ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Benefiting from Listening in Vocabulary Development
Author: Bulut, Berker
Date: 2017-12-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Vocabulary Development,Listening,Control Groups,Experimental Groups,Listening Skills,Listening Comprehension,Pretests Posttests,Teaching Methods,Intermode Differences,Vocabulary Skills,Instructional Effectiveness,Grade 4,Foreign Countries,Statistical Analysis,Elementary School Students

In this research, the effect of active listening training given to fourth grade students on their vocabulary was examined. Pre-test--post-test control group trial model, which is one of the semi-experimental trial models, was used. Besides, &quot;Vocabulary Test&quot; developed by the researcher was applied to experimental and control groups before the experimental implementations. The students in the experimental group were given a weekly two-hour-course of active listening training for eight weeks. The students in the control group were provided the materials forming the content of active listening training but they were made to study these materials with a weekly two-hour-course by traditional listening practice for eight weeks. At the end of the experiment, the test introduced as pre-test was also used as post-test in order to assess the differences between the groups. As the findings obtained from the research were analyzed, it was seen that active listening training positively contributed to vocabulary development levels of fourth grade students. Together with this, the other conclusion obtained from the research was that the students' listening comprehension achievement contributed to learning new words.
Comparison of Power, Velocity and Force Parameters during Loaded Squat Jump Exercise in the Handball and Arm Wrestling Players
Author: Can, Ibrahim
Date: 2017-12-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Athletics,Team Sports,Comparative Analysis,Exercise Physiology,Body Weight,Motion,Body Height,Physical Characteristics,Kinetics,Physical Fitness,Athletes,Foreign Countries,Young Adults

The purpose of this study was to compare power, velocity and force parameters during loaded squat jump (SJ) exercise in the handball and arm wrestling players. In accordance with this purpose, ten arm wrestling athletes from the Turkish National Team (age: 20,7 ± 3,05 years; height: 175,2 ± 5,55 cm; weight: 71,7 ± 8,17 kg) who had ranks in competitions at World and Europe Am Wrestling Championships and ten handball players (age: 23,0 ± 4,00 years; height: 182,3 ± 6,06 cm; weight: 77,8 ± 11,3 kg) who competed at Turkish handball 1st league participated voluntarily in this study. Subjects were performed loaded SJ exercise using a load equals to 40% of their body weight and obtained the power, velocity and force values using an isoinertial measurement system (T-Force Dynamic Measurement System). For data analysis, descriptive statistic and Mann Whitney-U analyses were used. According to analysis results, there was a statistically significant difference between jump velocity during loaded SJ of handball players and arm wrestling athletes (p &lt; 0.05). Accordingly, arm wrestling athletes have better jump velocity than handball players in terms of mean velocity (MV) and peak velocity (PV). In addition, it was obtained that there was not a statistically significant difference between handball and arm wrestling players in terms of mean force (MF), mean propulsive force (MPF), peak force (PF), peak power (PP), mean propulsive power (MPP), mean power (MP), time and moving distance to barbell bar during loaded SJ (p &gt; 0.05). Consequently, jump ability is a crucial performance indicator in many sports that require explosive actions and the lower-body muscular power. However, it is not a true approach that athletes competing at sport branches which jump ability is an important performance indicator can display a better performance during loaded SJ.
Teacher&apos;s Views Regarding the Place of Children&apos;s Literature in First Language Education
Author: Sinan, Ahmet Turan
Date: 2017-12-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Childrens Literature,Teacher Attitudes,Native Language Instruction,Qualitative Research,Interviews,Turkish,Phenomenology,Word Frequency,Aesthetics,Reading Habits,Standard Spoken Usage,Cultural Literacy,Creativity,Life Satisfaction,Change Strategies,Foreign Countries

Children's literature is the totality of spoken and written products formed with an aesthetic concern that contribute to the development, interests, needs, pleasure, emotions and ideas of individuals between the ages of 2-15. Defects and deficiencies that can be seen in the works of children's literature--which directly contribute to the developmental fields and the talents of children regarding understanding and telling, comprehension and interpreting--will cause troubles to emerge when addressing to the aforementioned properties. This research aims to determine the views of Turkish language teachers regarding the power and efficiency of the children's literature products and the acquisition of these properties. The research was conducted by employing a one-on-one interview according to a qualitative research approach. The study group participating in this research study comprised of 14 Turkish language teachers who work in Elazig city center. A descriptive content analysis was used to evaluate the views of these Turkish teachers. Frequency and percentage distributions were then determined from these findings. The study findings show that the views of the participators regarding the efficiency of the children's literature products resembled one another other in terms of different variables. Additionally, some views were determined regarding the need for including original works of art, cultural codes and more concretization.
Examination of the Burnout Levels of Basketball Players in Terms of Gender, Age and Experience
Author: Toros, Turhan
Date: 2017-12-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Gender Differences,Age Differences,Experience,Team Sports,Burnout,Predictor Variables,Emotional Experience,Likert Scales,Exercise Physiology,Fatigue (Biology),Sport Psychology,Foreign Countries,Measures (Individuals),Athletes,Statistical Analysis,Young Adults

