ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Examination of the Relationships between Secondary School Students&apos; Social Media Attitudes, School Climate Perceptions and Levels of Alienation
Author: Deniz, Emrullah
Date: 2022-05-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Secondary School Students,Social Media,Student Attitudes,Educational Environment,Alienation,Foreign Countries,Social Isolation,Interpersonal Competence,Predictor Variables,Teacher Student Relationship

The aim of this research is to examine the relationships between social media attitudes, school climate perceptions and level of alienation of students studying in secondary schools. In the 2018-2019 academic year, 418 students from various secondary schools in Mardin participated in the study. Descriptive statistics and structural equality model were used in the analysis of the data. As a result of the research, it was determined that the level of alienation variable is positively affected by sharing needs, social isolation and safe learning environment; the safe learning environment variable is negatively affected by the social competence variable while it is affected positively by the social isolation variable. Besides, the safe learning environment as a mediator resulted in negative effects between the need for sharing and alienation, positive ones between social isolation and alienation, negative ones between social competence and alienation, and finally negative effects between relationships with teachers and alienation. According to the results, it can be stated that creating a supportive school climate for students in educational settings will reduce students' tendency to use social media networks and prevent them from becoming alienated by making more friend.
Teachers&apos; Moral Evaluation of Students in an Inclusive Secondary School: A Study of Minority Students&apos; Behaviour and School Performance
Author: Alhassan, Mohammed-Awal
Date: 2022-05-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Moral Values,Teacher Attitudes,Foreign Countries,Grade 10,Secondary School Teachers,Secondary School Students,Adult Education,Adult Students,Minority Group Students,Attendance,Academic Achievement,Barriers,Teacher Influence,Family Influence,Positive Reinforcement,Cultural Influences,Student Adjustment,Cultural Awareness

This study aims to analyze the issue of morality in a teaching and learning set up. After discussion and answering the question &quot;Is it ever the case that teachers hold students morally blameworthy or praiseworthy for factors that are known to be beyond their control?&quot; the study concludes that teachers hold students to be morally blameworthy or praiseworthy for factors that are beyond their control, because they do not fully comprehend their lack of control over their situation, which is still bad. The study also found that most teachers do not have a clear cross-cultural knowledge of minority students' background causing a moral judgement dilemma of students' behaviours and actions. A critical look at other variables that may affect students' learning is recommended by this study.
Facts That Influence College Students&apos; Reading Motivation
Author: Huang, Suhua
Date: 2022-05-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Reading Motivation,College Students,Self Efficacy,Incentives,Social Influences,Student Characteristics,Gender Differences,Age Differences,Racial Differences,Ethnicity,Language Usage,Grades (Scholastic)

This study investigated American college students' reading motivation. A total of 1,437 (533 male and 904 female) college students across interdisciplinary areas voluntarily participated in the study by completing a self-reported survey. Two major research questions were addressed in this study. The first question investigated American college students' reading motivation by the Motivation for Reading Questionnaire (MRQ) variables of self-efficacy, intrinsic motivation, extrinsic motivation, and social motivation. The second question asked what variables influence American college students' motivation to read by comparing gender, classification, age, race, language backgrounds, grades in major subjects and minor subjects. Descriptive analysis indicated that the mean scores of the extrinsic motivation scale (3.07) were higher than those of intrinsic motivation (3.05), self-efficacy (3.04) and social motivation (2.35) scales. A multiple linear regression statistical analysis confirmed that gender, age, classification, grade, race, and primary language were significant factors in college students' motivation to read.
Predicting the Mathematical Abstraction Processes Using the Revised Bloom&apos;s Taxonomy: Secondary School 7th Graders
Author: Kilicoglu, Elif
Date: 2022-05-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Secondary School Students,Grade 7,Mathematics Skills,Abstract Reasoning,Taxonomy,Problem Solving,Foreign Countries

In this study, it was investigated whether it would be possible to observe abstraction processes of secondary school 7th graders using the Revised Bloom's Taxonomy. For this purpose, eight students participated in the study. The study was conducted at a state secondary school in Turkey. Purposeful sampling method was used in the selection of students and different students were examined by their achievement levels. The research was modeled as a case study and the data were obtained through interviews. Therefore, the data were collected through an interview form developed by the researchers. The collected data were analyzed according to descriptive analysis method. The findings show that the abstraction process differs according to the dimensions of the taxonomy. Accordingly, it was determined that a student who abstracts information should behave at least at the application level in the cognitive level and at least at the conceptual knowledge level in the knowledge dimension. It was also considered that the Revised Bloom's Taxonomy categorized the cognitive mechanisms required by abstraction processes thoroughly. Supporting this study with quantitative data is suggested so that the findings may become more significant.
Teaching the Sound Concept: A Review of Science and Physics Education Postgraduate Theses in Turkey
Author: Aygün, Müge
Date: 2022-05-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Theses,Science Education,Physics,Acoustics,Scientific Concepts,Concept Formation,Misconceptions,Knowledge Level,Teaching Methods

