ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Primary School Teachers&apos; Acceptance Levels of Educational Technologies
Author: Elmira, Uaidullakyzy
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Elementary School Teachers,Educational Technology,Teacher Attitudes,Technology Integration,Technology Uses in Education,Foreign Countries,Technological Literacy

The purpose of this research is to determine the acceptance level of primary school teachers about educational technologies. The research was designed in accordance with the qualitative research method. The study group of the research consists of 40 primary school teachers teaching in the city of Almaty, Kazakhstan, in the 2021-2022 academic year. Research data were collected with a semi-structured interview form developed by the researchers. The research data were converted into findings using the content analysis method. As a result of the research, it has been revealed that the majority of primary school teachers find themselves sufficient to benefit from educational technologies. However, the majority of the teachers who participated in the research stated that they sometimes use technology in education. The majority of primary school teachers participating in the research stated that technology-supported education is effective on students' success. In this direction, in order to increase primary school teachers' use of technology in education, it is recommended to establish infrastructures that will provide technology-supported education in schools and to organise in-service programmes for teachers.
Psychological and Pedagogical Innovative Technologies for Teaching English to University Students
Author: Assem, Kabdykalymkyzy
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Educational Technology,Educational Innovation,English (Second Language),Second Language Instruction,College Students,Foreign Countries,Computer Simulation

The purpose of this research is to get the opinions of academics about augmented reality technology, which is one of the psychological and pedagogical innovative technologies to teach English to university students. In this study, the qualitative research method, one of the research methods and techniques, was used. The study group of the research consists of 25 academicians who teach English at various universities in Kazakhstan. Research data were collected with a semi-structured interview form developed by the researchers. As a result of the research, it has been determined that the majority of academicians participating in the research do not use augmented reality applications in English education. Academics have made suggestions regarding the effect of using augmented reality, one of the innovative technologies in English education, on student achievements. These recommendations are that augmented reality applications increase a student's learning performance, provide a flexible learning environment, allow students to pay more attention to the lesson, enjoy the lessons more, increase students' curiosity about the lesson and increase students' desire to learn foreign languages. Students benefit from technology and different methods while learning to take advantage of it. In addition, it has been determined that the majority of academicians participating in the research tend to use augmented reality applications in English education. In line with the results obtained from the research, the necessity of creating English education curricula in universities in accordance with augmented reality technology has emerged.
Teachers&apos; Difficulties in Implementing Classroom Action Research: Experiences of Elementary School Teachers
Author: Tulung, Jeane Marie
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Barriers,Action Research,Elementary School Teachers,Teaching Experience,Public Schools,Teacher Competencies,Faculty Development

The objective of our study was to examine the understandings of elementary school teachers who implemented classroom action research (CAR) in their professional life. A phenomenological study approach was employed in this research to explore the elementary school teachers' understanding of their CAR views and to uncover the difficulties they experienced when implementing it. We collected the research data from interviews with 12 public elementary school teachers. The results of our study show that elementary school teachers comprehend the benefits of CAR, namely enhancing the quality of learning and developing their professional careers. However, they still experience difficulties in implementing CAR. Inadequate acquisition of knowledge about the substantial components of CAR, weak teacher self-management and insufficient school resources are hindering factors preventing teachers from implementing CAR in their professional life.
Precariousness in the Time of COVID-19: A Turning Point for Reforming and Reorganizing Career Counselling for Vulnerable Workers
Author: Di Fabio, Annamaria
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Employees,At Risk Persons,COVID-19,Pandemics,Career Counseling,Job Security,Evidence Based Practice

