ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Implementation of Project-Based Learning (PjBL) through One Man One Tree to Improve Students' Attitude and Behavior to Support &quot;Sekolah Adiwiyata&quot;
Author: Risnani
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Student Projects,Teaching Methods,Student Attitudes,Action Research,Conservation (Environment),Scores,Environmental Education,Secondary School Students,Foreign Countries,Pretests Posttests,Outcomes of Education,Likert Scales

The attitude and behavior of the students of class XI-6 in relation to environmental awareness is very low. It proves that there is no student involvement in environmental conservation. The purpose of this study is to increase students' attitude and behavior related to environmental conservation using &quot;One Man One Tree&quot; Project Based Learning (PjBL). The study is a Classroom Action Research (CAR) conducted within two cycles. The subjects in this study are XI-6 students of &quot;SMAN 1 Torjun.&quot; It is conducted during the 205/2016 academic year. The data are scores of the attitude test and student's behavioral manifestations. The findings show that there is an increase in the students' attitude and behavior related to environmental awareness from the first cycle to the second cycle. The average yield post-test attitude of the students on the first cycle is 86, while that on the second cycle is 93.2. The average yield post-test behavior on the first cycle is 69 while the average score increases to 90.4 on the second cycle. It is suggested that teachers become more creative in applying the learning model that encourage students to protect the environment.
Strengthening Teacher's Learning Management for Self-Reliance of Students in Thai Secondary School
Author: Paso, Chalad
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Secondary School Students,Secondary School Teachers,Action Research,Best Practices,Workshops,Faculty Development,Teacher Competencies,Curriculum Development,Thinking Skills,Transfer of Training,Evaluation,Self Management,Models,Participatory Research

This research aimed to 1) study the present conditions, problems, and needs of teachers development in learning management in self-reliance for students in secondary schools, 2) develop a model for teacher development in learning management in self-reliance for students in secondary schools, and 3) evaluate the results of usage from teachers in learning management in self-reliance for students in secondary schools. Research methodology was based on research and development (R&amp;D) approach by the application of Participatory Action Research (PAR). There were seven processes and stages involved as follows 1) study of the best practice, 2) participatory workshops to create awareness of the participants, 3) solutions and resources to improve teaching and learning of teachers, 4) creating alternative solutions and develop curriculum, 5) developing of analytical thinking skills and synthesis of curriculum in leaning management, 6) linking and transfer of knowledge, skills, attitudes of learning into practices, and 7) evaluation and reflection on the performance of teachers in learning to self-reliance of the student. The results showed that the model for teachers in learning management for self-reliance of students in secondary schools consisted of two main elements as follows 1) the process of participatory learning activities in seven steps, 2) the operation of participatory activities in fourteen sub-activities. The evaluation shown that the level of possibility, appropriateness, and usefulness were in the highest level.
Teacher Research: Uncovering Professional Identities and Trajectories of Teacher Researchers through Narrative Research--A Colombian Case
Author: Ubaque, Diego Fernando
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Professional Identity,English (Second Language),Second Language Learning,Communities of Practice,Language Teachers,Second Language Instruction,Teacher Education,Foreign Countries,Faculty Development,Teacher Researchers,Qualitative Research

This work explores real-life experiences around research. Thinking of the English as a foreign language (EFL) teacher as an inquirer of the academic reality, the study presents accounts of professional identity as narrated in the life histories of three EFL teachers-researchers in a private but non-profit institution in Bogota, Colombia. This study sheds light on different institutional practices that, grounded on a community of practice, reinforce research as an inquiry process and as an opportunity for professional and institutional development. Additionally, the study also addresses issues of investment when teachers engage in this practice. The work concludes by reflecting that teachers' professional identities as researchers are composed of experiences that have an important effect on their teaching expertise. Thus, teachers tend to alter their identities based on the relationships they establish within the community and undergo changes when previous and current experiences are put together. It is suggested that teacher education should help teachers-to-be understand these dynamics.
Researcher Teacher Program: Achievements and Shortcomings
Author: Nami, Shamsi
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Teacher Education,Action Research,Teacher Researchers,Educational Research,Statistical Analysis,Comparative Analysis,Administrators,Questionnaires,Elementary School Teachers,Middle School Teachers,Secondary School Teachers

