ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Ways of Thinking Globalisation--Insights into a Currently Running Investigation of Students' Ideas of Globalisation
Author: Fischer, Sebastian
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Citizenship Education,Global Approach,Student Attitudes,Foreign Countries,Secondary School Students,Questionnaires,Data Analysis,Climate,Economic Change,Elementary School Students,Cultural Awareness,International Relations,International Cooperation,Power Structure,Telecommunications,Gender Differences,Interviews,Politics

The investigation is about which ideas ninth form students at grammar schools and secondary modern schools have about globalisation. It shall be investigated if the perception of and judgement on globalisation-connected contexts happens along social structure-specific patterns. At first, by way of a questionnaire, the field of ideas is supposed to be broadly recorded, a selection of interview partners based on the results of the questionnaire aims at a deeper analysis of the students´ ideas. Knowledge of these subjective preconditions for learning, as far as the topic of globalisation is concerned, is supposed to provide empirically-grounded hints for what curricula in the political-economic field of learning might look like. Apart from the education-political background, also the methodical outline of the investigation is described. This is followed by a presentation of the results of the analysis of the questionnaire.
The Resilience of Recently Graduated and Unemployed Dutch Academics in Coping with the Economic Crisis
Author: Dekker, Jeroen J. H.
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,College Graduates,Resilience (Psychology),Unemployment,Coping,Economic Climate,Financial Exigency,Surveys,Semi Structured Interviews,Emotional Response,Stress Management,Job Search Methods,Temporary Employment,Time Management,Positive Attitudes,Educational Attainment,Young Adults,Mixed Methods Research,Likert Scales,Economically Disadvantaged,Correlation,Statistical Analysis

Some years after the world-wide crisis starting in 2008, also many recently graduated Dutch academics were confronted with the problem of how to cope with getting a job. This article focuses on the coping strategies they use when searching after a job, spending the day, and coping with limited financial means. 91 graduated academics completed a survey and twelve more were interviewed. They exposed remarkable resilience in coping with their situation by using emotional and problem oriented coping strategies. Emotional oriented coping strategies resulted in the graduates being able to put their situation of being without a regular job into perspective, structuring their days rather easily, and being pleased with how they did it. Their problem-oriented coping strategies showed willingness to look for a job outside their field of study and below an academic level. Some respondents were willing to do unpaid work to get enrolled in the job market. The rather constructive way of coping can be explained partly by their relatively favourable financial position, mostly due to their temporary or side jobs, which also gave them a way to spend their days. Thus, the recently graduated academic job seekers perceived their economic situation in a rather positive way. Whether this was influenced by their level of education should be an important subject for more research.
Advantages of Computer Based Educational Technologies for Adult Learners
Author: Usun, Salih
Date: 2003-10-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Educational Technology,Adult Learning,Computer Managed Instruction,Influence of Technology,Computer Uses in Education,Computer Mediated Communication,Student Characteristics,Adult Education

This paper focuses on the adult education and adult learning characteristics, advantages of educational technology for adult learners; explains the using of computer based educational technologies such as; Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI), computer assisted interactive learning and Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC) in adult education; examines the advantages and suitability of these methods from the point of the adult learning characteristics.
Differences in Anxiety between IT Competent and Incompetent Malaysian Pre-Service Teachers: Can a Discrete IT Course Taught in a Constructivist Learning Environment Solve This Problem?
Author: Luan, Wong Su
Date: 2003-10-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Anxiety,Computer Literacy,Preservice Teachers,Information Technology,Constructivism (Learning),Teaching Methods,Comparative Analysis,Education Courses,Computer Uses in Education,Pretests Posttests,Questionnaires

The purpose of the study was to determine if teaching a discrete course in a constructivist learning environment could reduce the level of anxiety towards Information Technology (IT) among pre-service teachers who perceived themselves as IT competent (Group 1) and IT incompetent (Group 2). The study also sought to investigate if the anxiety level gap between Group 1 and Group 2 could be reduced through this method of teaching. Participants who were from Group 2 showed significantly positive changes in terms of their anxiety level after completing the course. Pretest results showed that participants who were IT competent had significantly lower level of anxiety towards IT. While the posttest results showed no differences between Groups 1 and 2 by the end of the course. The results indicated that participants who perceived as IT incompetent benefited more from the course compared to those who perceived themselves as IT competent. The results also suggested that infusing constructivism into a discrete IT course can reduce the anxiety level among participants who perceived themselves as IT incompetent.
Using Internet on the Way of Scientific Literacy
Author: Macaroglu, Esra
Date: 2003-10-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Internet,Scientific Literacy,Preservice Teachers,Preservice Teacher Education,Elementary School Science,Methods Courses,Scientific Principles,Scientific Methodology,Teacher Responsibility,Teacher Role,Student Role,Student Responsibility,Student Teacher Attitudes,Knowledge Base for Teaching,Field Experience Programs,Models

