ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Job Satisfaction, Stress and Coping Strategies in the Teaching Profession-What Do Teachers Say?
Author: Skaalvik, Einar M.
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Job Satisfaction,Teaching (Occupation),Coping,Work Environment,Anxiety,Stress Variables,Fatigue (Biology),Age Differences,Faculty Mobility,Teacher Persistence,Teacher Burnout,Elementary School Teachers,Middle School Teachers,Teacher Retirement,Semi Structured Interviews,Professional Autonomy,Teaching Load,Student Needs,Student Behavior,Teamwork,Negative Attitudes,Teacher Attitudes

This study explored job satisfaction, work-related stress, consequences of stress, and coping strategies among Norwegian teachers. The study is based on qualitative interviews with 30 working teachers and four retired teachers. The respondents reported high job satisfaction but also severe stress and exhaustion. Teachers of different ages or at different stages in their careers reported the same sources of job satisfaction and stress. However, coping strategies and consequences differed with age among the respondents.
The Type of Culture at a High Performance Schools and Low Performance School in the State of Kedah
Author: Daud, Yaakob
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,School Culture,High Achievement,Low Achievement,Elementary Schools,Elementary School Teachers,Teacher Surveys

This research aims to identify the type of culture at a High Performance School (HPS) and Low Performance School (LPS) in the state of Kedah. The research instrument used to measure the type of organizational culture was adapted from Organizational Culture Assessment Instrument (Cameron &amp; Quinn, 2006) based on Competing Values Framework Quinn and Rohrbaugh (1983) Model. Two HPSs and two LPSs representing 129 teachers were chosen as research samples. Research findings showed that the current dominant culture in both HPS and LPS is Hierarchy (M=36.76, M=30.63 &amp; SD = 8.23, SD=7.83) consecutively. Both types of schools practice Market culture and the average scores for both types of schools are the same whereby HPS (M=25.7, SD=8.56) and LPS (M=25.94, SD=8.32). However, HPS practices less Clan culture (M=21.15, SD=8.74) compared to LPS (M=24.18, SD=6.97). The Clan culture is more prominent in LPS compared to HPS. Both types of schools practice Adhocracy less which are (M=17.75, SD=6.94) in HPS and (M=19.81, SD=6.78) in LPS respectively. The findings showed that teachers in both types of schools would like to have the Clan culture practiced in their schools with the same average scores, M=34.89, SD=8.22. HPS prefers the Market culture (M=26.01, SD=6.32) compared to LPS Market culture (M=23.01, SD=0.22). However they accepted Adhocracy less in HPS (M=20.02, SD=8.31) and LPS (M=21.58, SD=7.89). Nevertheless, Hierarchy culture in HPS (M=19.32, SD=6.45) and in LPS (M=21.05, SD=6.68) are widely practiced. From the comparisons made, it can be concluded that both types of schools widely practice the Hierarchy and Market cultures in schools. The recommendations for further studies were also suggested.
Investigate the Child's Scientific Activities on Practical Child's Activity Books for the Kindergarten's Children
Author: Aldarabah, Intisar Turki
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Kindergarten,Young Children,Preschool Curriculum,Science Activities,Measures (Individuals),Biological Sciences,Earth Science,Space Sciences,Scientific Concepts,Validity,Standards,Global Approach,National Curriculum,Reliability,Physics

This research aimed to investigate the extent to which the interactive international curriculum is included in the &quot;Child's Scientific Activities&quot; issued by the Ministry of Education in Jordan, for the kindergarten stage according to the global criterion (NRC). In order to answer the study questions, an instrument was developed to measure the extent of including the interactive international curriculum &quot;The Child's Scientific Activities&quot; for the Kindergartens' stage in the scientific concepts. The instrument consisted of scientific concepts that involved three basic aspects, the physics sciences aspects, Biological Sciences aspects and Earth and space aspects. The number of concepts was (20) scientific concepts. The instrument's validity was tested through introducing it to specialists' reviewers. Also the stability analysis was tested by re-analysis; the stage time span between the analyses was one month. The statistical data and frequencies were used to investigate the availability of the scientific concepts in the interactive international curriculum for the kindergarten stage, depending on the study instrument which was built for the study's purposes, and to investigate the suggested scientific concepts to be included in the curriculum. The study results showed a list of suggested scientific concepts to be included in the curriculum. Also, the results exhibited the availability of the scientific concepts in the curriculum (16) scientific concepts from (20) concepts, by (80%) According to the results, the study recommended the kindergarten curriculum designers to include the suggested scientific concepts, and to be presented in a structural balance, and in depth to be appropriate to the developmental characteristics at the kindergarten stage.
Transcending Disciplinary Lines to Promote Student Achievement at the Post-Secondary Level
Author: Bentley, Erinn
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: College Students,Preservice Teachers,Writing Skills,Peer Evaluation,Formative Evaluation,Mixed Methods Research,Student Surveys,Feedback (Response),Intellectual Disciplines,Interdisciplinary Approach,Colleges,Followup Studies,Experiential Learning,Prior Learning,Workshops,Academic Achievement

