ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
How Do Pre-Service Male Primary Teachers Cope with Gender Related Challenges?
Author: Cruickshank, Vaughan
Date: 2021-01-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Males,Gender Differences,Barriers,Preservice Teachers,Elementary School Teachers,Gender Bias,Coping,Social Isolation,Foreign Countries,Emotional Response,Problem Solving,Student Behavior,Teacher Student Relationship,Teacher Behavior,Parents,Family Influence,Peer Influence,Teacher Influence,Social Bias,Masculinity

Male teachers are a minority in both primary teacher training courses and in primary schools around the world. Education research has identified numerous gender-related challenges faced by male primary teachers during their initial teacher training and later when teaching in schools. Despite noting that many males leave teacher training because of these challenges, researchers have spent much less time investigating strategies to assist men cope with them and persist in the profession. This paper aims to help address this gap through an investigation of the challenges pre-service male primary teachers face during their teacher training and identifying practical coping strategies. Findings revealed that the most difficult challenges faced by participants were those concerning physical contact and social isolation. Participants appeared to use a range of functional and dysfunctional coping strategies to deal with these challenges.
Theoretical Starting Points: The Field of Emerging Research Universities
Author: Ryan, Sean A.
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Organizational Change,State Policy,Research Universities,Institutional Mission,Neoliberalism,Competition,Educational Finance,Reputation,State Colleges

Efforts to prevent or persuade increased emphasis on academic research at state colleges and regional universities demonstrate how emerging fields of higher education can be influenced through various policies and incentives. Utilizing the concept of strategic action fields (Fligstein &amp; McAdam, 2012), this paper explains changes in organizations by providing insight into how state policy influences constructed, meso-level social orders. Expanding on Pierre Bourdieu's (1996) concept of fields, defined as the structured arena where practice occurs, strategic action fields extend the analysis to that of groups of actors competing for advantage and resources to increase their capabilities and reputations.
The Feasibility of Foreign Language Online Instruction during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Case Study of Instructors&apos; and Students&apos; Reflections
Author: Jansem, Anchalee
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,Case Studies,Student Attitudes,Teacher Attitudes,English (Second Language),Austro Asiatic Languages,French,German,Chinese,Vietnamese,Language Teachers,Teaching Methods,COVID-19,Pandemics,Online Courses,College Students,College Faculty,Majors (Students),Distance Education,Feasibility Studies,Korean,Japanese,Foreign Countries

This small scale case study aimed at identifying the feasibility of foreign language online instruction during the abrupt change of teaching mode toward online platforms. The feasibility in this study involves the practicality and the possibility of and the concerns about language teaching and learning foreign language online as reflected by the instructors and the students. One instructor teaching as well as two students majoring each of the eight foreign languages including English, French, German, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Khmer, and Vietnamese from an autonomous university in Bangkok, Thailand, voluntarily took part in this study. Data collected via semi-structured interviews and post-interviews written reflections indicated three levels of the practicality. The data showed the conditional likeliness of the possibility to carry on online teaching. The last finding presented concerns about foreign language online instruction. Further research is needed for a more complete understanding of the effects of online foreign language instruction in different social contexts.
The Impact of the Corona Pandemic on the Psychological and Social Resilience of Kindergarten Children from the Point of View of Parents
Author: Jabali, Safia M.
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: COVID-19,Pandemics,Kindergarten,Young Children,Parent Attitudes,Resilience (Psychology),Psychological Patterns,Foreign Countries,Gender Differences,Coping,Adjustment (to Environment),Problem Solving,Communication Skills,Individual Characteristics

The study aimed to identify the impact of the Corona pandemic on the psychological and social resilience of kindergarten children from the point of view of parents, and the study was based on the descriptive method, and the sample of the study consisted of (200) parents of kindergarten children in the city of Amman, and to achieve the objectives of the study was prepared a measure of flexibility in both fields: psychological flexibility and social flexibility after ascertaining the sincerity and stability. The results of the study indicated the following: The impact of the Corona pandemic on the psychological and social resilience of kindergarten children came from the point of view of the parents to a medium degree, the existence of statistically significant differences in the overall degree and social flexibility in light of the impact of the Corona pandemic in the view of kindergarten children from the point of view of parents attributable to the sex variable.
Texas House Bill 51: A Coercive Isomorphic Force on Texas&apos;s Regional Comprehensive Universities, a Matter of Access and Equity
Author: Bradley, Dwuana
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: State Legislation,Educational Legislation,Research Universities,State Policy,Educational Improvement,Higher Education,Organizational Change,Educational Change,Stakeholders,Educational Quality,Benchmarking,College Students,Minority Group Students,Institutional Mission,Policy Formation,Performance Based Assessment,Equal Education,Access to Education

