ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Artivism and Social Conscience: Transforming Teacher Training from a Sensibility Standpoint
Author: Mesías-Lema, José María
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Activism,Barriers,Artists,College Faculty,Research Projects,Elementary School Students,Elementary School Teachers,Secondary School Teachers,Secondary School Students,Teacher Education Programs,College Students,Preschool Education,Educational Change,Teacher Education,Teaching Methods,Art,Interdisciplinary Approach,Professional Identity,Self Concept,Creativity,Social Change

This article incorporates research involving artivist and pedagogical curatorships (2007-17) that were developed by contemporary artists, university professors, students from the Faculty of Education, practising teachers and students from nursery, elementary and secondary school. It intends to showcase a series of artistic research projects financed by public institutions, facing the challenge of transforming teacher training. These contemporary artivism-based projects have been able to break academic barriers and obsolete routines in teacher training. One of the results of this experimentation has been materialised in exhibitions at renowned museums and contemporary art centres. They have managed to expand teaching models beyond the classroom space, as the emergence of the collective and the educational interest in the commons. A/r/tography was used as a research methodology that unveils the three interconnected identities of the &quot;artist, researcher and teacher&quot; as the person who, in his or her teaching practice, is capable of developing a creative practice with students through experimental processes in artistic research. A/r/tography generates a learning space where educational concepts can be broken. It is in this intermediate zone of intellectual incitement that curators propose artivist projects capable of generating tactics of proximity between two apparently separate fields: art and education.
Students&apos; School Engagement and Their Truant Behavior: Do Relationships with Classmates and Teachers Matter?
Author: Teuscher, Selina
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Dropouts,At Risk Students,Learner Engagement,Student School Relationship,Student Characteristics,Age Differences,Truancy,Peer Relationship,Teacher Student Relationship,Foreign Countries,Grade 7,Grade 9

Research on school dropout suggests that the decision to drop out of school is not a sudden or immediate one, but rather the result of a long-term process of withdrawal from school. While school engagement and truancy are among the most prominent constructs to be associated as precursors of school dropout, the relationship between these two constructs needs further analysis. Our study establishes more comprehensive understanding of school engagement and truancy by focusing on students' individual characteristics and their relationships in school, particularly the student-teacher relationship and relationships with peers. It demonstrates that among the individual characteristics the migration background is crucial for school engagement, while the student age is important for truancy. Furthermore, peer-relationships are positively related to students' school engagement, but not to their truancy. Furthermore, a good student-teacher relationship not only has positive impacts on students' school engagement, but is also negatively associated with truancy, while school engagement mediates this path.
Teaching the Skill of Reading Facial Expressions to a Child with Autism Using Musical Activities: A Case Study
Author: Eren, Bilgehan
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Autism,Pervasive Developmental Disorders,Nonverbal Communication,Music Activities,Teaching Methods,Young Children,Special Education,Special Schools,Program Effectiveness,Music Therapy,Foreign Countries

Reading facial expressions is one of the non-verbal communication skills and is considered as being essential for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in terms of having effective communication and social interaction with others. Information from relevant literature indicates that musical activities can be used for teaching skills to this population. Therefore, it can be used for teaching the skill of reading expressions. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of musical activities on teaching the skill of reading facial expressions to a child with ASD using musical activities. The study was conducted with a 5-year-old boy diagnosed with ASD attending a Special Education and Rehabilitation Center in Turkey. One-to-one music sessions were carried out once a week for 3 months. Interventions focusing on the emotion sadness consisted of a variety of musical activities. A descriptive analysis was used for all videotaped sessions. After 12 sessions, he showed success in the targetted behaviors. These results suggest that the therapeutic use of musical activities can be considered as an acceptable treatment option for teaching non-verbal communication skills to children with ASD.
Artivism and NGO: Relationship between Image and &apos;Engagement&apos; in Instagram
Author: Carrasco-Polaino, Rafael
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Social Media,Content Analysis,Nongovernmental Organizations,Activism,Communications,Photography,Editing,Children,Audiences,Information Dissemination

