ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
The Role of Language and Education in Eradicating HIV/AIDS in Africa: Evidence from Parents, Teachers, and Students
Author: Okebukola, Foluso O.
Date: 2013-04-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Sexuality,Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS),Prevention,Sexually Transmitted Diseases,Foreign Countries,Structured Interviews,Language Role,Language Usage,Communicable Diseases,Sex Education,Parent Attitudes,Teacher Attitudes,Student Attitudes,Intervention,Indigenous Knowledge,Questionnaires,Native Language,Adolescents,Young Adults,Secondary School Students

The study focuses on the eradication and reversal of the spread of HIV/AIDS (human immune virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome) as one of the main thrusts of Africa's 21st Century Development Goals. It investigates the significant role which language and education can play in fast tracking the attainment of this goal using a three-pronged approach. First, it assesses parents, teachers, and students awareness of the reality and spread of the epidemic; Second, it evaluates sexuality education as an intervention; and Third, it assesses the use of indigenous languages in the awareness programmes and prevention campaigns. To this end, questionnaires and structured interview were used for data collection. Means, "SD" (standard deviation), "t"-test, and analysis of variance statistical tools were employed for data analysis. Implications of findings for curriculum development, prevention, and spread of HIV/AIDS were discussed and recommendations advanced. (Contains 6 tables.)
Designing Appropriate Curriculum for Special Education in Urban School in Nigeria: Implication for Administrators
Author: Eskay, Michael
Date: 2013-04-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Special Education,Foreign Countries,Urban Schools,Curriculum Design,Curriculum Development,Developmentally Appropriate Practices,Relevance (Education),Articulation (Education),Educational Objectives,Accessibility (for Disabled),Administrator Role,Learning Disabilities

The provision of a well-planned, modified, and articulated curriculum that would provide students with disabilities appropriate access to the general curriculum and effective instructional support is the thrust of this paper. The paper examined the various issues on the concept and objectives of special education and the role of a well-designed curriculum as a panacea to integration of the special-needs children. The paper highlighted the defining features of any good curriculum and examines the key leadership issues related to effective special education and reviews the emerging standards for administrators' performance in determining the knowledge and skills needed by effective leaders. (Contains 1 table.)
The Place of ICT (Information and Communication Technology) in the Administration of Secondary Schools in South Eastern States of Nigeria
Author: Oboegbulem, Angie
Date: 2013-04-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Developing Nations,Computer Uses in Education,School Administration,Secondary Schools,Hypothesis Testing,School Surveys,Questionnaires,Administrator Characteristics,Information Technology,Principals,Data Analysis,Skills,Computer Literacy

This study aimed at identifying the role of ICT (information and communication technology) in school administration and the extent of its application by secondary school principals in administration. To guide this study, two research questions were answered and two null hypotheses were tested. The design of the study was a descriptive survey design. The population comprised all the 30 schools in the south eastern states, comprising Abia, Anambra, Ebonvi, Enugu, and Imo states with ICT and Internet facilities. There was no sampling since all the 30 principals from the five states were used for the study. A 26-item questionnaire was constructed and used for data collection. Means and &quot;t&quot;-test statistic were used for data analysis. The findings showed among others that the use of ICT in school administration is a necessity and worthwhile venture especially in this era of globalization, but the extent of their application in secondary schools is very slow as school administrators are incompetent in handling ICT facilities for effective administration of schools. (Contains 4 tables.)
Absence Excuses in Freshman College Classes and Solutions
Author: Song, Pengfei
Date: 2013-04-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Attendance Patterns,Transportation,Family School Relationship,Student Employment,College Faculty,College Freshmen,Part Time Employment,Internet,Commuting Students,Student Behavior,Student Attitudes,Assignments,Information Technology,Meetings,Faculty Advisers

Class attendance is directly tied to student learning and student-faculty satisfaction. Although learning style and attitudes have evolved in college students of the internet generation, the reasons why students skip classes and assignments, and measures to improve the situation have not been comprehensively studied. Increased numbers of students who commute and work part-time, and rogue internet companies that promote dishonesty have added another layer of complexity to classroom attendance. This manuscript analyzes the causes of unsatisfactory attendance and various categories of excuses that students self-revealed as most efficacious based on a survey of 100 college freshmen. Sickness, technology, family, transportation, advisor meeting, part-time job, school activity, and others are on the made-up excuse list in the order of popularity. Solutions to counteract each of these fake excuses are proposed. These measures to improve attendance can potentially increase retention rate of college freshmen, enhance learning, and prepare students to a successful college experience.
Increasing Public Awareness of the Needs of Students with Learning Disabilities in the Elementary Setting
Author: Roualdes, Melissa Merle
Date: 2013-05-00
Type: Reports - Research
Subjects: Learning Disabilities,Consciousness Raising,Student Needs,Identification,Teacher Education,Educational Research,Delivery Systems,Special Education,Teaching Methods,Qualitative Research,Interviews,Teacher Attitudes,Coding,Specialists,Teaching Experience,Assistive Technology,Elementary School Teachers,Elementary School Students,Teacher Motivation

