ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Stop Tobacco in Restaurants: Fifth Grade Students STIR City Hall
Author: Morris, Ronald Vaughan
Date: 2008-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Smoking,Academically Gifted,Service Learning,Public Health,Dining Facilities,Extracurricular Activities,Information Dissemination,Citizen Participation,Elementary School Students,City Government,Legislation

This article discusses a campaign called STIR: Stop Tobacco in Restaurants, that was started by fourth and fifth grade students. The goal was to end smoking in public places, including restaurants, bowling alleys, sports bars, and pool halls. For two years they motivated their peers, coordinated an information campaign to urge kids and adults to find out about the dangers of second-hand smoke, and they eventually succeeded in passing a city ordinance banning smoking in public places. The STIR campaign inspired student and adult adherents even outside of the community. The project helped students understand that they can work to change their community by using the legislative process. The students developed a democratic ethic that grew and matured through their experiences. The author stresses that students should have access to service-learning projects in which the focus is on improving and developing their community by doing real service and experiencing political efficacy skills. If the schools do not provide this type of experience, students need extra-curricular alternatives to provide them with crucial democratic political skills. The project provides an example to the field of gifted education of what students can and will do to learn, to make a difference, to earn the respect of peers and adults, and to make contributions to their community. (Contains 20 notes.)
Extra-Curricular Social Studies in an Open Air History Museum
Author: Morris, Ronald Vaughan
Date: 2008-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Gifted,Professional Personnel,Museums,Social Studies,Cultural Centers,Service Learning,Extracurricular Activities,Elementary School Students,Secondary School Students,Volunteers,History,School Community Programs,Historical Interpretation,Student Role,Student Attitudes

This article discusses extra-curricular social studies in an Open Air History Museum. Open Air History Museum, Conner Prairie Interpretive Park in Fishers, Indiana, is a cultural institution that encourages and supports talented students as they participate in an extra-curricular program. Ten-to sixteen-year-old youths &quot;apply for jobs&quot; as youth interpreters at Open Air History Museum, where they work to help adult or student visitors experience the site. With a professional staff of approximately 100 and over 250 part-time interpreters contributing to the operation of the private non-profit museum, Open Air History Museum is located in the suburban community adjacent to Indianapolis. Open Air History Museum presents a collection of people from a variety of social classes, including the average citizen, not just the extremes who are engaged in seasonal activities. Students find ways to supplement social studies understanding when they turn to extra-curricular social studies programs and experiences. Students may find extracurricular social studies programs after school through multiple contests. Other cultural institutions, such as historical societies, libraries, and museums, provide excellent creative extra-curricular social studies programs. (Contains 18 notes.)
A Decade of Plodding amongst the Plots: Service Learning as Recognizing the Contributions of Others in the Community
Author: Morris, Ronald Vaughan
Date: 2008-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Service Learning,Social Problems,Private Financial Support,Problem Solving,Citizen Participation,Local History,Field Trips,History Instruction,Death,Learning Activities,School Community Relationship,Community Study,Student Projects,Preservation,Elementary School Students,Elementary School Teachers

Service-learning projects help students make connections to their community and help them to think about civic participation. The projects can range from very simple short-term philanthropy to very complex direct involvement by the students across multiple years. Students learn both social problem-solving skills and academic knowledge through service-learning programs. Cemeteries hold large amounts of statistical data about the population and culture of the community. Students use this information to create knowledge about their community and interpret the data to determine more about life in the past in their area. Teachers have considered historical thinking in relationship with research done on cemeteries, and teachers use cemeteries with primary students in designing K-(what do you know?) W-(what do you want to know?) and L-(what did you learn?) experiences. In this article, the author discusses how students engaged in a civic service-learning project when they restored the Freedomland Cemetery. The students learned how they made a contribution by physically preserving the history of their community, and they learned the story of their community. (Contains 10 notes.)
The Youth Preservation League
Author: Morris, Ronald Vaughan
Date: 2008-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Architecture,Student Attitudes,Museums,Physical Environment,Public Libraries,Creative Activities,Citizenship Education,Investigations,Preservation,School Community Relationship,Inquiry,Standards,Elementary School Teachers