Due to the increasing importance of acquiring technological tools in communication strategies, and while taking into account that non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) use Instagram as a potential artivist tool to disseminate their initiatives and needs, the present article aims to investigate the form and content of photographs published on Instagram during 2017 by the 20 most relevant NGOs at the international level. Specifically, we study the choice of formal elements, such as the design and editing, the intended purpose and feeling of the message transmitted in the photographs, as well as the type of actor or actors in the images (including their role, number, gesture, sex and age). In addition, we study the use and the engagement generated by children's images. Content analysis, non-parametric statistical analysis with Chi-square test and variance analysis (ANOVA) are used as methodologies. The results of the study show how prototypical images used by NGOs (young children enjoying the benefits of aid with positive appearance and gestures) present content and formats that do not correspond to the type of image that generates more engagement from the target audience.
Factors Affecting Pupils&apos; Absenteeism at Felicormfort Junior High School (JHS) in Cape Coast, Ghana
Author: Senyametor, Felix
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Attendance,Junior High School Students,Secondary School Teachers,Teacher Role,Parent Role,Teacher Attitudes,Parent Attitudes,Student Attitudes

This study aimed at finding out factors affecting pupils' absenteeism at Felicomfort JHS at Amamoma within the University of Cape Coast, Ghana. The total population was 145 covering the JHS1, JHS2, JHS3 pupils and teachers of the school. Purposive sampling technique was used to select 34 respondents. These were made up of 10 out of 15 teachers, 10 parents out of 53 and 14 pupils out of their accessible population of 56. Pretest, posttest, questionnaires and interviews were used to collect data from respondents. Case study design was used for the study and data analysis was done, using mean values, frequency and percentage counts with the Predictive Analytical Software (PASW) version 21. Key findings of the study indicated that 71.4 percent of absenteeism was due to teachers' inability to care and find out from pupils the cause of their absenteeism, while 70 percent of respondents indicated that parental lack of care was the major cause of their absenteeism. However, majority (10) of respondents (71%) disagreed that pupils' attitudes were part of the contributory factors to their habitual absenteeism. The overall percentage mean (58%) representing 8 of the pupils discounted teacher factor as responsible for their absenteeism. It was recommended that government through the District Assemblies offer some financial assistance to poor and single parents to enable them to adequately cater for their wards at school.
Towards Understanding Young Children&apos;s Digital Lives in China and Australia
Author: Gou, He
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Young Children,Cultural Differences,Preschool Children,Television Viewing,Video Games,Computers,Handheld Devices,Telecommunications,Audio Equipment,Computer Oriented Programs,Computer Mediated Communication,Kindergarten,Individual Characteristics,Gender Differences,Age Differences,Family Influence,Socioeconomic Status,Family Structure,Parent Background,Educational Attainment,Parent Attitudes,Leisure Time

This article develops insights and generates new lines of inquiry into young children's digital lives in China and Australia. It brings to dialogue findings from a national study of young children's digital media use in urban settings in China with findings from studies in Australia. This is not presented as a direct comparison, but rather as an opportunity to shed light on children's digital lives in two countries and to account for the impact of context in relatively different social and cultural circumstances. The article outlines findings from a study of 1,171 preschool-aged children (3 to 7-year-olds) in six provinces in China, including the frequency of their use of television, early education digital devices, computers, tablet computers and smartphones, music players, e-readers and games consoles. It also focuses on various activities such as watching cartoons, using educational apps, playing games and participating in video chat. Methods included a multistage sampling process, random selection of kindergartens, a weighted sampling process, the generation of descriptive data and the use of linear regression analysis, and a chi-square test. The study demonstrates the significance of a range of factors that influence the amount of time spent with digital media. The contrast with Australian studies produces new insights and generates new research questions.
Radio Studies: An Overview from the Ibero-American Academia
Author: Piñeiro-Otero, Teresa
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Radio,Scientific Research,College Faculty,Communications,Foreign Countries,Researchers

Due to its penetration and access, radio is a very important mass media in the Ibero-American context. However, radio has not received much scholarly attention. In this framework, the present study analyses the situation of Ibero-American radio studies from the perspective of their scientific community. This approach is new in that it focuses on the work, perceptions, and assessment of radio research at supranational level, shedding light on similarities and differences in terms of how Communication is seen as a scholarly field. A questionnaire was used to understand the importance, themes, and quality of radio research from the personal, national and global perspectives, according to its 63 respondents. Participants were also asked to share their perceptions, assessments, and prospects. Despite contextual differences, our study has confirmed that radio studies are a minority field, even in areas of high impact such as new technologies. Likewise, the research career paths of those involved in radio research show how this field is still in its infancy, although some indicators such as participation in projects or cooperation rates point towards a positive evolution in the mid-short term. As per their quality perception, academics are critical of radio studies in the general framework of Communication research.
Digital Natives: Online Audiovisual Content Consumption, Creation and Dissemination
Author: Fernández-de-Arroyabe-Olaortua, Ainhoa
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Nonprint Media,Secondary School Students,Computer Use,Material Development,Gender Differences,Sex Stereotypes,Internet,Leisure Time,Video Games,Social Media,Video Technology,Information Sources,Information Dissemination,Creative Activities,Technological Literacy,Photography