The purpose of this study is to review the postgraduate theses on science/physics education in Turkey to guide the teaching of the sound concept. Although the theses examined within the scope of this study belong to a certain region, the previous literature shows us that the learning difficulties/misconceptions are generally independent of culture. Thirty-three theses in the database of The Council of Higher Education Thesis Center were analyzed inductively in the semi-systematic review process. For this, the stages of content analyses were used: Elimination and coding, placing them in themes, ensuring reliability and validity were followed respectively. Unit of analyses was conclusions of the theses and suggestions of the theses. In conclusion, both conventional and contemporary approaches have a positive effect on achievement or conceptual change on the sound concept. On the other hand, students and teachers/ candidates, in general, cannot relate their knowledge of sound to daily life, their level of knowledge is inadequate, and they have misconceptions/errors and confusions. It is beneficial to consider this situation in education. The most important output of this study is the lists of possible misconceptions or confusion about the concept of sound. Teachers and researchers can use these lists in their lessons or research. [Note: The page range (257-278) shown on the PDF is incorrect. The correct page range is 257-275.]
The Bright Future of Democracy Is in Education
Author: Papanikos, Gregory T.
Date: 2022-05-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Futures (of Society),Democracy,Ethics,Political Influences,Social Differences,Educational Philosophy,History

Does democracy have a bright future? This brief paper addresses this question and argues, that, thanks to Prometheus, political &quot;animals&quot; can build a better-managed corral for their common living which includes a better provision of education for all &quot;animals.&quot; A historical analysis of the long past may be used to discern what lies ahead. Democracy requires education and virtue, or to put it in one word, it requires &quot;pedagogy.&quot; The higher the level of pedagogy, the closer a politeia would come to an ideal democracy. Sometimes democracy is confused with equality in everything. Political &quot;animals&quot; are not equal, and political systems which treat people with different abilities equally have no future. An ideal society should discriminate according to levels of education obtained and the acquisition of material wealth. If the politeia is ideal, then each citizen has the same opportunity to become more educated and wealthier. In this free competition of being educated and the acquisition of individually made material wealth, ideal societies can flourish as Hesiod postulated in the 8th Century BCE and become stable despite Polybius' predictions in the 2nd-1st Century BCE of the inevitable historical cyclicality of political systems. [Note: The page range (353-364) shown on the PDF is incorrect. The correct page range is 353-363.]
The Relation between the Teaching of Mathematics and Statistics in the Republic of South Africa
Author: Kalobo, Lukanda
Date: 2022-05-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Mathematics Instruction,Statistics Education,Foreign Countries,Secondary School Mathematics,Constructivism (Learning)

The purpose of this study is to explore the relation between the teaching of Mathematics and the teaching of Statistics at high school level in the South African Context. The study also examines and analyses examples of statistical teaching situations from both a mathematical and a statistical perspective with view to reveal the links between the teaching of Mathematics and teaching of Statistics. A non-empirical method or conceptual method was followed to achieve the purposes of the study. The study reveals the cardinal links between the teaching of Mathematics and teaching of Statistics. Hence the call to educators to acknowledge the symbiosis to enhance the teaching and promote an awareness of the ways in which Statistics is presented and aligned in the South African Mathematics high school Curriculum. [Note: The page range (339-352) shown on the PDF is incorrect. The correct page range is 339-351.]
The Mental Toughness Levels of Athletics Coaches in Terms of Some Variables
Author: Temel, Veysel
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Athletic Coaches,Resilience (Psychology),Sport Psychology,Athletics,Gender Differences,Place of Residence,Measures (Individuals),Income,Incidence

The present study aims to examine the mental toughness levels of the coaches in terms of some variables who participated in the third (3rd) level athletics coaching course opened by the Turkish Athletics Federation at different times in 2021. The population of the research is 156 coaches who participated in athletics coaching courses, and a total of 141 of them are 85 men and 56 women (Age Average= 27.00±5.00). With the personal information questionnaire developed by the researcher, &quot;Sport Mental Toughness Questionnaire-SMTQ-14&quot; which was developed by Sheard et al. (2009) was applied. The skewness-kurtosis normality distribution test was used to determine whether the measurements were suitable for the normal distribution. According to the Skewness-Kurtosis technique, the mental toughness scale showed normal distribution for its total and sub-dimensions. According to the results of the research, it can be said that the total and sub-dimension levels of the participants' mental toughness scale are moderate. While there was no significant difference in terms of age and working time of the participants participating in the research, a statistically significant difference was found in terms of gender, place of residence, doing sport and duration of doing sports.
The Positive Perception Levels of Athletics Coaches in Terms of Some Variables
Author: Karharman, Abdulselam
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Athletic Coaches,Trainers,Self Concept,Positive Attitudes,Gender Differences,Incidence,Athletics,Tenure,Exercise,World Views

