ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
A Positive Model for Reducing and Preventing School Burnout in High School Students
Author: Aypay, Ayse
Date: 2017-08-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,High School Students,Burnout,Prevention,Models,Attitude Measures,Likert Scales,Factor Analysis,Well Being,Structural Equation Models,Life Satisfaction,Goal Orientation,Student Attitudes,Statistical Analysis

This study aims to develop and test the validity of a model limited to attitude towards the future and subjective well-being for reducing and preventing the school burnout that high school students can experience. The study is designed as a relational screening model conducted over 389 high school students. The data in this study are analyzed using the structural equation modeling technique. In this regard, confirmatory factor analyses have been conducted to determine whether the scale's factor structures can be confirmed through the research data in terms of attitudes toward the future, subjective well-being, and school burnout. After revealing that the models defined for the factor structures of the scales had a good fit with the data gathered, a model regarding the relationships among the attitudes towards the future, subjective well-being and school burnout was established. These relationships were modeled using a path diagram. According to the developed model, a positive relationship exists between subjective well-being and attitude toward the future. Both attitude toward the future and subjective well-being negatively relate to school burnout. The developed model can be used for reducing high school students' burnout.
Determining Open Education Related Social Media Usage Trends in Turkey Using a Holistic Social Network Analysis
Author: Firat, Mehmet
Date: 2017-08-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Social Media,Educational Technology,Technology Uses in Education,Network Analysis,Content Analysis,College Students,Classification,Distance Education,Online Courses,Open Universities,Social Networks

The aim of this study is to reveal Open Education related social media usage in Turkey through social network analyses. To this end, the most widely used social media network in Turkey, Facebook, was chosen. All the pages and groups created on Facebook related to Open Education were found. A total of 207 groups and 521 pages were accessed and entered into the social network analysis. Within the scope of this study, the density and centrality features of the network were analyzed for groups whereas the density, centrality, and degrees features of the network were analyzed for pages. The study's results revealed that while pages and groups related to programs emphasizing current job opportunities and student support services were more actively used, commercial accounts attempted to exploit students' exam anxiety instead of generating actual content. The findings also revealed that well structured institutional pages appeal to students and have the potential to reach high levels of popular in short periods of time.
Eye-Tracking in the Study of Visual Expertise: Methodology and Approaches in Medicine
Author: Fox, Sharon E.
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Eye Movements,Visual Acuity,Expertise,Medicine,Medical Education,Decision Making,Clinical Diagnosis,Visual Aids,Information Technology,Holistic Approach,Perceptual Motor Coordination,Visual Stimuli

Eye-tracking is the measurement of eye motions and point of gaze of a viewer. Advances in this technology have been essential to our understanding of many forms of visual learning, including the development of visual expertise. In recent years, these studies have been extended to the medical professions, where eye-tracking technology has helped us to understand acquired visual expertise, as well as the importance of visual training in various medical specialties. Medical decision-making involves a complex interplay between knowledge and sensory information, and the study of eye-movements can reveal the mechanisms involved in acquiring the visual component of these skills. Eye-tracking studies have even been extended to develop computational models of procedures for &quot;expert&quot; skill assessment, and to eliminate potential sources of error in image-based diagnostics. This review will examine the current eye-tracking frontier for the study of visual expertise, with specific application to medical professions.
Building Better Courses: Examining the Content Validity of the iNACOL National Standards for Quality Online Courses
Author: Adelstein, David
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Online Courses,Comparative Analysis,National Standards,Elementary Secondary Education,Educational Quality,Instructional Design,Teaching Methods,Scoring Rubrics,Educational Research,Content Validity,Construct Validity,Audience Awareness,Student Evaluation,Management Systems,Information Systems,Faculty Development,Teacher Certification

In 2011, the International Association for K-12 Online Learning released the second iteration of the &quot;National Standards for Quality Online Courses.&quot; These standards have been used by numerous institutions and states around the country to help design and create K-12 online courses. However, there has been no reported research on the validity of the standards or the accompanying rubric. This study compares all elements under the five main standards to contemporary K-12 or higher education online course literature. The research concludes with suggested changes and additions, as well as an explanation as to how the research connects to a larger study on K-12 online course design.
Individuals' Life Structures in the Early Adulthood Period Based on Levinson's Theory
Author: Aktu, Yahya
Date: 2017-08-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Young Adults,Qualitative Research,Adult Development,Theories,Foreign Countries,Phenomenology,Content Analysis,Interpersonal Relationship,Self Concept,Semi Structured Interviews

