ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Education in Emergencies: Case of a Community School for Syrian Refugees
Author: Hos, Rabia
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Refugees,Community Schools,Case Studies,Interviews,Focus Groups,Qualitative Research,War,Foreign Countries,Curriculum,Culturally Relevant Education,Administrator Attitudes,Teacher Attitudes,Parent Attitudes,Municipalities,Sustainability,Educational Planning,Educational Policy,Program Design

With the break of the civil war in Syria, many Syrians have been displaced either internally or as refugees. Turkey, one of the leading host of Syrian refugees, has made changes to the policies to accommodate the needs of Syrians. Education is one of the most prominent needs of displaced refugee children. While 80 percent of refugee children living in camps have access to formal education, only small number of children living outside the camps are attending schools. With the increased number of children, many of the governmental organizations, municipalities, and NGOs have been involved in an effort to establish schools for Syrian refugee children living outside of the camps. This article reports the results of a study conducted at a newly established host community school for Syrian refugee children in the City of Gaziantep during the 2014-2015 school year. The aim of the study was to look at the experiences of administrators, teachers, and a parent who were involved in the establishment of the schools. The study made use of qualitative case study methodology, where interviews, focus group, and field notes were the data sources. The results of the study indicated that there were many systematic challenges involved in the establishment of the school, but nevertheless the teachers, administrators and the parents were happy to have the opportunity to be involved in this effort. The curriculum used in the school provided cultural relevance for the students and made their transition to the context easier. Although the school was established with support from the municipality for that year, there were not solid plans in place to provide sustainability of the school. This study provides a unique insight into the current status of Syrian refugee children living in Turkey and should serve as a bridge to policy makers in designing educational programs for refugees.
The Effect of 7E Learning Cycle on Learning in Science Teaching: A Meta-Analysis Study
Author: Balta, Nuri
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Science Instruction,Instructional Effectiveness,Learning Processes,Meta Analysis,Effect Size,Science Curriculum,Learning Strategies,Constructivism (Learning),Academic Achievement,Statistical Analysis,Publications,Bias,Literature Reviews

This article reports the results of a meta-analysis of the effectiveness of 7E learning cycle in science teaching. Totally 35 different effect sizes from 24 experimental studies, comprising 2918 students were included in the meta-analysis. The results confirmed that 7E learning cycle have a positive effect on students' achievement. The overall effect size (Hedges's g) value obtained from independent studies was calculated as 1.245 (% 95 CI, SE = 0.148) between confidence intervals 956 and 1.534 according to the random effects model. Among all effect sizes 32 had a positive effect whereas 3 of them had negative effect. A number of sub-group analyses (school level, type of publication, subject matter and duration) were conducted. The effect of 7E was not significant for school level, type of publication and duration. However, regarding the subject matter a significant difference was observed. The high effect size calculated in this meta-analysis implies that the 7E learning cycle is a useful strategy that should be included in science curriculums.
Written and Non-Written Communication Methods as Correlates of Employee Performance: A Study of Academic Staff of Primary Teachers' Colleges in Central Uganda
Author: Byakutaga, Beatrice N. Kasande
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Communication Strategies,Written Language,Qualitative Research,Statistical Analysis,Principals,Teachers,Questionnaires,Surveys,Interviews,Correlation,Speech Communication,Teacher Administrator Relationship,College Administration,Elementary School Teachers,Teacher Education Programs,Foreign Countries,Individual Characteristics,Nonverbal Communication

This study delved into how written and non-written communication methods are correlated with the performance of the academic staff of Primary Teachers' Colleges (PTCs) in Central Uganda. The study was prompted by reportedly the deteriorating performance of the academic staff of most PTCs in the country despite government's efforts to train and motivate them. The study employed a correlational cross-sectional survey design where both quantitative and qualitative data were collected from a total of 120 respondents comprised of 5 Principals, 7 Deputy Principals, 13 Heads of Department and 95 members of the Academic Staff using questionnaire survey and interview methods. The data were analyzed with the use of descriptive and inferential statistical techniques as well as content analysis method. Study results revealed that non-written communication methods generally have a statistically weak correlation (r = 0.380, p = 0.146) with the performance of the academic staff while written communication methods--whether personally or impersonally addressed--revealed a statistically significant correlation (r = 0.912, p = 0.000) with the performance of the academic staff. The researchers thus concluded that the kind of communication methods that managers/administrators employ on their staff have a bearing on how their staff perform their jobs. Thus, it was recommended that colleges' administrators as well as those concerned with communicating with the academic staff of PTCs should carefully select from the array of available communication methods those that have significant positive correlations with the performance of the staff in order to enhance their job performance as well as that of the entire institution.
Errors Analysis of Solving Linear Inequalities among the Preparatory Year Students at King Saud University
Author: El-khateeb, Mahmoud M. A.
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Error Patterns,Misconceptions,Mathematical Concepts,Mathematics Instruction,College Students,Males,Statistical Analysis,Mathematics Tests