Positive perception status increases one's worthiness, self-confidence and perspective towards time positively (Icerson &amp; Pines, 2013). The present study aims to examine the positive perception levels of the trainers, who participated in the second level athletics training course opened by the Turkish Athletics Federation at different times in 2021, in terms of some variables. A total of 246, 139 men and 107 women (Age Avg.=31 0.04±7.37), constitute the sample of the study for athletics training courses. Personal information questionnaire developed by the researcher and Positive Perception Scale adapted to Turkish by Akin and Kaya (2015) were applied to the trainers. The skewness-kurtosis normality distribution test was used to determine whether the measurements were suitable for the normal distribution. According to the Skewness-Kurtosis technique, it did not show a normal distribution for the total positive perception and positive perception of the past time sub-dimensions, but showed a normal distribution for the positive perception of human nature and positive perception of the self. According to the results of the research, it can be said that the total and sub-dimension levels of the participants' positive perception scale are high. While there was no significant difference in terms of age and place of residence of the participants participating in the research, a statistically significant difference was found in terms of gender, working time, and duration of doing sports.
Provider Perspectives and Reach of an Evidence-Based Intervention in Community Services for Toddlers
Author: Rieth, Sarah R.
Date: 2022-04-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Best Practices,Autism,Pervasive Developmental Disorders,At Risk Persons,Evidence Based Practice,Toddlers,Parent Education,Early Intervention,Community Programs,Partnerships in Education,Training,Program Effectiveness

Best-practice recommendations for young children at high likelihood of autism include active involvement of caregivers in intervention. However, the use of evidence-based parent-mediated interventions in community practice remains limited. Preliminary evidence suggests that Project ImPACT for Toddlers demonstrates positive parent and child outcomes in community settings. Project ImPACT for Toddlers was adapted specifically for toddlers and teaches parents of young children strategies to build their child's social, communication, and play skills in daily routines. This study reports implementation outcomes from the initial community rollout of Project ImPACT for Toddlers and examines the system-wide intervention reach, with the goal of informing continued community sustainment and scale-up. Participants include 38 community providers who participated in a Project ImPACT for Toddlers' training study who completed an implementation survey and semi-structured interviews after approximately 3 months of community implementation. Participants perceived the training model as acceptable and appropriate, and identified several strengths of the approach. Interview themes also supported the feasibility, acceptability, and utility of the intervention in community settings. Quantitative findings complemented the thematic results from interviews. Intervention reach data indicate an increasing number of agencies delivering and families receiving Project ImPACT for Toddlers. Efforts to scale-up evidence-based interventions in early intervention should continue to build upon the model of the Bond, Regulate, Interact, Develop, Guide, and Engage Collaborative.
From Permit Patty to Karen: Black Online Humor as Play and Resistance
Author: Maragh-Lloyd, Raven
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: African Americans,African American Culture,Humor,Play,Resistance (Psychology),Power Structure,Whites,Femininity,Racial Bias,Racial Discrimination,Content Analysis,Social Media,Stereotypes

Traditionally, Black communities have used humor to talk back to those in power while avoiding what the author calls &quot;the dominant gaze.&quot; She argues that Black humor acts as a resistance, especially when considered through the lens of play. Drawing from cultural play literature, critical race studies, and the literature about Black humor, she considers two related case studies based on the hashtags #PermitPatty and #Karen to explore the response of Black people to white femininity. The first case concerns the circulation of the phrase &quot;Permit Patty&quot; in response to a white woman who called the police against a young Black girl for selling water on the sidewalk. The second details the use of the name &quot;Karen&quot; online, highlighting how white women align themselves with police to oppress African Americans. The author concludes that Black online users deploy elements of humor, such as the omniscient narrator and inverse stereotyping, to call attention to this reliance of white womanhood on the police state, often at the expense of Black and Brown people, and children in particular.
Are We Free to Go? Anti-Black Racism and Its Impact on Black Play
Author: McPherson, Kisha
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: African Americans,Racial Discrimination,Play,Power Structure,Personal Narratives,Leisure Time,Foreign Countries

