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El orden de nacimiento se ha relacionado con diferencias conductuales y fisiológicas entre hermanos. Una de los fenómenos más estudiados es su relación con las diferencias en personalidad. Se ha reportado que los primogénitos tienden a... more
El orden de nacimiento se ha relacionado con diferencias conductuales y fisiológicas entre hermanos. Una de los fenómenos más estudiados es su relación con las diferencias en personalidad. Se ha reportado que los primogénitos tienden a ser más reflexivos, rutinarios, obedientes, organizados y perseverantes en sus metas; en contraste, en los hijos últimos predomina una personalidad más espontánea, flexible, impulsiva y desafiante. Sin embargo existen investigaciones que no respaldan estos hallazgos, señalando que los efectos reportados se deben a limitaciones metodológicas en los instrumentos utilizados (cuestionarios autoaplicables). Es necesario evaluar los rasgos de personalidad a través de pruebas menos sujetas al nivel de pretension de los individuos evaluados. En este trabajo se propone evaluar las funciones ejecutivas relacionadas con los rasgos de personalidad descritos. Evaluamos a estudiantes universitarios, 35 primogénitos y 35 hijos últimos, utilizando tareas neuropsicológicas que miden la inhibición conductual y otras funciones ejecutivas asociadas a las características de la personalidad descritas para primogénitos e hijos últimos. Los resultados muestran diferencias significativas; los primogénitos puntuan más alto en áreas como control inhibitorio, y evitación del riesgo pero no tareas de flexibilidad cognitiva ni en habilidades de planificación. Estos hallazgos confirman la presencia de algunos rasgos de personalidad descritos en la literatura del orden de nacimeinto. Sin embargo se recomienda que estudios futuros incluyan otras mediciones neuropsicológicas y psicofisiológicas.
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Sporting functional areas in industry require a multidimensional perspective. Developments and technological breakthroughs in today's world's sports organizations have made it imperative to take asymmetric variables into account, along... more
Sporting functional areas in industry require a multidimensional perspective. Developments and technological breakthroughs in today's world's sports organizations have made it imperative to take asymmetric variables into account, along with symmetrical ones. Because the form opponent and struggle will take will mean the absolute defeat of one-dimensional system of thinking. The goal of this research is to identify the role and functions of leaders in the frame of the level of the reach of the sports industry in the world. This research has been examined in accordance with qualitative research methods, phenomenological design and the descriptive approach. Sports management within the sport industry will need leaders who can make the right decisions through an effective judgment process, which requires multidimensional thinking, uncertainty and rapid reaction in unexpected situations. The leadership qualities and reasoning techniques and methods that have to be possessed in order to find solutions to institutional problems have increased in terms of significance by using the reasoning ability of the leading personnel who take roles in all the functional areas and all levels of sports organizations.
Research Interests: Educational Leadership, Creativity studies, Decision Making, Creativity, Leadership, and 19 morePhysical Activity, Practical Reasoning, Leadership Development, Creative thinking, Critical Thinking and Creativity, Sport, Sports, Educational management and leadership, Sport and Exercise Science, Health Sciences and Sport, Success, Sport Science, Educational Leadership and Management, Sports Science and Physical Education, Educational Leadership Styles, Sports and Exercise Sciences, Sciences Of Sport, Sports Science, and Sport Sciences
Teachers have important influence on learners’ academic achievement. However, Chepkorio division in Elgeyo Marakwet County has witnessed average results in academic performance in the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE)... more
Teachers have important influence on learners’ academic achievement. However, Chepkorio division in Elgeyo Marakwet County has witnessed average results in academic performance in the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) examination. The study target population comprised of 521 teachers and 47 headteachers from Chepkorio Division. A sample size of 42 headteachers and 226 teachers were selected. The data was analysed both qualitatively and quantitatively using both descriptive and inferential statistics. It was found out that teachers utilised learner-centred approaches more as compared to teacher-centred ones; print media: textbooks and references books were commonly used as opposed to audio and video media in classrooms. The study recommends that; in-service training should be provided to teachers and head teachers should supervise teachers’ utilisation of various instructional resources in classrooms.
Research Interests: Teaching and Learning, Education, Didactics, Educational Research, Learning and Teaching, and 22 morePedagogy, Nigeria, Educación, Pedagogía, Educational Sciences, Educational science, Eğitim, Academic Performance, Educational, Pendidikan, Educação, Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK), Teaching competencies, Educazione, Pedagogia, Educational studies, Pedagogie, Ciencias de la educación, Competencies, Education Studies, Pedagogical Innovation, and Educacion
The use of Instant Messaging (IM) applications on the mobile phones of the youth has become inextricably attached to their everyday lives. Students on university campuses cannot leave their mobile phones behind for a minute because of the... more
The use of Instant Messaging (IM) applications on the mobile phones of the youth has become inextricably attached to their everyday lives. Students on university campuses cannot leave their mobile phones behind for a minute because of the importance they attach to the use of IM applications. This paper investigated how the use of abbreviations in IM affects the writing of Standard English language of learners of English as a second language. A sample of 150 students in their 3rd and 4th years at Kenyatta University was used. The study also interviewed a lecturer on the problem. While students indicated that the IM usage does not do any harm to their formal English writing, a faculty member disagreed. It was recommended that awareness should be created through seminars and lectures to bring the issue to the fore for students. This would help students to be cautious of the use of IM.
Research Interests: Teaching and Learning, Didactics, Educational Research, Learning and Teaching, Computer-Mediated Communication, and 22 morePedagogy, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC), Instant Messaging, Educación, Pedagogía, Educational Sciences, Educational science, Students, Eğitim, Educational, Pendidikan, Educação, Pedagogia, Educational studies, Pedagogie, Education Studies, High School Students, Kenyatta University, Educacion, Textisms, and Textees
This study investigated the effectiveness of Experiential Teaching Strategy (ETS) on students' achievement and scoring levels in senior secondary school physics. The study adopted the pretest, posttest, non-randomized control group... more
This study investigated the effectiveness of Experiential Teaching Strategy (ETS) on students' achievement and scoring levels in senior secondary school physics. The study adopted the pretest, posttest, non-randomized control group quasi-experimental design. Simple random sampling technique was used to select two schools used for the study. Two research questions were raised to guide the study. Also, two null hypothesis were formulated and tested for acceptance or rejection at 0.05 significance level. The sample used for the study was ninety five (95) senior secondary two (SS2) physics students randomly selected from the two schools in Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria. The study made use of Physics Achievement Test (PAT) with internal consistency of 0.82 using Kuder Richardson Formular 21. The data collected were analysed using descriptive statistics, t-test and Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA). Finding of the study showed that Experiential Teaching Strategy (ETS) had significant effect on physics student’s achievement (t-cal = 3.572, p = 0.000) and scoring level (F(2, 38) = 16.025 at p = 0.000) in the concepts of Optics in physics. The findings also showed that the high scorers benefitted most from the treatment followed by the average and low scoring students. The study concluded that teachers should be encouraged to adopt the use of Experiential Teaching Strategy in teaching the concept of Optics in physics in order to improve student’s achievement in the subject.
Research Interests: Teaching and Learning, Education, Didactics, Educational Research, Learning and Teaching, and 20 moreAchievement Motivation, Pedagogy, Nigeria, Educación, Pedagogía, Educational Sciences, Educational science, Eğitim, Educational, Pendidikan, Educação, Achievement, Educazione, Pedagogia, Educational studies, Pedagogie, Education Studies, Educacion, Experiential Teaching Strategy, and Scoring Levels
The purpose of this study is to find out the effects of teaching the unite “Granular Structure of Substances” using a four-stage life-based teaching model on students’ academic achievement and the retention of learning. The study employed... more
The purpose of this study is to find out the effects of teaching the unite “Granular Structure of Substances” using a four-stage life-based teaching model on students’ academic achievement and the retention of learning. The study employed a pretest-posttest randomized control group design. It surveyed a total of 52 6th-grade students attending a selected middle school. 24 students were included in the experimental group and 28 in the control group. The study used an “Achievement Test on the Granular Structure of Substances” consisting of 31 items as a data collection tool to measure the achievements of the main acquisitions and concepts covered in the unite “Granular Structure of Substances”. Independent samples t-test and dependent samples t-test were used in in the data analysis. The research results indicated that teaching activities prepared using the four-stage life-based learning model concerning the determined subject were influential on students’ academic achievement and the retention of learning. In addition, the four-stage life-based teaching model was found to be more successful in enhancing academic achievement and the retention of learning compared to the traditional approach to teaching.
Research Interests: Teaching and Learning, Education, Didactics, Educational Research, Learning and Teaching, and 20 morePedagogy, Education in Turkey, Educación, Pedagogía, Educational Sciences, Educational science, Eğitim, Education System in Turkey, Educational, Retention, Pendidikan, Educação, Academic achievement, Pedagogia, Educational studies, Pedagogie, Education Studies, Educacion, Four-Stage Life-Based Teaching Model, and The Granular Structure of Substances
After the 1990’s, the changes in the football world had helped to develop and to grow the economy of football rapidly. The development of digital broadcasting led to build a bigger commercial structure. With the effect of those changes,... more
After the 1990’s, the changes in the football world had helped to develop and to grow the economy of football rapidly. The development of digital broadcasting led to build a bigger commercial structure. With the effect of those changes, commercial incomes, sponsor revenues, stadium and facilities incomes, and betting incomes have increased over time. This rapid change also brings several problems. UEFA has published UEFA criteria in order to protect football’s sustainability and viability in a long term. Depending on license criteria that is published by UEFA, it has used a road map for football clubs, regarding of corporate structure of UEFA to work, that identified the general rules like in a company structure and management that should be all the necessary factors of production in a systematic and effective way in order to transform football clubs to a corporate organization and make them sustainable. With this out of the common guide explains readers how to run a club in today’s demanding, high competitive and high-tech environment and, establish its brand, and bring in the revenue required to ensure long-term success. Those who manage and lead clubs will find that they can improve a successful business plan of their club mission and have the instruments to develop and sustain organizations that are feasible and financially wealthy and that satisfy the needs of footballer and those who support them.
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This study attempts to determine the effect of self-efficacy beliefs on English preparatory students’ existing capacities via the use of quantitative and qualitative methods within methodological pluralism (a combination of meta-analysis,... more
This study attempts to determine the effect of self-efficacy beliefs on English preparatory students’ existing capacities via the use of quantitative and qualitative methods within methodological pluralism (a combination of meta-analysis, descriptive survey, and qualitative document analysis plus action research). In the quantitative phase of the research, both meta-analytic method and descriptive method were used. In the meta analytic method, the Comprehensive Meta-Analysis statistical program was used to compute the effect size values of the included studies (N= 12) with the pretest-posttest control group model and carried out between 2000 and 2017 in national and international level. In the descriptive research of the study, the English Self Efficacy Beliefs Scale was used on English preparatory students (N= 117) to determine the effect of self-efficacy beliefs on their language skills. In the qualitative part of the study, data collected both through document analysis (N=7) from the included studies and through semi-structured interviews applied to English preparatory students (N= 58) were analysed via the Maxqda 11 program. The quantitative and quantitative results of the study are consistent and suggest that while self-efficacy beliefs on English learning is high, in terms of using the four skills, listening and speaking are the ones that the participants exhibit the weakest self- efficacy beliefs respectively.
Research Interests: Teaching and Learning, Education, Didactics, Educational Research, Learning and Teaching, and 27 moreSelf-Efficacy, Pedagogy, Turkey, Education in Turkey, Thematic Analysis, Thematic Analysis (Research Methodology), Meta-Analysis, Self Efficacy, Educación, Pedagogía, Educational Sciences, Educational science, Eğitim, Education System in Turkey, Educational, Pendidikan, Educação, Educazione, Pedagogia, Educational studies, Pedagogie, Meta Analysis, Education Studies, Thematic Content Analysis, Educacion, Maxqda program, and Methodological Pluralism
El deterioro, la destrucción, la desaparición de los elementos naturales traen consigo numerosos problemas, en este sentido, la educación, bajo el objetivo esencial del desarrollo integral, juega un papel fundamental por la determinación... more
El deterioro, la destrucción, la desaparición de los elementos naturales traen consigo numerosos problemas, en este sentido, la educación, bajo el objetivo esencial del desarrollo integral, juega un papel fundamental por la determinación que tienen los valores relacionados con el respeto al medio ambiente, cuyo origen se deriva del modelo de interacción y percepción del entorno inmediato. La preocupación por la Educación Ambiental llega a la escuela, como no podía ser de otro modo, como una de las fuentes de valores más importantes con la que poder trabajar en las aulas. El respeto, el cuidado, la valoración, la protección, el interés, por todo aquello que nos rodea, resulta fundamental para la formación y desarrollo integral de los alumnos. La Educación Ambiental toma un cariz especial en el entorno educativo, dada la situación actual de deterioro progresivo del medioambiente, propiciando y favoreciendo el desarrollo de competencias básicas relacionadas con la participación activa y el desarrollo de valores en el alumnado. En España la Educación Ambiental vino de la mano de los Ejes Transversales, de lo que se denominó Educación para…(Perrenoud, 2012), con la Ley de Ordenación General del Sistema Educativo Español (LOGSE, 1990) se trató de impulsar prácticas educativas que abordaran los problemas ambientales de manera interdisciplinar estimulando, con ello, la educación en valores en el alumnado. Aunque se trata de un planteamiento francamente abierto, este trabajo tiene como objetivo justificar la importancia del tratamiento de la Educación Ambiental, como valor educativo, dentro de la formación en valores.
The depletion, destruction and disappearance of natural elements entail numerous problems. In this sense, education, which has the essential aim of holistic development, plays a fundamental role due to the purpose that the values related to respect for the environment, and whose origin is derived from the interaction and perception of the immediate environment model. As was to be expected, the concern for Environmental Education reaches schools as one of the most important sources of moral values with which to work with in the classroom. The respect, the care, the value, the protection, the interest shown towards everything around us, is fundamental for the education and holistic development of students. Environmental Education takes a special turn in an educational setting, given the fact that the situation nowadays is of progressive deterioration of the environment, favours the development of the key competencies related to an active participation and of values in students. In Spain, Environmental Education came hand in hand with cross-cutting themes and was defined as Education for... (Perrenoud, 2012), in the education law called Ley de Ordenación General del Sistema Educativo Español (LOGSE, 1990), which tried to bolster educational practices so as to tackle environmental problems in an interdisciplinary manner, and thus education in values, with students. Even though it is a frankly open approach, the aim of this paper is to justify the importance of teaching Environmental Education as a moral value, within the formation of values in general.
The depletion, destruction and disappearance of natural elements entail numerous problems. In this sense, education, which has the essential aim of holistic development, plays a fundamental role due to the purpose that the values related to respect for the environment, and whose origin is derived from the interaction and perception of the immediate environment model. As was to be expected, the concern for Environmental Education reaches schools as one of the most important sources of moral values with which to work with in the classroom. The respect, the care, the value, the protection, the interest shown towards everything around us, is fundamental for the education and holistic development of students. Environmental Education takes a special turn in an educational setting, given the fact that the situation nowadays is of progressive deterioration of the environment, favours the development of the key competencies related to an active participation and of values in students. In Spain, Environmental Education came hand in hand with cross-cutting themes and was defined as Education for... (Perrenoud, 2012), in the education law called Ley de Ordenación General del Sistema Educativo Español (LOGSE, 1990), which tried to bolster educational practices so as to tackle environmental problems in an interdisciplinary manner, and thus education in values, with students. Even though it is a frankly open approach, the aim of this paper is to justify the importance of teaching Environmental Education as a moral value, within the formation of values in general.
Research Interests: Teaching and Learning, Education, Environmental Education, Didactics, Educational Research, and 20 moreLearning and Teaching, Pedagogy, Educación, Pedagogía, Educational Sciences, Educational science, Educación Ambiental, Educational, Educação, Pedagogia, Educational studies, Pedagogie, Educacion ambiental, Education Studies, Educacion, Educación Ambiental-ecología-filosofia, Formación en valores, Social and Civic Competences, Competencias Sociales y Ciudadanas, and Training in Values
En este artículo se presenta una propuesta de innovación en el área de la intervención tutorial y de la orientación educativa en Radio ECCA . Para poder realizar la propuesta de innovación previamente se inició un proceso de análisis... more
En este artículo se presenta una propuesta de innovación en el área de la intervención tutorial y de la orientación educativa en Radio ECCA . Para poder realizar la propuesta de innovación previamente se inició un proceso de análisis dentro de un modelo de proceso y de trabajo colaborativo entre un grupo de profesores-tutores de bachillerato y su alumnado junto a un asesor de la Universidad de La Laguna. A través de esta revisión se pudo extraer una priorización de necesidades a atender para mejorar el sistema de tutorías y de orientación educativa del centro, proponiendo para ello el diseño de unos talleres que conformaron la experiencia preliminar a partir de la cual se propuso un programa de innovación basado en la investigación-acción en torno a la mejora de la acción tutorial en Radio ECCA.
This article presents a proposal for innovation in the area of tutorial intervention and educational guidance in Radio ECCA. In order to carry out the innovation proposal previously, a process of analysis was initiated within a process model and collaborative work between a group of teachers-tutors of the baccalaureate and their students together with an advisor from the University of La Laguna. Through this review, it was possible to extract a prioritization of needs to be addressed to improve the system of tutoring and educational orientation of the center, proposing for it the design of some workshops that formed the preliminary experience from which a program of innovation based on action research around the improvement of the tutorial action in Radio ECCA.
This article presents a proposal for innovation in the area of tutorial intervention and educational guidance in Radio ECCA. In order to carry out the innovation proposal previously, a process of analysis was initiated within a process model and collaborative work between a group of teachers-tutors of the baccalaureate and their students together with an advisor from the University of La Laguna. Through this review, it was possible to extract a prioritization of needs to be addressed to improve the system of tutoring and educational orientation of the center, proposing for it the design of some workshops that formed the preliminary experience from which a program of innovation based on action research around the improvement of the tutorial action in Radio ECCA.
Research Interests: Teaching and Learning, Education, Adult Education, Distance Education, Learning and Teaching, and 23 moreOnline and Distance Education, Adult and Continuing Education, Open Source for Education, Open Education, Open and Distance Education, Educación, Educación a Distancia, Educación De Adultos, Educação, Orientacion Educativa, Open Educational Practices, Collaborative Working, Collaborative Work, Orientación Educativa, Trabajo Colaborativo, Collaborative Group Work, Educacion, Educational Guidance and Counselling, Acción tutorial, Educational guidance , Programa De Innovación, Tutorial Action, and Innovation Program
Research has proven beyond doubt that music activities are an invaluable resource in the learning process, especially for young children. However, how these music activities are used in the learning process is not known. The current study... more
Research has proven beyond doubt that music activities are an invaluable resource in the learning process, especially for young children. However, how these music activities are used in the learning process is not known. The current study set out to document the various ways preschool teachers use music activities in the course of instruction. It was anchored on the theory of Multiple Intelligences by Gardner. The researcher randomly selected one preschool teacher from each of the twelve sub-counties in Kiambu County, Kenya. This made a total of 12 respondents. A researcher constructed observation guide was used to record how preschool teachers used music activities in real preschool classroom situations as they taught. The respondents were later interviewed. This article documents the findings, which revealed very innovative ways of integrating music activities in the course of instruction. It is recommended that teachers reflect and explore the best ways and times to use music activities in the learning process for maximum effect. Music may also be used at other levels of education to improve the learning environment.
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The purpose of this study was to explore the immediate causes of Fire Disasters (FDs) in Boarding Secondary Schools (BSSs) in Tanzania. The study adopted a qualitative approach so as to allow the researcher to interact socially with... more
The purpose of this study was to explore the immediate causes of Fire Disasters (FDs) in Boarding Secondary Schools (BSSs) in Tanzania. The study adopted a qualitative approach so as to allow the researcher to interact socially with respondents in the construction of meanings related to the immediate causes of FDs in BSSs. The study employed a descriptive case study design so as to enable the researcher collect in-depth information for detailed description of the immediate causes of FDs in BSSs in their natural settings. Purposively sampling was used to select 4 heads of schools, 8 teachers, 3 dormitory patrons, 2 dormitory matrons and 20 students, while convenience sampling was used to select 4 easily accessible BSSs from three easily reachable regions namely; Iringa, Njombe and Mbeya. Data was collected through documentary review and face to face interviews. Results indicated that the immediate causes of FDs in BSSs were: indiscipline and riots among students, the use of kerosene lamps and candles for studying during night and electric faults. The researcher recommends to the government that it should ensure BSSs have reliable electric supply systems so as to eliminate the use candles and kerosene lamps among students.
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The study aimed at assessing how teachers’ mastery of practical Geography skills influenced A-level students’ acquisition of these skills. The sample comprised 744 respondents including 60 teachers and 672 students. Data was analyzed... more
The study aimed at assessing how teachers’ mastery of practical Geography skills influenced A-level students’ acquisition of these skills. The sample comprised 744 respondents including 60 teachers and 672 students. Data was analyzed using one–way ANOVA and the t-Test using SSPS data analysis package (16.0 version). Qualitative data was analyzed using descriptions in themes deciphered in the course of the study. Majority of the teachers and students lacked requisite skills to in practical geography. There was a significant relationship between teachers’ mastery of skills and students’ acquisition of these skills. Both teachers and students found difficulties in interpreting photographs and map, and in using field and statistical data. It was concluded that many teachers and students lack sufficient skills in A-level practical geography. There is need to strengthen preservice and in-service teacher training focusing on teaching strategies, mastery of the skills in practical Geography and field work activities.
Research Interests: Teaching and Learning, Education, Didactics, Educational Research, Learning and Teaching, and 21 moreUganda, Pedagogy, Methods of Teaching, Educación, Pedagogía, Educational Sciences, Educational science, Eğitim, Educational, Teaching Methods, Pendidikan, Educação, Pedagogia, Educational studies, Pedagogie, Education System in Uganda, Education Studies, Performance of Students, Educacion, Teachers’ Mastery of Practical Geography Skills, and Students Acquisition of Skills
Traditional learning allows students to study and memorize ineffectively in order to pass the tests. On the other hand, learning, in its real and new context, encourages students to apply information and improve their critical and... more
Traditional learning allows students to study and memorize ineffectively in order to pass the tests. On the other hand, learning, in its real and new context, encourages students to apply information and improve their critical and imaginative thinking, mental creativity, and other different life skills. This study investigates the advantages and the effect of using competitions in EFL context. The participants of this study are 60 sophomores and juniors who were divided into four competing groups. The competition includes three tasks. In order to collect the data, the researchers have observed the students’ performances and attitudes during and after the time of the given task. Furthermore, an open-ended questionnaire was used to investigate students’ thoughts and opinion of the participation in the competition. The results showed that students' participation in the competition enhanced their motivation and awareness of their language use, critical thinking and creative abilities. In conclusion, although this was a small-scale study, the students' participation in the competition shows that the new teaching ideas can be implemented successfully despite of the limited resources and the time pressure as the competition was set at the end of the academic year.
Research Interests: Teaching and Learning, Education, Didactics, Educational Research, Learning and Teaching, and 19 moreClassroom environment, Pedagogy, Competition, Educación, Pedagogía, Educational Sciences, Educational science, Life Skills, Educational, Educação, Teaching Life Skills, Educazione, Pedagogia, Educational studies, Pedagogie, Education Studies, Science Classroom Learning Environment, Life Skills and Education, and Educacion
This paper discusses adversity intelligence, tutor’s performance, and the contribution of adversity intelligence towards the performance of tutor in Learning Activity Center (SKB). The discussion in this paper is presented based on the... more
This paper discusses adversity intelligence, tutor’s performance, and the contribution of adversity intelligence towards the performance of tutor in Learning Activity Center (SKB). The discussion in this paper is presented based on the research findings, where the research was done by using correlation research design and all tutors in Learning Activity Center of West Sumatra as the population. From the discussion, it can be concluded that there were many tutors in Learning Activity Center of West Sumatra whose adversity intelligence and performance were still low and the adversity intelligence had a significant contribution towards tutors’ performance.
Research Interests: Teaching and Learning, Education, Intelligence Studies, Performance Studies, Intelligence, and 19 moreDidactics, Educational Research, Learning and Teaching, Performance, Pedagogy, Educación, Pedagogía, Educational Sciences, Educational science, Eğitim, Educational, Pendidikan, Educação, Pedagogia, Educational studies, Pedagogie, Education Studies, Adversity, and Educacion
In recent years, learning objects have been playing a crucial role in the teaching process. However, research focused on the analysis of science learning objects is particularly limited. The present study aims to analyze the science... more
In recent years, learning objects have been playing a crucial role in the teaching process. However, research focused on the analysis of science learning objects is particularly limited. The present study aims to analyze the science learning objects of the Greek Digital Learning Object Repository that are intended for primary school from a learning activities perspective. A total of 178 learning objects were analyzed. The analysis of learning objects from the perspective of the learning activities (cognitive and metacognitive) they activate in the students was carried out in line with the analysis framework of Overman, Vermunt, Meijer, Bulte and Brekelmans (2013). The analysis of learning objects showed that they are dominated by low level cognitive learning activities, while the learning objects that activate high level cognitive learning activities are limited. Finally, no learning objects activating metacognitive learning activities in the students were detected.
Research Interests: Teaching and Learning, Education, Didactics, Learning and Teaching, Pedagogy, and 16 moreInnovation in learning activities, Science Teaching Methods, Learning Objects (Education), Educación, Pedagogía, SCIENCE TEACHING, Educação, Educazione, Pedagogia, Learning Activities, Pedagogie, Learning Objects, Science learning and Teaching, Learning Objects/Educational Module, Educacion, and question analysis
In this study, I would like to write the review of the book, entitled ‘Motivational Currents in Language Learning- Frameworks for Focused Interventions’. It was written by Zoltán Dörnyei, Alastair Henry and Henry Muir. Zoltán Dörnyei is a... more
In this study, I would like to write the review of the book, entitled ‘Motivational Currents in Language Learning- Frameworks for Focused Interventions’. It was written by Zoltán Dörnyei, Alastair Henry and Henry Muir. Zoltán Dörnyei is a professor of Psycholinguistics at the School of English at the University of Nottingham in the UK. Alastair Henry is an associate professor in language education at University West in Sweden. Christine Muir is a postgraduate teaching fellow at the School of English at the University of Nottingham in the UK. This book was first published in 2016 by Routledge. The right of Zoltán Dörnyei, Alastair Henry and Christine Henry to be identified as authors of this work has been asserted by them in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright. Designs and Patents Act 1988.
Research Interests: Languages, Teaching and Learning, Education, Educational Research, Learning and Teaching, and 13 morePedagogy, Language Learning, Educación, Pedagogía, Educational Sciences, Educational science, Educational, Educação, Pedagogia, Educational studies, Pedagogie, Educacion, and Directed motivational currents
In this study, I would like to write the review of the book, entitled ‘The Autonomy Approach’. The authors of this book are Brian Morrison and Diego Navarro. It was published by the Delta Publishing in England in 2014. The International... more
In this study, I would like to write the review of the book, entitled ‘The Autonomy Approach’. The authors of this book are Brian Morrison and Diego Navarro. It was published by the Delta Publishing in England in 2014. The International Standard Book Number of this book is 978-1-909783-05-8. It was edited by Mike Burghall and designed by Christine Cox. It was printed in Greece by Bakis Aebe. The introduction part of this book starts on page 3 and the title of that page is From the Authors.
Research Interests: Teaching and Learning, Education, Didactics, Educational Research, Learning and Teaching, and 19 morePedagogy, Language Learning Strategies, Classroom Management, English Language Learning, Language Learning, Educación, Pedagogía, Educational Sciences, Educational science, Educational, Educação, Classroom, Pedagogia, Educational studies, Pedagogie, Sciences of Education, Education Studies, Educacion, and Autonomy Approach
Reading competence is one of the main foreign language learning skills in English language teaching. All students who learn reading in ELT classes need motivation, and there are different methods of motivating students in reading classes.... more
Reading competence is one of the main foreign language learning skills in English language teaching. All students who learn reading in ELT classes need motivation, and there are different methods of motivating students in reading classes. Brain-compatible learning and teaching is one of the most useful strategies in English language education. This paper deals with brain based learning strategies in reading classes. Brain based learning strategies will be examined and brain based learning theory will be highlighted. Sample activities and exercises will be given, and useful websites and books will be suggested.
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This study aims to reveal the relationship between the levels of sportspersonship and narcissism of athletes. The sample of the study was selected by 33 football players, 36 volleyball players, 40 handball players and 30 basketball... more
This study aims to reveal the relationship between the levels of sportspersonship and narcissism of athletes. The sample of the study was selected by 33 football players, 36 volleyball players, 40 handball players and 30 basketball players who already ranked among the top three athletes in Turkish Championships. Narcissistic Personality Inventory and Multidimensional Sportspersonship Orientation Scale were used as a collection tool in the study. Portable IBM SPSS Statistics v20 software package was also used to analyze the data. The descriptive analysis was used in the analysis of the data, a correlation analysis was used to determine the severity and direction of the relationship between variables and regression analysis was used to reveal cause-effect relationship between the variables. As a result of the correlation analysis carried out, it was determined that there is a statistically significant negative relationship between an athlete’s narcissism score, and respect for opponents and respect for social convention.
Research Interests: Education, Narcissism (Psychology), Physical Activity, Physical Education, Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, and 20 moreVolleyball, Football, Sport, Sports, Educación, Educação, Sport and Exercise Science, Narcissism, Basketball, Sportspersonship, Sport Science, Physical Education and Sports, Sports Science and Physical Education, Physical Education and Sport, Sport and Physical Education, Sports and Exercise Sciences, Sciences Of Sport, Educacion, Sports Science, and Sport Sciences
Universally, educational reforms are meant to positively impact a country. Botswana has over the years been introducing innovations through government funding of education especially basic education. Reforms have been focused on each... more
Universally, educational reforms are meant to positively impact a country. Botswana has over the years been introducing innovations through government funding of education especially basic education. Reforms have been focused on each level of education including early childhood education (ECE). While a move to develop early childhood education was slow as is started some few years back (2012) with the introduction of the first policy on early childhood education, the government should be applauded for taking this bold step signaling an international move to advance and manage this level of education. Experience has indicated that early childhood programs are mostly operated by none government providers like religious group, private organization and individuals. However, there is nothing in place to regulate their provision in terms of an accreditation model. The absence of such a model can defeat the very efforts to improve, expand and support provision of ECE. This paper argues for the introduction of a minimal accreditation model taking into consideration the nature of provision and the fresh interest that the government has given to ECE. It is suggested that a minimal model can have tremendously benefits for Botswana. It can shape a remarkable trend of regular review, regulate issuance of certificate to practice, formation of national accreditation body, development of standards for compliance and coordinate different provisions. Unquestionably, these milestones would not be achieved with unregulated practices that currently characterize ECE provision in Botswana. The paper support efforts for relevant provision of ECE which can spark renewed interests by all stakeholders including parents, communities and nation at large.
Research Interests: Teaching and Learning, Education, Educational Research, Learning and Teaching, Social Studies Education, and 19 moreEarly Childhood Education, Pedagogy, Accreditation, Accreditation and Quality Assurance, Early Childhood Care and Education, Botswana, Educación, Pedagogía, Educational Sciences, Early Childhood Special Education, Educational, Educação, Pedagogia, Educational studies, Pedagogie, Sciences of Education, Education Studies, Educacion, and Minimal Accreditation Model
Poor performance of students in Biology has been attributed generally to factors relating to the home, school and the students themselves. Previous studies have investigated personality type and learning style preferences in relation to... more
Poor performance of students in Biology has been attributed generally to factors relating to the home, school and the students themselves. Previous studies have investigated personality type and learning style preferences in relation to students’ achievement in tertiary institutions rather than at the secondary school level. This study was therefore conducted to examine the effects of Myer’s Briggs personality type- ESTJ (Extroversion, Sensing, Thinking, Judging) and VAK (Visual, Auditory, Kinesthetic) learning style preferences on students’ achievement in Biology at the Senior Secondary School (SSS) level. Three instruments [Cognitive Type Inventory (CTI), VAK Learning Style Indicators (VLSI), and Biology Achievement Test (BAT)] were administered on 1,480 SSS II Biology students. The results were presented using path analysis and multiple regressions. It was established that five hypothesized predictor variables (age, extroversion, sensing, thinking and kinesthetic) had direct effects on Biology achievement. On the other hand, only three hypothesized predictor variables (gender, age and thinking) had indirect effects on Biology achievement. However, sensing and kinesthetic preferences had the most significant direct effects on Biology achievement. Also, sensing had the highest total causal effect on Biology achievement. Students should be encouraged to develop improve and exhibit sensing and kinesthetic preferences when learning Biology.
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The aim of this study is to measure both dynamic balance of elite martial arts athletes doing functional strength exercises on instable ground and the effects of circuit training program on their anaerobic capacities, and compare them... more
The aim of this study is to measure both dynamic balance of elite martial arts athletes doing functional strength exercises on instable ground and the effects of circuit training program on their anaerobic capacities, and compare them with those following classical training program. Students studying in Faculty of Sport Sciences at Duzce University and doing martial arts (kick box and muay-thai) constituted the study group. In the study conducted in 6 weeks with 24 sessions, while experimental group (EG) included 14 individuals (age: 19.78±1.36, height: 1.68±0.06) control group (CG) included 14 individuals (age: 19.92±2.09, height: 1.67±0.07) similar to those in experimental group. While athletes in EG followed circuit training program including strength exercises on instable ground in 6 weeks with 24 sessions, those in CG followed classical training program. Pre and posttests were applied before and after 6-week training program. First of all, height, weight and bioelectric impedance method was used for body fat rate, RAST test was done to measure agility by using electronic chronometer system with two-gated photocell having measurement in the sensitivity of 0.01, y-balance test battery was used to measure dynamic balance. Data was analyzed with SPSS 18. Collected data, pretest and posttest values of study and control group was analyzed with Wilcoxon test which was in 95 reliability range an significance level was accepted as p<0.05. When statistical data was examined, it was found that study group reported significant increments than control group in terms of anaerobic capacity, minimum power output, fatigue index, average power output and dynamic balance (p<0.05), while no significant differences were found in terms of other variables. Consequently, it was observed that exercises on instable ground developed dynamic balances of athletes. It is thought that athletes use required muscle function for balance during movement in the lowest level and this retards fatigue by effecting power output positively.
Research Interests: Education, Educational Research, Pedagogy, Educación, Pedagogía, and 16 moreEducational Sciences, Educational science, Anaerobic Digestion, Educational, Educação, Pedagogia, Educational studies, Pedagogie, Kick Box, Muay Thai, Anaerobic, Mixed Martial Arts, Muay Thai Kickboxing, Education Studies, Rast, Muay Thai Kickboxing, and Educacion
The purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of Early Childhood Development (ECD) teacher training on learning process in classrooms in Kanyarkwat Zone, West Pokot County, Kenya. A descriptive survey research paradigm was used.... more
The purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of Early Childhood Development (ECD) teacher training on learning process in classrooms in Kanyarkwat Zone, West Pokot County, Kenya. A descriptive survey research paradigm was used. The study was conducted in 14 ECD centres within the division. A sample size of 42 ECDE teachers was selected. All the head teachers of the selected ECDCs participated. The teachers were selected through simple random sampling. Data was collected using questionnaires, interview and observation schedules. Data analysis was done using descriptive statistics and presented thematically. It emerged that policy framework governing ECDE programme in Kenya was not being fully practiced in the zone. Most teachers had a certificate while a few had a diploma in ECDE. The training content was sufficient to make teachers competent. However, majority had never attended refresher courses since training. Moreover, most teachers did not enjoy harmonized terms and conditions of services, though the conditions of services were emphasized during inspection by DQASOs. The study recommended facilitation of ECDE teachers by educational officers, cooperation of parents, administration, community leaders and MOE to improve the working conditions of ECDE teachers.
Research Interests: Teaching and Learning, Education, Didactics, Training and Development, Educational Research, and 20 moreLearning and Teaching, Training, Pedagogy, Teacher Training, Kenya, Educación, Pedagogía, Educational Sciences, Eğitim, Educational, Pendidikan, Educação, Educazione, Pre-School teatching, Pedagogia, Educational studies, Sciences of Education, Education Studies, Educacion, and Ecde
The aim of this study was to revise Goal Commitment Scale, developed by Hollenbeck, Williams and Klein (1989) with 9 items, revised by Klein, Wesson, Hollenbeck and Wright (2001) to 5 items and adapted to Turkish by Şenel and Yıldız... more
The aim of this study was to revise Goal Commitment Scale, developed by Hollenbeck, Williams and Klein (1989) with 9 items, revised by Klein, Wesson, Hollenbeck and Wright (2001) to 5 items and adapted to Turkish by Şenel and Yıldız (2016) to measure commitment to team goals and analyze validation and reliability in a sample including athletes. The Turkish version of the 5-item Goal Commitment Scale was revised by taking expert opinion to measure commitment to team goals. The Revised form was sent to at least 2-year licensed athletes on the Internet, and data was collected from 400 athletes. The data were examined and 25 improper data were excluded. Collected data were analyzed in SPSS by using Exploratory Factor Analysis and in AMOS (Analysis of Moment Structure) program by using Confirmatory Factor Analysis. Results showed that the revised commitment scale that measures commitment to team goals could be used for samples including athletes.
Research Interests: Education, Research Methods in Physical Education and Sport, Turkey, Education in Turkey, Physical Education, and 17 morePhysical Education and Sport Pedagogy, Sport, Sports, Educación, Education System in Turkey, Educação, Sport and Exercise Science, Scale Development, Sport Science, Physical Education and Sports, Sports Science and Physical Education, Physical Education and Sport, Sciences Of Sport, Educacion, Sports Science, Team Goals, and goal commitment
Development in children; may vary according to the growth stages. Therefore, the age factor is one of the most controversial topics in child training. Children belonging to the same age group develop at different speeds and at different... more
Development in children; may vary according to the growth stages. Therefore, the age factor is one of the most controversial topics in child training. Children belonging to the same age group develop at different speeds and at different times according to each other. Because of the rapid development of childhood during puberty, even during the birth of the age of the developmental superiority can be seen even at birth. This suggests that children may fall into disadvantages within the same age group, according to the birth month. It is believed that children are affected by this disadvantage as well as external factors in sport finishing. The Naili Moran Age Groups Races organized by the Turkish Athletics Federation (TAF) to strengthen infrastructure work include sportspeople aged 12-15 years. The study was based on the participation of these age groups for the 2016 and 2017 seasons, and the data was downloaded from the TAF website. In the study, the achievement levels of 328 athletes (n = 172) and male (n = 156) were examined. In this study, four quarters of a year were separated and success and failure rates of the athletes were determined according to the quarters. For statistical analysis, in the SPSS 22.0 program, independent samples t test, one way ANOVA and LSD correction tests were used. When the months of birth of the male and female athletes were examined, it was seen that the births were higher in the first quarter of the year for each age group. It was observed that the athletes born in the first quarter were more successful than the athletes born in the other quarters. It was determined that the athletes who continued the sports in the following year (2017) were successful and the athletes who had dropped in the following year had a failed year in the 2016 season. It is thought that the bad grades obtained in the termination of the sport are influenced and the success status is due to the Relative Age Effect.
Research Interests: Research Methods in Physical Education and Sport, Physical Activity, Athletics, Physical Education, Sport, and 11 moreSports, Sport and Exercise Science, Health Sciences and Sport, Sport Science, Athletic Training, Sports Science and Physical Education, Sports and Exercise Sciences, Relative age effect, Sciences Of Sport, Sports Science, and Sports Termination
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of the inquiry-based science methods course on preservice elementary teachers’ self-efficacy beliefs about science teaching. Eighty-six preservice elementary education majors... more
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of the inquiry-based science methods course on preservice elementary teachers’ self-efficacy beliefs about science teaching. Eighty-six preservice elementary education majors enrolled in the elementary science methods course participated in the study. Data were collected through Science Teaching Efficacy Belief Instrument- Form B (STEBI-B), a participant information form, and semi-structured interviews. Findings from the quantitative data revealed that there was significant difference between pre-test and post-test scores on both the Personal Science Teaching Efficacy (PSTE) and Science Teaching Outcome Expectancy (STOE), which are two subscales of STEBI-B. The qualitative findings of the study were utilized to further clarify the quantitative results. Overall, findings from the study indicated a positive relationship between participating in the elementary science methods course and changes in science teaching self- efficacy beliefs.
Research Interests: Teaching and Learning, Education, Teacher Education, Didactics, Educational Research, and 20 moreLearning and Teaching, Teachers' self efficacy levels, Turkey, Education in Turkey, Mathematics Teacher Education, Teacher Efficacy, Educación, Educational Sciences, Educational science, Eğitim, Education System in Turkey, Science teacher education, SCIENCE TEACHING, Educação, Educazione, Teachers Self-Efficacy Beliefs, Teacher Self Efficacy, Educacion, Self-efficacy Beliefs, and Preservice Elementary Teachers
The aim of this research is to discover what science teachers' opinions about outdoor education learning environments are. Outdoor education learning environments contribute to problem-solving, critical and creative thinking skills of... more
The aim of this research is to discover what science teachers' opinions about outdoor education learning environments are. Outdoor education learning environments contribute to problem-solving, critical and creative thinking skills of students. For this reason, outdoor education learning environments are very important for students to learn by recognizing the nature and the natural environment. Qualitative research method was used in this research. The study group of the research constitutes 16 science teachers. A semi-structured interview form was used as a data collection tool. According to the results of the research, most science teachers stated that they have taken their students to science centers and museums as the outdoor education environment in order for the students to be aware of the nature and the natural environment. They desired to use the outdoor learning environments, but the conditions of them are not appropriate. Teachers stated that they had problems in school-family cooperation, in-service training and obtaining legal permission.
Research Interests: Teaching and Learning, Education, Science Education, Didactics, Educational Research, and 20 moreLearning and Teaching, Pedagogy, Outdoor Education, Children's Outdoor Education, Educación, Pedagogía, Educational Sciences, Educational science, Eğitim, Educational, Educação, Outdoor Education and Learning, Pedagogia, Educational studies, Pedagogie, Science Teachers, Education Studies, Psychology and Outdoor Education, Opinions, and Educacion
The main purpose of the present study was to investigate and identify the relationship between managers’ strategic thinking style and staff’s readiness-for-change. As for its nature, this study is considered as ‘applied’ research and... more
The main purpose of the present study was to investigate and identify the relationship between managers’ strategic thinking style and staff’s readiness-for-change. As for its nature, this study is considered as ‘applied’ research and methodologically it is descriptive-correlational. The population of the study was composed of 150 subjects where, based on Morgan and Krejcie scale, 110 subjects were randomly sampled out. To collect the required data, the researcher applied the most effective instrument- the questionnaire. The validity of both questionnaires was approved by the experts in the field and their reliability was calculated through Cronbach Alpha, where it was 0.870 for the strategic thinking questionnaire and 0.902 for the readiness-for-change one. T0 analyze the data, the researcher used descriptive statistics, Pearson Correlation, and Linear Regression. The results of the study showed that there was a significantly positive and direct relationship between managers’ strategic thinking style and staff’s readiness-for-change. Therefore, it can be concluded that managers with strategic thinking style are required in an organization so that they can explore the factors effective on its performance and by analyzing them; they can appreciate the environment properly in order to identify the opportunities and make correct decisions.
Research Interests: Teaching and Learning, Education, Educational Research, Learning and Teaching, Pedagogy, and 17 moreEducación, Pedagogía, Strategic Thinking, Educational Sciences, Educational science, Integrating Design and Strategic Thinking, Change, Educational, Educação, Pedagogia, Educational studies, Readiness for Change, Pedagogie, Strategic Thinking and Planning, Education Studies, Readiness for Change and Coping With Change, and Educacion
The study sought to assess teachers’ conception towards the use of social networks as a tool for professional development in Tanzania government secondary schools in Dodoma Municipality. Thus, the specific objectives of this study were to... more
The study sought to assess teachers’ conception towards the use of social networks as a tool for professional development in Tanzania government secondary schools in Dodoma Municipality. Thus, the specific objectives of this study were to assess teachers’ conception on the available social networks opportunities that can support professional development, and to examine the limitations that hinder teachers’ use of social networks available for professional development. The paper is guided by the social-cognitive theory which stresses that learning takes place in a social environment. A cross-sectional research design was used to collect data that involved 84 teachers from ten secondary schools, six heads of schools, three quality assurers and one respondent from District education office. Qualitative data were analyzed through content analysis and quantitative data were descriptively analyzed through SPSS Version 20 of which the mean score was obtained. The survey results indicated teachers had positive conceptions towards the use of social networks as a tool for professional development. Furthermore, the findings revealed that teachers faced several challenges which include lack training on how to integrate SNs in TPD and high costs of the internet bandwidth, just to mention a few. Finally, the researchers recommend that, teachers should be exposed to professional development programmes that empower them to develop various pedagogical skills and understand a variety of learning environment that can improve their practice through collaborative online social networks. Again, teachers should be provided with opportunities to use the available SNs to create professional learning networks in their local context and globally.
Research Interests: Teaching and Learning, Education, Social Networks, Didactics, Educational Research, and 21 moreLearning and Teaching, Pedagogy, Tanzanian Studies, Online social networks, Teachers' professional development, Tanzania, Educación, Pedagogía, Educational Sciences, Educational science, Educational Leadership, Teacher leadership, informal social and political networks in schools, cultures and Policy development, Educational, Educação, Online Social Networks (OSNs), Educazione, Pedagogia, Educational studies, Pedagogie, Education Studies, Pedagogical tool, and Educacion
The aim of this study is to determine preschool teachers’ views on home visits. The study used a semi-structured interview to collect data. The form was developed by the researcher and it consists of two sections: a demographic... more
The aim of this study is to determine preschool teachers’ views on home visits. The study used a semi-structured interview to collect data. The form was developed by the researcher and it consists of two sections: a demographic information section and the views on home visits of preschool teachers’ section. Thirty preschool teachers participated in this study. The results of the research suggested that the pre-school teachers thought that they needed to make home visits to children with problems, to get information about the child’s home environment, to get to know the child, and to learn about their family relations.
