ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
An Aboriginal College for a Return to Country: Designing a School That Prepares Children to Live in Two Worlds and the Space between
Author: Baker, Colin
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Indigenous Populations,Foreign Countries,Corporations,Secondary Schools,Consultants,Educational Development,Personal Narratives,School Culture,School Location,Educational Philosophy,Institutional Mission,Native Language Instruction,Cultural Maintenance,Curriculum Development

This paper details the lived experience of the author as an education consultant from the mainstream of Australian education, attempting to assist a remote Aboriginal corporation establish its own secondary school, in its own cultural context on its own land. It is about the experience of an Anglo Australian servant of an Aboriginal corporation. The perspective is that of an outside employee. The paper is not a treatise on Aboriginal education. It does not seek to advance an Aboriginal point of view.
The Transformative Effect of Study Abroad: Australian Teaching Experience on US Pre-Service Teacher Identity Formation
Author: Collins, Jennifer
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Study Abroad,Preservice Teachers,Teaching Experience,Teacher Role,Transformative Learning,International Educational Exchange,Placement,Teacher Collaboration,Student Attitudes,Teaching Methods,Foreign Countries,Professional Identity,Phenomenology,Program Descriptions,Collegiality,Undergraduate Students

This study describes the transformational effect of a short-term study abroad experience on a group of US pre-service teachers (PST). The PST participated in a cross-cultural exchange, which included a six-week placement in an Australian school where they assumed many teaching responsibilities. The PST reported experiencing collaboration as a structural feature of their Australian school experience in distinct contrast to their highly compartmentalized organizational structure of mainstream US schooling. This broadened perspective of shared teaching roles impacted students such that they expressed a belief that they, too, could incorporate this approach to teaching in the US. Not only the exposure to the complexity of teacher roles and responsibilities, but their inclusion as near-peers prompted the PST to experience, for some for the first time, the sense of actual identification as teacher.
How Does International Student Teaching Shape the Participants? Professional and Personal Perspectives and Decisions
Author: Egeland, Paul Charles
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Teacher Education Programs,Student Teachers,Student Teacher Attitudes,Focus Groups,Alumni,Placement,Foreign Countries,Decision Making,Extracurricular Activities,Cultural Awareness,Cross Cultural Training,Second Language Learning,Undergraduate Study,Student Surveys,Elementary School Teachers,Secondary School Teachers,Global Approach,International Education,Qualitative Research,Semi Structured Interviews

For valid educational and cultural reasons, many teacher education institutions promote or allow some pre-service teachers to complete their student teaching experiences in a different country. A select, but growing body of literature suggests positive outcomes of these unique international placements. This study extends and refines the data on the impact of overseas student teachers on those who student-taught overseas as part of an undergraduate teacher licensure program. Data collected through surveys and a focus group of alumni from one higher education institution in the US reveal the impact of these international experiences. This impact extends in several directions: professional decisions, extracurricular choices, and personal and professional cultural perspectives. Implications of these findings suggest that these types of cross-cultural experiences can support the preparation of new teachers for the increasing numbers of culturally and linguistically diverse students in P-12 public schools.
Role of International Study Experiences in the Personal and Professional Development of University Lecturers in the Humanities and Social Sciences Fields in Thailand
Author: Kaowiwattanakul, Sukanya
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Transfer of Training,World Views,Semi Structured Interviews,Self Esteem,Foreign Countries,Faculty Development,Classroom Techniques,College Faculty,Teacher Attitudes,Cultural Awareness,Teaching Methods,Study Abroad,International Education,Global Approach,Outcomes of Education,Masters Degrees,Doctoral Degrees,Humanities,Social Sciences,Individual Development

This study investigates the role of international experience on personal and professional development of university academic staff in the Humanities and Social Sciences fields in Thailand. The participants were 23 lecturers from nine universities in Thailand. A semi-structured face-to-face interviewing method was employed. The findings reveal that international experiences develop the lecturers' cognitive and affective skills as well as enhancing intercultural understanding and broadening their worldview. For professional development, the lecturers gain up-to-date information and a profound body of knowledge. Lecturers' attempts to transfer international knowledge into classroom practices included: the delivery of in-depth subject knowledge, promotion of essential study skills, implementation of different classroom activities, increasing self-esteem, enhancement of intercultural understanding, and fostering global mindedness and greater awareness of global issues. [Note: The issue number (1) shown on the PDF is incorrect. The correct citation is v15 n2.]
Comparing What Teacher Candidates Know about Each Other: China and the United States
Author: Xu, Tingting
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Comparative Analysis,Preservice Teachers,North Americans,Asians,Foreign Countries,Stereotypes,Student Attitudes,Surveys,Cultural Awareness,Cross Cultural Studies,Qualitative Research,Statistical Analysis,History,Politics,Books,Internet,Films,Intercultural Communication,Television,News Reporting