Teenagers inhabit a virtual universe with their own model of entertainment, learning and communication. This research work defines the consumption, creation and dissemination patterns of online audiovisual content young students of Guipuzcoa have acquired in the fields of leisure and complementary information resources for school use, attending to three different variables: gender, grade (age) and type of educational institution (public or private). The research methodology focuses on a self-administered questionnaire filled out by 2,426 adolescents of secondary school (12 to 16 years old). The sample consists of a random selection of 120 student groups, which are distributed in 60 schools and 30 groups each course. The results verify the existence of monolithic and opposed male/female patterns in the way young people consume, create and diffuse leisure content. Video games are the central backbone of male consumption and creation, as long as girls prefer to take pictures and videos of themselves using smartphones and to share them on social networks. These practices repeat gender stereotypes, transforming the education in equality into a relevant issue. Finally, sources of information that are complementary to formal education, especially Wikipedia, are the main references among adolescents. Consequently, it seems essential to guarantee their solvency for appropriate knowledge acquisition.
Measuring Cognitive Behavioral Physical Activity Levels of Students Aged 17-18
Author: Atasoy, Murat
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Late Adolescents,High School Students,Physical Activity Level,Athletics,Gender Differences,Barriers,Foreign Countries,Expectation,Student Attitudes

This study intended to measure the cognitive behavioral physical activity levels of students aged 17-18 enrolled at different schools. The study population was comprised of the 17-18 age group and the study sample was comprised of 159 students in total n:76 (47.8%) enrolled at 15 Temmuz Sehitler Sports High School and n:83 (52.2%) enrolled at Cumhuriyet Anatolian High School in the province of Nigde. The data was analyzed with Statistical Package for the Social Sciences and the confidence level was 95%. According to the Kolmogrow Smirnov analysis, t and ANOVA tests were used as the participants' cognitive behavioral physical activity scores had normal distribution (p&gt;0.05) and Mann Whitney U and Kruskal Wallis tests were used as result expectation, self-regulation and personal obstacles subdimension scores did not have normal distribution (p&lt;0.05). According to the study results, there was no significant difference between the students enrolled at the Sports High School and the Anatolian High School. There was significant difference between the participants aged 17 and 18 considering cognitive behavioral physical activity by school. There was significant difference between the female and male participants in terms of Personal Obstacles. Accordingly, females had higher Personal Obstacles. Considering cognitive behavioral physical activity by gender, there was significant difference between the female and male participants in terms of cognitive behavioral physical activity. Accordingly, males had higher Cognitive Behavioral Physical Activity.
University Training on Entrepreneurship in Communication and Journalism Business Projects
Author: Aceituno-Aceituno, Pedro
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Entrepreneurship,Journalism,Business,Business Administration Education,Communications,Management Development,Marketing,Innovation,Quality of Life,Foreign Countries,Social Problems

The current scenario of crisis and change has prompted the idea of entrepreneurship as a way to develop new media business models that can be promoted by university training. In this study, we aim to assess the effects of such training. A qualitative study was conducted using in-depth interviews of Spanish journalism and communication entrepreneurs who have undergone university training in business creation and management. Our results show the positive effects of this training on entrepreneurship both in general and on specific aspects of entrepreneurial projects such as organization, business plan/model, marketing, innovation, social aspects and quality of life. Different patterns between the effects of university training on new initiatives and advanced projects were also observed. In this respect, the training supported the creation of new businesses and the development of existing ones. Finally, the suggestions for improving training and the limitations to entrepreneurship have revealed the importance of providing this type of education with a more practical, up-to-date approach that is interconnected with the business and university world. Therefore, examples of this work can be of vital importance in opening up new opportunities for sector development to enable future generations of journalists to fulfill their important social function.
Youtubers&apos; Social Functions and Their Influence on Pre-Adolescence
Author: Aran-Ramspott, Sue
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Preadolescents,Social Media,Video Technology,Adolescents,Recreational Activities,Values,Role Models,Media Literacy,Gender Bias,Social Influences,Foreign Countries,Web Sites,Secondary School Students,Student Attitudes