In the town of Madison, Indiana, the Mayor's Office started an initiative in 2000 called the Mayor's Eagles in partnership with Edward Eagleston Elementary School, known locally as the Eagles, using the historical expertise of Historic Madison, Inc., and the resources of the Madison Public Library. Through this program staff of Historic Madison, Inc., the Junior Preservation League introduces students to historic preservation, architecture, and Madison's built environment. Students tour historic buildings and, through a look-and-learn approach, are introduced to the many facets of historic preservation. This non-traditional way to look at Madison's architecture and design integrates creative activities to create fun and interesting ways of learning about old buildings, and encourages the community to develop pro-civic attitudes and actions in youthful citizens. The students meet every fortnight after school in the spring when they walk out of their classroom and into their community to investigate, learn, and share the results of their investigations. Based on inquiry, the students work within the community to determine the history of buildings in their area. The Junior Preservation League provides an important service-learning type of program for the community. The Junior Preservation League is important for teachers and museum educators because it provides an example for elementary students to learn about democratic and citizenship education in their own communities. (Contains 11 notes and 1 figure.)
Reading in the Digital Age: Using Electronic Books as a Teaching Tool for Beginning Readers
Author: Ciampa, Katia
Date: 2012-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Electronic Publishing,Educational Technology,Computer Assisted Instruction,Qualitative Research,Semi Structured Interviews,Participant Observation,Field Studies,Questionnaires,Pretests Posttests,Data Analysis,Student Attitudes,Reading Instruction,Grade 1,Reading Motivation,Reading Materials,Books,Beginning Reading,Constructivism (Learning),Reading Tests,Elementary School Teachers,Teacher Attitudes,Parent Attitudes,Parents

Beginning readers' motivation to read and the texts they choose to read impact on their literacy achievement and willingness to engage with reading activities in the primary years of schooling. This study investigated the eBook reading experiences of eight grade 1 students. Eight students were given ten 25-minute sessions with the software programs over 15 weeks. Qualitative data were collected from students, teachers, and parents through questionnaires, interviews, observations and field notes. The results suggest the promise of electronic books in enhancing the reading motivation of beginning readers. (Contains 2 figures.)
Professional Learning in a Digital Age
Author: Brooks, Charmaine
Date: 2012-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Web Based Instruction,Instructional Design,Influence of Technology,Web 2.0 Technologies,Educational Principles,Inservice Teacher Education,Models,Educational Trends,Educational Environment,Communities of Practice,Individualized Instruction,Constructivism (Learning),Educational Change,Teaching (Occupation),Educational Technology

While professional development (PD) has always been central to the teaching profession, increasingly traditional models of PD are out of step with contemporary ways of learning. Commiserate with the literature, we see the field moving along a continuum which reflects changes in what, how and when teachers learn. Following a brief sketch of the online teacher professional development (oTPD) field, we identify important considerations of emerging models of technology-mediated professional learning (TMPL). We posit the catalyst for the transformation of education, as envisioned by countless educational leaders, may lie in reimaging professional development as professional learning in a networked age. (Contains 2 tables, 1 figure and 2 footnotes.)
Perspectives on the Use of &quot;Anonymous&quot; Discussion Forums in Undergraduate Education Courses
Author: Bowen, G. Michael
Date: 2012-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Undergraduate Study,Preservice Teacher Education,Methods Courses,Secondary School Science,Social Environment,Web Based Instruction,Instructional Design,Student Attitudes,Web 2.0 Technologies,Blended Learning,Computer Mediated Communication,Distance Education,Electronic Learning,Discussion,Interviews,Observation,Discourse Analysis

This paper theorizes issues involved with conflicts between participation in on-line settings and real-world social commitments, such as has recently happened in schools with students using public discussion forums for classes. We problematize how real-world social commitments negatively affect participation in online learning environments frequently used in classrooms. Drawing on interviews with, observations by, and written submissions from our students who participated in &quot;hybrid&quot; courses using an approach where identity was concealed in online discussions from other class participants (but not from the instructors), we discuss implications of this issue for evaluating forum submissions by students. Our analysis uses a cultural-historical activity theory framework to conceptualize implications from this &quot;partially anonymous&quot; forum approach and the resultant changes in participation in the learning environment. (Contains 4 figures.)
Computer Applications in Counselor Education: Developing Cultural Competencies through Online Collaboration of Future School Counselors
Author: Ilieva, Vessela
Date: 2012-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Social Justice,School Counseling,Cooperation,Data Analysis,School Counselors,Web 2.0 Technologies,Counselor Training,Multicultural Education,Graduate Students,Culturally Relevant Education,Computer Mediated Communication,Skill Development,Advocacy,Computer Uses in Education,Assignments,Discussion