The purpose of this study is to examine the burnout levels of basketball players in terms of gender, age and experience. A total of 270 (124 female and 146 male) basketball players (age mean x = 23.07 ± 1.28 years) participated in the study. Maslach's Burnout Inventory was developed by Maslach and Jackson (1981) and adapted to Turkish by Ergin (1992) was used to measure the burnout levels of basketball players for collecting data. The data were analyzed with SPSS program. The Cronbach's alpha coefficient was calculated to test the internal consistency of the scale. The Mann-Whitney U test was used for paired group comparisons. The Kruskal Wallis H test was used for the multiple group comparisons. When Mann Whitney U test results were examined, Emotional Exhaustion (p = 0.063, p &gt; 0.05), Depersonalization (p = 0.498, p &gt; 0.05) and Personal Accomplishment (p = 0.599, p &gt; 0.05), there was no significant difference between male and female basketball players according to gender. According to Kruskall Wallis H test results, the variables of emotional exhaustion (p = 0.162, p &gt; 0.05), Depersonalization (p = 0.319, p &gt; 0.05) and Personal Accomplishment (p = 0.284, p &gt; 0.05) no significant difference was observed. According to Kruskall Wallis H test results, there was no significant difference in Personal Accomplishment (p = 0.674, p &gt; 0.05) sub-dimensions according to experience variable. However, significant differences were found in the subscales of Emotional Exhaustion (p = 0.002, p &lt; 0.05) and Depersonalization (p = 0.033, p &lt; 0.05) compared to the experience variable. As a result, the level of burnout is important for the experience of basketball players.
The Relationship between Multimodal Literacy of Pre-Service Teachers and Their Perception of Self-Efficacy in Critical Reading
Author: Ulu, Hacer
Date: 2017-12-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Correlation,Multiple Literacies,Preservice Teachers,Student Attitudes,Self Efficacy,Critical Reading,Measures (Individuals),Factor Analysis,Factor Structure,Foreign Countries,Multiple Regression Analysis,Elementary School Teachers,Grade 2,Grade 3

The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between the multimodal literacy of pre-service teachers and their perception of self-efficacy in critical reading. At the same time, it is to what extent their multimodal literacy levels predict their perception of self-efficacy in critical reading. 337 students were chosen via convenience sampling for this study which was designed on the basis of relational survey model. The data which is needed to answer the relevant questions in our study was collected by means of Multimodal Literacy Scale (Bulut, Ulu and Kan, 2015) and Critical Reading Self-Sufficiency Perception Scale (Karadeniz, 2014). The analyses of the data collected were conducted through Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient analysis technique and multiple regression analysis technique. In view of the results we have obtained in this study, multimodalness is a strong predictive of self-efficacy perception in critical reading (R=0.517; R2=0.267) [F(3.336)=40.483, p?0.000). The dimension of expressing oneself using multimodal structures (r=0.362), interpretation of the contents presented in multimodal structures (r=0.466) and preferring multimodal structures (r=0.209) has a positive and significant effect on critical reading self-efficacy perception.
To Explore the Research and Development Competence and School-to-Work Transition for Hospitality Students
Author: Ko, Wen-Hwa
Date: 2017-12-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Hospitality Occupations,Education Work Relationship,Research and Development,Competence,Social Theories,Positive Attitudes,Self Efficacy,Work Attitudes,Career Choice,Undergraduate Students,Foreign Countries,Occupational Aspiration

This research focuses on the research and development competence and school-to-work transition on occupation selection for hospitality students with the use of social cognitive career theory. The positive attitude construct is the most identifiable for the research and development competences. For the school-to-work constructs, the most identifiable is the construct of learning and exploration, while the most identifiable among the self-efficacy constructs is the personal work attitude construct. The students' research and development competence and school-to-work transition to occupation selection are revealed. While the expectation result of professional competence is not significant; the others show significantly positive impact.
The Effects of Secondary School Administrators&apos; Servant Leadership Behaviors on Teachers&apos; Organizational Commitment
Author: Türkmen, Fatma
Date: 2017-12-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Secondary Schools,School Administration,Teacher Administrator Relationship,Secondary School Teachers,Administrators,Leadership Styles,Administrator Behavior,Teacher Attitudes,Statistical Analysis,Gender Differences,Marital Status,Status,Foreign Countries