This study focuses on the relationship between preadolescents and youtubers, with the objective of observing how tweens integrate youtubers as referents of a teen digital culture. From a socio-psychological and communicological perspective, a mixed methodological design was applied to carry out the audience study, which was divided into two parts: A quantitative analysis of the audience via a survey administered to 1,406 eleven-twelve year old students of Catalan Secondary Schools, and a qualitative analysis of the preadolescent audience using three focus groups. The quantitative data was analysed with SPSS and the qualitative data with the help of the Atlas.ti software. The results demonstrate that tweens consider youtubers as referents for entertainment and for closeness to a teen digital culture, but not really as role models or bearers of values as influencers. Also, preadolescents show some dimensions of Media Literacy, since they recognise youtubers' commercial strategies and their role as actors and professionals. The study notes gender bias in some aspects, and it is an introduction to observation of youtubers' social functions amongst teenagers, individuals who are in the process of constructing their identity and about to become young adults.
Video Artivism: The Poetics of Symbolic Conflict
Author: Mateos, Concha
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Video Technology,Art Products,Teaching Methods,Educational Technology,Technology Uses in Education,Art Activities,Activism,Elementary School Students,Creativity,Aesthetics

The relationship between signs and human action is one of the most-widely studied theories in art and communication. Humans are constantly producing new discourse and new discursive devices, and the issue of the relationship between signs / action not only remains open but is branching off and forming hybrids towards other materials. This work explores one of its branches. We performed a theoretical inquiry on the foundations of video artivism, with the aim of achieving a conceptual definition. Firstly, the purpose of the study is defined and the historical background and basic sources of influence described in order to trace a map of its fields of application in teaching practices and empirical research. The results, therefore, come from a bibliographic review of academic as well as artistic and activist sources, which were based on sections of the differentiating features they respectively recognize and self-recognize to be an artivist. Six identified features are described: the intervention function, the hybrid code, against domination, disruption, disavowal, and subversion, which are aimed at establishing processes, procedures, subjects and the specific forms in which artivism has an impact on society. The article also refers to selected cases as a conceptual sample of the theoretical assumptions made and to describe their capacity for transformation.
Artivism: A New Educative Language for Transformative Social Action
Author: Aladro-Vico, Eva
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Transformative Learning,Art Education,Activism,Social Action,Educational Innovation,Art,Semantics,Urban Areas,Personal Autonomy,Civil Disobedience,Resistance (Psychology),Workshops,Artists

This study describes the concepts, historical precedents, language and fundamental experiences of artivism. It shows the research activities from two main universities (Complutense de Madrid in Spain and Nottingham Trent in UK) as well as other cultural institutions (Élan Interculturel from France and Artemiszio from Hungary), which have explored the educational potential of artivism as a new way of achieving social engagement using innovation and artistic creation. The paper defines precisely artivism as a new language which appears outside the museums and art academies, moving towards urban and social spaces. Artivism is a hybrid form of art and activism which has a semantic mechanism to use art as a means towards change and social transformation. The analysis collects some central experiences of the artivist phenomenon and applies semantic analysis, archiving artivist experiences, and using urban walks and situational research, analyses the educational and formative potential of artivists and their ability to break the classroom walls, and to remove the traditional roles of creator and receptor, student and professor, through workshop experiences. Finally, it reflects upon the usefulness of artivism as a new social language and an educational tool that breaks the traditional roles of social communication.
A Systematic Review of Longitudinal Studies of Mathematics Difficulty
Author: Nelson, Gena
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Learning Disabilities,Mathematics Instruction,Mathematics Achievement,Disability Identification,Mathematics Skills,Elementary Secondary Education

Some students may be diagnosed with a learning disability in mathematics or dyscalculia, whereas other students may demonstrate below-grade-level mathematics performance without a disability diagnosis. In the literature, researchers often identify students in both groups as experiencing math difficulty. To understand the performance of students with &quot;math difficulty,&quot; we examined 35 studies that reported longitudinal results of mathematics achievement (i.e., mathematics performance measured across at least a 12-month span). Our primary goal was to conduct a systematic review of these studies and to understand whether the growth of students with math difficulty was comparable or stagnant when compared with that of students without math difficulty. We also analyzed whether identification of math difficulty was predictive of mathematics achievement in later grades and whether a diagnosis of math difficulty was stable across grade levels. Results indicate that students with math difficulty demonstrate growth on mathematics measures, but this growth still leads to lower performance than that of students without math difficulty. Identification of math difficulty is strongly related to math performance in subsequent grades, and this diagnosis is often stable. Collectively, this literature indicates that students with math difficulty continue to struggle with mathematics in later grades.