The purpose of this study aims to investigate the errors classes occurred by the Preparatory year students at King Saud University, through analysis student responses to the items of the study test, and to identify the varieties of the common errors and ratios of common errors that occurred in solving inequalities. In the collection of the data, the researcher employed the open-ended questions test consisted of nine items distributive on three types of inequalities (linear, involve absolute value and fractional). In the data analysis, descriptive analysis method was used. The result showed that some students had some misconceptions and misunderstanding in solving types of inequalities. The greatest common errors ratio was (20%) in solving linear inequality come from the class &quot;Errors in basic algebraic operations and deletion.&quot; But the ratio (22%) were the greatest common errors ratio in solving fractional and involving absolute value inequalities come from the class errors in absent meaning of inequality.
Knowledge and Attitude of Secondary School Teachers towards Continuous Assessment Practices in Esan Central Senatorial District of Edo State
Author: Alufohai, P. J.
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Secondary School Teachers,Teacher Attitudes,Knowledge Level,Educational Assessment,Student Evaluation,Educational Practices,Questionnaires,Likert Scales,Geographic Regions,Gender Differences,Age Differences,Work Experience,Specialization,Hypothesis Testing,Statistical Analysis

The study investigated knowledge and attitude of secondary school teachers towards continuous assessment (CA) practices in Edo Central Senatorial District, Nigeria. The study was undertaken to determine the influence of gender, age, years of experience and area of educational specialization on teachers' attitude towards CA practices in secondary schools in the district. 543 teachers were drawn from the population of 1084 teachers across the district. However, 512 questionnaires were recovered and used for analysis. Mean (X-bar) and standard deviations (S.D) were used to analyze the research questions while the t-test statistics was used to test the hypotheses. Findings showed that majority of the teachers, perceived CA practices as a systematic and comprehensive system of evaluation but have inadequate knowledge of its cumulative and guidance oriented characteristic. Results also showed that teachers' attitude towards CA practices was negatively skewed. Result of hypotheses showed that years of experience and teachers' area of specialization are the only significant predictors of teachers' attitude towards CA practices among other variables (gender and age). It was recommended that guidance counsellors need in schools to sensitize teachers on the relevance of CAs as a road map for appropriate guidance and decision making among students.
Chemistry Provision for Primary Pupils: The Experiences of 10 Years of Bristol ChemLabs Outreach
Author: Harrison, Timothy G.
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Chemistry,Elementary School Science,Outreach Programs,Relevance (Education),Science Activities,Science Course Improvement Projects,Participant Satisfaction,Program Effectiveness,Foreign Countries

Bristol ChemLabS, the UK's Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning in practical chemistry, delivers numerous outreach activity days per year for thousands of primary school pupils annually. These mainly comprise demonstration assemblies and hands on workshops for pupils in the main. The activities support the UK's Key Stage 2 science curriculum, to raise scientific understanding among the teachers and to raise pupils' science skills and aspirations and are used by overseas universities to with the same advantage objective. The Bristol ChemLabS Outreach programme is self-financing. This paper highlights the advantages of the programme to the pupils, their teachers, the postgraduates that help deliver the workshops and to higher education institutes. The paper also provides a blueprint for anyone wishing to do such work.
Financing Secondary Education in Kenya: Exploring Strategic Management Approach for Improving Quality of Education
Author: Itegi, Florence M.
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Secondary Education,Educational Quality,Educational Improvement,Strategic Planning,Educational Planning,Educational Finance,Educational Resources,Program Implementation,Barriers,Literature Reviews,School Administration