This backgrounder details the scope of the following critical forum concerning Texas House Bill 51 (TX HB 51) of the 81st Legislature, also referred to as the emerging research university bill. In its totality the journal issue considers the impact of TX HB 51 on the organizational behavior of comprehensive regional institutions in the state of Texas. The purpose of this backgrounder is to provide a theoretical framework to understand how each contributor adds to the narrative addressing the development, implementation, and impact of the legislation. Each author included in this critical forum offers a different theoretical lens as they examine the phenomenon of state-level, third party, governmental influence on public higher education, which I identify in this backgrounder as coercive isomorphism (DiMaggio &amp; Powell, 1983).
Texas House Bill 51--An Incognito Performance-Based Funding Policy: Implications for Access and Equity in Texas
Author: Bradley, Dwuana
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: State Legislation,Educational Finance,Financial Policy,Higher Education,Public Colleges,Low Income Students,Minority Group Students,Research Universities,Institutional Mission,Influences

This study focused on Texas House Bill 51 (TX HB 51) and its impact as a performance-based funding policy. Specifically, TX HB 51 incentivized regional comprehensive institutions towards high research activity in pursuit of academic excellence and nationally recognized prestige. Employing critical policy analysis, we considered the societal and economic costs of the state priorities that informed TX HB 51 for various stakeholders across the state. Through this lens, we offered a critical interrogation of the potentially negative economic and social impacts of this funding mechanism through a lens that considers historical and persistent racial inequity and power differentials across dominant and non-dominant groups within U.S. society at large.
Exploring Students&apos; Endorsement Enrollment in Texas Public High Schools
Author: Adamuti-Trache, Maria
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Public Schools,High Schools,Enrollment,High School Students,Career Pathways,Grade 9,Educational Policy,College Readiness,Career Readiness,State Legislation,Student Characteristics,Student Participation,Academic Achievement,Course Selection (Students)

To support youth early motivation for college and careers that meet workforce needs, the Texas Legislature in 2013 passed House Bill 5 to adopt a new high school graduation program, which allows students to pursue &quot;endorsements&quot; as they begin 9th grade. Endorsements introduce high-school students to STEM, Business &amp; Industry, Public Services, Arts &amp; Humanities, and Multidisciplinary areas to help them explore specific career pathways. The study was based on analysis of restricted-use Texas longitudinal administrative and transcript data for students enrolled in the academic year of 2015/16. We examined the mapping of Texas 9th graders on endorsements through an equity and inclusion lens associated with student demographic and academic characteristics. The study was guided by the college and career readiness tenets and social equity theories that identify competing goals in Texas educational policies that may produce (or reproduce) persistent socioeconomic differences in student educational transitions.
Fear in the Classroom: Campus Carry at The University of Texas at Austin
Author: Butters, Albion M.
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Fear,Weapons,College Students,School Safety,School Policy,Student Attitudes,Teacher Attitudes,College Faculty,Stereotypes

This article examines the significance of fear of concealed handguns in the classroom at a public university in Texas, analyzing perceived changes in shared social space and the collective learning environment in terms of affect. This multimethod study provides a framework for understanding the factors behind the fear, which may be seen as personal, societal, or a dynamic combination of those manifested in local relationships. Furthermore, it explores disruptions of instruction and discussion, the profiling of other students as potential gun carriers, and the introduction of situational awareness in class. Based on ethnography conducted at The University of Texas at Austin, where campus carry was implemented in 2016, this article provides a context for those in the discipline of education, as well as instructors and administrators at other institutions of higher learning in the United States, to consider the complex nature of fear of guns and its impact on the classroom atmosphere.
Special Education Eligibility Identification Rates in Texas: A Comparative Analysis of Rural and Urban School Districts
Author: Simmons, Michelle L.
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Special Education,Eligibility,Disability Identification,Rural Urban Differences,Trend Analysis,Students with Disabilities

