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Engaging with Complexity: Making Sense of &quot;Wicked Problems&quot; in Rural South Africa
Author: Burman, Christopher J.
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Rural Areas,Social Problems,Difficulty Level,School Community Programs,Resilience (Psychology),Welfare Services,Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS),Public Health,Program Administration,Social Bias,Change Strategies,Systems Approach,Universities

This article provides insights into the utility of applying theories associated with the complexity sciences to engaged research. The article reflects on a 4-year health-related engagement between the University of Limpopo and the Waterberg Welfare Society in the Limpopo Province, South Africa. The introduction presents the focus of the partnership and the outputs to date. The sections that follow introduce (1) background information about the partnership, (2) the notion of &quot;wicked problems&quot; and resilience, (3) theory relating to anthropogenic complexity that influenced the project, and (4) a description of the taming wicked problems framework, which was developed to facilitate the intervention. The discussion reflects on learning from the project in the context of engaged research, wicked problems, and resilience. It is suggested that building resilience to wicked problems represents a useful addition to engaged scholarship's armamentarium of toolkits from both conceptual and practical perspectives.
Evaluating the Complexity of Service-Learning Practices: Lessons from and for Complex Systems Theory
Author: Burton, Sarah
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Service Learning,Systems Approach,Program Design,Program Evaluation,Universities,Foreign Countries,Case Studies,Law Enforcement,Sociology,Masters Programs,Undergraduate Study,Program Descriptions

This article examines the intersection of service-learning with complex systems theory. It is based on a research project we undertook to explore whether complex systems theory might be useful for better understanding the dynamics of service-learning practice and thus for assisting in the design, running, and evaluation of service-learning projects. Additionally, we were interested to find out whether the specifics of our service-learning experience and knowledge, what we refer to as &quot;critical service-learning,&quot; might have something of value to contribute to the interdisciplinary and ever-broadening paradigm of complexity studies. Our findings respond to these two tasks in the affirmative: We conclude complex systems theory can be of benefit to service-learning practice in a conceptual, operational, and strategic capacity. In instances where critical service-learning practice initially appears to be incongruent with complex systems theory, conversely these instances instead highlight precisely how service-learning could advance the analysis of systems in complexity studies.
Transfer of Sport Heritage in the Formation of a Sustainable Sport Culture
Author: Korkmaz, Sevda
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Sustainability,Athletics,Cultural Influences,Cultural Maintenance,Museums,Sustainable Development

Sustainability, which points to the common denominator of the countries in the fields of environment, economy and society, etc., ensures that the expectations of a better life are met in this common denominator. Sustainability plays a role in sustaining the existence of cultural systems through its social dimension. In a cultural system, due to its structure which influences and is influenced by culture, sport reflects the characteristics of the society in which it is done, and thus, it is one of the elements that make up the culture. It is only with this transfer that the culture which has been progressing with the accumulation and transferred from the past to the present is transferred to the new generations. In other words, sustainability of culture is possible by transference. As with other elements of culture, the transfer of sport heritage to the next generations is of great importance for the sustainability of sport culture. Sport museums, as the areas where the sport heritage, starting to form with the history of humanity, are presented to the society, play an important role in creating a sustainable sport culture. The aim of this article is to examine and analyze the meaning of place and existence of heritage transfer in the sustainable development of sport culture through sport museums by literature search method.
Service-Learning Benefits for English Language Learners: A Case of China-Hong Kong Cross-Border English Teaching
Author: Gruber, Lindsey
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Service Learning,Rural Schools,Elementary Schools,Undergraduate Students,Student Attitudes,Program Effectiveness,Cultural Awareness,English (Second Language),Second Language Instruction,Cultural Differences,Language Skills,Language Teachers

This study examines the burgeoning trend of Hong Kong university students conducting English language teaching as service-learning in mainland China, specifically in rural primary schools. The study reports the results of a questionnaire administered to Hong Kong undergraduate students after a series of such trips spanning a 4-year period. In particular, the study examines the students' perceptions of their own service orientation, cultural exchange experience, and language-learning outcomes. The findings allow for a broader qualitative discussion of the potential benefits for English language learners engaging in service-learning through teaching English. Recommendations focus on the potential for such trips to bolster the confidence and motivation of long-time English language learners, such as Hong Kong students.
Faculty Experience of Service-Learning Pedagogy at a Hong Kong University
Author: Ka, Carol Ma Hok
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,College Faculty,Teacher Participation,Service Learning,Faculty Development,Program Effectiveness,Teacher Attitudes,Barriers,Teacher Motivation,Teacher Researchers,Instruction