The aim of this paper is to explore the influence of strategic planning in improving the quality of education. The quality of education is directly linked to the effort expended in making arrangements or preparations of educational objectives and determining the requisite resources to facilitate the training, instruction or study that leads to the acquisition of skills or knowledge. Education at secondary sector is of particular importance because it seeks to augment the general intellectual skills acquired at primary level, which are also relevant to any productive occupation including subsequent education. In Kenya, the Decentralized Education Management Activity initiated by the Ministry of Education in 2012 in partnership with USAID embarked on capacity development among education managers at the district and school level to enable them prepare and implement strategic plans. This notwithstanding, education at secondary level continues to experience unique challenges which are more often attributed to deficiencies in planning. Lack of emphasis on careful planning and implementation of plans could have implications for institutions in the current competitive environment. This paper is based on literature search on educational administrators' perceptions of strategic plans, formulation, implementation and their effects on the quality of education. From literature, the vital role of strategic planning in enhancing quality of education is underscored; evidently, some schools have strategic plans in spite of the constraints in their formulation. Strategic planning is viewed as a tool that enables stakeholders to increasingly contribute to the school's strategic objectives which result in long-term sustainability and improvement in quality of education.
Mediating the Effect of Gratitude in the Relationship between Forgiveness and Life Satisfaction among University Students
Author: Aricioglu, Ahu
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Life Satisfaction,College Students,Questionnaires,Behavior Rating Scales,Behavior Patterns,Likert Scales,Correlation,Predictor Variables,Factor Analysis,Models,Mediation Theory,Foreign Countries

The purpose of this study was to examine the mediating effect of gratitude in the relationship between forgiveness and life satisfaction. A convenience sample of 396 (234 (59%) females, 162 (41%) males) university students was recruited from a University in Denizli, Turkey. The participants' ages ranged between 18 and 27 years, with an average of 20.90 years (SD = 1.60). Of the participants, 101 (26%) were freshman, 81 (21%) were sophomores, 114 (29%) were juniors, and 100 (25%) were seniors. The Gratitude Questionnaire, Heartland Forgiveness Scale and Satisfaction with Life Scale were used for the data collection. Results showed that gratitude partially mediated the relationship between forgiveness and life satisfaction. The results, limitations and implications of the study were discussed.
Primary School Teachers' Perception on Parental Involvement: A Quliatative Case Study
Author: Aslan, Dolgun
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Parent Participation,Qualitative Research,Elementary School Teachers,Case Studies,Semi Structured Interviews,Parent Teacher Conferences,Transcripts (Written Records),Teacher Attitudes,Performance Factors,Organizational Climate,Conflict of Interest,Civil Rights,Interpersonal Communication,Consciousness Raising,Parent Attitudes,Foreign Countries

The purpose of this study is to highlight the opinions of teachers with regard to the approaches of parental involvement in school. A case study design was used in this study conducted that is employed in studies of a qualitative nature. In the &quot;case&quot; under research, there was an attempt to determine the opinions of teachers regarding the opinions of parents; within this process student portfolios, homework assignments aimed at assessing student performance and reports and minutes of parent-teacher meetings were examined in order to assess how and to what degree the perceptions of parents had an effect (on the teacher-parent relationship). For purposes of determining the study group, importance was attached to the principle of volunteerism participation, and the study group consisted of 6 teachers employed at a state school located within the district of Beylikdüzü in Istanbul during the 2015-2016 academic year. A demographic information form, semi-structured interviews and minutes of teacher-parent meetings were employed as data-collection tools. The data obtained were evaluated using a data content analysis technique. It was observed that during the analysis process of the findings obtained from both the interviews and the document analysis that teachers expressed their views concerning their relationships with parents as being negative on the whole and that the attitudes of parents were not sufficiently developed with regard to the issue of conducting a conducive parent-teacher dialogue of high quality.
Social Connectedness and Flourishing: The Mediating Role of Hopelessness
Author: Eraslan-Capan, Bahtiyar
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Undergraduate Students,State Universities,Interpersonal Relationship,Social Integration,Negative Attitudes,Life Satisfaction,Depression (Psychology),Well Being,Suicide,Psychological Patterns,Attitude Measures,Likert Scales,Mediation Theory,Structural Equation Models,Self Esteem,Statistical Analysis

In recent years, positive psychology has focused on flourishing; a combination of social and emotional well-being. For flourishing to function optimally, social environments as well as hopeful future expectation are crucial. It can be inferred that social connectedness and hope might be predictor of flourishing in early adulthood. This study aims at investigating the mediating effect of hopelessness on social connectedness and flourishing among university students. The participants were 260 university students (52.7% female, 47.3% male; M[subscript age] = 21.8 yr., SD = 0.99) who filled a questionnaire package, consisting the Social Connectedness Scale, the Beck Hopelessness Scale, and the Flourishing Scale. The hypothesis tested the mediation effects of hopelessness between social connectedness and flourishing using structural equation modeling. The results of the analysis revealed the mediating role of hopelessness between social connectedness and flourishing. Findings were discussed in line with relevant literature and conclusions were made.
What Will Be in Those Lap Tops: Empowering Students and Teachers to Add Content to an Educational Chatbot's Knowledge Base
Author: Bii, Patrick K.
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Educational Technology,Technology Uses in Education,Computer Software,Participatory Research,Action Research,Design,Open Source Technology,Shared Resources and Services,Computer Use,Teacher Role

