ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Perception of Young Adults on Online Games: Implications for Higher Education
Author: Chen, Liwen
Date: 2010-07-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Higher Education,Young Adults,Factor Analysis,Foreign Countries,Methods,Student Attitudes,Statistical Analysis,Correlation,Student Surveys,Research Methodology,College Students,Computer Software,Colleges,Educational Technology,Computers,Games,Educational Innovation

The purpose of this study is to identify and categorize the perceptions of young adults before we allocate the resources to design, develop, and implement digital game-based learning in higher education institutions in Taiwan. Q-methodology was conducted for this study because it is a quantitative analysis of subjective data. Thirty young adults from a university were surveyed and asked to rank-order 30 statements about online games. Factor analysis was used to identify the number of factors and the correlation study attempts to identify the individuals who are highly correlated with one another in each specific factor. The data were processed and analyzed following the usual steps of Q-methodology by using the PQMethod software. Three operant factor types (i.e. New media resisters, Pajamasocializers, and Game value resisters) were identified. The findings of this study can help higher education institutions to be aware of the negative and positive attitudes toward online gaming. (Contains 1 figure and 2 tables.)
The Perceptions of Students, Teachers, and Educational Officers in Ghana on the Role of Computer and the Teacher in Promoting the First Five Principles of Instruction
Author: Sarfo, Frederick Kwaku
Date: 2010-07-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Instructional Design,Student Attitudes,Likert Scales,Foreign Countries,Administrator Attitudes,Teacher Attitudes,Teacher Role,Computer Uses in Education,Educational Strategies,Educational Principles,Instructional Effectiveness,Statistical Analysis,Reliability,Computer Literacy,Teacher Education,Theory Practice Relationship,High School Students,Secondary School Teachers,Public Officials

This study explored the perceptions of 395 participants (students, teachers, and education officers) in Ghana on the role of the computer and the teacher in promoting the first five principles of instruction for quality teaching and learning. To achieve the intention of the study, five point Likert-type scales based on the first five principles of instruction, with Cronbach alpha of 0.87, were used for the data collection. Frequency distributions and chi-square tests were employed to analyse the data. The results of the study indicate that there is perception dissimilarities among the participants on the role of a computer and a teacher in implementing the first five principles of instruction. In addition, according to the findings, there is a mismatch of participants' recommendations on training students to acquire computer skills, and training teachers to acquire skills in designing their teaching. The theoretical and practical implications of the results are discussed. (Contains 3 figures and 3 tables.)
The Role of Voluntariness in Distance Education Students' Usage of a Course Website
Author: Ramayah, T.
Date: 2010-07-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Distance Education,Foreign Countries,Web Sites,Computer Uses in Education,Higher Education,Public Colleges,College Students,Business Administration Education,Student Surveys,Computer Attitudes,Student Attitudes

This study looks at the usage of a course website among distance learning business management students in a public institution of higher learning in Malaysia. The Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) was used as the basis of the research framework but voluntariness was added as a possible moderating factor. TAM postulates that perceived usefulness (PU) and perceived ease of use (PEU) are key determinants that inevitably lead to the actual usage of a particular technology or system. A total of 67 students responded to the survey out of the 155 students registered as this was a voluntary exercise. The findings show that these two variables were able to explain 64.1% of the variance in usage of the course website. Perceived voluntariness was also found to moderate this relationship. Some implications are discussed as a conclusion. (Contains 4 figures and 5 tables.)
Using Information Technology Based Exercises in Primary Mathematics Teaching of Children with Cerebral Palsy and Mental Retardation: A Case Study
Author: Reis, M. G. A. D.
Date: 2010-07-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Mental Retardation,Cerebral Palsy,Student Attitudes,Educational Technology,Elementary School Mathematics,Mathematics Instruction,Special Needs Students,Teaching Methods,Case Studies,Internet,Computer Uses in Education,Web Based Instruction,Foreign Countries,Student Motivation