Given the development of Service-Learning (SL) in Hong Kong, it is important to study the experience and impact of S-L on faculty members, the challenges and the professional development they need to successfully integrate S-L into teaching. This study adopts the Faculty Engagement Model to conceptualise the factors affecting faculty engagement in SL at Lingnan University in Hong Kong. Forty faculty members completed the online survey and 17 faculty participated in individual interviews. Over 80% of faculty members indicated that SL had a positive impact on student learning and community engagement. Only 28% of faculty members indicated that SL had little influence on faculty research, promotion and tenure. Similar research could be conducted at other universities to solicit further faculty responses. Experts in the field and university management committed to S-L should explore ways to facilitate faculty member's integration of SL, research and teaching, which could also influence their career paths.
How Do Academic Agriculturalists Engage in and View Outreach? The Case of Faculties of Agriculture in State Universities of Sri Lanka
Author: Wijerathna, Madhavi
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Agricultural Education,Outreach Programs,College Faculty,Teacher Attitudes,Extension Education,State Universities,Positive Attitudes,Guidelines,Foreign Countries,Rural Extension

This study aims to fill in the gap in literature on the state of academic engagement in Sri Lanka by investigating types of outreach engagement activities, outreach mechanisms, and attitudes of academic agriculturalists toward outreach. An online questionnaire survey was conducted among the academics (stratified random sample of 257) across eight faculties of agriculture in the state universities of Sri Lanka. According to the results, the average number of outreach activities per academic per year was 2.9, and the majority spent less than 5% of their working time on outreach activities, indicating low involvement in outreach by the academics. However, they held positive views on outreach engagement. Generally, the academics engaged in outreach activities through personal or informal individual contacts. Findings help provide guidelines for strategies to improve outreach engagement by academics at department, faculty, university, and national levels in Sri Lanka.
Learning from Adaptation to Support Instructional Improvement at Scale: Understanding Coach Adaptation in the TN Mathematics Coaching Project
Author: Russell, Jennifer Lin
Date: 2020-02-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Mathematics Instruction,Coaching (Performance),Educational Change,Intervention,Context Effect,Interpersonal Relationship,Adjustment (to Environment),Elementary Secondary Education,Teacher Improvement,Faculty Development,Beginning Teachers,Experienced Teachers

Attempts to scale up instructional interventions confront implementation challenges that mitigate their ultimate impact on teaching and learning. In this article, we argue that learning about adaptation during the design and implementation phases of reform is critical to the development of interventions that can be implemented with integrity at scale. Through analysis of data generated during a mathematics instructional coaching initiative, we examine the adaptations coaches made to diverse relational and organizational contexts. Findings from two studies of adaptation illustrate the need to attend to the extent to which adaptations are consistent with the core features of a reform. Based on our findings, we posit a generalizable model that supports evidence-based mutual adaptation. [For the corresponding grantee submission, see ED599340.]
Enhancing Science Learning through Science Trade Book Reading for 5th Graders
Author: Lai, Ching-San
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Science Education,Elementary School Science,Elementary School Students,Grade 5,Books,Reading Material Selection,Foreign Countries,Outcomes of Education,Experimental Groups,Control Groups,Reading Strategies,Science Achievement,Scores,Scientific Attitudes,Student Attitudes,Scientific Literacy