In recent education reform policies of different countries, scientific literacy was set as the national goal for science education. Understanding how science itself and scientists really work, in other words, understanding the nature of science is necessary to reach the desired scientific literacy level. Students also need to understand the components of nature of science such as scientific inquiry to reach that literacy level. The nature of science is also a useful tool to change teachers' views of learning and teaching. Brickhouse (1989) argues that how teachers perceive teaching and learning and how they really teach are influenced with their understanding of the nature of science. Specific instructional behaviors, activities, and decisions implemented within the context of a lesson are the most important variables that influence students' understanding of the nature of science. Therefore, teachers themselves need to have adequate understanding of the nature of science. For this study a cohort of 24 pre-service elementary teachers enrolled in elementary science methods course at a large Northeastern University served as research participants. This study examined pre-service elementary teachers' understandings of the nature of science-scientific inquiry and its role in school science via document analysis. Findings of this research illustrated that pre-service teachers understanding of nature of scientific knowledge became centered on perceptions about scientific inquiry. That is, they perceived scientific inquiry as a means to add more products to existing body of scientific knowledge. In conclusion, the prospective elementary teachers in this study perceived that both scientists and learners use scientific inquiry in the development of scientific knowledge.
Electronic Publishing and Academic Dialogue between Academicians via Online Journals in the New Millennium: A Case of &quot;TOJDE&quot;
Author: Demiray, Ugur
Date: 2003-04-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Electronic Publishing,Academic Discourse,Case Studies,Relevance (Education),Distance Education,Periodicals,Definitions,Fundamental Concepts,Classification,Barriers,Ethics,Scholarship,Organizational Effectiveness,Institutional Mission,Educational History,Foreign Countries

This study aims to discuss electronic scholarly publishing and dialogue an academicians in the millennium. There are three main part of this presentation. In the first part focuses on some concepts dealt with electronic publishing and advantages and disadvantages its. The needs of dialog of the academicians are mentioned in the second part of the presentation. In the third part of the study is touched a case of &quot;TOJDE's&quot; three-year experience (&quot;The Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education&quot;). In this part history and some fact figures and data are placed. Method of the study based on Content analyse. As a result it can be underlined that academicians should use this new medium much more than before and traditional printed journals.
Learning Management System Developed at the Eastern Mediterranean University
Author: Aybay, Isik
Date: 2003-04-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Integrated Learning Systems,Distance Education,Electronic Learning,Universities,Comparative Analysis

Distance education programs are becoming more common in traditional higher education institutions. Some universities are offering courses from their online programs to on-campus students, while others are establishing special programs for their students. Learning Management Systems (LMS) are essential for content development and management of such programs. This paper discusses the Eastern Mediterranean University Learning Management System (EMU-LMS) developed while the EMU-Online program was offered to on-campus students, outlining both technical details, and administrative issues.
The Factors That Affect Computer Assisted Education Implementations in the Chemistry Education and Comparison of Traditional and Computer Assisted Education Methods in REDOX Subject
Author: Morgil, Inci
Date: 2003-10-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Computer Assisted Instruction,Chemistry,College Science,Science Instruction,Conventional Instruction,Comparative Analysis,Instructional Effectiveness,Pretests Posttests,Computer Attitudes,Cognitive Style,Spatial Ability,College Students,Foreign Countries