Research Interests: Teaching and Learning, Education, Didactics, Educational Research, Learning and Teaching, and 18 morePedagogy, Turkey, Education in Turkey, Educación, Pedagogía, Educational Sciences, Educational science, Education System in Turkey, Educational, Educação, Pedagogia, Educational studies, Pedagogie, Preschool Teachers, Education Studies, Home Visiting, Educacion, and Family Participation
El conocimiento de los estilos de aprendizaje de los estudiantes constituye el primer paso para mejorar la labor docente y la base para la sustentación de la modificación del currículo panameño. El propósito del estudio fue investigar la... more
El conocimiento de los estilos de aprendizaje de los estudiantes constituye el primer paso para mejorar la labor docente y la base para la sustentación de la modificación del currículo panameño. El propósito del estudio fue investigar la relación que existe entre los estilos de aprendizaje de los estudiantes del nivel superior y su rendimiento académico. Se administró el cuestionario Honey Alonso de Estilos de Aprendizaje (CHAEA) adaptado a una muestra de 151 estudiantes de cuatro carreras de la Universidad Especializada de las Américas. Se encontró que el estilo de aprendizaje predominante fue (activo moderado), además hay una escasa frecuencia (altamente pragmático). Se identificó una caracterización cognitiva elevada al iniciar el curso, en donde los estudiantes empleaban procedimientos mecánicos para estudiar porque sus mejores resultados fueron en tareas descriptivas o de identificación en las que podían reproducir textualmente, sin elaboración personal, no empleaban recursos auxiliares que les facilitaran el aprendizaje y olvidaban rápidamente lo estudiado.
Knowledge of student learning styles is the first step to improve teaching and the basis for sustaining the modification of the Panamanian curriculum. The purpose of the study was to investigate the relationship between the learning styles of upper level students and their academic performance. The Honey Alonso of Learning Styles (CHAEA) questionnaire was administered, adapted to a sample of 151 students from four careers of the Specialized University of the Americas. It was found that the predominant learning style was (moderate active), in addition there is a low frequency (highly pragmatic). A high cognitive characterization was identified at the beginning of the course, where the students used mechanical procedures to study because their best results were in descriptive or identification tasks in which they could reproduce textually, without personal elaboration, they did not use auxiliary resources that would facilitate them learning and quickly forgot what was studied.
Knowledge of student learning styles is the first step to improve teaching and the basis for sustaining the modification of the Panamanian curriculum. The purpose of the study was to investigate the relationship between the learning styles of upper level students and their academic performance. The Honey Alonso of Learning Styles (CHAEA) questionnaire was administered, adapted to a sample of 151 students from four careers of the Specialized University of the Americas. It was found that the predominant learning style was (moderate active), in addition there is a low frequency (highly pragmatic). A high cognitive characterization was identified at the beginning of the course, where the students used mechanical procedures to study because their best results were in descriptive or identification tasks in which they could reproduce textually, without personal elaboration, they did not use auxiliary resources that would facilitate them learning and quickly forgot what was studied.
Research Interests: Teaching and Learning, Education, Didactics, Educational Research, Learning and Teaching, and 24 moreLearning Styles, Pedagogy, Educación, Pedagogía, Educational Sciences, Educational science, Estilos de Aprendizaje, Academic Performance, Educational, Educação, Enseñanza de la Matemática, Rendimiento académico, Educazione, Pedagogia, Educational studies, Pedagogie, Learning and Teaching Styles, Methods of teaching mathematics, Mathematics competitions, Education Studies, Enseñanza De Las Matemáticas, Educacion, Rendimiento Academico, and Competencia en Matemática
This paper reviews literature on character education with a view to making recommendations on how learning institutions in Kenya could integrate character education in the curriculum in order to equip learners with skills needed for... more
This paper reviews literature on character education with a view to making recommendations on how learning institutions in Kenya could integrate character education in the curriculum in order to equip learners with skills needed for success in life and workplace. Character education is a component of learning which forms part of the four integral dimensions of a complete and balanced education namely knowledge, skills, character, and metacognition. Integrating character education in the curriculum is crucial because the goal of education is to produce confident, compassionate and ethical citizens who are well engaged in the development of their society. Teachers are expected to adequately prepare learners to face the challenges of the 21st century by instilling them with personal development and the ability to fulfill social and community responsibilities as global citizens. Teachers’ success in this expectation is pegged on the quality of their pre-service training. Thus, if teachers are to effectively impart learners with character, teacher training institutions should make character education an integral and compulsory component of pre-service teacher training. Examples of character qualities are mindfulness, curiosity, courage, resilience, ethics, leadership, equity, equality and inclusion. It is hoped that this review will shed light on the need to integrate character education at all levels of learning to enable learners acquire holistic quality education that is capable of transforming them into empowered ethical citizens who are capable of contributing to the development of the society at both local and global arenas. The paper will be followed by an empirical research in teacher training institutions in Kenya to determine whether the institutions have incorporated character education in their curricula.
Research Interests: Teaching and Learning, Education, Values Education, Didactics, Values, and 25 moreEducational Research, Learning and Teaching, Character Education, Inclusive education (Learning And Teaching), Education for Citizenship, Pedagogy, Kenya, Citizenship, Educación, Pedagogía, Educational Sciences, Curriculum Leadership for Character Education, Citizenship Education, Educational, Educação, Educazione, Pedagogia, Educational studies, Pedagogie, Transformative Education, Democracy and Citizenship Education, Education Studies, Character Building Education, Educacion, and Education and Character Building
The aim of this article is to present an overview and a comparison of the Greek and German educational systems from an educational and sociological perspective. It purports to provide a synopsis of the educational systems pointing to... more
The aim of this article is to present an overview and a comparison of the Greek and German educational systems from an educational and sociological perspective. It purports to provide a synopsis of the educational systems pointing to areas of convergence and divergence. It especially emphasizes on two aspects of educational policy: tracking or ability grouping and the teaching of foreign languages. The choice of these features was determined by the fact that they are linked to the issue of equality of educational opportunities and participation in globalized knowledge societies. The article is organized in the following way. First, it presents the educational system in Germany. This is followed by a description of the Greek educational system. Finally, we present a comparison of the educational systems in these two countries, pointing to areas of convergence and divergence and focusing on the potential of the educational systems to address the issue of educational equality.
Research Interests: Teaching and Learning, Education, Didactics, Educational Research, Learning and Teaching, and 21 morePedagogy, Teaching of Foreign Languages, Greece, Germany, Educación, Pedagogía, Educational Sciences, Educational science, Eğitim, Educational, Tracking, Pendidikan, Educação, Pedagogia, Educational studies, Foreign languages, Pedagogie, Education Studies, Educacion, Educational Equality, and Education In Germany
Purpose: This study aims to identify the effect of factors including homework assignment given within semesters, class attendance and the type of high school graduated on vocational college students’ academic achievements in the Corporate... more
Purpose: This study aims to identify the effect of factors including homework assignment given within semesters, class attendance and the type of high school graduated on vocational college students’ academic achievements in the Corporate Accounting course.
Design/methodology/approach: In order to determine the sample’ understanding level on the topic of stock corporations which is a subtopic in Corporate Accounting course, a test consisting of 20 multiple-choice questions was prepared by the researchers. The reliability of the test was determined as 0.84 by using the formula “KR-20”. Causal - comparative research design was used in scope of the study. The data obtained was analyzed by using independent samples t-test, ANOVA and regression.
Findings: Upon the analyses carried out, it was found out that academic achievement varies depending on the homework assignment given within the period and class attendance hours of the student. When the joint effect of the factors on academic achievement was examined, it was seen that only the homework assignment factor has a significant effect.
Research limitations/implications: This study only examined the Corporate Accounting course which is studied by the students of Accounting and Tax Applications Department in one vocational college in Turkey. In this study, used variables that are thought to be related with the academic achievement and on which unbiased data can be collected were preferred.
Originality/Value: In the studies so far, the effects of the related variables on academic achievement have been examined one by one. This study determines the common effect of multiple variables used in this study called homework assignment, class attendance and the type of high school graduated on academic achievement. In this way, it will be possible to learn the variables that are more influential on academic achievement within a single study.
Design/methodology/approach: In order to determine the sample’ understanding level on the topic of stock corporations which is a subtopic in Corporate Accounting course, a test consisting of 20 multiple-choice questions was prepared by the researchers. The reliability of the test was determined as 0.84 by using the formula “KR-20”. Causal - comparative research design was used in scope of the study. The data obtained was analyzed by using independent samples t-test, ANOVA and regression.
Findings: Upon the analyses carried out, it was found out that academic achievement varies depending on the homework assignment given within the period and class attendance hours of the student. When the joint effect of the factors on academic achievement was examined, it was seen that only the homework assignment factor has a significant effect.
Research limitations/implications: This study only examined the Corporate Accounting course which is studied by the students of Accounting and Tax Applications Department in one vocational college in Turkey. In this study, used variables that are thought to be related with the academic achievement and on which unbiased data can be collected were preferred.
Originality/Value: In the studies so far, the effects of the related variables on academic achievement have been examined one by one. This study determines the common effect of multiple variables used in this study called homework assignment, class attendance and the type of high school graduated on academic achievement. In this way, it will be possible to learn the variables that are more influential on academic achievement within a single study.
Research Interests: Teaching and Learning, Education, Didactics, Educational Research, Learning and Teaching, and 21 morePedagogy, Turkey, Education in Turkey, Educación, Pedagogía, Educational Sciences, Educational science, Eğitim, Education System in Turkey, Educational, Pendidikan, Educação, Academic achievement, Educazione, Pedagogia, Pedagogie, Educacion, Class Attendance, Vocational College Students, Vocational College, and Homework Assignment
Dans cet article est présentée et discutée une approche pour le choix d’une planification didactique efficace à l’enseignement des sciences physiques et naturelles dans la classe. Cette analyse propose un grand effort au niveau de la... more
Dans cet article est présentée et discutée une approche pour le choix d’une planification didactique efficace à l’enseignement des sciences physiques et naturelles dans la classe. Cette analyse propose un grand effort au niveau de la recherche éducative dirigée avant tout vers l’approfondissement de nos connaissances quant aux questions au sujet de la nature de l’apprentissage et surtout de l’apprentissage scientifique pendant le développement de l’enfant. Elle s’oriente aussi vers les modalités et les fonctions de l’apprentissage aux différents degrés de l’éducation, sur la base de l’apport de diverses connaissances et compétences qui vont de l’épistémologie et la psychologie à la didactique contemporaine.
In this article is presented and discussed an approach to the choice of an effective didactic project for the teaching of sciences at the school. This analysis propose a great effort at the level of educational research directed primarily towards deepening our knowledge on issues about the nature of learning and especially the scientific learning during the child development. The analysis also turned to the modalities and functions of learning at different levels of education, on the basis of the contribution of various knowledge and skills ranging from epistemology and psychology in the contemporary didactics.
In this article is presented and discussed an approach to the choice of an effective didactic project for the teaching of sciences at the school. This analysis propose a great effort at the level of educational research directed primarily towards deepening our knowledge on issues about the nature of learning and especially the scientific learning during the child development. The analysis also turned to the modalities and functions of learning at different levels of education, on the basis of the contribution of various knowledge and skills ranging from epistemology and psychology in the contemporary didactics.
Research Interests: Teaching and Learning, Education, Didactics, Educational Research, Learning and Teaching, and 18 morePedagogy, Educación, Pedagogía, Educational Sciences, Educational science, Educational, Educação, Educazione, Pedagogia, Educational studies, Pedagogie, Didactique, Education Studies, Educacion, Enseignement Des Sciences Expérimentales, Psychologie et Épistémologie De L’Apprentissage, Teaching of Experimental Sciences, and Psychology and Epistemology of Learning
The purpose of this study is to observe outcomes of utilizing from active learning strategies in Advanced English courses with 6 university students coming from different countries. After completing the course which is presented in detail... more
The purpose of this study is to observe outcomes of utilizing from active learning strategies in Advanced English courses with 6 university students coming from different countries. After completing the course which is presented in detail in the methodology section, students were asked to compare the course and the process with previous ordinary courses and evaluate it.
Research Interests: Teaching and Learning, Education, Didactics, Educational Research, Learning and Teaching, and 22 morePedagogy, Turkey, Education in Turkey, Educación, Pedagogía, Educational Sciences, Educational science, Eğitim, Education System in Turkey, Educational, Pendidikan, Educação, Educazione, Pedagogia, Educational studies, Pedagogie, Sciences of Education, Education Studies, Multicultural Classroom, Educacion, Teaching In Multicultural Classrooms, and Active-learning strategies,
The purpose of this study is to find out recreational tendencies of university students, the factors which prevent them from participating in recreational activities and whether these factors differ according to some variables. 200... more
The purpose of this study is to find out recreational tendencies of university students, the factors which prevent them from participating in recreational activities and whether these factors differ according to some variables. 200 students, 96 males and 104 females, studying in three different faculties (faculty of theology, faculty of education and faculty of sport sciences) of Samsun Ondokuz Mayıs University during 2016-2017 Academic Year participated in the study voluntarily. Leisure Constraints Scale was used as data collection tool. SPSS 22.0 was used in the statistical analysis of our data. Factor analysis was conducted on the data obtained, followed by Anova Test, Kruskal Wallis Test, Mann-Whitney-U test and T Test according to the data set. When the results of our study were examined, no statistically significant difference was found between age groups in terms of lack of access and friends, lack of information, lack of time and lack of facility, and between genders in terms of lack of facility, lack of time, individual psychology and lack of information (p>0.05). Statistically significant difference was found between faculties in terms of lack of knowledge and individual psychology, between genders in terms of access and lack of friends (p<0.05). As a conclusion, it can be seen that there are differences between students studying in different faculties in terms of lack of knowledge about recreational activities, problems in finding facilities and individual psychology.
Research Interests: Teaching and Learning, Education, Didactics, Educational Research, Learning and Teaching, and 30 moreRecreation & Leisure Studies, Physical Activity, Pedagogy, Turkey, Education in Turkey, Physical Education, Sport, Sports, Educación, Pedagogía, Educational Sciences, Educational science, Students, Eğitim, Education System in Turkey, Educational, Pendidikan, Educação, RECREATION, Recreational Activities, Students Motivation, Pedagogia, Educational studies, Students Attitudes, Students' perceptions, Sciences of Education, Constraints, Education Studies, Sport and Recreation Management, and Educacion
This research aims to study the prospects of cultivating creative thinking of pre-school children from the perspective of the use of educational software by potential pedagogues of pre-school children. The survey involved 104 future... more
This research aims to study the prospects of cultivating creative thinking of pre-school children from the perspective of the use of educational software by potential pedagogues of pre-school children. The survey involved 104 future educators who chose freeware spontaneously in order to utilize it in the pre-school children's learning process. They analyzed, evaluated and prioritized the software in their discretion through an assessment grid developed by the researcher. In this context, the prospects for the cultivation of children's creative thinking in the development of the use of technology by future pedagogues were studied. According to the results, the potentially positive perspective of cultivating creative thinking of children is examined in view of the intention of educators to exploit learning software. It seems that the spontaneous choice of freeware aims to cultivate children's creativity. The pursuit of creative thinking seems to be one of the main criterion for educators' software selection. They, also, estimate positively the software which is designed to practice creativity. Moreover, future educators seem to identify and recognize the added value that new technologies offer in cultivating creative thinking of pre-school children.
Research Interests: Teaching and Learning, Education, Creativity studies, Creativity, Didactics, and 18 moreLearning and Teaching, Early Childhood Education, Pedagogy, Critical Thinking and Creativity, Digital Pedagogy, Early Childhood Care and Education, Educación, Pedagogía, Freeware, Educação, Learning Software, Educazione, Pedagogia, Pedagogie, Pre-school education, Early Childhood Teacher Education, Educacion, and Digital Didaktik (Pedagogy)
This study was designed to develop a scale and examine its psychometric properties to offer a new complex adaptive leadership for school principals (CAL-SP). This was an exploratory mixed method research. Both qualitative and quantitative... more
This study was designed to develop a scale and examine its psychometric properties to offer a new complex adaptive leadership for school principals (CAL-SP). This was an exploratory mixed method research. Both qualitative and quantitative methods were used to develop and assess psychometric properties of the questionnaire. This study introduces the construct of complex adaptive school leadership, which comprises three dimensions: enabling leadership, managerial leadership and adaptive leadership. The scale shows internal consistency, reliability, construct validity and nomological validity explaining that the instrument had a good structure and reliability. Directions for future research and managerial implications of the new construct are discussed.
Research Interests: Teaching and Learning, Education, Didactics, Complexity Theory, Educational Research, and 23 moreLearning and Teaching, Pedagogy, Turkey, Education in Turkey, Chaos/Complexity Theory, Complex Adaptive Systems, Educación, Pedagogía, Educational Sciences, Educational science, Eğitim, Education System in Turkey, Educational, Pendidikan, Educação, Pedagogia, Educational studies, Pedagogie, School principalship, Education Studies, School Principals, Educacion, and Complex Adaptive Leadership
The aim of this study is to examine the number sense skills of preservice elementary school mathematics teachers. This study was conducted by using the survey model among descriptive research methods. A total of 111 preservice teachers... more
The aim of this study is to examine the number sense skills of preservice elementary school mathematics teachers. This study was conducted by using the survey model among descriptive research methods. A total of 111 preservice teachers studying at second and third grades in the elementary school mathematics teaching program at a state university participated in the study. The data of the study were collected by using the number sense test consisting of 17 questions and developed by Kayhan-Altay (2010). The findings of the study indicated that the number sense performances of preservice elementary mathematics teachers were lower than expected and there was a significant difference in favour of third-grade students. It is considered that the “Special Training Methods I and II” courses and the “Mathematics Curriculum” course, which are taught in third grades and in which subjects such as estimation and making mental calculations, etc. superficially related to number sense are mentioned, may cause this difference. Thus, it was suggested that it was necessary to include courses consisting of number sense and how it can be developed in the curriculum.
Research Interests: Teaching and Learning, Education, Mathematics Education, Didactics, Educational Research, and 27 moreLearning and Teaching, Pedagogy, Turkey, Education in Turkey, Mathematics Education Pedagogy, Number Sense (Education), Mathematics Teacher Education, Educación, Pedagogía, Educational Sciences, Educational science, Eğitim, Education System in Turkey, Educational, Pendidikan, Educação, Educazione, Pedagogia, Educational studies, Maths Education, Number sense, Sciences of Education, Education Studies, Mathematic Education, Educacion, Development of Number Sense, and Preservice Elementary Mathematics Teachers
This paper is an attempt at highlighting the relevance of Open and Distance Learning in the education of girls and women in a country like Nigeria. Girls’ and women’s participation in education in Nigeria has been slowed down as a result... more
This paper is an attempt at highlighting the relevance of Open and Distance Learning in the education of girls and women in a country like Nigeria. Girls’ and women’s participation in education in Nigeria has been slowed down as a result of some barriers. Barriers to girls’ and women’s access to education are multifaceted. However, the ODL system has a philosophy that aims at removing barriers to education and allowing learners to study what they want, when they want and where they want. ODL can be effectively used to remove barriers to girls’ and women’s education in Nigeria.
Research Interests: Teaching and Learning, Education, Didactics, Educational Research, Learning and Teaching, and 19 moreNigeria, Distance Learning, Educación, Educational Sciences, Educational science, Elearning and Distance Learning Eductaion, Educational, Educação, Educazione, Open, distance and Online Learning, Educational studies, Open and Distance Learning, Education Studies, Education Planning in Nigeria, Open Distance Learning (ODL), Open Distance Learning, Distance Learning Distance Education, Educacion, and Gender Disparity
Ensuring access to quality education for girls across the globe is crucial to sustainable development. Several barriers such as poverty, gender inequality, poor infrastructures, insecurity, etc. are known to impede the realization of... more
Ensuring access to quality education for girls across the globe is crucial to sustainable development. Several barriers such as poverty, gender inequality, poor infrastructures, insecurity, etc. are known to impede the realization of girls’ right to education. These issues are further aggravated by armed conflicts such as the Boko Haram insurgency. This study investigated the threat posed by the Boko Haram insurgency on the girl-child’s access and inclusion in education in the North-eastern part of Nigeria. The study answered a research question and tested a research hypothesis. The target population was the Northeast of Nigeria. The sample for the study was drawn from Adamawa state. The sample size was 180 teachers randomly sampled from public primary and secondary schools in the three senatorial zones in the state. A ten item Likert scale designed by the researchers was used to collect data. The instrument was validated by experts in Test and Measurement and the reliability of the instrument was determined through test-retest method of testing reliability. A Crombach alpha correlation coefficient of .67 was obtained. The data collected were analysed using descriptive statistics and Chi square test. The result of the study revealed the following barriers to access and inclusion: damage to school facilities, emotional disorders, fear and insecurity, stigma, poverty, unwanted pregnancy, forced marriage and lack of teachers. The hypothesis tested was rejected indicating that the girl-child’s access and inclusion in education in the North East of Nigeria has been significantly affected by the Boko Haram insurgency. The study recommended the use of flexible learning, abolition of school fees for girls, rehabilitation programmes for victims of insurgency, guidance and counselling services and programmes to address stigmatizing attitudes toward girls and women to ensure access and inclusion in education.
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The study investigated the effect of class classification, class size and gender on academic performance. Specifically, the objectives of the study was to evaluate the effect of class classification, class size and gender on academic... more
The study investigated the effect of class classification, class size and gender on academic performance. Specifically, the objectives of the study was to evaluate the effect of class classification, class size and gender on academic performance of senior secondary school students in Mathematics and English Language. However, three research questions and hypothesis were designed to guide the study. The study employed expo-facto research design and purposeful sampling technique which is stratified in nature in selecting all one-hundred and eighty nine (189) Grade II (SSS II) students participated in the Unified Promotion Examination (UPE) conducted by Osun State Ministry of Education in May, 2017. In this regards, Grade II students’ scores in Mathematics and English Language was used to proxy academic performance which are disaggregated into three strata such as class stream (Science, Art and Commercial), gender (female and male) and class size (large class size and small class size). Inferential statistics such as t-statistics was used to analyse the generated data. The findings of the study revealed that there was no significant difference between the academic performance of students in Science and Art stream, Science and Commercial stream and Art and Commercial stream while significant difference existed in the academic performance of students in English Language between Science and Commercial stream as well as Art and Commercial stream respectively but in favour of Science class and Art class. The study also indicated that there was no significant difference in the performance of students in both Mathematics and English Language not only on the basis of the number of the students allocated into a class (Class size) but also gender quality (female or male). It was concluded that the explanatory variables such as class classification, class size and gender are not only the necessary condition in determining academic performance among students but also work hand-in-hand with other factors in order to guarantee favourable academic performance. The study recommended intensification of efforts by school authority towards monitoring of students in doing class work, assignment, punctuality in school and re-visitation of the classroom instructional practice by the teachers among others.
Research Interests: Gender Studies, Teaching and Learning, Education, Didactics, Educational Research, and 21 moreLearning and Teaching, Gender, Pedagogy, Gender and Development, Nigeria, Educación, Pedagogía, Educational Sciences, Educational science, Size class distribution, Academic Performance, Educational, Educação, Class Size, Classification, Educazione, Pedagogia, Educational studies, Pedagogie, Education Studies, and Educacion
The purpose of this to equate ALES (Academic Personnel and Postgraduate Education Entrance Exam) scores with linear equating and equipercentile equating methods in the periods of 2011 spring and autumn conducted by SPSS, to determine the... more
The purpose of this to equate ALES (Academic Personnel and Postgraduate Education Entrance Exam) scores with linear equating and equipercentile equating methods in the periods of 2011 spring and autumn conducted by SPSS, to determine the most suitable one of these two methods for research and to propose the most suitable one thanks to the findings in case of a similar study. The study population was 21860 people participating in ALES made in the periods of both 2011 spring and 2011 autumn. The sample of the study was 2186 individuals, respectively selected %10 of population randomly via computer. In the study, the internal consistency was calculated without eliminating items by using KR-21 formula because data were raw scores. Analyzes were carried out because of the fact that internal consistencies were high without eliminating agents of heights. Linear and equipercentile methods applied separately to the raw scores of sizes. Error quantities were measured by WMSE formula to determine which equating method was more appropriate for research and when the data of research findings were analyzed it was found that WMSE coefficient of equipercentile method was lower. As a result of this study equipercentile equating was found more appropriate on the equating study concerning to the field of quantitative, verbal, equiponderant.
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In the present study, an attempt has been made to find out the management of blood cholesterol level of obese male college students by some yogasana and some selected exercises with diet regulations. Randomly selected 40 obese college... more
In the present study, an attempt has been made to find out the management of blood cholesterol level of obese male college students by some yogasana and some selected exercises with diet regulations. Randomly selected 40 obese college students were divided into four groups consisting of 10 subjects each. Experiment group I underwent yogic practice with diet regulation, experiment group II underwent exercise (Aerobics) with diet regulation, Experiment group III underwent combined exercise with diet regulations and controlled was not subjected to any experiment. Before the treatment, the subjects were tested of their blood cholesterol level, total cholesterol (TC), low Density Lipoproteins, (LDH), High Density Lipoproteins (HDL) which formed pre test scores. And after the experiment period of 10 weeks, the subjects were again assured of their cholesterol level which formed the final score. Experiment protocol significantly altered cholesterol levels, total cholesterol, low Density Lipoproteins, High Density Lipoproteins. As the obtained f values were on adjusted mean 164.90, 124.48 and 10.68 were greater than the required F table value to be significant at 0.05 level. Comparison among treatment groups showed that yogasana with diet regulation and combined groups with diet regulations were better than exercise (aerobics) with diet regulation in reducing total cholesterol and low density lipoproteins. As for high density lipoproteins, the result proved that the combined group was better than other two treatment group in increasing high density lipoprotein. Finding of this study was further proved that while combining yogasana and exercise with diet regulations significantly contributes to alter protocol of college male students. It was concluded that the combined protocol namely exercises, yogic practice with diet regulations was found to be better than exercise with diet regulations in managing cholesterol of obese among male college students.
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The aim of the study was to determine the effect on flexibility of volleyball players by some selected exercises. For this purpose 20 male volley ball players (10 for control group and 10 for experimental group) of Government Boys Higher... more
The aim of the study was to determine the effect on flexibility of volleyball players by some selected exercises. For this purpose 20 male volley ball players (10 for control group and 10 for experimental group) of Government Boys Higher secondary school Charirshareef Budgam were selected randomly as subject and the age was ranging from 17 to 21 years. Exercises were restricted to Trunk twisting, Rope skipping, Shoulder and chest stretch, Alternative toe touch zigzag Running, Hip stretch and Hamstring stretch. Flexibility was restricted to Trunk and Shoulder flexibility. The data were collected before the start of 8 weeks selected exercise programme (pre test) and immediately after the completion of 8 weeks selected exercise programme (post test) by sit and reach test for the trunk flexibility and shoulder elevation test by using yard stick and ruler and score was recorded in centimeters. To determine the training effect on flexibility Independent and Dependent t-test statistical technique were employed. The level of significance was set at 0.05 to check the significant mean difference. The finding of statistical analysis revealed that there were significant difference between the mean of pre and post test of experimental group and post test of control and experiment group. Experimental group significantly improved the selected flexibility because of systematic training programme.
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The present study was conducted with purpose to survey the related injuries in university skiers (ski players) at Gulmarg. These injured players were selected as a subject for the present study. Their age was ranging from 19 to 25 years.... more
The present study was conducted with purpose to survey the related injuries in university skiers (ski players) at Gulmarg. These injured players were selected as a subject for the present study. Their age was ranging from 19 to 25 years. After screening of 63 questionnaires, only 48 Skiers (ski players) were included in the study. Questionnaire prepared by Cromwell F. J. Walsh Gromely for the elite Gaelic footballers (2000) were develop by researcher and utilized for the present study. Mean, standard deviation and percentages were used to identify the nature, location and the cause of the injury in university skiers (ski players). The study concluded that most of the injuries in the university skiers (ski players). Study concluded that most of the injuries sustained to the lower limb (65.27%), the mostly commonly injured anatomical site was knee (26.38%), and the ankle (21.42%). Upper limb injuries were relatively low (36.10%) of which the shoulders injuries were predominant (19.64%). Regarding the nature of injuries, ligament sprain are the most common injuries in the skiers (ski players). Regarding treatment of injuries, doctors and physiotherapist are the most common attention providers of skiers (ski players).
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World history has been characterized by periods such as Feudalism, Industrialism and Capitalism that have served social scientists as tools to analyse and identify particular societies. Similarly, the characteristic and defining feature... more
World history has been characterized by periods such as Feudalism, Industrialism and Capitalism that have served social scientists as tools to analyse and identify particular societies. Similarly, the characteristic and defining feature of the contemporary society is Information and Communicating Technology (ICT). Resultant to the ICT explosion and application there has been radical transformation in education, corporate sector, Government sector and most significantly, democracy is being reassessed. This paper attempts to gaze into the social impacts of new media technologies assuming that in this ICT dominant world human and social contexts of technology are undermined with an assumption that ICT and its applications have the same meaning and consequences for all. But recognizing the fact that social context plays a significant role in influencing ICT and its applications in diverse ways, an attempt is also made to highlight the reciprocal relationship between social context and information technology.
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Life is sustained through physical activity. The Nature scope and worth of physical activity require study from the various scientific disciplines, in order to ensure proper use of activity for favorable development. Running is the... more
Life is sustained through physical activity. The Nature scope and worth of physical activity require study from the various scientific disciplines, in order to ensure proper use of activity for favorable development. Running is the supreme cardiovascular conditioning activity. It is the standard against which all other exercises and programmes can be measured, running stresses the heart and lungs more than almost any other forms of physical activity, while running, the heart rate rise and remain elevated, rather than fluctuating up and down as it does in other games. Therefore, realizing that when the running will be done on different surfaces, it will call for different cardiovascular responses. The study of this aspects will highlight to coaches and physical education teachers to prepare conditioning programme according the stress particular surface puts on an individual.
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The ever-increasing athletic performances in speed, strength and skills used in sports performance around the world has made the athlete more stressful to achieve their own objectives. This stress and pressure on the athlete's body will... more
The ever-increasing athletic performances in speed, strength and skills used in sports performance around the world has made the athlete more stressful to achieve their own objectives. This stress and pressure on the athlete's body will certainly result in injuries. The research is meant to identify the Biorhythm, its different Cycles and how to organize and perceive their impact on athletes.
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This study aimed to investigate the impact of plyometric training method on developing the explosive power and some basic skills in handball, by performing an experimental study where researchers chose one group pattern. This study was... more
This study aimed to investigate the impact of plyometric training method on developing the explosive power and some basic skills in handball, by performing an experimental study where researchers chose one group pattern. This study was fulfilled on a sample of 12 players of Wafaa club in Ainwasara that belongs to Handball association of wilaya of Blida. After applying the suggested exercises, both pre-test results and post-test results of the explosive power (for upper and lower limbs) and some basic skills (performing the skills of aiming from jumping, passing and receiving the ball, dribble) were collected. The researchers treated these results statistically using arithmetic average, standard deviation, Pearson correlation coefficient, T test, therefore, they came to the fact that there are significant statistical significance for dimensional tests in the physical tests (the explosive power of the arms, the explosive power of the legs), and there are also differences of statistical significance for dimensional test in skills tests (aiming from jumping, passing and receiving the ball, dribble). Basing on that, the researchers recommend the necessity of encouraging the coaches on using the plyometric training method due to its big importance in developing the physical and skills sides and avoiding the traditional followed methods. In addition, they also emphasize the necessity of linking between some kinetic and physical abilities and also the performance of the different skills in handball as well as adopting some plyometric training exercises in order to develop the explosives power which is very imperative for many skills.
Research Interests: Research Methods in Physical Education and Sport, Plyometrics, Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, Handball, Sport, and 12 moreSports, Sport and Exercise Science, Sport Science, Sports Science and Physical Education, Plyometric Training, Sciences Of Sport, Sports Science, Sports and Exercise Science, EXPLOSIVE POWER, Sport Sciences, Plyometric exercise, and Basic Skills of Handball
Sports are a social activity that has existed throughout human history. Basketball, as a sports branch, has been in continuous development since the first day it emerged. Basketball is one of the most popular hall sports played all over... more
Sports are a social activity that has existed throughout human history. Basketball, as a sports branch, has been in continuous development since the first day it emerged. Basketball is one of the most popular hall sports played all over the world. Anyone who wants to play basketball must have certain characteristics, one of the most important of which is height.
Research Interests: Research Methods in Physical Education and Sport, Physical Activity, Sports Injuries, Physical Education, Injuries, and 13 moreSport, Sports, Sport and Exercise Science, Basketball, Sport Science, Sports Science and Physical Education, Physical Education and Sport, Sports and Exercise Sciences, Sciences Of Sport, Sports Science, Sports and Exercise Science, Women Athletes, and Sport Sciences
Cycling sport is one of the sports that require physical and psychological resilience. It is thought that athletes should show physical and psychological resilience to reach specific target, find solution for unexpected, sudden problems,... more
Cycling sport is one of the sports that require physical and psychological resilience. It is thought that athletes should show physical and psychological resilience to reach specific target, find solution for unexpected, sudden problems, be patient and be determined in this sport that requires physical and psychological resilience that is done under extreme conditions. It is important to examine goal commitment and psychological resilience of cycling athletes for performance improvement, success motivation and contribution to the studies in this field. Purpose: This study aimed to examine goal commitment and psychological resilience of elite cycling athletes. 94 elite bicycle athletes participating in national and international races between the ages of 18 and 27 participated voluntarily. Resilience Scale for Adults, developed by Friborg et al. (2003), was used to determine psychological resilience of athletes. Goal Commitment Scale, developed by Hollenbeck, Williams and Klein (1989) and adapted to Turkish by Şenel and Yıldız (2016), was used to determine goal commitment. Scale reliability coefficient was found to be 0.913. In conclusion, no significant differences were found between sex and psychological resilience and goal commitment. But, significant differences were found between sports ages and subscales of self-perception, perception of future, and structural type of Resilience Scale for Adults. Significant difference was found between sports ages and goal commitment. As sports age increase, so did goal commitment. There was no significant correlation between goal commitment and psychological resilience. Goal commitment and psychological resilience training is recommended for different sports branches requiring physical and psychological resilience.
Research Interests: Research Methods in Physical Education and Sport, Physical Education, Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, Sport, Sports, and 15 moreSport and Exercise Science, Health Sciences and Sport, Sport Science, Physical Education and Sports, Sports Science and Physical Education, Psychological Resilience, Physical Education and Sport, Sports and Exercise Sciences, Sciences Of Sport, Physical Education and sports science, Sports Science, Sports and Exercise Science, Sport Sciences, goal commitment, and Cycling Athletes
The present study was conducted to evaluate and compare the anthropometric measurements among the different groups of throwers. 40 (10 javelin throwers, 10 discus throwers, 10 hammer throwers, 10 shot putters) male university level... more
The present study was conducted to evaluate and compare the anthropometric measurements among the different groups of throwers. 40 (10 javelin throwers, 10 discus throwers, 10 hammer throwers, 10 shot putters) male university level throwers were assessed during the All India Inter University Athletic Meet. The age of athletes was between 18 to 25 years. All the athletes were measured for height, weight, lengths of body parts, diameters of body parts and circumferences of body parts. One-way ANOVA revealed that the significant differences were reported in height (p<0.05), weight (p<0.05), length measurements (p<0.05), diameters of body parts (p<0.05) and circumferences of the body parts (p<0.05) among the different groups of throwers. Post-hoc analysis revealed that discus throwers were the tallest among the throwers. In the same way, the discus throwers had highest diameters among different groups of throwers. The shot putters had highest weight and circumferences among the different groups of throwers.
Research Interests: Height and Weight, Physical Activity, Sports Performance, Physical Education, Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, and 19 moreSport, Sports, Sport and Exercise Science, Sport Science, Weight, Physical Education and Sports, Sports Science and Physical Education, Physical Education and Sport, Sports and Exercise Sciences, Body Weight, Height, Sciences Of Sport, Shot Put, Medicine and Science In Sports and Exercise, Sports Science, Sports and Exercise Science, Sport Sciences, Anthropometric Measurements, and Throwers
The study aims to identify the values of Certain kinematics variables to field defends skill in volleyball with players of the clubs of section II 'nobles' and the discovery of mechanical errors that have an impact on the skill... more
The study aims to identify the values of Certain kinematics variables to field defends skill in volleyball with players of the clubs of section II 'nobles' and the discovery of mechanical errors that have an impact on the skill performance when volleyball players’ accuracy, identify the percentage contribution of some kinematics variables in result skill performance, indicate that the kinematics variables significant impact on the development of corrective exercises own skill, and finally to show the effectiveness of the exercise corrective built according kinematics variables extracted from videos analysis of performance of the players and proposed to correct skill performance of the players in clubs of section II ''nobles''.
In order to further study, we used the experimental method on a sample deliberate volleyball clubs activist in the second national department (regional center) volleyball, and was the 30 players, a control group of 15 Players and an experimental group of 15 club players (NAHD), (NRBH), (ASJK). Using the field observation, videography, Anthropometric measurements, field defends skill testing, kinematic analysis of videos. The researchers found that corrective exercises programmed her highly effective in developing and improving skill performance of the players of clubs in section II ''nobles'', kinematics analysis helps to detect and determine the kinetic errors in performance, kinematics analysis helps build corrective exercises necessary to amend the players mistakes. From all this, the researchers concluded that kinematics variables and because of its importance is an important factor that should be resorted to in order to develop and improve the performance of the players in the field defends skill in volleyball. Therefore, the researchers suggest the need to be a coach familiar with the principles of bio-mechanics and familiar techniques of analysis and variables kinematics skill, help of the principles of bio-mechanics and the results of the kinematic analysis to propose practical exercises and corrective exercises for skills errors.
In order to further study, we used the experimental method on a sample deliberate volleyball clubs activist in the second national department (regional center) volleyball, and was the 30 players, a control group of 15 Players and an experimental group of 15 club players (NAHD), (NRBH), (ASJK). Using the field observation, videography, Anthropometric measurements, field defends skill testing, kinematic analysis of videos. The researchers found that corrective exercises programmed her highly effective in developing and improving skill performance of the players of clubs in section II ''nobles'', kinematics analysis helps to detect and determine the kinetic errors in performance, kinematics analysis helps build corrective exercises necessary to amend the players mistakes. From all this, the researchers concluded that kinematics variables and because of its importance is an important factor that should be resorted to in order to develop and improve the performance of the players in the field defends skill in volleyball. Therefore, the researchers suggest the need to be a coach familiar with the principles of bio-mechanics and familiar techniques of analysis and variables kinematics skill, help of the principles of bio-mechanics and the results of the kinematic analysis to propose practical exercises and corrective exercises for skills errors.
Research Interests: Research Methods in Physical Education and Sport, Physical Activity, Physical Education, Volleyball, Sport, and 14 moreSports, Volleyball, Skill Learning and Practice, Sport and Exercise Science, Health Sciences and Sport, Sport Science, Sports Science and Physical Education, EXERCISES, Sports and Exercise Sciences, Sciences Of Sport, Sports Science, Sport Sciences, Kinematics Variables, Performance Accuracy, and Field Defends Skill
The purpose of this study is to know that the mental training through imagery allows improving the learning of individual defensive tactical principles in young footballers, and validate the program by experimental procedures that is to... more
The purpose of this study is to know that the mental training through imagery allows improving the learning of individual defensive tactical principles in young footballers, and validate the program by experimental procedures that is to say, to study its effects on learning in young footballers. Twelve national footballers, aged 12 ± 1year participated in the experiment. Among this population, two groups including a group of physical training, technical, tactical (EPTT) and a group of physical training, technical, tactical and mental (EPTTM) were formed. The group (EPTTM) was subjected to 32 mental training sessions of 20 minutes spread over 4 months with two sessions per week. The compendium of measures was made by the experimenter. These measures consisted of all ratings assigned by judges; experts obtained by the players during the various competitions, tactical execution notes were identified and recorded in the form of penalty. The average individual tactical principles (marking, pressing, cover, superiority), footballers Group (EPTTM) increased significantly mannered penalty charges reduce the pre-test to post-test (1.93point vs 0.76 point p <0.05) ., while the players of the group (EPTT) increased insignificantly penalty charges decrease from pre-test to post-test (vs 1.66 1.86point point p> 0.05). The homogeneity of the groups (EPTTM) and (EPTT) during the pre-test, allows to suggest that mental training produces a better learning of the principles of individual tactics. This assessment allowed us to test the hypothesis raised. Indeed, the mental training associated with physical training, technical, tactical causes an improved learning of individual defense principles.
Research Interests: Teaching and Learning, Assessment, Research Methods in Physical Education and Sport, Learning and Teaching, Physical Activity, and 10 morePhysical Education, Sport, Sports, Mental Imagery, Sport and Exercise Science, Sport Science, Sports Psychology,Mental Imagery, Sciences Of Sport, Sports Science, and Individual Defense Tactics
State of the Republic of Turkey the first time in 1924 in Paris participated in Olympiads, which is the most important of international sport organizations. For sports organization of young Republic of Turkey has been new, Turkish... more
State of the Republic of Turkey the first time in 1924 in Paris participated in Olympiads, which is the most important of international sport organizations. For sports organization of young Republic of Turkey has been new, Turkish sportsmen couldn’t show any success in these Olympic Games. They gained an experience by participating in such international organization. Later on, Turkey participated in 1928 Amsterdam, 1936 Berlin, 1948 London, 1952 Helsinki, 1956 Melbourne, 1960 Rome and 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games [1]. Turkey participated in 1968 Mexico City Olympic Games with group of 49 people, 29 of which were sportsmen in such branches as athletics, boxing, wrestling and shooting [2]. Due to high altitude of the Mexico in addition to problems came up between the President of Turkish Wrestling Federation of that period and Turkish national wrestlers before 1968 Mexico City Olympic Games, Turkey contented itself with championship of Mahmut Atalay and Ahmet Ayık in freestyle wrestling and with fourth place of İsmail Akçay in athletics marathon branch.
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This survey aims at revealing the relationship of sources of psychological stress to the level of self-esteem. It focused mainly on the following questions: • Is there a correlation between fear of physical abuse and self-esteem? • Is... more
This survey aims at revealing the relationship of sources of psychological stress to the level of self-esteem. It focused mainly on the following questions:
• Is there a correlation between fear of physical abuse and self-esteem?
• Is there a correlation between rewards, incentives, and self-esteem?
• Is there a correlation between conflict of social dimension and level of self-esteem?
• Is there a correlation between media dimension and level of self-esteem?
• Is there a correlation between physical condition, time and level of self-esteem?
• Is there a correlation between fear of failure and level of self-esteem?
• Is there a correlation between personal conflict and level of self-esteem?
• Is there a correlation between media dimension and level of self-esteem?
The survey suggested a number of hypotheses based on the existence of a correlation between each of the dimensions of psychological stress mentioned above and the level of self-esteem. The study was based on the descriptive correlative approach as it dealt with the relationship between the independent variable and the dependent variables. The sample of the study consisted of elite referees of the professional football division, which was chosen in a deliberate manner, and reached 80 referees. The following tools have been used: the self-assessment scale prepared by Hussein Abdel Aziz Al-Derini and Mohamad Ahmad Oussama, Abdelwahab Mohamad Kamil which has been applied and adapted by Professor Bachir Mamria on the Algerian environment, psychological sources of stress measure and initial information form. These tools were applied after estimating the psychometric properties that confirmed their suitability for use with the basic study sample. The following statistical methods have been relied on, Pearson correlation coefficient using the statistical software version 20 SPSS for statistical significance.
The study comes out with the following results:
• There is a correlation between fear of physical abuse and self-esteem.
• There is a correlation between rewards, incentives, and self-esteem.
• There is a correlation between conflict of social dimension and level of self-esteem.
• There is a correlation between media dimension and level of self-esteem.
• There is a correlation between physical condition, time and level of self-esteem.
• There is a correlation between fear of failure and level of self-esteem.
• There is a correlation between personal conflict and level of self-esteem.
• There is a correlation between media dimension and level of self-esteem.
The study outcomes have been discussed in light of the theoretical framework and the results of previous studies and concluded with a set of proposals.
• Is there a correlation between fear of physical abuse and self-esteem?
• Is there a correlation between rewards, incentives, and self-esteem?
• Is there a correlation between conflict of social dimension and level of self-esteem?
• Is there a correlation between media dimension and level of self-esteem?
• Is there a correlation between physical condition, time and level of self-esteem?
• Is there a correlation between fear of failure and level of self-esteem?
• Is there a correlation between personal conflict and level of self-esteem?
• Is there a correlation between media dimension and level of self-esteem?
The survey suggested a number of hypotheses based on the existence of a correlation between each of the dimensions of psychological stress mentioned above and the level of self-esteem. The study was based on the descriptive correlative approach as it dealt with the relationship between the independent variable and the dependent variables. The sample of the study consisted of elite referees of the professional football division, which was chosen in a deliberate manner, and reached 80 referees. The following tools have been used: the self-assessment scale prepared by Hussein Abdel Aziz Al-Derini and Mohamad Ahmad Oussama, Abdelwahab Mohamad Kamil which has been applied and adapted by Professor Bachir Mamria on the Algerian environment, psychological sources of stress measure and initial information form. These tools were applied after estimating the psychometric properties that confirmed their suitability for use with the basic study sample. The following statistical methods have been relied on, Pearson correlation coefficient using the statistical software version 20 SPSS for statistical significance.
The study comes out with the following results:
• There is a correlation between fear of physical abuse and self-esteem.
• There is a correlation between rewards, incentives, and self-esteem.
• There is a correlation between conflict of social dimension and level of self-esteem.
• There is a correlation between media dimension and level of self-esteem.
• There is a correlation between physical condition, time and level of self-esteem.
• There is a correlation between fear of failure and level of self-esteem.
• There is a correlation between personal conflict and level of self-esteem.
• There is a correlation between media dimension and level of self-esteem.
The study outcomes have been discussed in light of the theoretical framework and the results of previous studies and concluded with a set of proposals.
