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Relationship between Parenting Styles, Assertiveness and Attitudes towards Seeking Professional Psychological Help among University Students
Author: Xien, Tang Lee
Date: 2022-07-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Parenting Styles,Assertiveness,Help Seeking,College Students,Child Rearing,Questionnaires,Attitude Measures,Mental Health,Psychological Services

Professional psychological help exists to assist a society in dealing with issues in daily life. However, the willingness of a society to accept these services is a concern that contributes to the effectiveness of the said services. The attitude of society towards these services reflects its personal values, and it is often based on personal experiences with its surroundings, such as family environments. The attitude mentioned also reflects assertiveness of people in interactions that may result in a different level of openness in accepting psychological help for handling personal issues. The purpose of this correlational study is to determine the relationships that may exist between parenting styles, assertiveness and attitudes towards seeking professional psychological help among university students. A total number of 303 respondents were involved in this study. Instruments used in the study include the Parental Authority Questionnaire (PAQ), the Assertion Inventory, as well as the Attitudes towards Seeking Professional Psychological Help Scale (ATSPPHS). The study has found that there is negligible relationship between parenting styles and attitudes towards seeking professional psychological help; however, the authoritarian parenting style has a significant impact on attitudes towards seeking professional psychological help. There is a significant relationship between assertiveness level and attitude towards seeking professional psychological help. This study implies that counsellors may need to take into consideration parenting styles and the assertiveness of their clients in promoting counselling services to build more positive attitudes towards the services rendered.
Students&apos; Expectation, Perception and Personal Development on Their University Education
Author: Ariffin, Kamisah
Date: 2022-07-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,College Students,Student Attitudes,Educational Attitudes,Expectation,Higher Education,Student Development,Educational Benefits,Individual Development,Social Development

Universities have offered the best platforms and learning ecosystem to enrich students' characters development. However, how students in the new generation perceives the total experience they get from the university is yet to be examined. This research examines the impact of university education on the personal and social development of these students in Malaysia by focusing on their expectation and perception of university education, and their evaluation of their university experience. The data were derived from a survey of a stratified sample population of graduating students from a higher education institution in Malaysia. Based on the simple frequency counts and confirmation factor analysis, the findings indicate that university education, although marginally, has met the students' expectation of university education towards enriching their social and personal experiences. The students believed that university education has mostly molded them with personal development such as Developing Integrity and Developing Purpose. The understanding of the students' expectations, perceptions and evaluation of their university education and its impact on their personal development can assist universities to improve which aspects of education system that can support students to develop their motivation, behaviour and achievement.
Predicting the Acceptance of Cloud Computing in Higher Education Institutions by Extending the Technology Readiness Theory
Author: Amron, Mohd Talmizie
Date: 2022-07-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,COVID-19,Pandemics,Internet,Information Storage,Integrated Learning Systems,Technology Uses in Education,College Students,Usability

The COVID-19 outbreak has impacted almost every facet of life, including education. Technology has almost entirely replaced conventional face-to-face teaching and learning environment. This public health calamity has hastened the digitisation of education, which was previously only provided without a repellent component. Cloud computing is widely used in education, notably higher education, to provide online access and share teaching resources, educational information, notes, lectures, and academic assessments. But, while observing technology's grandeur, are people prepared to accept an avalanche of information resources and open online access via cloud-based services? Thus, this study investigated users' readiness and acceptability of cloud computing in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). Using the Structural Equation Modelling analysis, this study surveyed 470 individuals from Malaysian HEIs using the Technology Acceptance Model and Technology Readiness Index models. Perceived Ease of Use and Perceived Usefulness is positively relevant in understanding why a user chooses cloud computing. The environment of the learning process and the security factors are positive predictors of cloud computing use intention. Optimism and Innovativeness have been demonstrated to impact technology acceptance factors substantially. On the other hand, Discomfort and Insecurity do not affect technology acceptance, except for Insecurity, which negatively affects Perceived Usefulness. This research adds to the growing knowledge about technology readiness and acceptance, especially after a pandemic hits the world.
The Effect of Scientific Toy Design Activities Based on the Engineering Design Process on Secondary School Students&apos; Scientific Creativity
Author: Gök, Bahattin
Date: 2022-04-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: STEM Education,Toys,Design,Creativity,Scientific Concepts,Engineering,Middle School Students,Creativity Tests,Grade 7