The aim of the present article is to purpose new career counselling perspectives for vulnerable workers in the time of COVID-19 recession. We summarize perspectives on vulnerable workers following a recently advanced taxonomy on the work precarity framework characterized by three broad categories: precarity of work (i.e. fear and concern associated with the continuity of employment), precarity at work (i.e. psychosocial or physical safety at work, including discrimination, harassment, and unsafe working conditions), and precarity from work (i.e. uncertainty and insecurity due to maintaining employment that does not satisfy the basic needs of workers). These three facets of precariousness are frequently experienced by vulnerable workers, and they are related to poorer mental and physical health. The COVID-19 pandemic dramatically exacerbated this trend for vulnerable workers. Thus, suggestions for mitigating the impact of the current crisis are presented. Our perspective deals with the psychology of sustainability, sustainable development, and the psychology of working theory. In this framework, vocational psychologists could reform and reorganize specific career counselling practices for vulnerable workers, promoting sustainable and decent work and inclusivity. This could be achieved by applying four key points: (1) Enrich career counselling interventions with the processes of self-identity, reflection, and reflexivity on what constitutes actual sustainability for vulnerable workers in terms of professional and personal development; (2) Promote the use of an evidence-based methodology in accordance with the accountability principles for the 21st century; (3) Advocate to enrich available services with positive primary preventive strength-based actions and interventions through timely differentiated career counselling strategies; ( 4) Encourage applied research and practices to find new ways to balance resources with evidence-based efficacy; for example, by using the power of the audience in group-based life design counselling.
Teaching Students Programming with the Help of Educational Games in the Conditions of Additional Education in Computer Science
Author: Yesengazyevna, Sagimbayeva Ainur
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Computer Science Education,Educational Games,College Students,Student Attitudes,Programming,Foreign Countries

The purpose of this research is to get students' opinions on teaching programming to students with the help of educational games in the conditions of additional education in computer science. In order to carry out the study in accordance with the main purpose, the phenomenological approach, one of the qualitative research methods, was used. The participant group of the research consists of 40 students studying in computer science departments at various universities in Kazakhstan. Research data were collected with a semi-structured interview form developed by the researchers. As a result of the research, it has been determined that university students have half the experience of learning programming with the help of educational games. University students benefit from learning programming with the help of educational games. They categorised it as ease of learning, fun learning environment, permanence of learning, increasing motivation and developing problem-solving ability. Students categorised the disadvantages of learning to programme with the help of educational games as inadequacy in educational games, deficiencies in technical infrastructure and deficiencies in information infrastructure. Some of the students stated that learning programming with the help of educational games is not a disadvantage. Finally, the majority of university students participating in the research stated that they wanted to learn programming with the help of educational games. The results have led to the necessity of giving more space to programming courses with the help of educational games in the curriculum of the departments that provide programming-based education in universities.
Revitalising Career Counseling for Sustainable Decent Work and Decent Lives: From Personality Traits to Life Project Reflexivity for Well-Being
Author: Di Fabio, Annamaria
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: College Students,Foreign Countries,Personality Traits,Career Counseling,Career Development,Quality of Life,Well Being,Affective Behavior,Life Satisfaction,Education Work Relationship,Affective Measures,Measures (Individuals)

The context of contemporary work scenarios features constant change and innovation in the field of information and communication technologies, which result in frequent work transitions and job insecurity. Such circumstances are highly threatening to the wellbeing of workers. Moreover, the instability and precariousness of the labour market are aggravated by the current crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic. Individuals are facing increased critical life and professional challenges and are being asked to take personal responsibility for the direction of their personal and work lives. In this complex context, career counseling needs to be revitalised in strength-based prevention perspectives. Life Project Reflexivity (LPR) addresses future professional and life plans and represents a critical construct for career counseling. The present study among Italian university students in transition to the labour market analysed the relationships between LPR and well-being while controlling for the 'Big Five' personality traits. The Big Five Questionnaire, the Life Project Reflexivity Scale and measures of both hedonic and eudaimonic well-being were administered to 278 university students of the University of Florence. LPR and its dimensions of authenticity, no acquiescence and clarity/projectuality explained the incremental variance beyond personality traits with respect to both hedonic and eudaimonic well-being, with specific reference to meaning in life. Among the three dimensions of LPR, authenticity was the most promising in this study. These results offered new perspectives for career counseling by supporting a strength-based prevention process for constructing sustainable decent work and life.
The Role of Theatre in the Spiritual and Moral Education of Children and Adolescents in the Era of Digitalisation
Author: Umirkhanovich, Orazmetov Marat
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Moral Values,Elementary Secondary Education,Drama,Creative Activities,Foreign Countries,Spiritual Development,Phenomenology,Teacher Attitudes,Teaching Methods,Classification,Educational Benefits