Technology has profoundly changed the way we learn and live. Indeed, such relationship appears to be quite complex, within IT contexts, and especially in socially and technologically rich learning environments, where related skills and learning are progressively required and fostered. Thus, if a satisfactory level of intellectual performance and social competence of a primary school pupil is indeed highly dependent on the type of participation that parents offer their children, IT, in general, and Internet, in particular, may well provide a new paradigm, setting forth that education and communication approach is truly more complex than ever before. It is on the basis of such paradigm that we therefore present a case study where a set of multimedia exercises were used in order to possibly improve the mathematical skills of pupils, one with mental retardation and another with cerebral palsy. Being part of a Web-based system to support students' learning, the referred set of multimedia exercises proved to be the children's favorite, rather than exercises in paper form, which also led the children to show a fair more positive attitude towards learning. Also, we observed that through the mentioned multimedia exercises, the children became far more autonomous, interested, persistent, happy, and able to easily absorb the material as well as more willingly to continue on working. (Contains 2 figures and 2 tables.)
Racist Parenting and the Best Interests of the Child: A Legal and Ethical Analysis
Author: Clarke, Paul T.
Date: 2010-08-30
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Parent Rights,Childrens Rights,Child Rearing,Child Custody,Parent Child Relationship,Foreign Countries,Ethics,Court Litigation,Racial Bias,Parenting Styles,Child Welfare,Freedom of Speech,Social Attitudes,Parent Influence,Legal Responsibility,Civil Rights,Moral Values,Probability

In this article, we use a recent Manitoba child custody case to provide a legal and ethical account of the notion of the best interests of the child. We explore the tension between the best interests of the child and parental rights to expression of a racist nature. We consider how the interests of different actors--the state, parents and children--are considered in the context of racist parenting. The parent-child relationship is salient in formulating and influencing acceptable and unacceptable thoughts, ideas and behaviours in children but the views of parents do not always coincide with what society tolerates as acceptable. We ask, when do parental views on subjects such as religion, race or politics reach the level of &quot;legal unacceptability&quot; such that a parent could face a loss of custody as a result of expressing or teaching these views to his or her child? We also consider the ethical frames which apply to this proposed fact situation to help us make sense of the best interests of the child principle where racist parental beliefs are at the fore. This article encourages advocates, care-givers, and adjudicators to work with Solomon-like wisdom for the best interests of the child by bringing to consideration the commonly taken-for-granted jurisprudential and ethical meanings and interpretations that are perhaps over-embedded and under-considered in the cliche-oriented notion of the best interests of the child. (Contains 11 footnotes.)
Preparing Counsellors for Interprofessional Collaboration through Supervision and Lateral Mentoring
Author: Arthur, Nancy
Date: 2010-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Mentors,Supervisor Supervisee Relationship,Counselor Training,Cooperation,Counselor Role,Professional Development,Foreign Countries

Interprofessional collaboration is emerging as a best practice in health care. For counsellors to work effectively alongside professionals from other disciplines, they need to be educated about the value of collaborative practice and the roles, responsibilities, and expertise that they bring to interprofessional teams. Supervision practices in counsellor education can be leveraged to help counsellors acquire competencies for learning with and from other professionals. The advantages and challenges of interprofessional supervision are discussed, offering suggestions for counsellor education. Lateral mentoring is introduced as a supervision practice through which students benefit from exposure to the perspectives of professionals from other disciplines. (Contains 1 table.)
Special Issue on Clinical Supervision: A Reflection
Author: Bernard, Janine M.
Date: 2010-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Models,Supervisor Supervisee Relationship,Counselor Training

This special issue about clinical supervision offers an array of contributions with disparate insights into the supervision process. Using a synergy of supervision model, the articles are categorized as addressing the infrastructure required for adequate supervision, the relationship dynamics endemic to supervision, or the process of delivering supervision. Three articles were found to span all three categories, and two focused on one aspect of clinical supervision. Beyond being placed within the synergy model, each article is discussed and future research questions are posed. The special issue reflects the range of topics in the supervision literature at large.
A Supervision of Solidarity
Author: Reynolds, Vikki
Date: 2010-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Therapy,Allied Health Personnel,Supervision,Social Justice,Social Discrimination,Ethics,Sustainability,Safety,Language Usage

This article illustrates an approach to therapeutic supervision informed by a philosophy of solidarity and social justice activism. Called a "Supervision of Solidarity", this approach addresses the particular challenges in the supervision of therapists who work alongside clients who are subjected to social injustice and extreme marginalization. It asks, "How can we as therapeutic supervisors support therapists to do this difficult work in the margins in ways that are in accord with our collective ethics? How can we (both therapists and their supervisors) experience sustainability and transformation collectively across time?" The article provides an example of this form of supervision, highlighting key aspects of the work.
Examining Supervisor and Supervisee Agreement on Alliance: Is Shame a Factor?
Author: Bilodeau, Cynthia
Date: 2010-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Counselor Training,Statistical Analysis,Supervisor Supervisee Relationship,Measures (Individuals),Participant Characteristics,Foreign Countries