Students with varying backgrounds and learning disabilities enter today's classrooms.  Teachers may not be prepared to recognize and handle the needs of these students.  The purpose of this study is to examine the research on teacher preparedness with the goal of increasing public awareness of the needs of this student population.  A review of the literature revealed that the problems are as follows.  General classroom teachers are not prepared to teach students with learning disabilities (LD).  Students are either undiagnosed or misdiagnosed.  Once students are identified, the service delivery process take time, leaving students without appropriate instruction tailored to their needs.  The present study is a qualitative design using interview protocol to collect data from several teachers who formed a sample of convenience.  Participants were recruited from suburban areas north of San Francisco.  Data were collected and analyzed by coding themes.  Results indicated that teachers reported being drawn to the field of teaching.  They confirmed the importance of lesson modification for students with learning disabilities.  These students need to feel successful individually and in groups.  An expert in the field of special education was also interviewed.  She indicated that teachers can learn from the experiences they have in the classroom.  All participants noted that it is important for teachers to capitalize on the strengths students bring to the classroom.  The Interview Protocol is appended.
Extended TAM Model: Impacts of Convenience on Acceptance and Use of Moodle
Author: Hsu, Hsiao-hui
Date: 2013-04-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Open Source Technology,Integrated Learning Systems,Computer Software Evaluation,Web Based Instruction,Usability,Statistical Analysis,Questionnaires,Student Surveys,Student Attitudes,Intention,High School Students,Adoption (Ideas),Models,Path Analysis,Vocational High Schools,Electronic Learning,Educational Technology,Instructional Design,College Instruction,College Students

The increasing online access to courses, programs, and information has shifted the control and responsibility of learning process from instructors to learners. Learners' perceptions of and attitudes toward e-learning constitute a critical factor to the success of such system. The purpose of this study is to take TAM (technology acceptance model) as a foundation and include perceived convenience as a new external factor in predicting students' perceptions about the acceptance and use of Moodle, an open source e-learning system. A total of 47 college students and 35 senior high school students participated in this research. The results indicated that perceived convenience had a direct effect on perceived usefulness. Perceived ease of use, perceived convenience, and perceived usefulness had significantly positive impacts on attitude toward using Moodle. Continuance intention to use Moodle was directly influenced by attitude toward using Moodle. Several practical implications of the present study are offered at the end of paper. (Contains 2 figures.)
The Design and Development of a Web-Based E-Learning Platform for the Understanding and Acquisition of Various Entrepreneurial Skills in SMEs and Industry
Author: Ogunleye, Ayodele
Date: 2013-04-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Educational Games,Computer Games,Web Sites,Educational Policy,Guidelines,Educational Technology,Technology Transfer,Internet,Industry,Web Based Instruction,Entrepreneurship,Economic Development,Business Administration Education,Check Lists,Continuing Education,Self Employment,Skill Development,College Graduates,Computer Software,Electronic Learning,Instructional Design,Computer System Design,College Instruction,Program Descriptions,Small Businesses,Employment Problems

In recent times, the role of entrepreneurs has been recognized to be of great significance in accelerating the pace of growth of economic development of any country. Internet-enabled technologies have also challenged existing business models in numerous market sectors and offered innovation opportunities to a variety of stakeholders--not least SMEs (Small and Medium Scale Enterprises). The focus of this paper is on the development and design of an educational Web-based e-learning platform tool that presents a possible future scenario of a platform for the acquisition of innovative entrepreneurship skills and technology transfer needs of school leavers and graduates from higher institutions of learning. The platform enables the display of various product design and job-related entrepreneurship skills that are capable of bringing together students, teachers, researchers, and experts from industry and economic life. This learning in network promotion of SMEs sector offers students unlimited possibilities to acquire new knowledge and explore business linkages in various dimensions. An important ingredient of the system is a mechanism that gives illumination of basic concepts, procedures, stages, and essential indices for acquiring entrepreneurial skills through content dissemination, monitoring, evaluation, control, and accountability in globalised environment. Other features include provisions for the learning of multiple-instruments used in industries, individual and group tasks, hands-on sessions, games, and organizational learning in entrepreneurship and visual visitation display of industrial sites. The approach is cost-effective and the solution is suitable for a variety of platforms. It could, for example, be used as a platform for acquiring &quot;online degree in entrepreneurship education&quot;. With a degree in entrepreneurship, students can develop the basic understanding that they need for starting their own business. This will ultimately promote employability of graduates in the globalised economy. An appendix provides a checklist covering various sectors of the economy. (Contains 2 figures.)
Impact of Deprivations in Childhood on the Academic Performance of Secondary School Students in Ghetto Areas in Lagos, Nigeria
Author: Dosunmu, Simeon
Date: 2013-04-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Academic Achievement,Secondary School Students,Foreign Countries,Socioeconomic Influences,Correlation,Neighborhoods,Environmental Influences,Disadvantaged Youth,Poverty,Ghettos,Children,Questionnaires,Child Development,Private Schools,Public Schools,Comparative Analysis,Parents,Fathers,Educational Attainment