The purpose of this research is to get the opinions of teachers in order to determine the role of creative drama in the spiritual and moral education of children and adolescents in the age of digitalisation. The research was carried out in the phenomenology pattern, one of the qualitative research methods. The participant group of the research consists of 40 teachers who teach in various primary, secondary and high schools in Almaty, Kazakhstan, in the 2021-2022 academic year. The data collection tool of the research is the semi-structured interview form developed by the researchers. As a result of the research, the vast majority of teachers stated that they benefited from creative drama activities and digital creative drama activities several times in the spiritual and moral education of children and adolescents. The majority of the teachers participating in the research stated that they found themselves somewhat inadequate regarding the use of digital creative drama activities in the spiritual and moral education of children and adolescents. Teachers participating in the research categorised the advantages of digital creative drama activities in the spiritual and moral education of children and adolescents as practical, learning situations and assessment-oriented advantages. In-service training programmes should be organised to improve this situation, since teachers benefit from creative drama activities and digital creative drama activities several times in the spiritual and moral education of children and adolescents and find themselves a bit inadequate.
Transformational Leadership Effect on Teacher Performance in Asia: A Meta-Analysis
Author: Firmansyah, Firmansyah
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Transformational Leadership,Leadership Styles,Self Efficacy,Job Satisfaction,Teacher Attitudes,Teacher Administrator Relationship,Meta Analysis,Effect Size,Teacher Effectiveness,Research Reports,Correlation,Principals,Elementary Secondary Education,Foreign Countries

Transformational leadership is a leadership style that prioritizes commitment values, patterns, and performance to achieve organizational goals needed in the 21st century. This leadership style is widely applied in developing countries and has the best educational status in the world, such as in Finland and the United States. Researchers have recommended that transformational leadership is an important aspect of teacher performance; however, whether the effect varies across related studies and the robustness of the overall effect size remains unclear. A meta-analysis technique was used to synthesize the results from 65 independent studies and investigate the overall relationship between transformational school leadership and the three measures of teacher performance. This study found that, in terms of the average influence measure, transformational school leadership positively influenced teacher job satisfaction, commitment, and self-efficacy.
Using My Career Story to Foster Reflective Capacity, Hope, and Narrative Change
Author: Santilli, Sara
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Autobiographies,Workbooks,Career Choice,Career Change,Young Adults,Validity,Language Usage,Portraiture,Comparative Analysis,Scores,Reflection,Measures (Individuals),Intervention,Foreign Countries,Career Counseling,Undergraduate Students,Student Attitudes,Psychological Patterns,Empathy,Semantics

My Career Story (MCS) comprises a self-guided autobiographical workbook designed to assist individuals across life's diverse spectrum to narrate and shape their career stories. We describe the development and use of the MCS and its relevance for all people contemplating career transitions. Results of a study using the MCS with 20 emerging adults in Northern Italy supported the validity of its use. Specifically, results indicated that individuals shift to more positive, clear, action-oriented language in the stories they tell at the end of the MCS workbook, after constructing their life portraits, as compared with the stories they tell at the opening of the workbook. Also, scores on measures of reflective capacity and hope increased following the MCS intervention. Results of the study further support use of the MCS in career intervention contexts.
Training of Future Psychologists on Suicide Prevention among Adolescents Based on Work with Parents
Author: Ainagul, Rustemova
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Psychologists,Educational Needs,Foreign Countries,Suicide,Prevention,Adolescents,Student Attitudes,Parent Participation,Influences,College Students

The aim of this study is to reveal the views of future psychologists on the training of suicide prevention among adolescents based on work with parents. The study was designed with a phenomenology pattern. The study data were collected with a semi-structured interview form prepared with questions suitable for the purpose of the study. The sample of the study consisted of psychologist candidates studying in Kazakhstan. As a result of the research, among the answers given to the question about the causes of suicide in adolescents were family, loneliness, hopelessness, psychological problems and temperament, and most of the participants answered psychological problems. Among the answers given to the question about determining what should be done in order to prevent suicide in adolescents based on working with parents were family education, early diagnosis, guidance of adolescents, prevention of alcohol and substance consumption, and the majority of the participants answered family education. The majority of the participants in the closed-ended question about the determination of the proficiency of future psychologists in preventing suicide in adolescents based on working with parents stated 'I definitely do not find it sufficient'. Among the answers given to the question about increasing efficacy in preventing suicide in adolescents based on working with parents were in-service trainings, experience and practice for disadvantaged groups, and the majority of the participants answered the question as in-service trainings.
Vocational Education Teachers&apos; Usage of the E-Learning Methods in Jordan
Author: Al Soub, Tarik Faris
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Vocational Education,Vocational Education Teachers,Electronic Learning,Foreign Countries,Educational Technology,Teacher Attitudes,Technological Literacy,Teaching Experience