The purpose of this article is to compare teacher candidates' knowledge and perceptions about China and the United States. Using a survey research design, 91 Chinese teacher candidates and 96 teacher candidates from the United Sates participated. The survey findings indicated that, while both groups of teacher candidates had a basic level of historical and political knowledge about the other country, both teacher candidate groups also had stereotypes of each other's country. In their responses to the comment section and free response questions, however, teacher candidates focused on very different aspects. The Chinese teacher candidates focused more on the United States' political and education system. The United States' teacher candidates focused their responses more on daily life and cultural aspects of China.
The Predictive Strength of Perceived Parenting and Parental Attachment Styles on Psychological Symptoms among Turkish University Students
Author: Körük, Serdar
Date: 2016-07-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,College Students,Parent Child Relationship,Attachment Behavior,Symptoms (Individual Disorders),Psychological Patterns,Statistical Analysis,Parenting Styles,Predictor Variables,Regression (Statistics),Mothers,Fathers,Depression (Psychology),Anxiety,Correlation

This study aims to investigate the relationships between perceived parenting, parental attachment styles and psychological symptoms among Turkish university students and it also aims to find out which perceived parenting and parental attachment styles predict psychological symptoms which were measured. This study is a quantitative research and uses causal comparative research design. The sample of this study consists of 400 university students. Young Parenting Inventory, Parental Bonding Instrument and Brief Symptom Inventory were used for gathering data. The depressive, hostility and anxiety symptoms were determined as the most prevalent psychological symptoms among the sample. The conditional/achievement-oriented and ruling/former mother perceptions were found as the most prevalent perceived parenting styles for mother and the conditional/achievement-oriented and close/repressed feelings perceived as parenting styles for father. Pessimistic/fearful mother, belittling/captious mother and overprotective/worrywart father were found as the most predictive perceived parenting styles which predict the psychological symptoms in a significant level and in a positive way.
The Link between Higher Order Thinking Skills, Representation and Concepts in Enhancing TIMSS Tasks
Author: Tajudin, Nor'ain Mohd.
Date: 2016-07-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,International Assessment,Thinking Skills,High School Students,Difficulty Level,Cognitive Processes,Mathematics,Mathematical Concepts,Test Items,Mathematics Tests,Visual Aids

Students' performances in TIMSS have featured strongly in recent discussions and debates about the quality of mathematical learning outcomes both from teachers and policy makers. Findings of TIMSS trends showed that most high school students in Malaysia continue to perform at less than satisfactory levels, particularly, in tasks that are cognitively demanding. In this article, we present a critical analysis of selected TIMSS Tasks and demonstrate how to support students better in the use of Higher Order Thinking Skills (&quot;HOTS&quot;) in making progress with such tasks. In so doing we present analyses of TIMSS tasks and a model of these tasks that relate &quot;HOTS,&quot; representation and concepts which can be utilised by teachers to understand the role of &quot;HOTS&quot; better in empowering students shift to higher levels of cognitive functioning in the context of tackling TIMSS and similarly demanding tasks. Our analyses and model provide an important starting point for the design of future professional development programs for Malaysian mathematics teachers in reconceptualising &quot;HOTS&quot; and implementing them in regular classrooms.
The Study of the Development of Writing Skill in the Textbooks of the Action-Oriented Approach, a Case of Iranian Learners of FFL
Author: Moradian, Motahareh
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Writing Skills,Textbooks,French,Second Language Instruction,Grammar,Foreign Countries,Writing Instruction,Listening Skills,Reading Comprehension,Statistical Analysis,Correlation,Adults,Adolescents,Case Studies

This paper analyses the written competence and corpus of Iranian learners of French at two levels (A1 and A2). The data were collected in a quantified and qualified manner with auto evaluation grids and narrative text writing to analyze the action-oriented approach textbooks' efficiency in writing. Basically the approach of the three manuals, &quot;Alter ego,&quot; &quot;Echo&quot; and &quot;Connexions&quot; advantaging of the implicit approach grammar teaching, calls into question their effectiveness regard to the written skill. The &quot;Alter ego&quot; manual is less effective in the teaching of writing skills and in return the&quot; Echo&quot; manual is more. This difference was especially remarkable about the Content of written productions of three groups of learners. In the Iranian context that we are the only inductive approach does not meet the student needs who are used to learn the traditional manner grammar.
The Parents' and Teachers' Supports Role on Students' Involvement in Scouting Program and Entrepreneurial Values--Longitudinal Studies on Students in Jombang, East Java, Indonesia
Author: Prianto, Agus
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Entrepreneurship,Longitudinal Studies,Student Participation,Extracurricular Activities,Outdoor Education,Parent Role,Teacher Role,Values Clarification,Social Support Groups,Grade 10,Grade 11,Questionnaires,Likert Scales,Teacher Attitudes,Parent Attitudes,Student Attitudes,Foreign Countries,Multivariate Analysis