Research Interests: Research Methods in Physical Education and Sport, Physical Education, Self-Esteem, Sport, Sports, and 11 moreSport and Exercise Science, Sport Science, Sports Science and Physical Education, Self Esteem and Sport, Sports and Exercise Sciences, Sciences Of Sport, Football Referees, Self Esteem and Academic Achievement, Psychological Stress, Sports Science, and Self Esteem
Gender is an ongoing classification of an individual starting from infancy to adulthood. In the Turkish society, the roles of women and men are clearly distinguished by cultural, tradition, custom, beliefs, educational, income and family... more
Gender is an ongoing classification of an individual starting from infancy to adulthood. In the Turkish society, the roles of women and men are clearly distinguished by cultural, tradition, custom, beliefs, educational, income and family norms. It is thought that girls in Turkish society can overcome restrictive over-traditionalist attitudes by doing sports. One of the relatively favorable environments for equality between men and women in social life is the sports environment. It is important that the participation of the athletes, coaches, managers and sports specialists in sport environments as well as men and women whose gender role attitudes are favored by all gender role attitudes of all sports employees, will increase the number of sports people in the society as well as increase the number of physically and psychologically healthy individuals, It is thought. The aim of the study based on this idea is to examine the attitudes of sports employees regarding gender roles. The average age of the survey is 30.45 ± 8.41 and 244 sportsmen working in Antalya. Muğla and Bitlis Youth Services and Sports Provincial Directorate constitute the sportsmen. “Attitude Scale Related to Gender Roles” developed by Zeyneloglu and Terzioğlu (2011) was applied to determine the gender perception of sports employees participating in the survey. In the evaluation of data, SPSS 23.0 statistical package program was used frequency analysis Kolmogorov-Smirnov and Shapiro Wilk normality test Mann-Whitney U test Kruskal Wallis test Chi-square test Pearson correlation test statistic was used. As a result, gender role attitudes of sports employees were found to be significantly different between gender, education, mother, and father education variables. It is noteworthy that the traditional attitudes of female sports employees and the equality attitudes of male sports employees are high. The low level of gender role in marriage according to the level of education of the mother shows that the employees' mothers have traditional holdings in marriage. The high level of egalitarian gender role attitudes in sports employees according to their educational status indicates that they have a traditionalist position in the egalitarian gender role.
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The Kenya National Assembly enacted the Sports Act 2013 after many years of suggestions, deliberations and proposals over the making of such a law. The Sports legislation is an Act of Parliament to harness sports for development,... more
The Kenya National Assembly enacted the Sports Act 2013 after many years of suggestions, deliberations and proposals over the making of such a law. The Sports legislation is an Act of Parliament to harness sports for development, encourage and promote drug-free sports and recreation, to provide for the establishment of sports institutions, facilities, administration and management of sports in the country, and for connected purposes. This law has come up with various institutions namely Sports Kenya, National Sports Fund and Kenya Academy of Sports. It also provides for Financial Provisions, procedures for registration and regulation of sports and licensing, arbitration of Sports disputes and miscellaneous provisions. Furthermore, the Act has four schedules namely sports facilities to which the Act applies, matters to be provided for in the constitutions of sports Organizations, the conduct of business and affairs of the board of the authority, board of trustees and council of the institute and transitional provisions. Although the Act is very progressive in the domain of sports in Kenya and the entire East African region because it legitimizes institutions, provide for arbitration mechanisms and recognize research as a core aspect in sports, it has introduced a number of challenges to the sports fraternity. Among these, include aligning the constitutions of various Sports associations to the Act and undergoing the new vigorous process of registering, regulating and licensing sports agencies. Sports professionals therefore need to update with the new Sports Act to retain relevance in their profession and warrant them professional growth. Therefore, it was deemed relevant to enlighten the practitioners of these new developments and seek for ways to upgrade their administrative strength and correct any inconsistency in this law through amendments to the Act.
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While the purpose of this research is to investigate the relation between the job satisfaction and self-esteem of provincial directors of youth and sports, their self-esteem and job satisfaction has also been investigated with regard to... more
While the purpose of this research is to investigate the relation between the job satisfaction and self-esteem of provincial directors of youth and sports, their self-esteem and job satisfaction has also been investigated with regard to some demographic variables. As data collection tools, “Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory”, “Minnesota Job Satisfaction Scale” and “Demographic Information Form” developed by Stanley Coopersmith have been used. The statistics of Kruskal Wallis, Mann Whitney U and Correlation Analysis have been used in the research. Following the statistics performed, a significant difference hasn’t been established between the variables of self-esteem of the participants, age, educational background, term of employment, term of employment as a manager, sex and marital status. No significant difference has been found between the job satisfaction of participants and sex; between the term of employment and term of employment as a manager. It has been determined that the scores of the individuals with a bachelor’s degree are significantly higher than those having master’s or PhD degree in the sub-dimensions of extrinsic satisfaction, intrinsic satisfaction and general satisfaction in job satisfaction, there is a significant difference between the extrinsic sub-dimension scores of the participants and the variable of age, extrinsic satisfaction scores of the individuals aged 40 and above are significantly higher than the individuals aged between 30-34. According to the results of Spearman correlation analysis, it has been ascertained that there is a negatively moderate relation between the self-esteem and extrinsic satisfaction and a positively moderate relation is in question between the self-esteem and general satisfaction.
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Child development is a lifelong process being associated with a series of specific changes which result to be more visible and vigorous in childhood. Achievements in technology with which the present-day children are being grown up as... more
Child development is a lifelong process being associated with a series of specific changes which result to be more visible and vigorous in childhood. Achievements in technology with which the present-day children are being grown up as well as the advance of science have brought a challenging reality for parents, teachers and adults concerning quests and dilemmas they are being faced with in the course of their children’s growth and development. In these terms, this study aims to convey some know-how and methodical guidance for both parents and teachers being involved with pre-school children education, mainly related to some of the main fields of the child’s development. I think and hope that treated issues concerning pre-school children thorough development will serve as guidance and contribution to their healthy growing and education.
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The study aimed to determine the Agility contribution ratio in the accuracy of the Overwhelming shooting of the volleyball youngsters, where the researchers used the descriptive approach in its two methods associative and analytical... more
The study aimed to determine the Agility contribution ratio in the accuracy of the Overwhelming shooting of the volleyball youngsters, where the researchers used the descriptive approach in its two methods associative and analytical approach center regional Algiers. The research sample has included 24 players from the second national department Center regional Algiers randomly chosen from the original group of (120) players percentage of 20%. The researcher used the Agility Test and the Overwhelming rational shooting Skill Test. The SPSS statistical package program was also used to analyze the results of the study and in the end, the following has been reached:
• there is a statistically significant correlation between the Agility and the Overwhelming rational shooting of the volleyball youngsters
• the proportion of the contribution of Agility in Overwhelming rational shooting was good, which confirms the effectiveness of this capacity in the performance of the skill.
• draw an equation from which we can accurately predict the results in Overwhelming rational shooting in indication of the volleyball youngsters Agility.
Accordingly, the researcher recommended the need to pay more attention to overwhelming rational shooting for players during the training sessions, rely on the predictive equivalent resulting from this study, and make studies on the contribution of other physical and kinetic abilities in various offensive and defensive skills in volleyball.
• there is a statistically significant correlation between the Agility and the Overwhelming rational shooting of the volleyball youngsters
• the proportion of the contribution of Agility in Overwhelming rational shooting was good, which confirms the effectiveness of this capacity in the performance of the skill.
• draw an equation from which we can accurately predict the results in Overwhelming rational shooting in indication of the volleyball youngsters Agility.
Accordingly, the researcher recommended the need to pay more attention to overwhelming rational shooting for players during the training sessions, rely on the predictive equivalent resulting from this study, and make studies on the contribution of other physical and kinetic abilities in various offensive and defensive skills in volleyball.
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Besides supposing that the anxiety levels of the athletes have an impact on their performance it is also important to know the level of this impact. In this study it was aimed to investigate the relationship between the anxiety level and... more
Besides supposing that the anxiety levels of the athletes have an impact on their performance it is also important to know the level of this impact. In this study it was aimed to investigate the relationship between the anxiety level and the sporting performance especially the reaction time which is the determinant of the speed requiring sudden movements. The study included 60 university students who participated voluntarily, were actively engaged in sports and were living in Esenyurt district of Istanbul. The average age of the participants was 20,68±2,33, their average height was 179,05±6,43cm, their average body weight was 75,55±9,32 kg and their average sport age was 6,31±3,23years. The State and Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) was used in the study in order to determinate and measure the state and trait anxiety levels of participants. The State and Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) was developed by Spielberger and his colleagues in 1970 and its reliability and validity study was carried out by Öner and La Compte by translating it into Turkish in 1983. The analyses of the obtained data were carried out with the SPSS Statistic 17.0 package program. The measurement results were given as mean (x) and as standard deviation (SD). Correlation and regression analysis were applied for the statistical evaluation of the data. In the conducted study the state anxiety level of the athletes was detected to be 29,62±4,46 points, their trait anxiety level was 32,12±6,39 while their double hand reaction time was found to be 0,23±0,02 sec. A positive low level relationship was detected between the trait anxiety levels and the double hand reaction times of the athletes (r=,279,p<,05) while a positive and moderate level relationship was observed between the state anxiety level and the state anxiety level (r=,311, p<,016). Due to the fact that this research is a preliminary study done in the field of sport science, this study is considered to contribute to other studies planned to be done in the future. As a result, it was detected that with the increase in the anxiety level the response time given to an effect from any external factors lengthened. The fact that there was a low level positive relationship with the trait anxiety level revealed the conclusion that with the increase in the trait anxiety level, the reaction time also increases.
Research Interests: Sport Psychology, Research Methods in Physical Education and Sport, Physical Activity, Physics Education, Physical Education, and 9 morePhysical Education and Sport Pedagogy, Sport, Sports, Sport and Exercise Science, Sport Science, Sports Science and Physical Education, Physical Education and Sport, Sciences Of Sport, and Sports Science
Cardio workout is an important part of the training plan of any athlete. It is includes stretching exercises, workout on an exercise bike and treadmill. It requires special diet. During cardio workout recommended physical activity of... more
Cardio workout is an important part of the training plan of any athlete. It is includes stretching exercises, workout on an exercise bike and treadmill. It requires special diet. During cardio workout recommended physical activity of moderate intensity.
Research Interests: Research Methods in Physical Education and Sport, Physical Education, Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, Sport, Sports, and 10 moreSport Science, Physcial Education, Physical Education and Sports, Sports Science and Physical Education, Physical Education and Sport, Sciences Of Sport, Cardio, Sports Science, Beginners Athletes, and Sample Program
The objective of this study is to analyze the thinking styles of wrestlers. 267 licensed wrestlers participated in the study. “Rational-Experiential Thinking Styles Inventory” developed by Epstein et al. (1996) and adapted into Turkish by... more
The objective of this study is to analyze the thinking styles of wrestlers. 267 licensed wrestlers participated in the study. “Rational-Experiential Thinking Styles Inventory” developed by Epstein et al. (1996) and adapted into Turkish by Buluş (2003) was used to find out the thinking styles of wrestlers. In statistical analysis of the data, t test was used for independent groups while one way variance analysis was used for the comparison of multiple groups. When the rational thinking style levels of wrestlers were examined in terms of age, no statistical difference was found (p>0.05). When the intuitive thinking style levels of wrestlers were examined in terms of age, it was found that wrestlers between the ages 21 and 27 had higher intuitive thinking style levels than wrestlers between the ages 18 and 20 (p<0.01). No significant difference was found between high school or university students in terms of rational and intuitive thinking styles (p>0.05). It was found that being a national team athlete and sports age did not have an influence on rational or intuitive thinking styles of athletes (p>0.05). As a conclusion, when athletes’ scores from thinking styles were examined, it was found that both thinking styles were used at an intermediate level. It was found that age had an influence on intuitive thinking style, while being in a high school or university student, being in a national team athlete and sports age did not have an influence on thinking styles.
Research Interests: Research Methods in Physical Education and Sport, Physical Activity, Sports Performance, Physical Education, Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, and 15 moreSport, Sports, Wrestling, Sport and Exercise Science, Sport Science, Physical Education and Sports, Sports Science and Physical Education, Physical Education and Sport, Physical Education Teacher Education, Sport and Physical Education, Sports and Exercise Sciences, Sciences Of Sport, Sports Science, Sport Sciences, and Rational-Intuitive Thinking
Hopa is a kind of region with difficulties of economic life. The territorial property of the region has some boundaries for mechanical cultivation causing an effect on social life. People tried to concentrate on the activities that they... more
Hopa is a kind of region with difficulties of economic life. The territorial property of the region has some boundaries for mechanical cultivation causing an effect on social life. People tried to concentrate on the activities that they got used to do in the past. The things produced, took place in their social life. The production of hazelnut and walnut, important source of agriculture, took place not only in economics and nutrition but also in life. These were used as a tool for play in addition to the art of decoration and oil industry.
Research Interests: Education, Research Methods in Physical Education and Sport, Physical Activity, Turkey, Physical Education, and 12 morePhysical Education and Sport Pedagogy, Sport, Sports, Games, Sport and Exercise Science, Sport Science, Physical Education and Sport, Sciences Of Sport, Physical Education for Young Children, Sports Science, Functional Properties, and Hopa region/district
The purpose of this study is to reveal 14-16 age group Iraqi and Turkish boys' achievement motivation differences in terms of various personal characteristics. Working group consists of 155 children (67 Iraqis, 88 Turks) in the 14-16 age... more
The purpose of this study is to reveal 14-16 age group Iraqi and Turkish boys' achievement motivation differences in terms of various personal characteristics. Working group consists of 155 children (67 Iraqis, 88 Turks) in the 14-16 age group and being interested in football. Sport Specific Achievement Motivation Scale was used to obtain research findings. SPSS 22.0 program was used to analyze the data, the independent samples test was used for comparison of pair groups, One Way ANOVA test was used for comparison of multiple groups. As a result, while the Turkish children's power showing motive and motive to approach success was significantly high, it was found that the Iraqi children had higher scores in sub-dimensions of motive to avoid failure. Therefore, the motive to avoid failure of Iraqi children was higher than their achievement motivation scores and it can be said that Iraqi children tended to move away from competition conditions. This case may be due to personally negative reflection to children's psychology of internal disorder and negative events in their country and low self-confidence. In addition, according to obtained correlation results, it can be said that the physical structure of boys (height and body weight) increases power showing motive and motive to approach success but decreases motive to avoid failure.
Research Interests: Football (soccer), Research Methods in Physical Education and Sport, Student Achievement Motivation, Achievement Motivation, Physical Activity, and 23 moreTurkey, Soccer, Physical Education, Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, Soccer (Sport Physical Education Exercise Science), Sport, Sports, Physical Education, Sports Sciences,sports Psychology, Child, Sport and Exercise Science, Sport Science, Irak, Physical Education and Sports, Sports Science and Physical Education, Physical Education and Sport, Sport and Physical Education, Sports and Exercise Sciences, Innovation of Physical Education and Sports, Sciences Of Sport, Physical Education and sports science, Physical Education for Young Children, Sports Science, and Sport Sciences
The aim of this study is to assess the effect of tennis technique training and games on reaction times of 10-12 years old boys. For this study, 40 subjects who did not perform any physical activity volunteered. Subjects randomly assigned... more
The aim of this study is to assess the effect of tennis technique training and games on reaction times of 10-12 years old boys. For this study, 40 subjects who did not perform any physical activity volunteered. Subjects randomly assigned two groups: Experimental group: 20, control group: 20. The experimental group was subjected to 8 week three days a week and 60 minute per session tennis and education with games training program modified according to relevant age group. The control group did not participate any physical activity. Visual, auditory and mix reaction times were measured by Newtest 1000 reaction timer. Subjects’ reaction times were measured twice before and after training program. SPSS 22.0 package program was used for analysis of the data obtained from the study. Independent Sample T test was used for comparison between groups, and paired samples t test was analyzed at p <0.05 significance level. As a result of the study, there was no difference in the control group, and after eight weeks of tenement-specific games and technical training, the research group revealed significant changes between auditory, visual and mixed reaction times in both hands.
Research Interests: Research Methods in Physical Education and Sport, Physical Activity, Training, Tennis, Sports Performance, and 18 morePhysical Education, Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, Sport, Sports, Sport and Exercise Science, Sport Science, Reaction, Physical Education and Sports, Sports Science and Physical Education, Physical Education and Sport, Sport and Physical Education, Sports and Exercise Sciences, Sciences Of Sport, Physical Education and sports science, Medicine and Science In Sports and Exercise, Sports Science, Sports and Exercise Science, and Sport Sciences
Reduction of working hours and increase of the spare time with technological development provided people to stay the level of education and income. Therefore, inadequate physical activity based on the industry has become one of the... more
Reduction of working hours and increase of the spare time with technological development provided people to stay the level of education and income. Therefore, inadequate physical activity based on the industry has become one of the biggest problems of people and societies in our day. As a result of them the demand of recreational activities has increased. It is important for our future to educate young people about these issues. This study which is conducted for participation of college students to sportive recreation activities and determining their interests has been done with the aim of contribution to our future. Target population of study is 245 students (121 girls and 129 boys) that are randomly chosen and studying in Academy of Kırkpınar Physical Education and Sports and the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences in Trakya University. The data of the research were collected as a survey. The obtained data were analyzed on SPSS 15 program. Chi-square test, frequency and crosstabs analyses were used. The proportion of the students who participated the research was %48 of girl and %52 of boy. There were 126 participants from Kırkpınar College of Physical Education and Sports and 119 participants from Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences. In total, 300 surveys were used for this research. 245 of them were taken under review. Most of the students take part in the activities for their health and generally they prefer being with their groups of friends.
Research Interests: Sport Psychology, Research Methods in Physical Education and Sport, Recreation & Leisure Studies, Physical Activity, Leisure Studies, and 19 moreLeisure, Leisure (Social Sciences), Physical Education, Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, Sport, Sports, Physical Education, Sports Sciences,sports Psychology, RECREATION, Sport and Exercise Science, Sport Science, Physical Education and Sports, Sports Science and Physical Education, Physical Education and Sport, Sciences Of Sport, Sport and Recreation Management, Sociology of Sport and Leisure, Sports Science, Recreation and Leisure Studies, and Sportive Recreation
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between extremity measurement and tennis performance in athletes aged 22-25 years. 15 male and 15 female athletes who has 23.57 ± 1.15 year average age participated in the... more
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between extremity measurement and tennis performance in athletes aged 22-25 years. 15 male and 15 female athletes who has 23.57 ± 1.15 year average age participated in the study voluntary. AOS test was applied to athletes and the data were analyzed by Spearman test. Data were given with averages and standard deviation values. The average body height of the female athletes were 179,14 ± 5,97 cm, the average body weight was 75,00 ± 5,79 kg, the average arm length was 37,46 ± 1,53 cm, the average leg length was 97,00 ± 2,21 cm, the average foot length was 26.71 ±, 72cm. AOS test averages 173.85 ± 19.39 and the mean age was found to be. The mean height of the male athletes participating in the study was 170.33 ± 3.47cm, the weight average 60.60 ± 3.66kg, the arm length average 32.90 ± 1.07cm, the leg length average 89.40 ± 2.72cm, the foot length average 23.20 ±, 77cm, AOS test average of 148,53 ± 11,90, average age was found to be 23,67 ± 1,17. As a result, there was no significant relationship between Tennis performance and Body Weight, Arm length, Hand length, Leg length, Foot length both Female and Male participants. (p> 0.05).
Research Interests: Performance Studies, Research Methods in Physical Education and Sport, Performance, Physical Activity, Tennis, and 17 moreSports Performance, Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, Sport, Physical Education, Sports Sciences,sports Psychology, Sport and Exercise Science, Health Sciences and Sport, Sport Science, Sports Science and Physical Education, Physical Education and Sport, Sport and Physical Education, Sports and Exercise Sciences, Sciences Of Sport, Upper Extremity, Lower Extremity, Sports Science, Sport Sciences, and AOS test
Horseback wrestling is an indispensable combat game played at the festivals, feasts, sports events and assemblies of the Turkic Republics of Central Asia. A popular sport in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan, it requires substantial physical... more
Horseback wrestling is an indispensable combat game played at the festivals, feasts, sports events and assemblies of the Turkic Republics of Central Asia. A popular sport in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan, it requires substantial physical strength and will to fight. Its local names include Oodaryş and Audaryspak, pronounced “er-enish”. The present study aims to make a contribution to the wider recognition and embrace of this sport, which is relatively unknown in Turkey, and to help it gain a solid place among traditional Turkish games. Given the rarity of the printed sources on this matter, the study employed interviews to support and complement literature survey. The input gathered were categorized and coded, followed by the analysis stage culminating in the final version of the text. Horseback wrestling was found to be a traditional game played in weddings and festivals in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan in particular. In this context, the game is played without any time or space limitation, and continues till one of the players is able to bring the other down through wrestling on horseback. Today, however, a rather professional offshoot is established, where athletes in 4 weight classes compete on an individual as well as team basis, subject to time and space limits, as well as a scoring mechanism, with the scores often determining the winner. Horseback wrestling is essentially a game to prepare for combat, based on the skills to command the horse and overpower as well as neutralize the opponent without using any weapons. In time, a set of rules were developed to govern the game format; yet it still is a traditional sport true in its nature. Even though horse breeding and training as well as associated subcultures had somewhat withered away among Turkish peoples who embraced a more sedentary lifestyle in Anatolia, the Traditional Sports Federation of Turkey has an open perspective for such endeavors, and is expanding its activities. We believe the present study will be useful in this context.
Research Interests: Research Methods in Physical Education and Sport, Physical Activity, Turkey, Physical Education, Sport, and 9 moreSports, Sport and Exercise Science, Sport Science, Adapted Physical Activity, Sports and Exercise Sciences, Traditional Sports and Games, Sciences Of Sport, Sports Science, and Horseback Wrestling
This study was conducted to investigate the effect of cold water immersion on some performance parameters. The study consisted of 19 male badminton athletes, 10 of whom were experimental and 9 of whom were control groups. All athletes who... more
This study was conducted to investigate the effect of cold water immersion on some performance parameters. The study consisted of 19 male badminton athletes, 10 of whom were experimental and 9 of whom were control groups. All athletes who participated in the study were given a pre-exercise agility test and a 30 m speed test. Afterwards, the muscle injury exercise protocol consisting of depth jumps was applied to the athletes and then, cold water immersion was applied to the test group for 10 minutes at 15°C. Field tests were repeated 24 hours after cold water immersion (24h). Athletes in the control group participated in all measurements except cold water immersion. Significant differences were found between control and experimental group at 24h 30 m and agility tests showed significant difference between experimental and control groups (p <0.05). As a result, it was concluded that due to the shorter recovery times, the performance of athletes exposed cold water immersion is better.
Research Interests: Performance Studies, Research Methods in Physical Education and Sport, Performance, Physical Activity, Sports Performance, and 17 morePhysical Education, Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, Sport, Sports, Sport and Exercise Science, Sport Science, Physical Education and Sports, Sports Science and Physical Education, Physical Education and Sport, Sport and Physical Education, Sports and Exercise Sciences, Sports Performance Analysis, Sciences Of Sport, Cold Water Immersion, Sports Science, Sport Education, and Sport Sciences
In this study, the aim was to investigate the effect of acute exercise on blood lipids in females. Research group consists of females; 33,6 aged. From the beginning of the exercise to the end of acute swimming exercise, the participants... more
In this study, the aim was to investigate the effect of acute exercise on blood lipids in females. Research group consists of females; 33,6 aged. From the beginning of the exercise to the end of acute swimming exercise, the participants gave blood samples in order to analysis the Cholesterol, LDL, HDL Cholesterol and Triglyceride levels. According to results, there was significant difference between pre and post tests in research group on Cholesterol, LDL, HDL Cholesterol and Triglyceride levels (p<0,05). Consequently, acute swimming exercises lead to significant alteration the level of Cholesterol, LDL, HDL Cholesterol and Triglyceride levels in females and ıt could say that acute exercises are useful application in terms of health.
Research Interests: Health Sciences, Sports Medicine, Research Methods in Physical Education and Sport, Physical Activity, Health, and 16 morePhysical Education, Sport, Sports, Cholesterol, Sport and Exercise Science, Exercise, Sport Science, LDL-cholesterol, Physical Education and Sport, Health and Physical Education, Sports Studies, and Wellness, Sciences Of Sport, HDL, Medicine and Science In Sports and Exercise, Sciences Et Techniques Des Activités Physiques Et Sportives, Sports Science, and Blood Lipids
Objective: This study was conducted to determine the relationship between the obesity levels of the individuals living in Van in terms of some variables. Methods: A total of 1000 people participated in the survey, with 399 women and 601... more
Objective: This study was conducted to determine the relationship between the obesity levels of the individuals living in Van in terms of some variables.
Methods: A total of 1000 people participated in the survey, with 399 women and 601 men with a mean age of 35.89 ± 8.60. The results obtained from the study were analyzed with the SPSS 20.0 package program. In the analysis of the data, the t test and the One Way Anova test were applied to determine the difference between the groups.
Results: As a result of the analyzes, % 3.5 of the participants were weak, 60.1% were normal weight, 28.3% were overweight, % 6.5 were 1. degree obese, % 1.3 II the grade is obese and % 0.3 is III. degree obese. The grade was determined to be obese. There was a statistically significant difference between the BMI values of the participants and regular sporting, gender and marital status (p <0.01). However, a significant difference was observed when body weight, gender and marital status were examined (p <0,01). On the other hand, there was no significant difference between body weight and regular sport (p> 0,05).
Conclusions: As a result, it was determined that % 28.3 of the participants were overweight and 8.1% obese. Regular sporting can have a positive effect on BMI.
Methods: A total of 1000 people participated in the survey, with 399 women and 601 men with a mean age of 35.89 ± 8.60. The results obtained from the study were analyzed with the SPSS 20.0 package program. In the analysis of the data, the t test and the One Way Anova test were applied to determine the difference between the groups.
Results: As a result of the analyzes, % 3.5 of the participants were weak, 60.1% were normal weight, 28.3% were overweight, % 6.5 were 1. degree obese, % 1.3 II the grade is obese and % 0.3 is III. degree obese. The grade was determined to be obese. There was a statistically significant difference between the BMI values of the participants and regular sporting, gender and marital status (p <0.01). However, a significant difference was observed when body weight, gender and marital status were examined (p <0,01). On the other hand, there was no significant difference between body weight and regular sport (p> 0,05).
Conclusions: As a result, it was determined that % 28.3 of the participants were overweight and 8.1% obese. Regular sporting can have a positive effect on BMI.
Research Interests: Sports Medicine, Gender Studies, Obesity, Gender, Physical Activity, and 16 moreTurkey, Gender and Sport, Physical Education, Sport, Sports, Sport and Exercise Science, BMI, Sport Science, Overweight and Obesity, Sports Medicine and Exercise, Sports Science and Physical Education, Body mass index (BMI), Body Weight, Sciences Of Sport, Sports Science, and Causes of Obesity
In the study, it was aimed to investigate the changes in some biochemical parameters (urea, AST, ALT, glucose, creatinine and TSH) of women with acute exercise. 50 women aged 19-48 years participated in the study as volunteers. Urea, AST,... more
In the study, it was aimed to investigate the changes in some biochemical parameters (urea, AST, ALT, glucose, creatinine and TSH) of women with acute exercise. 50 women aged 19-48 years participated in the study as volunteers. Urea, AST, ALT, glucose, creatinine and TSH levels were analyzed in blood samples taken before exercise and at the end of an acute exercise session. SPSS package program and Paired Samples t test were used for the comparison of pre and post test results of the obtained data. When the results were evaluated, while there was a statistically significant difference between the pre-test and post-test values of the study group in urea, AST and ALT levels (p<0,05), it was determined that Glucose, creatinine and TSH levels were not significantly different (p>0,05). In conclusion, it can be said that acute swimming exercises applied to women are causing a significant change in liver enzymes (AST, ALT) and urea levels and these changes may be considered beneficial for the health status of the individual.
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This study aims to analyse the effects of SAQ training on anaerobic endurance and flexibility of novice tennis players, selected subject from Ramanadan Krishnan Tennis Academy, Trivandrum, Kerala, India. Totally twenty participants were... more
This study aims to analyse the effects of SAQ training on anaerobic endurance and flexibility of novice tennis players, selected subject from Ramanadan Krishnan Tennis Academy, Trivandrum, Kerala, India. Totally twenty participants were selected and randomly divided them into two groups (n=10) namely SAQ training group (age: 10.80 ± 0.78 years, height: 147.90 ± 2.60 cm and weight: 39.95 ± 1.51 kg) and control group (age: 11.10 ± 0.73 years, height: 147.30 ± 2.79 cm and weight: 40.12 ± 2.23 kg). After 12 weeks training, all subjects had tested their anaerobic endurance and flexibility according to Tennis Specific Agility Endurance Test and V-Sit and Reach Test. The data were analyzed by SPSS software, Paired-‘t’ test was used to determine the difference between pre and post mean scores of experimental and control groups and experimental group had improved more significantly (p<0.05) than the control group. The study suggests that SAQ training is more beneficial for anaerobic endurance and flexibility of novice tennis players.
Research Interests: Research Methods in Physical Education and Sport, Physical Activity, Tennis, Sports Performance, Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, and 15 moreSport, Sports, Sport and Exercise Science, Flexibility, Sport Science, Physical Education and Sports, Sports Science and Physical Education, Physical Education and Sport, Sport and Physical Education, Sports and Exercise Sciences, Sciences Of Sport, Sports Science, SAQ training, Tennis Players, and Anaerobic Endurance
The purpose of the present study is to examine the effects of football basic trainings applied to 12-year-old male children on some motoric properties. 40 male children at the age of 12 were included in the study after “Parents... more
The purpose of the present study is to examine the effects of football basic trainings applied to 12-year-old male children on some motoric properties. 40 male children at the age of 12 were included in the study after “Parents Information Forms” were approved by their legal guardians. The average height of the children was 150,20±9,97 cm, the average weight was 46,40±6,42 kg and Body Mass Index average was 20,51±2,56 kg/m2. Basic trainings that are specific for football were applied to the children 3 days a week, for at least 12 minutes for 12 weeks. Before and after the training, standing long jump, flexibility, and 30-m speed tests were applied to the children. The statistical package program was used in analyzing the data. The “Dependent Sampling t-Test” was applied to determine whether there was a difference between the measurements or not. The results were analyzed according to “0,05” significance level. The differences determined between standing long-jump, flexibility, 30-m speed pretest and posttest values of the footballers were found to be statistically significant (p<0,05).
Research Interests: Football (soccer), Research Methods in Physical Education and Sport, Football Sports, Soccer, Sports Performance, and 17 morePhysical Education, Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, Soccer (Sport Physical Education Exercise Science), Football, Sport, Sports, Physical Education, Sports Sciences,sports Psychology, Sport and Exercise Science, Sport Science, Physical Education and Sports, Sports Science and Physical Education, Physical Education and Sport, Sport and Physical Education, Sports and Exercise Sciences, Sciences Of Sport, Physical Education and sports science, and Sports Science
The aim of this study is to examine the effect of eight-week core and balance training on single-leg sway parameters and well-directed kick of male soccer players. 24 male players of an amateur soccer club aged 14 to 15 participated in... more
The aim of this study is to examine the effect of eight-week core and balance training on single-leg sway parameters and well-directed kick of male soccer players. 24 male players of an amateur soccer club aged 14 to 15 participated in the study. The participants were randomized into an experimental group (EG, n=12) performing core and balance trainings with soccer training and a control group (CG, n=12) performing only their routine soccer training programs for 8 weeks. Biodex Balance SD (Biodex Inc., Shirley, NY) device was used to measure single-leg sway parameters and Mor–Christian general aptitude soccer test was used to evaluate well-directed kick. EG athletes showed statistically better results in well-direct kick and dominant-leg-sway parameters than CG athletes (p < 0.05) while there was not seen any changes on non-dominant leg sway parameters (p > 0.05). When classical soccer practice supported by core and unstable surface exercises, possible developments in balance affects dominant and non-dominant legs of athletes to achieve in soccer the necessary skills more easily so it can be concluded that regular soccer training with core and balance exercises would be particularly effective in improving balance parameters and soccer skills.
Research Interests: Football (soccer), Research Methods in Physical Education and Sport, Physical Activity, Soccer, Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, and 16 moreSport, Sports, Sports Coaching, Physical Education, Sports Sciences,sports Psychology, Sport and Exercise Science, Sport Science, Sports Science and Physical Education, Physical Education and Sport, Sport and Physical Education, Play Soccer, Sports and Exercise Sciences, Sciences Of Sport, Sports Science, Postural Sway, Kick Performance, and Single Leg Static Balance
Job satisfaction is defined as the result of individuals’ attitudes towards their jobs, which is affected by such factors as job related wage, supervision, working conditions, improvements opportunities, acknowledgement of skills, job... more
Job satisfaction is defined as the result of individuals’ attitudes towards their jobs, which is affected by such factors as job related wage, supervision, working conditions, improvements opportunities, acknowledgement of skills, job evaluation, human relations in the organization and environment. It is the most important problem of human resources in every area, from public sector to private sector, industry to sports, teachers to officers, athletes to referees. Job satisfaction has social, economic and psychological consequences on individuals. The purpose of the present research is studying the job satisfaction levels of volleyball referees as one of the human resources sports sector. The universe of the research consists of referees working for Turkish Volleyball Federation, while the sample consists of 134 volleyball referees selected via simple sampling method among the universe. Job Satisfaction of the participants was evaluated with "Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ)" short form. At the first step, Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ) scores of participants were calculated. With these scores, referees’ satisfaction levels from external and internal environment factors were determined. At the second step, variation in these scores by gender was analysed. Non-parametric Mann-Whitney U test was utilized at 0.05 significance level, to analyse the variation in average scores from job satisfaction factors.
The findings of the present research are as follows: General job satisfaction of volleyball referees ranges between 3.73 and neutral satisfaction level, increasing towards satisfaction level. This is a positive development for Volleyball Federation. For the institutions to survive and compete, they need to use the resources they have efficiently and increase their general performance accordingly. Average satisfaction score of referees from internal environmental conditions is 3.9200 and the average satisfaction from external environmental conditions is 3.3582. This finding indicates that referees are more satisfied with the refereeing job than they are with the opportunities provided by the federation.
The findings of the present research are as follows: General job satisfaction of volleyball referees ranges between 3.73 and neutral satisfaction level, increasing towards satisfaction level. This is a positive development for Volleyball Federation. For the institutions to survive and compete, they need to use the resources they have efficiently and increase their general performance accordingly. Average satisfaction score of referees from internal environmental conditions is 3.9200 and the average satisfaction from external environmental conditions is 3.3582. This finding indicates that referees are more satisfied with the refereeing job than they are with the opportunities provided by the federation.
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Leadership and rewards are two key management constructs that plays significant roles in organization’s effectiveness. Thus, this study investigated the impact of these two management variables on team performance in Nigerian Premier... more
Leadership and rewards are two key management constructs that plays significant roles in organization’s effectiveness. Thus, this study investigated the impact of these two management variables on team performance in Nigerian Premier League (NPL). A total of 75 respondents comprising of 60 players and 15 coaches from 3 NPL teams were selected through a stratified random sampling technique and used in the study. The Club Structure-Performance Questionnaire (CSPQ) was the instrument used for data collection (r=0.88). A total of seventy five copies of the questionnaire were administered on selected respondents (Players=60; Coaches=15) and the data collected were analyzed using inferential statistics of t-test and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) at alpha < 0.05.The findings revealed that transformation leadership (mean=3.22) and direct financial reward (mean=3.44) recorded higher influences on team performance as compared with other variables in each group. In addition, a stronger correlation was recorded between rewards and performance as compared with leadership.
Research Interests: Educational Leadership, Performance Studies, Leadership, Teams, Research Methods in Physical Education and Sport, and 18 morePerformance, Physical Activity, Sports Performance, Physical Education, Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, Sport, Sports, Teamwork, Sport and Exercise Science, Rewards, Sport Science, Physical Education and Sports, Sports Science and Physical Education, Physical Education and Sport, Rewards and Motivation, Sports and Exercise Sciences, Sciences Of Sport, and Sports Science
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of plyometric training on repeated sprint ability in amateur soccer players. Twenty amateur soccer players participated in this study as the subject. The subjects were randomly assigned... more
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of plyometric training on repeated sprint ability in amateur soccer players. Twenty amateur soccer players participated in this study as the subject. The subjects were randomly assigned to plyometric training group (n=10, age: 19.7±2.26 years) and control group (n=10, age: 18.8±0.6 years). The training group is experienced a plyometric exercise 2 days a week for 12 weeks. Pre- and post-tests assessed 6x35 meters (Repeated Anaerobic Sprint Test) repeated sprint test, body composition, rest heart rate, and peak heart rate in control and plyometric group. For the comparison of groups, paired samples t-test and independent (IBM SSPS 21.0) was used. The results revealed that significant difference in six piece repeated first sprint after the 12 weeks plyometric training were in the plyometric group. The plyometric group also showed a significant difference in rest heart beat rate, peak heart beat rate, right leg fat (%), fat mass, fat free mass, left leg fat mass, and fat free mass. However there was no a significant difference in left leg fat (%), BMI, BMR and total body water. The major finding in the study was the significant improvements in repeated sprint performance and body composition. According to these results, it can be said that practicing of plyometric training develops repeated sprint performance and also increases mass fat loses, in addition to regular soccer training.
Research Interests: Research Methods in Physical Education and Sport, Physical Activity, Sports Performance, Plyometrics, Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, and 19 moreSport, Sports, Exercise and physical activity for health, Sport and Exercise Science, Health Sciences and Sport, Sport Science, Physical Education and Sports, Sports Science and Physical Education, Plyometric Training, Physical Education and Sport, Sport and Physical Education, Sports and Exercise Sciences, Innovation of Physical Education and Sports, Sciences Of Sport, Repeated Sprint Training, Sciences Et Techniques Des Activités Physiques Et Sportives, Sports Science, Plyometric exercise, and Amateur Soccer Players
In this study, it was aimed to evaluate the healthy lifestyle behaviors of physical education teachers, working in Istanbul Bahçelievler, district according to some variables. The sample of the research carried out as descriptive... more
In this study, it was aimed to evaluate the healthy lifestyle behaviors of physical education teachers, working in Istanbul Bahçelievler, district according to some variables. The sample of the research carried out as descriptive research; It constitutes a total of 98 physical education teachers in 65 middle schools and high schools in Bahçelievler district of Istanbul. In the study, a structured questionnaire consisting of two parts was used as data collection method. In the first part of the questionnaire; questions about the demographics of the participants, in the second part, in order to evaluate the healthy lifestyle behaviors of the physical education teachers Walker and ark(1996) developed by Bahar and ark (2008) used the Turkish version of healthy living behavior scale. The obtained data were recorded in the SPSS package program. Statistical analysis Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal Wallis H difference analysis were applied. As a result, although significant differences were found in some of the subscales of healthy lifestyle behavior according to gender, age, marital status and professional experience variables, no significant difference was found in some subscales.
Research Interests: Health Sciences, Research Methods in Physical Education and Sport, Physical Activity, Health, Physical Education, and 14 morePhysical Education and Sport Pedagogy, Sport, Sports, Sport and Exercise Science, Health Sciences and Sport, Sport Science, Sports Science and Physical Education, Physical Education and Sport, Physical Education Teacher Education, Sports and Exercise Sciences, Sciences Of Sport, Sports Science, Physical Education Teachers, and Healthy Life Style Behaviors
The purpose of this study is to analyze the relation between velocity and power values during propulsive phase of bench throw exercise and upper-body strength characteristics in professional handball players and to determine whether... more
The purpose of this study is to analyze the relation between velocity and power values during propulsive phase of bench throw exercise and upper-body strength characteristics in professional handball players and to determine whether upper-body strength characteristics have a significant effect on velocity and power parameters. In accordance with this purpose, a total of 13 professional handball players competing in Turkish Handball 1. League (age: 25.4 ± 3.86 years; height: 187.5 ± 8.33 cm; body weight: 90.9 ± 14.8 kg) voluntarily participated in the research. In this study, maximal dynamic strength test was applied in bench press (BP) exercises in addition to the right and left hand grip strength test with the purpose of determining the upper-body strength characteristics. In order to determine velocity and power parameters, bench throw (BT) exercises were applied by using an external load that corresponds to 30% of body weights of the participants via an isoinertial velocity converter (T-Force dynamic measurement system) and values of mean propulsive velocity (MPV), peak velocity (PV), mean propulsive power (MPP) and peak power (PP) were obtained. Descriptive statistics, Spearman correlation analysis and Kolmogorov-Smirnov normality tests were used in order to analyze data. According to analysis results, while mean one-repetition maximal (1RM) strength values of the participants in BP exercise were obtained as 97.8 (± 15.0 kg), their right and left hand grip strength values were respectively obtained according to the order specified as 55.4 (± 8.16 kg) and 53.7 (± 5.81 kg). It has been concluded that while there is a statistically positive and significant relation between the MPV (r = .674, p < 0.05; r = .698, p < 0.01, respectively) and PV values (r = .644; r = .670, p < 0.05, respectively) of the participants in BT exercises and both right and left hand grip strength values, there isn’t any statistical relation in terms of the MPP (r = .528; r = .456, p > 0.05, respectively) and PP values (r = .487; r = .401, p> 0.05, respectively). It has also been concluded that there is a statistically positive and highly significant relation between 1RM strength values in BP exercises of the participants and MPV (r = .728), PV (r = .775), MPP (r = .703) and PP (r = .759) values obtained during the propulsive phase of BT exercises (p < 0.01). As a result, it can be suggested that upper-body strength characteristic positively affects velocity and power parameters, velocity and power characteristics are dominant and provide a significant contribution to the performance and these results will contribute to trainers and conditioners while preparing training programs in sports branches.
Research Interests: Research Methods in Physical Education and Sport, Physical Activity, Physical Education, Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, Handball, and 17 moreMuscle strength, Sport, Sports, Power, Sport and Exercise Science, Health Sciences and Sport, Sport Science, Sport ,playing Handball, Sports Science and Physical Education, Velocity, Sports and Exercise Sciences, Sciences Of Sport, Medicine and Science In Sports and Exercise, Sports Science, Sports and Exercise Science, Sport Sciences, and Propulsive Phase
This study was conducted with the aim of determining the problem solving skills of infrastructure athletes playing basketball in the local league in the province of Canakkale. A total of 130 athletes (111 male, 19 female) participated as... more
This study was conducted with the aim of determining the problem solving skills of infrastructure athletes playing basketball in the local league in the province of Canakkale. A total of 130 athletes (111 male, 19 female) participated as volunteers in the study. The average age of the participants was 12, 76 ± 1, 72 who are trained in the sports clubs in Çanakkale. In the study, personal information form created by the researchers and "Personal Problem Solving Inventory" developed by Tümkaya and Yerlikaya (2009) were used. The scale is a 5-point likert-type measure consisting of 50 items and 5 sub-dimensions (Progressive Negative Approach, Constructive Problem Solving, Self-Disbelief, Taking No Responsibility and Persistent-Perseverant Approach). The answers to the scale items are ranked from "I do not agree at all" to "I completely agree". SPSS-20: 0 package program was used in the analysis of the data. In binary comparisons, t test was used for independent groups and Pearson correlation analysis was used for interrelated research. The results were considered significant at p <0.05 level. According to the results of the study, problem-solving abilities of basketball players were determined, arithmetic means and standard deviations values were found in the sub-dimensions as stated; according to sex, negative attitude towards problem in males (29.47 ± 4.95), in females (28.63±4.03), constructive problem solving was found in males (26.90 ± 5.22), in females (28.42 ± 4.71), lack of self-esteem was found in males (22.35 ± 5.71), females (24.21 ± 6.07), taking no responsibility was found in males (29.94±5.93), in females (30.10±6.99), persistent-perseverant approach was observed in males (23.70 ± 5.24), in females (23.63 ± 5.29). There was no significant difference (p>0,05) in problem solving sub-dimensions according to gender. There was no significant relationship between age and problem solving sub-dimensions. As a result; when investigating the problem-solving skills of athletes dealing with the basketball branch, there was no significant relationship between age and sex. In order to determine the problem-solving skills of the players and to develop them with appropriate methods, we believe that it will contribute to out-of-play performance by having the trainees who will provide professional support to coaches and sportsmen in sports.
Research Interests: Research Methods in Physical Education and Sport, Physical Education, Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, Sport, Sports, and 17 moreSports Coaching, Problem solving skills, Health and Physical Education, Sport and Exercise Science, Health Sciences and Sport, Basketball, Sport Science, Sports Science and Physical Education, Physical Education and Sport, Sports and Exercise Sciences, Sciences Of Sport, Physical Education and sports science, Physical Education for Young Children, Sports Science, Sports and Exercise Science, Collaborative Problem Solving Skills, and Sport Sciences
The study aims at comparing each of the mini-games and high-intensity intermittent exercise in order to figure out which of the two methods that most developing the aerobic capabilities (VO2max-VMA), using the experimental approach... more
The study aims at comparing each of the mini-games and high-intensity intermittent exercise in order to figure out which of the two methods that most developing the aerobic capabilities (VO2max-VMA), using the experimental approach through proposing two training programs, each program consists of 8 weeks, by two training sessions each week. The size of each share ranged from 90 to 120 minutes, the programs conducted on a sample consisted of 36 players, divided into 18 players from the WABT team and 18 players from the USBT team. It has also been relying on research tools that are in line with the nature and objectives of the study. Physical tests that have been tested validity of the scoping study. They involved 10 players (5 from WABT team, and 5 from the USBT team), without involving the members of the scoping study in the basic study.
All of these steps have led to discharging a set of results that have been analyzed and processed statistically to reach at the latter to the following results:
• No statistical significance between the two groups in pre- tests.
• There are similarities between the two methods in the development of an aerobic capacity (VMA et VO2max).
• There is no statistical significance in the post tests between the two groups.
After comparing the results of pre and post tests within each group, we concluded the extent of the contribution of each of the two programs in the development of aerobic capacities. All these results prompted us to develop a set of suggestions:
• The organization of forums and special days of formation of modern requirements in football means and methods especially from the physical trainers.
• Proposing the use of both the high-intensity intermittent exercise way and mini-games during the various stages of the annual planning, especially in the preparation stage and competition stage.
All of these steps have led to discharging a set of results that have been analyzed and processed statistically to reach at the latter to the following results:
• No statistical significance between the two groups in pre- tests.
• There are similarities between the two methods in the development of an aerobic capacity (VMA et VO2max).
• There is no statistical significance in the post tests between the two groups.
After comparing the results of pre and post tests within each group, we concluded the extent of the contribution of each of the two programs in the development of aerobic capacities. All these results prompted us to develop a set of suggestions:
• The organization of forums and special days of formation of modern requirements in football means and methods especially from the physical trainers.
• Proposing the use of both the high-intensity intermittent exercise way and mini-games during the various stages of the annual planning, especially in the preparation stage and competition stage.