This study explores the learning outcome of science learning with integrating science trade book reading of 5th graders. A quasi-experimental design was used in this study at an elementary school in New Taipei City. Students in the experimental group (N=59) were given instructional strategies on integrating science trade book reading into science learning, while the control group (N=59) received traditional instruction. Three science trade books were used in science reading strategies for the experimental group. Two research instruments were used in this study were a science achievement test (30 items, KR[subscript 21]=0.80), and an attitudes toward science scale (31 items, &quot;Cronbach a&quot;=0.94). The results were processed by ANCOVA analysis, finding that students in the experimental group got higher scores than students in the control group (F= 4.921, p &lt; 0.05). Although there was no significant difference between the two groups in the outcome of the attitudes toward science scale, feedback from students in the experimental group showed that they enjoyed and benefited from integrating science trade book reading into science learning and hoped can they could continue to learn more science by integrating science trade book reading. Thus integrating science trade book reading into science learning was beneficial for the 5th graders in this study.
The Investigation of Preservice Teachers&apos; Epistemological Beliefs, Knowledge Levels and Attitudes Regarding Organ Transplantation and Donation
Author: Gurkan, Gulsah
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Preservice Teachers,Student Attitudes,Beliefs,Epistemology,Knowledge Level,Human Body,Donors,Foreign Countries,Positive Attitudes,Correlation

In this study, preservice teachers' epistemological beliefs and attitude/knowledge level regarding organ transplantation and donation (OTD) are investigated according to such demographical variables as gender, department and grade level. Teachers play a fundamental role in providing information to children/adolescents and could influence their attitudes. Organ transplantation is a life-saving hope for many people around the world. But, shortage of organs for transplantation is essentially a universal problem. Having positive attitude and true knowledge to the OTD are essential for teachers that affected students the future attitude toward this topic. The research method was descriptive and crosssectional. The sample of research was 589 preservice teachers (preschool, classroom and science teachers) in a public university in Turkey's East. Data collection instruments were developed by researchers as valid and reliable questionnaire in order to determine the attitudes and knowledge levels of preservice teachers regarding OTD. In addition, epistemological beliefs scale which adapted to Turkish by Deryakulu and Buyukozturk (2002) was used. The results indicated the high level of knowledge and positive attitudes regarding the OTD and developed epistemological beliefs. In addition, the results of correlation matrix for relationship between attitude/knowledge and epistemological beliefs presents that developed epistemological belief has a positive effect on attitude and knowledge levels. Also, the results showed that there is a low positive relationship between attitude and knowledge level.
Teaching Program Planning and Evaluation: Measuring Acquired Skills of Alumni in Health Education Settings
Author: Wodika, Alicia
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Health Education,Program Development,Program Evaluation,Alumni,Cultural Awareness,Public Health,Teaching Methods,Career Development,Online Surveys,Grounded Theory,Social Cognition,Educational Theories,Self Advocacy,Creativity,Skill Development,Community Involvement,Material Development,Job Placement,Education Work Relationship,Citizen Participation,Service Learning,Educational Needs,Needs Assessment,Higher Education

Purpose: The aim of this study was to better understand how program planning and evaluation courses prepare students for their future careers in various health settings. Participants (n=20) from three different institutions with Health Education programs in the U.S. participated in the study. Methods: A modified snow-ball sampling technique was used to contact alumni to participate in an online closed and open-ended survey using Qualtrics. Likert-scales assessed skills used in participants' respective fields and types of theories and planning models used for program development and implementation. Open-ended questions allowed participants to share ways in which they practiced cultural competency, suggestions to enhance program planning and evaluation courses and advice for early-career professionals in health education and public health. Closed questions were analyzed using IBM SPSS and open-ended questions were analyzed using a constant comparison method for themes. Results: Findings varied based on the type of health assessment activity with surveys being the most used method for needs assessments and pre/post comparisons used for program evaluation. Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats (SWOT) was the planning model most likely used by participants for program development, with the health belief model and social cognitive theory being the most utilized theories. Regarding cultural competency, three themes focused on sustained community engagement, material development, inclusive environments. Themes that were developed pertaining to advice for future professionals included immersion with experiences, sustained learning, self-advocacy, and creativity with opportunities. The last open-ended question included themes focusing on integration of real-world experiences, practical skill development, and course adaptation to contemporary issues. Conclusions: The study concluded that health educators in the sample conduct activities and skills related to Areas I, II, III, and IV which include skills expected for entry-level health educators. Advanced skills within the Areas V, VI, and VII were not frequently reported. The sample of this study was very diverse in terms of occupational placement and therefore, reflects the current work settings of health educators. Recommendations: Program planning and Evaluation courses should develop projects that focus on civic engagement and service learning to address the practical, realistic, and contemporary needs of students' learning.
Utilization of Information and Communication Technologies for Nutrition Education among Community Health Workers in Imo State, Nigeria
Author: Thomas, Kehinde Adesina
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Nutrition Instruction,Teaching Methods,Information Technology,Primary Health Care,Public Health,Health Personnel,Telecommunications,Handheld Devices,Professional Development,Individual Characteristics,Access to Computers,Technology Integration,Attitude Measures,Knowledge Level