The Government of Kenya has in the recent past been on a serious footing to put in place ICT initiatives and projects aimed at realizing the potential within its recognition of ICT as a foundation for a knowledge economy as per vision 2030. The tempo has risen several notches higher with the current intention and initiative of making available laptops to pupils and students in primary schools in the years to come. However, once computer hardware is available to schools as PC's, Laptops and other mobile computing devices, a critical issue which must be adequately addressed is the educational content within. This paper outlines a possible approach using open source software development concepts and the Participatory Action Research (PAR) model as a means of empowering students and teachers to become active developers of the content they consume.
Interdisciplinary Approach: A Lever to Business Innovation
Author: Razmak, Jamil
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Interdisciplinary Approach,Business Administration Education,Business Education,Educational Research,Research Utilization,Alignment (Education),Educational Innovation,Relevance (Education),Health Education,Administrative Change,Educational Practices

The advances in interdisciplinary studies are driving universities to utilize their available resources to efficiently enable development processes and provide increasing examples of research while gradually allocating the disciplines' resources. Ultimately, this trend asks universities to provide a platform of integrated disciplines, along with solid management to support the full-life cycle of interdisciplinary studies in fulfillment with internal policy and external regulations. To achieve this, we believe that this trend matches with business scholars to make a meaningful effort to show that their research thinking is interdisciplinary in nature. The key question is how business scholars, as professionals, provide the most value from academic disciplines in interdisciplinary research to solve real-life problems. Answering this question is accomplished in this study by using theoretical analysis to explore the concepts, benefits and uses of the existing knowledge base in interdisciplinary research as an innovative approach that links the business related-disciplines, people, and places involved to allocate universities' resources effectively.
The Most Common Mistakes of Teacher Trainees' Former Teachers
Author: Özer, Bayram
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Questionnaires,Qualitative Research,Trainees,Student Teacher Attitudes,Teacher Qualifications,English Instruction,English (Second Language),Teaching Methods,Educational Practices,Student Evaluation,Ethics,Personality Traits,Interpersonal Communication,Classroom Techniques,Discipline,Foreign Countries,Content Analysis

The fundamental parts of the educational processes are teachers and students. The study aims to determine the common mistakes done by teachers in the classrooms. The research was conducted to 278 third year students in the departments of English Language Teaching, Turkish Language Teaching, and Fine Arts Teaching in 2012-2013 academic year. The research was conducted through the descriptive model in the survey research types. &quot;What are the most common mistakes done by teachers in classrooms?&quot; was asked to teacher trainees in questionnaire. The analysis was done by the content analysis among the qualitative research techniques. Findings are classified in the themes of &quot;classroom management and discipline, teaching, communication, personal qualities, ethics, measurement and assessment, and other mistakes&quot;. Hence, many problems such as &quot;failure to establish the authority and compensating it through being harsh toward students, being much more authoritarian and disciplined, seeing himself/herself as the authority source&quot; emerged in this perspective. Furthermore, many inadequacies such as not being positive and gentle, negative attitudes, choosing attitudes directing students in a difficult situations, anger, having peaceful mood, threatening students with bad grades, claiming that he/she is the best, reflecting psychological problems in the classroom are determined at the end of the study.
Preservice Science Teachers' Views on Science-Technology-Society
Author: Dikmentepe, Emel
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Preservice Teachers,Student Teacher Attitudes,Science and Society,Science Education,Questionnaires,Influence of Technology,Scientific Attitudes,Scientific Literacy,Scientists,Scientific Principles,Social Influences,Foreign Countries

The aim of this study is to investigate the views of pre-service science teachers on Science-Technology-Society (STS). In the research, a descriptive research method was used and data were collected using the Views on Science-Technology-Society (VOSTS) Questionnaire. In general, the results of this study revealed that pre-service science teachers have developed positive views about some STS components such as meaning of science and technology. The results have also revealed that pre-service science teachers think that there is influence of not only science/technology on society but also of society on science/technology. According to many pre-service science teachers, scientific knowledge may change, and their views about the fact that theories are not laws, shows a positive development about the nature of scientific knowledge through the science teacher education program.