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A Latina Leader&apos;s Consejo: Get to Know Your People and Get Them on the Path of Continuous Improvement
Author: Beck, Carmen Ponce
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Educational Improvement,School Community Relationship,Futures (of Society),Educational Strategies,Social Capital,Hispanic Americans,Cultural Background,Leadership,Females,Trust (Psychology),Accountability,School Effectiveness

The author explains, in detail, strategies used in her experience to develop a shared vision, with every group she led, to serve as their guide for all improvement efforts. These are strategies that she used throughout her leadership experience. The first strategy helps the leader know the school and the community partners. The second strategy is designed to clearly define a compelling future of excellence for the organization. The Theory of Action is simple: Once every single member of the school community shares in this vision and sees themselves as a contributing member, they find purpose in the endeavor. This shared vision becomes a call to action and the commitments they bring to the school are materialized. The mandates become an opportunity for change and a shift from a &quot;Compliance to a Commitment&quot; mindset begins. Through her Testimonio, the author will help readers understand the importance of developing a clear road map that can be revisited multiple times to keep the teams focused on top priorities for all students. The purpose of this article is to highlight the importance of using social capital and the will of the team members to activate a vision in any educational setting ensuring an equitable approach to begin the journey of continuous improvement (Bryk et al., 2017).
Supported, Silenced, Subdued, or Speaking Up? K12 Educators&apos; Experiences with the Conflict Campaign, 2021-2022
Author: Pollock, Mica
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Elementary School Teachers,Secondary School Teachers,Teaching Experience,Controversial Issues (Course Content),Race,Sexual Identity,Political Attitudes,LGBTQ People,Teacher Attitudes,Leadership,School Districts,Community Involvement,Discussion (Teaching Technique),State Legislation,Censorship,Public School Teachers,Critical Race Theory

Across the country, effort is underway to restrict discussion, learning, and student support related to race and gender/sexual identity in educational settings, targeting schools with state legislation and politicians' orders; national conservative media and organizations; Board directives; and local actors wielding media-fueled talking points. To date, few analysts have yet explored in detail educators' lived experiences of these multi-level restriction efforts and local responses to them. In this article, we analyze 16 educators' experiences of 2021-22 restriction effort and local responses, with an eye to potential effects on student support and learning. Educators interviewed emphasized their recent experiences with &quot;talking&quot; about race and LGBTQ lives, with many emphasizing threatened punishment by critics for discussing these topics. Context mattered tremendously: While some educators enjoyed support and freedom in race and diversity-related discussion and learning, other educators described intensive restriction effort emanating from local, state, and national pressures. Respondents also indicated that responses from local district leaders, school leaders, and other community members amidst such multi-level restriction efforts were crucial in effecting restriction or protecting the ability to talk and learn. Data from this interview study suggest that the nation may be heading toward two schooling systems: one where children and adults get to talk openly about their diverse society and selves, and one where they are restricted or even prohibited from doing so. The fate of our nation's teaching, learning, and student support is up not only to the nation's teachers, principals, and superintendents, but us all. [This article was written with Reed Kendall, Erika Reece, Abdul-Rehman Issa, and Emilie Homan Brady.]
Exploring the Contribution of B.Ed. (Hons) Programme in Preparing Prospective Educators for Their Professional Roles
Author: Lalani, Munir
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Preservice Teacher Education,Preservice Teachers,Student Attitudes,Student Experience,Program Effectiveness,Knowledge Base for Teaching,Experiential Learning,Practicums,Teaching Experience,Learning Activities,Extracurricular Activities,Faculty Development,Required Courses,Elective Courses,Professional Identity

This research employs an exploratory case study design within the qualitative paradigm of educational research. The study has been conducted in one of the private teacher education institutes in Karachi. On HEC's notification of phasing out of 1-year B.Ed., the institute offered B.Ed. (Hons) degree programme in affiliation with the Karachi University. The first cohort of B.Ed. (Hons) is working at different educational institutes. This study was carried out to explore the contribution of the B.Ed. (Hons) programme in preparing prospective educators for their professional responsibilities. Employing a qualitative research method allowed the researcher to transmit the ideas, experiences and testimonies of the B.Ed. (Hons) graduates. Reflecting on their experiences, graduates have acknowledged the contribution of different aspects of the programme including learning from the compulsory and enrichment courses, exposure of academic and co-curricular activities, research and field work experiences of teaching etc. creating an impact in their professional lives. The perceived experiences of the participants show that learning from B.Ed. (Hons) has helped them change their perspectives of teaching and learning, provided them with greater opportunities at the workplace and helped them to meet their professional responsibilities and commitments. The study recommends continuation of providing support mechanisms and enrichment courses for the student body.
Ready for Business: Developing an Online Business Honors Course for Quality, Engagement, and Inclusivity
Author: Sapkota, Kayla N.
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Online Courses,Program Development,Business Administration Education,Student Attitudes,Teamwork,Honors Curriculum,Macroeconomics