Early adulthood is one of the important milestones considered within lifelong development in the relevant literature. Adulthood is examined through various theories; however, universality of many of these is still being discussed. One of these theories is Levinson's theory of life structure. Thus, the current research aims to examine the extent to which Levinson's theory of individual life structure is valid in Turkish society. The current study, with a qualitative design, was based on phenomenology approach. Participants were selected through maximum variation sampling among purposive sampling methods. Participants included 28 young adults living in seven geographically different regions. Data collection was conducted with The Form of Individual Life Structure Evaluation developed by researchers. Data were analyzed through content analysis in NVivo8.0 software. Through content analysis, self-representation and social relationships themes were obtained based on life structure category. Current research results showed that participants accomplished the tasks of modifying their life structures in a transitional period (ages 28-33 and 40-45) of their lives and the tasks of preserving their life structures in a building period (ages 34-39) of their lives. The findings indicated that participants in a transitional period built change-oriented metaphors and those in a building period built stability-oriented metaphors.
Factors Influencing Teacher Satisfaction at an Online Charter School
Author: Borup, Jered
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Elementary Secondary Education,Charter Schools,Online Courses,Teacher Attitudes,Interviews,Job Satisfaction,Educational Technology,Technology Uses in Education,Shared Resources and Services,Teacher Student Relationship,Teacher Influence,Administrator Role,Adjustment (to Environment),Teaching Conditions,Case Studies,Rating Scales

As K-12 online programs mature, it is increasingly important that they work to retain their effective teachers. However, there is little research that has examined teacher satisfaction in K-12 online learning environments. Our analysis of 22 interviews with 11 teachers at an online charter school identified three primary factors that influenced teacher satisfaction. First, teachers enjoyed having flexibility in when, where, and how they taught. The use of open educational resources was especially important because it enabled teachers to make modifications to meet student needs. Second, teachers were most satisfied when they were provided with time to interact individually with students. Third, teachers appeared most satisfied when their efforts positively impacted student performance. Similarly, teachers appreciated administrative support that increased teachers' capacity to impact student performance. We also discuss possible tensions that school administrators may experience as they attempt to balance these factors with other--sometimes competing--forces.
Adapting the Curriculum: How K-12 Teachers Perceive the Role of Open Educational Resources
Author: de los Arcos, Beatriz
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Educational Resources,Curriculum Development,Elementary Secondary Education,Teacher Attitudes,Teacher Behavior,Adoption (Ideas),Educational Objectives,Educational Technology,Barriers,Teacher Surveys,Influence of Technology,Technology Uses in Education,Shared Resources and Services,Use Studies,Blended Learning,Electronic Learning

It has been suggested that open educational resources (OER) can lower cost and lead to greater flexibility; however, while there has been significant investment in opening up content there have been few studies looking at how these resources are perceived by those who might use them. This article contributes to fill a gap in our knowledge of how K-12 educators teaching in face-to-face, online and blended contexts currently think about and use OER. It is part of the research carried out by the Hewlett-funded OER Research Hub (OERRH) Project to examine the impact of OER on teaching and learning practices. The authors report findings from an international survey of over 600 teachers who answered a set of attitudinal and behavioural questions in relation to how they use OER, what types of OER they use, and what influences their selection of content, in addition to the purpose, challenges and perceived impact of OER in the K-12 classroom. The research highlights how teachers adapt rather than simply adopt OER, suggesting a strong connection between OER use and personalized learning, and argues that mainstreaming OER in K-12 education is not only a matter of raising awareness but of changing teachers' habits.
Accountability Policies at Schools: A Study of Path Analysis
Author: Erdag, Coskun
Date: 2017-08-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Accountability,School Policy,Path Analysis,Statistical Analysis,Academic Achievement,Educational Improvement,Educational Quality,Educational Administration,Performance Based Assessment,Models,School Community Relationship,Governance,Teacher Qualifications,Elementary School Teachers,Secondary School Teachers,Teacher Surveys,Likert Scales,Principals,Factor Analysis

Turkey is now on its way to reforming compulsory education and having a more effective and efficient education system by creating more accountable schools. This research has been designed in a causative pattern to discover the effects of external academic performance pressures on school accountability policies and school accountability responses based on quantitative data obtained both from teachers and school administrators. First, account-giving behaviors related to teaching activities among school teachers and administrators directed at themselves and created by academic performance pressures coming from school shareholders, the local socio-environment, and upper bureaucracy respectively were discovered. Second, academic performance pressures from school shareholders create more support for schools' policy on market accountability, whereas bureaucratic performance pressures create resistance to the policy on performance accountability. Third, those who favor obeying the rules for teaching are more inclined to give an account of their deeds to the upper bureaucracy.
Elementary School Male Aggression: Framing Aggression Reduction Programs for Effectiveness
Author: Gibson, Jamel A.
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Aggression,Males,Elementary School Students,Intervention,Student Behavior,Behavior Modification,Prevention,Violence,Barriers,Program Development,Program Effectiveness