Extracurricular activities are those that fall outside the realm of the normal curriculum of school. Extracurricular activities exist for all students. And generally, benefits of extracurricular activities shall be as follows: learning time management and prioritizing; getting involved in diverse interests; learning about long term commitments; making a contribution; raises self-esteem; building solid relationship skills; and looks great on school applications. In Indonesia schools, the extracurricular activities to do for the students have toughness, tenacity, confidence, and positive attitudes, and that shown in previous studies. The one of extracurricular activities is scouting program can be applied for schools in Indonesia. This study scrutinized the parents' and teachers' support students involvement in scouting, and to what extent the scouting program is able to develop entrepreneurial values. This study employed a longitudinal approach, and the data were taken during four semesters. The research findings showed that parents and teachers' support simultaneously have significant effect on students' involvement in scouting program and on development of students' entrepreneurial values. Likewise, teachers' support has partial effect on students' involvement in the scouting, and partial effect of parents' support on the development of the entrepreneurial values as well. As a conclusion, both parents and teachers play essential roles to support students' involvement in scouting program and development of students' entrepreneurial values.
The Effect of Using the Constructivist Learning Model in Teaching Science on the Achievement and Scientific Thinking of 8th Grade Students
Author: Qarareh, Ahmed O.
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Constructivism (Learning),Models,Science Instruction,Science Achievement,Science Process Skills,Middle School Students,Secondary School Science,Grade 8,Scientific Concepts,Light,Control Groups,Experimental Groups,Lesson Plans,Achievement Tests,Science Tests,Validity,Statistical Analysis,Teaching Methods,Test Reliability

The study aims to investigate the effect of using constructivist learning model in teaching science, especially in the subject of light: its nature, mirrors, lens, and properties, on the achievement of eighth-grade students and their scientific thinking. The study sample consisted of (136) male and female 8th graders were chosen from two basic schools in Tafila in the scholastic year 2015/2016. The four-class sample was divided into two groups (controlled &amp; experimental). For achieving the study aims, the researcher prepared lesson plans using constructivist learning model, achievement test and scientific thinking test, which validity and reliability were checked. To answer the questions of the study, means, SD, ANOVA and ANCOVA were used to determine the differences in means of the groups of the study. The results show that there is statistically significant difference at (a = 0.05) for the effect of the constructivist Learning model on the achievement and scientific thinking in favor of experimental group, and there is no statistically significant difference at (a = 0.05) for the constructivist Learning model on the achievement and scientific thinking attributed to gender, and there is no statistically significant difference at (a = 0.05) for the dual interaction between teaching method and gender on the achievement and scientific thinking. In the light of the study results, the researcher presented a number of recommendations including: extra attention should be given to employ constructivist learning model within science courses, and conducting further studies about the effect of the constructivist Learning model on various learning outcomes.
Willingness to Communicate in English among Saudi Female University Students
Author: Turjoman, Mona Obaid Alrahman Ashik
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,English (Second Language),Language Usage,Language of Instruction,Majors (Students),Public Schools,Private Schools,Qualitative Research,Statistical Analysis,Females,Questionnaires,Student Attitudes,Language Proficiency,Semi Structured Interviews,Observation

Since the English Language teaching system differs from public schools to private ones, it is presumed that this would have a great impact of students' willingness to communicate in English in Saudi Arabia. The purpose of the current study is to investigate the effect of private and public school education on WTC in English among Saudi Female English major students. Second, the researcher considered the degree of WTC in English among the Saudi Female English major students based on their private and public school education. Results indicate there is a significant difference between Saudi Female English major students' willingness to communicate in English based on their private and public school education. Further studies would be recommended to investigate why WTC is suppressed and English language not used among these students.
Identity Functions and Empathetic Tendencies of Teacher Candidates
Author: Ay, Alpaslan
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Empathy,Correlation,Preservice Teachers,Statistical Analysis,Social Studies,Teacher Education,Models,Foreign Countries