This essay presents the creation process for an online honors course in the field of business. Highlighting engagement, critical thinking, and inclusivity as central themes, the author describes the course's inception, structure, outcomes, and post-teaching reflection. The pedagogical framework includes integrative current event assignments and team activities. Noting student responses as generally positive, the author suggests how future versions might expand on remote teamwork opportunities.
Resisting Disciplinarity: Curriculum Mapping and Transdisciplinarity
Author: Snider Bailey, Megan
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Higher Education,Honors Curriculum,Curriculum Development,Decision Making,Interdisciplinary Approach,Educational Practices

American higher education relies on a taxonomy of knowledge stemming from Puritan ways of thinking and knowing--a disciplinary classification system that sorts &quot;questions asked&quot; and &quot;answers possible&quot; into epistemic categories. This paper interrogates the notion of disciplinarity to better understand the arbitrariness of epistemic divisions and the harm that these decisions cause . The author explores transdisciplinarity as an emerging concept in honors education, one which rejects boundaries and explores problems through multiple, competing perspectives. Transdisciplinary pedagogical approaches offer honors educators a mechanism for pivoting teaching and learning away from outdated assumptions of honors as elitist, giving honors students a liberating way to conceptualize and approach inquiry. The result reimagines students and the academy in a way that subverts the boundaries and assumptions posed by modern disciplinary logic and encourages applied and integrative ways of knowing and being.
Suicidal Ideation in Undergraduate Students of Social Work: A Quantitative Study
Author: Gómez, Pilar Munuera
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Undergraduate Students,Social Work,Professional Education,Suicide,At Risk Persons,Predictor Variables,Sex,Interpersonal Relationship,Bullying,Depression (Psychology),Drug Therapy,Anxiety,Financial Problems,COVID-19,Pandemics,Foreign Countries

There is a social and cultural problem related to suicide in advanced societies. From a professional point of view, social workers intervene to achieve social welfare and health for the people with whom they work without being exempt from suffering suicidal ideation themselves. The present research aims to analyze suicidal ideation in undergraduate students of Social Work. Through a quantitative methodology, this phenomenon is analyzed in a large sample of students belonging to Spanish universities (n=1005). In the statistical study, a frequency analysis, a cross-table analysis, and a binary logistic regression are developed, taking as reference the dependent variable: the risk of suicidal ideation. The predictor variables of suicidal risk are: sex, type of social relationships, bullying in previous stages, consumption of antidepressant medication, increased anxiety after COVID-19, and economic difficulties in continuing studies. Universities should not be oblivious to the problems of their students but should incorporate specific programs for the treatment and prevention of suicidal risk, promoting quality education about the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals.
The &apos;Birth of Doubt&apos; and &apos;The Existence of Other Possibilities&apos;: Exploring How the ACAD Toolkit Supports Design for Learning
Author: Carvalho, Lucila
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Instructional Design,Foreign Countries,Learner Engagement,Design,Visual Aids,Faculty Development,Workshops,College Faculty,Foreign Students,Graduate Students,Elementary School Teachers,Secondary School Teachers,Student Attitudes,Teacher Attitudes

The circumstances in which humans live and learn are subject to constant change. Given these cycles of change, educational designers (teachers, instructional designers, and others) often search for new models and frameworks to support their work, to ensure their designs are in alignment with valued forms of learning activity. Our research foregrounds the entanglement of people (the relational), tasks (the conceptual) and tools (the digital and material) in formal and informal learning settings. In this paper, we explore the use of the ACAD toolkit &quot;with the aim of understanding how this analytical tool supports design for learning.&quot; A thematic analysis of five workshops attended by 40 educators from diverse professional and academic backgrounds in Spain and Argentina, reveals how ACAD supports educational designers in four distinctive ways: encouraging dynamic engagement with key elements and concepts; supporting the visualization of (dis)connections and (in)coherence in designs; prompting critical reflection on past practices and contexts; and stimulating discussion about future teaching practices. A key contribution of this article is the discussion about how the ACAD toolkit helps educators see the ways in which all learning is situated, subject to constraints and affordances at multiple scale levels, and oriented towards certain pedagogical purposes or values.
Use of ChatGPT at University as a Tool for Complex Thinking: Students&apos; Perceived Usefulness
Author: Romero-Rodríguez, José-María
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Artificial Intelligence,College Students,Student Attitudes,Gender Differences,Experience,Expectation,Student Motivation,Value Judgment,Intention,Student Behavior,Affordances,Social Influences,Foreign Countries,Educational Technology