Special education policy impacts education equity. More specifically, special education policy surrounding the identification of students with disabilities and the provision of instructional support services to students identified as having a disability has experienced critical public attention and landmark federal and state mandates for reform over the past four academic years in the state of Texas. This article consults publicly available statewide data to assess the impact legislative amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) has had on urban and rural school districts located in the state of Texas. Using a two-tiered multilevel statistical analyses, changes in discrete special education eligibility categories are studied and trends in special education identification rates in rural and urban schools are compared. This investigation highlights disparities in special education identification rates between schools located in rural and urban areas. Implications for special education assessment practices, rural special education support and education policy are discussed.
When Caring Hurts: &quot;Foreign&quot; Teachers in Texas Bilingual Classrooms
Author: Batista-Morales, Nathaly
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Bilingual Education,Foreign Workers,Bilingual Teachers,Cultural Differences,Mexican Americans,Hispanic American Students,Latin Americans,Puerto Ricans,Spanish Americans

As the U.S. teacher shortage continues to worsen, large, urban districts have turned to hiring teachers from abroad, including countries like Spain, Mexico, and the incorporated U.S. territory of Puerto Rico. However, several researchers in the field of have pointed out to the unexamined complexities of hiring Latin American and Spanish teachers to fill in vacancies in U.S. bilingual classrooms. Although these teachers are often what some deem a linguistic match, differences in class, culture, and migratory experiences should send, in the least, a cautionary message to school districts, oversea recruiters, and school administrators. In this essay I discuss and problematize these complexities and offer recommendations for researchers, district personnel, and teachers.
Higher Education in China, a Paradigm Shift from Conventional to Online Teaching
Author: He, Wang
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Educational Change,Online Courses,COVID-19,Pandemics,Teaching Methods,Decision Making,Virtual Classrooms,Teacher Attitudes,Learning Processes,Social Isolation,Educational Practices,Foreign Countries,Higher Education,College Faculty,College Students,Student Attitudes,Educational Policy,Educational Planning,Futures (of Society)

The entire education system, from elementary school to higher education, distorted during the lockdown period. The latest 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is not only recorded in China, but also globally. This research is an account of the online teaching paradigm assumed in the teaching method by most of universities in China and subsequent tests over the course. It looks forward to offering resources rich in knowledge for future academic decision-making in any adversity. The aim of this research paper is to explain the prerequisites for online education and teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic and how to effectively turn formal education into online education through the use of virtual classrooms and other main online instruments in an ever-changing educational setting by leveraging existing educational tools. The paper uses both quantitative and qualitative research approaches to analyses the views of online teachers and students on the learning regime, with specific attention to the online learning regime implementation process. In the midst of the COVID-19 outbreak, the purpose of this article is to provide an in-depth overview of online learning. These activities took place during a time of isolation, including the creation of a link between the process of change management and the online learning process in the education system to tackle current issues of academic interference and, however, the re-establishment of educational practice and debate as a normal system of procedural education.
A Case-Control Study on Personal and Academic Determinants of Dropout among Health Profession Students
Author: Aldahmashi, Thamir
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Dropouts,Health Sciences,College Freshmen,Late Adolescents,At Risk Students,Student Characteristics,Females,Gender Differences,Language Proficiency,English (Second Language),Family Influence,Mental Health,Physical Health,Educational Attainment,Predictor Variables,Medical Education,Foreign Countries

An adequate number of healthcare providers is an essential factor in the prosperity of a population. One challenge faced by universities is student dropout. This case-control study aimed to examine the academic, psychological, medical, social, as well as female-related risk factors at a health-sciences university in Saudi Arabia in the academic year 2016-2017. The study included a total of 723 students, of whom 143 dropped out. A validated questionnaire was used to assess risk factors. Comparisons were made using chi-square test with the outcome of interest being dropout at the end of the academic year. Around 20% of students had dropped out by the end of the academic year 2016-2017. Significant risk factors for dropout included male gender, lack of previous university degree, having a primary as well as a secondary specialty choice, not matching into the first specialty choice, English language, and female-related risk factors, such as pregnancy. Health-care education is an inherently stressful environment where dropout is a concerning phenomenon. It is imperative to recognize risk factors and develop strategies to ensure students' successful adaptation and progress. Policymakers should be aware of the impact of academic and gender-related factors to address and help limit the number of students dropping out of highly needed professions.
Development of Smart Human Resource Planning System within Rajabhat University
Author: Singsungnoen, Kittisak
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Universities,Human Resources,Systems Development,College Faculty,Management Systems,Faculty Evaluation,Personnel Management