The purpose of this research is to examine the effects of secondary school administrators' servant leadership behavior on teachers' organizational commitment. This research was designed based on the relational screening model. The population of the study consists of 753 secondary school teachers. 438 teachers from the total population participated in the study. In the analysis of the data, descriptive statistics such as percent, frequency, arithmetic mean, standard deviation and other statistical techniques such as ANOVA, t-test, and regression analysis were used. According to the research findings, school administrators have some modest and responsible managerial, empowerment and forgiveness behaviors. Teachers' level of adaptation of organizational commitment is moderate and is found to be at a high level in the sub-dimension of identification and internalization. Teachers' views on organizational commitment do not differ according to gender, marital status or seniority. Teachers' views of school administrators on servant leadership behaviors do not differ according to their marital status but differ according to their gender and seniority.
Examining the Impact of Confucian Values on Leadership Preferences
Author: Schenck, Andrew
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Confucianism,Leadership Styles,Values,Asian Culture,Cultural Differences,Transformational Leadership,Western Civilization,Correlation,Statistical Analysis,Higher Education,College Faculty,Teacher Attitudes,Cross Cultural Studies,Interpersonal Relationship,Governance,College Administration,Instructional Leadership,Foreign Countries,Surveys

Although transformational or democratic leadership strategies provide potential to improve educational institutions, implementation has been problematic in Confucian countries. While the impact of cultural differences on leadership and education has been well documented, little research has been performed to understand how these differences impact the implementation of Western leadership styles. Contemporary research has identified some conceptual differences that impact new leadership approaches in Confucian countries. This study examined relationships between traditional Confucian values and leadership preferences. Associations between variables were investigated through statistical correlation, as well as cross-cultural comparison of a Confucian and Western higher educational context. In general, statistical inquiry revealed fundamental differences between South Korean and American professors' perceptions. Korean virtues tend to emphasize cohesion and acceptance of authority, while American values reflect a concentration of interpersonal interaction. Because novel forms of governance can contradict traditional Confucian values, innovative educational programs may be needed to facilitate understanding of new techniques and necessary adaptations. Comprehensive analysis of differences between South Korean and American institutions has provided insights which may enhance leadership in Confucian settings.
The Cost of Color in Public Education--An Examination of Disproportionate Suspensions
Author: Cagle, Jack F.
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Public Education,Disproportionate Representation,Suspension,Minority Group Students,Classroom Techniques,Discipline,High School Students,Rural Schools,African American Students,Comparative Analysis,Statistical Analysis,Likert Scales,Secondary School Teachers,Teacher Surveys,Student Surveys,Citizenship,Constitutional Law,Mixed Methods Research,White Students

A decade of research on school discipline has made society keenly aware of the &quot;elephant in the room.&quot; Overwhelmingly, Black students are &quot;wounded&quot; permanently when they are suspended over and over for offenses that are overlooked when their white counterparts commit the same infraction. Since Black students are suspended frequently, where do they go during the day? They revert back to their neighborhoods where supervision is scarce; ultimately, many of these suspended Black students commit crimes that eventually introduce them to the juvenile justice system (Skiba et al., 2011). The focus of this study is to investigate why Black students are suspended more than white students in a rural high school in the center of North Carolina. Skiba and Sprague (2008) indicate that out-of-school suspensions may have adverse effects on student outcomes and the learning climate. Because suspensions are disproportionately issued to minority students, some researchers believe that minority students are segregated based on discipline, and are thus denied equal protection under the 14th Amendment (Skiba et al., 2011). Research suggests that suspensions have a limited effect on the behavior modification and stifles student achievement (Fenning et al., 2012; Michail, 2011; Teasley &amp; Miller, 2011). This study may benefit not only my school system but also other school systems, which may create or revise policies based upon the results. Administrators may even decide to implement similar alternatives to suspension programs in their school district. Teachers may use this study to reflect on their own practices in districts across the state.
Organizational Cultural Theory and Research Administration Knowledge Management
Author: Lehman, Dwayne W.
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Organizational Culture,Organizational Theories,Research Administration,Knowledge Management,Theory Practice Relationship,Higher Education,Delphi Technique,College Administration,Administrators,Administrator Surveys,Data Analysis

