ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Education in Timor-Leste: Envisioning the Future
Author: Burns, Robin
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Educational Practices,Educational Development,Teacher Education,Enrollment Trends,Sex Fairness,Rural Urban Differences,Dropouts,Grade Repetition,Barriers,Access to Education,Literacy

Timor-Leste is a small state that finally achieved independence in 2002. It has had to re-build an entire education system from a small base largely destroyed in the independence struggle. This paper presents the issues identified in pre-independence meetings, and considers these within the framework of transition and transformation problems for a small island with a diverse population and a long history of colonisation, using Namibia as an apt example. Fifteen years later, teacher preparation both pre- and in-service is identified as a major issue in achieving educational and social goals, with language training a key factor. Enrolments have improved and gender equity is close to parity, but urban-rural differences remain. Late enrolments, drop-outs especially in the early years, and repetition are major hurdles in achieving an educated, knowledgeable and qualified population.
Frontiers of Teaching and Learning Innovation in Engineering Education in China--A Case of Tsinghua University
Author: Han, Shuangmiao
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Engineering Education,Awards,Case Studies,Universities,Teaching Methods,Instructional Innovation,Educational Innovation,Talent Development,Relevance (Education),Labor Needs,Labor Market,Program Design,Program Descriptions,Comparative Analysis,Holistic Approach,Capacity Building,Faculty Development,Experiential Learning,Competition,Motor Vehicles,Global Approach,International Cooperation,International Education

This investigation concerns the latest teaching and learning innovations in Chinese engineering higher education with special reference to Tsinghua University in Beijing, a leading university of China. Set in the context of rapid enrolment expansion in Chinese higher education since entering the 21st century, the study addresses how university engineering education innovated their contents and modes of teaching and learning to foster top-level talent, enhance relevance and responsiveness of education against rising number of students, scale of knowledge, and labour market demand, through content analysis of 163 award-winning programmes. The study also presents five case studies from Tsinghua University that have won recentregional and national awards under China's Higher Education Teaching and Learning Award scheme in 2012-2013 and in 2014 respectively. The data for the present investigation comes from a rich set of first-hand data of those wining institutions' award applications and collected from field visits by the present authors. The study further proposes a framework for designing and implementing engineering education programme. It is hoped that such a Chinese perspective could contribute to the global dialogue on teaching and learning in engineering education.
The Role of Madrasa Education in Inter-Cultural and Cross-Cultural Exchange
Author: Qasim Butt, Muhammad
Date: 2017-04-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Role of Education,Religious Education,Intercultural Communication,Cultural Differences,Teacher Student Relationship,Disadvantaged,Learning Activities,Cooperative Learning,Social Mobility,Political Attitudes,Religious Factors,Educational History,Cultural Awareness,Educational Attainment,Military Personnel,Social Action,Medieval History,Arabs,Muslims,Biographies

Madrasa is the living form of an educational system which thrived in the past. It remained unaware of the swiftness of progress and development which came about in other walks of life and the education that was being imparted through it was also kept away from any change and innovation. As a result, the &quot;madrasa,&quot; to some extent, fell prey to marginalization, fundamentalism, and a sense of deprivation and its education could not maintain its cherished traditions. The educational system of the &quot;madrasa&quot; can be analysed in view of a number of aspects. Some of these aspects might be questionable, but a number of them are worthwhile. One of these aspects is the atmosphere of mutual cooperation that a &quot;madrasa&quot; can provide. Teachers and students belonging to different cultures and traditions come together in a &quot;madrasa&quot; and develop an intercultural communication pattern. They form cultural groups that work together to rectify their deprivation and remove misunderstanding between them. Their education in a &quot;madrasa&quot; allows them to take part in joint activities, improve their knowledge, and get an access to some service. In this way, the &quot;madrasa&quot; education initiates a social mobilization which encourages social groups that are knit together with the fabric of culture to take part in the religious, political, and revolutionary movements of the country.
The Road Ahead for the Higher Education Sector in Vietnam
Author: Anh, Le Thi Kim
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Higher Education,Educational Change,Barriers,International Education,Educational History,Foreign Countries,Futures (of Society),Educational Policy,Confucianism,Governance,State Universities,Educational Finance,Financial Support,Faculty Publishing,Research,Academic Standards,Unemployment,College Graduates,College Faculty,Employees

