ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Comparing Two Examination Results Using Means of Sample Means and Control Charts
Author: Alabi-Labaika, A. Bisi
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Comparative Analysis,Statistical Analysis,Computer Software,Business Administration Education,Mathematics Education,College Students,Test Results,Tests,Sampling

Some examination candidates submit their scripts first, sometimes, for recognition as being brilliant, and some do for not knowing what to write. However, some equally submit last because they want to dot i's and cross t's. The objective of this research is to compare the results of both the earliest and latest submissions with the aim of finding out whether or not there is a significant difference between the two. The examination results of students of the Departments of Accounting, Business Administration and Industrial Relations and Personnel Management of the Faculty of Business Administration and the Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, University of Lagos were compared using means of sample means and two statistical quality control charts. The results showed that, generally, the early submissions seemed to be an indication of being more brilliant than the last submissions in the Faculty of Business Administration. In the Mathematics Department, however, the last to submit appeared to be more brilliant.
Domestic Violence Encountered among Kurdish Women
Author: Ali, Sirwan Kamil
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Family Violence,Ethnic Groups,Marriage,Comparative Analysis,Antisocial Behavior,Public Health,Civil Rights,Correlation,Victims,Rural Areas,Urban Areas,Age Differences,Economic Factors,Intervention,Health,Risk,Females,Questionnaires,Foreign Countries,Statistical Analysis

Background and objective; There is growing recognition that violence against women has a large public health impact, in addition to being a gross violation of women's human rights. The study's aims were: To show the types of domestic abuse encountered by Kurdish women, and study the relationship between them. Methods; The study conducted in the period (15th of July to 23rd of October 2013),in order to address this issue, the researcher studied 120 women who were victims of domestic abuse living in Hawler rural and urban surroundings. Domestic abuse questionnaire were used which composed of four categories of domestic abuse which was economical, psychological, social, and physical abuse.Results: After analyzing the data, age of women studied vary (17-50 years), majority (59.1%) was married, the Mean of each abuse category was compared to another. The physical abuse category Mean was higher than others (Mean = 24.61) and (SD = 7.22). The second higher figure was social abuse category (Mean = 16.89). The third figure was economic abuse (Mean = 16.47). The last figure was psychological abuse (Mean = 13.24) and (SD = 5.09).Conclusion; The victims mainly reported that they encountered physical domestic abuse more than the other types of abuse; it is a public health problem of epidemic proportions. It pervades all corners of the globe, puts women's health at risk, limits their participation in society, and causes great human suffering and need appropriate intervention.
The Nurses' Knowledge and Attitudes towards the Palliative Care
Author: Ayed, Ahmad
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Nurses,Health Services,Knowledge Level,Case Studies,Foreign Countries,Patients,Quality of Life,Validity,Pilot Projects,Death,Correlation,Prevention,Identification,Pain,Mental Health,Cancer,Diseases,Employment Qualifications,Nursing Education,Public Policy,National Curriculum,Questionnaires,Attitude Measures,Statistical Analysis

Background: Palliative care (PC) is an approach that improves the quality of life of patients and their families facing the problem associated with life-threatening illness through the prevention and relief of suffering by means of early identification, impeccable assessment and treatment of pain and other problems like physical, psychosocial and spiritual. Palliative care is traditionally viewed as being the intense care of a patient who is close to death. In recent years, the scope of palliative care has expanded to include patients who may live for many years with end stage organ failure or cancer. Aim of the Study: The study aimed to assess the nurses' knowledge and attitudes towards PC among nurses working in selected hospitals in Northern districts, Palestine. Subjects and methods: Descriptive, cross sectional study was used for conducting the study, A purposive sample consisted of 96 nurses invited to participate in the study. Data collected through; nurses' sociodemographic characteristic, knowledge level, and Attitude level towards PC which is developed by the researchers. Validity and pilot study were examined. Results: Study results have shown that 20.8% of the respondents had good overall knowledge towards PC, 59.4% had training of palliative care, and 6.2% of participants had good attitude towards PC. There was a significant difference between Nurses' qualification, experience, and training of palliative care towards Knowledge of PC. Conclusion: The nurses had poor knowledge, but their attitude towards PC was moderate. Recommendations are that due attention should be given towards PC by the national health policy and needs to be incorporated in the national curriculum of nurse education.
Simulation Models for Teacher Training: Perspectives and Prospects
Author: Sharma, Manisha
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Simulation,Models,Teacher Education,Educational History,Video Technology

