ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Implementing Network Video for Traditional Security and Innovative Applications: Best Practices and Uses for Network Video in K-12 Schools
Author: Wren, Andrew
Date: 2008-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Elementary Secondary Education,Video Technology,Cost Effectiveness,Risk Management,Best Practices,Cooperative Planning,Equipment,School Security,Networks

Administrators are constantly seeking ways to cost-effectively and adequately increase security and improve efficiency in K-12 schools. While video is not a new tool to schools, the shift from analog to network technology has increased the accessibility and usability in a variety of applications. Properly installed and used, video is a powerful tool for schools that can help advance security, risk management and operations in K-12 schools. This article will explore some of the uses and benefits of video in schools, covering traditional security as well as innovative uses. We will then consider best practices for ensuring the successful implementation of network video in schools including: (1) Invest in network technology, (2) Make it a team effort, (3) Plan in advance, (4) Cover key areas, (5) Select the right equipment, and (6) Leverage video with other systems. By understanding the technology and exploring some of the potential uses for video in an educational setting, administrators can reap benefits from video in security applications and beyond.
&quot;I Have Lived an Autism Experience. Autism Is an Interesting Disease&quot;: The Life Story of a Young Man with Autism
Author: Gulec-Aslan, Yesim
Date: 2013-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Autism,Pervasive Developmental Disorders,Males,Qualitative Research,Experience,Coding,Thematic Approach,Semi Structured Interviews,Mothers,Documentation,Personal Narratives,Parent Attitudes,Interpersonal Competence,Student Experience,Friendship,Elementary Secondary Education,Higher Education

The purpose of the study is to describe the life experiences of a young man who has been diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) through a narrative research. In other words, our research aim is to investigate the nature of life and especially the social and school experiences of individual affected by this syndrome. Data were collected via interviews, meetings, researcher reflections and documents. Inductive approach was used for data analysis. The findings were interpreted and presented into themes. The results were discussed in terms of implications for future research and interventions.
Shaping Consciousness in Kindergarten. Conformity to School Norms through the Formation of a Child's Story
Author: Poimenidou, Maria
Date: 2013-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Kindergarten,Young Children,Preschool Teachers,Teacher Student Relationship,Role,Language Usage,Social Behavior,Social Attitudes,Childhood Attitudes,Linguistic Theory,Identification (Psychology),Rural Areas,Personal Narratives

Communication is a multidimensional process. No matter what the field of the interaction is, there is always a crucial point in terms of the negotiation of social roles. This becomes more apparent in the field of education where institutional norms influence not only the children's behaviour, but at the same time the shaping of their consciousness. In this paper, we analyse the interaction between a pupil and his teacher. The field of the activity is a recount of a pupil's weekend. The aim of this study was to analyze the implicit negotiation of the appropriate behaviour and the socialization according to the school norms. The process of socialization, as it is presented in social psychology, is analysed through the selective use of Systemic Functional Grammar. This methodological combination revealed the way linguistic choices and the construction of the story reflected the formation of the child's social identity.
Free Trade Agreement in Educational Leadership?
Author: Ringler, Marjorie C.
Date: 2008-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Educational Administration,Leadership,International Schools,Administrator Role,Ethnography,Case Studies,Curriculum Development,Teacher Characteristics,Student Characteristics,Administrator Education,Management Development,Cultural Context,Administrator Attitudes,Elementary Secondary Education,Accreditation (Institutions),Educational Objectives,Parent Grievances,School Surveys,Demography,Interviews,Foreign Countries

The purpose of this paper was to explore the role and purpose of school administrators in international schools and obtain data helpful in redesigning principal preparation programs. An ethnographic case study was designed to obtain perceptions of issues related to leadership, curriculum, teachers, students, and parents in two U.S. accredited international schools located in Colombia, South America. The study provided a comprehensive picture of school administrators and their perceptions of their roles and how their former principal preparation programs affected their leadership skills. Additionally, results provide insights helpful in redesigning principal preparation programs to prepare global leaders. This ethnographic study also interjects the researcher's personal experiences as a graduate of an international school, a teacher with experiences both in U.S. and Colombia, and finally as an administrator in the U.S.
Service Learning: An Auditing Project Study
Author: Laing, Gregory Kenneth
Date: 2013-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Service Learning,Higher Education,Vocational Education,Experiential Learning,Audits (Verification),Qualitative Research,Feedback (Response),Student Surveys,Student Attitudes,Undergraduate Students

