict,Social Change,Foreign Countries,Cultural Differences,Role,Social Capital,Human Capital,Moral Values

Social mobilization is a proactive measure for community development that salvages the society from destruction and disaster. From sociological perspective, this paper discusses the concept of social mobilization and its implications for cross-cultural research. To do this, the study uses the &quot;Bring Back Our Girls&quot; Global Campaign, as the focal point of discussion, which has currently become a global phenomenon, in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America. To achieve the primary objective, this study adopted the method of content analysis of relevant existing literature; materials, pictures, as well as news reports to draw up conclusion based on the subject matter. The study revealed the importance of unity among nations, in the campaign for &quot;Bring Back Our Girls&quot;, in the midst of religious turmoil, different cultures, gender inequalities, and ethnic diversities. However, while waiting for the return of more than 200 girls abducted from their dormitories at the Government Girls' Secondary Schools, Chibok, Borno State, North-East Nigeria, by the out-of-control members of the Boko Haram sect, it is needful that, nations keep recognizing the vital roles of social mobilization in bringing positive changes to the society. By implication, the study recognizes the importance of, and a clarion call for further cross-cultural research which goes beyond geographical, religious, political, and cultural jurisdictions. Recommendations on utilizing the knowledge of social mobilization movement campaign for the advancement of society were made.
The Insertion of Local Wisdom into Instructional Materials of Bahasa Indonesia for 10th Grade Students in Senior High School
Author: Anggraini, Purwati
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Instructional Materials,Indigenous Knowledge,Grade 10,Textbook Content,Textbook Evaluation,Textbook Research,Qualitative Research,Educational Practices,Local Issues,Content Analysis

This current study aimed at investigating Bahasa Indonesia textbooks with regards to local wisdom issues. The preliminary study was utilized as the basis for developing instructional materials of Bahasa Indonesia that are rich of characters. Bahasa Indonesia instructional materials containing local wisdoms not only equip students with broad knowledge, but strong characters as well. Qualitative research method was employed for the purpose of this current study. After analyzing the contents of seven Bahasa Indonesia textbooks for Grade 10 Senior High School, there were some tapped local wisdoms. However, some of texts were subject to changes, replaced by various texts originating from a number of regions throughout Indonesia. Those intended texts contained more local wisdoms and contributed to students' broadened knowledge about diversities in Indonesia.
The Influence of Educational Systems on the Academic Performance of JSCE Students in Rivers State
Author: Orluwene, Goodness W.
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Academic Achievement,Grades (Scholastic),Raw Scores,Statistical Analysis,Student Records,Secondary School Students,Comparative Analysis,Educational Methods,Cluster Grouping,Hypothesis Testing,Influences,Institutional Role,School Effectiveness

This work is a comparative study of JSCE results between the 6-3-3-4 system (2006 &amp; 2008) and the 9-3-4 (UBE) system (2009 &amp; 2011) in Port Harcourt using a comparative/evaluative survey design. A cluster sampling technique was used to compose a sample of 2,487 drawn from the population of 17,139 candidates in 2006, 2008, 2009 and 2011 in government owned secondary schools in Port Harcourt LGA. Five research questions and hypotheses were formulated to guide this study. The grades of the students were obtained from, the Rivers State ministry of education using a data collection form designed by the researchers. The grades were converted to raw scores and then to T-scores. The research questions were answered using mean and standard deviation hypotheses were tested at 0.05 Alpha level. The results showed that: there was a significant difference between the JSCE results of Mathematics and integrated science in the two systems of education. The results implied that educational systems significantly influence student's performances in the Junior Secondary Certificate Examination.
Socio-Pedagogical Challenges Facing Orphaned and Vulnerable Children in the Aftermath of the 2007-2008 Election Violence in Nakuru County, Kenya
Author: Majanga, Eunice
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,At Risk Persons,Violence,Elections,Family Structure,Early Adolescents,Children,Attendance Patterns,Schools,School Buildings,Security (Psychology),Trauma,Psychological Patterns,Truancy,Gender Differences,Access to Education,Elementary Schools,Institutional Characteristics,Questionnaires,Administrator Attitudes,Interviews,Poverty