Research Interests: Research Methods in Physical Education and Sport, Physical Activity, Sport, Sports, Algeria, and 10 moreSport and Exercise Science, Vo2 Max Aerobic Capaticy, Sport Science, Mini Games, Sports Science and Physical Education, Sports and Exercise Sciences, Sciences Of Sport, Sports Science, Intermittent Exercises, and Vma
The objective of this study is the determination and comparison of the body composition and somatotypes of the elite level Turkish and foreign taekwondo athletes. Totally 93 taekwondo athletes, being 45 Turkish (27 male, 18 female) and 48... more
The objective of this study is the determination and comparison of the body composition and somatotypes of the elite level Turkish and foreign taekwondo athletes. Totally 93 taekwondo athletes, being 45 Turkish (27 male, 18 female) and 48 foreign (35 male, 13 female) in the age range of 17-27, taking part in the national teams of their countries participated in the study. Sportive ages, heights, body weights, body mass index, body fat percentages, and somatotype of taekwondo players were determined. The difference between the groups was analyzed by t test in independent groups. The analyses were conducted in the SPSS 16.0 package program and 0,05 was accepted as a significance level. No significant difference was determined between Turkish and foreign athletes in all the measured variables in the male and female athletes (p>0.05). It was determined in the study that Turkish male athletes were mesomorph-ectomorph and that of foreign male athletes were mesomorphic ectomorph, and that of Turkish and foreign female athletes were central. As a result, we can say that the Turkish and foreign national team taekwondo players have similar body composition and somatotype.
Research Interests: Sports Medicine, Research Methods in Physical Education and Sport, Physical Activity, Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, Taekwondo, and 18 moreSport, Sports, Obesity and Body Composition, Physical Education, Sports Sciences,sports Psychology, Exercise and physical activity for health, Sport and Exercise Science, Body Composition, Health Sciences and Sport, Sport Science, Sports Science and Physical Education, Sport Taekwondo, Physical Education and Sport, Body Composition Analysis, Sports and Exercise Sciences, Sciences Of Sport, Somatotype, Sciences Et Techniques Des Activités Physiques Et Sportives, and Sports Science
Background: Situational interest is believed to be critical in enhancing physical activity engagement among high school students. Besides, social support is associated with situational interest. The purpose of this study was to examine... more
Background: Situational interest is believed to be critical in enhancing physical activity engagement among high school students. Besides, social support is associated with situational interest. The purpose of this study was to examine indicators of situational interest, and the relationship between social support and situational interest.
Methods: This study was done with high school students (N = 477) enrolled in physical education classes in Kenya. Data were analyzed using simple correlation, independent t-test, confirmatory factor analysis, and structural equation modeling.
Results: Regression results show that the five indicators predicted about 73% of the variance in situational interest. Confirmatory factor analysis support four indicators (optimal challenge, attention demand, exploration intention and enjoyment) of situational interest. There is no relationship between students’ interest and gender. Situational interest is influenced with both teacher and peer support. Personal interest is associated with situational interest.
Conclusion: Students’ physical activity motivation is associated with situational interest. Findings partially support previous studies that point to five indicators of situational interest. Establishing learning environment that uphold teacher and peer support might help trigger and maintain situational interest. Students’ past experiences could influence situational interest.
Methods: This study was done with high school students (N = 477) enrolled in physical education classes in Kenya. Data were analyzed using simple correlation, independent t-test, confirmatory factor analysis, and structural equation modeling.
Results: Regression results show that the five indicators predicted about 73% of the variance in situational interest. Confirmatory factor analysis support four indicators (optimal challenge, attention demand, exploration intention and enjoyment) of situational interest. There is no relationship between students’ interest and gender. Situational interest is influenced with both teacher and peer support. Personal interest is associated with situational interest.
Conclusion: Students’ physical activity motivation is associated with situational interest. Findings partially support previous studies that point to five indicators of situational interest. Establishing learning environment that uphold teacher and peer support might help trigger and maintain situational interest. Students’ past experiences could influence situational interest.
Research Interests: Research Methods in Physical Education and Sport, Physical Activity, Physical Education, Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, Sport, and 13 morePhysical Education, Sports Sciences,sports Psychology, Sport and Exercise Science, Health Sciences and Sport, Sport Science, Physical Education and Sports, Sports Science and Physical Education, Physical Education and Sport, Sports and Exercise Sciences, Sciences Of Sport, Physical Education & Exercise Science, Sports Science, Sports and Exercise Science, and Sport Sciences
The aim of this study is investigation of acute effect of circuit aerobic exercise and traditional aerobic exercise on hamstring muscle flexibility in sedentary women. Forty four sedentary women voluntarily participated in this study as... more
The aim of this study is investigation of acute effect of circuit aerobic exercise and traditional aerobic exercise on hamstring muscle flexibility in sedentary women. Forty four sedentary women voluntarily participated in this study as subject. Subjects divided two groups as circuit aerobic training group (n=24), and traditional aerobic training group (n=20). For hamstring flexibility, modified sit and reach test was used. The test was applied three times as: before warm-up (T1), after immediately warm-up (T2), and after immediately exercise (T3). For warm-up intervention, 15 min mild running and static stretching were performed. Traditional aerobic exercise intervention consisted of 30 min moderate interval treadmill running. Circuit aerobic exercise intervention consisted of 30 min, 3x4 station (bench-step, jumping rope, cycling, treadmill running), and all station maintained to 3 min load with 2 min rest. Both training intervention performed at 65-75% HRmax that controlled with chest band. For statistical analysis, 2x3 mixed factor ANOVA and Bonferroni correction were used. Hamstring flexibility determined in the traditional aerobic exercise group as T1 by 13.90±4.22 cm, T2 by 19.90±4.55 cm, T3 by 29.45±6.54 cm; in the circuit aerobic exercise group as T1 by 21.20±6.89 cm, T2 by 24.08±6.67 cm, T3 by 25.62±6.67 cm. Differences between the three measurements of both groups were found statistically significant (p < 0.05). There were significant differences between T3 and T1-T2; and between T2 and T1 in both groups (p < 0.05). Differences in traditional aerobic exercise group were found more significant than circuit aerobic exercise group (p < 0.05). In summary, it could be said that hamstring flexibility increased after aerobic exercise, and at this point, traditional aerobic exercise has one step ahead of circuit aerobic exercise.
Research Interests: Sports Medicine, Training and Development, Research Methods in Physical Education and Sport, Physical Activity, Training, and 24 morePhysical Education, Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, Sport, Exercise and physical activity for health, Sport and Exercise Science, Flexibility, Agility & Flexibility, Sports Coaching and Training, Sports medicine, orthopedics, athletic training, Sport Science, Adapted Physical Activity, Sports Medicine and Exercise, Sports Science and Physical Education, Sport Training, Physical Education and Sport, Aerobic, Sports Training, Sports and Exercise Sciences, Sciences Of Sport, Hamstring Flexibility, Hamstring, Medicine and Science In Sports and Exercise, Sports Science, and Sports and Exercise Science
The aim of this study was to assess opinions of families whose children are diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders on the impact of participation in sports on children. The research was carried out using qualitative method in a... more
The aim of this study was to assess opinions of families whose children are diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders on the impact of participation in sports on children. The research was carried out using qualitative method in a phenomenological design. The study group consists of 8 families of children with autism spectrum disorders that are doing sports for at least one year, and those families are selected according to "convenience sampling" of purposeful sampling methods. The data were collected by a semi-structured individual interview form based on review of literature, expert opinions and pilot practice. Content analysis technique was used to analyze the collected data. The questions in the interview form were designed to cover the development of children's motor skills, mental skills, daily life skills, problematic behaviors, social skills and sporting branches. According to research findings, it has been found that children's motor skills, mental skills, daily life skills, problematic behaviors, social life skills and sport skills have been developed and changed positively in so many ways.
Research Interests: Autism, Research Methods in Physical Education and Sport, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Physical Activity, Autism (Education), and 18 moreAutism and Language, Sport, Sports, Children, Exercise and physical activity for health, Teaching Students with Autism, Sport and Exercise Science, Sport Science, Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities and Autism Spectrum Disorders, Sports Science and Physical Education, Autismo, Special Education, Autism, Adhd, Faculty Development, Behavior Modification, Cognitive Behavior Modification, Learning Disabilities, Autisme, Sports and Exercise Sciences, Sciences Of Sport, Medicine and Science In Sports and Exercise, Sports Science, and Autism Spectrum Treatment
Multilingualism lies at the heart of educational policies adopted in most European Union countries. Knowledge of foreign languages now forms a significant part of the agenda concerning equality of educational opportunity. These policies... more
Multilingualism lies at the heart of educational policies adopted in most European Union countries. Knowledge of foreign languages now forms a significant part of the agenda concerning equality of educational opportunity. These policies are based on the premise that foreign languages help individuals in their professional and private life, combating poverty and social exclusion. In this paper, we present the education policies in relation to foreign languages in three European Union countries, Germany, Spain and Greece in order to examine whether they have been influenced by the equality agenda. We also present the results of a research study the aim of which was to investigate lower secondary education students’ views and attitudes toward the teaching of foreign languages. Students seem to accept the official rhetoric regarding the beneficial outcomes of foreign languages. We conclude that multilingualism can contribute to the reduction of social class inequalities, as they can offer to all students, regardless of socioeconomic background, the opportunity to overcome obstacles and succeed in the education and employment field.
Research Interests: European Studies, Teaching and Learning, Education, Educational Research, Learning and Teaching, and 17 moreTeaching of Foreign Languages, Foreign language teaching and learning, Spain, Greece, Germany, Educación, Educational Sciences, Educational science, Educational, Educação, Social Class, Inequalities, Educational studies, Foreign languages, Sciences of Education, Education Studies, Equality of Educational Opportunity, and Educacion
The number of heritage language speakers in the world has increased in recent years and the diversity and importance of heritage language education has become significant. The focus of this paper is Japanese heritage language learners in... more
The number of heritage language speakers in the world has increased in recent years and the diversity and importance of heritage language education has become significant. The focus of this paper is Japanese heritage language learners in an Australian context. The project was conducted at a hoshuu-koo, a Japanese supplementary school and explored the experiences of a group of year seven students over a period of one year, in an alternative language class especially designed for heritage language learners. Emphasis for this study was on exploring the language learning experiences of a group of students and considering these against the experiences they brought with them to assist in their learning. The theoretical approach underlying the design of language instruction for the research was based on theories of language acquisition for heritage language learners and emphasised integrated, meaningful content with a focus on the academic register. Data were based on student performance in writing tasks. This research has implications for the design and pedagogical approaches adopted for Japanese heritage language education programs.
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The MoEST (2006) initiated the integration of multimedia into teaching of Kiswahili grammar aspects so as to enhance the following language aspects: pronunciations, spellings, punctuations, constructing sentences correctly and general... more
The MoEST (2006) initiated the integration of multimedia into teaching of Kiswahili grammar aspects so as to enhance the following language aspects: pronunciations, spellings, punctuations, constructing sentences correctly and general appropriate use of Kiswahili language patterns. Though, this has not been achieved as witnessed by students’ low performance on Kiswahili grammar aspects CATs over years among Sub-County secondary schools in Nakuru County, Kenya The objective of the Paper was to determine the differences between students taught Kiswahili grammar aspects using multimedia and those students taught the same content using TTMs on learning achievements on Kiswahili grammar aspects. This Paper employed a causal-comparative design. A sample of 750 participants was drawn from a target population of 12900 subjects. Stratified, purposive and simple random sampling methods were used to select the study sample. Questionnaires and Document Analysis Guide were used to collect quantitative and qualitative data. Piloting was done in three schools to determine the validity and reliability of the research items in two weeks before the commencement of the actual study, whereby the study confirmed that the instruments were valid and reliable; the students’ each was computed separately using Cronbach’s Alpha Formula internal consistency and students’ alpha coefficient yielded an alpha of 0.75 which were considered adequate for the study. Mean and standard deviations were used to analyze quantitative data while independent T-tests were used to test the hypothesis so as to find out the differences between the two means on performance on Kiswahili reading comprehension between the two groups. Quantitative data was presented and interpreted in frequency table distributions, bar graphs and pie-charts. The findings of the study established that multimedia enhances learning achievements on Kiswahili grammar aspects. The t-test findings also indicated that there was a statistical significant difference in favour of the multimedia group students it was concluded that the use of multimedia in teaching Kiswahili grammar aspects increases learning achievements on Kiswahili grammar aspects.
Research Interests: Teaching and Learning, Didactics, Multimedia, Educational Research, Learning and Teaching, and 22 morePersonal Relationships, Pedagogy, Multimedia Learning, Kenya, Interpersonal Relationships, Educación, Pedagogía, Educational Sciences, Educational science, Multimedia in Education, Kiswahili, Educational, Educação, Pedagogia, Educational studies, Pedagogie, Education Studies, Kiswahili language and literature., Kiswahili Language, Educacion, Educcation, and learning achievements
Purpose: This research investigated the effect of immediate and delayed error correction on motivation of EFL learners to approve or disapprove the research hypothesis that, there is not any significant difference between three group of... more
Purpose: This research investigated the effect of immediate and delayed error correction on motivation of EFL learners to approve or disapprove the research hypothesis that, there is not any significant difference between three group of immediate correction, delayed Correction and control group.
Methodology: This article was conducted by three groups of 30 subjects and in total, population of 90 learners. The errors committed by three groups of immediate correction, delayed Correction and control group were corrected in three different ways: immediately and with delay and with no special method, respectively. A motivation questionnaire and a language test were given to three groups in the first session of the term and the last session of the term to see the effect of different kind of error correction. The data of pre-test and post-test were analyzed by SPSS and one way ANOVA was used.
Findings: The result provided evidence for reject of the hypothesis and immediate group performed better than delayed group and control group.
Significance: This study is the first research investigating the effect of error correction time on motivation.
Methodology: This article was conducted by three groups of 30 subjects and in total, population of 90 learners. The errors committed by three groups of immediate correction, delayed Correction and control group were corrected in three different ways: immediately and with delay and with no special method, respectively. A motivation questionnaire and a language test were given to three groups in the first session of the term and the last session of the term to see the effect of different kind of error correction. The data of pre-test and post-test were analyzed by SPSS and one way ANOVA was used.
Findings: The result provided evidence for reject of the hypothesis and immediate group performed better than delayed group and control group.
Significance: This study is the first research investigating the effect of error correction time on motivation.
Research Interests: Teaching English as a Second Language, English language, English, Teaching of Foreign Languages, Teaching English As A Foreign Language, and 21 moreEnglish Grammar, Foreign language teaching and learning, Motivation (Education), Student Motivation, Teaching EFL, Motivation, English language teaching, ELT, Principles & Methods of ELT, English as a Foreign Language (EFL), Students Motivation, English Language Teaching (ELT), Teaching EFL and Teacher Training, Error Correction, Foreign languages, English EFL TEFL learning, ESL/EFL Writing, English As a Second Language (ESL), FLT, Immediate Error Correction, and Delayed Error Correction
University education is characterized by the atmosphere and opportunities offered to students to help master new skills, develop existing ones, realize and accept cultural diversity, hence broaden their horizons. Compared to past,... more
University education is characterized by the atmosphere and opportunities offered to students to help master new skills, develop existing ones, realize and accept cultural diversity, hence broaden their horizons. Compared to past, students now have numerous alternatives either in the university in their home country or abroad. According to the statistics, 10% of the students graduated from university in the mid-1990s had studied abroad for different time periods (Jahr, Schomburg & Teichler, 2002). Undoubtedly, this number has probably increased given the fact that developments in technology have resulted in obvious easiness in communication and transportation. More importantly, there are now student exchange programs like Erasmus+ that help support student mobility.
Research Interests: Effectiveness, Erasmus, Teaching of Foreign Languages, Turkey, Education in Turkey, and 13 moreTeaching English As A Foreign Language, Student Mobility, Education System in Turkey, Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency, English as a Foreign Language (EFL), International student mobility, English Language Proficiency, Foreign languages, Language proficiency, Students Mobility, Language Proficiency Tests, FLT, and Foreign Language Proficiency
The linguistic description on the syntactic level is formulated in terms of constituent analysis as a generative. We now can ask what form of grammar is presupposed by description of this sort. We find that the new form of grammatical is... more
The linguistic description on the syntactic level is formulated in terms of constituent analysis as a generative. We now can ask what form of grammar is presupposed by description of this sort. We find that the new form of grammatical is essentially more powerful than the finite state model rejected above, and that the associated concept of “linguistic level” is different in fundamental respects. The Albanian generative words, nouns, verbs etc., are possible to analyze and to generate new words with a new meaning. Thus, even an entire clause may function as a noun or verb phrase. Some further evidence that categories are complex entities comes from the fact that phrase categories go together with, or are “projection” of, specific word level categories. This was first highlighted in Harris (1951) ad was take up in Chomsky (1970), Jackendoff (1977) or Muysken 1985 etc. The aim of this paper is to description some Albanian words in the concept of the generative. The aim of this paper is to description some Albanian words in the concept of the generative.
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We examined the unmanipulated performance of students under real classroom conditions in order to assess the effect of a technology-enhanced hybrid learning approach to second language, (L2) instruction on beginning and advanced Spanish... more
We examined the unmanipulated performance of students under real classroom conditions in order to assess the effect of a technology-enhanced hybrid learning approach to second language, (L2) instruction on beginning and advanced Spanish language learners. This research focused on the transition period of technology implementation when the entire section of Spanish of a modern language department of a liberal arts university transitioned from traditional face-to-face instruction, to a technology-enhanced hybrid learning approach with concurrent reduction in face-to-face classroom hours. This implementation provided an opportunity to compare the performance of students prior to and during the transition to hybrid model of instruction across multiple language proficiency levels. This research is designed to critically evaluate the performance of students under real classroom conditions in order to examine the effectiveness of a hybrid approach during its implementation such that the performance of students participating in the methodological transition can be understood in light of the performance of students in the previous quarters. The results indicate that introductory students did not realize the full potential benefits of hybrid instruction in the transition period, but that the performance of advanced students was improved, suggesting that a phased-in approach to hybrid instruction implementation, where advanced students are the first to transition to hybrid instruction, may supplement training experiences for instructors and support staff and improve overall student success during technology implementation.
Research Interests: Computer Assisted Language Learning, Computer Assisted Language Learning/Teaching, Language Learning, Computer-Assisted Language Learning, Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL), and 5 moreClassical Performance, Real Classroom Conditions, Online Workbook, Technology-Enhanced Hybrid Learning, and Technology Effectiveness
This study aims to investigate the degree of directness and amount of lexical / phrasal internal and external modifications employed by 20 Turkish EFL learners, 10 native speakers of English, and 10 native speakers of Turkish. It also... more
This study aims to investigate the degree of directness and amount of lexical / phrasal internal and external modifications employed by 20 Turkish EFL learners, 10 native speakers of English, and 10 native speakers of Turkish. It also aims to explore whether there is a difference across three groups while making requests. The participants were asked to write two requestive e-mails to a friend and a professor. The e-mails were analyzed and classified based on Economidou-Kogetsidis’s (2011) framework which relies on Blum- Kulka et al. (1989) and Biesenbach-Lucas (2006, 2007). The results indicated that these three groups had both similarities and differences with respect to the degree of directness, the amount of internal and external modifications. Turkish EFL learners and native speakers of Turkish resorted to more direct strategies, while native speakers of English performed more conventionally indirect strategies. None of the participants utilized non-conventionally indirect strategies. Turkish EFL learners were very similar to native speakers of Turkish in the formation of their request head act. They showed strong similarities in the formation of certain structures as the basis of request. However, the internal and external modification indicated that the phrases Turkish EFL learners utilized were similar to native speakers of English.
Research Interests: Teaching English as a Second Language, English language, English, English Grammar, Teaching EFL, and 12 moreEnglish language teaching, English language and literature, ELT, English as a Foreign Language (EFL), Teacher Education in Teaching English to Speakers of Second/Foreign Languages (TESOL), English Language Teaching (ELT), methodology of teaching EFL, English EFL TEFL learning, English As a Second Language (ESL), directness, Requestive E-Mails, and Turkish EFL learners
Speaking is widely recognized as being the most important tool for communication that influences how students succeed in foreign language learning. In particular, given its importance to enhancing students’ oral performance, drama-based... more
Speaking is widely recognized as being the most important tool for communication that influences how students succeed in foreign language learning. In particular, given its importance to enhancing students’ oral performance, drama-based role plays are strongly connected to this language learning skill through English. Recent reforms in higher education in Vietnam have stressed the increased demands on universities to promote the quality of teaching and learning foreign languages at all levels to meet learners’ needs, particularly students’ capacity of interacting with others using English. However, research into the effects of drama-based role play activities on English as a foreign language (EFL) students’ oral performance is limited in the Mekong Delta. Moreover, students’ reluctance to interact in the target language is largely influenced by traditional speaking instruction, whereas speaking requires a more interactive and communicative learning environment. This paper therefore provides insights into students’ attitudes towards the use of drama-based role-play activities in EFL speaking classes. Using a descriptive design, interviews were undertaken with freshmen who were currently learning at a Vietnamese university in the Mekong Delta. The findings show positive attitudes of the students towards drama-based role play activities. Pedagogical implications for productive instructional practice to advance students’ oral performance are also discussed.
Research Interests: Teaching English as a Second Language, Language and Social Interaction, English language, English, Teaching of Foreign Languages, and 19 moreTeaching English As A Foreign Language, English Grammar, Foreign language teaching and learning, English language teaching, English Education, English language and literature, ELT, Oral performance, English as a Foreign Language (EFL), Speaking, English Language Teaching (ELT), Foreign languages, Teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL), Modern Foreign Languages Teaching and Learning, English Language Teaching, English Language, English As a Second Language (ESL), FLT, and Drama-Based Training
The use of podcasts is growing in the instructions of listening comprehension. However, the success of computer technology generally depends on learners positive attitudes towards it. The present study explored attitudes of Saudi EFL... more
The use of podcasts is growing in the instructions of listening comprehension. However, the success of computer technology generally depends on learners positive attitudes towards it. The present study explored attitudes of Saudi EFL undergraduates toward the use of video-podcasts integration in listening comprehension. Moreover, the study also examined students’ attitude from the perspective of the number of video-podcasts they received in their instructions. Samples included 90 English major male undergraduates divided into three groups. The three groups received five (5), ten (10) and 15 video-podcasts in their listening classes before they answered an attitude questionnaire. ANOVA results revealed that the students had positive attitudes towards the use of video-podcasts in listening. However, no significant difference was found between the attitudes of the three experimental groups who received varied number of video-podcasts in their instructions.
Research Interests: Teaching English as a Second Language, Multimedia, English language, English, Saudi Arabia, and 18 moreMultimedia Learning, Teaching English As A Foreign Language, English Grammar, Listening Comprehension (Psychology of Language), Teaching EFL, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, English language teaching, English Education, English language and literature, Multimedia in Education, Teaching EFL to Young Learners, English as a Foreign Language (EFL), Teaching EFL and Teacher Training, Listening Comprehension, methodology of teaching EFL, English EFL TEFL learning, English As a Second Language (ESL), and Video Podcasts
Factive verbs are known to presuppose the truth of their complements, and regret is an example of factive verbs. This corpus-based study aims to investigate the complement, use, and frequency of occurrence of regret in COCA, and shed... more
Factive verbs are known to presuppose the truth of their complements, and regret is an example of factive verbs. This corpus-based study aims to investigate the complement, use, and frequency of occurrence of regret in COCA, and shed light on various uses of this verb. The scope of this study was limited to the bare form of regret, and most common complements of regret were analyzed throughout the study. The findings revealed that all the complements were presupposed to be true due to the factive verb regret, and regret has various complements such as regret + Ving, regret + to V1, regret + that. What is more, all these complements assign different meanings to regret in context.
Research Interests: Teaching English as a Second Language, English language, English, Teaching of Foreign Languages, Teaching English As A Foreign Language, and 24 moreEnglish Grammar, Teaching EFL, Presuppositions, English language teaching, English language and literature, ELT, English as a Foreign Language (EFL), Elt Methodology, Essentials of English Grammar, English Language Teaching (ELT), English Grammer, Foreign languages, English EFL TEFL learning, Presupposition, Complement, English Language Teaching, English Language, English As a Second Language (ESL), Corpus Based Study, FLT, Grammar of English, Corpus-based Study, Factive Verb, and True Factive
The objective of the present study was to find out whether the monolinguals and bilinguals learning English as a foreign language in Iran commit similar or different errors in learning the different types of the genitive case. A total... more
The objective of the present study was to find out whether the monolinguals and bilinguals learning English as a foreign language in Iran commit similar or different errors in learning the different types of the genitive case. A total number of 120 male and female English learners at three levels of English proficiency took part in the study. Out of these participants, 60 were monolinguals whose native language was Persian and 60 were bilinguals who spoke Turkish as the first language and Persian as the second one. They were selected randomly from different Iranian EFL learning institutes. To collect the learners’ errors, a genitive test based on possible errors due to interference from Turkish and Persian language was designed and administered. To ensure the reliability of the test, the internal consistency of ‘Chronbach’s Alpha’ was employed. The errors of the two groups (Monolinguals & Bilinguals) were identified and classified according to the different types of genitive case. Then, the sources of the errors were established by the principles of ‘error analysis’. The results indicated that both groups committed similar errors, though to a varying degree. The sources of errors seem to be attributed to transfer from both Turkish and Persian language. Another finding is that, the similarities between languages, either between Persian and English or between Turkish and English did not prevent their speakers from committing errors; in conclusion, the idea of positive transfer due to similarities between native and target language needs to be treated cautiously. This study confirms the effect of the negative transfer from both the mother tongue and the second language on the target language.
Research Interests: Teaching English as a Second Language, Multi- & Bilingualism & Biliteracy, English language, Bilingualism & the brain, English, and 34 moreTeaching of Foreign Languages, Bilingual Education, Teaching English As A Foreign Language, English Grammar, Bilingual education (Education), Bilingual Language Acquisition, Foreign language teaching and learning, Bilingual Lexicon, Bilingual Development, Teaching EFL, Bilingualism and cognition, Methodology and Didactics of Foreign Language Teaching, English language teaching, Bilingualism and Multilingualism, Bilingualism, English Education, Foreign Language, Foreign Language Education, English as a Foreign Language (EFL), Teaching EFL and Teacher Training, Foreign languages, Bilingual, methodology of teaching EFL, Teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL), English EFL TEFL learning, Monolinguals, Bilingual Assessment, Monolingualism, Efl and Esol Teaching, Modern Foreign Languages Teaching and Learning, English Language, English As a Second Language (ESL), Genitive Case, and Teaching ESL/EFL
The purpose of this study is to find out the predictive degree of university students’ levels of need for cognition and metacognition on their academic achievement. A total of 253 university students formed the study group. To collect the... more
The purpose of this study is to find out the predictive degree of university students’ levels of need for cognition and metacognition on their academic achievement. A total of 253 university students formed the study group. To collect the data of the study, ‘The Metacognition Awareness Inventory’ (MAI) and ‘The Need for Cognition Scale’ (NFCS) were used to measure students’ metacognitive awareness and their tendency to think and enjoy thinking. For the students’ academic performance, the average points (GPA) that they got during the term were taken into consideration. The correlation analysis revealed the fact that there is a significant and positive relationship between students’ levels of need for cognition, metacognition and their academic achievement at the level of p<0.01. The multiple linear regression analysis suggested that the power of need for cognition and metacognition to predict academic achievement are meaningful. In another word, the two independent variables, namely need for cognition and metacognition can be considered as the significant predictors of the dependent variable, academic achievement.
Research Interests: Metacognition and its development, Metacognition, Content and Language Integrated Learning, Teaching of Foreign Languages, Language Learning Theories, and 15 moreLanguage Learning Strategies, Teaching English As A Foreign Language, Foreign language teaching and learning, Second Language Learning, Language Learning, Foreign Language, Foreign Language Education, Academic achievement, Need for Cognition, Metacognition in Teaching, Foreign languages, Teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL), Modern Foreign Languages Teaching and Learning, FLT Journal, and FLT
This study investigates the effects of conceptual metaphors on Turkish EFL learners’ acquisition of phrasal verbs. The participants were 120 beginner, elementary, and pre-intermediate level students. The research follows a pre and... more
This study investigates the effects of conceptual metaphors on Turkish EFL learners’ acquisition of phrasal verbs. The participants were 120 beginner, elementary, and pre-intermediate level students. The research follows a pre and post-test quasi-experimental research design. The students were assigned to proficiency levels according to their Michigan Placement Test scores. A phrasal verb completion test was used as the measurement instrument of the study. With regard to their proficiency levels, students were divided into control and experimental groups. The experimental group received cognitive linguistics inspired phrasal verb teaching (conceptual metaphors) while the control group was provided only traditional memorization method. Three paired samples t-tests were run in order to investigate the effects of conceptual metaphors in proficiency levels. In addition, a 2X3 MANOVA was conducted to investigate whether the method (traditional and conceptual metaphors) and proficiency level (beginner, elementary, pre-intermediate) have an effect on completion test of phrasal verbs (as measured by exposed and unexposed phrasal verbs). This study found evidence that conceptual metaphors have positive effects on the learning of phrasal verbs.
Research Interests: Teaching English as a Second Language, English language, English, Teaching of Foreign Languages, Cognitive Linguistics, and 21 moreTeaching English As A Foreign Language, English Grammar, Phrasal Verbs, Teaching EFL, Conceptual metaphors, English language teaching, English Education, English language and literature, English as a Foreign Language (EFL), Teaching EFL and Teacher Training, Collocation and idiomatic expressions, Cognitive linguistics (especially metaphor and metonymy, conceptualization of emotions and relationship between language, mind, and culture), Foreign languages, methodology of teaching EFL, English Studies, English EFL TEFL learning, ESL/EFL Writing, English Language Teaching, English Language, English As a Second Language (ESL), and Teaching ESL/EFL
This study intended to examine the language used in cheating in higher learning education examinations. The study specifically sought: to explore the body language used during cheating in examination; identify reasons for choice of the... more
This study intended to examine the language used in cheating in higher learning education examinations. The study specifically sought: to explore the body language used during cheating in examination; identify reasons for choice of the body languages in cheating during examination; to identify linguistic expression used to facilitate cheating in examinations. The study used both qualitative and quantitative approaches. The researcher used random sampling to obtain the sample. The study involved 350 students from Dar es Salaam regional centers of the Open University of Tanzania (OUT). The instrument used for data collection was the questionnaire. The data were analyzed through SPSS 16 version. The study found that; the most used forms body language in cheating during examination are facial expression (81.4%) and hand-finger gestures (62.3%). However, majority of the students rated high on the positioning of the invigilator (91.1%), number of invigilators during invigilation (80.0%). And the angle one sat (57.7%) as reasons for the choice of body language in cheating during examination. Further, students gave linguistic expressions of body language in cheating like: “attention” (eye brow movement), “ready to help someone” (head movement up –down), “I don’t know” (body posture- up- down shoulder movement or right left of the head) “wait” (up and down of the hand palm). It can be said that, cheating during examination is obvious; use of certain body language depends on the needs and intention of the cheating student in cheating. It is recommended that the invigilator should be keen when invigilating, and the institution has to send their invigilators for short course on language use in educational context especially during examination and techniques used in cheating for quality education.
Research Interests: Languages and Linguistics, Natural Language Processing, Applied Linguistics, Cognitive Linguistics, Body Language, and 8 moreFacial Expression and Body Language, Body Language in Interpersonal Skills, Academic Cheating, Academic cheating behaviour, Body Language and Behavioural Analysis, open university of tanzania, Linguistic Expression, and Educational Examination
The aim of the study was to examine the Language change from Kibena to Kimaswitule, specifically the study ought to identify social factors of Language change from Kibena to Kimaswitule; also to explore the impact of language change to... more
The aim of the study was to examine the Language change from Kibena to Kimaswitule, specifically the study ought to identify social factors of Language change from Kibena to Kimaswitule; also to explore the impact of language change to the society. The study was done in Njombe District. The targeted population was the youth; the middle age and the elders (men and women) from Njombe district, below 15 years were not included in this study since they had little knowledge on the language change and shift from Kibena to Kimaswitule. 50 respondents were included in the study. The study used qualitative and quantitative approaches. The purposive and random sampling were used, the researcher predominantly used snowball sampling method to have sample for the study. Data were collected through, Focus Group Discussion (FGD), structured interview, questionnaire, observation and checklist methods. Data were analysed by scrutinizing, sorted, classified, coded and organized according to objectives of the study. The findings showed that, participant, personal needs, influence of other languages and development of towns are social factors for language change and the research concluded that, changes of Kibena to Kimaswitule has endangered the indigenous education of Wabena because change in the society goes hand in hand with the changes of the norms and values as language embeds culture. The study recommended that; society has to find ways of preserving their original ethnic language.
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This study was designed to compile the studies conducted on curriculum development and evaluation in ESL/EFL contexts and to specify their general characteristics through content analysis. The studies were chosen in line with the... more
This study was designed to compile the studies conducted on curriculum development and evaluation in ESL/EFL contexts and to specify their general characteristics through content analysis. The studies were chosen in line with the inclusion criteria through which online articles and dissertations were included. No specific timeline, context or research design was set for the literature search. As a result of the review of the related literature, 86 studies were reached and analyzed in terms of their contexts, sample type and size, data collection tools, data analysis techniques. All the studies were coded through a protocol and the results were tabulated. As well as the characteristics of the studies, their findings were also analyzed through content analysis and common points were presented and interpreted. As a result of the analysis, it was revealed that the curriculum evaluation studies were more popular than the curriculum development studies. It was also found that the studies were mainly about primary and secondary levels; they mostly employed Likert-type scales; semi-structured interviews were more common; descriptive statistics were applied more frequently. Finally, common findings were detected among the studies conducted in different contexts with different grades of study. By taking the findings as the basis, some suggestions are provided for further studies.
Research Interests: Curriculum Development, Teaching EFL, ELT, Curriculum Design and Evaluation, English as a Foreign Language (EFL), and 7 moreElt Methodology, English Language Teaching (ELT), Curriculum evaluation, methodology of teaching EFL, English EFL TEFL learning, English As a Second Language (ESL), and ESL Curriculum Design
This study is intended to find out (1) why do the students use code mixing in their communication at twitter status (2) what factors influence the students in using code mixing in twitter status (3) what types of code mixing that students... more
This study is intended to find out (1) why do the students use code mixing in their communication at twitter status (2) what factors influence the students in using code mixing in twitter status (3) what types of code mixing that students produce in their status. The technique used is qualitative research through content analysis. The data were gathered by doing observation, documentation, and interview. Researchers focused on code mixing used by students at Eighth Semester of Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa University. To analyze data, the researchers used matrix descriptive of Miles and Huberman consisted of data reduction, data display, and drawing conclusion/verification. Data reduction was used to collect data from observation, documentation, and interview. Last, conclusion was used to describe all of the data. The result of this research was form of code mixing used by the students, including insertation, alternation, congruent lexicalization. Then, the factors cause code mixing due to the psychological factors from the students.
Research Interests: Social Networks, Social Networking, Indonesian Studies, Indonesia, Twitter, and 13 moreOnline social networks, Social Networking Sites (SNS), Indonesian, Language and Attitude and Code Mixing, Code switching and code mixing, Insertion, Bahasa Indonesia, Code Mixing, Code Mixing in Social Networking, Social Networking Sites, alternation, congruent lexicalization, and matrix descriptive
The demand for learning English in Iran as an EFL context is high. So, running a language institute slowly is changing into a highly profitable and competitive market in recent years. In order to survive and to achieve a sustainable... more
The demand for learning English in Iran as an EFL context is high. So, running a language institute slowly is changing into a highly profitable and competitive market in recent years. In order to survive and to achieve a sustainable competitive advantage, higher institutions' principals can employ marketing mix element (7Ps) in order to satisfy customer needs and influence demand for the services. Current study sought two purposes: applying of 7Ps to learners' choice model of language institutions and investigating the relationship between marketing mix and students' decision making for selecting language institutions. The data was collected quantitatively by a questionnaire drafted in Persian. Subjects were a total of 120 males and females English learners aged from 18 to 35. They were chosen randomly from two language institutions located in Shahrekord and Chabahar, Iran. The findings of the study revealed people element as the first important element (mean=17.8) followed by program (mean=17.3) and the least important element was price element (mean=8.9). Regarding the relationship of 7Ps and learners' choice of language institution, significance level of 0.596 (p > 0.05) showed that there are no significant correlations 7Ps and Iranian EFL Learners' Choice of Language Institution.
Research Interests: Teaching English as a Second Language, English language, English, Teaching English As A Foreign Language, Teaching EFL, and 21 moreEnglish language teaching, English Education, English language and literature, English as a Foreign Language (EFL), Marketing Mix Modeling, Teaching EFL and Teacher Training, Likert Scales, methodology of teaching EFL, Marketing Mix, Case Study and survey, English EFL TEFL learning, Escala Likert, Efl and Esol Teaching, ESL/EFL Writing, EFL Classrooms, English As a Second Language (ESL), Likert Scale, PROGRAMME, Survey Descriptive Study, language institutions, and survey study
Motivation plays a significant role in the rate and success of second and foreign language learning in general, and in classroom language learning in particular. This paper overviews research on motivation as a promoting determinant in... more
Motivation plays a significant role in the rate and success of second and foreign language learning in general, and in classroom language learning in particular. This paper overviews research on motivation as a promoting determinant in second and foreign language classroom and deals with the meaning of motivation, theories of motivation and explains how teachers can generate and maintain motivation in second language classroom. Research on motivation for second language learning has shown that teachers should be aware of their actions and behaviours in classroom because it is very likely that teachers' actions can demotivate learners.
Research Interests: Teaching English as a Second Language, Second Language Acquisition, Applied Linguistics, Teaching of Foreign Languages, Second Language Teacher Education, and 25 moreTeaching English As A Foreign Language, Foreign language teaching and learning, Second Language Learning, Second Language Pedagogy, Teaching EFL, Second language vocabulary acquisition, Foreign Language, Foreign Language Education, English as a Foreign Language (EFL), Second Language Teaching, Teaching EFL and Teacher Training, Foreign languages, Second Language Acquisiton, methodology of teaching EFL, Teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL), English EFL TEFL learning, ESL/EFL Writing, Modern Foreign Languages Teaching and Learning, English As a Second Language (ESL), Research Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation., EFL/ESL/TESOL, Teaching ESL/EFL, ESL Curriculum Design, intrinsic/extrinsic motivation, and instrumental/integrative motivation
The present study was designed to examine the effects of ARCS motivational model (Keller, 2010) on university prep class students' motivation. For this purpose, ARCS motivational model strategies were inserted to the instructional design... more
The present study was designed to examine the effects of ARCS motivational model (Keller, 2010) on university prep class students' motivation. For this purpose, ARCS motivational model strategies were inserted to the instructional design via detailed lesson plans which were applied throughout ten weeks. To find out the effects of ARSC model Course Interest Survey (CIS) and Instructional Materials Motivation Survey (IMMS) were administered at the beginning and end of the study. The results of CIS indicated a significant increase since students showed higher course motivation based on the overall CIS results at the end of the study. CIS was evaluated in terms of each ARCS category and a significant difference was observed in all scales. The results showed that the ARCS model inserted language instruction had positive influence on students' course motivation in all categories. As for IMMS results a significant difference in students' instructional motivation scores was found. For a deeper understanding, two subscales of IMMS were assessed separately and the results revealed significant differences in both subscales. Students' instructional materials motivation increased.
Research Interests: Teaching English as a Second Language, Motivation (Psychology), Student Achievement Motivation, Student Motivation And Engagement, English language, and 16 moreAchievement Motivation, Teaching of Foreign Languages, Teaching English As A Foreign Language, Foreign language teaching and learning, Academic Emotions and Motivation, Motivation (Education), Student Motivation, Motivation and Engagement, Motivational Interviewing, Motivation, English as a Foreign Language (EFL), ARCS Motivation Model, Students Motivation, Foreign languages, English As a Second Language (ESL), and Motivational Model
Globalization and mass migration cause living of different cultures together. Immigrants take their own culture to foreign countries. Hence, cultural varieties occur in target countries. Foreign cultures cannot be reshaped, so different... more
Globalization and mass migration cause living of different cultures together. Immigrants take their own culture to foreign countries. Hence, cultural varieties occur in target countries. Foreign cultures cannot be reshaped, so different cultures meet and live together in target countries. Integration of different cultures is an obligation for cultural pluralism. In order to build a multicultural and tolerant society, society translators who know the cultures of immigrant societies have some important roles. In addition, society translators could contribute to building a stable integration in target countries. Hence, it is important to train society translators not only on target language, but also on target culture. This study has qualitative design investigates contemporary cross-cultural interaction, cultural variety, hybrid cultures and multi-culturalism by interpreting the obtained data. In addition to these, contribution of society translators who know the cultures of immigrant societies to building multicultural policies will also be investigated.
Research Interests: Sociology of Culture, Community Psychology, Intercultural Communication, Identity (Culture), Cross-Cultural Psychology, and 20 moreIntercultural Education, Cross-Cultural Collaborations, Culture, Cross-Cultural Studies, Teaching of Foreign Languages, Cultural differences in communications styles, Community, Foreign language teaching and learning, Cross-cultural studies (Culture), InterCultural Studies, Cross-Cultural Communicaiton, Intercultural Competence, Intercultural dialogue, Cross-Cultural Communication, Cultural Differences, Integration, Language and Cultural Integration, Foreign languages, FLT, and Cultural Integration
Bilingualism and multilingualism are the speaker’s ability to speak two or more languages. This capability is achieved by the individual speakers, where besides the mother tongue (L1) learners different languages on a parallel basis or... more
Bilingualism and multilingualism are the speaker’s ability to speak two or more languages. This capability is achieved by the individual speakers, where besides the mother tongue (L1) learners different languages on a parallel basis or gradually, indifferent times and places, creating different language competence, which memorializes in his cognitive and uses the self-actualization in the process of instruction in the language required in compliance with contextual communication situation.
Linguistic diversity reflected in multicultural social community enables all individuals to develop bilingualism and multilingualism skills ranging from family environment with mixed marriages and social environment with formal education systems, formal and informal education for the achievement of personal and collective in ward-processing versatile in every aspect of life.
Achievements of the Individual in ward-processing to multilingual speakers reflected on the enrichment cognitive with different competitive languages, in developing affective achieving empathic on respecting the principle of multicultural democratic society toward psychomotor skills development of oral and written expression in every language, communication towards the provision and acceptance of different messaging and social terms with the facilitation of providing vital existential unemployment challenge in the XXI century.
This project aims to clarify scientific theoretical concepts about bilingualism and multilingualism and with empirical research to illuminate the current state of bilingualism and multilingualism which is used by the speakers to provide vital existentiality in everyday life in the city of Gostivar, Republic of Macedonia. In this research shall use combined questionnaires prepared in advance according to Likert scale and with alternative questions for three groups of bilingual speakers. The survey will held with employed citizens of three ethnic groups in Gostivar with Albanians, Macedonians and Turks.
Linguistic diversity reflected in multicultural social community enables all individuals to develop bilingualism and multilingualism skills ranging from family environment with mixed marriages and social environment with formal education systems, formal and informal education for the achievement of personal and collective in ward-processing versatile in every aspect of life.
Achievements of the Individual in ward-processing to multilingual speakers reflected on the enrichment cognitive with different competitive languages, in developing affective achieving empathic on respecting the principle of multicultural democratic society toward psychomotor skills development of oral and written expression in every language, communication towards the provision and acceptance of different messaging and social terms with the facilitation of providing vital existential unemployment challenge in the XXI century.
This project aims to clarify scientific theoretical concepts about bilingualism and multilingualism and with empirical research to illuminate the current state of bilingualism and multilingualism which is used by the speakers to provide vital existentiality in everyday life in the city of Gostivar, Republic of Macedonia. In this research shall use combined questionnaires prepared in advance according to Likert scale and with alternative questions for three groups of bilingual speakers. The survey will held with employed citizens of three ethnic groups in Gostivar with Albanians, Macedonians and Turks.
Research Interests: Multilingualism, Multi- & Bilingualism & Biliteracy, Linguistic diversity, Plurilingualism, Speech Act Theory, and 20 moreBilingualism and cognition, Linguistic Diversity (Languages And Linguistics), Speech acts, Community and Social Services, Bilingualism and Multilingualism, Bilingualism, Intercultural Communicative Competence, English Language Teaching, Discourse Grammar, Communicative Competence, Multilingualism and Migrations, Bimodal Bilingualism, Didactics of plurilingualism, Multilingual Studies, Identity Studies, Border identities, hybridity, multilingualism, poetry, bilingual poetry, cultural studies, postcolonial studies, globalization studies, third culture kids, Communicative Competence, Intercomprehension; Plurilingualism; Literacy, Plurilingualisme, Speech Act, Intercomprehension and plurilingualism, Bi/plurilingualism/literacy, Bi/plurilingualism, and Speech Act Analysis
In Tanzania the English medium schools are now mushrooming and many parents send their children at very early age. These schools enroll children of pre-school to school age to learn through English a foreign language regardless of their... more
In Tanzania the English medium schools are now mushrooming and many parents send their children at very early age. These schools enroll children of pre-school to school age to learn through English a foreign language regardless of their proficiency in the first language. Therefore the study aims at examining these young learners’ competence as they learn through English as a foreign language in their English medium schools (EMS). Specifically the study intended: to identify reasons for parents sending their children in English medium school at early age; to identify factors influencing pace of learning in English at early childhood; to assess the impact of learning in English at early childhood on the perceived academic competence of the child; and to identify challenges facing parents sending their children to English medium schools. The study used both quantitative and qualitative approach. Random and purposeful sampling were used in getting sample for the study, the sampled size was 155. Questionnaire for 150 parents/guardians and interview sessions with 5 early child education teachers were used for data collection. Results showed that majority of the parents sent their children to English Medium schools (EMS) for future mobility of their children(53.0%), competence for higher learning (50.7%), better child care (84.7%),avoid congestion experienced in public schools (86.7%) and for quality education (68.0%). Early child education teachers reported that parents’ awareness on education matters, cognitive ability of a child, differences in age, Social economic status of parents and child speech development influenced the pace of learning in English at early childhood. Furthermore, the impacts reported by teacher include; differences in performance of children, poor mastering of the subject which resulted to other children being sent to non-English medium schools due to their low proficiency in English and some parents complaints on their children competence. The study recommends For good results in academic competence of a child especially this particular context, parents , parents should also be involved in child learning, and early child education teacher’s tolerance is much needed in child learning because every child is different from the other. Children should taught by professional and competent teachers who have specialized in early education.