Matin1 1 Faculty member of Organization for Educational Research and Planning (OERP), Iran Correspondence: Shamsi Nami, Faculty member of Organization for Educational Research and Planning (OERP), Iran. E-mail: shamsinami@gmail.com Received: July 24, 2016 Accepted: October 10, 2016 Online Published: February 27, 2017 doi:10.5539/ies.v10n3p99 URL: https://doi.org/10.5539/ies.v10n3p99 Abstract This paper reports the results of a study entitled &quot;Pathology and Researcher Teacher Program promotion and development approaches&quot;. The aim of this study is to identify achievements, the cooperation and participation of teachers and principals in school activities in Researcher Teacher Plan and awareness of the shortcomings and obstacles in the implementation of this program. The research method is descriptive. The population statistic in this study involves two groups of researcher and non-researcher teachers and administrators. The sample consisted of 500 members who are estimated according to the population size on the basis of Kerjcie and Morgan table. Moreover, to select desired sample, multi-stage sampling method is used. Totally, 19 districts region of Tehran are divided into 5 categories and one region is randomly selected of each category and also from each region girls and boy's school in primary school, secondary and high schools are chosen randomly and a number of researcher and non-researcher teachers and administrators of schools are selected randomly as samples size. Two types of questionnaire are used for data collection. In order to study the form and content tools, the opinions of 10 experts and Cronbach's alpha is used to calculate reliability. The results showed that obstacles and shortcomings measurement has are significant level of P&lt;0.5 and alpha coefficient is obtained 0.715 and questionnaire to assess the qualitative achievements of the plan has a significant level P&lt;0.5 and Alpha as 0.587. Results showed achievements for researcher teacher is far greater than non- researcher teachers and administrators. Furthermore, researcher teachers and administrators have participated more than non-researcher ones in holding briefings, workshops and council meetings teachers but no significant differences appears in participation between the two groups of teachers in workshops and council meetings there. Non-Researcher teachers and administrators state that obstacles and shortcomings of non-researcher teacher's plans are more than researcher teachers and administrators. However, both group almost are deployed similarly the first six obstacles as priorities 1 to 6.
Scenario Based E-Learning in Electrical Engineering Education
Author: Tambunan, Hamonangan
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Vignettes,Engineering Education,Learning Motivation,Teacher Attitudes,College Faculty,Outcomes of Education,Electronic Learning,Problem Based Learning,Context Effect,Models,Teaching Methods,Competence,Foreign Countries,Web Sites,Statistical Analysis,Achievement Tests,Questionnaires,Teacher Student Relationship,Likert Scales,College Students

The scenario based e-learning in Electrical Engineering Education Learning (EEEL) was developed by covering the scope and characteristics of all subjects and the competence unit of graduates in the field of pedagogy, professional, social and personality, with url addresed http://jpte-ft-unimed.edu20.org. The scenario incorporates the concept of Problem Based Learning (PBL) and Contextual Teaching Learning (CTL), by supporting of Information Communication Technology (ICT) to establish the competence of the students, from beginners to become proficient, as the teachers of electrical engineering, and the electrical technicians. Based on the analysis, it obtained the students' learning motivation, the lecturers' attitude in teaching, and the students' learning outcome are tend to be high, and the competence of the students who used the model are better than not use.
Profile of Knowledge Management, Basic Sanitation and Attitudes towards Clean and Health Community in Kupang City
Author: Nikmah
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Knowledge Level,Attitude Measures,Surveys,Statistical Analysis,Sanitation,Questionnaires,Life Style,Health Behavior,Public Health,Hygiene

The objective of research is to describe the knowledge and attitude of basic sanitation management community in Kupang City. This type of research is a survey research using quantitative approach. Data were collected by using the instrument in the form of test knowledge of basic sanitation management and attitude questionnaire. The data was then processed and analyzed using descriptive statistics. The Result of the research was sanitation management knowledge base is in low category whereas attitude clean and healthy life, about 61.5% of Kupang not leave a comment. The knowledge is still low is illustrated by the habit of living of the community, particularly in watersheds where there are many people using the river as a final disposal of feces them also as a public bathing and washing.
Institutional Strategies for the Teacher Training at a Brazilian Public University in Brazil--Elements of Reflection
Author: Correa, Adriana K.
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Public Colleges,Teaching Methods,Teacher Education Programs,Teaching Skills,College Faculty,Reflection,Teacher Competencies,Undergraduate Study,Communities of Practice