There is a growing demand in higher education for universities to introduce teaching methods that achieve the learning outcomes of vocational education. The need for vocational educational outcomes was met in this study involving a service learning activity designed to provide basic professional auditing competencies. The details of the design and implementation of the auditing project are explained. The methodology employed in this study is qualitative in nature. Analysis was based on a survey designed to elicit feedback regarding the experience gained from participating in the audit project. The analysis indicates that the students perceived the audit project to be beneficial to their learning and development of accounting, communication and teamwork skills. Due to the limited number of participants and the qualitative methodology the results are not geralizabable. However, the results do provide support for the use of service learning activities to provide experiential learning and an awareness of community service consistent with the existing literature.
The Impact of Supplementary On-Line Resources on Academic Performance: A Study of First-Year University Students Studying Economics
Author: Birch, Elisa
Date: 2013-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,College Freshmen,Economics Education,Instructional Materials,Academic Achievement,Computer Uses in Education,Internet,Web Sites,Discussion Groups,Homework,Tests,Academic Ability

This paper examines the impact of supplementary web-based materials on students' academic performance in a first-year economics unit at university. In particular, the paper considers the impact of students' usage of the unit's webpage, voluntary on-line discussion board, voluntary on-line quizzes and voluntary on-line homework questions on their final mark in the first-year economics unit. It finds that students who make use of on-line materials perform better in the unit than students who do not, holding prior academic ability constant. The paper also finds that students' usage of on-line supplementary materials does not vary according to their academic ability.
Digital Learners: How Are They Expanding the Horizon of Learning?
Author: Jackson, Sherion H.
Date: 2008-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Educational Technology,Technology Uses in Education,Electronic Learning,Teaching Methods,Curriculum Development,Technological Literacy,Faculty Development,Planning

Young learners today are not growing up at the foot of the family radio or spending a good portion of their childhood glued to the television while Sesame Street and Mr. Rogers disseminate information in a constant stream as did previous generations. Rather, this generation of young learners continues to spend many out-of-school hours in a digital world composed of cell phones, MP3 players, computers, and video gaming. This very simple beginning is changing the horizon of learning. The primary purpose of this article is to examine the components of digital learning and the impact these components bring to the relationship of learners to their learning experience. Further, instructional and curricular modifications are discussed addressing the trend of expanded learning, evaluation of that learning, and the possible impact on the educational system, students, educators, and trainers across the nation and throughout the world.
The Influence of RET's on Elementary and Secondary Grade Teachers' Views of Scientific Inquiry
Author: Bahbah, Sibel
Date: 2013-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Elementary School Teachers,Secondary School Teachers,Inquiry,Scientific Research,Science Teachers,Teacher Attitudes,Faculty Development,Questionnaires,Scientific Principles

This study explores in-service elementary and secondary science teachers' conceptions of the Nature of Scientific Inquiry and the influence of participation in two different Research Experience for Teacher (RET) programs had on these conceptions. Participant teachers attended one of two six week RET programs in which they worked with scientists to engage in scientific inquiry. Before and after the RETs, teachers completed the Views of Scientific Inquiry (VOSI) questionnaire. Teachers' answers were analyzed to determine the degree of sophistication of their understanding of five facets of scientific inquiry. Both elementary and secondary teacher participants showed improvement in their understanding of nature of scientific inquiry as a result of program participation, and both programs were successful in supporting the development of inquiry conceptions, although secondary science teachers started and finished the RET's with a more sophisticated understandings of scientific inquiry. Areas of improvement for elementary teachers included the role of questions in science and the role subjectivity and creativity play in the processes of science, and for secondary teachers growth was seen in the role of questions, the relationship of data and evidence, the distinction of experiments and other means of investigations, and the varied methods of science. Implications of these results are discussed.
Integrating a Research-Based Approach in a Comprehensive School Improvement Plan
Author: Choi, Daniel
Date: 2008-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Educational Improvement,Educational Research,Educational Change,Educational Legislation,Federal Legislation,School Administration,Needs Assessment,Educational Finance,Research Methodology,Academic Achievement,School Effectiveness,Elementary Secondary Education

Since the passage of the No Child Left Behind Act in 2002, underperforming schools have had to adopt research-based models for school reform, without a practical understanding of what that means. This article brings more clarity for educational leaders as they come to decide on how to fit a reform model to their school-specific contexts.
An Assessment of Education Quality beyond Dinner Table Discussions
Author: Wang, Jianjun
Date: 2013-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Academic Achievement,Comparative Analysis,Compulsory Education,Elementary Secondary Education,Scores,Educational Quality,Quality Assurance,Quality Control,Performance Factors,Mathematics Achievement,Science Achievement,Time Perspective,Higher Education,Global Approach,Discourse Analysis