It has always been a mind dwelling exercise for the trainers to meet the training needs of the future role players of any organization. May it be corporate offices, Government offices and charitable organizations; training is needed at various stages of job from executives to administrators, from teachers to principals, from line officer to JE and from nurses to Doctors etc. For this purpose, various innovative methods and procedures have been used from time to time. Simulation is also one of such kind of technique which is gaining its momentum worldwide these days. Though simulation has its history way back to the period of World War II when two mathematicians Jon Von Neumann and Stanislaw Ulam used it to solve the puzzling problem of behavior of neutrons, its importance in the field of Teacher training has been recognized more only after NCFTE,2005 and 2009. This paper hence deals with the use of simulation models in Teacher Education for Teacher training and also throws light on its future prospects.
Pathways to Architectural Education and Practice Success in Nigeria
Author: Dare-Abel, O. A.
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Architectural Education,Foreign Countries,Architecture,Qualitative Research,Interviews,Graduates,Laws,Entrepreneurship,Planning,Cooperation,Sustainability,History

Architectural practice and education has always been seen by architects and students of the discipline as a tough and demanding terrain. This may be connected to the obvious demands of the training of architects, characterized by long hours of design, drafting, and modelling. This does not end at the schools of architecture but continues through the practice journey. However, some veterans of the profession argue that this is the sure pathway towards success in architecture. This paper aims at providing pathways towards the preservation and sustenance of the relevance of the profession and architectural practice in Nigeria. The paper adopts a qualitative research approach while presenting findings from in-depth interviews of sixteen leading principals of architectural firms drawn from Lagos, Abuja, Benin-city, Enugu and Port Harcourt. The study explores the challenges of the practice environment, the shortcomings of the products from the schools; practice demands and the pathways to being a desirable graduate and architect in practice. The paper concludes with the recommendations that certain areas of study of architecture such as detailing, understanding of planning laws, regulations and entrepreneurship studies in architecture should be given intensified attention in the training institutions. The need for architects to reach out socially through all available media within the ambits of the law to promote commissions while being actively involved in the activities of their professional bodies was found to be a crucial path to practice success. Finally, partnerships and collaborations between architects and firms is assuredly a path towards promoting stronger, healthier and enduring architectural businesses.
The Language Learning Benefits of Extensive Reading: Teachers Should Be Good Role Models
Author: Krishnan, Gopala
Date: 2009-12-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Second Language Learning,Reading Processes,English (Second Language),Gender Differences,Language Proficiency,Language Attitudes,Positive Attitudes,Grades (Scholastic),Qualitative Research,Reading Interests,Statistical Analysis,Role Models,Teacher Effectiveness,Reading Habits,Indonesian,Foreign Countries,Student Attitudes,College Students

Visioning a world class university is certainly an appropriate target for a university. Realizing this vision would need an expansion of knowledge and greater English proficiency as in this period of history, English is the language of IT which is an important key to acquiring knowledge. Using a sample of 40 level one students from UiTM Dungun this study found that in tandem with studies done elsewhere, extensive reading does seem to make a difference in the proficiency level of the students. Further the study also found that students who have a positive predisposition towards English read more and achieved better grades. However the study found no difference in the amount of reading done by boys and girls. The study discussed qualitatively the ability of teachers to inculcate the reading interest in the students, thus it is a triangular study which employs quantitative and qualitative means.
Knowledge and Practice of Nursing Staff towards Infection Control Measures in the Palestinian Hospitals
Author: Fashafsheh, Imad
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Questionnaires,Disease Control,Computer Software,Nurses,Hospitals,Knowledge Level,Foreign Countries,Statistical Analysis,Case Studies,Diseases,Health Services,Scores,Gender Differences,Employment Qualifications,Nursing Education,Professional Continuing Education,Check Lists,Observation