Pervading the Nigerian polity is the pauperization of the populace. The poverty problem manifests in highly unequal income distribution and differential access to basic necessities of life which have telling effects in ghetto neighborhoods where the signs of poverty are highly visible in all facets of life. This study sought to find the impact of deprivations in childhood on the academic performance of secondary school students in ghetto areas in Lagos, Nigeria. Four hypotheses were postulated for the study. Purposive sampling technique was used to sample 250 students from 42 ghetto secondary schools. The instrument for data collection was a 20-item questionnaire, &quot;DFYLCQ&quot; (Deprivations in Formative Years and Life Chances Questionnaire). The test and retest scores of the sample were correlated using Pearson Product Moment Correlation and the reliability of 0.85 was obtained. Findings show that there is a significant difference between the extent of deprivation experienced in the formative years between ghetto public secondary school students and private secondary school students and there is a significant difference between the extent of deprivations experienced in the formative years when examined among secondary school students whose fathers are of different educational status. (Contains 7 tables.)
Engineering Design vs. Artistic Design: Some Educational Consequences
Author: Eder, Wolfgang Ernst
Date: 2013-04-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Design,Engineering,Art,Theories,Methods,Problem Solving,Computer Assisted Design,Case Method (Teaching Technique),Engineering Education

"Design" can be a noun, or a verb. Six paths for research into engineering design (as verb) are identified, they must be coordinated for internal consistency and plausibility. Design research tries to clarify design processes and their underlying theories--for designing in general, and for particular forms, e.g., design engineering. Theories are a basis for deriving theory-based design methods. Both are useful for education. Design engineering and artistic forms of designing, industrial design, have much in common, but also differences. For an attractive and user-friendly product, its form (observable shape) is important--a task for industrial designers, architects, etc.. "Conceptualizing" consists of preliminary sketches, a direct entry to hardware--industrial designers work "outside inwards". For a product that should work and fulfill a purpose and perform a transformation process, its functioning and operation are important--a task for engineering designers. Anticipating and analyzing a capability for operation is a role of the engineering sciences. The outcome of design engineering is a set of manufacturing instructions, and analytical verification of anticipated performance. Engineering designers tend to be primary for TS (technical system), and their operational and manufacturing processes--They work "inside outwards". Design engineering is more constrained than industrial design, but in contrast has available a theory of TS and its associated engineering design science, with several abstract models and representations of structures. Hubka's theory, and consequently design methodology, includes consideration of tasks of a TS(s), typical life cycle, duty cycle, classes of properties (and requirements), mode of action, development in time, and other items of interest for engineering design processes. Students' learning design engineering at times need a good example of procedure for novel design engineering. The systematic heuristic-strategic use of a theory and the methodical design process is only necessary in limited situations. The full procedure should be learned, such that the student can select appropriate parts for other applications. Hubka's methodology is demonstrated by several case examples. (Contains 13 figures.)
Public Sensitization as a Tool for Preventing Domestic Violence against Women in Nsukka Education Zone, Enugu State, Nigeria
Author: Oyeoku, E. K.
Date: 2013-04-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Females,Foreign Countries,Mass Media Use,Family Violence,Seminars,Workshops,Prevention,Urban Areas,Rural Areas,Questionnaires,Police,Advocacy,Leadership Responsibility,Consciousness Raising,Womens Education,Violence,Social Attitudes