Online learning was mandatory and only available option during COVID-19 outbreak. One of challenging in online learning is vocational Education. The current study aims to analysis the current use of e-learning in vocational education in schools at the south of Jordan. The study design is cross-sectional survey study. The survey includes assessment of teachers' skills, and schools' readiness. The instrument was validating. A total of 118 teachers were participated in the study. There were moderate-high levels of teachers' skills in using online learning in vocational education. The level of teachers' skills was related to the level of education, and years of experience. The main challenges in online vocational education were at the used e-learning systems, and limitations in online facilities. The study provides a set of recommendations to improve Vocational Education. In conclusion, the online learning was suitable in vocational education at the school education levels.
Online Staff Development Module for E-learning and Pedagogy: Analysis, Design and Development
Author: Ruggiero, Dana
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Faculty Development,Distance Education,Blended Learning,Communities of Practice,Teaching Methods,Online Courses,Teaching Skills,College Faculty,Teacher Attitudes,Classroom Environment,Teaching Experience,Instructional Design,Usability,Computer Software,Asynchronous Communication,Liberal Arts,Technological Literacy,Pedagogical Content Knowledge

In the following design case, Learning Technologists (LT's) charged with developing a program for distance and blended learning describe the creation of an online module for staff development that helps lecturers to develop their online teaching skills. Using the Community of Inquiry Framework, the LT's structured an environment in which staff learned fundamental ideas of online pedagogy and experienced common tools for the learning environment. They then applied those tools and information gained from the coursework to the design of their own online module. The lecturers-as-students are also asked to reflect upon their experiences as classroom lecturers and to incorporate that experiential knowledge into the course design process. This paper describes the development of the module, the elements of the module, and the lessons learned from the pilot run.
Playing for Climate Change: The Design and Development of a Game Prototype to Promote Scientific Literacy
Author: Law, Sandra K.
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Game Based Learning,Climate,Change,Curriculum Development,Scientific Literacy,Computer Simulation,Undergraduate Students,Foreign Countries,Science Education

This design case describes the work involved in developing a digital game-based learning environment, work that was part of a PhD research project. The designer was involved in all aspects of the project: conducting research into content that was included in the game, exploring the gaming platform (Second Life), adapting scientific literature for use in the game, consulting with science instructors, building the gaming environment, and writing scripts for objects in the environment. The gaming environment was a fictional town site called Budworm. The game was designed to promote scientific literacy in first and second year science undergraduate students through collaborative work on an open-ended problem related to the management of water resources in a region of western Canada subject to extremes in water availability. One of the design goals was to model the kind of environment that scientists encounter while they formulate research questions, a complex environment that involves collaboration with colleagues, creativity and a willingness to explore. Instructional experts in three scientific fields (biology, chemistry, and geosciences) were consulted during the course of this design, as was an expert in instructional design. The final product was the game and a set of game design principles that were informed by the literature on educational gaming and consultations with the instructional experts.
Transformation of Islamic Education Curriculum Development Policy in the National Education System
Author: Akrim, A.
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Islam,Educational Change,Learning Processes,Curriculum Development,Universities,Western Civilization,Islamic Culture,Teaching Methods,Specialists,Foreign Countries,Curriculum Implementation,National Curriculum,Educational Policy

The most essential tool in any education system and for any learning process is the educational curriculum. Curriculum orientation is used as a reference to the direction of studies in learning outcomes. In the presence of western-based models in the development of educational techniques, students in Islamic universities are found to be aloof from their religious and cultural norms as they graduate from educational institutions. This paper aims to describe the transformation of Islamic Education in national education programs and curricula. For the purpose of this study, we have taken Islamic pedagogy and research methodology as well as cultural reinvigoration as the independent variable. Whereas the development of national education system along the Islamic model is the dependent variable. State organized curriculum is deemed as the mediator, which affects the later and is affected by the presence of former. Data was collected via questionnaires from a total of 550 respondents where the respondents chosen were experts in curriculum development and Islamic education. The data collected was analyzed using the SPSS and Smart PLS. The results illustrate that with cultural reinvigoration and development of Islamic pedagogy, not only the development of the curriculum will be facilitated in Indonesia, but its implementation will also be expedited.