The administration and management of sponsored projects spans many levels within an institution of higher education. Research administration professionals require an operational understanding of a complex and intertwined set of disciplines that include project management, finance, legal, ethics, communication, and business acumen. The explicit knowledge needed for research administration is visible in work processes, policies, procedures and organized knowledge repositories. The implicit, or tacit knowledge required for the profession is much more difficult to externalize, codify, store and share. The management of this knowledge is greatly affected by the culture of the organization where the person works and the research administration community of practice. By applying organizational culture theory to the research administration profession and exploring shared artifacts, espoused beliefs and values, and basic underlying assumptions, barriers and opportunities for knowledge management initiatives are realized. Creating and sustaining a knowledge-sharing community involves establishing knowledge leaders in organizations that exhibit the ideals, beliefs and principles of the profession, allocating opportunities for research administration professionals to communicate and share, utilizing dynamic information systems, and establishing metrics for knowledge management initiatives.
Student Teachers&apos; Capacity and Willingness to Teach Financial Literacy in Flanders
Author: De Moor, Lieven
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Teaching Methods,Money Management,Literacy,Student Teacher Attitudes,Secondary School Teachers,Student Surveys,Teacher Education Programs,Educational Change,Foreign Countries,Guidelines,Regression (Statistics)

The purpose of this article is to assess the student teachers' capacity and willingness to teach financial literacy in Flanders via on-site paper surveys of 368 final-year teacher education students. We argue that the Flemish teacher education program needs to be revised to introduce financial education in secondary schools. We find that revisions to the program can improve student teachers' capacity and increase their willingness to teach for financial literacy. Moreover, student teachers support such reforms. Thus, policymakers and researchers can use this article as a guideline for revising teacher education programs with respect to financial education.
Review of Family Financial Decision Making: Suggestions for Future Research and Implications for Financial Education
Author: Kim, Jinhee
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Money Management,Decision Making,Family (Sociological Unit),Counseling Techniques,Family Income,Family Financial Resources,Spouses,Sex Role,Gender Differences,Children,Problem Solving,Conflict Resolution,Socialization,Expenditures

This article reviews the theories and literature in intrahousehold financial decisions, spousal partners and financial decision making, family system and financial decision process, children, and financial decisions. The article draws conclusions from the literature review and discusses directions for future research and educational programs. Most financial education and counseling takes place at the individual level, whereas financial decisions take place at household and intrahousehold levels. Family members, spouses/partners, children, and others play a key role in individuals' financial decisions. The article proposes the key programmatic implications for financial professionals and educators that need to be integrated into financial education and counseling. Understanding the unique dynamics of family financial decision making would help create effective educational and counseling strategies for the whole families.
More and Better Grant Proposals? The Evaluation of a Grant-Writing Group at a Mid-Sized Canadian University
Author: Wiebe, Natasha G.
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Grants,Program Proposals,Proposal Writing,Researchers,Social Science Research,Writing Workshops,Universities,College Faculty,Program Effectiveness,Surveys

Obtaining external funding has become increasingly difficult for Canadian researchers in the social sciences and humanities. Our literature review suggests that grant-writing groups and workshops make an important contribution to increasing both applications for external funding and success in funding competitions. This article describes an 8-month grant-writing group for 14 social scientists in a mid-sized Canadian university. The goal was to increase applications and successes in funding competitions. The group integrated several strategies perceived by Porter (2011b) to encourage more and better grant proposals: offering &quot;homegrown&quot; workshops that were ongoing rather than occasional, sharing successful proposals, coaching and editing, bringing together emerging researchers with established ones, and placing participants in reviewers' shoes. These strategies were combined in a series of monthly sessions that required participants to write each section of a grant proposal and share it with others for feedback. Participants perceived this approach to work well; it appeared to provide useful feedback and examples, and develop a sense of accountability and community. The number of applications submitted for funding increased 80% from the funding cycle just prior to the group (2013-2014) to the funding cycle during or immediately after the group (2015-2016). The rate of success in obtaining funds from internal and external grant submissions increased from 33% to 50% over this same time period. The greatest increase in submissions and success were experienced by emerging and alternative academic researchers. From their program evaluation, authors conclude that grant-writing groups are a useful way to build researcher confidence and commitment to submitting proposals to funding competitions and contribute to success, especially for researchers with limited experience in such competitions.
The Relationship between Credit Card Use Behavior and Household Well-Being during the Great Recession: Implications for the Ethics of Credit Use
Author: Hunter, Jennifer L.
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Credit (Finance),Consumer Economics,Well Being,Family (Sociological Unit),Economic Climate,Probability,Regression (Statistics),Multivariate Analysis,Ethics

This article uses a random digit dial probability sample (N = 328) to examine the relationship between credit card use behaviors and household well-being during a period of severe economic recession: The Great Recession. The ability to measure the role of credit card use during a period of recession provides unique insights to the study of credit behavior because of the knowledge that all respondents have the same macroeconomic constraint. Framed by the assumptions of the permanent income hypothesis and the life-cycle savings hypothesis, multinomial logistic regression was used to estimate the relationship between credit card use behaviors and three measures of household well-being: emotional well-being, financial well-being, and general household financial condition.