The conflict situations that have afflicted parts of Kenya every five years, in the wake of general elections, since 1992 were most prominent after the disputed presidential elections of 2007. The magnitude of the clashes, loss of life, destruction of property and internal displacement of people were hitherto unwitnessed. The situation of Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) in Kenya has continued to be of national and international concern. The 2007/2008 post-election violence exacerbated the dire situation of OVC in Kenya. United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) estimated the number of children displaced by the 2007/2008 post-election violence (PEV) in Kenya at 100,000 and those orphaned at 300,000 high. Some of the OVC lost both parents during the violence. Many more were born during and after displacement, and have no knowledge of their homes or origin. They do not understand or even remember the circumstances that caused their parents to be displaced. A survey by UNICEF in 2010 noted that on the overall after 2007/08 post-election conflict, about 15% of orphans were 0-4 years old, 35% were between 5 and 9 years old while up to 50% were 10-14 years old. This paper identifies the challenges the OVC are experiencing in schools as absenteeism, lack of physical infrastructure, insecurity, psychological trauma, among others. The paper also proposes strategies and programmes that various stakeholders have, and should put in place to assist OVC.
Strategies Used by Jordanian EFL University Graduate Students in Translating Idioms into Arabic
Author: Smadi, Oqlah
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,English (Second Language),Second Language Learning,Learning Strategies,Figurative Language,Translation,College Students,Statistical Analysis,Graduate Students,Language Tests,Second Language Instruction,Semitic Languages

This study aimed at investigating the strategies utilized by Jordanian EFL University graduate students in translating idioms into Arabic. The participants of the study were all M.A translation students at the University of Jordan and Yarmouk University who were selected purposefully. The total number of the students was 90 who participated in a translation test which contains 16 idioms of different categories. The quantitative findings of the study revealed that EFL Jordanian university students use certain strategies in translating idioms regardless of their awareness of the use of these strategies.
Interpreting Metaphor of Modality in Advertising English
Author: Xu, Jian
Date: 2009-12-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Teaching Methods,Advertising,Figurative Language,Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,Role,Linguistic Theory,English (Second Language),Connected Discourse,Computational Linguistics,Interpersonal Relationship,Grammar

Based on a review of the historical and current studies on modality, this paper aims at interpreting metaphor of modality and its functions in advertising English according to theories of modality system and metaphor of modality in systemic-functional linguistics with a corpus we have collected. It is pointed out that metaphor of modality, a usual method to scheme modality and allocate modal responsibility, plays pragmatic roles of foregrounding subjectivity and objectivity as well as expressing politeness and text cohesion, hence helping advertisers to establish interpersonal relationship with the readers and to achieve their commercial goals by manipulating them.
Dr. Faustus: Theist or Atheist?
Author: Karim, Shah Mohammad Sanaul
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: English Literature,Drama,Literary Devices,Beliefs,World Views,Authors,Controversial Issues (Course Content),Correlation,Religious Factors,Christianity

Dr. Faustus is the greatest but the most controversial of Marlowe's plays. Among the causes of controversy, whether Dr. Faustus is an atheist or theist deserves utmost attention. This paper is intended to deal with the issue. Though at various stages of the development of the action, Dr. Faustus abjures Trinity, resorts to necromancy, becomes guilty of demoniality, for which he is called an atheist, the intensity of his later wish for having redemption and the destruction of his self makes him emerge as a theist. Without these qualities, Dr. Faustus is said to the embodiment of the character of Christopher Marlowe himself, who was an atheist or a member of an atheist group. Therefore, it is also an object of discussion to correlate Dr. Faustus with Marlowe. [A bibliography is included.]
Guidelines on How to Read a Physics Textbook and the Assessment of the Readability of Recommended Physics Textbooks in Secondary Schools in Osun State of Nigeria
Author: Akinbobola, Akinyemi Olufunminiyi
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Physics,Science Instruction,Secondary School Science,Textbooks,Readability,Science Teachers,Secondary School Students,Surveys,Textbook Evaluation,Student Attitudes,Teacher Attitudes,Textbook Content