Health care professionals are constantly exposed to microorganisms. Many of which can cause serious or even lethal infections. Nurses in particular are often exposed to various infections during the course of carrying out their nursing activities. Therefore nurses should have sound knowledge and strict adherence to infection control practice. Aim of the study: The study aimed to assess the level of knowledge and practice of infection control among nurses in governmental hospitals of Palestine Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted between November, 2014 and January, 2015 in governmental hospitals found in North West bank districts. Data were collected using pre tested questionnaire on 271 nurses selected by purposive sample. Collected data were checked, coded and transferred to SPSS version 20 for analysis. Frequency, Mean and other statistics were calculated. P-value less than 0.05 were set as statistically significant. Results: the current study revealed that, approximately half (53.9%) of the studied sample had fair knowledge level (&gt;80%). However, the majority (91.1%) of the studied sample had Good practice (&gt;80%). No significant statistical differences were found between mean knowledge scores towards age, years of experience, and training course (f = 2.263, 1.607, 0.210) respectively at p &lt; 0.05 (0.082, 0.188, 0.647) respectively. Significant statistical differences were found between mean knowledge scores towards gender and qualification (F = 4.205, 4.531) respectively at p &lt; 0.05 (0.041, 0.012 ) respectively. No significant statistical differences were found between mean practice scores towards age, years of experience, training course, and qualification (f = 1.482, 2.625, 0.129, 0.727 ) respectively at p &lt; 0.05 (0.220, 0.051, 0.720, 0.484) respectively. Significant statistical differences were found in mean practice scores only in relation to gender, (F = 8.569) at p &lt; 0.05 (0.004). Conclusion: Based on findings of the current study, it can be concluded that in spite of having good practice level regarding infection control, nurses had fair knowledge level. Recommendations: Updating knowledge and practice of nurses through continuing in-service educational programs; emphasizing the importance of following latest evidence-based practices of infection control in continuing education/training program; providing training programs for newly nurses about infection control and at regular intervals; and a replication of this study using observation checklist should be done to assess the level of practice.
Avoiding School Management Conflicts and Crisis through Formal Communication
Author: Nwogbaga, David M. E.
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: School Administration,Conflict Resolution,Crisis Management,Organizational Communication,Communication Strategies,Information Dissemination,Communication (Thought Transfer),Accuracy

This paper examined how conflicts and crisis can be avoided through formal communication. It was necessitated by the observation that most of the conflicts and crisis which tend to mar school management today are functions of the inconsistencies arising from &quot;grapevines, rumours, and gossips&quot; generated through informal communication processes. It does not however mean that formal communication doesn't generate conflicts and crisis; or that informal communication does not help in avoiding conflicts and crisis in school management. The argument is that in formal communication, there are control measures that filter the flow of information and guide against or properly manage the information that could have caused conflicts and crisis in school management. Thus, it is recommended that as efforts are geared towards avoiding school management conflicts and crisis through formal communication, informal communication should not be ruled out; instead strategies should be devised to properly manage it and explore the benefits.
Environmental Awareness and School Sanitation in Calabar Metropolis of Cross Rivers State, Nigeria
Author: Anijaobi-Idem, F. N.
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Sanitation,Educational Environment,Secondary Schools,Questionnaires,Validity,Statistical Analysis,Correlation,Knowledge Level,Likert Scales

This descriptive survey designed study explored the influence of environmental awareness on secondary school sanitation in Calabar Metropolis. 1 hypothesis was formulated to direct the investigation. 300 subjects made up of 30 principals and 270 teachers constituted the sample drawn from the population of principals and teachers in secondary schools in the area of study. Data were collected using environmental awareness and school sanitation questionnaire, designed, validated and used for the study. Data collected were subjected to statistical analysis using Pearson Product Moment Correlation statistics. Results obtained indicated a positive significant relationship between environmental awareness and secondary school sanitation in terms of classroom sanitation, school compound sanitation and provision of refuse dumps. It was concluded that environmental awareness leads to the maintenance of school sanitation in terms of classroom sanitation, school compound sanitation and provision of refuse dumps. From this finding, a number of recommendations were made.
An Evaluation of the Implementation of Early Childhood Education Curriculum in Osun State
Author: Okewole, Johnson Oludele
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Early Childhood Education,National Curriculum,Curriculum Evaluation,Curriculum Implementation,Hypothesis Testing,Research Design,Questionnaires,Observation,Check Lists,Inferences,Statistical Analysis,Educational Quality,Teacher Education,Training,Minimum Competencies,Qualifications,Barriers,Case Studies

Early Childhood Education as a subject in primary schools in Nigeria was first noticed among the private primary schools in the 80s while the public primary schools did not incorporate it in their curriculum in Nigeria. Of recent, some state governments in Nigeria have just adopted and organized early childhood education unit into their primary schools. As a result of this new development, the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC) developed a National Curriculum for E. C. E. which both public and private schools use to achieve the stated objectives of E.C.E. as contained in the National Policy on Education (2004) in Nigeria. It is based on this that this study carried out an evaluation of the implementation of the National Curriculum as prepared by NERDC by the primary schools in Osun State, Nigeria, vis a vis the quality of personnel on ground, the adequacy or otherwise of the teaching and learning facilities, comparison of the expected curriculum and the observed curriculum, and the constraints to its implementation. Research hypotheses and research questions were raised. The study adopted survey research design, questionnaires, observation and checklists were used to collect data. Both descriptive and inferential statistical tools were used to analyze the data. The results show that many primary schools in Nigeria do not have trained quality teachers for E.C.E., teaching and learning resources were inadequate and that many schools do not even have the recommended national curriculum.
Generic Structure of the Blurbs in Pakistani E-Socio-Romantic Novels
Author: Asghar, Zobina Muhammad
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Novels,Electronic Publishing,Text Structure,Literary Genres