This study examined the applications of computer-mediated student collaboration in a graduate multicultural counseling course. The course work included a reflective cultural competency building assignment that utilized online communication and collaboration using a wiki to extend and improve students' multicultural counseling and social justice advocacy skills. The online assignment design was aligned with the current call for utilizing technology in the counseling profession. It further considered the needs of the future counselors, the current levels of exposure to and experience with available technology of the class members, and the opportunities for utilization of a variety of online-based tools to extend in-class and out-of-class discussions. Students' response to this new form of class work and communication confirmed the potential of the online component to other aspects of counselor preparation, and the data analysis showed that the computer-mediated assignment was a valuable addition to developing students' skills as multiculturally competent professionals. (Contains 2 tables.)
Reasons for High School Students to Mistrust Most People: A Study in the Context of Values Education
Author: Akbas, Oktay
Date: 2012-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Trust (Psychology),Student Attitudes,High School Students,Content Analysis,Sampling,Values Education,Semi Structured Interviews,Qualitative Research,Teaching Methods

This study aims to determine high school students' reasons for mistrust of other people. In this qualitative study, the data were collected through document analysis and semi-structured interviews. The study group was selected by using the purposeful sampling method of criterion sampling. 87 students in the study group were asked to complete open-ended questions and 10 were invited for interviews. The data collection techniques in the study were the open-ended form designed by the researcher and a semi-structured interview form. The content analysis showed that students did not trust other people as everyone thinks about their own self-interest, the human nature was not reliable, people today were different, people might disappoint, it was hard to know people, people did not keep secrets, and money controlled everyone. These findings were discussed in relation to values education and the recommendations were made for educational institutions.
A Qualitative Analysis of School Concept on Primary School Students
Author: Yildiz, S. Armagan
Date: 2012-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Student Attitudes,Content Analysis,Qualitative Research,Elementary School Students,Concept Teaching,Freehand Drawing,Case Studies,Classroom Observation Techniques,Interviews,Physical Environment,Place Based Education,Art Expression,Foreign Countries,Educational Attitudes

Child drawing, known as language of thinking, is as an effective tool of expression as written language. The use of paper, composition, and colors are meaningful for professionals. In this research, it is intended to determine the primary school students' perception of the school and schemas with their drawings of school. Case study which is one of the qualitative research methods is used in the research. Within the framework of this aim, 5 girls and 5 boys, totally 10 participants, whose ages change between 6 and 12, have taken part in the study. As data collection techniques, drawing a picture, observation, and interview methods have been used. The data gathered are analyzed through content analysis. According to the results of the research, participants perceive the school as a formal structure. As a concept, school is drawn with its rules and physical qualities. Personal differences between participants are reflected in terms of the composition and colors of the drawings.
The Relationship between Internet and Computer Game Addiction Level and Shyness among High School Students
Author: Ayas, Tuncay
Date: 2012-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Addictive Behavior,High School Students,Shyness,Internet,Correlation,Computer Games,Structural Equation Models,Psychological Patterns,Foreign Countries,Likert Scales

This study is conducted to determine the relationship between the internet and computer games addiction level and the shyness among high school students. The participants of the study consist of 365 students attending high schools in Giresun city centre during 2009-2010 academic year. As a result of the study a positive, meaningful, and high correlation between the internet addiction and the computer games addiction level was found. When the relationship between the shyness and the internet addiction and computer games addiction level is studied, another positive correlation is found, as well. In this study, fit indices obtained from the structural equation model which was established to determine the relationships among internet addiction, computer game addiction and shyness showed that the model was confirmed.
The Investigation of Relationship among Relational-Interdependent Self-Construal, Cyberbullying, and Psychological Disharmony in Adolescents: An Investigation of Structural Equation Modelling
Author: Cetin, Bayram
Date: 2012-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Measures (Individuals),Anxiety,Depression (Psychology),Psychology,Victims of Crime,Structural Equation Models,Correlation,Goodness of Fit,Bullying,Internet,Adolescents,High School Students,Victims,Stress Variables,Prediction

The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of relational-interdependent self-construal on cyberbullying and the effect of cyberbullying on psychological disharmony. Participants were 258 high school students. In this study, the Relational-Interdependent Self-Construal Scale, the Revised Cyberbullying Inventory, and the Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale were used. In correlational analysis, cyberbullying and cyber victimization were found negatively related to relational-interdependent self-construal. On the other hand, cyberbullying and cyber victimization were found positively related to depression, anxiety, and stress. The goodness of fit indices indicated that the model was fit. According to structural equation modelling (SEM) results, relational-interdependent self-construal predicted negatively cyberbullying, and cyberbullying predicted psychological disharmony in a positive way.
The Effect of Conflict Theory Based Decision-Making Skill Training Psycho-Educational Group Experience on Decision Making Styles of Adolescents
Author: Colakkadioglu, Oguzhan
Date: 2012-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Conflict,Theories,Adolescents,Decision Making Skills,Experimental Groups,Control Groups,Group Experience,Locus of Control,Coping,Measures (Individuals),Self Esteem,Grade 9