News media often publish comparative studies that report U.S. student performance in a global context. The school quality concern seems so simplistic that anyone who had compulsory education can chime into the discussion. In this article, the condition of U.S. education is further disentangled across the boundary of K-12 and higher education. Core program features are examined to reveal profound factors behind student performance in mathematics and science. These findings are grounded on triangulation of the interrelated observations that are typically obscured from test score comparisons across nations.
Assessing Language for Literacy: A Microanalysis of Children's Vocabulary, Syntax and Narrative Grammar
Author: Scull, Janet
Date: 2013-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Grammar,Syntax,Vocabulary Development,Language Skills,Classroom Techniques,Oral Language,Reading Comprehension,Reading Skills,Knowledge Base for Teaching,Case Studies,Cooperative Learning,Language Tests,Role,Emergent Literacy,Children

This paper examines the oral language resources that enhance children's reading and comprehension processes. Using data from a study of 16 children, the microanalysis of the three more successful readers, identified salient factors from the individual children's learning profiles that were observed as associated with their positive comprehension outcomes. The results indicate vocabulary knowledge, syntactic competence and an understanding of narrative grammar as important to the concurrent development of children's oral language abilities commensurate with text reading. The study emphasises the facilitative role of oral language to early reading acquisition processes, the need for teachers' detailed knowledge of children's oral language competencies and improved access to assessment tools that capture a range of complex language skills to inform classroom practice.
Assessment of Counselors' Supervision Processes
Author: Ünal, Ali
Date: 2013-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Supervision,Counselor Training,School Counseling,School Counselors,Elementary Secondary Education,Counseling Effectiveness,Validity,Reliability,Parents,Qualitative Research,Structured Interviews

The aim of this study is to investigate elementary and high school counselors' supervision processes and efficiency of their supervision. The interview method was used as it was thought to be better for realizing the aim of the study. The study group was composed of ten counselors who were chosen through purposeful sampling method. Data were collected via an interview form prepared for this study and analyzed using the descriptive analysis method. Findings were grouped under nine themes: informed supervision, meeting, construction of supervision process, the focus of supervision process, communication, interaction, assessment, period, and effectiveness. According to the results of the research: education supervisors and ministerial supervisors' activities related to the supervision are not compatible with the aims of supervision and they act in a similar manner. So supervision of counselors working at primary and high school is not effective.
Can Small Class Sizes Help Retain Teachers to the Profession?
Author: Price, William
Date: 2008-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Class Size,Teacher Persistence,Job Satisfaction,Correlation,School Districts,Labor Turnover,Elementary School Teachers,Student Needs

School districts across the nation annually experience frequent teacher turnover and loss of teachers to the profession. The primary cause contributing to this condition is low teacher job satisfaction. This study examined the relationship between small class size in early elementary grades and teacher job satisfaction in a single school district using 20 elementary schools involving 135 teachers. Results of the study indicated that higher levels of teacher satisfaction were associated with fewer children assigned to a class. Specifically, statistically significant correlations were found for the relationship between small class sizes and the use of enriched activities in the classroom, ability to reconfigure classrooms for learning, and increased ability to respond to student needs, all factors enhanced through smaller class sizes and related to teacher job satisfaction.
Evaluating the Intervention of an Ethics' Class in Students' Ethical Decision-Making: A Summative Review
Author: Walker, Marquita
Date: 2013-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Ethical Instruction,Decision Making,Undergraduate Students,Graduate Students,Constructivism (Learning),Intervention,Student Attitudes,Student Surveys,Pretests Posttests,Ethics,Outcomes of Education

This summative evaluation is the result of two years' of data reflecting the impact of an ethics class in terms of students' ethical decision-making. The research compares aggregate responses from scenario-based pre- and post-survey open-ended survey questions designed to measure changes in ethical decision-making by comparing students' cognitive and affective perceptions about ethical workplace behavior. Grounded in constructivist theory, which explains how individuals &quot;know&quot; and &quot;come to know something (Reeves, 2003), this intervention of an ethics class encourages students to make better and more informed ethical decisions in the workplace based on their understanding of their value and belief system. The findings suggest the intervention of an ethics class informed students' cognitive and affective perceptions based on individual value and belief systems, strengthened student's ability to remain open-minded and reconsider previous beliefs and actions from a 360 degree perspective, and increased student's ability to apply new information to ethical dilemmas in the workplace.
General and Specific Characteristics of a University-School Partnership: Promoting Learning Opportunities for Students with Deafness or Hearing Impairments
Author: Kim, Dong-Joong
Date: 2013-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: College School Cooperation,Partnerships in Education,Deafness,Hearing Impairments,Experiential Learning,College Students,Young Children,Special Schools,Early Childhood Education