The objective of the research is to learn if learning level of the university students in redox subject of chemistry education change when they use traditional learning method and computer supported method, and to compare these two methods by measuring their success through pre- test and final test. And also some factors that may affect the students and the implementations such as attitudes of the students towards computer their geometrical imagination capabilities, learning methods were searched. With this aim the students are divided into control and experiment group randomly. After the applications, it is observed that these factors (attitudes towards computer, geometrical imagination capability and learning styles) did not affect the student success so much. Above these, after the computer assisted applications it is observed that in the control group there is a difference about % 48 between pre and post tests. Also, it is observed that the geometrical imagination capabilities of the control group students are better than the experiment group. But in spite of these, it is observed that, in the experiment group, the increase in the success is more than the control group.
The Value of Bukit Kepong as an Educational Film: A Research
Author: Mahmud, Rosnaini Hj.
Date: 2003-04-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Educational Media,Films,Educational Research,Criticism,Value Judgment,Instructional Material Evaluation,Inservice Teacher Education,Student Surveys,Questionnaires,Interviews,Content Analysis,Educational Technology,Foreign Countries

Before the birth of multimedia, films were the major media that could combine audio, visual, movement, color and three-dimensional effects in one presentation. Although its inception was as an entertainment media but researchs found that films could be used as an instructional tool. In this research &quot;Bukit Kepong&quot; (1980), a locally-produced film, was subjected to a critical examination in terms of its value as an educational film. The main aims of the research were to identify the educational values potrayed in &quot;Bukit Kepong&quot; and to evaluate it as an educational film. 80 in-service teachers were the research respondents. Data were gathered through a triangulation approach: a survey (questionnaire), an elite interview and film narrative content analysis. Research findings showed that although &quot;Bukit Kepong&quot; was not produced specifically as an educational film it could be utilized as an instructional media for many educational values were embedded in it.
Virtual Reality in Engineering Education: A CIM Case Study
Author: Erenay, Ozan
Date: 2003-04-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Engineering Education,Case Studies,Theory Practice Relationship,Concept Teaching,Computer Simulation,Technology Uses in Education,Courseware,Teaching Methods,College Programs,Man Machine Systems,Foreign Countries

Instructors in technical schools, polytechnics, and universities of technology must continually help students find the links between theory and practice. Students often don't recognize the links among the various subjects they study, or the links among the various tasks they perform as they study. It is well known that students learn best by doing. This is especially true in science education where important concepts within the curriculum are acquired through experimentation and manipulation. Virtual Reality (VR) helps instructors motivate students to discover those essential links in a fresh, exciting educational environment which develops well-rounded thinking and real-world behaviors. VR has been shown to be an effective way of teaching difficult concepts to learners. VR system has been described in this paper. Applications of VR in education are discussed and a case study is given for the Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) course in Eastern Mediterranean University Mechanical Engineering Department.
Students' Developments at Computer Courses under the Constructivist Approach
Author: Isman, Aytekin
Date: 2003-07-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Student Development,Constructivism (Learning),Pretests Posttests,Gender Differences,Family Characteristics,Educational Attainment,Access to Computers,Access to Information,Undergraduate Students,Questionnaires,Computer Science Education,Teaching Methods,Academic Achievement,Foreign Countries

This research study examined the differences of students' improvements for computer courses while they have get constructivist based teaching-learning process with measuring their attitudes during the period of beginning of the term and end of the term. Today's learning-teaching process becomes technology based and provides students to catch constructed knowledge with their experiences. This requires mentioning and analyzing the performance of the students towards their courses and giving further information in order to enhance productivity of teaching-learning process. Constructivism creates a light to educational context by presenting a chance to increase the efficient outcomes at educational process. On the other hand, constructivism is a new dimension to provide motivational, multiple perspectives to people with removing from the lacknesses of behaviorism.
Can Resilience Be Built through a Citizenship Education Curriculum?
Author: Print, Murray
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Resilience (Psychology),Citizenship Education,Unemployment,Coping,Well Being,Curriculum Development,Civics,Capacity Building,Skill Development,Values Education

The global financial crisis has impacted upon the way of life of young Europeans with great severity. Across most European countries youth unemployment has remained stubbornly high for many years, compounding the effects of the crisis on the social and psychological well-being of young people. Given that crises are highly likely to occur in the future are there ways to help prepare young people to build resilience to meet an unpredictable future? For a long-term approach to building youth resilience the role of the school is highly significant. Consequently this article asks--what are the elements in a school curriculum that can build resilience for times of crisis? The article explores the case of the Australian Curriculum: Civics and Citizenship as a possible approach to building resilience amongst school students. The curriculum identifies knowledge, skills and values that students may acquire through this curriculum that build resilience.
Active Citizenship in University Education: Lessons Learnt in Times of Crisis
Author: Papadiamantaki, Yiouli
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Higher Education,Foreign Countries,Universities,Educational Policy,Citizenship Education,Citizen Participation,Case Studies,Teaching Methods,Student Behavior,Concept Formation,College Students