Vietnam's higher education sector, which has expanded dramatically over the past 20 years, has now reached a point where it is ready to become more research-oriented and better networked internationally. There are, however, aspects of the sector that remain desperately in need of further reform. This paper provides a contemporary review of the state of the higher education sector in Vietnam. It is written from the perspective of the sector's need to become more research-focused and more internationally engaged. The paper identifies specific challenges for the sector. It also presents a glimpse of what the future of the sector might entail.
Teachers&apos; Politeness as a Predictor of Students&apos; Self-Esteem and Academic Performance
Author: Uzair-ul-Hassan, Muhammad
Date: 2017-04-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Prosocial Behavior,Predictor Variables,Self Esteem,Academic Achievement,Foreign Countries,Altruism,Punishment,Elementary School Students,Grade 6,Grade 7,Grade 8,Elementary School Teachers,Correlation

Time and again different attractive and appealing slogans were introduced by School Education Department, Government of Punjab, Pakistan emphasizing on love and kindness towards students rather than corporal punishment and resultantly, corporal punishment was prohibited in schools. Teachers were expected to deal students with politeness and not to make them scared of corporal punishment. It was considered as a tool to improve their academic performance and self-confidence. Based on the rationale provided, this study hypothesized that the students with whom teachers are polite show significant improvement in academic performance and self-esteem. The study used teachers' politeness as a predictor to determine students' academic performance and self-esteem in elementary grades. The population of this study was all the students of 6th, 7th and 8th grades enrolled in public and private schools in a district of Punjab province of Pakistan. Two hundred students were taken as sample through stratified random sampling from schools of two selected tehsils of a district. Regression and correlation analyses indicated that teachers' politeness has significant impact on students' academic performance and self-esteem that is also indicating teachers' politeness as a good predictor of students' academic performance and self-esteem. Teachers may use politeness as a strategy to improve academic performance and self-esteem of students.
Societal Curriculum: Effects of Television on Social Values System in Pakistani Society
Author: Tahira Shah, Syeda
Date: 2017-04-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Television Viewing,Mass Media Effects,Social Values,Curriculum,Informal Education,Religion,College Students,Advertising,News Reporting

A curriculum is all the experiences that an individual has in the course of living. Television media, the most important component of the societal curriculum has been receiving increasing scholarly attention. It has become an integral part of our lives and portrays our religious, cultural and societal norms and practices. This study explores the effects of television media as a source of informal curriculum on the social and religious value practices in Pakistani society. For the study, mixed methods were utilised whereby the quantitative data was collected through a five point Likert scale questionnaire from 100 students selected purposively from four universities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad. In addition, three focus group discussions were conducted with 15 students (five students each group), yielding the qualitative data. The findings of the study indicate that television has a strong influence, specifically; the way dramas, news and advertisements are presented. This has brought conflicting effects to the social and religious value system and practices of our society in general and particularly, on youth.
Analysis of Curriculum about Political Literacy as a Dimension of Citizenship Education
Author: Perveen, Memuna
Date: 2017-04-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Citizenship Education,Democracy,Political Issues,Knowledge Level,Curriculum,Secondary Education,Educational Policy,Textbooks,Teacher Attitudes,Citizen Participation

Concept of citizenship is a key to comprehend about democracy and its working. The citizenship curriculum is straightforward based upon the social and political debates of the community. Therefore, this research article aims to analyze the political literacy as a dimension of citizenship education in the secondary school curriculum of Pakistan. For this purpose, the researchers identified ten elements of political literacy in the context of citizenship education with the help of literature review. To find the presence of these ten elements of political literacy in curriculum, the researchers selected four sources viz. curriculum documents 2006, education policy 2009, textbooks of four subjects i.e. English, Urdu, Islamiyat, Pakistan Studies and also the views of teachers teaching these subjects through questionnaire. It was concluded from the data that very poor situation exists about the inclusion of political literacy as a dimension of citizenship education in the curriculum of secondary school level.
Subject Matter Knowledge Competence: An Empirical Evidence of Elementary School Teachers
Author: Abid, Nisar
Date: 2017-04-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Pedagogical Content Knowledge,Elementary School Teachers,Teacher Competencies,Foreign Countries,Gender Differences,Teacher Education Programs