The purpose of this article is to identify six key features involved in the development and enhancement of a university-school partnership and to share insights on how these features can be used to promote richer experiential learning opportunities of both university students and young children with deafness or hearing impairments, eventually resulting in synergistic university-school interactions. The key features are categorized into general characteristics which are applicable to many university-school partnerships (&quot;shared goals,&quot; &quot;availability of funding for a highly successful revamped partnership,&quot; and &quot;inter-impact mechanisms&quot;) and specific characteristics for university partnerships with specialized schools (&quot;interdisciplinary collaboration,&quot; &quot;distinct roles,&quot; and &quot;expertise resources&quot;) in the process of building and implementing university-school partnerships. The key features and their implications for the successful future university-school partnerships are discussed in an educational context.
Professional Growth Plan Based on ELCC Standards
Author: Tripses, Jenny
Date: 2008-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Administrator Education,Principals,Standards,Professional Development,Clinical Supervision (of Teachers),Graduate Students,Graduate Study,School Districts,Instructional Leadership,Knowledge Level,Program Implementation,Student Attitudes

This assessment is designed as part of a graduate level principal preparation program in the area of supervision and evaluation of teachers. The assessment has been approved by NCATE as meeting all of the stipulated ELCC standards for which it is designed (ELCC 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 3.3, 5.1, 5.2, and 5.3). The purpose of the assessment is for students to demonstrate understanding of alternatives (from clinical supervision) methods of professional growth for teachers. The assessment is in two parts; the first part is completed in a small group setting where each group presents a proposed (district level) Professional Growth Plan that they develop to the graduate class. The second part of the assessment is an individual implementation plan to apply leadership knowledge and skills to a district they know well. Students are required to make connections between the Professional Growth Plan and the development of a learning community, to identify potential resistance to the plan, proactive measures to reduce resistance, and personal reflection upon professional skills necessary in order to successfully implement the plan.
An Exercise of Self Examination That Exposes Societal Influences on Diversity Leadership
Author: Webster-Smith, Angela
Date: 2008-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Self Evaluation (Individuals),Leadership Qualities,Instructional Leadership,Administrator Education,Internship Programs,Administrator Characteristics,Social Influences,Leadership Training,Personality Traits,Social Attitudes,Principals

Leadership programs routinely offer candidates self-assessment instruments such as the Myers-Brigg Type Indicator to help them identify their probable leadership traits, leadership styles and other personality constructs. One routinely overlooked yet crucial component of school leadership programs is self examination that includes the development of intellectual and ethical attributes that transcend administrative tasks, namely their social attitudes. Professors of educational leadership are compelled to offer students perspective-taking opportunities that unearth weighty and influential dispositions and attitudes that are not consonant with 21st century school leadership. This manuscript offers an internship activity that helps programs to meet NCATE Standard 4 but also affords students an opportunity to delve into their interior life to assess whether their inner realities are based on truth or socialization.
Motivation-Oriented Teaching Model for Certification Education
Author: Huang, Tien-Chi
Date: 2013-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Teacher Certification,Information Skills,Teacher Education,Training,Models,Learning Motivation,Knowledge Base for Teaching,Learning Strategies,Teaching Methods,Educational Strategies,Coding,Educational Objectives,Information Technology,Classification,Instructional Effectiveness,Scores,Educational Experiments,Grounded Theory,Qualitative Research,Statistical Analysis

To evoke public emphasis on the professional skills training in vocational education, the Ministry of Education (MOE) in Taiwan has recently focused on the certificate of information skills. However, the lack of a systematic and institutionally certified instructor training model within Taiwan not only varies the quality of certified instructors, but also relegates the certificate education from speciality education to &quot;automatic response training.&quot; Therefore, this study included an experienced instructor of information skill certificates, who generated outstanding teaching outcomes using her distinctive education philosophy. We use the three domains: cognitive, affective, and psychomotor to evaluate the instructor's performance. The results indicate that five critical elements existed in the training model: 1. incite learning motivation; 2. establish information skills; 3. cultivate professional knowledge; 4. develop student potential; and 5. use teaching resources broadly. Several pedagogical implications can be drawn from this study. One of the contributions of this study is the development of a coding scheme that specifically focuses on the teaching strategies given by an experienced instructor of information skill certificates, thereby extending the understanding of certification education. As such, this study may also serve as an impetus for further investigations that might apply this model in diverse educational settings.