Artificial intelligence (AI) and AI-based chatbots, such as ChatGPT, are transforming the approach to education. In particular, ChatGPT's potential to process large amounts of data and learn from user interactions makes it a beneficial resource for students, albeit with some reluctance from some teachers. This study aimed to explore the acceptance of ChatGPT by university students. The researchers administered an online survey to 400 Spanish university students aged 18-64 (M = 21.80; SD = 6.40). The results of the methodological approach based on the UTAUT2 model for technology adoption showed that: (1) gender was not a determining variable in any construct while the experience of use was a factor conditioning a higher score on all constructs; (2) experience, performance expectancy, hedonic motivation, price value, and habit were influential in behavioral intention to use ChatGPT; (3) facilitating conditions, habit, and behavioral intention were conditioning factors in user behavior. Finally, this report discusses the findings and practical implications of the work and recommends some good uses for ChatGPT.
Measuring the Relationship among Professional Development Activities, Teacher Leadership, and Life Satisfaction
Author: Ilgan, Abdurrahman
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Teachers,Faculty Development,Teacher Leadership,Life Satisfaction,Relationship,Teacher Salaries,Released Time,Incidence,Status

The aim of this study was to compare the number of Professional Development (PD) activities the teachers attended, compare them by demographic variables, and investigate the relationship between these activities and teacher leadership and life satisfaction. The study sample was determined by the simple random sampling method and consisted of 821 teachers working in various provinces in Turkey. The results of the study are summarized as follows: A significant weak positive correlation was found between the teachers' beliefs regarding the function and importance of PD activities and the total number of PD activities they attended in 2020. It was found that the teachers' monthly income and the PD activities they attended per week and per year had a significant positive effect on their leadership behavior and that the leadership behaviors of teachers had a significant positive effect on their life satisfaction.
Violence and the Right to Education in the Northern Triangle of Central America
Author: Lorente, Luis-Miguel Lázaro
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Civil Rights,Violence,Access to Education,Poverty,Social Bias,Dropouts,Equal Education,Conflict,Crime,Childrens Rights,Barriers

Based on a human rights and development approach, this article aims to study the influence and impact of structural violence in the Northern Triangle of Central America on children's right to education. First, it analyses the context of poverty, inequality and generalised violence that plagues the sub-region under study. Secondly, a diagnosis is made of the situation regarding the right to education through indicators of educational completion and efficiency, including critical moments in the transition through the education system, as well as the phenomenon of school dropout. The article then analyses a series of determining factors in the violation of the right to education, insofar as they are linked to the situation of generalised structural violence. Finally, a series of conclusions are offered in order to guide debate and reflection on possible solutions to the problem studied.
Comparison of Economic Geography Contents in Turkey and Turkmenistan Geography Curriculum: Grades 10th, 11th and 12th
Author: Sahin, Vedat
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Geography Instruction,Economics,Foreign Countries,Grade 10,Grade 11,Grade 12,Secondary Education,Curriculum Evaluation,Content Analysis,Comparative Education

Education curricula are programs that include topics for students' academic achievement and individual development. Geography curricula cover many subjects such as physical, human, economic and environmental issues. In this study, the economic geography contents of Turkey and Turkmenistan high school geography curricula were compared in the study. Firstly, the content of 10th, 11th and 12th grades in the geography programs of both countries was investigated and evaluated. The study is qualitative in nature as it is mainly based on document analysis. Economic geography topics in geography programs according to grade levels were examined and the similarities and differences between the economic geography subjects in the geography programs of both countries were determined. In both countries, economic geography subjects are included in the 12-year compulsory education, especially after the 10th grade. Moreover, both programs include economic geography topics from a local to global scale.
Digital Teaching Competence According to the DigCompEdu Framework. Comparative Study in Different Latin American Universities
Author: Cabero-Almenara, Julio
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Technological Literacy,Competence,College Faculty,Electronic Learning,Knowledge Level,Teacher Attitudes,Teacher Education,Information Technology,Teacher Characteristics