Knowledge, skills, abilities and attitudes are the features of teachers' competence. The study was aimed to examine the competence of public sector Elementary School Teachers (ESTs) with respect to their Subject Matter Knowledge (SMK). The study objective was to assess the SMK competence of ESTs working in public sector elementary schools of Lahore district. Survey method was used through observational checklist to conduct the Study. The population of the study consisted on all the ESTs of public sector elementary schools of district Lahore. The sample comprised 71 male and 80 female ESTs selected through proportional cluster stratified random sampling technique. Observational checklist developed by the researchers which consisted of three sub-scales (Knowledge &amp; understanding, disposition and performance &amp; skills) prescribed in National Professional Standards for Teachers (NPSTs) in Pakistan. Statistical techniques was applied to calculate the percentage, mean score, standard deviation and difference between male and female ESTs competence level. The observed findings show that the majority of ESTs have moderate competence level in SMK. It is concluded that there was no significant difference between male and female ESTs competence level regarding SMK. It is to be suggested that the concerned Educational Authorities should step forward to enhance competence level of ESTs by indulging them in different training programs.
Teachers&apos; Satisfaction Regarding Human Resource Management Practices in Technical Institutions of Lahore
Author: Khalil, Atif
Date: 2017-08-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Teacher Attitudes,Job Satisfaction,Human Resources,Personnel Management,Teacher Recruitment,Teacher Selection,Foreign Countries,Technical Institutes,Training,Labor Force Development,Compensation (Remuneration),Technical Education

The study aimed to investigate the satisfaction of technical teachers regarding human resource management practices in terms of recruitment and selection, training and development and compensation practices. The study was descriptive in nature and cross sectional survey design was used to carry out this study with technical teachers in Lahore. Proportionate stratified sampling technique was employed to select a sample of 208 technical teachers from private and public technical institutions of Lahore. The researchers used a self-developed research instrument comprising three basic practices of HRM and was piloted with a sample of 29 technical teachers. The quantitative analysis inferred better satisfaction level of technical teachers in public institutions rather than in private institutions. Moreover, there was no significant difference among technical teachers' satisfaction regarding HRM practices with respect to their demographics. Finally, the researchers identified some recommendations to improve the HRM Practices in technical institutions.
Teachers&apos; Perception Regarding Effect of Reward System on Teachers&apos; Performance at Elementary Level
Author: Kalsoom, Tahira
Date: 2017-08-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Rewards,Elementary School Teachers,Teacher Attitudes,Expectation,Teacher Competencies,Performance,Teacher Motivation,Teacher Characteristics,Public Schools,Private Schools,Foreign Countries

The study investigated teachers' perception regarding the effect of reward system on teachers' performance at elementary level. This study was based on the Expectancy motivation theory. This theory is important in understanding that employees' performance. A descriptive research design was adopted in this study. Self rated questionnaire was used to examine the effect of reward system on teachers' performance. Data was collected through self rating Likert type scale. Total 200 teachers were selected as a sample from 20 elementary schools (i.e. 10 private schools and 10 public schools) in Lahore. The results of this study showed that reward system make a significant impact on performance of teachers at elementary level. The study made a significant contribution in revealing the relationships between reward system and teacher's performance at elementary level.
Antecedents of Early Childhood Special Education Program: A Stake&apos;s Model Perspective
Author: Fatima, Ghulam
Date: 2017-04-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Special Education,Early Childhood Education,Deafness,Hearing Impairments,Special Schools,Assistive Technology,Student Characteristics,Socioeconomic Status,Transportation,Family Income,Parent Background,Educational Attainment,Family Structure,Foreign Countries,Enrollment,Age Differences,Gender Differences,Severity (of Disability),Family Environment

Antecedents are the conditions existing prior to instruction that may relate to outcomes. For program evaluations, the information about antecedents helps in determining the anticipated outcomes. The main focus of this quantitative investigation was to identify antecedents of Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) program for young children with deafness enrolled in 34 Government Deaf and Defective Hearing schools located in 31 districts of the Punjab province. A self developed and validated demographic information sheet consisting of 26 variables was used to collect data from schools. All the head teachers helped in filling up the information sheets about young children with deafness. The data were analyzed through SPSS version 20. The descriptive statistics exhibited district wise enrolment, and gender, age, type and degree of hearing loss wise distribution of young children with deafness. The study also answered some other questions regarding children using hearing aids, undergoing cochlear implants, taking benefit of school transport, the socio-economic status of their parents including qualification, income, profession, location of home etc. The study also informed about number of parents and siblings with and without deafness. Gaps were identified in ECSE program for young children with deafness. Conclusions were drawn and recommendations to Punjab Special Education Department were made.
Effect of Continuous Assessment Techniques on Students&apos; Performance at Elementary Level
Author: Iqbal, Mohammad
Date: 2017-04-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Elementary School Students,Academic Achievement,Performance,Progress Monitoring,Student Evaluation,Females,Single Sex Schools,Social Studies,Program Effectiveness,Foreign Countries,Grade 8