Despite the fact that historically the university has been the par excellence locus for the discussion of public issues and the formation of citizens, current European Union education policies promote and foster citizenship in secondary education, while the civic dimension of higher education is less prominent. This paper presents the case study of a small peripheral Greek university, which provides for the teaching of citizenship, through a dedicated taught module. According to the analysis a strategy of exposure to current problems, heightened due to the crisis in Greece, has affected students' behaviour and their understanding of the concept of &quot;active citizenship&quot; as promoted by European Union policy. Finally implications are drawn for the prospect of promoting active citizenship through university education.
Communication Barriers in Distance Education
Author: Isman, Aytekin
Date: 2003-10-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Communication Problems,Barriers,Distance Education,Online Courses,Teaching Methods,Role,Teacher Student Relationship

Communication is a key concept as being the major tool for people in order to satisfy their needs. It is an activity which refers as process and effective communication requires qualified communication with the elimination of communication barriers. As it is known, distance education is a new trend by following contemporary facilities and tools about teaching-learning process by embracing the technological improvements. Besides getting effective communication with traditional context, online courses become new options in order to catch flexibility. It is important that establishing the effective communication process depends on elimination obstacles during communication process. Therefore, being aware about communication barriers on distance education makes people to be more productive at their roles.
Education in Responsibility in Order to Secure Human Rights in Times of Crisis
Author: Merrigan, Michaël
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Citizenship Education,Civil Rights,Citizenship Responsibility,Ethics,Ethical Instruction,Democratic Values,Foreign Countries,Financial Exigency,Moral Issues,Legal Responsibility,Trust Responsibility (Government),Democracy

Education in and awareness about human rights is generally seen as one of the less contentious elements of citizenship education. However, it would seem that, for the concept of human rights to have a real impact in today's world, theoretical knowledge of human rights standards should be complemented by an understanding of the ethical concept of individual responsibility. This concept could, moreover, prove to be a valuable tool in conceiving creative answers to some of the consequences of the crisis Europe has been facing. This crisis has affected especially the protection and realisation of socio-economic rights, as many States were left with increasingly less budgetary space to meet increasingly urgent societal demands. Over the last few decades, and already prior to the current crisis, many have called for a greater stress on &quot;duties and responsibilities,&quot; as it was perceived that &quot;rights-talk&quot; alone did not provide all the answers. From a legal perspective, as well as from the side of human rights advocacy groups, however, these appeals were often met with scepticism and hostility. In answer to the often justified criticism, it is essential to make a distinction between the &quot;legal,&quot; the &quot;moral&quot; and the &quot;ethical&quot; realms. While an unnuanced greater focus on moral duties is potentially dangerous, education based on the proposed notion of ethical &quot;responsibility&quot; would seem, on the contrary, essential for the survival of human rights and, hence, of the democratic society.
Differences between Elementary and Secondary Preservice Science Teachers' Perceived Efficacy Beliefs and Their Classroom Management Beliefs
Author: Savran, Ayse
Date: 2003-10-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Classroom Techniques,Self Efficacy,Preservice Teachers,Student Teacher Attitudes,Elementary School Science,Secondary School Science,Attitude Measures,Likert Scales,Self Concept Measures,Correlation,Preservice Teacher Education,Foreign Countries,Factor Analysis

Teacher efficacy has been one of the few variables consistently related to positive teaching behavior and student outcomes. Teacher efficacy can also be related with teacher's classroom management approaches (Henson, 2001). The purpose of this study was to assess differences between Turkish elementary and secondary preservice teachers' science teaching efficacy and classroom management beliefs. Data in this study were collected from a total number of 646 preservice teachers enrolled in elementary and secondary science teacher education programs in Turkey using Science Teaching Efficacy Belief Instrument (STEBI-B) (Enochs &amp; Riggs, 1990) and the Attitudes and Beliefs on Classroom Control (ABCC) Inventory (Martin, Yin, &amp; Baldwin, 1998). Results indicated that secondary preservice teachers were more efficacious than the elementary counterparts on the two dimensions of the STEBI-B. However, all participants were found to be more interventionist on the instructional management and non-interventionist on the people management. In addition, analyses were not revealed any significant gender and education level differences on the subscales of the ABCC Inventory.