This study examined the agreement of 31 supervisee-supervisor pairs on perceived strength of working alliance throughout 5 supervision sessions and on whether the alliance differed significantly in relation to supervisee shame-proneness. The Supervisory Working Alliance Inventory (Trainee and Supervisor versions) was used to measure the working alliance, and the Internalized Shame Scale was used to measure supervisee shame-proneness. Repeated measures analysis of variance revealed a lack of concordance between perceived alliance strength of supervisors and supervisees (F(1,29) = 12.70, p = 0.0013). No differences in alliance ratings were found in relation to shame-proneness. Implications for supervision are discussed. (Contains 1 table.)
Issues Supervising Family Violence Cases: Advocacy, Ethical Documentation, and Supervisees' Reactions
Author: McBride, Dawn L.
Date: 2010-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Family Violence,Social Action,Legal Responsibility,Ethics,Social Work,Advocacy,Supervisor Supervisee Relationship,Emotional Disturbances,Counseling Techniques,Counselor Training,Emotional Response,Cognitive Processes,Counselor Client Relationship

Selected clinical and ethical issues associated with providing supervision involving family violence cases are outlined. It is argued that supervisees helping clients with trauma histories require skills beyond learning how to process the trauma with their clients. Advocacy, social action, and coordinating case conferences are some of the nontypical counsellor skills supervisors may want to teach their supervisees, as some of these topics might not be taught in non-social work counsellor education programs. In addition, the necessity to coach supervisees on how to document trauma-based sessions in a way that balances various ethical and legal responsibilities is extensively discussed. The article concludes with concrete strategies to help supervisees manage their emotional reactions associated with processing stories of family violence. (Contains 1 figure.)
Magazine Picture Collage in Group Supervision
Author: Shepard, Blythe C.
Date: 2010-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Supervision,Counselor Training,Art Activities,Art Products,Periodicals,Visual Aids,Group Discussion,Females,Graduate Students

A magazine picture collage activity was used with three female counsellor education students as a vehicle to support them in processing their experience as counsellors in training. The use of magazine picture collage in group supervision is described, and the benefits and challenges are presented. The collages served as jumping-off points for group discussions on developing a sense of competency, a quest for answers, discovering their strengths, finding personal and professional balance, and moving towards the realities of the counselling profession. Collage work can provide an alternate medium in supervision to develop reflective analysis and self-exploration. (Contains 3 figures.)
Teachers' Sense of Self-Efficacy, English Proficiency, and Instructional Strategies: A Study of Nonnative EFL Teachers in Iran
Author: Eslami, Zohreh R.
Date: 2008-03-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Educational Strategies,Self Efficacy,Foreign Countries,English (Second Language),Language Proficiency,Language Teachers,Second Language Instruction,Teacher Attitudes,Teaching Methods,Teacher Effectiveness,Correlation,High Schools,Secondary School Teachers

This study examined the efficacy beliefs of nonnative English speaking (NNES) Iranian EFL teachers. EFL teachers' perceptions of their teaching efficacy in terms of personal capabilities to teach English as a Foreign Language (EFL) and their perceived English language proficiency level were examined. A modified version of the Teacher Sense of Efficacy Scale (Tschannen-Moran &amp; Woolfolk Hoy, 2001) was used to assess efficacy for management, engagement, and instructional strategies. Based on Chacon's (2005) study, two other subscales (self-reported proficiency and pedagogical strategies) were also used. The results showed that the teachers' perceived efficacy was positively correlated with self-reported English proficiency. The findings also revealed that the more efficacious the teachers felt, the more inclined they were to use communicative-based strategies. The study has implications for the preparation of NNES teachers and the support they need to develop their language proficiency, which in turn is related to their perceived self-efficacy. (Contains 4 tables and 1 note.)
Trends in Digital Media 2007
Author: Hanson-Smith, Elizabeth
Date: 2008-03-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Educational Trends,Trend Analysis,Computer Assisted Instruction,Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,Cooperation,Educational Technology

The world of CALL is changing rapidly, but there are three major trends that can be perceived as significant to language teaching and learning and likely to remain so over the next several years. This paper will discuss these trends--convergence, searchability, and collaboration--and offer examples of interesting websites that illustrate them. (Contains 4 figures.)
Blogging in the Language Classroom: It Doesn't "Simply Happen"
Author: Arena, Carla
Date: 2008-03-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Web Sites,Electronic Publishing,English (Second Language),Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,Teaching Methods,Best Practices,Audiences,Thinking Skills