Toys used as a play tool have an important role in the development of children. For this reason, it is necessary to offer children the opportunity to design their own toys. Scientific toys can be used in science lessons to encourage creativity and to teach science concepts and scientific inquiry. With the integrated STEM Education and specifically Engineering Design Process, children can have the ability to design their toys according to their own creativity, while at the same time they can gain many skills through scientific studies. The integration of these designs into education will contribute to the development of engineering skills perceptions and scientific creativity. This study aims to examine the effect of scientific toy design activities based on engineering design process on the scientific creativity of middle school students' and their views on scientific toy design activities. The research conducted for this purpose was carried out over a 9-week period. The study group consists of 40 middle school 7th grade students. The research was carried out with a single group pre-test post-test experimental design method. &quot;Scientific Creativity Test&quot; was used to collect the data. Data were analysed using quantitative and qualitative analysis techniques. As a result of the research, it was determined that the scientific creativity of middle school students improved positively with scientific toy design activities based on the engineering design process.
Teaching, Learning and Assessments (TLA) in Civil Engineering Laboratory Courses in Open Distance Learning (ODL) during COVID-19 Pandemic
Author: Chiew, Fei Ha
Date: 2022-07-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: COVID-19,Pandemics,Open Education,Distance Education,Teaching Methods,Evaluation Methods,Civil Engineering,Laboratories,Educational Technology,Computer Assisted Testing,Psychomotor Skills,Thinking Skills,Outcomes of Education,Foreign Countries

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about a true challenge to students and educators in the teaching, learning and assessment (TLA) of the psychomotor domain integral in laboratory experiment and design work. The pandemic has opened venues for open distance learning (ODL) with a completely new outlook for educators. The objective of this paper is to examine the suitability of the alternative TLA methods adopted in laboratory courses in ODL during the pandemic. Document review was carried out on various laboratory courses for a civil engineering programme in Universiti Teknologi MARA. The findings show that the assessment methods commonly used during ODL are individual and group reports, lab demonstration, video presentation, laboratory projects, online tests, individual online interviews, home-based mini projects, peer evaluation, and simulation using various software. Each alternative assessment was evaluated based on three (3) criteria which are the relevancy of knowledge, TLA activities, and suitability of the TLA activities to address the respective learning domain of the courses. Overall, the alternative assessment methods used during ODL were found to be relevant in imparting knowledge in laboratory courses, except for the development of specialist knowledge (WK4) as students are not able to utilize the equipment in the laboratory. Meanwhile, alternative activities are found less suitable to address the psychomotor domain imparted in the learning outcomes that involve specified equipment or machinery. Finally, the alternative assessments are found to effectively capture the cognitive skills and the programme outcomes related to knowledge application (PO1) and analysis (PO2) but are less effective in capturing investigation skills (PO4) addressing the psychomotor domain.
Awareness and Attitudes of Undergraduate Students towards Plagiarism: Are There Any Differences between Genders?
Author: Ahmad, Tuan Sarifah Aini Syed
Date: 2022-07-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Undergraduate Students,Student Attitudes,Plagiarism,Student Behavior,Gender Differences,Knowledge Level,Familiarity

Plagiarism has become more prevalent in higher learning institutions. Tertiary students have the tendency to commit plagiarism as a quick solution for completing their assignments, or they may unintentionally commit it because they lack awareness towards it. Curbing plagiarism amongst tertiary students is important to maintain academic integrity. Thus, the study aimed to investigate whether there were any differences between genders on awareness and attitudes towards plagiarism amongst tertiary students. The study employed a quantitative method by using a set of questionnaires as the instrument to gather the data which was distributed via the class WhatsApp groups. The sample consisted of 50 undergraduate students from Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Negeri Sembilan, Kampus Seremban, Malaysia, who were obtained through purposive sampling. The data collected were analysed by using the Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS). The results of the independent t-test demonstrated that there were no significant differences between genders on awareness and attitudes towards plagiarism. The results were also consistent when the Mann Whitney U tests were conducted. Therefore, the results suggest that being aware of plagiarism and attitudes towards plagiarism cannot be associated with gender. Consequently, higher learning institutions should educate all students regardless of gender to prevent plagiarism from occurring.
Paths, Maps, and Pirates: How a Preschool Class Overcame Limits of the Pandemic through Drama
Author: Cline, Keely D.
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Preschool Education,Drama,Pandemics,COVID-19,Class Activities,Reggio Emilia Approach,Educational Innovation