University pedagogy has been promoted in the context of the policy for valuing undergraduate training at the University of São Paulo (USP). In this regard, one action of the Undergraduate Pro-Rectory was the creation of pedagogic support groups. The objective of this study is to report and analyze the strategies for university teacher training developed by the Pedagogic Support Group at the Ribeirão Preto Campus (GAPRP/USP-Grupo de Apoio Pedagógico do Campus de Ribeirão Preto), during the period from 2002 to 2015. The group takes on a conception of teacher training that extrapolates the technical dimension, considering political-social and historical determinants that have shaped the university, undergraduate teaching, and the faculty, as well as the valorization of strategies promoting reflection, theoretical-practical articulation, and collective learning. During the day-to-day monitoring of these education strategies, a few aspects are highlighted and analyzed: identification of the need for pedagogic training as an individual initiative of the teaching staff, despite the policies for valuing undergraduate training; investment in continuous educational strategies and the education undergone by the faculty that compose GAPRP/USP. To conclude, teacher training means to value the construction of a political project so as to qualify university teachers.
Investigating Changing in Social Studies Textbooks of Public Review (Basic Fourth and Fifth) Based on the Emphasis on Critical Thinking Skills Facione in the Last Three Decades
Author: Aghababaeian, Parinaz
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Textbooks,Social Studies,Grade 4,Grade 5,Critical Thinking,Thinking Skills,Textbook Content,Sentences,Content Analysis,Check Lists,Elementary Education,Textbook Evaluation,Qualitative Research,Statistical Analysis

This study investigated the changes in public school social studies textbooks in general period of Iran (fourth and fifth grades) based on the emphasis on Facione critical thinking skills in the past three decades. In this study, content analysis of qualitative and quantitative methods was used to evaluate changes in textbook. For this purpose, the unit of analysis was sentence. Due to the limited population that includes all social studies textbooks from the years 1984-1985 to 2014-2015 of fourth and fifth grades (a total of 9 books) sampling and sample of the population selected for the study had not been made. The data gathering instruments were self-made content analysis checklist based on Facione elements and validity was determined by experts of education science. As well as the reliability of the instrument was calculated by the Ali Delaware formula showed 85% agreement coefficient. Overall, findings indicate that the social studies books in fourth and fifth grades of primary school, in terms of attention to other critical thinking skills were written in the last three decades is very weak. 90 new books written especially given the changes in the national curriculum document and document fundamental change was not anticipated and expected. Meanwhile fifth grade social studies book in terms of attention to other critical thinking skills (0%) compared to the fourth grade social studies books had poorer conditions.
Teachers' Technology Acceptance and Usage Situations and the Evaluation of Web Pedagogic Content Knowledge in Terms of Different Variations and the Determination of the Relationship between These
Author: Korucu, Agah Tugrul
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Technology Integration,Technology Uses in Education,Educational Technology,Teacher Attitudes,Teaching Methods,Pedagogical Content Knowledge,Mixed Methods Research,Elementary Secondary Education,Teacher Surveys,Web 2.0 Technologies,Technological Literacy,Foreign Countries

The goal of this study is to analyze the situations of teachers' technology acceptance and usage (TAU) and web pedagogy content knowledge (WPACK) in terms of different variations and to determine of the relationship between these two. The study group of this research consists of 96 teachers in total having different variations such as different branches, different professional seniorities, different ages and different educational levels they work in. Data collection tools comprising of 3 open-ended questions which are developed and structured by researchers and two different scales measuring technology acceptance and usage and web pedagogical content knowledge are utilized in this study. The scales and structured forms are applied through random sampling with screening model. In the results of the research, teachers' technology acceptance and usage situations, web pedagogical content knowledge situations and their sexes and web 2.0 technologies usage situations don't differ in terms of the dimensions and the entirety of the scales. The following are established according to the results; there are differences among teachers' TAU situations, there aren't any differences among their WPACK in terms of their branches; there aren't any differences among their TAU situations and there are differences among their WPACK situations in terms of their ages; TAU and WPACK situations are not reasonable statistically in terms of their professional seniorities and educational levels they work in. Furthermore, it is also determined that web applications usage durations are not reasonable in terms of their TAU situations but they are reasonable in terms of WPACK. The answers which teachers provided towards open-ended questions are established to be categorized as education, technology, interaction, visuality, source and development. Additionally, it is settled that there is a low correlation between TAU and WPACK situations but it is possible to form a model between them. From the point of view of the findings of this study, it is suggested that knowledge and information regarding technology integration is provided experimentally to teachers in in-service seminars.
The Impact of a Model Partnership in a Medical Postgraduate Program in North-South and South-South Collaboration on Trainee Retention, Program Sustainability and Regional Collaboration
Author: Amare, Beede Lemma
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Medical Education,Partnerships in Education,Models,Regional Cooperation,Sustainability,Academic Persistence,Educational Quality,Capacity Building,Graduate Study,Clinical Experience,Specialization,Training Methods,Questionnaires,Participant Satisfaction,Teacher Attitudes,Program Effectiveness,Program Evaluation,Student Attitudes,Educational Cooperation,Foreign Countries,Qualitative Research,Statistical Analysis