Drawing connections between anti-Black racism, surveillance, and the criminalization of Black bodies, and using an autoethnographic approach, the author discusses the effect of racism on Black play. She analyzes her personal encounters and the public accounts of others to illustrate how white supremacy uses scrutiny and its attendant actions by citizens and law enforcement to deny Black people the basic freedom of play.
Black Femme Rising: Cosplay and Playing Mas as New Narratives of Transgression
Author: Thomas, Cathy
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: African Americans,Females,Masculinity,Role Playing,Sexual Identity,Sense of Community,Clothing

The author argues that Black female figures disrupt the normative constructions of genre and gender in narrative-based costumed pretend play and turns body spectatorship into new narratives of speculation. For Black women at play, she asserts, cosplay (i.e., comic book and pop culture costume play) and masquerade (i.e., as during Caribbean Carnival) are rhetorical and performative cognates. She suggests that Black women at play highlight the paradoxical dilemma of their visibility and invisibility so that, in public (whether virtual or actual), their presence becomes a phenomenological experience and political expression of their capacity as world builders. She finds that, because the category of &quot;Black women&quot; in this research includes people who use an array of binary, nonbinary, and contested gender categories, Black femme praxis addresses the complex relations of the real and fictive worlds their play inhabits. To demonstrate the overlap between cosplay and playing mas (masquerade), she includes excerpts from interviews with science-fiction writer Nalo Hopkinson, cultural theorist Emily Zobel Marshall, and content from various Black female cosplayers on social media.
Black PlayCrit: Examining the Disruption of Play for Black Male Youth
Author: Pinckney, Harrison P.
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: African Americans,Males,Racial Bias,Experience,Play,Critical Theory,Race,At Risk Persons,United States History,African American History,Neighborhoods,Racial Composition,Playgrounds,Law Enforcement

Drawing on such academic topics as the white racial frame, critical race theory, Black critical theory, and Black male studies, the authors offer Black PlayCrit, a tool focusing on the specificity of Blackness and anti-Black violence in play. Calling for the adoption of Black PlayCrit in future studies, they suggest researchers should consider practicing its tenets by developing questions that privilege the stories of Black male youths and consider racism a part of their everyday lived experience, including their participation in structured and unstructured play. Protecting young Black males, they argue, requires a shift in the way we view them and how they play in schools and communities. Doing so may make students of play uncomfortable, may push the boundaries of the scholarly understanding of play, and may force the scholarship around play to face harsh realities about the structure of communities and recreational agencies. However, such thoughtful consideration can help create a society in which playing while Black no longer becomes a death sentence.
The Play Practices of Enslaved Children
Author: Harris, Shakeel A.
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Slavery,African Americans,Children,Play,Context Effect,Coping,Resistance (Psychology),Child Behavior,Racial Discrimination,United States History,Creativity,Singing

The author examines the childhood experiences of formerly enslaved children. He suggests that the conventional understandings of scholars and historians concerning play may not be applicable to the complex lives of enslaved children because researchers do not consider such children as always propertied beings. Their play practices were molded by their proximity to violence and by their being owned as property. Rethinking what constitutes play for enslaved children, Harris asserts, unlocks newer possibilities for understanding the behaviors, actions, and desires of these children. Their play practices allowed them to learn about--and challenge--their place in the world. Building on and challenging seminal scholarship, Harris encourages readers to rethink what constitutes play and to view ordinary forms of play as intentional attacks against the institution of slavery and white supremacy.
&quot;We Play by House Rules&quot;: Uno, Social Media, and the Power of the Petty
Author: Lloyd, Zhané
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Games,Social Media,Psychological Patterns,African Americans,Power Structure,Play,Computer Mediated Communication

The author discusses the impact of Black Twitter, a section of Twitter dominated by members of the African diaspora, on marginalized communities when it offers alternatives to the rules and expectations of mainstream social media, especially in relation to such online games as UNO. She touts the value of what she calls the &quot;petty&quot; for Black players turned unofficial designers and their creative and important resistance to--and even a defiance of--such official rules.
Poisoning the Well of Art Education
Author: Kamhi, Michelle Marder
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Racial Bias,Art Education,Affirmative Action,Educational Policy,Disadvantaged,Laws,African Americans,Violence,Social Justice,Teacher Attitudes,Artists,Cultural Pluralism,Race,Critical Theory,African Culture,Futures (of Society),Aesthetics

&quot;Systemic racism&quot; implies that racist policies are embedded in laws and institutions. That claim is patently false as evidenced by Americans having elected a biracial president for two terms and, more recently, a biracial vice president--not to mention blacks serving in the cabinet, in the highest ranks of the armed services, and in various other prominent positions, both public and private. The truth is that the only systemic racism that exists today is in the form of affirmative action measures &quot;favoring&quot; blacks, among other presumably disadvantaged groups. In this article, the author examines how &quot;systemic racism&quot; has effected Art Education.