This study explores the use of framing techniques to help educators, administrators, and leaders to determine the effectiveness of programs designed to reduce elementary school male aggression.
Motivations and Barriers in Promoting Preschool Education
Author: Küçükturan, A. Güler
Date: 2017-08-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Barriers,Preschool Education,Decision Making,Motivation,Stakeholders,Attitude Measures,Knowledge Level,Interviews,Focus Groups,Family Attitudes,Teacher Role,Economic Factors,Readiness,Teaching Methods,Mothers,Parent Role,Transportation,Qualitative Research,Case Studies,Content Analysis

This study is designed to explore the reasons for sending and not sending preschool age children to preschools at an early age by exploring the motivations for and barriers towards promoting preschool education in Turkey. It aimed to determine various stakeholders' perceptions, attitudes, and knowledge related to preschool education in order to promote high-quality and comprehensive preschool education. The research was conducted with 224 participants in five cities in Turkey. Qualitative data was collected through individual and focus group interviews and interpreted by content analysis and descriptive analysis. The findings indicated that families put forward the following reasons for sending their children to preschool: preschool education prepares children for school and helps form the habit of attending school, teachers' efforts in convincing parents to send their children to preschool, providing the care for the children of working mothers with preschool teachers , and preschool helps children develop social behavior. The following factors were reasons families did not send their children to preschool: economic conditions, perceiving the child as too young, concerns over practices at school, perceptions about the mother's role, and distrust of the transportation system. The results will help decision makers develop policies and strategies to heighten the general public's awareness of the need for early education, as well as better provide early education opportunities.
The Effect of Storytelling and Retelling and Higher Order Thinking on Oral Performance of Elementary Students in English as Foreign Language (EFL) Program: A Pilot Study in Mainland China and Taiwan
Author: Yang, Pei-lin
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Story Telling,Thinking Skills,Language Proficiency,English (Second Language),Second Language Instruction,Oral Language,Foreign Countries,Intervention,Vocabulary Development,Reading,Questioning Techniques,Language Teachers,Faculty Development,Public Schools,Language Tests,Pretests Posttests,Reading Comprehension,Listening Comprehension,Elementary School Students,Grade 4,Program Effectiveness,Teaching Methods

The purpose of this pilot study was to evaluate the effect of Story Telling and retelling and higher order thinking for &quot;E&quot;nglish &quot;L&quot;anguage and &quot;L&quot;iteracy &quot;A&quot;cquisition (STELLA) on the English oral proficiency of elementary students in Mainland China and Taiwan, where English is taught as a foreign language. The 6-week intervention incorporated direct vocabulary instruction, modeling reading, and leveled questioning strategy through storytelling and retelling, and was delivered by certified English teachers who received weekly virtual professional training in two public schools in Mainland China and Taiwan. An English oral vocabulary measure was administered among 10 students in Mainland China and 9 students in Taiwan before and after the intervention. Paired-sample T-tests were conducted to examine the progress from pretest to posttest on the two cohorts, respectively. The results showed a significant improvement on students' oral proficiency at both sites.
Home-Learning Practices in Kenya: Views of Parents and Education Officers
Author: Nyatuka, Benard Omenge
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Parents as Teachers,Family Environment,Parent Attitudes,Interviews,Administrator Attitudes,Qualitative Research,Family Involvement,Homework,Reading,Problem Solving,Parent Role,Teamwork,Parent Associations,Teacher Associations,Parent Teacher Cooperation