North-South educational partnerships can potentially alleviate the scarcity of health work force in the South. A model program with the objectives of sustainability, high trainee retention, quality education, and capacity building is the goal of many similar programs. To achieve these goals a program of postgraduate clinical specialty training was implemented, between the University of Bergen, Norway and three Universities in Africa and one medical school in India between 2008 to 2014. This partnership program aimed at educating physicians from the South to specialize in various medical field. The goal was that the trained physicians would be educators in their respective countries. The program participants were 58 medical doctors. At the end of the program we conducted an evaluation survey involving program participants and coordinators. Twenty-eight physicians (48%) responded to the survey. The average program evaluation score by the physicians was 4.5 (out of a maximum of 5) with a range of 3.2 to 5. Out of the 12 program coordinators 9 (75%) responded to the survey. Their average score was 4.5 with a range of 4 to 4.9. By the time the survey was conducted, 49 of the 58 (84.5%) program participants had completed the program successfully and 47 of the 49 (95.9%) were working in their own countries. In conclusion, the partnership program was effective in capacity building in the development of the human health workforce in Africa. We have observed a high retention rate, good quality education, a sustainable program and the model can easily be reproducible.
The Study Elements and Indicators of Risk Management System for Secondary Schools in Thailand
Author: Wandee, Methenan
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Secondary Schools,Risk Management,Factor Analysis,Theories,Questionnaires,Statistical Analysis,Expertise,Educational Quality,Educational Administration,Human Resources,Dropouts,Secondary School Teachers,Administrators

The purposes of this research aimed 1) to study the elements and indicators of risk management system for secondary schools in Thailand. 2) to study suitable the elements and indicators of the risk management system for secondary schools in Thailand. 3) to study the results of CFA (Confirmatory Factors Analysis) risk management process of risk management system for secondary schools in Thailand. There were four steps as follows: Stage 1 to study theories and concepts from the documents and research. Stage 2 to synthesize the study of concepts, principles and theories involved in this research from the stage 1. Stage 3 to evaluate and confirm the suitability of the elements and indicators of risk management system for secondary schools in Thailand by 9 experts. And Stage 4 to analyze the elements and indicators of risk management process of risk management system for secondary schools in Thailand by CFA (Confirmatory Factor Analysis). There were 350 samples in this study. The instruments used in this study were questionnaire for 9 experts and questionnaire for CFA. The statistics used for data analysis were mean, standard deviation, Chi-square, GFI, AGFI, SRMR, RMSEA. The findings found that the risk management system for secondary schools in Thailand had four main elements as follows: 1) Input consisted of 5 sub-factors, 13 indicators, 2) Process had 2 dimensions: 2.1) Dimension of the risk management process consisted of 8 sub- elements, 31 indicators, 2.2) Dimension of school burdens consisted of 4 sub-elements, 72 indicators, 3) Outputs and Outcomes consisted of 2 sub-elements, 6 indicators and 4) Feedback consisted of 2 indicators. The results of evaluation and confirmatory the suitability the elements and indicators of risk management system for secondary schools in Thailand by 9 experts found that it was suitable in every items. And the results analyze CFA of the elements and indicators risk management process of risk management system for secondary schools in Thailand revealed that the model is harmonious with empirical data and in &quot;good&quot; level.
An Introduction to the Medieval English: The Historical and Literary Context, Traces of Church and Philosophical Movements in the Literature
Author: Behtash, Esmail Zare
Date: 2017-02-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Old English,Philosophy,Religion,Metacognition,English Literature,History,Social Change,Christianity,Beliefs,Greek Civilization,Catholics,Churches

The Transition from Greek to medieval philosophy that speculated on religion, nature, metaphysics, human being and society was rather a rough transition in the history of English literature. Although the literature content of this age reflected more religious beliefs, the love and hate relationship of medieval philosophy that was mostly based on the Christianity with Greek civilization was exhibited clearly. The modern philosophical ideologies are the continuation of this period's ideologies. Without a well understanding of the philosophical issues related to this age, it is not possible to understand the modern ones well. The catholic tradition as well as the religious reform against church called Protestantism was organized in this age. In Medieval Period, philosophy and theoretical thoughts related to the Christianity were well-organized and the philosophy, science and theoretical thoughts served religion. Philosophy had different forms and orientations in various stages of this period. One of these philosophical thoughts was the Augustinian philosophy which was strongly in favor of church with its different practices and styles. It used Platonic and Neo-Platonic traditions to prove that faith is the result of divine dispensations, not the result of human will power and wisdom. On the other hand, according to Aquinas, we experience different types of the effects that existed in the world around us. He believed that we assign an effective cause to each effect we experienced around us. Additionally, he claimed that reasoning was the only way to reach the real faith. In fact, philosophy of Medieval Period attempted to prove that religious assertions and ideologists were in search of matching their philosophical beliefs with the beliefs of Christianity. Christianity as the dominant factor in Middle English Literature helped English to be established as a literary language.