Writing proficiencies in the K-12 setting and at the post-secondary level have become stagnant and have decreased in some instances. Several studies indicated using peer review was beneficial for students by increasing student engagement and providing appropriate feedback. The purpose of this study was to examine the use of a peer review workshop as a pedagogical tool to promote teachercandidates' increased proficiency in writing and teacher-candidates' increased skills in using peer review as a formative assessment tool. The mixed methods study used the peer review forms completed by the participants and a follow-up survey as the data sources. The researchers found participants provided specific feedback, but they seemed to have difficulty clearly articulating specific strengths and weaknesses regarding the organization and mechanics of their peers' essays. The implications for using this pedagogical tool are to continue to refine the peer review form and process. In addition, other discipline specific techniques and strategies should be explored regarding their ability to transcend discipline lines and promote teacher-candidates' general pedagogical knowledge.
Andragogical Content Knowledge as a Key Component in the Training of the Instructors of Nonformal Education
Author: Nurhayati, Sri
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Andragogy,Pedagogical Content Knowledge,Teacher Education,Nonformal Education,Teacher Competencies,Foreign Countries

Currently, professionals and academics of non-formal education in Indonesia have began to question the competences of the non-formal education instructors. Non-formal education is a profession that requires knowledge (subject-content area), skill (ability to deliver content in regard to the needs of society) and programme content (the content appropriate to the condition of learners). This article mainly introduces a discussion on the Andragogical Content Knowledge in the field of non-formal education, in relation to the improvement of the instructor's competences, the author emphasises understanding the content since it is content which is the basis for any intended learning. Understanding content can lead to the development of the required character, knowledge, skills, and insightful reasoning needed in the learning process. Without the Andragogical Content Knowledge, teaching in non-formal education will become an everybody's area of specialization. Given the recent government interest in tutor/instructor competences for the non-formal education within Indonesia, this article focuses on &quot;Andragogical Content Knowledge&quot; as one way to contribute to the professionalisation of non-formal and continuing education in the country.
Russian Language Testing and Integrated Examination for Foreign Citizens in Russia: Legislation Background and Legal Regulation Specific Features
Author: Dolzhikova, Anzhela
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Federal Legislation,Migration,Language Tests,Testing,Foreign Workers,Foreign Nationals,Citizenship,Adjustment (to Environment),Federal Regulation

The Russian Federation faces active law-making and legislative activities aimed at providing legal grounds for qualifying educational level of foreign nationals entering the country with the purpose to work and apply for citizenship. The article deals with the current legislation and regulations in their relationship with each other, their impact on migration in the Russian Federation, as well as the perspectives of various educational procedures legal regulation development.
Peculiarities of the Inner Maternal Position of Young Child with Down Syndrome
Author: Inevatkina, Svetlana Eugenevna
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Parent Child Relationship,Mothers,Down Syndrome,Young Children,Personality Development,Infants,Personality Problems,Parent Influence,Experimental Groups,Control Groups,Comparative Analysis,Parent Attitudes,Sentences,Content Analysis,Tests,Emotional Response,Child Rearing,Foreign Countries

The article studies the dominant role of the child-mother relationships in the development and formation of personality of the infants and young children with Down syndrome. The article contains the information about the distortion of the child-mother relationships which leads to the different disorders of the mental development of a child. The article describes the construct of &quot;inner maternal position&quot;. It contains the methods and results of investigation aimed at revealing and study of peculiarities of the inner maternal position. It also describes the possible targets of psychological and pedagogical aid depending on the variant of the inner maternal position.
Understanding Collectivism and Female Genital Cutting through a Family Role-Playing Exercise
Author: Miller, Carol
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Collectivism,Role Playing,Cultural Awareness,College Students,Pretests Posttests,Comparative Analysis,World Problems,Females,Sexual Abuse,Foreign Countries,Educational Technology,Family Environment,Decision Making,Attitude Change,Social Attitudes,Teaching Methods