The purposes of this study were to 1) develop of Smart Human Resource Planning System within Rajabhat Universities and 2) study the results of official performance evaluations of academic staff with Smart Human Resource Planning System within Rajabhat Universities. The samples included 8 system development experts via purposive sampling and 94 academic staff by multi-stage sampling. The research tools composed of 1) performance assessment form using 5-point Likert scale for Smart Human Resource Planning within Rajabhat Universities and 2) performance evaluation form for academic staff with Smart Human Resource Planning System within Rajabhat University. The research observations were concluded into 2 ways. First, the Smart Human Resource Planning System within Rajabhat Universities development has overall performance at the high level. For instance, the efficiency of all Modula test was displayed at the high level. In addition, both System test, Usability test and Security test were shown at high level as well. Second, the response of performance evaluation form through academic staff using Smart Human Resource Planning System was all exhibited at high level. However, &quot;The people involved with the system&quot; assessment list with in performance evaluation form was indicated at highest level.
A Prospected Scenario for Developing the Teaching of Islamic Education Courses in Colleges of Education in the Light of the Requirements of Distance Education
Author: Al-Johani, Awad Zuraiban
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Islam,Distance Education,Religious Education,College Faculty,Teaching Methods,Teacher Education Programs,Course Objectives,Foreign Countries,Validity,Teacher Attitudes,Gender Differences,Teaching Experience

The current study aimed to uncover the views of faculty members on teaching Islamic education courses in colleges of education in light of the requirements of distance education, and to build a proposed conception for the development of teaching these courses. The study sample consisted of (92) members of the faculty of the Faculties of Education in Saudi universities who were chosen by the random cluster method, and to achieve the objectives of the study, the researcher constructed a questionnaire consisting of (66) paragraphs within (4) axes and the validity and stability of the questionnaire was verified. Then the research data were collected and analyzed, and the results showed: that the opinions of faculty members about teaching Islamic education courses in light of the requirements of distance education came first within the focus of the course objectives, then the axis of evaluation and its tools came in the second rank, then the axis of educational activities and teaching methods and finally Course content focus. The results also showed that there are no statistically significant differences between the opinions of faculty members &quot;attributed to the variable of gender and experience in university teaching.&quot; And in light of these results, the researcher presented a proposed scenario for the development of teaching Islamic education courses in the light of distance education.
Teachers and Research Practices: Perspectives from English Language Educators in a Philippine University
Author: Tarrayo, Veronico N.
Date: 2020-12-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,English (Second Language),Language Teachers,College Faculty,Foreign Countries,Teaching Methods,State Universities,Teacher Attitudes,Research Methodology,Faculty Workload,Positive Attitudes,Teaching Load,Financial Support,Theory Practice Relationship,Catholics,Religious Colleges,Action Research,Research Utilization,Barriers

Given the paucity of studies regarding research practices of teachers, particularly English language teaching (ELT) practitioners in the ASEAN region and in the Philippines, this study explores the research practices of English language teachers in the Philippines. Using purposive-convenience sampling, a total of 49 teachers of English from a Philippine university were asked to answer a survey. To validate the data, pertinent public university documents were examined, and interviews with the university research heads were conducted. Findings suggest that the teachers were cognizant of the link between teaching and their own and their schools' research practices. This research also reports the teachers' positive perception towards research, and high receptivity to and interest in it. However, such research engagement was somehow constrained by factors such as crowded teaching timetables or heavy workload, lack of funding or financial support, difficulty in understanding (e.g., the language) published research, and the challenge of contextualising research findings for classroom use. This paper concludes with a note on how a conducive research climate in a school is a requisite in cultivating teachers' interest in research.