This article spotlights the power of pushing limits and boundaries through emergent curriculum and process drama as told through the story of a preschool class's exploration of the topics of paths, maps, and pirates. The story is framed in terms of the three phases of the class's project adapted from the Project Approach (Katz et al., 2014), which started prior to the Coronavirus pandemic, but continued and concluded in the midst of it. Reflections and insight are provided by the classroom teacher including as she drew inspiration from the Reggio Emilia Approach and other professional development and experience.
Trans Young Adults&apos; Building Communities: Narratives and Counternarratives of Identity and World Making
Author: Lavoie, Michelle
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Young Adults,LGBTQ People,Identification (Psychology),Art Products,Story Telling,Concept Formation,Experience,Artists,Personal Narratives,Visual Aids,Foreign Countries,Inquiry,Community Development

This paper draws on a three-year inquiry, in which I lived alongside three trans young adults amid their unfolding lives. I used narrative inquiry, a relational methodology that holds relationship central, to explore asset-building processes within relational learning. This article showcases participants' use of artworks, stories, and counterstories to understand experiences and engage communities. Additionally, this study highlights how trans young adults transform their identities at the intersections of race, citizenship, ableism, and health. This research demonstrates the complexity of trans: identity formation; intersectional tensions, and creative possibilities; and, performativity of intersectionality and identities across multiple communities' spaces and places.
Cocreating Spaces of Belonging: A Campus Workshop Using Research-Based Theatre for Affective Learning
Author: Bulk, Laura Yvonne
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Sense of Community,Educational Environment,Workshops,Theater Arts,Affective Objectives,Teaching Methods,Active Learning,Disabilities

Creating climates that embrace justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion, must involve learning by everyone in the community. Although active learning techniques for promoting cognitive learning have received much attention in recent decades, techniques for affective learning are less developed. Affective learning is, however, essential to this particular area of change. Using the example of an innovative workshop about creating more welcoming environments for Disabled people, this article demonstrates how Research-Based Theatre, in combination with other active learning techniques, can promote affective learning and encourages readers to reflect on how they might incorporate creative, arts-based, research-informed approaches.
Biodanza and Other Dance Forms as a Vehicle for Social-Emotional-Learning in Schools: A Scoping Review
Author: Calçada, Joana
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Social Emotional Learning,Elementary School Students,Sense of Community,Group Membership,Interpersonal Relationship,Violence,Prevention,Problem Solving,Creative Thinking,Mental Health,Educational Benefits,Dance,Gender Differences

In this scoping review, the literature on the relationship between dance and Social Emotional Learning (SEL) was consolidated. Research of various forms of dance on psychosocial outcomes among K-6 populations included: increased sense of belonging, violence prevention, and increased creative thinking and problem-solving responses. The dance form, Biodanza, in particular, may be useful in engaging students in the active practice of social skills, appropriate use of body language, self-regulation, self-awareness, and boundaries. We suggest that using dance as a tool for SEL in the classrooms may contribute to improved student mental health and to more inclusive schools.
An Arts-Based Exploration of Classroom Management through Portraiture
Author: Mitchell, Lisa A.
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Art Education,Classroom Techniques,Portraiture,Student Attitudes,Student Teachers,Student Characteristics

This arts-based research uses &quot;portraiture&quot; and &quot;appreciative inquiry&quot; to explore Bachelor of Education teacher candidates' conceptions of classroom management. A total of 270 sets of observational notes completed by 90 teacher candidates during their school practicum placements were used to inform the researchers' creation of arts-based literary and painted learner portraits. The research addresses the questions: (1) What characteristics do teacher candidates associate with different types of learners?; (2) How might teacher-educators critically unpack these assumptive characteristics to better prepare teacher candidates for working in diverse classrooms?; and (3) How might an arts-based way of knowing enhance teacher candidates' understandings of classroom management?
&quot;And so We Write&quot;: Reflective Practice in Ethnotheatre and Devised Theatre Projects
Author: Jones, Jonathan P.
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Theater Arts,Drama,Scripts,Cooperative Learning,High School Students,Diaries,Reflection,LGBTQ People

This paper follows the author's trajectory as he collaboratively experimented with ethnodrama (theatre scripts generated from interviews, media artifacts, and written media) and devised theatre performance (theatre collaboratively created with a group), culminating in the analysis of a performance with high school students combining elements of these forms. The author defines the forms, illuminates how he engaged with them over time, and how he adapted elements of them for work with his high school students. The author proposes a framework deduced from these experiences as a provocation for future performance projects and as a demonstration of an educator's reflective practice.
A Spotlight on Research-Based Theatre
Author: Shigematsu, Tetsuro
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Evidence Based Practice,Research,Theater Arts,Research Methodology,Data Use,Educational Practices