This study is a test of the effectiveness of a classroom role-playing exercise used to increase the understanding of cultural practices with which many Midwestern college students are uncomfortable. I employed a pre-test/post-test comparison group design. Students enrolled in two sections of a general education global issues course (N = 56) were asked about their perceptions about, and explanations for, the existence of female genital cutting in Egypt (the country they were studying). One section discussed the issue during a PowerPoint presentation, and the other section participated in an exercise in which they role-played family members deciding whether a daughter or sister would undergo the procedure. A comparison of post-test responses demonstrated increased understanding in both sections, but students in the experimental group better understood the collective implications of the practice on the entire family.
Needs Assessment to Development of Biology Textbook for High School Class X-Based the Local Wisdom of Timor
Author: Ardan, Andam S.
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Needs Assessment,Biology,Secondary School Science,Textbooks,High Schools,Indigenous Knowledge,Competence,Interviews,Questionnaires

This research aims to analyze the needs of the development of the X grade Biology textbook of Senior High School based on the local wisdom of Timor. The subject is a Senior High School Biology curriculum. Classes are taught at Senior High School X SMA in Kupang Regency in the academic years 2012/2013. Object of research includes: (1) core competency and competencies profiles of basic Senior High School Biology Class taught by strategic X insert the local wisdom of Timor (2) characteristics of the concepts relevant of Timor local wisdom is integrated into Senior High School Biology textbook of class X. Research Data collected with interviews and question form, as well as analyzed by descriptive. Research findings show that: (1) there are 10 basic competency covered in Biology learning materials namely 4 material, material World biodiversity of plants sub material Classification of plants, Ecosystems and environmental science can be inserted with the local wisdom of Timor; (2) the concepts of local wisdom relevant Timor integrated into the curriculum of Senior High School Biology class X, among them: local wisdom about saving the environment, ceremonial nature and environment care, Philosophical life &quot;Atoni Pah Meto&quot;, clean water, trapping knowledge classification of plants, animals, knowledge of traditional medicines and health care utilization, properties of materials for the manufacture of traditional tools.
Cultivating Design Thinking in Students through Material Inquiry
Author: Renard, Helene
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Design,Thinking Skills,Experiential Learning,Inquiry,Course Organization,Curriculum Design,Relevance (Education),Educational Environment,Case Studies,College Instruction,Foreign Countries

Design thinking is a way of understanding and engaging with the world that has received much attention in academic and business circles in recent years. This article examines a hands-on learning model as a vehicle for developing design thinking capacity in students. An overview of design thinking grounds the discussion of the material-based specialized studio course, Felt Construction. The pedagogical context as well as the components and organization of the course are considered through case studies. The effectiveness of course design is analyzed, and the relevance to other disciplines is addressed, with the intention of providing some flexible strategies that may be used in course design where cultivating design thinking is an objective.
Perception Based Principal Leadership Measurement: Does It Work in Pakistan?
Author: Niqab, Muhammad
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Principals,Instructional Leadership,Administrator Attitudes,Teacher Attitudes,Questionnaires,Secondary School Teachers,Statistical Analysis,Comparative Analysis,Leadership Qualities,Skills,Motivation,Measures (Individuals),Likert Scales,Demography,Statistical Distributions

Adequacy of relevant knowledge and interpersonal skills, interalia, are vital contributors to a successful leadership. However, leadership is not a self-centered phenomenon but followers through their actions and views profess it. Extant literature suggests teachers' and principals' perceptions as a prominent tool for measuring school leadership. This study evaluated the applicability of this leadership measure in context of Pakistani schools. Study focused on analyzing the differences between views of school principals about their own leadership attributes and as viewed by the teachers under their sub-ordination. We adopted the questionnaire developed by Sharma (2010) and Sun et al. (2014) to collect the data on leadership attributes. Total of 178 teachers and 18 principals from Secondary Schools in Pakistan responded the questionnaire. We applied independent sample t-test to analyze the data. The results showed a significant difference between perceptions of principals about their own leadership attributes and that of views by the teachers working under them. The results of the study suggest that principals in the schools under study lack the leadership skills. Further analysis revealed that most of the principals considered them good leader but their sub-ordinates opinion negated this. It shows, the principals, under study, either lacked the interpersonal skills to motivate their sub-ordinates or failed to modify the opinion of their sub-ordinates.
Professional and Creative Development of Natural Geographic Course Teachers within the Process of Professional Retraining
Author: Samigullina, Galina Savelevna
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Geography Instruction,Faculty Development,Higher Education,Physical Geography,College Faculty,Chemistry,Teacher Surveys