Objective of this research is to investigate identity functions and empathetic tendencies of teacher candidates. Sample consists of 232 teacher candidates in social studies teacher education. Survey model is preferred to investigate the difference between identity functions and empathetic tendencies of teacher candidates. And also correlational design is used to investigate the relationship between identity functions and empathetic tendencies of teacher candidates. Findings are: Identity functions and empathetic tendencies of teacher candidates don't change according to gender, class, education level of mother and father, family income and education type. Identity functions points of teacher candidates change according to age but empathetic tendencies of teacher candidates don't change according to age. Identity functions points of teacher candidates don't change according to geographical region but empathetic tendencies of teacher candidates change according to geographical region. Identity functions and empathetic tendencies points of teacher candidates change according to administrative division. There is not a significant relationship between identity functions and empathetic tendencies of teacher candidates at 0.05 level of significance.
Training Needs Assessment of Technical Skills in Managers of Tehran Electricity Distribution Company
Author: Koohi, Amir Hasan
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Needs Assessment,Statistical Analysis,Management Development,Corporations,Energy,Surveys,Questionnaires,Validity,Inferences,Foreign Countries,Supervision,Money Management,Educational Attainment,Correlation,Expertise,College Faculty,Consultants,Statistical Significance

Current dissertation has been conducted in order to investigate and detect training needs of the mangers (top and middle) in Tehran Electricity Distribution Company. Research method is applied kind based on its purpose. Due to data collection method, this query is descriptive-survey type. Statistical population in this study is all of managers in Tehran Electricity Distribution Company in 2014 who are 144 men. Sample size has been determined 108 persons referring to the Morgan's table. To sample, multi-steps clustering method has been applied. Data collected using questionnaires. Questionnaire's validity has been obtained using comments by experts, guidance professor and consultant professors and its reliability was obtained via experimental implementation and calculating Cronbach's alpha which is equal to 0.93 Collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistical techniques (Mean, median, mode, standard deviation, skewness, elongation, minimum and maximum) and inferential statistical techniques (single group Chi-square test, independent t-test and Friedman's One-way Analysis of Variance and post hoc LSD test). Research findings imply that training needs assessment of technical skills in directors are: Technical issues, how to use computer and internet, Personnel and administrative matters, administrative rules and regulations, administrative correspondence principles and archive mechanisms, staff evaluation, appropriate use of funds, supervision, respectively. Also, it was manifested that there is a significant difference between training needs assessment of directors' technical skills based on their experience. No significant difference was observed between managers' technical skills based on their educational degree.
Limited Intervention at Sub Concept of Fractions in the Object Conversion into Fractions
Author: Kurniawan, Henry
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Intervention,Fractions,Qualitative Research,Mathematical Concepts,Elementary School Mathematics,Elementary School Students,Grade 5,Interviews,Foreign Countries,Numbers

This research is an exploratory study with a qualitative approach, which is based on interviews with a task-based the purpose of this study is to describe the understanding of elementary school students in interpreting sub concept fractions in changing of the object is given to fractions with limit intervention. While intervention on problems solving mathematical in a fraction of this is an attempt to change behavior, thoughts and feelings of a person to develop the students' knowledge in achieving the objectives of the fractions learning experience.
An Investigation on EFL Teachers' Attitude toward Teaching Profession
Author: Agcam, Reyhan
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: English (Second Language),Teacher Attitudes,Teaching (Occupation),Higher Education,Foreign Countries,Sampling,Social Networks,Language Teachers,Second Language Learning,Teaching Methods,Questionnaires,Statistical Analysis

Teaching is described as a demanding job that requires in-depth knowledge of subject content, age-specific pedagogy, and many varied skills such as patience, leadership, and creativity. Teaching a foreign language constitutes another challenge for the teachers who are already attached the primary liability in raising generations for contributing to the development of their country. Considering that foreign language teachers' attitudes toward their job largely influence their professional performance, this study aims to scrutinize whether attitude of EFL teachers toward teaching profession significantly differ across level of educational institutions where they are working. Accordingly, an attitude scale was administered to EFL teachers working at state primary schools, secondary schools, and institutions of higher education in Turkey. The results indicated that the majority of the participants have positive attitudes toward their job despite problems they encounter while performing it. The study reported and discussed research findings in comprehensively, and offered a few pedagogical implications, and suggestions for further directions.
Will Medical Technology Deskill Doctors?
Author: Lu, Jingyan
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Medical Services,Medical Education,Influence of Technology,Physicians,Physician Patient Relationship,Professional Development,Technology Education,Skill Obsolescence,Technological Advancement

This paper discusses the impact of medical technology on health care in light of the fact that doctors are becoming more reliant on technology for obtaining patient information, making diagnoses and in carrying out treatments. Evidence has shown that technology can negatively affect doctor-patient communications, physical examination skills, and development of clinical knowledge. We propose three possible approaches to medical education and professional development to assist human doctors in acquiring a better understanding of the relative role of technology. The approaches include providing undergraduate and professional development training on using medical technology, helping students recognize the importance of clinical evidence, and helping doctors establish autonomy while interfacing with medical technology.