&quot;Tell me about your research.&quot; How does one begin to convey the importance of our life's work--our research? Enter stage right, Research-based Theatre, an innovative, arts-based methodology that takes research data and brings it to life, by showing, rather than telling. In this article, we tell the story of how Research-based Theatre first came to be, and why it is especially well suited to the contemporary challenge of showcasing diverse and marginalized voices. We also share a short scene that illustrates the methodology in practice. We conclude by offering ways Research-based Theatre can be a meaningful approach for pedagogy and community-engaged initiatives.
&quot;Before COVID This Was Not Normal:&quot; A Photovoice Exploration of College Student Experiences
Author: MacDonald, Elizabeth
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: COVID-19,Pandemics,Photography,Participatory Research,Student Experience,Well Being,Coping,Undergraduate Students,Poetry

College students have experienced unique life disruptions and losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We conducted this study to gain an understanding of how the pandemic has affected the lifestyle of college students. Findings included: major changes in perceived well-being related to living at home with families, balancing online classes and work, stress and boredom related to isolation from peers, and coping strategies, including substance abuse and physical activity. Research and practice implications are related to increasing opportunities and activities to promote a sense of belonging for students, and also for increased accessible student support services on college campuses.
Contact Improvisation as a Force for Expressive Reciprocity with Young Children Who Don&apos;t Speak
Author: Dower, Ruth Churchill
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Dance,Young Children,Speech Impairments,Kinesthetic Methods,Creative Activities,Intimacy,Self Expression

Movement can be a powerful force for sensory connection and expression in young children who sometimes don't speak. Their kinaesthetic curiosity naturally experiments with--and forms spontaneous relationships through--touching, sensing, and moving-with the world around them. This article wonders what might happen if children's connective movements are invited through the speculative method of contact improvisation, not as an alternative to speech or way of interpreting meaning, but simply as a space for the transmission of forces, sensations, intimacy, and reciprocity. I consider what these shared forces or sensations of expression are that generate intimacy, joy, and reciprocity beyond words.
Integrating Arts in a Collaborative Research Process: An Arts-Informed Inquiry
Author: Trout, Inci Yilmazli
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Art Activities,Cooperation,Research Methodology,Inquiry,Mentors

The rich learning that accompanies collaborative research practices can go unappreciated without systematic reflection and examination, which is an under-researched area. In this arts-informed inquiry, grounded in the experiences of four scholars, we show how artmaking was integrated into a qualitative research process to represent findings. In the qualitative phase, we analyzed researcher reflections kept throughout the research process to identify themes. Then, we created different art forms to represent the themes. Engaging in artmaking allowed us to be reflexive, strengthened our understanding of collaboration, and how using arts expanded the qualitative findings.
Losing and Finding Community in Drama: A Methodology-in-Motion for Pandemic Times
Author: Gallagher, Kathleen
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Youth,Drama,Pandemics,COVID-19,Ethnography,Theater Arts,Fine Arts,Research Methodology,Research Reports,Community

Our article explores the impact of the global health pandemic on our five-year, multi-sited, collaborative ethnographic study titled &quot;Global Youth (Digital) Citizen-Artists&quot; and &quot;their Publics: Performing for Socio-Ecological Justice&quot; (2019-2024). We illustrate how our arts-led, youth-driven ethnographic &quot;methodology-in-motion&quot; responded to a destabilized world by planning, listening, and seeing differently across local and global research contexts through virtual fieldwork. By focusing on reciprocity and the relational, we examine how researchers, youth participants, and global collaborators, managed to &quot;lose&quot; and &quot;find&quot; each other through creative, artistic encounters.
Attitudes of Parents of Lower Primary Grades Children towards School Excursions
Author: Milanovic, Nedeljko M.
Date: 2022-02-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Parents,Parent Attitudes,Field Trips,Child Development,Elementary Education

The aim of the research is to determine the attitude of parents of children in the lower grades of primary school towards school excursions. The theoretical part of the article presents the importance of excursions, as well as the role of parents in the entire process of organising excursions, while the second part of the article presents the results of the research. 208 parents participated, 39.9% being fathers and 60.1% being mothers. Data was collected with an instrument created for the purposes of this research and was analysed in detail and presented using a descriptive method. Parents' attitudes are positively oriented towards excursions, noting their pedagogical significance for the development of the child's entire personality. The role of parents in the process of preparation and organisation of the excursion is of great importance, and it is necessary that future research pays more attention to the parental function in all phases and flows of the excursion.