Effectiveness of continuous assessment can be judged by making observation and collecting information periodically from specific tasks given to students during their learning process. Present research aimed to explore outcomes of continuous assessment that enhanced the academic achievement of elementary school students. A sample of sixty students was taken from eighth grade students studying at a public sector girls secondary school of Lahore for the experiment. These students were studying Social Studies as a compulsory subject. Post-test design of control and experimental groups was used. An achievement test was used to collect the information from respondents. Independent sample t-test was used as test of significance. It was concluded that continuous assessment had positive effects on students' achievement. It was recommended that teachers who are well versed in evaluation and assessment techniques should be encouraged and their expertise should be utilized for the purpose of enhancing students' performance at elementary level.
An Exploratory Study on Problems Faced by Students during Board Examination
Author: Sadiq, Alia
Date: 2017-04-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Physical Environment,Environmental Influences,Tests,Testing,Student Evaluation,Foreign Countries,Standardized Tests,Barriers,Secondary School Students,Educational Environment,Testing Problems,Coping,Behavior,Professional Personnel

The study was designed to explore the problems of students during board examination regarding physical environment, management and conduction of exams, technical errors of boards and the solution of these problems. The sample of the study was 10 students from Intermediate program of education including F.A, F.Sc, I.Com and I.C.S. An interview protocol was used as research instrument and survey method was adopted for data collection. The findings of the study show that there are some certain and genuine problems faced by students during exams which create tension and mental agony among students and affect their academic progress. Students feel dishearten and discomforted due to poor physical environment, management and conduction of exams and technical errors. Most of the participants found these problems very challenging and tough during exams but they gave some suggestion to overcome and to find permanent solution of these problems, for example, comfortable environment, behavior of examination staff, active role of complaint ells and cooperative attitude of examination boards.
Measuring Employees&apos; Commitment through Job Satisfaction: Perception of Public Primary School Teachers
Author: Raza, Shaukat Ali
Date: 2017-04-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Job Satisfaction,Public School Teachers,Elementary School Teachers,Work Environment,Teacher Attitudes,Teacher Persistence,Foreign Countries,Interpersonal Relationship

This study has investigated the job satisfaction of public primary school teachers in terms of intrinsic aspect of job life, interpersonal relations, attitude of the management, physical facilities, working conditions, and benefits/incentives as an indicator of their job commitment. Through a multi stage sampling, 258 public primary school teachers were selected to seek their opinion through an adapted version of job satisfaction scale (JSS). Both descriptive and inferential statistics were employed to calculate and compare the level of job satisfaction and determine the level of job commitment. Teachers have shown their highest level of job satisfaction over intrinsic aspect of job life followed by the interpersonal relations, attitude of the management, physical facilities, and working conditions and placed benefits/incentives at the lowest level. The overall level of job satisfaction of teachers was at a high to very high level that speaks of their strong job commitment and the intention of their majority to continue their current job supported this argument. Increasing the benefits/incentives and improving physical facilities at schools were the major recommendations.
Interests and Recruitment in Science: Factors Influencing Recruitment and Retention in STEM Education at University Level in Pakistan
Author: Awan, Riffat-un-Nisa
Date: 2017-12-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,STEM Education,Student Recruitment,Academic Persistence,College Students,Course Selection (Students),Student Experience,Student Attitudes,Expectation,Educational Attainment,Gender Differences,Self Efficacy,Student Satisfaction,Student Interests,Influences

This study has been carried out as a part of the IRIS, which is a collaborative research project, supported by the European Commission (7th Framework program). It intends to identify the factors involved in the choice of STEM subjects by the university students of the Punjab. Seven major factors have been discussed which play a role in the choice and retention of students in STEM areas in higher education. These factors include impact of school experience, personal choice of students, importance of subject area, experience as student in the subject, expectations of everyday life, educational status of students in the subject and priorities for future. This study also digs out the gender mean difference in the choice of subject. A structured questionnaire IRIS-Q was used containing items regarding the influence of various factors for the choice of STEM subjects. Only those students were the part of study that had completed their first year of education in any area of STEM in the public sector universities of Punjab. Results indicated that school experience was identified as an important factor for the selection of STEM subjects. Among the family and relatives the role of fathers was prominent in the choice of STEM areas. The role of media and technology had no significant role to motivate the students to choose the subjects. Students' learning endeavours played an effective role for the retention of students in STEM areas. Future priorities like job security had been identified as major factors for retaining in STEM subjects. The study explored that there was significant gender difference among the perception of respondents in their self-efficacy, personal satisfaction and future opportunities. It was recommended that the attention of all other stakeholders should be drawn to foster STEM education in Pakistan.