This study assessed the readability of the four recommended physics textbooks in senior secondary schools in Osun State of Nigeria. A total of 25 physics teachers and 300 senior secondary three (SS3) physics students were randomly selected in the 12 secondary schools used for the study. A survey design was used for the study. Results showed that the four physics textbooks were appropriate for secondary school students in Osun state of Nigeria in terms of age (Fry graph mean age = 17 years, students' mean age =15 years). The books had the highest rating by students on illustrations and clarity of prints while the lowest ratings were on sentence structure and examples. Teachers considered the vocabulary as appropriate while the exercises were considered least appropriate. The study also showed that the four physics textbooks were adjudged readable in term of students' ability to read and understand the contents. However, senior secondary school physics textbooks (69%) was found to be most readable, seconded by ordinary level physics (64%), followed by principle of physics while science teacher association of Nigeria (STAN) physics (15%) was found to be least readable by the students. It is recommended that the readability of textbooks and the reading ability of students should be part of the criteria for selecting textbooks.
Perception of Business Education Lecturers in Colleges of Education on the Influence of Retail Store Location and Design on Impulse Buying Behaviour of Consumers in North-West Nigeria
Author: Asuquo, Effiong Edet
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Business Administration Education,College Faculty,Teacher Attitudes,Teacher Behavior,Retailing,Geographic Location,Building Design,Consumer Education,Consumer Economics,Likert Scales,Questionnaires,Interior Design,Preferences

This study was carried out to determine the perception of Business Education Lecturers in Colleges of Education on the influence of retail store location and design on the impulse buying behaviour of consumers in north-west Nigeria. A survey research design was used for the study. The study was carried out in the North-west zone of Nigeria. The population of the study was 219 Business Education Lecturers in 10 Colleges of Education. The entire population was studied since it was small and manageable. Two research questions were answered and one null hypothesis was tested at 0.05 level of significance and 202 degrees of freedom. A structured questionnaire was developed to collect data for the study. The questionnaire items were structured on a 5-point Likert scale. A total of 204 copies of the questionnaire were retrieved from the respondents for analysis. The data collected were analyzed using Mean statistic to answer the research questions, while analysis of variance was used to test the hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed that all the items of retail store location and design were accepted by the respondents as having influence on the impulse buying behaviour of consumers. The findings also revealed that there was no significant difference in the Mean responses of Business Education Lecturers with regards to their ranks on the influence on all the retail store items on consumer impulse buying behaviour. Based on the findings of this study, it was recommended, among others, that retailers should adopt the retail store variables identified in this study in order to boost their trade and provide a satisfying shopping experience for their customers.
Planning and Implementation of Guidance and Counseling Activities in Secondary Schools: A Case of Kamariny Division of Keiyo District, Kenya
Author: Ruttoh, Margaret Jepkoech K.
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Secondary Schools,School Counseling,Administrator Surveys,Student Surveys,Principals,Secondary School Students,Secondary School Teachers,Questionnaires,Interviews,Student Attitudes,Administrator Attitudes

Guidance and Counseling programme in Kenya has become increasingly important in recent years because the country is faced with new psychological and social challenges that require guidance and counseling (Mutie &amp; Ndambuki, 1999). The Government of Kenya has reinforced guidance and counseling services by encouraging teachers to take specialized courses in guidance and counseling (GoK, 2009). This service should be offered in all learning institutions and especially in secondary schools to enable students cope with daily challenges since the incidents of drug abuse and related problems have led to students indiscipline that have caused devastating effects on students' personal lives, school structures and the entire society (Ochieng, 1986). This study therefore aimed at establishing whether the guidance and counseling activities are implemented as planned in secondary schools in Kamariny Division of Keiyo District.The author employed a descriptive survey design. The study targeted the head teachers, teacher counselors and students. The population of the study was 3,160 students, 10 head teachers and 10 teacher counselors. An accessible population of 1,455 students, drawn from Form Three and Four classes was used to determine the sample size of student respondents from each of the ten schools. Questionnaires and interview schedule were used to collect the data. A sample of 230 respondents was drawn from the population. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics in the form of frequencies and percentages. The study findings indicated that guidance and counseling activities are not implemented as scheduled in the schools. The paper recommends that the Ministry of Education should integrate guidance and counseling into the school programme and regularly inspect quality through the Quality Assurance and Standards Officers.The government should provide the necessary resources and policy structure on the implementation of the guidance and counseling programme in schools. The study is expected to reveal the implementation of guidance and counseling programme in Kamariny Division. The findings from this study may be of importance to the education stakeholders in the District in formulating policies and giving necessary advice on how guidance and counseling can be effectively implemented in secondary schools.
Characteristics of an Effective English Language Teacher as Perceived by Iranian Teachers and Learners of English
Author: Shishavan, Homa Babai
Date: 2009-12-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Teacher Effectiveness,English (Second Language),Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,Language Teachers,Teacher Characteristics,Indo European Languages,Native Language,Teaching Methods,Qualitative Research,Language of Instruction,Knowledge Base for Teaching,Foreign Countries,Teacher Attitudes,Personality Traits,Likert Scales,Statistical Analysis,Questionnaires