The purpose of this article is to analyse the professional and creative development of natural geographic course teachers of the Republic of Tatarstan in the process of professional retraining. The method for work performing is a retrospective analysis of professional retraining of natural geographic course teachers within the higher professional education system. The creative potential development of natural geographic course teachers is based on the paradigm of preserving the fundamental nature of the Russian education as a process aimed at integrating natural geographic courses and forming a complete picture of the world in order to foster flexibility, versatility of scientific thinking, different ways of reality reproduction, creating an internal focus in self-development and self-organization throughout life. Findings of the study are represented by a professional retraining system of natural geographic course teachers under conditions of education reforming, which contributes to the professional development of teachers.
Pedagogical Conditions of Ensuring Students' Readiness for Scientific Researches--Example of Technical University
Author: Slessarev, Yuri Vassilyevich
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,College Students,Scientific Research,Readiness,Competence,Educational Environment,Extracurricular Activities,Interpersonal Communication

This article describes pedagogical conditions of ensuring students readiness for scientific researches on the basis of scientific literature and experience of Penza State Technological University students. Introduction of suggested conditions favors the process of training of highly skilled expert who is ready for generation of new ideas in fields of science and engineering, their implementation in scientific and innovative projects; for conduction of scientific researches and testing of their results.
Matching University Graduates' Competences with Employers' Needs in Taiwan
Author: Ho, Hsuan-Fu
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: College Graduates,Competence,Employment Potential,Labor Needs,Employers,Questionnaires,Student Surveys,Job Placement,Labor Market,Measures (Individuals),Likert Scales,Validity,Reliability,Factor Analysis,Statistical Analysis,Employer Attitudes,Foreign Countries

The dramatic expansion of the number of higher educational institutions in Taiwan has contributed a great deal to the growing unemployment rate of university graduates. Given the accumulated number of students who graduated in previous years and failed to find a job, the pressure of finding a job is growing each year. On the other hand, however, many employers lamented that they are struggling to find qualified job candidates. The major reason for this mismatch is that the traditional university instruction that most graduates receive is no longer adequate for the changing demands of the new market, and employers are also failed to notice that the definition of a good job perceived by students is very different from decades ago. To address this mismatch, it is important to understand what employers want in graduates and what students are seeking in a job. By administering questionnaires to both employers and university students, we endeavor to identify the component of a good job perceived by students, and skills demanded by employers for work accomplishment. Questionnaires were administered to 250 students and 250 employers, and many differences between the two parties were identified. Suggestions were given for students, universities, and employers to narrow the talent gap between employers and university graduates.
Scrutiny of Critical Thinking Concept
Author: Atabaki, Ali Mohammad Siahi
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Critical Thinking,Qualitative Research,Content Analysis,Educational Objectives,Goal Orientation,Educational Philosophy,Educational Psychology,Validity,Reliability,Students

Learning critical thinking skills are the goal of educational systems so the term &quot;critical thinking&quot; (CT) is frequently found in educational policy documents. Despite this frequency, however, precise understandings among teachers of what CT really means do not exit. The present study is designed to answer the following question. We can classify critical thinking concept in a conceptual framework. A qualitative content analysis with deductive categorization was used to classify critical thinking concept in a conceptual framework. The research field (statistical population) included all available digital and written sources related to critical thinking. The Research sample was a purposeful homogeneous sample. It is used to describe the sample that includes information based on the qualitative research goals. The results showed that critical thinking concept could be investigated in fields of both psychology and philosophy. While philosophers emphasis on the nature and quality of critical thinking, psychologists focus on cognitive process and components used to investigate the practical problems. So philosophers emphasize critical thinking attitudes while psychologists focus on critical thinking skills.
Focus on Profession: Teaching Insights Using a Technology in a SLA Classroom
Author: Karabayeva, Kamilya
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,Teaching Methods,Teacher Education,Faculty Development,Information Technology,Educational Practices,Outcomes of Education,Individual Development,Self Concept,Professional Identity,Teacher Motivation,Educational Technology,Multimedia Materials,Internet

Modern higher education requires the problem of development of professional value insights of a teacher of a new formation to be solved. One of the vital tasks of the national education is development of axiological resources of a teacher's individuality and his value system and insights. It should be noted that teaching means of development of a teacher's professional value insights can be represented by optimization of axiological resources for his professional development and educational institution's teaching traditions of creating necessary environment for teachers' axiological development, including the use of information and communication technologies in the educational process. The article introduces an axiological pattern of teacher's professional self-development concept within the stages of the professional value system development as well as in the context of the teacher's personal individuality. It gives reasons for the use of information and communication technologies in developing the professional value insights of a teacher of the new formation. The article discloses a deep analysis of the professionally-orienting values in the context of formation competences as learning outcomes within the implementation of information and communication technologies and methods in the educational process.