Ideally, through blogs, students would create content and construct knowledge using the wonders of these publishing tools that abound online. The author definitely believes in the power of blogs to improve students' abilities while learning a second language, in her case, in an EFL context. However, blogging doesn't simply happen. The word has been spread about the potential of blogging for the language classroom, but there needs to be more than an idea to convince students that they can really profit from this tool on the read/write Web. This paper describes the importance of guiding students to use blogs (Web logs) for educational purposes. While blogs are commonly thought of as "simply happening," in fact, educators in a media literate world need to rethink and redefine best practices for using this tool.
Using Podcasts in the EFL Classroom
Author: Fox, Anne
Date: 2008-03-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Discussion,Classroom Communication,English (Second Language),Teaching Methods,Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,Radio,Handheld Devices,Learning Strategies,Listening Skills,Programming (Broadcast),Educational Technology

Talk-radio podcasts, such as "Absolutely Intercultural," which are not overtly pedagogical, can be much more than passive, extended listening practice. This paper describes two examples in which teachers have used the "Absolutely Intercultural" podcast and discusses the different levels of involvement possible with podcasts from listening to producing and how these are based on our current understanding of what constitutes effective learning approaches. This is a step-by-step guide, centering on pedagogical rather than technical issues, about how to involve target language podcasts in EFL teaching. (Contains 4 figures.)
Language Learners & Computer Games: From "Space Invaders" to "Second Life"
Author: Stanley, Graham
Date: 2008-03-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Video Games,Internet,Second Language Learning,Language Teachers,Second Language Instruction,Role Playing,Computer Simulation

The term serious game is often used to refer to "games used for training, advertising, simulation, or education." In this article, the authors use the term computer game in its broadest sense, believing it to encompass the broad spectrum of what is usually referred to now as all digital gaming (video games, console games, online games, etc.). They outline their presentation for the Webheads in Action Online Convergence (WiAOC2007, May 2007), which gave them the opportunity to explore the following broad areas involving the use of computer games with language learners: (1) Why language teachers should be interested in using games with learners; (2) What games can be used and how they can be used; (3) Console games; (4) Free online games; (5) Massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs); (6) Virtual worlds (especially Second Life); and (7) Alternate reality games (ARGs). A link to the original slide show from their presentation at WiAOC2007 is included.
Emerging Communities at BBC Learning English
Author: Chapman, Catherine
Date: 2008-03-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Drama,Web Sites,Electronic Publishing,Internet,English (Second Language),Second Language Learning,Computer Mediated Communication,Second Language Instruction,Electronic Learning,Writing (Composition),Programming (Broadcast)

This paper traces the development of the BBC Learning English [http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/] online community, focusing on tools such as e-mail discussion lists, message boards, comments boards, student/teacher blogs, competitions, and voting. It describes how relationships between the intermediate level users of all nationalities and the tools, the website and students with each other, have emerged and developed through the use of each feature at the site. It discusses the different types of community that have emerged around each tool, and how "BBC Learning English" practice has been influenced by the users. The live presentation also included an opportunity to explore "The Flatmates" [http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/flatmates/], an online language learning soap opera, and offered participants an opportunity to write an episode of their own. (Contains 4 figures.)Foreign Countries;
Writingmatrix: Connecting Students with Blogs, Tags, and Social Networking
Author: Stevens, Vance
Date: 2008-03-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Web Sites,Electronic Publishing,Adult Students,Foreign Countries,Social Networks,Computer Uses in Education,Cooperation,Cross Cultural Studies,Competence,Language Skills,English (Second Language),Computer Mediated Communication,Interpersonal Communication

This paper describes an extensive online project, Writingmatrix [http://writingmatrix.wikispaces.com], involving several key elements essential to collaboration in Web 2.0, such as aggregation, tagging, and social networking. Participant teachers in several different countries--Argentina, Venezuela, and Slovenia--had their adult students at various levels of English competency interact using blogs and other Web tools, including RSS feed readers and Technorati [http://technorati.com]. The teachers describe their respective settings, how they got their students started in communicating through blogging and social networking, and how in future they intend to expand the Writingmatrix experience. (Contains 3 figures.)
Open Educational Resources and Practices
Author: Blackall, Leigh
Date: 2008-03-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Educational Development,Educational Practices,Foreign Countries,Vocational Education,Educational Resources,Open Education,Courseware,Intellectual Property,Social Networks,Information Technology,Electronic Learning,Internet

This article looks at what constitutes an open educational resource and considers the issues and benefits to an educational institution that is moving to participate in open educational resource development and to adopt more open educational practices. It describes the initial steps in these directions being made by the Educational Development Centre at Otago Polytechnic, a tertiary educational and vocational training institution in Southern New Zealand. (The original, unedited version of this article is also available online at Blackall (2007b)). (Contains 3 figures.)