Purpose: Nutrition education through low cost information and communication technologies could improve the quality of health service delivery and build up health workers' capacity especially at the primary health care level. The study examined the utilization of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for nutrition education in Imo state, Nigeria. Methods: Multi-stage sampling procedure was used to select 111 community health workers, out of which 95 were subjected to analysis. Questionnaire was used to collect primary data from community health workers. Data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics at a[subscript 0.05]. Results: The respondents' age was 37.74 ±8.49 years; data obtained indicated that there were more female community health workers (85.3%) than male (14.7%). All the respondents had more than one year of working experience with 29.5% of them having between six to ten years work experience. Respondents had low usage (9.83±6.90) of ICTs for nutrition education, however Global System for Mobile (GSM) communication ranked highest (1.74 ± 0.65) among the available ICTs used. Nutritional knowledge of community health workers was high, and most of them had favorable perception to the use of ICTs. Inadequate instructors ranked as the highest limiting factor to use of ICTs (X[bar] = 1.34). Availability of ICTs was significantly (r = 0.433) related to utilization of ICTs for nutrition education, while there is no significant difference (t = -1.55) in the utilization of ICTs for nutrition education between community health workers that received in-service training and those that did not. Conclusion: Respondents' were favorably disposed to ICTs' use for nutrition education, but its utilization was low.
Citizenship and Civic Education in Costa Rica, Myanmar, and the United States
Author: Roberts, Amy
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Citizenship Education,Cross Cultural Studies,Foreign Countries,21st Century Skills,Caring,Ethnography,Teaching Methods,Teacher Attitudes,Instructional Materials,Diaries,Textbook Evaluation,World Affairs,Nationalism,Teacher Role

Educators everywhere consider how best to prepare students with the knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviors to be informed, engaged, and caring 21st century citizens. This article provides a report of an ethnographic transnational field study examining how 30 educators located in Costa Rica, Myanmar, and the United States, conceive of citizenship and civic education based on textbook use, classroom materials, pedagogical practices, and instructional strategies. Data sources included field logs, debriefing sessions, one-toone interviews, focus group discussions, classroom observations, textbook evaluations, and review of media documents. Participants in the United States network emphasized multiple perspectives applied as a lens to the study of contemporary global issues. Costa Rican participants mirrored this description but with emphasis on nationalistic goals to equip students with skills to work for tangible improvements in the lives of Costa Rican citizens. In the Myanmar context, participants relied almost exclusively on textbooks; in this case, context and culture informed the aims and approaches of civic and citizenship education. Implications contribute to transnational discourse addressing the practice of civic and citizenship education globally. This study expands dominant definitions and the importance of an ethnographic transnational framework to examine citizenship and civic education between diverse systems.
Developing Creative Thinking in Future Teachers as a Topical Issue of Higher Education
Author: Borodina, Tatiana
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Creative Thinking,Teacher Education Programs,Preservice Teachers,Thinking Skills,Foreign Countries,Case Studies,Fiction,Reading Materials

The relevance of the problem of the formation of creative thinking among students of pedagogical areas of training is explained by the current contradiction between the society's need for creative, creatively thinking teachers and the insecurity of the system of professional pedagogical training necessary conditions for organizing the process of forming creative thinking among future teachers. The aim of the article is to study the features of the manifestation of creative thinking among students, as well as to study the dynamics of creativity of future teachers in the process of their professional training. Based on testing of 390 respondents using the methods of J. Bruner, the authors analyzed the levels of formation of creative thinking in several Russian universities. It was revealed that only a third of the students surveyed showed creative thinking at a high level. The study of the dynamics of the manifestation of creative thinking of future teachers was carried out mainly on the basis of Kazan Federal University. The dependence of the level of students' creativity on the course of their education was revealed. In addition, a questionnaire on the author's methodology, conducted additionally, confirmed the hypothesis that regular leisure reading of fiction contributes to an increase in the level of creativity of future teachers.