This study attempted to characterize qualities of an effective English language teacher (EELT) as perceived by Iranian English language teachers and learners. For this purpose, a tailor-made questionnaire was administered to 59 English language teachers and 215 learners of English at universities, high schools and language institutes in Iran. The results indicated significant differences between teachers' and learners' views on some characteristics of EELTs. Teachers seemed to agree more strongly than students that an EELT should assign homework and integrate group activities into the classroom. Other areas of significant difference in opinions included preparing the lesson well, using lesson plans and assessing what students have learned reasonably. Students, on the contrary, agreed more than teachers that teaching English in Persian (first language of the learners) was one of the prominent characteristics of an EELT. The qualitative analysis indicated that teachers perceived the features like mastery of the target language, good knowledge of pedagogy and the use of particular techniques and methods as well as a good personality to make an EELT, whereas, learners gave more weight to characteristics relating to a teacher's personality and the way he behaves toward his students.
The Role of Input, Interaction and Output in the Development of Oral Fluency
Author: Zhang, Shumei
Date: 2009-12-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Linguistic Input,Oral Language,Language Fluency,English (Second Language),Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,Asians,Interaction,Grammar,Language Tests,Case Studies,Interviews,Foreign Countries,Student Attitudes,Student Characteristics,Children,Early Adolescents

This paper is a research in the second Language acquisition (SLA) with its focus on the role of input, interaction and output in the development of oral fluency in the EFL context from both a theoretical point of view and a case study. Two instruments were used: tests of oral fluency and face-to-face interviews. The findings showed that non-native oral fluency could be obtained through efficient and effective input, interaction and output in EFL while on the other hand they suggested answers to the question why most Chinese English learners failed to speak English fluently, namely lacking effective input and output, having no real need for interaction, attaching too much importance to language forms and written tests.
The Use of Prepositions in English as Lingua Franca Interactions: Corpus IST-Erasmus
Author: Önen, Serap
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Language Usage,Form Classes (Languages),English (Second Language),Second Language Learning,Computational Linguistics,Official Languages,Second Language Instruction,Vocabulary,Grammar,Speech,Interviews,Focus Groups,Foreign Students,Second Languages,International Cooperation,Educational Cooperation,Student Mobility,Language Variation,Language Patterns,Instructional Design,Teaching Methods,Instructional Materials,College Students,Foreign Countries

The growth of English into a lingua franca has inevitably created linguistic deviations and innovations in the use of English. These emerging uses that result from the needs and preferences of speakers whose mother tongues are all different can be broadly identified as lexico-grammatical and pronunciation features and they compose one of the main arteries of study in English as lingua franca communication. In an effort to investigate shared and systematized uses of English as a lingua franca (ELF) and their possible codification have formed the focus of considerable research in the field. This paper introduces an ELF corpus, Corpus IST-Erasmus, which is compiled as part of a PhD study to investigate the lexico-grammar of ELF interactions. The corpus consists of 10 hours 47 minutes of recorded speech and 93,913 words of transcribed data. It is compiled by means of 54 speech events, 29 interviews and 25 focus group meetings. The participants of the study are 79 incoming Erasmus students, representing 24 first languages. These languages are namely Arabic, Azerbaijan, Basque, Bulgarian, Cantonese, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, French, Galician, German, Greek, Italian, Korean, Lithuanian, Mandarin Chinese, Polish, Portuguese, Slovak, Spanish, Suriname, Turkish, and Ukrainian. The focus of this paper is to examine whether there are variations from standard English as Native Language (ENL) forms with respect to the use of prepositions in spoken ELF interactions, as have been outlined in ELF research (Seidlhofer, 2004). The paper also aims to present the emerging patterns in the use of prepositions and suggest implications for an ELF-aware pedagogy in English Language Teaching. Although there is an increase in the number of empirical studies, there is still a gap in the description of ELF discourse. In order to fully identify the characteristics of ELF, more corpora studies should be conducted. These studies will provide data for ELT professionals in designing an ELF-oriented pedagogy and materials. Besides, there is limited research on the English use of international students- none in the Turkish setting. The present research, therefore, aims to fulfil this niche in the ELF research.