The relevance and importance that the topic of Digital Competences for Teachers (DCT) has gained is evident both in the field of training and in research, as can be seen by the increase in the amount of research and meta-analysis carried out on this topic. This article presents the results of an ex post facto research with a cross-sectional research design, based on a descriptive and hypothesis-testing approach. A total of 6,664 teachers from different Latin American universities participated in the self-knowledge they have regarding their Digital Teaching Competence (DTC) according to the DigCompEdu framework of the European Union. Among the results obtained, it is worth noting the intermediate level of digital competences reported by the teachers surveyed, with significant differences with respect to different key variables for their development. Therefore, we conclude by reflecting on the need to establish teacher training plans in this area.
Effects of Teaching Practice in Shaping Prospective Teachers&apos; Professional Identities: Comparative Analysis
Author: Mahmood, Munazza
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Teaching Methods,Professional Identity,Preservice Teachers,Student Attitudes,Teacher Attitudes,Teacher Education,Cooperating Teachers,Foreign Countries

Teaching practice gives a chance to prospective teachers to acquire professional skills, teaching methods, and different techniques of teaching. The main objectives of this study were to find out the effect of teaching practice in shaping prospective teachers' professional identities and to compare prospective teachers and cooperative teachers' perceptions about effects of teaching practice on professional identities. Research questions and hypothesis were formulated to achieve the main objectives of the research. Data were collected from 45 cooperative and 80 prospective teachers selected through the purposive random technique. Data were collected through a questionnaire based on six main components of teaching practice contributing to shaping professional identities. Mean score was calculated to answer the research questions and t-test was applied to compare prospective and cooperative teachers' perceptions. It is inferred from the findings that teaching practice plays an important role to overcome future classroom challenges. t-test results show a significant difference between prospective and cooperative teachers' perceptions about teaching practice components. It is recommended that proper evaluation of teaching practice must be done, and prospective teachers' feedback must be considered essential to overcome challenges of the teaching and learning process for future practices.
Factors Affecting Cheating Behavior at Quetta- Pakistan
Author: Rahman, Muneeb Ur
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Cheating,Student Characteristics,Institutional Characteristics,Context Effect,Academic Aspiration,Grade Point Average,Educational Administration,School Policy,Student Responsibility,Teacher Competencies,Testing,Time,Ethics,Foreign Countries,Intervention,Age Differences,Information Technology,College Students

Cheating in examinations across the globe is an issue of growing concern. This study argues that the culture of cheating in exams in Balochistan has reduced the efficiency of human resource and has resulted in producing students with high qualifications but less potential in the province. Therefore, it is very important to explore the factors contributing to cheating in exams and to suggest a course of action to mitigate the menace it poses. A quantitative research method was employed for this study. Similarly, statistical techniques such as correlation and logistic regression were conducted for statistical analysis and explanation of the study using SPSS. Theoretically, the study is inspired by rational choice theory. The findings of the study show a significant relationship between personal, institutional, and situational factors. Personal factors that contribute to cheating were found to be students' desire to excel, low GPA, and slow learning. Institutional factors include the weak administrative role of institutions, poor academic policies, overload on students, and weak performance of the teachers. Situational factors such as the poor management strategy of the examiner, time pressure, and technological tools were found to be instigating students towards cheating. The study suggests that an appropriate exam hall setting, effective monitoring, concept-oriented exams, and a strong honor code can decrease cheating.
Mediating Effect of Job Experience on the Relation between Level of Education and Moral Integrity at the Workplace
Author: Makdoom, Marvi
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Educational Attainment,Decision Making,Moral Values,Employment Experience,Integrity,Work Environment,Gender Differences

Education plays a crucial role in the individual's critical thinking, knowledge, behavior, values, morals, and integrity and is considered an essential qualification in the workplace. On the other hand, moral integrity is to do the right thing and not to be involved in dishonest practices for personal or further gains, even when not being monitored. He presents study investigated the impact of the level of education on individuals' moral integrity and, later, its reflection in the workplace. This study also investigated the mediation effect of job experience on this relationship. Differences in moral integrity between males and females were further analyzed to compare. For data collection, three hundred and fifty-three executives from different industries were approached through convenience sampling. Data was then analyzed through SPSS 24.0 using inferential statistics. The findings showed that the educational level of employees impacts moral integrity, and the mediating effect of job experience was found significant. Moreover, no gender difference could be found, concluding that moral integrity was equally essential for employees of both genders. The study revealed the aspects that can contribute to the moral integrity of individuals, and education seemed to be the most important one. The study further strengthened the HR department to improve their hiring, placement policies and policymakers to invest in education more to combat corruption and keep moral integrity high among employees. It will also help the originations consider individuals' educational levels before hiring. Furthermore, the present study emphasized the inclusion of moral education from the very beginning, so individuals can understand the importance of morals and moral integrity.