Research Interests: English for Specific Purposes, Teaching English as a Second Language, Early Childhood Education, English language, English, and 17 moreTanzanian Studies, Teaching English As A Foreign Language, Parent Involvement, English Grammar, Tanzania, Teaching EFL, English language teaching, English Education, English language and literature, ELT, English as a Foreign Language (EFL), Tanzania Education, English Language Teaching (ELT), Teaching EFL and Teacher Training, Early Childhood Teacher Education, English As a Second Language (ESL), and Managing Innovations In ELT
In this era of globalization, people cross country boarders for various purposes some for education, business, work, tourism, or for living. In meeting such purposes, people have to use language for communication; this has necessitated... more
In this era of globalization, people cross country boarders for various purposes some for education, business, work, tourism, or for living. In meeting such purposes, people have to use language for communication; this has necessitated different countries to introduce foreign language studies in their education system at various levels. In China, Chinese language is a national language for the People's Republic of China. Currently students from different countries go to china to pursue various studies and they have to learn Chinese. The study examines the factors that affecting willingness to communicate in Chines Language among the International students. The study ought to explore the factors affecting willingness to communicate in Chinese based on gender, program taught, number of courses they have, years living in China, and number of Chinese friends they have. The study used Pearson correlation, Independent T-Test and One way ANOVA, to find out the correlation between these dependent factors and independent factors. Ultimately, the study found a significant relationship between willingness to communicate in Chinese and language programme taught number of Chinese courses, courses learnt, and the time of living in China.
Research Interests: Chinese Language and Culture, Teaching of Foreign Languages, International Students, Foreign language teaching and learning, Methodology and Didactics of Foreign Language Teaching, and 8 moreForeign Language Anxiety, Chinese Language, Foreign Language, Foreign Language Education, Teacher Education in Teaching English to Speakers of Second/Foreign Languages (TESOL), Foreign languages, Modern Foreign Languages Teaching and Learning, and Willigness to communicate in a FL
Theory-first approaches to language teaching research assume that teaching is directed by factors internal to the teachers, i.e., teacher cognition since they weed out contextual constraints as irrelevant. As a result, practitioners enter... more
Theory-first approaches to language teaching research assume that teaching is directed by factors internal to the teachers, i.e., teacher cognition since they weed out contextual constraints as irrelevant. As a result, practitioners enter the profession with little or no knowledge of the culturally valued modes of thought and action. To uncover contextual constraints or context-sensitive parameters, this study collected and analysed interview data through grounded theory procedures. The results show that rather than being directed by generally accepted principles of language teaching, teachers' action is directed by teachers' awareness of parameters, "a set of culturally permissible, though theoretically unjustified acts specified through local exams and teacher evaluation and promotion schemes". To improve practice, teacher education programs should not only develop teachers' conceptual knowledge but also equip them with a critical awareness of contextual constraints, i.e., the parameters of teaching which account for the situated nature of teaching knowledge.
Research Interests: Teaching and Learning, Teaching English as a Second Language, Teacher Education, Learning and Teaching, English language, and 15 moreEnglish, Teaching of Foreign Languages, Second Language Teacher Education, Teaching English As A Foreign Language, Foreign language teaching and learning, Teaching EFL, Teacher, Teaching EFL to Young Learners, English as a Foreign Language (EFL), Foreign languages, methodology of teaching EFL, English EFL TEFL learning, Efl and Esol Teaching, ESL/EFL Writing, and Deskilling
In this study, I would like to write the review of the book, entitled ‘Culture In Our Classrooms: Teaching Language Through Cultural Content’. The authors of this book are Gill Johsnon and Mario Rinvolucri. It was edited by Mike Burghall... more
In this study, I would like to write the review of the book, entitled ‘Culture In Our Classrooms: Teaching Language Through Cultural Content’. The authors of this book are Gill Johsnon and Mario Rinvolucri. It was edited by Mike Burghall and designed by Christine Cox. It was printed by Halstan & Co. Ltd. and it was published by Delta Publishing Company in Surrey in England in 2010. The international standard book number of this book is 978-1-905085-21-7.
Research Interests: Teaching English as a Second Language, Culture, Teaching of Foreign Languages, Teaching English As A Foreign Language, Foreign language teaching and learning, and 7 moreEnglish language teaching, Language Teaching, ELT, Elt Methodology, English Language Teaching (ELT), Classroom, and English Language Teaching
The study investigated the effect of using the writing workshop to improve reading in senior secondary school students. Most public schools in Nigeria do not explicitly teach reading or writing to students, hence most of these students... more
The study investigated the effect of using the writing workshop to improve reading in senior secondary school students. Most public schools in Nigeria do not explicitly teach reading or writing to students, hence most of these students have poor reading and writing competences. This study applied the writing workshop strategy (Fletcher & Portalupi, 2001) to teach reading to a small group of secondary school students in a rural community in Ezinihitte, Mbaise, near Owerri, South East Nigeria. The study employed the qualitative method of participant observation. A comparison of students’ reading and writing performance before and after the study showed that the treatment had a positive effect on the reading and writing competences of the subjects. It was concluded that using the writing workshop to teach students who are being prepared for the senior secondary school certificate examinations to actively read and write in the English language will go a long way to improve their competence in both reading and writing the language. It is recommended that both the government and all stakeholders should adopt this strategy alongside other useful ones to improve the performance of students in internal and external examinations.
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This paper examined the problems associated with teaching English Language using Literature texts in Makurdi Metropolis of Benue State, Nigeria. Data was collected using a structured questionnaire. Data was analyzed using both descriptive... more
This paper examined the problems associated with teaching English Language using Literature texts in Makurdi Metropolis of Benue State, Nigeria. Data was collected using a structured questionnaire. Data was analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. Three research questions were asked and 2 hypotheses formulated. Population for the study comprised of all teachers of Literature and English Language in Secondary Schools in Makurdi metropolis. Findings of the study revealed that Literature has great impact on the study of English Language, but that there are problems that hinder the full realization of the study of language through literature (P = 0.10 < 1.66). The study concluded that the problems can be surmounted. It was recommended that language teachers should attend training, workshops, and seminars, in order to up-grade their knowledge of language teaching through the use of literary texts.
Research Interests: English Literature, Teaching English as a Second Language, English language, Teaching English As A Foreign Language, Nigeria, and 14 moreEnglish language teaching, English Education, English language and literature, ELT, Principles & Methods of ELT, English as a Foreign Language (EFL), Elt Methodology, English Language Teaching (ELT), Secondary schools, Teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL), English Language Teaching, Teaching of English Language and Literature, English As a Second Language (ESL), and Literary Texts
The negligence of teaching writing, reading, and spelling skills and grammar in schools has led teachers to focus on students' speaking skill. Recognition of these problems and the possible remedies are beneficial for teachers, which will... more
The negligence of teaching writing, reading, and spelling skills and grammar in schools has led teachers to focus on students' speaking skill. Recognition of these problems and the possible remedies are beneficial for teachers, which will equip them with insightful ideas about how to manage their teaching and learning activities for the successful implementation of this method. Through open-ended interviews and in line with the sampling procedures of Grounded Theory, this study theoretically sampled fifteen experienced EFL teachers' techniques to uncover the conditions that help teachers' adopt suitable techniques to cater for individual differences. The careful coding schemes of the grounded theory method yielded a set of categories – "Techniques of Teaching Conversation and Techniques of Teaching Speaking Skill" as the main categories, coupled with some sub-categories such as "The Use of Mother Tongue in Teaching Conversation", " Warm-up", and "Role-play" that are used for conversation skills; " Summarizing and Storytelling", "Picture Describing" and "Practicing Linguistic Patterns " for speaking skills. Further studies need to be undertaken to uncover other pertinent skills and strategies in other contexts. Only then can the field replace skills of CLT which are assumed to be applicable across numerous of conditions. It is hoped that these findings may be useful for students, teachers, syllabus designers and educational managers to give more attention to CLT.
Research Interests: English Literature, Teaching English as a Second Language, English language, Grounded Theory (Research Methodology), English, and 22 moreGrounded Theory, Teaching English As A Foreign Language, English Grammar, English Language Learning, Grounded Theory Method, English language and linguistics, English language teaching, English Education, English language and literature, Grounded Practical Theory, ELT, Principles & Methods of ELT, English as a Foreign Language (EFL), English Language Teaching (ELT), English Studies, Perspectives, English Language Teaching, English Language, English literature and ELT and Applied linguistics, Teaching of English Language and Literature, English As a Second Language (ESL), and Teacher-Used Techniques
Research has shown that context cue instruction can improve EFL learners’ ability to infer word meanings from context, improve their comprehension and enable them to read independently (Nash & Snowling, 2006; Yuen, 2009; Çetinavci, 2013;... more
Research has shown that context cue instruction can improve EFL learners’ ability to infer word meanings from context, improve their comprehension and enable them to read independently (Nash & Snowling, 2006; Yuen, 2009; Çetinavci, 2013; Dwaik et al., 2013; and Samiyan et al., 2014). However, this strategy has not been explicitly taught in the context of secondary schools in Vietnam, and language learners are assumed to learn the strategy on their own. Therefore, this study was conducted to find out the extent to which context cue instruction enhances learners’ ability to infer word meanings from context and to investigate learners’ perceptions towards this strategy. In this study, 26 English major eleventh graders in an upper-secondary school in Can Tho City, Vietnam, were instructed to guess meanings of unfamiliar words using the contextual guessing strategy in three three-hour sessions. Achievement tests and learners’ reflection done in class were employed as sources of quantitative and qualitative data. Data from the pre-tests and post-tests indicated a significant improvement in learners’ ability to guess meanings of unfamiliar words using the contextual guessing strategy. Results of twenty-six reflections also showed positive perceptions towards using this strategy. It could be implied that secondary school teachers should train and encourage learners to guess meanings of unknown words based on the contextual cues, and integrate context cue instruction into reading lesson plans to help strengthen learners’ ability to infer word meaning from context.
Research Interests: Teaching English as a Second Language, English language, English, Teaching of Foreign Languages, Teaching English As A Foreign Language, and 26 moreVietnam, English Grammar, Teaching EFL, English language teaching, English Education, English language and literature, ELT, Teaching EFL to Young Learners, English as a Foreign Language (EFL), Elt Methodology, English Language Teaching (ELT), Teaching EFL and Teacher Training, Vietnamese studies, Foreign languages, methodology of teaching EFL, Applied Foreign Languages, English EFL TEFL learning, Efl and Esol Teaching, ESL/EFL Writing, Modern Foreign Languages Teaching and Learning, English Language Teaching, English As a Second Language (ESL), Contextual Cues, Inferring, Inferring Meaning, and Vietnamese high school
This paper intends to analyze the Grammar-Translation Method (GTM) on the basis of the perspectives of Complementary Law from Hexagram in Chinese I-Ching, and to answer the 3 questions regarding GTM: 1). Is the combination of Teacher and... more
This paper intends to analyze the Grammar-Translation Method (GTM) on the basis of the perspectives of Complementary Law from Hexagram in Chinese I-Ching, and to answer the 3 questions regarding GTM: 1). Is the combination of Teacher and Student in GTM settings optimal? 2) Is the combination of Material and Methodology in GTM settings optimal? 3) Is the combination of Objective and Assessment in GTM settings optimal? This paper starts with the analysis of the six variables (in three pairs) involved in GTM settings; namely, teacher-student, objective-assessment, and material-methodology. Each of these variables was specified as yin or yang, depending on its individual feature, and then was examined through the Complementary Law of Chinese I-Ching. The results indicate that the overall effect of GTM is less desirable than expected, as there are two imbalances that exist between Methodology-Material, and between Assessment and Objective. Suggested solutions include replacing behavioral mode of instruction with a constructivist one in Methodology, or to changing product-oriented assessment into process-oriented one in GTM settings. As I-Ching was originally developed as a qualitative interpretation, more empirical validation of its accuracy and application is needed.
Research Interests: Teaching English as a Second Language, English language, English, Teaching English As A Foreign Language, English Grammar, and 17 moreTeaching EFL, English language teaching, English Education, English language and literature, English as a Foreign Language (EFL), Teaching EFL and Teacher Training, English EFL TEFL learning, Grammar Translation method, ESL/EFL Writing, Hexagram, English Language Teaching, English Language, English As a Second Language (ESL), Teaching Culture In the EFL Classroom, Trigrams, The grammar translation method, and Complementary Law
Great importance has been attached to curriculum design and pedagogy in syllabi in Nigeria, particularly in language teaching and learning. The paper makes an evaluation of English studies curriculum designed for primary four in Nigeria... more
Great importance has been attached to curriculum design and pedagogy in syllabi in Nigeria, particularly in language teaching and learning. The paper makes an evaluation of English studies curriculum designed for primary four in Nigeria under the Nine-Year Universal Basic Education Curriculum (middle basic). The 69-page curriculum was designed organized by the four language skills –listening, speaking, reading and writing. Three Principles for language teaching-learning have been identified in the curriculum. They are: Linguistic Principles, Socio-affective Principles and Cognitive Principles. The study found that the curriculum recommends the use of two teaching methodologies: Grammar Translation Method (GTM) and Audio-Lingual Method (ALM). However, the curriculum is dominated by the use of GTM which means written language has an upper hand over spoken language. The paper recommends for a paradigm shift from GTM and ALM which are traditional approaches to language teaching to Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) which promotes communicative competence for enhancing the quality of education.
Research Interests: Teaching English as a Second Language, English language, English, Language Teaching Methodology, Language Learning Strategies, and 17 moreTeaching English As A Foreign Language, Nigeria, Foreign language teaching and learning, Second Language Learning, English Language Learning, Methodology and Didactics of Foreign Language Teaching, English language teaching, Language Learning, Learning and Teaching of English Language Skills, Communicative Language Teaching, English language teaching methodology, ICT in teaching and learning English language, Audio Lingual Method, Grammar Translation method, Modern Foreign Languages Teaching and Learning, Methodology in English Language teaching, and The grammar translation method
This pre-test post-test quasi-experimental study was grounded in a mixed method embedded design to delve into the quality and efficiency of flipped classroom model in enhancing university prep students’ overall academic performance in EFL... more
This pre-test post-test quasi-experimental study was grounded in a mixed method embedded design to delve into the quality and efficiency of flipped classroom model in enhancing university prep students’ overall academic performance in EFL and that in its sub-skills in addition to the durability of that performance. The study has also pioneered to reveal the impact of gender on flipped classroom EFL learners’ post-test scores. Quantitative data was gathered through the administration of EFL Achievement Test to 41 EFL students enrolled at Foreign Language School, Gebze Technical University in two different classrooms randomly assigned as experimental (N= 21) and control group (N=20). The intervention lasted during the whole 2016-2017 fall term. On the other hand, qualitative data was collected through follow-up semi-controlled interviews with 9 experiment group students from different achievement groups. All the quantitative data was analyzed using Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS) 21 for Windows and ITEMAN4 while qualitative data was analyzed manually by employing content analysis procedures. The results of the study revealed flipped classroom model as a significant facilitator of EFL performance and long-term retention of this performance at universities in Turkey. More specifically, students in flipped classroom significantly outperformed those in the traditional lecture based classroom in all skill areas except for listening. Furthermore, qualitative results supported this impact of flipped classroom model on EFL performance. As a unique aspect of the study, EFL students’ performance in the flipped classroom was explored to be independent of their gender. To conclude, he present study has promised a bulk of valuable results that set flipping EFL classrooms as an efficient way of dealing with failure in EFL in Turkey.
Research Interests: Teaching English as a Second Language, Blended E-Learning, English language, English, Teaching of Foreign Languages, and 22 moreTurkey, Education in Turkey, Teaching English As A Foreign Language, Foreign language teaching and learning, Blended Learning, Blended learning in higher education, English Education, English language and literature, Foreign Language, Education System in Turkey, Foreign Language Education, English as a Foreign Language (EFL), Teaching EFL and Teacher Training, Foreign languages, methodology of teaching EFL, Flipped Classroom, English EFL TEFL learning, Efl and Esol Teaching, English As a Second Language (ESL), Flipped Classrooms, Flipped Classroom Model, and academic achievement in EFL
This paper explored some communicative errors in the statements of former Nigeria First Lady Dame Patience Jonathan (2010-2015). The paper examined specific communicative errors that resulted in incidental humour. The study was based on a... more
This paper explored some communicative errors in the statements of former Nigeria First Lady Dame Patience Jonathan (2010-2015). The paper examined specific communicative errors that resulted in incidental humour. The study was based on a corpus of six statements on web-sites presenting humorous bits of information. Each expression was identified and contextualized using the framework of error analysis and incongruity theory of humour. The main results of the study were that the selected expression deviated from the proficient speaker’s usage of lexemes, tenses and concord of subject and verb. These deviation provoked dissonance or discrepancies which triggered accidental humour that helped to douse the initial tension associated with kidnap of the secondary school girls in Chibok, Nigeria. It concluded that humour is the trojan horse of communicative errors.
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In this paper, we seek to explain why and how violence has been an instrument and method of choice in the political, social and economic spheres of the Zimbabwean society. The motivation is that the 21st century in Zimbabwe has been... more
In this paper, we seek to explain why and how violence has been an instrument and method of choice in the political, social and economic spheres of the Zimbabwean society. The motivation is that the 21st century in Zimbabwe has been characterized by far-reaching forms of violence that have formed the backdrop of many literary narratives, particularly the short story whose genre characteristics have enabled the timely capturing of unfolding events from a fictional-historical viewpoint. In analyzing the manifestations and levels of violence, particular focus was placed on the short story writings from the year 2000. The selected short stories were: “Sewage Pipe” by John Appel; “The Sellout” by Huggins; “Torn Posters” by Gugu Ndlovu; and “The Chances and Challenges of Chiadzwa” by Edward Chinhanhu. Postcolonial theory and genre criticism are some of the theoretical approaches that were adopted in the analysis of the selected short stories. The arising conclusions were that the analysed short stories revealed that acts of violence, represented through the various characters, interrupt and even terminate social and political relations thereby increasing antipathy and acrimony in a Nation State such as Zimbabwe. It is, therefore, befitting that in the final analysis the discussion revealed and recommended that violence is avoidable for the ultimate mutual existence and socio-political development of 21st Century Zimbabwe.
Research Interests: Violence, Political Violence and Terrorism, History of Political Violence, Political Violence, Violence Against Women, and 12 moreShort story (Literature), Social deprivation, Deprivation, Zimbabwe, Short story, Short Story Criticism, The Short Story, Teaching a Short Story, Politicisation, Deprivation of Liberty, Short Story Analysis, and Despotic Regime
The current use of podcasts, as a new channel to input knowledge, has effectively been promoting listening comprehension which consequently has increased the acquisition of target language. The objective of the present study is to... more
The current use of podcasts, as a new channel to input knowledge, has effectively been promoting listening comprehension which consequently has increased the acquisition of target language. The objective of the present study is to investigate the effects of video-podcasts integration on listening comprehension. The twelve-week quantitative study employed a quasi-experimental pre-test post-test design. Samples included in both the control and experimental groups were 120 English major male undergraduates from a University in Saudi Arabia. The Findings of ANCOVA analysis showed that the video-podcast group significantly outperformed the control group on the post-test. The findings imply that video-podcasts are useful resource for enhancing EFL learners’ listening comprehension.
Research Interests: Teaching English as a Second Language, Multimedia, English language, English, Saudi Arabia, and 21 moreMultimedia Learning, Teaching English As A Foreign Language, English Grammar, Listening Comprehension (Psychology of Language), Teaching EFL, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, English language teaching, English Education, English language and literature, Multimedia in Education, Teaching EFL to Young Learners, English as a Foreign Language (EFL), Listening Comprehension, English Studies, English EFL TEFL learning, Arabic-English translation, Difficulties in Listening Comprehension and Strategies, English Language Teaching, English Language, English As a Second Language (ESL), and Video Podcasts
Flipped instruction reinforces the idea that learning cannot be limited to classrooms. Flipped instruction is a new way of teaching for language pedagogy as other fields. Thus, the present research aimed to find out student teachers’... more
Flipped instruction reinforces the idea that learning cannot be limited to classrooms. Flipped instruction is a new way of teaching for language pedagogy as other fields. Thus, the present research aimed to find out student teachers’ perspectives about flipped instruction and flipped instruction based syllabus which was designed specifically for speaking skills development. The current study was utilized qualitative method to collect the data. Structured written interview technique and student teachers’ response papers were used to collect student teachers’ perspectives about flipped instruction and flipped instruction based Oral Communication Skills I course. The participants were Pre-service English Language Teaching Department student teachers who were first graders of ELT department at Gazi University, Turkey. Participants consisted of 23 students who were 20 female and 3 male student teachers. Results showed that student teachers had positive attitudes towards flipped instruction, which was quite new for the student teachers. The results indicated that student teachers were satisfied with flipped instruction and flipped syllabus which was specifically designed for the course. Besides, student teachers thought that flipped instruction was effective to make them prepared for the lesson and speaking activities which are carried out in class times.
Research Interests: Teaching English as a Second Language, English language, English, Teaching English As A Foreign Language, English Grammar, and 17 moreBlended Learning, Blended learning in higher education, English language teaching, English Education, English as a Foreign Language (EFL), Teacher Education in Teaching English to Speakers of Second/Foreign Languages (TESOL), English Language Teaching (ELT), Teachers’ and Students’ Perceptions of the Ideal Teacher, Teaching Speaking Skills, Teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL), Speaking skills, English Language Teaching, English Language, Teaching of English Language and Literature, Linguistics and English Language Teaching, English As a Second Language (ESL), and Flipped Classroom Instruction
This study compared the effectiveness of negative evidence and enriched input on learning the verb-noun collocations. There were 52 English as Foreign Language (EFL) learners in this research study and they were randomly assigned to the... more
This study compared the effectiveness of negative evidence and enriched input on learning the verb-noun collocations. There were 52 English as Foreign Language (EFL) learners in this research study and they were randomly assigned to the negative evidence or enriched input groups. While the negative evidence group (n=27) was provided with instruction about what was not acceptable for verb-noun collocation structure, the enriched input group (n=25) was exposed to the target verb-noun collocations many times without any instruction or feedback. In order to determine the effects of the implementation, pre- and post- form recognition tests and pre-and post-production tests were administered to the participants. Wilcoxon signed rank test for paired samples and Mann Whitney U tests were conducted since the data did not meet normality assumptions. The Wilcoxon test results indicated that the negative evidence group achieved significant improvement in both their recognition and production test results. As for the enriched input group, the students presented a considerable improvement in terms of the production test; however, their performance was not very significant on the recognition test results. To compare both groups, Mann Whitney U test was run and it was evident that both the negative evidence and enriched input groups had positive effects on the production of verb-noun collocations. On the other hand, the form recognition test results revealed that the negative evidence group outperformed the enriched input group.
Research Interests: Teaching English as a Second Language, English language, English, Teaching English As A Foreign Language, English Grammar, and 12 moreEnglish language teaching, English language and literature, ELT, English as a Foreign Language (EFL), English Language Teaching (ELT), English Language Teaching, English Language, English As a Second Language (ESL), FLT, Negative Evidence, Enriched Input, and Verb-Noun Collocations
Idioms are essential parts of any language learning that indicate second language proficiency of learners in their communication. However, there is no doubt that idioms are more difficult to learn and comprehend than usual words of... more
Idioms are essential parts of any language learning that indicate second language proficiency of learners in their communication. However, there is no doubt that idioms are more difficult to learn and comprehend than usual words of phrases. The present study investigated the possible effects of providing different task types with involvement loads on Iranian pre-intermediate EFL students' learning of idiom. A total number of 60 EFL students were selected based on their performance on Quick Placement Test and idiom familiarity test. The participants were randomly divided into three groups each containing 20 students. The data gathered through conducting pretest, posttest, and delayed posttest of L2 idioms were analyzed through descriptive statistics and inferential statistics of one way ANOVA and paired samples t test. The findings revealed that tasks with higher involvement load led to better performance of students both in initial learning and the retention of idioms. The findings would hopefully encourage teachers and learners to use tasks and with deeper cognitive processing and higher involvement load to have more effective learning of English idioms.
Research Interests: Teaching English as a Second Language, English language, English, Teaching of Foreign Languages, Teaching English As A Foreign Language, and 19 moreEnglish Grammar, Teaching EFL, English language teaching, English Education, English language and literature, ELT, About Idioms in English Language, Teaching EFL to Young Learners, English as a Foreign Language (EFL), Foreign languages, English EFL TEFL learning, English Language Teaching, English Language, English literature and ELT and Applied linguistics, English As a Second Language (ESL), Idioms in English, EFL Students, Involvement Load, and Different Task Types
Teaching and learning of English as a foreign language is not only challenging, but using English as medium of instruction is also crucial. When it comes to the places where English in not a lingua franca (a link language), the challenges... more
Teaching and learning of English as a foreign language is not only challenging, but using English as medium of instruction is also crucial. When it comes to the places where English in not a lingua franca (a link language), the challenges simply double and both the teachers and learners face many problems due to the fact that the target subject (biology) is difficult and the medium of teaching (English) is also not easy. Teaching of English as a subject as well as a medium of instruction (teaching) in the Gulf region in general and Saudi Arabia in particular catches attention of many researchers and scholars especially when the issue is particularly related to poor achievement. Teaching of English at preparatory level (foundation year) at King Abdulaziz University (KAU), Jeddah serves two purposes: first, it lays and strengthens the foundation of general English that they carried forward from schooling. Second, the learners are made proficient in English during the foundation year so that they can pursue their specialties later. Despite the fact that English in Saudi Arabia is generally taught at school levels also, the achievement is far below the expectations from the viewpoint of English teachers at Biological/medical/health related subjects. Moreover, ‘Englishes’ at these departments are known as specific, and teaching/learning is somewhat different from the context of general English. Therefore, the present article is intended to explore the teachers’ perception and factors contributing to the difficulties in learning general as well as specific English. In addition, it focuses on sort of remedial teaching required to prepare the students at biology department.
Research Interests: Education, Teaching English as a Second Language, Educational Research, English language, English, and 28 moreLearning Difficulties, Saudi Arabia, Teaching of Foreign Languages, Teaching English As A Foreign Language, English Grammar, Foreign language teaching and learning, Biology Education, English language teaching, Severe Learning Difficulties, English Education, Educación, English language and literature, Foreign Language, ELT, Educação, Foreign Language Education, English as a Foreign Language (EFL), Elt Methodology, Foreign languages, Biology Educaiton, Teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL), Biology Teacher Education, General English, English Language Teaching, English Language, English As a Second Language (ESL), FLT, and Educacion
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the English textbook at matriculation level in Multan Division in terms of content, vocabulary, grammar, exercises, activities and physical makeup of the textbook as well as context and information... more
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the English textbook at matriculation level in Multan Division in terms of content, vocabulary, grammar, exercises, activities and physical makeup of the textbook as well as context and information for teachers to guide the teachers. For this purpose, close ended questionnaire was used to collect data from one hundred and eight teachers. Data was analyzed to find out percentages of each items and graphs and it was found that overall quality of textbook is good. Content, vocabulary, exercises and grammar rules are organized logically. To guide the teachers, sufficient information is provided in the textbook. The textbook is per course goals and needs of the students. Textbook is good enough to promote critical thinking of the students and in the textbook images is not so high aesthetic quality. Though majority of teachers are satisfied with this textbook but minority of teachers who do not agree with this, cannot be neglected. There is still need to improve textbook. Finally, it can be said that the overall quality of textbook is good.
Research Interests: Education, Teaching English as a Second Language, English language, English, Pakistan, and 24 moreTeaching English As A Foreign Language, English Language Learning, Teaching EFL, English language and linguistics, English language teaching, Pakistan Studies, English Language Learners, English language and literature, ELT, Punjab, Principles & Methods of ELT, English as a Foreign Language (EFL), Elt Methodology, Punjab Studies, English EFL TEFL learning, ESL/EFL Writing, English Language Teaching, English Language, English As a Second Language (ESL), EFL/ESL/TESOL, Punjab/Sikh Studies, Teaching ESL/EFL, grade-X English, and ESL textbook evaluation
The purpose of this study is to evaluate ELT methods, techniques and to indicate classroom activities in the higher educations’ institutions in Punjab particularly with reference to CLT. This study also focuses to point out hurdles and... more
The purpose of this study is to evaluate ELT methods, techniques and to indicate classroom activities in the higher educations’ institutions in Punjab particularly with reference to CLT. This study also focuses to point out hurdles and major training needs for improvement in ELT situation. Teachers of college and university are selected as participants for this study. Data is collected from one hundred and eighteen participants by using a questionnaire combination of open ended and close ended items. Data collected have been analyzed qualitatively and quantitatively in the form of percentage, tables and graphs. The findings show that with other teaching techniques and activities, CLT techniques and activities are also being used in our higher education institutions to some extent and similarly facts and figures about ELT success areas manifest that English language teaching in Punjab, Pakistan is moderately successful with respect to different aspects like reading speed, exam success, oral fluency etc. Teachers identified that conversation with native speaker is not as successful as needed. Teachers face many difficulties but these are manageable with respect to CLT. Mostly teachers suggested teacher training programme, use of new technologies, support from administration, small class size and training with native teachers to improve overall ELT situation.
Research Interests: Teaching English as a Second Language, Higher Education, English language, Pakistan, Assessment in Higher Education, and 23 moreTeaching English As A Foreign Language, Higher Education Policy, English Language Learning, English language and linguistics, English language teaching, Pakistan Studies, English Language Learners, English language and literature, ELT, Punjab, Principles & Methods of ELT, English as a Foreign Language (EFL), English Language Teaching (ELT), Punjab Studies, English and Applied linguistics, Teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL), English Language Teaching, English Language, English literature and ELT and Applied linguistics, Teaching of English Language and Literature, English and applied lingustics, English As a Second Language (ESL), and English Literature and Language
Teaching and learning to speak English has become increasingly important in Iran mainly due to the fact that English has been identified as one of the world’s most widely-spoken languages. Therefore, the present research attempted to... more
Teaching and learning to speak English has become increasingly important in Iran mainly due to the fact that English has been identified as one of the world’s most widely-spoken languages. Therefore, the present research attempted to probe whether extensively exposing Iranian very young EFL learners to English media has any significant effect on their learning process, operationalized as their learning growth. The study involved 60 non-native very young EFL learners at different private language institutes in Iran. Data collection revolved around several general areas of interest, such as the influence of intervention on their language growth. An ‘Individual Growth and Development Indicator’ was used as the Pre-and-Post-test. The findings seem to indicate that the students who were highly exposed to films as a result of their own entertainment and consumer choices and their EFL classroom instruction demonstrated statistically significant differences in their English learning acquisition and overall EFL achievements as compared to those students who were less exposed to these films inside and outside the classroom by personal choice and curricular demand. The obtained results are discussed in terms of their relationship with the extant literature and implications for TESOL, especially with regard to the role of exposing EFL children to English multimedia sources in order to promote their learning.
Research Interests: Teaching English as a Second Language, English language, TESOL, English, Teaching English As A Foreign Language, and 23 moreEnglish Grammar, Teaching EFL, English language teaching, English language and literature, Literature in ESL/EFL Classroom, English Literature and Media, English as a Foreign Language (EFL), ICT in EFL teaching, Teaching EFL and Teacher Training, methodology of teaching EFL, Applied Linguistics and TESOL, English EFL TEFL learning, Teaching English Through Media, Efl and Esol Teaching, ESL/EFL Writing, English Language, English As a Second Language (ESL), Teaching English Using Media, EFL/ESL/TESOL, Teaching ESL/EFL, Teaching Culture In the EFL Classroom, very young EFL learners, and Private Language Institutes
In Japan, English is a significant part of everyday life. We see English advertising signs all around us, we use English loan-words in Japanese written and spoken communication, and many Japanese songs incorporate English into their... more
In Japan, English is a significant part of everyday life. We see English advertising signs all around us, we use English loan-words in Japanese written and spoken communication, and many Japanese songs incorporate English into their lyrics (Aspinall, 2003). On the other hand, it is known to scholars that many Japanese students are de-motivated to study English. Hasegawa (2004) reports that 71% of junior high school students and 77% of senior high school students are not motivated to study English. Among the reasons for de-motivation are the lack of perceived relevance of English learning and the lack of confidence in capabilities. Thus, this present study focuses on the following four areas as tools to help de-motivated students become re-motivated and to enable them to sustain that motivation to study English throughout the 2016 academic year: (1) the four sources of self-efficacy beliefs (Bandura, 1977); (2) the establishment of concrete EFL study reasons for future careers; (3) the development of time management skills; and (4) the understanding of effective self-regulated learning. 210 Japanese college freshmen in four different proficiency groups participated in this study. It was found that when focus was placed on sources of self-efficacy, students in all the proficiency groups were able to significantly improve their English listening skills throughout the academic year, and that students in general were able to sustain relatively high self-efficacy beliefs about their English listening skills. However, a sharp decline was found in the number of students who were able to sustain that motivation during the two-month summer break. It is suggested that ample examples of concrete English study reasons that are associated with students' future careers as well as activities for visualization (Sampson, 2012) might need to be implemented into our pedagogic approach to help our freshmen put their acquired knowledge into action during the summer break.
Research Interests: Japanese Studies, Teaching English as a Second Language, Teachers' self efficacy levels, English language, English, and 23 moreSelf-Efficacy, Teaching English As A Foreign Language, Japan, English Grammar, Teaching EFL, English language teaching, Self Efficacy, English Education, English language and literature, English as a Foreign Language (EFL), Student Self-Efficacy, Teaching EFL and Teacher Training, methodology of teaching EFL, English Studies, Self Efficacy Theory, English EFL TEFL learning, English Language Teaching, English Language, English As a Second Language (ESL), Teaching ESL/EFL, concrete EFL study reasons for future careers, Time Management Skills, and Self-Regulated Study Cycle
Literature as a discipline has attracted varying dimensions of attention over the years. Scholars have conceptualized literature and have come up with postulations. As the literary genres develop, so also do the criticism on these genres.... more
Literature as a discipline has attracted varying dimensions of attention over the years. Scholars have conceptualized literature and have come up with postulations. As the literary genres develop, so also do the criticism on these genres. The critical approach to the study of literature has come to x-ray literary works to ascertain their content and worth. It is through this critical approach that certain preoccupations of writers and their depiction and portraiture of characters are beginning to raise eye brows and are being questioned. Thus, efforts are being made in many quarters to dismantle the ugly trend of imbalance character portrayal in works of literature. It is through this critical approach that the ideology of feminism sparked off from. Writers are now on a corrective mission to balance the equation for the writings of many men has been one sided, portraying the female as baseless. Writers have made revolution part of their tool for this onerous task. It is in view of the foregoing that this paper critically analyses the revolution spirit in women. Drawing from the experiences of characters in Mariama Ba’s So Long a Letter, Akachi Adimora-Ezeigbo’s Trafficked and Chinua Achebe’s Anthill of the Savannah, the paper posits that writers can, through their character portrayal, effect changes in the scheme of things in the society and chart a new path for the society to follow. It draws extensively from the feminist ideology making statements that revolution is an indispensible ingredient in the strife for self-empowerment and self-actualization. The paper then recommends that for the growth, progress of the society, there should be balanced character portrayal, and female writers should galvanize their fellow women into actions that will culminate in self-actualization.
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This study explores the perceptions towards the use of the Vietnamese Common European Framework of Reference for Language Proficiency (CEFR-V) as criteria to evaluate graduate students’ English proficiency held by EFL teachers. The... more
This study explores the perceptions towards the use of the Vietnamese Common European Framework of Reference for Language Proficiency (CEFR-V) as criteria to evaluate graduate students’ English proficiency held by EFL teachers. The participants were 41 EFL teachers from one university in Mekong Delta. The instruments of data collection were questionnaires and interviews. The questionnaire was administered to identify the students’ beliefs about effective vocabulary learning strategies. Six participants were selected for the follow-up interviews. The interview questions were developed on the basis of the initial results of the analysis of the questionnaire responses. The purpose of the interview was to elicit more information that the questionnaire responses failed to provide. The obtained results revealed that the participants in general had positive perceptions towards the CEFR-V use. They also addressed possible benefits, possible problems and suggestions for optimizing the CEFR-V.
Research Interests: Perception, Teaching English as a Second Language, Human Perception and Performance, English language, English, and 27 moreTeaching English As A Foreign Language, English Grammar, English Language Learning, Teaching EFL, English language and linguistics, Student Attitudes and Perceptions, English language teaching, CEFR, English Language Learners, English Education, English language and literature, English as a Foreign Language (EFL), CEFR-based language testing, Teaching EFL and Teacher Training, CEFR and assessing writing, speaking, grammar and vocabulary, methodology of teaching EFL, English Studies, English EFL TEFL learning, Efl and Esol Teaching, English Language Teaching, English Language, Teaching of English Language and Literature, English As a Second Language (ESL), English Literature and Language, Teaching ESL/EFL, CEFR Curriculum Design, and Cefr-V
English hedges are common in native speakers’ communication, without hedges speakers may be perceived as unnatural or too direct. It has been thought that teacher talk is a means which can facilitate EFL learners’ awareness and use of... more
English hedges are common in native speakers’ communication, without hedges speakers may be perceived as unnatural or too direct. It has been thought that teacher talk is a means which can facilitate EFL learners’ awareness and use of English hedges. The questionnaire was used to investigate teachers’ perceptions of hedges and the significance of hedging in classroom instruction for developing learners’ pragmatic competence. The findings of the current study show that teachers have positive perceptions of the facilitative roles and pragmatic functions of English hedges. They believe the significance of hedging in classroom instruction; however, they think that it is difficult to develop students’ pragmatic competence via teacher talk because there is a lack of context in classroom for hedging and whether or not teachers hedge in instructional language depends on teaching content and students’ proficiency level.
Research Interests: Teaching English as a Second Language, Pragmatics, English language, English, Teaching English As A Foreign Language, and 18 moreEnglish Grammar, Teaching EFL, Interlanguage Pragmatics, English language teaching, English Education, English language and literature, English as a Foreign Language (EFL), Teaching EFL and Teacher Training, English Studies, Pragmatic Competence, English EFL TEFL learning, Hedges, Efl and Esol Teaching, English Language Teaching, English Language, English As a Second Language (ESL), Teaching ESL/EFL, and Instructional Language
This paper reports a descriptive study which explored how teacher beliefs influence their decision-making in teaching critical reading strategies at three different institutions in the Mekong Delta. Using a descriptive mixed method,... more
This paper reports a descriptive study which explored how teacher beliefs influence their decision-making in teaching critical reading strategies at three different institutions in the Mekong Delta. Using a descriptive mixed method, questionnaires and interviews were undertaken with English as foreign language (EFL) teachers. The findings of this study indicate that these participating teachers believed critical reading strategy instruction plays an important role in enhancing their students’ comprehension of reading texts. Findings also reveal that of the four factors influencing teachers’ decision-making of utilizing these skills, student-related factors were found to be highest. This propensity for involving students in critical reading strategies gives rise to some pedagogical implications for teachers while designing appropriate tasks and lesson plans.
Research Interests: Teaching English as a Second Language, English language, Critical Thinking, English, Teaching of Foreign Languages, and 35 moreTeaching English As A Foreign Language, Vietnam, English Grammar, Beliefs, Critical Thinking and Creativity, Argumentation Theory and Critical Thinking, Assessment of Critical Thinking, Teaching EFL, Critical Reading (Education), Critical Reading Strategies, English language teaching, English Education, English language and literature, Foreign Language, Teaching EFL to Young Learners, Foreign Language Education, English as a Foreign Language (EFL), Critical Thinking Skills, Teacher Education in Teaching English to Speakers of Second/Foreign Languages (TESOL), Teaching EFL and Teacher Training, Vietnamese studies, Critical Thinking and Writing, Beliefs and attitudes, Foreign languages, English Studies, Teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL), English EFL TEFL learning, Teacher Cognition and beliefs, Keys to Critical Reading, Efl and Esol Teaching, ESL/EFL Writing, English Language Teaching, English Language, Critical Thinking Skills In Language Classess, and English As a Second Language (ESL)
The study sheds lights on the basic reasons and/or obstacles that hamper Kuwaiti students in the College of Arts/Kuwait University from advancing in English learning process in ESL classes. It, on the same level, tries to answer the... more
The study sheds lights on the basic reasons and/or obstacles that hamper Kuwaiti students in the College of Arts/Kuwait University from advancing in English learning process in ESL classes. It, on the same level, tries to answer the question: “Why Do Kuwaiti Students in the College of Arts Think that Learning English is Both Difficult and Unnecessary?“ The study moves onto a parallel direction which focuses on the various factors that affect the full and smooth L2 acquisition. The survey was answered by about 500 students from the Arts College studying English modules (090, 141, and 142). Students answered the questions in either language; English or Arabic. They, in return, disclosed their views, suggestions, ideas and reflections about the curriculum. On the other hand, the survey results demonstrated the fact that students were discontent with the traditional methods of teaching grammar; they explained that they would want a more communicative method of integrating grammar within other L2 skills.
Research Interests: Teaching English as a Second Language, Human Factors, English language, Survey Methodology, Survey Research, and 26 moreTeaching English As A Foreign Language, Survey Research (Research Methodology), English Language Learning, Surveying, English language and linguistics, English language teaching, Survey, English language and literature, ELT, Learning and Teaching of English Language Skills, Learning obstacles, English as a Foreign Language (EFL), English Language Teaching and Learning, English Language Teaching (ELT), Factors, College of Arts and Sciences, Teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL), English language education, English Language Teaching, English Language, English literature and ELT and Applied linguistics, Lesson planning for English language teaching, Teaching of English Language and Literature, English As a Second Language (ESL), English Literature and Language, and Eliminating Skills
This study aimed to investigate common writing errors among Persian EFL Learners. The focus of the study was to identify Persian interfering and developmental errors based on the four rubrics of sentence styles, mechanics, grammar and... more
This study aimed to investigate common writing errors among Persian EFL Learners. The focus of the study was to identify Persian interfering and developmental errors based on the four rubrics of sentence styles, mechanics, grammar and punctuations. To achieve this, 80 students and 3 teachers from Iran Language Institute were asked to participate in this study. The instruments for data collection were a proficiency test to test the level of their homogeneity, as well as a written test in which students were asked to write a narrative passage. The content analysis approach was used to analyze students’ writing errors. Afterwards the most representative samples from the narrative texts were categorized based on their lexico-semantic and syntacto-morphological features. The results from this study indicated that English grammar and vocabulary were the linguistic areas that suffered the highest level of L1 language interference. The most common Persian interfering error was the word choice a subtype of grammar and the least common Persian errors were various subtypes of punctuations. The most common developmental error was spelling a subtype of mechanics of writing and the least one was the negation a subtype of sentence style and clarity. A list of common interfering and developmental errors from Iranian intermediate students was provided.
Research Interests: Language and Social Interaction, Teaching of Foreign Languages, Knowledge Transfer, Teaching English As A Foreign Language, Portuguese as a Foreign Language, and 18 moreForeign language teaching and learning, Teaching EFL, Foreign Language, Foreign Language Education, English as a Foreign Language (EFL), ICT in EFL teaching, Teaching EFL and Teacher Training, Foreign languages, Teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL), English EFL TEFL learning, Interference, Efl and Esol Teaching, ESL/EFL Writing, Modern Foreign Languages Teaching and Learning, EFL Classrooms, Intra-Language, Interfering Error, and Developmental Error
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of watching English language animation movies on learning idioms by Iranian EFL intermediate learners. To conduct the study, 40 female learners were randomly divided into an experimental... more
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of watching English language animation movies on learning idioms by Iranian EFL intermediate learners. To conduct the study, 40 female learners were randomly divided into an experimental group and a control group at English language Institutes in Sari. The experimental group in instruction period was exposed to idioms by using text-book plus English language animation movies which contained, the researchers’ intended idioms but control group just was exposed to text-book. The data were collected through two instruments: the pre-test and the post-test, which were both developed by the researcher. The data obtained from the administration of the pre-test and the post-test were analyzed using SPSS software. The findings were compared to examine the effect of watching English language animation movies on learning idioms by Iranian EFL intermediate learners. The result of this study showed that the implementation of English language animation movies used in the study had a significant effect on learning idioms by Iranian EFL intermediate learners.
Research Interests: Teaching English as a Second Language, English language, Teaching English As A Foreign Language, English Language Learning, Teaching EFL, and 17 moreEnglish language and linguistics, English language teaching, English Language Learners, English language and literature, Teaching EFL to Young Learners, English as a Foreign Language (EFL), Teaching EFL and Teacher Training, English EFL TEFL learning, Efl and Esol Teaching, ESL/EFL Writing, English Language Teaching, English Language, EFL Classrooms, English As a Second Language (ESL), English Literature and Language, Learning Idioms, and Animation Movies
This study is aimed to investigate the effects of using concept mapping on EFL learners’ reading comprehension and to examine their attitudes towards the implementation of concept mapping in reading lessons. The participants in this study... more
This study is aimed to investigate the effects of using concept mapping on EFL learners’ reading comprehension and to examine their attitudes towards the implementation of concept mapping in reading lessons. The participants in this study were sixty-four first-year EFL students. These students were assigned into two groups: the experimental group and the control group. Both groups received the same number of sessions on reading lessons in the reading course but the intervention with concept mapping was only administered to the experimental group. The data were collected from the pre-test and post-test, and questionnaire. The findings indicated that there was a significant difference in the students’ reading comprehension: the students in the experimental group outperformed those in the control group. The study also indicated the positive attitudes of the students towards the use of concept mapping in reading lessons. They enjoyed learning reading using concept mapping and perceived using concept mapping as beneficial in reading lessons.