The main purpose of the study was to evolve modalities for preventing domestic violence against women in Nsukka education zone. Three research questions and two null hypotheses guided the study. The sample comprised 150 urban women and 450 rural women in Nsukka education zone. A 20-item questionnaire was developed, validated, and administered to these respondents. The result indicated that the measures for preventing violence against women in Nsukka education zone included among other things, the use of police, dialogue, the use of mass media, advocacy through traditional leaders, seminars, and workshops. The researchers recommended that seminars and workshops should be organized to educate members of the public on the dangers of violence against women, government should employ stringent measures against people who perpetrate violence against women, and girl-child education should be made compulsory to equip her socially and economically to enable her to become aware and exercise her rights as a good citizen of the society. (Contains 5 tables.)
Interview with M. David Merrill: Half a Century of Experience in the Field of Educational Technology and Instructional Design
Author: Simsek, Ali
Date: 2010-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Educational Strategies,Instructional Design,Foreign Countries,Educational Media,Instructional Systems,Educational Technology,Educational Principles,Interviews,Change Agents,Career Development,Educational Theories,Work Experience

M. David Merrill is a leading figure in the field of educational technology and instructional design. He has been contributing to our field for about half a century. His contributions have particularly focused on instructional strategies and fundamental learning principles more than the use of educational media and their influences. He has devised a number of instructional design theories, developed technology-based instructional systems, led large-scale educational technology projects, conducted studies testing the effects of various instructional variables on different learning outcomes, and trained many researchers who have contributed to our field. Considering his major accomplishments and world-known impact in the field of educational technology and instructional design, we thought that it would be a good idea to have an interview with him. Unfortunately, I was located in Turkey and he was living in the United States so that we have conducted this interview not face-to-face but with the help of contemporary technology. We have completed the interview in several rounds. First, I sent him the questions and he replied to them. Then, I asked for more details and he provided with further elaborations. Finally, we both read and agreed on what to be published. As presented here, the interview contains information about how M. David Merrill got interested in the field of educational technology and instructional design, what important contributions he has provided over the years, how he evaluates the current status of the field, and what prospects he foresees for the future. I think that the interview gives the reader a very good flavor of M. David Merrill's professional as well as personal experiences, contributions, disappointments, and dreams about our field.
Interview with David H. Jonassen: Looking at the Field of Educational Technology from Radical and Multiple Perspectives
Author: Simsek, Ali
Date: 2012-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Educational Technology,Professional Development,Interviews,Recognition (Achievement),Career Development,Change Agents,Educational Trends,Educational Philosophy,Educational Practices,Educational Principles,Educational Development,Educational Attitudes

There are people whose names are identified with their fields. When an outsider wants to learn about the field of educational technology and enters some keywords, David H. Jonassen is perhaps one the few people whose names will appear instantly. Of course, this is not without reasons. David H. Jonassen has produced enormous amount of work addressing both major and trendy issues in the field of educational technology over the years. His name appears on some of the milestone work in our field. Moreover, I think it is not an exaggeration to say that he is an academic trend setter too. David H. Jonassen has produced at least 37 books, 180 journal articles, 64 book chapters, 12 book reviews, 136 invited presentations, and 282 conference papers. He has supervised 27 doctoral dissertations; most of his advisees were international students. He has provided educational consultancy services in countries such as United States, Brazil, Australia, Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom, Singapore, Canada, Netherlands, and Italy. He has also been active in professional organizations like AECT, AERA, ASTD, and NSPI. Throughout his academic career, he has received about two dozens of awards including but not limited to outstanding publication awards, distinguished development awards, outstanding practice awards, distinguished service awards, and lifetime achievement awards for excellence. Almost all of these awards were given by well-known professional organizations in the field of educational technology. I am sure there is more about him but these are preliminary outcomes of my speedy search. Considering his milestone contributions and eye-opening discussions in our field along with the worldwide recognition he has among colleagues, we decided to interview Professor Jonassen for this issue of Contemporary Educational Technology. As usual, we conducted the interview through communication technologies in several rounds of exchanging questions, answers, and elaborations. I think the interview has a number of enlightening messages for all, particularly for young colleagues.
Interview with Tony Bates on the Aspects and Prospects of Online Learning
Author: Simsek, Ali
Date: 2011-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Educational Opportunities,Instructional Design,Electronic Learning,Distance Education,Online Courses,Curriculum Development,Foreign Countries,Nonformal Education,Interviews,Educational Technology,Technology Uses in Education,Course Content

Tony Bates is a world-known expert on distance education. He has published extensively on both traditional and contemporary distance learning practices. Besides teaching courses and delivering seminars in the area of distance education, he has also provided consultancy with a number of institutions around the world. These include both formal and non-formal education settings such as governments, universities, corporations, and projects. Professor Bates has recently been working in the field of online learning. He has published several milestone articles in this area. His articles shed light on important issues of online learning. He is one of the living legends who has witnessed how distance education has evolved into online learning over the year so that we decided to interview him on this topic. Because he was in Canada and I was in Turkey, we conducted the interview in several rounds of e-mail exchanges but it worked very well.