In order for children to acquire meaningful education, families are advised to participate in learning activities at home. Such activities range from monitoring homework, problem-solving to reading with children during leisure time. But home-learning was claimed to receive little attention from key stakeholders among primary schools in Kenya's Kakamega County. This study therefore, was meant to explore the home-learning practices in the sampled schools. A review of the literature relevant to home-learning as well as interviews were conducted. The interview participants, who were purposively selected, included twelve parents, thirteen Parent Teacher Association (PTA) chairpersons and ten District Quality Assurance and Standards Officers (DQASOs). Guided by interview schedules, semi-structured individual interviews were conducted. The findings were presented in a narrative format backed by verbatim quotations. The findings revealed gaps with respect to the home-learning practices in the county. On this basis, efforts could be combined towards strengthening home-learning so as to improve both children's academic achievement as well as behaviour.
Challenges and Gaps in Children's Transition from Early Childhood Development to Grade One in Zimbabwe
Author: Chikwiri, E.
Date: 2017-07-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Preschool Children,Child Development,Grade 1,Primary Education,Course Descriptions,Qualitative Research,Focus Groups,Foreign Countries,Teacher Attitudes,Parent Attitudes,Child Caregivers,Caregiver Attitudes,Administrator Attitudes,Statistical Analysis,School Readiness,School Districts,Educational Policy,Self Control,Behavior Problems,Developmental Tasks,Preschool Education,Educational Theories,Teacher Student Relationship

The study focused on challenges and gaps faced by children during the transition period from early childhood development (ECD) to primary education and possible solutions to them. It adopted the qualitative methodological approach through the use of Focus Group Discussions with councillors, education officials, child care workers, chiefs, parents and teachers. Document analysis provided an additional layer of transition practices in the Zimbabwean Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education through the analysis of various circulars, ECD syllabus and the Early Reading Initiative Modules for ECD A and B. Data analysis was done according to emerging themes and descriptive statistics. The study covered two districts of Zimbabwe, namely, Goromonzi and Marondera. Participants were purposively sampled on the basis of characteristics relevant to transitioning of children from early childhood to formal education. Participants included councillors, education officials, child care workers, chiefs, parents and teachers. A total of fifteen schools from each district were randomly selected. Findings from the study showed that participants were not aware of the policy on transition and as such are likely not to follow the demands of the policy when teaching children. It was also very clear from the responses that the participants are aware of the importance of the transitioning period to the child. Lack of qualified teachers and expertise were cited as a challenge by participants. The study also found out that lack of resources (material) is another challenge which affects successful transitions. Participants also cited anxiety and withdrawal, difficulty in working independently and following instructions, difficulty with behaviour regulation (such as the ability to delay gratification) and reluctance or refusal to attend school as challenges. Distance travelled by children posed problems for children. Lack of commitment by some parents in the transition process was also found by the study to be a challenge. Findings also revealed that a number of stakeholders are important for effective transitioning of children which include teachers, parents, community, government through its different ministries, health workers and non-governmental organisations.
The Mediating Role of Job Satisfaction on the Relationship between Teachers' Perceptions of Supervisor Support and Job Performances
Author: Uzun, Tevfik
Date: 2017-07-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Job Satisfaction,Teacher Attitudes,Job Performance,Administrators,Foreign Countries,Factor Analysis,Structural Equation Models,Secondary School Teachers,Statistical Analysis

The main purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between teachers' perceptions of supervisor support and job performances and the mediating role of job satisfaction in this relationship. The study group consists of 206 teachers working in the public high schools in the Giresun province centre during the 2016-2017 academic year. The study group has been determined by simple randomized sampling method. In the study, the effect of teachers' supervisor support perceptions on job performance and the mediating role of job satisfaction have been tested by forming a structural equation model. According to the results, there is a positive linear relationship between supervisor support, job performance and job satisfaction and job satisfaction has a full mediating role between supervisor support and job performance.
Visual Expertise as Embodied Practice
Author: Ivarsson, Jonas
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Visual Acuity,Expertise,Human Body,Radiology,Diagnostic Tests,Nonverbal Communication,Ethnography,Research Methodology

This study looks at the practice of thoracic radiology and follows a group of radiologists and radiophysicists in their efforts to find, discuss, and formulate issues or troubles ensuing the implementation of a new radiographic imaging technology. Based in the theoretical tradition of ethnomethodology it examines the local endogenous practices pertaining to the radiologists' expertise in the interpretation of visual representations and tries to explicate the ways in which they draw upon various resources in order to accomplish their professional tasks. As the study is addressing the topic of visual expertise it also aims to do so in terms that acknowledge that all expertise is rooted in embodied practices. The analysis follows a case of what is called the enacted production of radiological reasoning. One of the central features of the described work is the manner in which it is carried out by way of the living present body of an expert. The experienced radiologist interweaves anatomical and technological terminology with visual representations and gestures in such a way that none of these components can be said to be superfluous to the argumentation. As a consequence, we should appreciate gestures and embodied actions as important means through which expertise become organised. These are parts of a repertoire of methods through which the experts learn their profession. In addition, gestures can also become enrolled in the re-negotiation of expertise in the face of new challenges.