Research Interests: Education, Teaching English as a Second Language, Student Motivation And Engagement, English language, Student Engagement, and 31 moreReading, Concept Mapping, Reading Comprehension, Teaching English As A Foreign Language, English Grammar, Student Motivation, Teaching EFL, Teaching and Learning Writing and Reading, Student Attitudes and Perceptions, English language teaching, English Education, Students, English language and literature, Concept Mapping, Mind Mapping, English as a Foreign Language (EFL), Students Motivation, Teaching Reading and Writing Skills, Reading Speed and Performance, Teaching EFL and Teacher Training, Students Attitudes, methodology of teaching EFL, English Studies, English EFL TEFL learning, Reading Skills, ESL/EFL Writing, English Language Teaching, English Language, English As a Second Language (ESL), Teaching ESL/EFL, Reading Strategies and Cognition, and Student
The outcome of different vocabulary learning strategies might be different for different vocabulary forms, such phrases or single word items. Similarly, the depth of vocabulary knowledge (receptive vs. productive) is also another... more
The outcome of different vocabulary learning strategies might be different for different vocabulary forms, such phrases or single word items. Similarly, the depth of vocabulary knowledge (receptive vs. productive) is also another important factor that is neglected in many of researches dealing with vocabulary learning strategies. This study focused on learning vocabulary with the form of "phrase". The study aimed to evaluate the different functions of rote learning and repeated exposures on producing receptive vocabulary knowledge. 23 leaners of a Maritime English course were chosen as the participants of this study. They were instructed 14 vocabulary items, in two different lists of A and B, one list is instructed through traditional word list repetition and another one through multiple exposures. The learners were asked at the end of the course to translate the given phrases of the two lists in their first language. The number of correct answers of each list incited the effectiveness of related method of treatment. It was appeared that repeating the phrases from a list is more effective in growing receptive knowledge, although there was not a tremendous difference in the results.
Research Interests: Teaching English as a Second Language, English language, Vocabulary, English, Language Learning Strategies, and 36 moreTeaching English As A Foreign Language, English Grammar, Vocabulary Acquisition, Vocabulary Learning Strategies, Vocabulary Learning, Vocabulary Instruction, Teaching EFL, English language teaching, English Education, English language and literature, ELT, Principles & Methods of ELT, English as a Foreign Language (EFL), Elt Methodology, Repetition, English Language Teaching (ELT), Material Development in ELT, Teaching EFL and Teacher Training, Learning Strategies, methodology of teaching EFL, English Studies, English EFL TEFL learning, Self-regulated Learning Strategies, Efl and Esol Teaching, ESL/EFL Writing, English Language Teaching, English Language, EFL Classrooms, English As a Second Language (ESL), English Vocabulary, Teaching ESL/EFL, Language Learning Strategies and Style, Learning Assessment Strategies, Receptive Phrase, Phrase Knowledge, and Repeated Exposures
The purpose of this present paper is to present a cognitive framework, coined as “Conservation Law,” which may shed new light on insightful understanding of the structures of sentences involving relative pronouns. Given that there are... more
The purpose of this present paper is to present a cognitive framework, coined as “Conservation Law,” which may shed new light on insightful understanding of the structures of sentences involving relative pronouns. Given that there are roughly four types of relative pronouns; namely, general, compound, relative adverbial, and quasi-relative, a conservation law in both structures and semantics exists. We start by combining two simple sentences into a resulting sentence with relative pronouns, and, through careful observation and calculation, we found the equivalence in word counts between original and resulting sentences. The conservation law mainly refers to the structure equivalence on either words or meanings among these four types of relative pronouns, or relative clauses. With the help of conservation law, the understanding of relative clauses can be much easier, because they are, among others, the most difficult and complex structures in English syntax, especially for EFL learners. Hopefully, this cognitive framework may be of great contribution to EFL English instruction.
Research Interests: Teaching English as a Second Language, English language, English, Teaching English As A Foreign Language, English Grammar, and 25 moreTeaching EFL, Relative Clauses, English language teaching, English Education, English language and literature, English as a Foreign Language (EFL), Teaching EFL and Teacher Training, ESL-EFL- EAP-Teachers' education, Free Relative Clauses, Conservation Laws, methodology of teaching EFL, English Studies, Relative Pronouns, Relative Clauses Typology, English EFL TEFL learning, Efl and Esol Teaching, The Effect of Games on EFL Learners’ Vocabulary Learning Strategies, ESL/EFL Writing, English Language Teaching, English Language, EFL Classrooms, English As a Second Language (ESL), EFL/ESL/TESOL, Teaching ESL/EFL, and Teaching Culture In the EFL Classroom
Growing body of studies has stressed the role of research in teacher education since conducting research informs both teachers and students, and contributes to professional skills. Therefore, this study aimed to find out and compare the... more
Growing body of studies has stressed the role of research in teacher education since conducting research informs both teachers and students, and contributes to professional skills. Therefore, this study aimed to find out and compare the perspectives of pre-service and in-service English teachers in an EFL context with regard to finding sufficient resources to conduct research, whether they are involved in research-related activities and find research findings applicable. Qualitative research method was used to get detailed responses from the participants and form a theory upon emerging themes and categories. The qualitative findings were further supported with numbers in the form of frequency and percentage tables to include both qualitative and quantitative means, utilize complementary purposes of words and numbers, and get the outmost profit from numerical and non-numerical data. There were 340 participants and it took more than about one year to collect the data. 290 pre-service English teachers from four different state universities and 50 in-service English teachers from 15 different cities participated in the study. The participants reflected their perspectives upon the importance of research in teacher education by answering questions in a written interview protocol (WIP). Statistical procedures were applied to form the frequency and percentage tables whereas constant comparison of grounded theory was used to code and categorize interview items, and form a theory summarizing the macro-level and micro-level factors affecting participant responses. The findings showed that there exist similarities and differences between pre-service and in-service English teachers. More than half of the pre-service participants (N: 147) and high majority of the in-service participants (N: 43) reflected unfavorable perspectives upon finding sufficient opportunities, following publications and feasibility of research findings. Additionally, the emerging categories of pre-service answers are more varied compared to in-service teachers. In general, the in-service participants were found to be more pessimistic about educational research more than the pre-service participants. At the end of the analysis P.I.S. Theory emerged to cover the determinants of research in teacher education. According to P.I.S. Theory, there exist three macro-level determinants namely Personal, Institutional and Stakeholder-related issues which shape the route of research in teacher education and include micro-level determinants. The findings point out the gap between university classrooms and school classrooms in terms of promoting research among teachers. Participant quotations also draw attention on their changing flow of teacher identity relating research in the course of trainings they go through in years. In light of the findings, it can be said that promoting research skills among students should go beyond integrating a compulsory course at graduate level, be handled with an across-the-curriculum understanding and further expand to bridge pre-service and in-service teacher education with a systematic approach through university-school collaboration and teacher-researcher collaboration.
Research Interests: Teaching and Learning, Education, Educational Technology, Teaching English as a Second Language, Teacher Education, and 28 moreAction Research, Educational Research, Learning and Teaching, English language, English, Teaching English As A Foreign Language, Professional Development, Teachers' professional development, English language teaching, English Education, Educación, Educational Sciences, Educational science, ELT, Educational, Educação, Pre Service Teacher Education, English Language Teaching (ELT), Educational studies, Research skills, Elementary Pre-service teacher education, Sciences of Education, Education Studies, Pre-Service Teacher Education, English As a Second Language (ESL), In service Teacher Education, Educational Research for Development, and Educacion
Given that EFL is playing an important role in the national education system of Vietnam for its development and global integration, this paper proposes a bilingual education program with both Vietnamese and English subjects for primary... more
Given that EFL is playing an important role in the national education system of Vietnam for its development and global integration, this paper proposes a bilingual education program with both Vietnamese and English subjects for primary schools. Descriptions and justifications for the proposed program are presented in details. Also, teaching methods and assessments are analyzed. As a pilot, this program is hoped to be widely implemented.
Research Interests: Teaching English as a Second Language, English language, English, Bilingual Education, Teaching English As A Foreign Language, and 28 moreEnglish Grammar, Vietnamese Language, Bilingual education (Education), Bilingual Language Acquisition, Teaching EFL, Bilingualism and cognition, English language teaching, Bilingualism and Multilingualism, Bilingualism, English Education, English language and literature, ELT, Principles & Methods of ELT, Primary School, School, English as a Foreign Language (EFL), English Language Teaching (ELT), Teaching EFL and Teacher Training, Vietnamese studies, Bilingual, methodology of teaching EFL, English EFL TEFL learning, Primary School Education, Bilingual Assessment, English Language Teaching, English As a Second Language (ESL), ESL Curriculum Design, and Sino-Vietnamese linguistics
The researchers pointed out that digital storytelling can be used as supporting materials for the e-learning portal in both departments, English and Indonesian department. It discussed more about the process of designing the material of a... more
The researchers pointed out that digital storytelling can be used as supporting materials for the e-learning portal in both departments, English and Indonesian department. It discussed more about the process of designing the material of a digital storytelling as teaching aid for literal listening subject. It has a significant contribution for the effective and fun English learning. Through the qualitative method used to analyze the data. The research also started by collecting sources for creating and designing the digital storytelling on stories entitled " Aunt Polly " and " Tom Fight " by Mark Twain. It started from inventorying the teaching and learning stuff such as syllabus, lesson plan, software, and the digital contents of the storytelling made. The researchers choose Audacity 3.5 Beta, and Windows Moviemaker 2.6, as the software for editing audio and creating video. The stories were made for enhancing the students listening skills either bottom-up or top down. The result of this research proves digital storytelling can be used in E-learning portal, such as Edmodo. The questionnaires result shows that digital storytelling is an interesting material, but need to be modified more in e-learning.
Research Interests: Teaching English as a Second Language, E-learning, Indonesian Language, English language, Indonesian Studies, and 21 moreEnglish, Interactive Digital Storytelling, Indonesia, Teaching English As A Foreign Language, Technology Enhanced Learning, Digital Storytelling, E-learning 2.0, Technology-enhanced Learning, English language teaching, Experiential Learning, English Education, English language and literature, ELT, English as a Foreign Language (EFL), ICT in teaching and learning English language, Bahasa Indonesia, English Language Teaching, English Language, English As a Second Language (ESL), FLT, and audio and video files
The pivotal undertaking of education today is to endow individuals with the capacity to be able to think flexibly, reason rationally, and have open minds to be able to evaluate and interpret situations. In line with the studies... more
The pivotal undertaking of education today is to endow individuals with the capacity to be able to think flexibly, reason rationally, and have open minds to be able to evaluate and interpret situations. In line with the studies demonstrating the positive relationship between higher-order thinking skills and academic achievement, this study aimed to particularly examine the impact of the two subcomponents of critical thinking, i.e., inference-making and evaluation of arguments on academic IELTS candidates' reading achievements. To achieve the purpose of the study, one hundred and seven IELTS candidates (from different institutes in Mashhad, a city in north of Iran) were asked to complete two tests of the Persian version of the ‚Watson-Glaser's Critical Thinking Appraisal‛ after being administered an IELTS reading comprehension test. The results showed that there is a positive relationship between IETLS reading score and EFL learners' inference-making and evaluation of argument. Subsequent data analyses demonstrated that among the variables, inference making is the more powerful predictor of IELTS reading achievement. In addition, the results revealed that the two mentioned variables can predict about 10 percent of IELTS reading achievement. This study has some implications for educators and administrators to take full advantage of these associations by establishing guiding principles for enhancing IELTS candidates' inference-making and evaluation of arguments.
Research Interests: Teaching English as a Second Language, English language, English, Teaching English As A Foreign Language, English Grammar, and 26 moreTeaching EFL, English language teaching, English Education, English language and literature, ELT, English as a Foreign Language (EFL), Elt Methodology, English Language Teaching (ELT), Testing in Elt, Teaching EFL and Teacher Training, IELTS, IELTS Writing tasks, IELTS Exam, English EFL TEFL learning, ESL/EFL Writing, IELTS Speaking, IELTS Writing and Reading, IELTS Preparation Strategies, English As a Second Language (ESL), Teaching ESL/EFL, IELTS / TOEFL Training, IELTS Academic Reading, IELTS candidates, inference-making, evaluation of arguments, and IELTS reading comprehension
This investigates the participants' attitudes towards corrective feedback as well as the types of corrective feedback on learners' performance by questionnaires for both students and teachers. Fifty–eight 2 nd-year students and 5 teachers... more
This investigates the participants' attitudes towards corrective feedback as well as the types of corrective feedback on learners' performance by questionnaires for both students and teachers. Fifty–eight 2 nd-year students and 5 teachers of English at a university in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam participated in the study. The results indicated that students had a positive attitude towards teachers' corrective feedback. Besides, with the analyzed data, correction with comments and teacher correction was considered as the most useful strategy when giving feedback in the learners' performance. The outcomes of the study suggest a widespread employment of corrective feedback in teaching writing at universities and colleges in the region.
Research Interests: Teaching English as a Second Language, English language, English, Teacher Research, Second Language Writing, and 21 moreWriting, Teaching English As A Foreign Language, English Grammar, Teacher, English language teaching, Students, ELT, Research Writing, Corrective feedback, English as a Foreign Language (EFL), Students Motivation, Teacher Education in Teaching English to Speakers of Second/Foreign Languages (TESOL), English Language Teaching (ELT), Error Analysis, Written Corrective Feedback, Corrective Feedback in Second Language Acquistion, Error correction and corrective feedback, ESL/EFL Writing, English Language, English As a Second Language (ESL), and Student
This study seeks to investigate the impact of symmetrical (S) and Asymmetrical (AS) scaffolding, which are two types of scaffolding, on advance students' reading comprehension. Forty advance Iranian EFL learners participated in this... more
This study seeks to investigate the impact of symmetrical (S) and Asymmetrical (AS) scaffolding, which are two types of scaffolding, on advance students' reading comprehension. Forty advance Iranian EFL learners participated in this study. The participants were both male and female students with an average age of 21 with almost the same educational facilities and physical conditions in the academic year 2015-2016. They were randomly divided into control and experimental groups. Each group had 20 students. Classes were taught by two different teachers. Each of the teachers has two classes (one symmetrical and one asymmetrical). After administering a Pre-test, they were divided into two experimental groups. The experimental group (A) received instruction according to S strategy whereas the experimental group (B) was instructed via the AS strategy. A Post-test was administered, and its results were analyzed through t-test. The results indicated that although S scaffolding has significant effect on learners' performance in reading comprehension, enhancing it but AS scaffolding is a more effective strategy in improving reading comprehension achievement.
Research Interests: Teaching English as a Second Language, English language, English, Teaching English As A Foreign Language, English Grammar, and 26 moreTeaching EFL, Scaffolding, English language teaching, English Education, English language and literature, English as a Foreign Language (EFL), Zone of proximal development, Teacher Education in Teaching English to Speakers of Second/Foreign Languages (TESOL), Teaching EFL and Teacher Training, methodology of teaching EFL, English Studies, Scaffolding in Language Teaching, English EFL TEFL learning, Instructional Scaffolding, Efl and Esol Teaching, ESL/EFL Writing, Zone development proximal, English Language Teaching, English Language, Scaffolding, Formwork and Scaffolding, English As a Second Language (ESL), Conceptual Scaffolding, Zone of Proximal Teacher Development, symmetrical scaffolding, and asymmetrical scaffolding
There has been an ongoing revolution in the areas of Nigerian Pidgin (NP) and Nigerian Creole (NC).Researches are pivoting their searchlight on diverse topics ranging from identity and attitude, to grammaticality and acceptability,... more
There has been an ongoing revolution in the areas of Nigerian Pidgin (NP) and Nigerian Creole (NC).Researches are pivoting their searchlight on diverse topics ranging from identity and attitude, to grammaticality and acceptability, creative writing etc., all on the NP and NC. To attune to this quest, this article examined the diglossic situation that exist in the NP and NC which explicates the linguistic division of labour inherent when languages are created and recreated as they come in contact. To achieve this, Uriel Weinreich`s theoretical postulations of Prestige and Counter-Prestige were used as lens with which to anchor this intellectual reading. The finding revealed that diglossic situations exist in the NC lectal levels as well as the NP against its lexifier. However, it is of the view that this less valued variety status accorded the NP is a function of the social class/identity and not of contextual usage.
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This paper attempts to analyse the Lexical Choices in Robert Frost's The Road Not Taken poem from the perspectives of stylistics. Stylistics is the study of style of language in literature. It seeks to account for the interpretative... more
This paper attempts to analyse the Lexical Choices in Robert Frost's The Road Not Taken poem from the perspectives of stylistics. Stylistics is the study of style of language in literature. It seeks to account for the interpretative effects of a text through close study of its linguistic detail, such as syntactic structuring, semantic deviation, deixis, modality, etc. A piece of work cannot be properly understood without a thorough knowledge of the language, which is its medium of expression. Each register has its own characteristics style with certain lexical and grammatical choices. Poets, particularly modern ones, have successfully freed themselves from constraints of what is so called ‚poetic language (Sharma, 2009: 31). In this write up, the value of the game considers the lexical choices in the poem " The Road Not Taken‛ by Robert Frost in the following categories: nouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs, lexical categories such as synonymy, antagonymy, contradiction and their significance or effects in the poem.
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Students fail to attain conceived aims and objectives for a multiple reasons. In a given situation, their failure can be directly attributed to ineffectiveness of teaching. Some students might be affected by some psychological or... more
Students fail to attain conceived aims and objectives for a multiple reasons. In a given situation, their failure can be directly attributed to ineffectiveness of teaching. Some students might be affected by some psychological or behavioural issues which may become more crucial in due course of time if instruction is not designed to assist special learners in the area of their difficulties. Anxiety is perhaps the most important factor that may affect the learning as a process. Anxiety may be of different reasons. Learning anxiety may be related to general anxiety which becomes a serious issue if not dealt properly in time. Differentiated instruction (DI) is a designed strategy based on differentiation philosophy to handle the problem faced by diverse/special learners: able, disable or especially 'able ones'. DI gives all the diverse students the opportunity to learn the same curriculum; however, how each student learns is tailored dependent on students' individual learning needs. This includes inclusive education students and special education students. This paper studies relevance of differentiation technique for learners having anxiety. This paper addresses some of the teaching techniques, strategies and practices deemed critical in the given context of modern time.
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The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between teachers’ self-efficacy beliefs and efficacy for inclusion education. Study participants included a total of 1204 teachers taken from preschool, classroom, subject-matter... more
The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between teachers’ self-efficacy beliefs and efficacy for inclusion education. Study participants included a total of 1204 teachers taken from preschool, classroom, subject-matter and special-education departments from schools in four different geographical regions of Turkey. Data were collected using the Teachers Sense of Efficacy (TSE) Scale and the Teacher Efficacy for Inclusion Practices (TEI) Scale. The results revealed a significant relationship between the teachers’ self-efficacy beliefs and efficacy for inclusion. The levels of self-efficacy and efficacy regarding the inclusion of the teachers were higher for female teachers, experienced teachers, teachers who had taken previous courses about special education, and the teachers who have previously interacted with an individual with special needs. In addition, the efficacy level of novice teachers regarding inclusion was found to be higher than that of more experienced teachers.
Research Interests: Teaching and Learning, Education, Special Education, Didactics, Learning and Teaching, and 12 moreInclusive education (Learning And Teaching), Inclusive Education, Special Educational Needs, Educación, Educação, Special Education Needs and Inclusive Practice, Special and inclusive education, Teachers Self-Efficacy Beliefs, Special Needs, Special needs education, Educacion, and Inclusion Efficacy
The purpose of this research is to determine the needs of mothers with three intellectually disabled children. This study has been held with the participation of eleven volunteer mothers, living in Diyarbakır province in 2017.... more
The purpose of this research is to determine the needs of mothers with three intellectually disabled children. This study has been held with the participation of eleven volunteer mothers, living in Diyarbakır province in 2017. Semi-structured interview technique was used as qualitative research methods in the research. Based on the findings obtained from the research, it was determined that the mothers had important requirements such as materiality, information, general and social support, and needs of expressing themselves to the environment about the disability of their children. The biggest topic was determined as the lack of time for their personal development. When the national and international literatures are analysed, it has been determined that in Turkey needs of the mothers with three intellectual disabled children are higher than those of the developed countries. The main needs are knowledge and materiality. Based on this points, especially mainly legal positive discrimination, governmental agencies, educational institutions and NGO’s need to be more sensitive and should make concrete steps by meeting the needs of children with multiple disabilities.
Research Interests: Special Education, Special Educational Needs and Transitions, Special Educational Needs, Development Children with Special Needs, Stragtegies for Teaching Special Needs Children, and 8 moreIntellectual Disabilities, Special and inclusive education, Significant intellectual disabilities, Special Needs, Special needs education, Intellectuall Disabilities, Maternal Requirement, and Special Requirement
The difficulty in reading and writing, spelling mistakes and poor speech are considered as the main elements that characterize students with dyslexia. If one thinks that most of the things in a class are based on writing and reading, then... more
The difficulty in reading and writing, spelling mistakes and poor speech are considered as the main elements that characterize students with dyslexia. If one thinks that most of the things in a class are based on writing and reading, then the importance of such a learning difficulty is that it is recognized as soon as possible and with appropriate strategies that people with dyslexia can be helped in their progress. The main aim of the current study was to stress the contribution of early diagnosis of dyslexia to the creation of effective learning environments based on individual learning difficulties, learning styles, and learning paths. To this end, were studied different difficulties in the domains of memory, phonology, grammar, and syntax differentiated the learning styles as well as the strategies of each case, resulting to the implementation of multisensory individualized teaching approaches. Conclusively, early diagnosis of dyslexia as well as multisensory intervention approaches were considered as the most effective factors in the improvement of the two cases learning achievement.
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Mainstream education for individuals with special needs is accepted to be applied in the curriculum by National Ministry of Education in 2010 and made systematic in 2009. The aim of this study is to determine the situations in which... more
Mainstream education for individuals with special needs is accepted to be applied in the curriculum by National Ministry of Education in 2010 and made systematic in 2009. The aim of this study is to determine the situations in which students benefit from social club activities in the scope of social activities. The research is qualitative and case-study enabling a deep investigation about a restricted subject. The study group of the research consists of 200 individuals in mainstream education with special needs who are educated in the classes of 180 teachers from different branches at elementary and secondary schools of National Ministry Education in the city of Bartın and its districts in the fall term of 2015-2016 education year. 110 ones of the study group are male and 90 ones are females. Semi-structured interview with the questions “Which club is an inclusive student in?” and “What is the role of inclusive student in the club?” are fulfilled with teachers having inclusive students in the research. While the obtained data is analyzed, content-analysis method from descriptive methods is used. As a result of the study, 132 of 200 inclusive students become member of various clubs and 42 ones from these are active in their school clubs and in the schools of other 68 inclusive students, clubs studies are not be able to carried out actively or it is only noted down which club an inclusive student is in.
Research Interests: Teaching and Learning, Education, Didactics, Educational Research, Learning and Teaching, and 23 moreTurkey, Education in Turkey, Educación, Educational Sciences, Educational science, Eğitim, Education System in Turkey, Educational, Pendidikan, Educação, Elementary School, Educazione, Secondary schools, Educational studies, Mainstream Education, Secondary School, Education Studies, Elementary School Students, Elementary school children, Higher Secondary School Students, Educacion, Secondary School Teachers, and Social Clubs
All published scales constructed to measure teacher attitudes towards inclusion have been shown to contain several factors. This study explored the factor structure of the Teacher Attitudes towards Inclusive Education Scale (TAIS) in a... more
All published scales constructed to measure teacher attitudes towards inclusion have been shown to contain several factors. This study explored the factor structure of the Teacher Attitudes towards Inclusive Education Scale (TAIS) in a population of Finnish basic school teachers (n = 1,764) using confirmatory factor analysis. The TAIS scale was shown to be one-dimensional in this population. However, the result does not automatically generalize to other countries where the school system differs from that of Finland.
Research Interests: Education, Special Education, Teacher Education, Special Educational Needs and Transitions, Inclusive Education, and 8 moreTeachers Practices, Special Educational Needs, Special Education Teacher Education, Finland, Teachers, Special Education Needs and Inclusive Practice, Scales for the Measurement of Attitudes, and Special needs education
This study was conducted to explore the learning of special needs students in reading and writing; determine their preferred teaching approaches; and obtain their suggestions to improve the teaching of both reading and writing modules.... more
This study was conducted to explore the learning of special needs students in reading and writing; determine their preferred teaching approaches; and obtain their suggestions to improve the teaching of both reading and writing modules. Focus Group Discussion (FGD) was conducted in obtaining pertinent information. Results regarding what the learners learned; and the best approach for teaching English revealed interesting insights which could guide special needs teachers. Suggestions which aimed at improving English teaching were also provided.
Research Interests: Special Education, Deaf studies, Deafhood, Special Educational Needs and Transitions, Deaf Education, and 21 moreSpecial Educational Needs, Special Education Teacher Education, Deafness and Hearing Loss, Development Children with Special Needs, Special Education Teachers, Early Childhood Special Education, Deafblindness, Stragtegies for Teaching Special Needs Children, Special Education Needs and Inclusive Practice, Innovative teaching and learning approach, Special and inclusive education, Deafness, Children with special needs, Special Needs, Deaf Children and Education, Assessment of Children with Special Needs, Special Needs Children, Students with special needs, Special needs education, Particularly Those With Special Needss, and Teaching Approach
The aim of this paper, especially written for educational therapists, is twofold. First, it is to provide educational therapists a systematic symptomatological-nosological framework to identify or distinguish learning disruptions (LDs)... more
The aim of this paper, especially written for educational therapists, is twofold. First, it is to provide educational therapists a systematic symptomatological-nosological framework to identify or distinguish learning disruptions (LDs) and/or behavioral disruptions (BDs) ranging from their simplicity per se based on their respective triad of key symptoms/impairments up to multiple complexity of LDs and BDs. Second, it is also to help educational therapists as well as other allied professionals in the field of special education to identify and categorize all different LDs and BDs amidst the wide spectrum of diverse types and subtypes with varying degrees of severity. In this way, with a more accurate identification of LD/BD, an appropriate intervention plan can be designed to treat the disability/disorder concerned, instead of just having a name and a list of symptoms associated with a specific LD and/or BD, which is no longer an efficient way of identifying disabilities/disorders. In the current millennium of the 21st century, new research studies, especially with the emerging of the Science of Complexity, are uncovering the complexities as well as multiplexities behind all the challenging issues associated with LDs and/or BDs.
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The paper presents an account of an intervention programme implemented to address the learning problems of children with communication disorder in a community in Abeokuta, Ogun State. The presentation details the history of educational... more
The paper presents an account of an intervention programme implemented to address the learning problems of children with communication disorder in a community in Abeokuta, Ogun State. The presentation details the history of educational programme of the community, and the nature of the intervention which includes the policy framework with which the intervention was packaged, the staffing involved, parental involvement, the integration of the programme into the regular school and the curriculum of the programme. The report also provided information on the success recorded in the programme and suggestions for its sustenance.
Research Interests: Education, Special Education, Communication Disorders, Special Educational Needs and Transitions, Special education (Psychology), and 14 moreNigeria, Special Educational Needs, Special Education Teacher Education, Stragtegies for Teaching Special Needs Children, Educação Infantil, Special Education Needs and Inclusive Practice, Infant, Special Needs, Special needs education, Cognitive communication disorders, Communication Sciences & Disorders, Communication sciences and disorders, Intervention Provision, and Junior Age Children
This study aimed to identify the need for accessible audio mathematics books for students with visual impairment at the secondary school. The method of this research was mixed method. The sampling technique used in this research was... more
This study aimed to identify the need for accessible audio mathematics books for students with visual impairment at the secondary school. The method of this research was mixed method. The sampling technique used in this research was purposive sampling, the sample consisted of 18 visual impairment students and 15 math teachers at the secondary school for children with visual impairment from 9 provinces in Indonesia. The method used in this research was explanatory survey. The instrument validity used was content validity. Quantitative data was analyzed using descriptive statistic technique. The results showed that mathematics Braille equipped with audio or vice versa (52.94%) with reason feel faster, more convenient. Subject to reduce the number of pages, then the audio book completeness tactual/Braille only in the form of illustrations and text are considered difficult course. Audio books are expected to be produced by the Daisy format (70.6%) with navigation full text and full audio (81.25%). The narrator could be conditioned, alternating between male and female, while the other musical equipment was presented as necessary. Most of the subjects wanted timbre narrator soft portion (75%), subjects considered most preferred medium tone frequency (100%). Media deviation is hoped can be stored on the thumb drive, hard drives and CDs (87.5%), while the most accessible media is a computer (53%). Level of difficulty 7th grade math book first semester of this when converted into audio format most difficult is the third part is the algebra (38.46%) and the level of average difficulty on all parts is 25.42%. If the book is converted into Braille format is in section 3 that the algebra (53.85%) and the difficulty level of the average on all sections is 27.21%.
Research Interests: Special Education, Special Educational Needs and Transitions, Special education (Psychology), Special Educational Needs, Visual Impairments, and 13 moreSpecial Education Teacher Education, Development Children with Special Needs, Education of Students with Visual Impairment, Visual Impairments and Additional Disabilities, Stragtegies for Teaching Special Needs Children, Quality of Life and Visual impairment, Visual impairment and blindness, Special Education Needs and Inclusive Practice, Visual Impairment, Special Needs, Audio Books, Special Needs Children, and Special needs education
In this study, the opinions of teachers working at education application schools are collected in order to evaluate the educational program of Education Application school which has been in progress since 2002. The study is a qualitative... more
In this study, the opinions of teachers working at education application schools are collected in order to evaluate the educational program of Education Application school which has been in progress since 2002. The study is a qualitative one in which the constructed interview technique has been used. Frequency has been used to analyze the data. The target population of the study is teachers working at education application schools in Bolu and Düzce. The working group of the study is 15 teachers from these cities. The data gathered at the end of the study are; an Evaluation study has never been carried out about the program of education application schools by asking teachers’ opinions since the beginning. According to opinions of teachers, they cannot apply the program completely and have some problems during the application process. Teachers agree that the educational program of education application schools is not functional. Teachers expressed that the operation, evaluation and teaching methods of the program are not suitable. Moreover, they stated that the expressions of objectives are not compatible with the students, and they indicated that there are objectives that are not stated in a behavioristic way. It is found that that the properties of students are ignored in the preparation process and the number of classes in the program is excessive., It can be alleged that it is suitable for the programme of the education application schools to be revised or to be developed again.
Research Interests: Program Evaluation, Education, Special Education, Didactics, Pedagogy, and 22 moreEducation in Turkey, Special education (Psychology), Special Educational Needs, Special Education Teacher Education, Intellectual Disability, Education programmes evaluation, Educación, Pedagogía, Eğitim, Education System in Turkey, Pendidikan, Educação, Intellectual Disabilities, Special Education Needs and Inclusive Practice, Pedagogia, Pedagogie, Special Needs, Special needs education, Educacion, Educational Policy in Turkey, The Educational Program of Education Application Schools, and Teaching Children with Intellectual Disabilities at Primary School
Engagement is crucial for all students in any learning. Attention wanes when children are disengaged and learning will decrease. Children with special needs will find it difficult to engage with teachers and activities due to factors such... more
Engagement is crucial for all students in any learning. Attention wanes when children are disengaged and learning will decrease. Children with special needs will find it difficult to engage with teachers and activities due to factors such as inattention, slow processing speed, boredom, and others. Hence, the author of this paper proposed a TPE model which consists of three components (1) Task (T), (2) People (P), and (3) Environment (E). These components have a direct impact on students’ engagement in their learning. Additionally, suggested checklists on how these components can be used as guidelines to help teachers plan their lessons were also included. It is hoped that this model serve to promote active engagement in children with special needs in their learning so as to enhance motivation, attention, and participation.
Research Interests: Special Education, Special Educational Needs and Transitions, Special education (Psychology), Special Educational Needs, Classroom Management, and 13 moreMotivation and Engagement, Development Children with Special Needs, Engagement, Children, Stragtegies for Teaching Special Needs Children, Special Education Needs and Inclusive Practice, Special and inclusive education, Special Needs, Assessment of Children with Special Needs, Special Needs Children, Students with special needs, Special needs education, and Comparative Studies In Special Needs Education
Our musical instruments should be reconsidered in various sizes, for various purposes and being reexamined their effect and capabilities. The original instruments are already exceptional, colourful and they are suitable to be used for... more
Our musical instruments should be reconsidered in various sizes, for various purposes and being reexamined their effect and capabilities. The original instruments are already exceptional, colourful and they are suitable to be used for duo, trio, quarted chamber music teams (İlerici, 1964). It is seen that Autism spectrum disorders children are innate gifted in music. As they cannot communicate with the outside world and the social environment, they live in a withdrawn world. They should be ensured to interact with music starting from of pre-school ages. Considering the place, these children live and their socio-cultural environment, a different kind of style of musical therapy should be chosen for every children. The therapist is the half of the treating with music, and the other half is the child who is going to be treated. Children teach the therapist the style of the treatment. In other words, they are the teacher of the therapist, because these children lead the way through their interactive behavior, body language and sensory organs.
Research Interests: Music, Special Education, Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Special Educational Needs and Transitions, and 14 moreSpecial Educational Needs, Autism (Education), Special Education Teacher Education, Teaching Students with Autism, Música, Turkish music, Special Education Needs, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Art Education, Special Education Needs and Inclusive Practice, Autismo, Traditional Turkish Music, Turkish folk music, Autisme, Special needs education, and Autism Spectrum Treatment
With contemporary classrooms becoming increasingly diverse, educational authorities, teachers and school administrators are looking for innovative ways of coping with diversity of students. Historically, barriers to inclusion have been... more
With contemporary classrooms becoming increasingly diverse, educational authorities, teachers and school administrators are looking for innovative ways of coping with diversity of students. Historically, barriers to inclusion have been based on the explicit exclusion of individuals with disabilities and other minority groups. In order to create inclusive environments for diverse learners, the system of Early Childhood Education (ECE) centers in Ghana must be totally reconfigured, which will require shifts in our educational practices. The concept of Universality provides an important starting point for educational and social transformation. Situating it on the postmodern theoretical view point, this paper argues that in discussion of the approaches to enhance educational access for students with disabilities in Early Childhood Education in Ghana, the emerging models of Universal Design for Learning must be the focal point.
Research Interests: Special Education, Disability Studies, Critical Disability Studies, Early Childhood Education, Inclusive education (Learning And Teaching), and 23 moreDisability Theory, Universal Design for Learning, Universal Design Education, Inclusive Education, Universal Design and Inclusion, Disability Studies in Education, Special Educational Needs, Learning Disabilities, Disability, Early Childhood Care and Education, Universal Design, Development Children with Special Needs, Early Childhood Special Education, Children with disabilities, Intellectual Disabilities, Special Education Needs and Inclusive Practice, Developmental disabilities, Special and inclusive education, Special Needs, Early Childhood Teacher Education, Special Needs Children, Students with Disabilities, and Special needs education
The study was designed to investigate externalizing and internalizing behaviours in a typical school-aged sample of children (N=112) using the Polish version of the Motor Behaviour Checklist for Children. The instrument was translated... more
The study was designed to investigate externalizing and internalizing behaviours in a typical school-aged sample of children (N=112) using the Polish version of the Motor Behaviour Checklist for Children. The instrument was translated into Polish and teachers observed and recorded the motor behaviour of their students in school settings during physical education and free play situations. Findings demonstrated a psychometrically robust application of the MBC in a Polish sample as well as gender differences in total externalizing scores. In addition, age was found to be significant correlated with internalizing scores and especially with the social interaction factor. Teachers reported boys as more inattentive and more hyperactive/impulsive than girls and more likely to display externalising symptoms connected with ADHD particularly in school settings. Findings underscore the importance of early diagnosis and have practical implications when designing behavioural management programs and educational interventions in school settings.
Research Interests: Teaching and Learning, Education, Educational Research, Learning and Teaching, Educación, and 16 moreChildren, Educational Sciences, Educational science, Primary School, Educational, Primary Education, Educação, Educational studies, Examination and evaluation system of primary education, Primary Edcation, Primary School Education, Education Studies, Motor Behaviour, Educacion, Externalizing Behaviour, and Internalizing Behaviour
Purpose: Outcome based curriculum one of the fastest implementing curriculum approach in the field of curriculum development process all over the world today. The purpose of this study is to examine the factors affect the intention to use... more
Purpose: Outcome based curriculum one of the fastest implementing curriculum approach in the field of curriculum development process all over the world today. The purpose of this study is to examine the factors affect the intention to use SOLO taxonomy in the development of outcome based curriculum model in the secondary level school education. Method: This study applied SOLO Taxonomy model and input-process-outcome model to develop the conceptual framework for the study. Data is collected through questionnaires filled Accounting teachers in secondary schools, Accounting lecturers, academic staff of Ministry of Education and senior lecturers worked in curriculum development workshops in National Institute in Education (NIE) in Sri Lanka. Findings: It is found that there is a positive, strong and significant relationship between curriculum development inputs and outcome based curriculum development decision making process. Furthermore, there is a moderating effect of age, teaching experience and experience in curriculum development process on the relationship between curriculum development inputs and outcome based curriculum development decision making process. Value: The study addresses the need for curriculum decision making process. The study contributes to the curriculum policy making process. Findings of the study provide necessary guidance for curriculum policy makers and the policy makers in the general education field. Moreover, findings of this study contribute to the area of curriculum development that was beneficial to arrive at the proper decision making in constructing our own curriculum. Finally, the guidelines of this study will fulfill the requirement of the secondary school curriculum development program.
Research Interests: Curriculum Design, Academic curriculum, Curriculum Studies, Curriculum Development, Curriculum and Instruction, and 10 moreCurriculum, Curriculum Design and Evaluation, Curriculum Theory and Development, Outcome based education, Outcomes Based Curriculum Development, Outcomes based education, Curriculum and Pedagogy, Solo Taxonomy, Outcomes-based Education, and Curriculum and Educational Technology
Anxiety disorders in childhood constitute a serious phenomenon nowadays, as they impede academic and social functioning, such as school performance, social-emotional development and interaction with the family environment. In order to... more
Anxiety disorders in childhood constitute a serious phenomenon nowadays, as they impede academic and social functioning, such as school performance, social-emotional development and interaction with the family environment. In order to minimize or overcome abnormal stress, children may develop several coping strategies. The current study examined the occurrence of anxiety disorders in childhood, as well as the use of coping strategies in relation to various demographic data. 461 students of 5th and 6th Primary School Grade participated in the study which was conducted in urban and suburban areas of Greece. Two scales were used: a) The Spence’s Anxiety Scale (SCAS), which examines anxiety disorders in childhood and b) Brodzinsky’s Coping Scale for Children and Youth, which detects stress coping strategies. The results showed that gender and the educational level of the mother were significantly related to both of these concepts, whilst age was related to anxiety disorders.
Research Interests: Gender Studies, Special Education, Anxiety Disorders, Coping Strategies, Gender, and 10 moreSpecial Educational Needs, Anxiety, Children, Childhood studies, Age, Special Education Needs and Inclusive Practice, Early Childhood Development, Special Needs, Special needs education, and Mother’s Educational Level
It is alarming to suspect that no University has provision for people with disability in terms of accessible sport facilities and motivation for participation as perceived by Nigerian University students with disabilities. This was... more
It is alarming to suspect that no University has provision for people with disability in terms of accessible sport facilities and motivation for participation as perceived by Nigerian University students with disabilities. This was conceptualized as a great discrimination, exclusion and wastage of potentials especially for economic skill in sport. To provide empirical prove of the interest and potential of students with disabilities in marketable skills in sport, a survey of 60 purposively selected students with disability were carried out in three Universities to investigate how participation and access to facilities predict their marketable skills in sport. Data was collected using Sport Marketable Skills Scale (SMSS- reliability = .071) and Facilities and Participation Questionnaire (FPQ- reliability = .80). Data collected was analyzed using multiple regression statistic and findings show that participation and@ facilities are significant predictor (F(2, 57) = 186.34 and p < .05) and accounted for 48% of marketable skills in sport among the students. It was recommended that sport for persons with disability be established in the Universities consequently, sport facilities be expanded to ensure access and participation of persons with disabilities so as to give them optimum development of marketable and social skills advocated in the global inclusion.
Research Interests: Special Education, Disability Studies, Special Educational Needs and Transitions, Critical Special Education, Disability Studies in Education, and 9 moreSpecial Educational Needs, Disability, Physical disability, Motivation Participation in Sports, Special Needs, Persons with Disabilities, Special needs education, Access to Sport Facilities, and Marketable Skills in Sport
The purpose of this study is to develop a product in the form of the module writing sentence structure. Modules that are developed are expected to be useful for teachers as a source of more information in the learning process. This... more
The purpose of this study is to develop a product in the form of the module writing sentence structure. Modules that are developed are expected to be useful for teachers as a source of more information in the learning process. This research method is using Research and Development (R&D) and the development of the product arrived at validity test phase only after being evaluated by experts. As expert and validator a media expert, a linguist and an expert in the field of deaf disabilities were considered. Data collection techniques in the research of using the now with the results of the eligibility of the contents of the received value of 93, 94 languages, feasibility presentation 97, and feasibility graphics 90, with the average on all aspects of scored 93. Based on the value it can be said that the module writing sentence structure contained within the category of very decent.
Research Interests: Special Education, Deaf studies, Disability Studies, Special Educational Needs and Transitions, Deaf Education, and 12 moreDisability Studies in Education, Special Educational Needs, Disability, Language and Deafness, Development Children with Special Needs, Special Education Needs and Inclusive Practice, Deaf Studies, Sign Linguistics, Sign Language, Special Needs, Assessment of Children with Special Needs, Special needs education, Deaf Students, and Module Writing Sentence
Curriculum 2013 is the development of the previous curriculum but emphasized on the improvement and balance between soft skills and hard skills that involve aspects of attitude, knowledge, and skill competencies. The implementation of... more
Curriculum 2013 is the development of the previous curriculum but emphasized on the improvement and balance between soft skills and hard skills that involve aspects of attitude, knowledge, and skill competencies. The implementation of Curriculum 2013 is not only applied to regulars schools or public schools but also special schools. The purpose of this study is to describe the implementation of the Curriculum 2013, the role of teachers, and the obstacles faced in the implementation of Curriculum 2013 against the children with disabilities in SLB D YPAC Surakarta. The result of this research can be concluded that 1) Implementation of Curriculum 2013 on the children with disabilities in SLB D YPAC Surakarta cannot be said perfect and there is some curriculum concept that used before. In this 2016/2017 school year almost all classes apply the Curriculum 2013 as a guide to the curriculum of learning, only the 12th grade still using KTSP, 2) the role of teachers in showing that teachers in the learning program already Make a set of learning such as annual program, semester program, details Effective weeks, and lesson plans (RPP). In addition, teachers who have a role as educators also guide students in learning that apply Curriculum 2013 identical to the scientific approach, teachers try to apply this scientific approach to children withdrawal even in the application has not run maximally because of the obstacles that accompany the child's impulsiveness, 3) problem faced with incomplete textbooks and students, inadequate educational media and a lack of understanding of teachers about the preparation of learning sequences based on the Curriculum 2013.
Research Interests: Special Education, Disability Studies, Special Educational Needs and Transitions, Special education (Psychology), Disability Studies in Education, and 22 moreSpecial Educational Needs, Special Education Teacher Education, Intellectual Disability, Learning Disabilities, Disability, Disabilities, Development Children with Special Needs, Special Education Teachers, Children, Early Childhood Special Education, Stragtegies for Teaching Special Needs Children, Children with disabilities, Intellectual Disabilities, Special Education Needs and Inclusive Practice, Developmental disabilities, Special and inclusive education, Implementation, Special Needs, Assessment of Children with Special Needs, Special needs education, Curriculum implementation, and Curriculum 2013
Although reports on akinetic family drawings or Draw-a-Family (DaF) found in literature can be traced to Hulse (1951, 1952), Burns and Kaufmann (1970, 1972) have been credited as the originators of the Kinetic Family Drawing (KFD), which... more
Although reports on akinetic family drawings or Draw-a-Family (DaF) found in literature can be traced to Hulse (1951, 1952), Burns and Kaufmann (1970, 1972) have been credited as the originators of the Kinetic Family Drawing (KFD), which is used in assessing cognitive, interpersonal, and/or psychological functioning today. Spinetta et al. (1981) revised the KFD measure and used it as an affective measure to work with siblings of children diagnosed with cancer. The focus of this paper is to introduce the Kinetic Family Drawing Interview Questionnaire (KFD-IQ) within the context of a family unit which is based on the triangulation of three key components – composition of a family (C), the relationships of the family members (R), and the dynamics of family activities (D) – involving the social beings (S) that make up the family unit. From these components, the authors of this paper have created the CRDS framework as the model of a family unit. The goal of the KFD-IQ within the CRDS framework is to provide therapists an additional tool to be used with children and adolescents with emotional behavioral issues and also to complement the KFD (Burns & Kaufman, 1970, 1972) or KFD-Revised (Spinetta et al., 1981) scoring system for the KFD analysis.
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This study investigated the effects of classwide peer tutoring (CWPT) on word attack skills among students with learning disabilities (LD). The participants included 5 students with LD in the control group and 4 students with LD in the... more
This study investigated the effects of classwide peer tutoring (CWPT) on word attack skills among students with learning disabilities (LD). The participants included 5 students with LD in the control group and 4 students with LD in the CWPT experimental group; all of the students were in the third grade in Najran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). The word attack test (WAT) was developed and administered to the two groups as the pretest and posttest. The students in the experimental group received instruction through CWPT, whereas the students in the control group received individual instruction. In the WAT posttest, the mean rank of the students in the experimental group was significantly higher than that of the control group.
Research Interests: Special Education, Special Educational Needs and Transitions, Special Educational Needs, Learning Disabilities, Development Children with Special Needs, and 13 moreEarly Childhood Special Education, Language Learning Disabilities, Peer Tutoring, Special Education Needs and Inclusive Practice, Learning Disabilities,dyscalculia,specific Learning Disabilities, Reading difficulties, Special Needs, Screening and Early Identification of Reading Difficulties, Assessment of Children with Special Needs, Special needs education, Classwide Peer Tutoring, students with LD, and Word Attack
This study sought to examine the experiences by students with disabilities in accessing the library at Zimbabwe Open University, Bulawayo Campus.The survey design was used to examine the experiences of students with disabilities in... more
This study sought to examine the experiences by students with disabilities in accessing the library at Zimbabwe Open University, Bulawayo Campus.The survey design was used to examine the experiences of students with disabilities in accessing library services at Zimbabwe Open University library.The sample for this study consisted of twenty-five students with disabilities who have access to Zimbabwe Open University library and ten library staff members who are in contact with the students. These participants were used in this study because they have experiences on how students are accessing library facilities at Zimbabwe Open University library. Questionnaires were used in this research in an effort to reach the respondents.The respondents indicated that, the entrance, restrooms, stairs, elevators and special rooms of the library are not easily accessible to students with disabilities. The library needs to have specially trained staff that assists students with special needs. The library should be stocked with modern equipment like computers with JOS connected to the Internet, books in Braille, books on cassette or CD’s, for use by students with visual impairment, and also, closed caption decoder, hard-wired, personal FM system and telecommunication devices for the hearing impairment.