In this study, the effect of conflict theory based decision making skill training group applications on decision making styles of adolescents was investigated. A total of 36 students, including 18 students in experimental group and 18 students in control group, participated in the research. When assigning students to experimental group or control group, Decision Making Scale for Adolescents, Socio-Economic Status Scale, Problem Solving Inventory, Self-Esteem Scale, Locus of Control Scale, and Parental Style Inventory were used. While the experimental group participated in a psycho-educational based group application that was based upon Conflict Theory, the control group did not participate in any kind of application. The findings of the research indicated that decision making skill training group applications increased the self-esteem level of adolescents and the application of adaptive coping style, whereas there was a decline in the application of maladaptive coping style and this effect seemed to be long term.
Effect of the Creative Drama-Based Assertiveness Program on the Assertiveness Skill of Psychological Counsellor Candidates
Author: Gundogdu, Rezzan
Date: 2012-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Drama,Creative Activities,Assertiveness,Counselor Training,College Freshmen,Student Attitudes,Opinions,Program Effectiveness,Pretests Posttests,Foreign Countries

The purpose of this quasi-experimental research is to study the effects of the creative drama-based assertiveness program (CDBAP) on the assertiveness skill of Psychological Counselling and Guidance (PCG) department students. The opinions of experimental group students on the program were obtained through the CDBAP evaluation form. The sample of this research is the first year students attending in the PCG department of Aksaray University-Faculty of Education in the academic year 2010-2011. In this research &quot;Rathus Assertiveness Schedule (RAS)&quot; developed by Rathus and adopted into Turkish by Voltan-Acar was used in order to measure the dependent variables. The study was carried out with 23 students in total, including 12 in the experimental group and 11 in the control group. At the end of the CDBAP, which has been continued for 10 weeks, it was seen that the experimental group's assertiveness points raised from the pre-test towards the post-test and that it increased at a significant pace comparing to the control group's assertiveness points. On the other hand when the opinions regarding CDBAP were reviewed, it was seen that the program was effective and that the need for programs with such content comes into the picture. (Contains 1 table.)
Achievement Goal Orientations and Self Handicapping as Mediator and Moderator of the Relationship between Intrinsic Achievement Motivation and Negative Automatic Thoughts in Adolescence Students
Author: Kapikiran, Sahin
Date: 2012-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Achievement Need,Goal Orientation,Student Motivation,High School Students,Adolescents,Anxiety,Self Concept,Negative Attitudes,Student Behavior,Correlation,Regression (Statistics)

The main purpose of this study was to examine the mediator and moderator role of self-handicapping and achievement goal orientations variables on the relationship between negative automatic thoughts intrinsic achievement motivation in high school students. 586 high school students, ranging in age from 14 to 20 (M = 16.08), adolescence students attending different departments of the high school in Denizli participated in the study as subjects. The relationship between negative automatic thoughts and intrinsic achievement motivation was fully mediated by learning goal orientation. However, the relationship between negative automatic thoughts and intrinsic achievement motivation was partially mediated by self-handicapping. Hierarchical regression analysis indicated that self-handicapping and learning and performance goal orientations variables did not moderate the relationship between negative automatic thoughts and intrinsic achievement motivation.
A Qualitative Study on Change Management in Primary Schools Award Winning and Non-Award Winning Schools Case in Study of TQM
Author: Altunay, Esen
Date: 2012-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Educational Strategies,Foreign Countries,Decision Making Skills,Total Quality Management,Effective Schools Research,Awards,Administrative Change,Change Strategies,Organizational Change,Best Practices,Semi Structured Interviews,Administrator Attitudes,School Administration,Elementary Schools

The aim of this study was to determine the need of change in primary schools and to reveal out the principals' experiences during the change process by taking the total quality management practices into consideration and finally give suggestions according to the results of the study. In this study by employing qualitative research method, semi structured interview technique was preferred. The sample of the study was composed of the school principals whose schools both received and could not receive Total Quality Management Award during the 2009-2010 academic year in Bornova, Buca, Gaziemir, Karsiyaka provinces of Izmir. The findings of the study revealed out that teams were formed up, documents were prepared, but the teams in the schools that took awards worked more actively than the teams in schools that did not take any awards. The principals in the schools with awards mentioned that they were aware of the works of the teams and provided the required equipment for these teams. (Contains 1 table.)