This paper studies the generic move structure of the blurbs of Electronic Socio-romantic novels published in Pakistan. It explores the move schema, the number of moves and their order in different blurbs. It also observes the most focused and the most neglected move in these blurbs. 20 book blurbs have been collected from online source and the model presented by Valor (2005) has been adapted for their analysis. The results reveal that there have been total 6 moves and 12 steps in the blurbs of Pakistani socio-romantic novels. Most of the moves have no fix order. The &quot;Description&quot; move has been followed by all the blurbs where as &quot;publisher's info&quot; has been least attended by them. This suggests that this genre does not rely much on Publisher's name for their promotion; rather the description of the story has been used as a tool to attract the potential readers.
An Overview of English Writing Research in Taiwan
Author: Chou, Li-hua
Date: 2009-12-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Writing Research,Elementary School Students,High School Students,College Students,Graduate Students,Adult Students,Writing (Composition),English (Second Language),Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,Qualitative Research,Writing Difficulties,Kindergarten,Collaborative Writing,Cultural Influences,Writing Instruction,Error Patterns,Research Methodology,Peer Evaluation,Foreign Countries

This study systematically investigates the English writing research in Taiwan, over the span of time from 1989 to 2008, a 19-year time period. Data collection consisted of five major sources. Guided by Juzwik et al's (2006) study, the data were analyzed based on the general problems under investigated, the age groups being researched, the methodologies being implemented, and types of research being conducted at different grade levels. Findings revealed that writing instruction, writing and technologies and peer evaluation were the most studied problems in writing research whereas collaborative writing, error analysis, and cultural influences were the least studied problems. The most studied populations were university and senior high school students while the least studied groups were kindergarteners and adults. Most studies were conducted by using qualitative methodology. Writing and technologies was the most studied type of research among elementary school students and university students, whereas writing instruction was frequently studied among senior high school students, graduate students and adult students. The implications and recommendations that emerge out of these results provide possible agendas for writing teachers, researchers and policy makers worldwide.
The Use of Descriptors with Exemplar and Model Answers to Improve Quality of Students' Narrative Writing in English French and Arabic
Author: Somba, Anne W.
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: English,French,Semitic Languages,Writing Improvement,Writing Instruction,Teaching Methods,Writing Skills,Language Tests,Writing Processes,Guidelines,Writing Evaluation,Narration,Essays,Feedback (Response),Questionnaires,Cognitive Style,Student Attitudes,Second Language Instruction,Secondary School Students,Foreign Countries,Scores,Action Research,Instructional Effectiveness

The importance of writing skills in enhancing student performance in language exams and even other subject areas is widely acknowledged. At Jaffery secondary, the approach to the teaching of writing has generally been to use three approaches: product-based approach with focus on what the students composed; process-based approach that is focused on the step-by-step process of writing; and a genre-based approach that addressed the requirements of the &quot;O&quot; level IGCSE Curriculum. With the unveiling of the School Development Plan in late 2012, which gave attention to among other things improvements to the learning framework, the department of languages made it a priority to improve the quality of students' writing (and by extension performance). In a bid to enhance writing skills, we have embarked on a quest that has raised certain questions: (1) How could methods of teaching writing be made more effective?; (2) Could learners' awareness of assessment descriptors improve the quality of their writing?; and (3) Would a combination of genre and product-based teaching i.e., combining instructions on how to produce ideal writing (descriptors) with the examples of ideal writing (exemplars), help improve the quality of student writing? These questions formed a basis for the search of an improved method of teaching writing. This paper explores the use of exemplars alongside descriptors as part of a mixed approach to teaching and learning writing, and provides evaluation of narrative essays and feedback of questionnaires administrated to year 10 students who constitute the study sample. The questionnaires required the students to comment on their preference of the different learning approaches. Specifically, the study focused on the teaching of narrative writing in French, Arabic, and English. This approach reinforces the findings of Sadler R. D. (1989) who wrote on the value of using exemplars as a means of showing what quality is. The study suggests that a mixed approach that combines descriptors with exemplars could provide an effective way forward for the teaching and learning of written compositions.