Research Interests: Education, Library Science, Special Education, Special Educational Needs and Transitions, Special Educational Needs, and 21 moreLearning Disabilities, Development Children with Special Needs, Educación, Zimbabwe, Eğitim, Library and Information Studies, Pendidikan, Educação, Library and Information Services, Children with disabilities, Educazione, Intellectual Disabilities, Special Education Needs and Inclusive Practice, Developmental disabilities, Special and inclusive education, Special Needs, Library Services, Students with Disabilities, Special needs education, Educacion, and Library
This recent study has aimed at identifying the special educational services available in Jordan governorate during the period between 2015 and 2016. The study involved data collection related to the services available in 294 special... more
This recent study has aimed at identifying the special educational services available in Jordan governorate during the period between 2015 and 2016. The study involved data collection related to the services available in 294 special education centers in all Jordan governorates which are divided in 14 provinces areas. To achieve the purpose of this study a special tool was built by the researcher and a group of experts in order to judge the answer of individuals from different specialized areas in the field of special education in Jordan Kingdom. Data were obtained from the web site of the Higher Council for Individual with Disabilities in Jordan (HCD, 2016); also, a group of students in my college had interviewed the principals of these special education institutions. Data were analysized by using SPSS (Version 21). Results indicated that some severe physical therapy is present in all governorates but speech and language therapy is not available in Al tafeelah governorate. However support service and integration is present in all governorates except Madaba governorate. Finally, the study confirms that there is a shortage in special education in most of the Jordanian governorates. Furthermore, this type of service is needed to be studied in details. This study is not enough. The type of all program included in the service should be yet explored and evaluated. Results indicated that there was significant correlation between disability and the service available in Balqa, Amman which means that the services provided meet the needs of the disability of Population (P<0.05). Also, results indicate that there was correlation between governorate and institutionalization. Though, Amman governorate provides the highest level of institutionalization services. And there was marginal significant correlation between the governorate and the early intervention services (p = 0.058). Also, there was significant correlation between governorate and physiotherapy services. Though, Amman has the highest indicators. Support service was significant in Amman, Irbid, Zarqa, Mafraq, Balqa. In general, there was a significant correlation between service provided by special education centers and the type of disability.
Research Interests: Special Education, Disability policy (Social Policy), Disability Studies, Disability policy, Disability Theory, and 22 moreSpecial Educational Needs and Transitions, Disability Studies in Education, Special Educational Needs, Special Education Teacher Education, Intellectual Disability, Disability, Development Children with Special Needs, Special Education Teachers, Disability Rights, Early Childhood Special Education, Stragtegies for Teaching Special Needs Children, Learning Disability, Disability Law, Special Education Needs and Inclusive Practice, Special Education Policy, Special and inclusive education, Special Needs, Assessment of Children with Special Needs, Special needs education, Comparative Studies In Special Needs Education, Special Educational Services and Supportive Services, and Importance of Special Education Teachers
Hearing-impaired individual experiences a great obstacle in their hearing system. One characteristic of hearing-impaired people is regarding the inability to receive the information verbally. Thus, the information which comes to them... more
Hearing-impaired individual experiences a great obstacle in their hearing system. One characteristic of hearing-impaired people is regarding the inability to receive the information verbally. Thus, the information which comes to them should be transferred to the front of them. In addition, hearing-impaired people tend to receive the information through visual, tactile, a kinaesthetic approach. This study aims at examining the improvement of reading ability of hearing-impaired students using multimedia learning. This study employed single subject research approach using multielement-design. The subject of this study was five hearing-impaired students. This study was conducted in 19 meetings and consisted of baseline and intervention stages, by imposing 100 vocabularies. The results of this study showed that (1) the use of three-dimensional learning media improves the reading ability of the subject. (2) The use of two-dimensional learning media improves the reading ability of the subject. (3) The use of word guessing animation improves the reading ability of the subject. (4) The use of multimedia learning in the form of artificial and original object, three-dimensional media, and word cards and word guessing animation improves the reading ability of the five subject tested.
Research Interests: Teaching and Learning, Education, Special Education, Didactics, Learning and Teaching, and 24 moreIndonesian Studies, Digital Media & Learning, Indonesia, Pedagogy, Special Educational Needs and Transitions, Special education (Psychology), Special Educational Needs, Special Education Teacher Education, Special Education Teachers, Pedagogía, Early Childhood Special Education, Pendidikan, Digital Media and Learning, Special Education Needs and Inclusive Practice, Pedagogia, Special Needs, Assessment of Children with Special Needs, Education of Hearing Impaired, Hearing Impaired Youths, Hearing Impaired, Special needs education, Comprehension Skills In Hearing and Impaired-hearing Children, Learning Media, and Basic Reading
Artistic teaching tools included in the process of education increase the efficiency of traditional learning methods, since they help pupils to be more open, relaxed and motivated, while facilitating the presenting of information. Puppets... more
Artistic teaching tools included in the process of education increase the efficiency of traditional learning methods, since they help pupils to be more open, relaxed and motivated, while facilitating the presenting of information. Puppets present one such tool, as by including them in the educational process, they affect different areas of a child's development, which is important for all pupils, especially those with special educational needs. They help achieve general and specific objectives in the process of education set out individually for each pupil with learning difficulties, since they offer a more creative, more interesting and less stressful style of learning. Puppets can affect the emotional, cognitive and social development of pupils and enable their integrated development as well. The research is based on a descriptive causal non-experimental method of empirical pedagogical research and was conducted among Slovenian teachers teaching pupils with special needs in regular elementary schools. We presented the teachers with the possibility of using puppets in their teaching process, found out the frequency and the aim of the use, as well as teachers' opinions on the use of puppets, their acquaintance with their use and factors affecting it.
Z vključevanjem umetnostnih sredstev v proces vzgoje in izobraževanja se poveča učinkovitost tradicionalnih metod učenja, saj so učenci ob njih bolj odprti, sproščeni in motivirani, posredovanje informacij pa je olajšano. Eno izmed umetnostnih sredstev so tudi lutke, ki lahko z vključevanjem v proces vzgoje in izobraževanja vplivajo na različna področja otrokovega razvoja, kar je pomembno za vse učence, še toliko bolj pa za učence s posebnimi potrebami. Na zanimivejši, kreativnejši in manj stresen način omogočajo doseganje splošnih ciljev vzgoje in izobraževanja ter specifičnih ciljev za otroke s posebnimi potrebami, ki se določijo v individualiziranem programu za posameznega učenca s posebnimi potrebami. Z njihovim vključevanjem k delu vplivamo na čustveni, spoznavni in socialni razvoj učencev ter jim omogočamo celostni razvoj. Opravili smo deskriptivno kavzalno neeksperimentalno empirično pedagoško raziskavo med slovenskimi učitelji, ki poučujejo otroke s posebnimi potrebami v redni osnovni šoli. Predstavili smo jim možnosti uporabe lutk v pedagoškem procesu, ugotavljali pogostost in namen rabe lutk pri njihovem delu ter stališča do njihove rabe, poznavanje možnosti dela z lutkami in dejavnike, ki vplivajo na njihovo rabo lutk.
Z vključevanjem umetnostnih sredstev v proces vzgoje in izobraževanja se poveča učinkovitost tradicionalnih metod učenja, saj so učenci ob njih bolj odprti, sproščeni in motivirani, posredovanje informacij pa je olajšano. Eno izmed umetnostnih sredstev so tudi lutke, ki lahko z vključevanjem v proces vzgoje in izobraževanja vplivajo na različna področja otrokovega razvoja, kar je pomembno za vse učence, še toliko bolj pa za učence s posebnimi potrebami. Na zanimivejši, kreativnejši in manj stresen način omogočajo doseganje splošnih ciljev vzgoje in izobraževanja ter specifičnih ciljev za otroke s posebnimi potrebami, ki se določijo v individualiziranem programu za posameznega učenca s posebnimi potrebami. Z njihovim vključevanjem k delu vplivamo na čustveni, spoznavni in socialni razvoj učencev ter jim omogočamo celostni razvoj. Opravili smo deskriptivno kavzalno neeksperimentalno empirično pedagoško raziskavo med slovenskimi učitelji, ki poučujejo otroke s posebnimi potrebami v redni osnovni šoli. Predstavili smo jim možnosti uporabe lutk v pedagoškem procesu, ugotavljali pogostost in namen rabe lutk pri njihovem delu ter stališča do njihove rabe, poznavanje možnosti dela z lutkami in dejavnike, ki vplivajo na njihovo rabo lutk.
Research Interests: Special Education, Special Educational Needs and Transitions, Special education (Psychology), Special Educational Needs, Special Education Teacher Education, and 17 moreDevelopment Children with Special Needs, Special Education Teachers, Early Childhood Special Education, Stragtegies for Teaching Special Needs Children, Teacher Improvement in Elementary School, Elementary School, Integrated Community Development, Special Education Needs and Inclusive Practice, Special and inclusive education, Special Needs, Assessment of Children with Special Needs, Elementary School Students, Special needs education, Elementary school children, Pedagogical support, Work with Puppets, and Factors of Puppet Use
Writing tests is a huge stress for students. Teachers must be flexible when working with children and young people. They should take into consideration another step onto the way of formative assessment of pupils' progress, which is the... more
Writing tests is a huge stress for students. Teachers must be flexible when working with children and young people. They should take into consideration another step onto the way of formative assessment of pupils' progress, which is the assessment of knowledge with a choice of three different criteria. A child is responsible for his or her knowledge and he or she can decide at what level is it. There are so many ways of testing and assessing knowledge, and this is just one way out of many, why not trying it?
Research Interests: Teaching and Learning, Education, Special Education, Teacher Education, Assessment, and 28 moreDidactics, Educational Research, Learning and Teaching, Pedagogy, Special Educational Needs and Transitions, Special Educational Needs, Educational Design Research, Educational measurement/assessment, Educación, Pedagogía, Educational Sciences, Educational science, Educational, Educação, Educazione, Special Education Needs and Inclusive Practice, Pedagogia, Educational studies, Pedagogie, Educational Assessment, Special Needs, Education Studies, Special Eucational Needs, Special needs education, Educacion, Formative Assessment In Education, Adjusted Criteria, and Glasser quality school
The number of young children with developmental disabilities seems to be escalating in Singapore. This is accompanied by a corresponding increase in the number of early intervention centers to cater to the learning and educational needs... more
The number of young children with developmental disabilities seems to be escalating in Singapore. This is accompanied by a corresponding increase in the number of early intervention centers to cater to the learning and educational needs of these children with special educational needs. Early intervention is crucial in the early years of a child’s developmental stages as it can minimize the effects of young children who are at-risk or diagnosed with developmental disabilities, thereby enhancing the potential for independence in adulthood. While there has been an abundance of published studies in early intervention, most of them are done in the Western and European countries. Research in early intervention for young children with special educational needs is scarce in Singapore. With the increased prevalence and awareness of young children with special needs, attention is very much warranted in early intervention. Hence, this paper provides an overview of early intervention, its service delivery models, importance, and finally the benefits so that parents whose child with special needs can gain a better understanding of early intervention.
Research Interests: Early Intervention, Special Education, Special Educational Needs and Transitions, Special education (Psychology), Special Educational Needs, and 11 moreSpecial Education Teacher Education, Special Education Teachers, Early Childhood Special Education, Autism and its psychological and early intervention, Special Education Needs and Inclusive Practice, Early Childhood Intervention, Special and inclusive education, Special Needs, Assessment of Children with Special Needs, Special needs education, and Young Children
One of the most pressing issues that most countries, including Malaysia and Singapore, are facing today is meeting the needs of their children with special needs. Teachers in mainstream schools (as well as special schools) have seen more... more
One of the most pressing issues that most countries, including Malaysia and Singapore, are facing today is meeting the needs of their children with special needs. Teachers in mainstream schools (as well as special schools) have seen more and more children with special needs in their regular classroom settings and these children are unable to cope with the regular curriculum. Families with children with special needs are also desperate for help from the schools their children are attending as they are unable to cope with them at home. As the community begins to see more and more children with special needs in their midst, there is now a conscious awareness of the need to provide adequate services and appropriate resources to support these children. In this paper, the authors have attempted to raise this issue by exploring and questioning what kind of support teachers, family and community can provide in terms of services and resources for children with special needs, if there is, indeed, such a support available.
Research Interests: Special Education, Community Development, Family, Special Educational Needs and Transitions, Community, and 11 moreCommunity Participation, Special Educational Needs, Special Education Teacher Education, Special Education Teachers, Early Childhood Special Education, Teachers, Special Education Needs and Inclusive Practice, Support Services, Special Needs, Parents, and Special needs education
Young Adults with Special Needs (YASN) face many challenges in work environment. Factors such as no work prior experience, difficulties completing work duties, poor communication, linguistic and social skills, all ultimately lead to low... more
Young Adults with Special Needs (YASN) face many challenges in work environment. Factors such as no work prior experience, difficulties completing work duties, poor communication, linguistic and social skills, all ultimately lead to low self-esteem. Besides, employers hiring such individuals with YASN may not be ready due to their lack of understanding of their disabilities. In order to enhance more opportunities for employability, the author of this paper proposed an application of the Triple-E framework for YASN. This framework builds on three components of (1) Employee, (2) Employer, and (3) Environment which is discussed in this paper. It is hoped with this framework; both the YASN and employers are better aware of their positions and hence turn employment into a meaningful work journey that will benefit both parties.
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With the escalating prevalence of autism spectrum disorder, there is also an increasing number of autistic savants, who besides their autistic disorder, also possess both extraordinary special abilities and remarkable memory. Within this... more
With the escalating prevalence of autism spectrum disorder, there is also an increasing number of autistic savants, who besides their autistic disorder, also possess both extraordinary special abilities and remarkable memory. Within this group of autistic savants, there is a hidden category of low-functioning individuals with autism first identified by Rimland (1990) as autistic crypto-savants – unable to communicate (with little or no speech) but possess savant talents hidden, or remained secret, and are unknown to those around them. The existence of such individuals cannot be denied unless proven otherwise. Hence, in this paper the authors hope to focus on two key issues: firstly, the need to fully understand and explain their aetiologies; and secondly, with no conclusions drawn currently, the need to fully explore the ramifications of autistic crypto-savants. The term autistic crypto-savantism and its definition, like the broader term autism, has evolved over the past decades due to better understanding and/or new discoveries. Hence, the authors of this paper strongly feel that there is a need to re-examine the existence of autistic crypto-savantism within the wider context of autistic savantism and current definition of autism.
Research Interests: Special Education, Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Special Educational Needs and Transitions, Special education (Psychology), and 11 moreSpecial Educational Needs, Autism (Education), Teaching Students with Autism, Low-Functioning Autism, Special Education Needs and Inclusive Practice, Autismo, Special Education, Autism, Adhd, Faculty Development, Behavior Modification, Cognitive Behavior Modification, Learning Disabilities, Autisme, Special needs education, Autistic Crypto-Savantism, and Autistic Savantism
This paper provides a brief background on the Lesson Study approach and its variant forms such as Modified Lesson Study, Learning Study and Virtual Experiential Learning Study. In addition, the authors have included a brief discussion... more
This paper provides a brief background on the Lesson Study approach and its variant forms such as Modified Lesson Study, Learning Study and Virtual Experiential Learning Study. In addition, the authors have included a brief discussion about information and communication technology (ICT) and its impact in both education and professional training that has given rise to the development of the Quasi-Lesson Study (QLS). The main ICT contribution highlighted in this paper is the YouTube video-sharing service that can be used in the training of teachers and/or allied educators in both mainstream and special schools as well as educational therapists working in private learning centers/remedial learning clinics in Singapore and Malaysia today. YouTube sharing is used at various phases in the QLS cycle to help a teacher, allied educator or educational therapist become better equipped with not only the know-what (i.e., content knowledge and skills), but also the know-how (i.e., techniques and strategies) when working with students with special needs. How YouTubeTM sharing can help in overcoming the constraints of coordinating a lesson observation and other challenges in traditional Lesson Study, such as the awkwardness of being observed, is also discussed. More professional training ideas may thus spin off from the QLS concept, as others may be inspired to transcend the limits of traditional Lesson Study through the QLS approach.
Research Interests: Education, Special Education, Educational Research, Special Educational Needs and Transitions, Special Educational Needs, and 18 moreYoutube, Educación, Educational Sciences, Educational science, Educação, Educazione, Special Education Needs and Inclusive Practice, Educational studies, Special and inclusive education, Special Needs, Assessment of Children with Special Needs, Education Studies, Special needs education, Video Sharing, Educacion, Youtuber, Quasi-Lesson Study, and QLS cycle
Globally, people with disabilities are among the poorest. Traditional development programs often fail to meet their needs for instance, by building new schools that are not accessible and in relation to resource provision, both human and... more
Globally, people with disabilities are among the poorest. Traditional development programs often fail to meet their needs for instance, by building new schools that are not accessible and in relation to resource provision, both human and material (UNESCO, 1993). The visual system can be justly considered as the dominant sensory modality in humans. Almost half the brain is devoted to sight, and about 70% of the total capacity of the brain devoted to processing sensory information is devoted to handling visual information. Studies of visual perception have revealed that there tends to be an antinational bias towards the visual modality (Shams, 2000). Less well known, perhaps, is that where there is conflict between visual inputs and other sensory inputs, either the overall perception is determined by vision, or else the nature of the perception in the other conflicting modality is modified by the visual information, rather than vice versa (Shore, et al., 2000).
Research Interests: Special Education, Disability Studies, Teacher Training, Special Educational Needs and Transitions, Special education (Psychology), and 35 moreCritical Special Education, Special Educational Needs, Special Education Teacher Education, Intellectual Disability, Learning Disabilities, Disability, Disabilities, Development Children with Special Needs, Special Education Teachers, Teacher Training (Primary Education), Early Childhood Special Education, Stragtegies for Teaching Special Needs Children, Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Children with disabilities, Intellectual Disabilities, Special Education Needs and Inclusive Practice, Visually Challenged, Developmental disabilities, Education of the Visually Challenged, Special and inclusive education, Special Needs, Assessment of Children with Special Needs, Primary School Teacher, Special Needs Children, Teacher Training and Education, Students with special needs, Special needs education, Primary School Teacher Training, Primary School Teachers, Primary Schools and Teachers Satıcfaction, Comparative Studies In Special Needs Education, Teachers Training and Development, Primary teacher education, Importance of Special Education Teachers, and Challenged Students
The concern of this paper hinges on the fact that over the years, there have been the sensitizations of theological institutions in Africa towards disability discourse. It was observed that theological education hardly engage in... more
The concern of this paper hinges on the fact that over the years, there have been the sensitizations of theological institutions in Africa towards disability discourse. It was observed that theological education hardly engage in disability discourse. Hence, the Ecumenical Disability Advocates Network (EDAN), a Project of the World Council of Churches (WCC) has attempted to integrate disability studies in the curriculum of theological institutions as a starting point in equipping students towards meeting the spiritual needs of people with special needs. Therefore, this paper takes a cursory look at perceptions and attitude of people towards people with disabilities in the Nigerian society. It explores the nature and purpose of theological education, and highlights the journey of EDAN on the integration of disability studies in theological institutions. Finally, it itemizes ways by which theological institutions could engage in disability discourse and advocacy.
Research Interests: Disability Studies, Theological Education, Special Educational Needs and Transitions, Nonprofit Advocacy, Nigeria, and 19 moreSpecial Educational Needs, Intellectual Disability, Disability, Advocacy and Activism, Development Children with Special Needs, Disability Rights, Stragtegies for Teaching Special Needs Children, Learning Disability, Special Education Needs and Inclusive Practice, Advocacy, Children with special needs, Special Needs, Assessment of Children with Special Needs, Special Needs Children, Students with special needs, Special needs education, Policy and Advocacy, Theological Education in Africa, and People with Special Needs
The authors of this paper have coined the term special needs community therapists to describe this unique group of special needs professionals involved in a participatory community-based trans-disciplinary treatment (involving... more
The authors of this paper have coined the term special needs community therapists to describe this unique group of special needs professionals involved in a participatory community-based trans-disciplinary treatment (involving intervention, rehabilitation and/or management) that caters to short-term (acute cases) and long-term (chronic cases) intellectual and developmental disabilities done within a residential context, where the clients (i.e., these individuals are treated as customers who need specialized therapy services) and the therapists live and work together. Community therapy for people with special needs can be provided via two main management systems – clinically based case management (institution-centered) and/or person-centered care management (client-centered) – and several different service models such as standard community treatment with high client-therapist ratios and intensive community treatment where the emphasis is on community involvement and lower client-therapist ratios.
Research Interests: Disability policy (Social Policy), Disability Studies, Disability policy, Anthropology of Disability, Special Educational Needs and Transitions, and 15 moreDisability Studies in Education, Special Educational Needs, Intellectual Disability, Disability, Development Children with Special Needs, Disability Rights, Special Education Needs and Inclusive Practice, Models of Disability, Special Needs, Assessment of Children with Special Needs, Special Needs Children, Therapeutic Community, Social Model of Disability, Special needs education, and community therapy
Purpose: In this study, it has been aimed to determine the effect of 8-week ball-handling training program on upper-lower extremity muscular strength of individuals with Down syndrome. Method: In the study, twenty one individuals who had... more
Purpose: In this study, it has been aimed to determine the effect of 8-week ball-handling training program on upper-lower extremity muscular strength of individuals with Down syndrome.
Method: In the study, twenty one individuals who had been medically diagnosed with trisomy down syndrome and still attending special education and rehabilitation centres have participated as voluntarily. The participants have been selected randomly and divided into exercise (10 participants) and control groups (11 participants). The exercise group was trained with Ball-handling Training Program for 8 weeks; 2 days a week and a 60 minute per day. However, the control group did not participate in any activities regularly. In the study, Takei hand grip dynamometer was used to measure upper extremity strength. For the measurement of lower extremity strength, standing broad jump–vertical jump, wall squat test and Takei leg dynamometer strength tests were utilized. The statistical analyses of the data were realized by using SPSS 21.0 package program.
Results: The means of after eight weeks, leg strength test (pre:22.47±13.12; post:30.90±13.87; p=.005) wall squat test (pre:23.55±10.95; post:30.92±13.87; p=.005) and dominant hand grip strength (pre:11.35±5.74; post:14.55±7.18; p=.024) were found more significant than the means of baseline in exercise group. But, It was not significant differences between post measurements of exercise and control groups (p>0.05).
Conclusion: The findings of the study have revealed that 8-week ball-handling training program made a positive effect on upper-lower extremity strength of individuals with Down syndrome. However, it is assumed that if the program implemented is maintained for a longer period of time, the positive effect of the training on individuals with DS will increase.
Method: In the study, twenty one individuals who had been medically diagnosed with trisomy down syndrome and still attending special education and rehabilitation centres have participated as voluntarily. The participants have been selected randomly and divided into exercise (10 participants) and control groups (11 participants). The exercise group was trained with Ball-handling Training Program for 8 weeks; 2 days a week and a 60 minute per day. However, the control group did not participate in any activities regularly. In the study, Takei hand grip dynamometer was used to measure upper extremity strength. For the measurement of lower extremity strength, standing broad jump–vertical jump, wall squat test and Takei leg dynamometer strength tests were utilized. The statistical analyses of the data were realized by using SPSS 21.0 package program.
Results: The means of after eight weeks, leg strength test (pre:22.47±13.12; post:30.90±13.87; p=.005) wall squat test (pre:23.55±10.95; post:30.92±13.87; p=.005) and dominant hand grip strength (pre:11.35±5.74; post:14.55±7.18; p=.024) were found more significant than the means of baseline in exercise group. But, It was not significant differences between post measurements of exercise and control groups (p>0.05).
Conclusion: The findings of the study have revealed that 8-week ball-handling training program made a positive effect on upper-lower extremity strength of individuals with Down syndrome. However, it is assumed that if the program implemented is maintained for a longer period of time, the positive effect of the training on individuals with DS will increase.
Research Interests: Special Education, Special Educational Needs and Transitions, Special education (Psychology), Critical Special Education, Special Educational Needs, and 11 moreSpecial Education Teacher Education, Down Syndrome, Development Children with Special Needs, Early Childhood Special Education, Special Education Needs and Inclusive Practice, Special and inclusive education, Special Needs, Special needs education, Quality of Life of Mothers of Child with Down's Syndrome, ball-handling training, and upper-lower extremity muscular strength
Deaf students have different abilities from students who have the ability to hear a lesson at school. Barriers to hear experienced by students with hearing impairment can affect the language, academic, and social skills of deaf students.... more
Deaf students have different abilities from students who have the ability to hear a lesson at school. Barriers to hear experienced by students with hearing impairment can affect the language, academic, and social skills of deaf students. Deaf students can still obtain information from other senses that are still functioning, such as the senses of sight, touch, taste and smell or of residual hearing that still exist. In the world of education, one way to overcome this obstacle is by making multimedia based learning materials which consider the principles of learning for learners with hearing impairment; a series of development of the elements of audio, visual, and digital technology to facilitate the learning activities of deaf students so that the passion, quality, and achievement of deaf students can be improved.
Research Interests: Special Education, Deaf Culture, Deaf studies, Multimedia, Multimedia Learning, and 16 moreSpecial Educational Needs and Transitions, Deaf Education, Special Educational Needs, Special Education Teacher Education, Deafness and Hearing Loss, Special Education Teachers, Multimedia in Education, Early Childhood Special Education, Language learning materials development, Special Education Needs and Inclusive Practice, Education of the Deaf and hard of Hearing, Deaf Studies, Sign Linguistics, Sign Language, Deafness, Deaf Children and Education, Special needs education, and Learning Materials
The aim of this study is investigation of visual and auditory basic reaction time differences of individuals with mild, moderate, and severe mental retardation. Totally 57 males (n = 40) and female (n = 17) individuals with mild (n = 23),... more
The aim of this study is investigation of visual and auditory basic reaction time differences of individuals with mild, moderate, and severe mental retardation. Totally 57 males (n = 40) and female (n = 17) individuals with mild (n = 23), moderate (n = 22), and severe (n = 12) mentally retarded participated in this study. Computerized reaction time tests (VRT: www.humanbenchmark.com; ART: cognitivefun.net) was used for visual reaction time (VRT) and auditory reaction time (ART). Reaction time was measured five times, and the mean variable saved as millisecond in both tests. Kruskal Wallis and Mann-Whitney U tests were used for analysis of obtained data. There was no significant difference in VRT and ART between male and female individuals (p > 0.05). Significant difference was found in VRT and ART parameters between mental retardation categories (p<0.05). Significances were observed between mild and severe mental retardation categories both VRT and ART (p<0.05). In summary, it could be said that gender isn't affect visual and auditory basic reaction time in individuals with mental retardation; however, the severity of mental retardation may have negative effect on basic reaction time.
Research Interests: Gender Studies, Special Education, Gender, Special Educational Needs, Development Children with Special Needs, and 7 moreMental Retardation, Reaction Time, Special Education Needs and Inclusive Practice, Special Needs, Special needs education, MENTAL RETARDATION IN CHILDREN, and Mental Retardation or Intellectually Disability
Autistic teens have an interest in the fulfillment of sexuality on others, but the style of expression of reviews their sexuality is often naive, immature and not in keeping with his age. As for the purpose of this research is to gain an... more
Autistic teens have an interest in the fulfillment of sexuality on others, but the style of expression of reviews their sexuality is often naive, immature and not in keeping with his age. As for the purpose of this research is to gain an overview, find a models of learning, and evaluate to what extent the effectiveness of the learning models, so it is expected to be a new solution to an autistic teenager in particular learning models. The method of research is research research development (R & D) models and develop learning materials that already exist with a learning models using the method of Sexual Behavior with Socio engineering research in principle in accordance with the method of the Research & Development Model. Results of psychologically, the criteria set by the researcher then qualified subjects totaled 18 people consisting of 13 people-sex men and 5 women-sex people. Through random assignment then John Matheson 9 people as a group of 9 people and experiments as a control group. Then the teens have a tendency to try something he finds fun. Similarly, with the development of his sexuality, teens usually do the experiment as a form of realization of his identity search. Therefore, this research to develop existing teaching methods with the socio models of Sexual Behavior that consists of several stages and in their implementation stages with the criteria of the results can be explained in the methods of analysis of data used is the Sexual Behavior of the socio models by using test Mann Whitney U Test and Wilcoxon test for comparing the subject's score on the pretest and posttest than the control group and experimental. The results show that the second group of experimental psycho-education on effective parent to improve knowledge of sexuality in teenagers mild mental retardation Mann Whitney U (p = 0.024) Test and Wilcoxon test (p = 0.012).
Research Interests: Special Education, Sexualities education, Special Educational Needs and Transitions, Teaching Sexuality Education, Special education (Psychology), and 15 moreSpecial Educational Needs, Early Childhood Special Education, Special Education Needs and Inclusive Practice, Sexuality education, Special and inclusive education, Human Sexuality Education, Sexual Health Education, Special Needs, Special needs education, Sexual Education, Effective sexuality education, Sexuality Education for Persons with Disabilities, Parent Education of Sexual Health of Children, Sexuality and Education, and autistic adolescent
Children with mild mental disability have limitations to their intelligence and competency. It affects their capability in doing activity of daily living (ADL). Therefore, then, they depend on others and feel difficult to be independent... more
Children with mild mental disability have limitations to their intelligence and competency. It affects their capability in doing activity of daily living (ADL). Therefore, then, they depend on others and feel difficult to be independent individuals. Self-development learning is given to solve it. Where self-development learning in school, followed by professional teachers in their specific fields and using relevant strategy, method, and guidelines, is expected that children are able to do their activity of daily living independently, minimally for their simplest and personal activity of daily living. On the other hand, at least, they only rather need help from others. Therefore, then, the children do not depend on others and they can live independently.
Research Interests: Special Education, Special Educational Needs and Transitions, Special education (Psychology), Special Educational Needs, Special Education Teacher Education, and 17 moreDevelopment Children with Special Needs, Special Education Teachers, Early Childhood Special Education, Special Education Needs and Inclusive Practice, Special and inclusive education, Mental Disability, Special Needs, Assessment of Children with Special Needs, Special needs education, Mental Health and Intellectual Disability, Mental health disability, Learning Disabled, Comparative Studies In Special Needs Education, Mental Retardation or Intellectually Disability, Importance of Special Education Teachers, Activity of Daily Living, and self-development learning
This study aims to: (1) describe the implementation of science teaching deaf children in class XI, and (2) describe and analyze the use of visual media in science teaching deaf children in class XI. This study used a qualitative... more
This study aims to: (1) describe the implementation of science teaching deaf children in class XI, and (2) describe and analyze the use of visual media in science teaching deaf children in class XI. This study used a qualitative descriptive method. Source of research data are teachers, students and principals. The technique of collecting data used was interviews, documentation and observation. SLB research sites in Sukoharjo district, which includes SLB ABCD YSD Polokarto, SLB Hamongputro Jombor B-C, B-C SLB YPALB Langenharjo and SLB ABC Tawangsari. The data were analyzed through data reduction, data display and draw conclusions. Conclusions are presented in the form of narrative text form field notes. The results showed that (1) the implementation of science teaching deaf children in class XI SLB Sukoharjo still using conventional methods with students to make a note of the material presented (2) the use of visual media in science teaching deaf children in class XI SLB Sukoharjo regency is still minimal because it only uses media images and text books provided in the school.
Research Interests: Special Education, Special Educational Needs and Transitions, Special education (Psychology), Special Educational Needs, Special Education Teacher Education, and 16 moreDeafness and Hearing Loss, Visual Media, Development Children with Special Needs, Special Education Teachers, Early Childhood Special Education, Stragtegies for Teaching Special Needs Children, Deaf children's literacy, Special Education Needs and Inclusive Practice, Audio Visual Media, Special and inclusive education, Special Needs, Deaf Children and Education, Deaf Autistic children, Hearing Impairment, Special needs education, and Children of Deaf Adults (CODAs)
This research aimed to investigate the effectiveness of the use of Course Review Horay (CRH) methods to improve numeracy division skill of children with mild mental retardation in class IV of SLB Negeri Surakarta in the academic year of... more
This research aimed to investigate the effectiveness of the use of Course Review Horay (CRH) methods to improve numeracy division skill of children with mild mental retardation in class IV of SLB Negeri Surakarta in the academic year of 2016/2017. This study used a quantitative approach with Pre-Experimental type (One Group Pretest-Posttest Design). The subject was six students with mild mental retardation from class IV. The data of this research was collected by test. Based on the calculations using SPSS 23, found that the average value during the pretest was 51,67 which experienced a significant increase in the average posttest value was 76,67. It can be concluded that the use of Course Review Horay (CRH) methods is effective to improve numeracy division skill of children with mild mental retardation in class IV of SLB Negeri Surakarta in the academic year of 2016/2017.
Research Interests: Special Education, Disability Studies, Special Educational Needs and Transitions, Special education (Psychology), Special Educational Needs, and 13 moreSpecial Education Teacher Education, Intellectual Disability, Learning Disabilities, Disability, Development Children with Special Needs, Stragtegies for Teaching Special Needs Children, Special Education Needs and Inclusive Practice, Special and inclusive education, Special Needs, Special needs education, MENTAL RETARDATION IN CHILDREN, Course Review Horay , and numeracy division skill
The purpose of the present systematic review was to gather information on the interest of researchers on psychological issues of people with physical disabilities throughout a time period of twenty years (1995-2015). Previous similar... more
The purpose of the present systematic review was to gather information on the interest of researchers on psychological issues of people with physical disabilities throughout a time period of twenty years (1995-2015). Previous similar reviews were not determined by the literature. For the implementation of their view electronic bases and hand search were used following specific criteria. Search revealed approximately 70.000 studies but only 58 in total covered the set criteria. The findings of the review revealed a limited research interest on psychological issues relevant to people with physical disabilities, with the interest increasing for the period 2006-2010. It was also found that descriptive, cross-sectional and qualitative research designs were preferred with data mainly gathered via questionnaires. Samples were derived from general and sport population (male and female). Finally, psychological issues mainly studies were parts of the self and emotions and less parts of personality and motivation.
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The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of using the beam media on fractions students with visual impairment to improve the learning outcomes about mathematical summation material on fractions students in YKAB special... more
The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of using the beam media on fractions students with visual impairment to improve the learning outcomes about mathematical summation material on fractions students in YKAB special schools (SLB) Surakarta. The research method which is used in this study is single subject research design experimental that is design A-B-A (Baseline-1-Intervention-Baseline-2) with the subject is chosen directly by the researchers based on the need of two students on a 4th grade of special school. The Techniques of analysing data used are statistical analysis and visual analysis. Statistical analysis is in the form of charting a simple statistic description of Antam. Visual analysis focuses on changes in one variable and two conditions (results) that change all the intervention phase and the changing compared with the baseline phase. Based on data analysis from all three phases, it is known that the using of fractional block media provides positive influence on mathematics learning outcome fractions summation material of students with visual impairment. Based on these results, we can conclude that fractional block is an effective media to improve the learning outcomes about fraction summation material for fourth grade students with visual impairment.
Research Interests: Special Education, Mathematics Education, Special Educational Needs and Transitions, Special Educational Needs, Visual Impairments, and 18 moreSpecial Education Teacher Education, Development Children with Special Needs, Education of Students with Visual Impairment, Early Childhood Special Education, Visual Impairments and Additional Disabilities, Stragtegies for Teaching Special Needs Children, Quality of Life and Visual impairment, Visual impairment and blindness, Special Education Needs and Inclusive Practice, Visual Impairment, Special and inclusive education, Special Needs, Special Needs Children, Students with special needs, Special needs education, Comparative Studies In Special Needs Education, block media, and additive fractions
This study aims to answer questions about the condition of early reading skills II grade students with mental retardation in the second semester SDLB-D1 YPAC Surakarta. This research was conducted on six students. Data was collected by... more
This study aims to answer questions about the condition of early reading skills II grade students with mental retardation in the second semester SDLB-D1 YPAC Surakarta. This research was conducted on six students. Data was collected by observation technique and tests. The results showed that the ability to read the beginning of the children is very low. From the six students who are subject to a new research only one children who can read, three children are recognize letters and two children know a few letters.
Research Interests: Special Education, Disability Studies, Special Educational Needs and Transitions, Special education (Psychology), Disability Studies in Education, and 21 moreSpecial Educational Needs, Special Education Teacher Education, Disability, Mental Retardation, Early Childhood Special Education, Stragtegies for Teaching Special Needs Children, Teaching Reading and Writing Skills, Special Education Needs and Inclusive Practice, Special and inclusive education, Reading and Writing Skills, Special Needs, Reading and Early Literacy, Assessment of Children with Special Needs, Reading Skills, Special needs education, Early Reading, Assessing Reading Skills, MENTAL RETARDATION IN CHILDREN, Mental Retardation or Intellectually Disability, Early Reading Intervention, and Early Grade Reading
The aim of this research is to determine the effectiveness of self-directed learning by using group worksheet in science subjects for hearing impaired students. This is a quantitative research. Method used in this research is... more
The aim of this research is to determine the effectiveness of self-directed learning by using group worksheet in science subjects for hearing impaired students. This is a quantitative research. Method used in this research is pre-experimental method and its design is one group pretest-posttest design. This design uses one or a group of subject that is given pretest before treatment and it is given posttest after treatment. Subject used in this research is 4 hearing impaired students in SLB B YRTRW Surakarta. Data is collected by using simple essay test. Data analysis technique used is Wilcoxon Sign Rank Test and it is processed by using SPSS version 22. Result of this research shows that mean of self-directed learning by using group worksheet after treatment is 78.75. It is higher than result of pretest, namely 43.75. Based on the data analysis, the value of Z is-2.000bwith Asymp. Sig (2-tailed) is 0.046 on significance level (α) is 0.05 or 5%. It can be concluded that there is positive effect on the implementation of self-directed learning by using group worksheet in science subjects for hearing impaired students in SLB-B YRTRW Surakarta.
Research Interests: Special Education, Deaf studies, Special Educational Needs and Transitions, Deaf Education, Self-directed learning, and 30 moreSelf-Directed Learning (Education), Special education (Psychology), Special Educational Needs, Special Education Teacher Education, Deafness and Hearing Loss, Development Children with Special Needs, Self-Directed and Task-Based Learning, Special Education Teachers, Early Childhood Special Education, E-learning for Hearing Impairments (Deaf and Hard of Hearing), Children with hearing impairment, Stragtegies for Teaching Special Needs Children, Self Directed Support, Special Education Needs and Inclusive Practice, Special and inclusive education, Children with special needs, Special Needs, Deaf Children and Education, Assessment of Children with Special Needs, Self-directed language learning, Hearing Impairment Children, Hearing Impairment, Special Needs Children, Deaf and Hearing impairment, Students with special needs, Special needs education, Self-Directed Learning in Distance Education, Rehabilitation of Children with Hearing Impairment, Self Directed Education, and Comparative Studies In Special Needs Education
It is seen that Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, which are the countries that attract attention with the economic developments recently in the world economy. These countries have surpassed the performance of many developed... more
It is seen that Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, which are the countries that attract attention with the economic developments recently in the world economy. These countries have surpassed the performance of many developed countries' economies and these countries are referred to as BRICS countries in the world economy. The main reason why these countries are referred to as a group is that they must have a young and growing population, have a chance of earning a high growth opportunity because they can earn direct foreign investment in the country economy, cheap labor and consequently low production costs. Judging from the forecasts of the future of the world economy, until the 2050s, BRICS countries will play an active role in the world economy, also known as the G-6, one of the world's largest economies of the United States, Italy, France; it is argued that the nation will have more than one national income than its national income. Made this first part of the BRICS countries and Turkey's economy will be assessed in terms of macroeconomic indicators studies will be compared later with the BRICS countries in that part of Turkey's economic indicators. A general evaluation will be made in the conclusion part.
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La educación emocional es una innovación educativa que responde a necesidades sociales no atendidas en las materias académicas ordinarias, La complejidad del ser humano no se resuelve potenciando tan sólo sus capacidades académicas e... more
La educación emocional es una innovación educativa que responde a necesidades sociales no atendidas en las materias académicas ordinarias, La complejidad del ser humano no se resuelve potenciando tan sólo sus capacidades académicas e intelectuales, sino desarrollando otras competencias que le posibiliten desarrollarse como persona. El objetivo de la educación emocional es el desarrollo de competencias emocionales: conciencia emocional, regulación emocional, autogestión, habilidades de vida y bienestar, creatividad. Esta propuesta recoge las opiniones de profesores al respecto de la asignatura Educación Emocional, que se incorporó como área dentro del currículo de Educación Primaria, en 2013, en la Comunidad Autónoma de Canarias, Educación Emocional y para la Creatividad sin que los maestros y maestras encargados de llevarla a cabo recibieran ningún tipo de formación y cualificación.
Emotional education is an educational innovation which responds to social needs that have not been catered for in the ordinary academic subjects. The complexity of Man is not resolved just by enhancing their academic and intellectual capacities, but by developing other competencies which will allow them to develop as people. The aim of educational innovation is the development of emotional competencies: emotional conscience, emotional regulation, self-management, life and well-being skills, and creativity. This proposition gathers teachers’ opinions concerning the subject of Emotional Education, which was introduced as an area within Primary Education in the Autonomous Region of the Canary Islands curriculum in 2013, as Emotional Education and Creativity without previous training for or qualifications from the teachers responsible.
Emotional education is an educational innovation which responds to social needs that have not been catered for in the ordinary academic subjects. The complexity of Man is not resolved just by enhancing their academic and intellectual capacities, but by developing other competencies which will allow them to develop as people. The aim of educational innovation is the development of emotional competencies: emotional conscience, emotional regulation, self-management, life and well-being skills, and creativity. This proposition gathers teachers’ opinions concerning the subject of Emotional Education, which was introduced as an area within Primary Education in the Autonomous Region of the Canary Islands curriculum in 2013, as Emotional Education and Creativity without previous training for or qualifications from the teachers responsible.
Research Interests: Teaching and Learning, Education, Creativity studies, Creativity, Didactics, and 29 moreEducational Research, Learning and Teaching, Pedagogy, Academic Emotions and Motivation, Emotions, Educación, Pedagogía, Educational Sciences, Educational science, Educational, Innovación, Educação, Educazione, Creatividad, Pedagogia, Educational studies, Key Competencies, Pedagogie, Emotional Education, Emociones, Education Studies, Educación Emocional, Socio-Emotional Education, COMPETENCIAS BÁSICAS, Emotional Intelligence and education, Educacion, Educacion Emocional, Educación Y Emocionalidad, and Innovation
El presente trabajo se centra en el proceso de elaboración y desarrollo de una propuesta de innovación concreta en la mejora de la relación familia-escuela. El reto que se plantea con este trabajo es hallar y crear un canal de... more
El presente trabajo se centra en el proceso de elaboración y desarrollo de una propuesta de innovación concreta en la mejora de la relación familia-escuela. El reto que se plantea con este trabajo es hallar y crear un canal de intervención, dando protagonismo al conocimiento y experiencia de los diversos agentes educativos del centro escolar, de modo que se logre activar el cambio hacia la mejora y sean los propios implicados quienes lo mantengan vivo. Se parte de una realidad en la que la participación de las familias en el centro tiene una connotación más formal que real. El centro donde se llevó a cabo la experiencia de innovación manifestaba una necesidad clara de afianzar las relaciones y la integración de la familia dentro de la escuela, además de incrementar su participación en el desarrollo de programas o actividades propuestas por el centro. Para ello se llevó a cabo un proceso de trabajo colaborativo entre la Universidad de La Laguna y el propio centro, a modo de sistema de asesoramiento externo. En este trabajo se presenta el desarrollo de una primera fase del “Modelo de Procesos”, denominada “Creación de Condiciones” con una línea de asesoramiento basada en la acción colaborativa, a modo de experiencia piloto.
This paper focuses on the elaboration process of a specific family-school innovation proposal. The challenge which arises in this paper is to find and create an intervention channel, giving relevance to the knowledge and experience of the different educational agents present within the school, so as to activate a change towards improvement and also, that those implicated keep it alive. The reality which is counted on is that the participation of the family in school has a more formal than a real connotation. The school where the innovation experience was conducted, exhibited a clear need to strengthen the relationship with, and the integration of the family in the school, as well as their involvement in the development of programmes or activities suggested or planned by the school. To accomplish this, a collaborative work process was carried out, between the University of La Laguna and the school, which acted as an external advice system. The development of a first stage of the “Process Model”, called “Creation of Conditions”, with a collaborative line based on a collaborative action worked on as a pilot experience, is what is presented in this paper.
This paper focuses on the elaboration process of a specific family-school innovation proposal. The challenge which arises in this paper is to find and create an intervention channel, giving relevance to the knowledge and experience of the different educational agents present within the school, so as to activate a change towards improvement and also, that those implicated keep it alive. The reality which is counted on is that the participation of the family in school has a more formal than a real connotation. The school where the innovation experience was conducted, exhibited a clear need to strengthen the relationship with, and the integration of the family in the school, as well as their involvement in the development of programmes or activities suggested or planned by the school. To accomplish this, a collaborative work process was carried out, between the University of La Laguna and the school, which acted as an external advice system. The development of a first stage of the “Process Model”, called “Creation of Conditions”, with a collaborative line based on a collaborative action worked on as a pilot experience, is what is presented in this paper.
Research Interests: Teaching and Learning, Education, Didactics, Educational Research, Learning and Teaching, and 32 morePedagogy, Educación, Pedagogía, Educational Sciences, Educational science, Tutoring, Educational, Innovación, Educação, Orientacion Educativa, Pedagogia, Innovacion, Educational studies, Pedagogie, Collaborative Working, Collaborative Work, Education Studies, Orientación Educativa, Tutorias, Advisory Systems, Trabajo Colaborativo, Relación Escuela Y Familias, Educacion, Educational Guidance and Counselling, Tutorías, Family -schoola relationships, Advisory System, Modelo De Procesos, Procesos De Mejora Escolar, Sistema De Asesoramiento, Innovation, Processes Model, and School Improvement Processes
La presenten investigación realizará una análisis de las principales competencias profesionales que influyen en la inserción de los estudiantes o egresados de la Universidad Nacional de La Pampa Argentina (UNL-Pam) al mercado laboral. Se... more
La presenten investigación realizará una análisis de las principales competencias profesionales que influyen en la inserción de los estudiantes o egresados de la Universidad Nacional de La Pampa Argentina (UNL-Pam) al mercado laboral. Se realizará un análisis comparativo entre carreras universitarios en función de medir las competencias profesionales para adquirir o conserverar un empleo. Se estableció un diseño no experimental, comparativo, en formato de encuesta, corte transversal, selección de la muestra al azar para realizar un análisis estadístico de tipo descriptivo e inferencial. Población: 106 estudiantes o egresadosde UNL-Pam con registro en el Programa de Movilidad Internacional de Estudiantes (PMIE), periodo 2010-2016. Muestras al azar: 79 estudiantes y egresados, quienes contestan la encuesta electrónica. Material: Cuestionario de competencias profesionales para adquirir y conservar el empleo en estudiantes y egresados. Registro por plataformas electrónicas. El presente estudio identificó el impacto que tiene el PMIE a través de medir las competencias profesionales. Observase que existen cuatro carreras universitarias que tienen más competencias profesionales, las cuales son: Abogacía, Médico Veterinario, Orientador en de Educación Secundaria ingeniero Agrónomo.
The present research will perform an analysis of the main professional skills that influence the insertion of students or graduates of the National University of La Pampa Argentina (UNL-Pam) to the labor market. A comparative analysis will be carried out between university races in order to measure the professional competences to enter or conserve a job. A non-experimental, comparative design was establishing in a survey, cross-sectional, random sample selection to perform a descriptive and inferential statistical analysis. Population: 106 students or graduates of UNL-Pam with registration in the International Student Mobility Program (ISMP), period 2010-2016. Samples at random: 79 students and graduates, who answer the electronic survey. Material: Questionnaire of professional competences to enter and retain employment in students and graduates. Registration by electronic platforms. The present study identified the impact of ISMP through the measurement of professional competencies. Note that there are four careers that have more skills that are professional: Advocacy, Veterinarian, Secondary Education Counselor and Agronomist.
The present research will perform an analysis of the main professional skills that influence the insertion of students or graduates of the National University of La Pampa Argentina (UNL-Pam) to the labor market. A comparative analysis will be carried out between university races in order to measure the professional competences to enter or conserve a job. A non-experimental, comparative design was establishing in a survey, cross-sectional, random sample selection to perform a descriptive and inferential statistical analysis. Population: 106 students or graduates of UNL-Pam with registration in the International Student Mobility Program (ISMP), period 2010-2016. Samples at random: 79 students and graduates, who answer the electronic survey. Material: Questionnaire of professional competences to enter and retain employment in students and graduates. Registration by electronic platforms. The present study identified the impact of ISMP through the measurement of professional competencies. Note that there are four careers that have more skills that are professional: Advocacy, Veterinarian, Secondary Education Counselor and Agronomist.
Research Interests: Teaching and Learning, Education, Teacher Education, Employment Relations, Educational Research, and 25 moreLearning and Teaching, Pedagogy, Teacher Training, Employment, Educación, Pedagogía, Educational Sciences, Educational science, Employment Studies, Educational, Educação, International student mobility, Educazione, Pedagogia, Educational studies, Pedagogie, Empleo, Movilidad Estudiantil, Education Studies, Employment Relationship, Competencias Profesionales, Curriculum and Pedagogy, Professional Competences, Educacion, and Competencia Profesional
This study investigated the influence of personality traits on career decisions among secondary school students in Yakurr Local Government Area of Cross River State, Nigeria. The research design adopted was the survey design. 200 students... more
This study investigated the influence of personality traits on career decisions among secondary school students in Yakurr Local Government Area of Cross River State, Nigeria. The research design adopted was the survey design. 200 students drawn from 10 public schools in the area of study, made up the sample of the study and this was done through stratified random sampling technique. The major instrument used for data collection was the personality traits and students’ career decisions questionnaire (PTSCDQ) and data generated were analyzed using the independent t-test analysis. The null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The result obtained indicated that personality traits of attitude and perception have a significant influence on career decision among secondary school students. Based on this among others, it was concluded that career decision among students are not only influenced by their parents and image figures but their attitude, perception and individual traits depending on how they think about such careers. It was therefore recommended that, professional counselors, parents/guardians, teachers and administrators alike should strive to create career awareness and give more attention to the personality trait of attitude and perception as displayed by students.
Research Interests: Teaching and Learning, Education, Learning and Teaching, Pedagogy, Nigeria, and 19 moreEducación, Pedagogía, Educational Sciences, Educational science, Eğitim, Pendidikan, Educação, Career Decision Making Process, Secondary schools, Pedagogia, Educational studies, Pedagogie, Personality Traits, Secondary School, Education Studies, Secondary School Students, Career Decision Making, Career Decisions, and Educacion
The article was a review study. This is an approach which allows the researcher to understand the phenomenon in depth (Karamustafaoglu, 2009). The researchers have adopted the literature review approach to investigate the problem in... more
The article was a review study. This is an approach which allows the researcher to understand the phenomenon in depth (Karamustafaoglu, 2009). The researchers have adopted the literature review approach to investigate the problem in depth. The structures of literature have been analyzed through the handbooks mostly in the field of teacher education on literacy terms. This was a review study about exploring barriers to literacy from parents and teachers’ perspective. This was linked to the current literature in understanding about the phenomenon which was investigated. This study, therefore, relied on different kinds of literature such as published articles, theses and, books. Majority of them were obtained from research databases such as Web of Science and Google Scholar. Namamba and Rao (2017), and Manzar-Abbas and Lu (2013) followed the same method of review in conducting their review studies. In order to obtain relevant literature, search words such as “barriers to literacy” and “parents and teachers’ perspective” were used. In addition, books on teacher education were also consulted. All the obtained literature was summarized according to the search words of the study. All the obtained literature was cited properly in text and in the list. This allowed the researchers to extract and incorporate key information about exploring barriers to literacy from parents and teachers’ perspective into this article. The studies drawn in this review article reflect the learning about barriers to literacy from parents and teachers’ perspective in diverse directions.
Research Interests: Teaching and Learning, Education, Didactics, Learning and Teaching, Pedagogy, and 13 moreEducación, Pedagogía, Educational Sciences, Educational science, Educação, Educazione, Pedagogia, Educational studies, Pedagogie, Education Studies, Educacion, Barriers to Female-Literacy, and Parents and Teachers’ Perspective
The study was carried out to determine the effect of stop, think and talk activities on the performance of students in reading comprehension in junior secondary schools in Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja. The study was carried out... more
The study was carried out to determine the effect of stop, think and talk activities on the performance of students in reading comprehension in junior secondary schools in Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja. The study was carried out using a quasi-experimental pretest-posttest research design. The target population of the study comprised of 16,925 JSII students. A sample size of 100 JSII students from two secondary schools in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, were purposely sampled in the study. Sixty five (65) students from Government Junior Secondary School, Apo and thirty five (35) from Government Junior Secondary School, Garki were used for the study. Both groups of students were taught for six (6) weeks. Government Junior Secondary School, Apo was assigned as the experimental group while Government Junior Secondary School, Garki was assigned as the control school. Students were pre-tested to establish their homogeneity before the commencement of the treatment. They were taught for six (6) weeks and were tested using retelling test as an instrument. Data collected from students’ test scores was analysed using mean and standard deviation, while t-test was used to test the formulated null hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. Findings of the study revealed that “stop, think and talk” activities had significant effect on students’ performance in reading comprehension. In fact, the experimental group which was exposed to stop, think and talk activities had better understanding of the reading comprehension passages given to them. The result further revealed that students in experimental group were more active, responsive and paid more attention to details concerning the main ideas in the passages read. Based on the findings, it was recommended that teachers should be encouraged to use “stop, think and talk” activities in reading comprehension lessons. Such activities should be provided before, during and after every reading comprehension passage to enhance and facilitate students’ reading abilities. Curriculum planners should provide activities that would encourage students to “stop, think and talk” to make reading comprehension lesson more purposeful and meaningful.
Research Interests: Teaching and Learning, Education, Effectiveness, Performance Studies, Didactics, and 20 moreLearning and Teaching, Performance Management, Performance, Reading, Pedagogy, Reading Comprehension, Nigeria, Teaching and Learning Writing and Reading, Educación, Pedagogía, Educação, Comprehension, Educazione, Pedagogia, Learning Activities, Pedagogie, Activities, Teaching effectiveness, Reading Comprehension, and Educacion
The goal of the current study is to examine the impact of students’ social economic status, ethnicity, and discipline infractions on their standardized test scores in Indiana, the USA. Data from this study extracted from Indiana... more
The goal of the current study is to examine the impact of students’ social economic status, ethnicity, and discipline infractions on their standardized test scores in Indiana, the USA. Data from this study extracted from Indiana Department of Education. ISTEP is a criterion-referenced standardized test. It consists of items that assess a student’s performance with respect to particular criteria that was established by the Indiana State Board of Education. Criterion-referenced test scores help us to understand where a student stands in relation to the cut scores based Indiana Academic Standards in English/Language Arts and Mathematics. In fact, the application of ISTEP might be helpful for schools to identify their students’ strengths and weaknesses in these content areas. By doing so, they take necessary steps to plan appropriate instruction for students’ academic development. However, the Indiana Department of Education’s statistical data show that there was a statistically significant achievement gap between students. Accordingly, the current study findings point out that the effects of SES and Race varied among groups. Specifically, African-American students with low SES status had lower scores on ISTEP than their white peers did. In addition, a chi-square analysis showed that disproportionality among African American students appeared to be striking. Findings and educational implications are discussed.
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Purpose: The purpose of this study is to explore the conceptual awareness of accounting teachers in their teaching learning process based on SOLO Taxonomy curriculum approach in secondary level schools. Further, the study explored the... more
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to explore the conceptual awareness of accounting teachers in their teaching learning process based on SOLO Taxonomy curriculum approach in secondary level schools. Further, the study explored the relationship between the curriculum development inputs and the SOLO based curriculum development process. The curriculum development inputs are teacher effectiveness, school community, school environment and technology availability. Method: Data was collected through questionnaires survey administration of accounting teachers in secondary level school in Sri Lanka. The respondent was selected on the basis of their subject and their experience. The data obtained from the teachers was input into the program Statistical Package for Social Sciences software package. Multiple Regression Analysis was applied to examine the relationship between Dependent variable and Independent variable to interpret the among curriculum development inputs and SOLO based curriculum development process. On the other hand, the study was analyzed moderating effect of individual factors between the relationship curriculum development inputs and SOLO based curriculum development process. Findings: The result indicates that the teacher’s attitudes and availability of SOLO based curriculum materials will exert the most influence upon the teaching leaning process in the secondary level schools. The results further incited that the moderating effect of age, teaching experience and experience in curriculum development process to the relationship between curriculum development inputs to the SOLO based curriculum development process. According to the analysis the gender does not moderate the relationship curriculum development inputs and the SOLO based curriculum development process. Value: The study will be applicable for curriculum development process to accounting curriculum and improve the performance of student competency level not only students who learnt accountancy but also throughout all other students in secondary level schools. The study assists curriculum policy makers in the field of curriculum development process in general education system to understand the issues related to outcome based curriculum development process in current era. Hence, findings of this study could be used to guide them in enhancing curriculum reforms and implementing new curriculum approach to enhance and overcome the current issues. The findings of this study will inform curriculum policy makers and educationists who wish to apply new curriculum approach on how they can develop SOLO based curriculum for the current education system. Thus, the findings of this study contribute to the area of curriculum development that was beneficial to arrive at the proper decision making in constructing our own curriculum. The guidelines of this study will fulfill the requirement of the secondary school curriculum development program.
Research Interests: Teaching and Learning, Education, Educational Technology, Teacher Education, Curriculum Design, and 29 moreAcademic curriculum, Educational Research, Learning and Teaching, Curriculum Studies, Curriculum Theory, Curriculum Development, Curriculum and Instruction, Curriculum & Instruction, Curriculum, Educación, Educational science, Eğitim, Teaching Learning Process, Educational, Curriculum Design and Evaluation, Pendidikan, Educação, Curriculum Theory and Development, Educazione, Educational studies, Teaching and Learning Process, CURRICULUM AND TEACHING, Early Childhood Curriculum, Teaching-Learning Process, Education Studies, Curriculum and Pedagogy, Solo Taxonomy, Curriculum and Educational Technology, and Educacion
This paper applies an experimental case study aiming at the assessment of the effectiveness of computer science teaching, when it is framed by activities with clear direction of "creation and expression" and in particular music. The... more
This paper applies an experimental case study aiming at the assessment of the effectiveness of computer science teaching, when it is framed by activities with clear direction of "creation and expression" and in particular music. The research goes beyond the view that computers are a tool and examines them as a subject of the curriculum of the kindergarten through a creative didactic intervention. The sample was divided into two groups, the experimental group that implemented a training program for teaching basic computer concepts supported by alternative creative musical education activities and the control group which implemented a corresponding program that utilized “tutorials” and “drill and practice” software. The analysis of the data shows that computer literacy combined with music education activities had improved learning outcomes compared to the method used by guided teaching through software. The research supports the proposal for the development of educational approaches to computer science, which escapes from the narrow contexts of interaction with the PC, and is accompanied by alternative activities and adapted as well to the particularities and characteristics of early childhood.
Research Interests: Information Technology, Music, Music Education, Teaching and Learning, Education, and 26 moreEducational Technology, Informatics, Educational Informatics, Didactics, Educational Research, Learning and Teaching, Early Childhood Education, Pedagogy, Digital Pedagogy, Early Childhood, Early Childhood Care and Education, Educación, Pedagogía, Eğitim, Educational, Pendidikan, Educação, Educazione, Pedagogia, Pedagogie, Early Childhood Curriculum, Early Childhood Development, Digital Didaktik (Pedagogy), Educators, Creative Didactics, and Computer in Preschool Education
Although EFL students learn English at schools and colleges, the time allotted for their English lessons per day is very limited. Setting up English Language Clinics at EFL colleges/institutes will help students improve and develop their... more
Although EFL students learn English at schools and colleges, the time allotted for their English lessons per day is very limited. Setting up English Language Clinics at EFL colleges/institutes will help students improve and develop their language skills. This paper aims at helping EFL students develop their English language skills by opening English language clinics in schools and colleges. The paper presents the concept and scope of ELC and its usefulness. It also provides an overview of some of the English language clinics successfully run by various colleges in general and Jeddah community college in particular. Finally, it suggests various ways in which English language clinics can be established and implemented successfully for the benefit of students as well as teachers. It also provides some suggestions for extended tasks that can be carried out by the language clinic given enough administrative and financial support. The work is basically of descriptive-exploratory type that involved some English teachers’ responses from different colleges/universities and JCC teachers at King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah-KSA. The findings will be helpful in supporting the theory of establishing ELCs at English departments to cater to the needs of learners facing difficulties in learning specific aspects/skills of English language.
Research Interests: Teaching English as a Second Language, Alternative Education, English language, Teaching English As A Foreign Language, English Language Learning, and 22 moreTeaching EFL, English language and linguistics, English language teaching, English Language Learners, English language and literature, Learning and Teaching of English Language Skills, English as a Foreign Language (EFL), Teaching EFL and Teacher Training, methodology of teaching EFL, English Language Studies, Teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL), English EFL TEFL learning, English language education, Efl and Esol Teaching, ESL/EFL Writing, English Language Teaching, English Language, Teaching of English Language and Literature, English As a Second Language (ESL), English Literature and Language, Teaching ESL/EFL, and English Language Clinics
Due to the swift proliferation of mobile technology, the use of mobile devices, like notebook computers, and mobile phones, as learning tools has offered people the flexibility and convenience to acquire new knowledge anytime and... more
Due to the swift proliferation of mobile technology, the use of mobile devices, like notebook computers, and mobile phones, as learning tools has offered people the flexibility and convenience to acquire new knowledge anytime and anywhere. In light of this, growing attention has been paid to the critical roles of perceived flexibility advantages in mobile and online learning (Huang et al, 2014). And because of the increasing use of mobile technologies in society and by the younger generation, learners will demand course materials be delivered on mobile technologies to be accessed from anywhere and at any time. At the same time, today’s and tomorrow’s learners will be nomadic and continuously on the move. As learners move from one location to the next, they must be able to use the infrastructure in the different locations to access learning materials. Hence, learning materials must be designed for easy access by the nomadic learners using mobile technology regardless of where they are located and which network infrastructure they are using to access information (Ally, 2007). This paper discusses the following issues: mobile learning and higher education, issues in mobile learning, misconception about mobile learning, and mobile technology and education.
Research Interests: Information Technology, Teaching and Learning, Education, Technology, Educational Technology, and 24 moreAlternative Education, Teacher Education, Mobile Learning, Didactics, Learning and Teaching, Mobile Technology, Instructional Technology, Information Communication Technology, Pedagogy, Blended And Mobile Learning, Educación, Pedagogía, Educational Sciences, Educational science, Mobile learning and eLearning, Educational, Educação, Pedagogia, Educational studies, Alternative Education, Democratic Schools, Democratic Education, Pedagogie, Education Studies, Alternative Viewpoints to Education, and Educacion
For the development of preschool children, games are generally very beneficial and effective. When we look at the education systems of the developed countries in recent years, it is seen that the concept of game is an important activity... more
For the development of preschool children, games are generally very beneficial and effective. When we look at the education systems of the developed countries in recent years, it is seen that the concept of game is an important activity in terms of children's development. For most of the scientists, game is the best way to get to know and observe the child. And it is the best way to analyze. Children gain many skills while playing. They often learn behavior during playing such as learning, making effective decisions, cooperation, honesty, sharing, respecting the rights of others, liking friends, helping others. By observing the skills during the transition period to adulthood, the child practice and perfect them through the games. This study was conducted in order to determine the views of pre-school teachers about the teaching with games method. In the study, it was tried to determine the general views of preschool teachers on teaching with games, if they prefer teaching with games method, effects of game on learning, game types used in education, until what age children are supposed to play games, which games girls and boys play, which problems teacher encounter while having children play games and suggestions of preschool teachers on teaching with games method. Using the interview method which is one of the qualitative research methods in the research, the data obtained from 50 preschool teachers working in the kindergartens in Gaziantep province were analyzed by content analysis method. As a result of the study, it was found that most of the preschool teachers believe games contribute to motor, cognitive and social development of children, they are also helpful in terms of expressing themselves, they are effective since the learning is fast and permanent with games and children adopt the rules. It was also concluded that children have a strong memory along with their gaming activities, they develop intelligence, children love their school and friends, and that their creative features have improved. Therefore, it can be said that the teaching with games is an important method that contributes to children in almost all dimensions within the development process. However, in terms of teachers' views, physical and environmental conditions should be improved and the necessity of providing in-service trainings in the field of play education has emerged.
Research Interests: Game studies, Teaching and Learning, Education, Educational Technology, Alternative Education, and 25 moreDidactics, Educational Research, Learning and Teaching, Pedagogy, Educational Design Research, Educational Alternate Reality Games, Games, Educación, Pedagogía, Educational Sciences, Educational science, Eğitim, Preschool Education, Preschool Education Curriculum, Pendidikan, Educação, Pedagogia, Educational studies, Pedagogie, Preschool, Education Studies, Preschool Children, Alternative Viewpoints to Education, Educacion, and teaching with games
The study investigated school size and facilities utilization as correlates of secondary school students' academic performance in Ekiti State, Nigeria. Two major objectives such as the impact of school size on academic performance and the... more
The study investigated school size and facilities utilization as correlates of secondary school students' academic performance in Ekiti State, Nigeria. Two major objectives such as the impact of school size on academic performance and the impact of facilities utilization on academic performance were investigated and the hypotheses generated were tested. Two hundred and two questionnaires were randomly distributed to some selected staff in all the senior secondary schools in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State. The data were analyzed with the aid of ANOVA, multiple regression analysis of Ordinary Least Square (OLS) to test the relationship that subsist between some identified proxies. The findings of the study revealed that school size and facilities utilization has impacted positively on the performance of secondary school students in Ekiti State. This is evidenced from the regression coefficient that indicated positively to question raised under the issue. The study established a strong and positive relationship between school size and facilities utilization in relation to students' academic performance. From the findings of this study, it was recommended that the State Government should build more classrooms in all schools. In doing this, much emphasis should be given to the provision of more classrooms in the State' annual capital budget. Likewise, the approved teacher quota of one and one-half teacher per class should be allowed to remain but should be properly used in the distribution of teachers to schools.
Research Interests: Teaching and Learning, Education, Didactics, Educational Research, Learning and Teaching, and 19 morePedagogy, Nigeria, Educación, Pedagogía, Educational Sciences, Educational science, Academic Performance, Educational, Educação, Educational Policy Studies, Educazione, Pedagogia, Facilities, Educational studies, Pedagogie, Utilization, School Size, Education Studies, and Educacion
In this work we attempt to set a framework of proposals for the inclusion of pupils in schools of areas with acute social problems. The necessity to adopt educational policies for inclusion is highlighted in the findings not only of... more
In this work we attempt to set a framework of proposals for the inclusion of pupils in schools of areas with acute social problems. The necessity to adopt educational policies for inclusion is highlighted in the findings not only of scientific research but also of international organizations, despite their different ideological content every time. These proposals recognize the central role of teachers, the necessity for their training and the achieving of broader cooperation. In this respect, the development of inclusion policies can be facilitated by the application of systemic methodology.
Research Interests: Teaching and Learning, Education, Didactics, Educational Research, Learning and Teaching, and 20 moreInclusive education (Learning And Teaching), Pedagogy, Inclusive Education, Educación, Pedagogía, Educational Sciences, Educational science, Inclusive Education (including higher education), Eğitim, Educational, Pendidikan, Educação, Pedagogia, Educational studies, Special and inclusive education, Pedagogie, Education Studies, Educacion, Educational Exclusion, and systemic methodology
The traditional school system included adopting as much information without critical thinking while modern school tends to democratic education that is focused on the development of individual abilities of each student and to develop his... more
The traditional school system included adopting as much information without critical thinking while modern school tends to democratic education that is focused on the development of individual abilities of each student and to develop his critical thinking. In traditional teaching communication the teacher dominates. Such is the autocratic communication which was reflected in a bossy role of teachers while in modern teaching the emphasis is on the student's role and the democratic communication. In pursuing the goal of non-experimental empirical research that we set in our study, we found that there is a statistically significant connection between interpersonal communication in teaching and students' success, and that those students whose teachers mostly used the democratic model of communication in teaching achieved statistically significantly better school achievements than those students whose teachers use mainly the autocratic model of communication. The survey was conducted in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Herzegovina-Neretva Canton) and a sample of 423 respondents (322 students and 101 teachers of primary schools). Through the results, contents and messages of this paper we have tried to make you aware of the importance of this segment of communication in the learning process and as such to make it the subject of everyday questioning and continuous work that should lead to its improvement, and thus to improving the quality of the entire educational process.
Research Interests: Communication, Teaching and Learning, Education, Teacher Education, Didactics, and 27 moreLearning and Teaching, Mass Communication, Pedagogy, Teacher Training, Communication Skills, Educación, Pedagogía, Quality of Learning and Teaching, Educational Sciences, Educational science, Eğitim, Pendidikan, Educação, Communication skills training, Quality of teaching, Communication and Study Skills, Educazione, Quality teaching in higher education, Pedagogia, Educational studies, Pedagogie, Quality Teaching, Improvement in teaching quality, Oral Communication Skills, Quality of teaching and learning, Teaching Quality, and Educacion
The study investigated Effects of Computer Assisted Instruction on Independent Learning Skills of Economics Students in Secondary Schools in Kaduna State. ICT are information handling tools used for producing, processing, distributing... more
The study investigated Effects of Computer Assisted Instruction on Independent Learning Skills of Economics Students in Secondary Schools in Kaduna State. ICT are information handling tools used for producing, processing, distributing exchanging and storing of information. Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI) is an ICT-Driven Instructional technique in which computer system is used as an instructional material and the teacher monitors, the learning that takes place. The objective of the study among others was to determine the rate at which independent learning skills acquisition could be enhanced among Economics students taught with the use of Computer Assisted Instruction and those taught with the conventional method of teaching. Hypotheses were drawn from the objectives of the study. The research design was the two by two pre-test post-test quasi experimental control group design. The targeted population were the twenty-three thousand four hundred and sixty Public Senior Secondary two (SS2) students in twelve educational zones of Kaduna State. A stratified random sampling technique was adopted to draw two hundred SS2 Economics students from the rural and urban centres of two educational zones of the State. An Economics Achievement Test (EAT) was developed and validated as test instrument for data collection. The hypothesis was tested using covariance at 0.05 level of significance for acceptance or rejection. The results amongst others revealed that students taught with the use of CAI performed significantly better than those taught without CAI, and also the result shows that the use of CAI in teaching Economics is not significantly affected by school location. However, it was therefore recommended amongst others that, the Opon Imo meaning Tablet of Knowledge used in Osun State Senior Secondary Schools should be adopted by government for all Senior Secondary Schools in Nigeria.
Research Interests: Teaching and Learning, Education, Educational Technology, Alternative Education, Teacher Education, and 13 moreDidactics, Educational Research, Learning and Teaching, ICT in Education, Pedagogy, Educación, Pedagogía, Computer Assisted Instructional Material, Eğitim, Pendidikan, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer-assisted instructional design, and Pegadogia
Conflicts and confrontations between students are a key-feature of school life. Especially in recent years, both the scientific and the educational community are particularly sensitive to bullying issues in the school context. Peer... more
Conflicts and confrontations between students are a key-feature of school life. Especially in recent years, both the scientific and the educational community are particularly sensitive to bullying issues in the school context. Peer mediation (or school mediation) is an alternative way to manage conflicts at school. A critical evaluation of this practice is attempted, as well as its contribution to the formation of a positive attitude in school and to the decreasing of school-bullying incidents. For this purpose, school extracurricular programmes can be planned. The application of relevant programmes at school can be facilitated by systemic modelling that may provide a useful conceptual tool for organizing similar interventions. The overall approach is exemplified by the implementation of Health Education programmes, as they are conducted at the Greek secondary education in the context of educational counselling psychology interventions.
Research Interests: Teaching and Learning, Education, Educational Psychology, Educational Research, Learning and Teaching, and 17 morePedagogy, Bullying, School Bullying, Conflict Management, Educación, Students, Eğitim, Pendidikan, Student Life, Peer Mediation, Educazione, Bullying in schools, Pedagogia, Conflict and Conflict Management, Systemic modelling, School Bullying and Cyberbullying Among Adolescents, and Student
Open and Distance learning (ODL) programs are generally designed to serve an off campus population. These programs provide access to higher education for students who cannot attend traditional courses due to employment, marital status,... more
Open and Distance learning (ODL) programs are generally designed to serve an off campus population. These programs provide access to higher education for students who cannot attend traditional courses due to employment, marital status, family responsibilities, distance, and expenses incurred with traditional education (Hannay and Newvine 2006). According to Bukaliya and Musika,(2015), ODL lies in the philosophical nature of geographical dispersion of students and the vast distances apart between the students and the ODL institution. That nature of ODL underlie in the premise that, students know on how, where, when and what to study (Keegan, 1986), as a result students face a lot of challenges resulting in low learning motivation (Bukaliya and Musika, 2015). For sustainability in Open and Distance learning, counseling service as one of the Students Support Service (SSS) is very important in academic arena (Jung, 2005). Counseling is the process of helping an individual to receive, accept his/her conception of him/herself and his/her problems, perceptions, attitudes, goals, plans and choices and use advice that can help him to understand and solve his/her problem/ disturbing issues or to cope with it successfully for a better future (Biswalo, 1996). For the counseling process to be effective the counselor should have the knowledge of counseling skills, counseling techniques on how to conduct the counseling interview. In Open and Distance Learning, a counselor has to understand the effect of distance on the choice of technology (UNESCO: 2004) by considering Accessibility, Flexibility, Cost, and Speed (COL, 2003).
Research Interests: Teaching and Learning, Education, Alternative Education, Teacher Education, Distance Education, and 21 moreEducational Psychology, Educational Research, Learning and Teaching, K-12 Distance Learning, Pedagogy, Tanzanian Studies, Online and Distance Education, Tanzania, Distance Learning, Open Education, Open Educational Resources, Open Educational Resources (Education), Open and Distance Education, Educación, Pedagogía, Eğitim, Pendidikan, Open Educational Practices, Pedagogia, Open Distance Learning, and Alternative Viewpoints to Education
This research is concerned with the mysteries of neutron stars and the quest for gravitational waves. Neutron stars are anticipated sources of gravitational waves, and are expected to be detectable within the next decade using... more
This research is concerned with the mysteries of neutron stars and the quest for gravitational waves. Neutron stars are anticipated sources of gravitational waves, and are expected to be detectable within the next decade using kilometre-scale laser interferometry especially the aLIGO. We estimate the range of amplitudes that the waves may have if a neutron star spirals inside a giant star in the end phase of binary evolution. The signal of the calculated values with a peak gravitational-wave strain of h ~ 5.749 x 10 −22 – 3.992 x 10-22 matches the strain amplitude sensitivity range h ~ 10-23-10-18 of LIGO and VIRGO for the inspiral and merger of a pair binary systems. The results obtained in this research as compared to aLIGO's values of GW detection has proved beyond reasonable doubt that NS are promising candidates; which imply that there are more neutron stars (binary systems) out there than expected.
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The study investigated the impact of Environmental Education (EE) on the perceptions and attitudes of secondary school students concerning environmental sustainability in selected schools in Botswana. The objectives were set to: i)... more
The study investigated the impact of Environmental Education (EE) on the perceptions and attitudes of secondary school students concerning environmental sustainability in selected schools in Botswana. The objectives were set to: i) investigate the teaching of EE in secondary schools; ii) examine the perceptions and attitudes of EE students towards environmental sustainability. A qualitative research design guided data collection where interview protocols, observation schedules, and document analysis were employed for the gathering of data. The main research findings were that EE is indeed integrated in teaching subjects at secondary school level in Botswana. The teaching of EE is fundamentally teacher-centered resulting mainly in enriching studentss knowledge about the environment without really providing them with the capacity to act for environmental sustainability. Subsequently, the teaching of EE in the studied schools has failed to transform the perceptions and attitudes of students towards responsible and action oriented environmental stewardship.
Research Interests: Environmental Economics, Teaching and Learning, Education, Educational Technology, Environmental Education, and 14 moreSocial Sciences, Teacher Education, Science Education, Conservation, Environmental Studies, Educational Research, Learning and Teaching, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Urban Environments, Pedagogy, Environmental Sustainability, Educación, Pedagogía, and Pedagogy of Social Work
Introduction: ICT offers teacher and students both technological tools and resources which are beyond the boundary of their classrooms. Therefore, when the policy is properly implemented, it could support and transform the learning... more
Introduction: ICT offers teacher and students both technological tools and resources which are beyond the boundary of their classrooms. Therefore, when the policy is properly implemented, it could support and transform the learning situation in every country. However, the best intentions might not always achieve the reality as projects on making ICT education accessible mostly fail to achieve its objectives.
Objective: It is in line with this the study was conducted to ascertain some of the challenges associated with the implementation of ICT policy at Nwabiagya District in Ashanti region.
Methods: The study adopted case study design and a mixed method of data collection. In all, a total of 512 were recruited to be part of the study.
Findings: The study revealed that there is lack of computers, unqualified teachers, limited practical after teaching as well as lack of internet access. These challenges were confirmed by both the teachers and the students within the various schools sampled.
Conclusion: The study found that the teaching and learning of ICT in basic schools in Ghana is faced with barriers and efforts have to be put in place in order to provide the needed resources and personnel to handle the subject in the various schools.
Objective: It is in line with this the study was conducted to ascertain some of the challenges associated with the implementation of ICT policy at Nwabiagya District in Ashanti region.
Methods: The study adopted case study design and a mixed method of data collection. In all, a total of 512 were recruited to be part of the study.
Findings: The study revealed that there is lack of computers, unqualified teachers, limited practical after teaching as well as lack of internet access. These challenges were confirmed by both the teachers and the students within the various schools sampled.
Conclusion: The study found that the teaching and learning of ICT in basic schools in Ghana is faced with barriers and efforts have to be put in place in order to provide the needed resources and personnel to handle the subject in the various schools.
Research Interests: Teaching and Learning, Education, Alternative Education, Teacher Education, Educational Research, and 13 moreLearning and Teaching, ICT Educational design, ICT in Education, Pedagogy, Ghana, ICT for Development, Teacher Training, ICT innovation, ICT in Teachers Education, Educación, Pedagogía, Pedagogia, and Pedagogie
El presente trabajo es una investigación Documental de tipo Hermenéutico trata sobre el desarrollo de la capacidad creativa e innovadora de los estudiantes pertenecientes a los institutos de educación superior de formación docente. En él... more
El presente trabajo es una investigación Documental de tipo Hermenéutico trata sobre el desarrollo de la capacidad creativa e innovadora de los estudiantes pertenecientes a los institutos de educación superior de formación docente. En él se hace mención a la problemática presentada en educación superior, a los aportes de la investigación en la docencia universitaria, a la importancia de la estimulación de las habilidades creativas e innovadora en los estudiantes y por último al proceso de vinculación universidad-empresa y sociedad como alianzas para promover procesos de creación e innovación en el sector productivo, social y educativo. Es por ello, que las universidades pedagógicas deben estar dirigida a la formación y capacitación de individuos con herramientas apropiadas a las exigencias contemporáneas y promover en sus futuros estudiantes el desarrollo del potencial creativo, para así producir los cambios e innovaciones educativas que se requieren.
Research Interests: Teaching and Learning, Education, Educational Technology, Alternative Education, Teacher Education, and 13 moreEducational Psychology, Educational Research, Learning and Teaching, Educación, Pedagogía, Pedagogía y desarrollo de la creatividad, Creatividad, Pedagogia, Educación superior, Alternative Education, Democratic Schools, Democratic Education, Creatividad e innovación, Docencia en educación superior, and Alternative Viewpoints to Education
"Non-formal adult education" comprises procedures of teaching and education that only to a limited degree are part of the formal, public educational system. Non-formal learning activities are frequently based on private initiatives by... more
"Non-formal adult education" comprises procedures of teaching and education that only to a limited degree are part of the formal, public educational system. Non-formal learning activities are frequently based on private initiatives by non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Folk schools are a form of non-formal adult education and are based on fellowship/community and the philosophy of the individual providers. Folk schools were originally schools for adult men and women, which was given a teaching, which aimed to make them good citizens. Over time, the focus was more on personal development, and often specialize individual schools are particularly in parts of this. The main scope of voluntary non-formal adult learning in associations is, taking a starting point in the activity and the binding fellowship, to reinforce non-formal adult knowledge and thus the affiliates’ skill and wish to take an obligation for their own lives and to play a dynamic and engaged part in society.
Research Interests: Teaching and Learning, Education, Adult Education, Teacher Education, Higher Education, and 8 moreEducational Research, Learning and Teaching, Adult learning, Educación, Folk High Schools, Teaching and Learning In Adult Learrning, Scandinavian Folkways, and Teaching and Learning In Adult and Higher Education
Human evolution is the lengthy progression of changes. Scientific evidence shows that the physical and behavioral traits shared by all people originated from apelike ancestors and evolved over a period of approximately six million years.... more
Human evolution is the lengthy progression of changes. Scientific evidence shows that the physical and behavioral traits shared by all people originated from apelike ancestors and evolved over a period of approximately six million years. The intellect, the magnitude of which divorces the human from all other animals, advanced slowly over the entire four million years or more of the human development. The intellect is not unique to the human; it is quite well developed in a number of the other higher animals. The intellect developed as a control over instincts to provide adaptable behavior. Education fulfilled in the past a decisive role in the survival of our species. The arrival of Homo sapiens sapiens, their link to the development of culture, the rise of teaching and education and the relevance or irrelevance of the educational process in human survival, are some of the topics covered in this paper.
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The glissando of Make-in-India campaign is perched on rhetorics like Skill India and Ease of Doing Business. It is also a takeoff on the NMP-2011, which seeks to bolster India's manufacturing foot print, encourage FDI, and bolster... more
The glissando of Make-in-India campaign is perched on rhetorics like Skill India and Ease of Doing Business. It is also a takeoff on the NMP-2011, which seeks to bolster India's manufacturing foot print, encourage FDI, and bolster exports. The paper brings out the genesis of our manufacturing policy and experience and the challenges that confront Make-in-India. It highlights disconnects that manifest in our education policy both at the primary and tertiary level where GER and inclusivity have become the buzzword; clearly discounting the quality dimension. It draws upon the global best practices where local bodies are financially and functionally empowered to provide quality education at the primary level and act as the building block for research and innovation at the tertiary level. The paper makes a powerful plea for evolving a new educational policy where public policy treats the primary and higher education as a merit good in a holistic manner, fosters PPP, quality and eschew ideological obscurantism. It also calls for abnegating the asphyxiating control that shrouds the UGC.
Research Interests: Teaching and Learning, Education, Teacher Education, Higher Education, Educational Research, and 13 moreLearning and Teaching, Education (Social Policy), Education Policy, Learning And Teaching In Higher Education, Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, Education Policy Studies, Higher Education Policy, Educación, Education and Social Policy, Educational Policy Studies, Politics of Education and Social Policy, Educational Policy, and Make in India
A critical analysis and reflection of the literature was reviewed regarding the Ogiek system of indigenous education as it existed from the eve of colonial intrusion with special emphasis on environmental conservation. The literature... more
A critical analysis and reflection of the literature was reviewed regarding the Ogiek system of indigenous education as it existed from the eve of colonial intrusion with special emphasis on environmental conservation. The literature reviewed was aims at expounding the influence of indigenous learning and training activities as conducted by the Ogiek during the period of initiation. It aptly provides a critical examination of the part played by indigenous Ogiek gender-based learning and training activities, including apprenticeship schemes, on sustainable conservation of environmental resources. The article further highlighted the influence of White Settlers and successive governments on the Ogiek indigenous education systems of environmental management. Arguably, the influence of indigenous education on environmental conservation among the Mau Ogiek has been discussed with the context of two theories, namely; general systems theory and cultural ecology theory.
Research Interests: Education, Indigenous Studies, Indigenous or Aboriginal Studies, Environmental Education, Environmental Studies, and 9 moreIndigenous Politics, Indigenous Knowledge, Kenya, Indigenous Peoples, Indigenous Communication Theory, Environmental Conservation, Tribal studies, Tribal Education, and Sociological and anthropological theory
Culture-bound disorders, or culture-bound mental disorders, are psychological disorders or syndromes that are considered specific or closely related to cultural factors and or particular ethno cultural groups By definition, the hikikomori... more
Culture-bound disorders, or culture-bound mental disorders, are psychological disorders or syndromes that are considered specific or closely related to cultural factors and or particular ethno cultural groups By definition, the hikikomori (the term can also be used in the plural) is one who retires from the community in order to have a solitary lifestyle. The Japanese term hiki means "to pull" and komoru means "retiring" or "withdrawing," hence the sense of pulling out from the community. The hikikomori is acknowledged a uniquely Japanese phenomenon. The typical hikikomori is a male (80% are male), teenaged to 30 years old, who has resigned from school or job, with poor technical skills. usually, the subjects are unemployed, residing in a separate room in his parents' house, avoiding any contact or coming out, taking meals left at his door by his friends or parents, spending the day reading, browsing, viewing television, idling.
Research Interests: Japanese Studies, Teaching and Learning, Education, Educational Technology, Alternative Education, and 17 moreTeacher Education, Higher Education, Educational Psychology, Educational Research, Learning and Teaching, Japanese education, Teaching, Educación, Educação, Integration, Educazione, Social Integration, Alternative Education, Democratic Schools, Democratic Education, Hikikomori, Japanese Education Policy, Alternative Viewpoints to Education, and Educacion
Educational technology is a wide field. It can be considered either as a design science or as a collection of different research interests related to fundamental issues of learning, teaching and social organization. This paper aims at... more
Educational technology is a wide field. It can be considered either as a design science or as a collection of different research interests related to fundamental issues of learning, teaching and social organization. This paper aims at highlighting the importance that technology has in teaching nowadays as technology itself means the application of scientific knowledge to practical tasks. It further focuses on the idea that educational technology is based on theoretical knowledge that comes from different disciplines: communication, education, psychology, sociology, philosophy, artificial intelligence and computer science therefore it helps in improving education. It is also a complex, integrated process involving people, procedures, ideas, devices, and organization, for analyzing problems involved in all aspects of human learning. Technology should facilitate learning processes and increase performance of the educational system as it regards to effectiveness or efficiency.
Research Interests: Information Technology, Teaching and Learning, Education, Technology, Educational Technology, and 18 moreDidactics, Educational Research, Learning and Teaching, Instructional Technology, Pedagogy, Open Source for Education, Open Education, Open Educational Resources, Open Educational Resources (Education), Open and Distance Education, Open Educational Resources (OER), Educación, Pedagogía, Educational, Educação, Pedagogia, Open Education Resources, and Educacion
The MoEST (2006) introduced the integration of computer aided instruction into teaching of Kiswahili reading comprehension so as to enhance the following language aspects: read fluently and comprehend the passage, and increase performance... more
The MoEST (2006) introduced the integration of computer aided instruction into teaching of Kiswahili reading comprehension so as to enhance the following language aspects: read fluently and comprehend the passage, and increase performance on Kiswahili reading comprehension. However, this has not been realized as evidenced by students’ low performance on Kiswahili reading comprehension CATs over years among Sub-County secondary schools in Nakuru County, Kenya The objective of the Paper was to determine the differences between students taught Kiswahili reading comprehension using CAI and those students taught the same content using TTMs on Kiswahili reading comprehension. This Paper employed a causal-comparative design. A sample of 839 participants was drawn from a target population of 13290 subjects. Stratified, purposive and simple random sampling methods were used to select the study sample. Questionnaires, Interview Schedules and Document Analysis Guide were used to collect quantitative and qualitative data. Piloting was done in three schools to determine the validity and reliability of the instruments in two weeks before the commencement of the actual study, whereby the study confirmed that the instruments were valid and reliable; the reliability of teachers’ and students’ each was computed separately using Cronbach’s Alpha Formula. Teachers’ alpha coefficient yielded alpha of 0.77 and students’ alpha coefficient yielded an alpha of 0.79 which were considered reliable for the study. Mean and standard deviations were used to analyze quantitative data while independent T-tests were used to test the hypothesis so as to find out the differences between the two means on performance on Kiswahili reading comprehension between the two groups. Quantitative data was presented and interpreted in frequency table distributions, bar graphs and pie-charts while Qualitative data was summarized into similarities and differences and analyzed in themes and text. The findings of the study established that computer aided instructions improve performance on Kiswahili reading comprehension. The t-test findings also indicated that there was a significant statistical differences in favour of the CAI group students it was concluded that the use of CAI in teaching Kiswahili language enhances performance on Kiswahili reading comprehension.
Research Interests: Teaching and Learning, Education, Performance Studies, Educational Research, Learning and Teaching, and 25 morePerformance Management, Performance, Pedagogy, Kenya, Educación, Pedagogía, Educational Sciences, Educational science, Eğitim, Kiswahili, Educational, Pendidikan, Educação, Computer Education & Instructional Technology, Educazione, Pedagogia, Educational studies, Pedagogie, Computer Education and Instructional Technologies, Computer Education and Instructional Technology, Education Studies, Kiswahili Language, Educacion, Among Secondary Schools, and Nakuru County
In this study, the opinions of teachers working at education application schools are collected in order to evaluate the educational program of Education Application school which has been in progress since 2002. The study is a qualitative... more
In this study, the opinions of teachers working at education application schools are collected in order to evaluate the educational program of Education Application school which has been in progress since 2002. The study is a qualitative one in which the constructed interview technique has been used. Frequency has been used to analyze the data. The target population of the study is teachers working at education application schools in Bolu and Düzce. The working group of the study is 15 teachers from these cities. The data gathered at the end of the study are; an Evaluation study has never been carried out about the program of education application schools by asking teachers’ opinions since the beginning. According to opinions of teachers, they cannot apply the program completely and have some problems during the application process. Teachers agree that the educational program of education application schools is not functional. Teachers expressed that the operation, evaluation and teaching methods of the program are not suitable. Moreover, they stated that the expressions of objectives are not compatible with the students, and they indicated that there are objectives that are not stated in a behavioristic way. It is found that that the properties of students are ignored in the preparation process and the number of classes in the program is excessive., It can be alleged that it is suitable for the programme of the education application schools to be revised or to be developed again.
Research Interests: Teaching and Learning, Education, E-learning, Higher Education, Didactics, and 27 moreLearning and Teaching, ICT Educational design, ICT in Education, Pedagogy, Saudi Arabia, Learning And Teaching In Higher Education, Higher Education Management, E-learning 2.0, Open Education, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Open Educational Resources, Open Educational Resources (Education), Open and Distance Education, Open Educational Resources (OER), Educación, Pedagogía, Eğitim, Pendidikan, Educação, Adoption E-Learning Technologies, Pedagogia, Pedagogie, University Education, Remote Learning, Educacion, Educators, and E-learning Adoption and Implementation
This study assessed the contributions of Community Based Management Organizations in promoting Literacy in UBE schools in Kaduna State. The study was carried out with the objectives to assess the contributions of community based... more
This study assessed the contributions of Community Based Management Organizations in promoting Literacy in UBE schools in Kaduna State. The study was carried out with the objectives to assess the contributions of community based management organizations in promoting literacy in UBE schools in Kaduna State, and to find out the relevance of literacy towards community development. The study adopted survey research design with the target population of 4225 headmasters, 411 principals and 5301 teachers in UBE schools in Kaduna State. A sample size of 497 respondents was sampled from the entire population using random sampling technique which consisted of 211 headmasters, 21 principals and 265 teachers. A close ended questionnaire tagged “Contributions of Community Organizations in Promoting Literacy Questionnaire” was used for data collection. The instrument was validated by three experts of the rank of senior lecturer in Measurement and Evaluation, English language and Curriculum. The reliability level of 0.85 was obtained using Cronbach alpha technique. The researcher with the help of three research assistants administered the questionnaire to the respondents. In answering the research questions, frequency counts, mean and standard deviation were used, while Kruskal-Wallis was used to test the formulated hypotheses at 0.5 level of significance. Finding revealed that community based management organizations contributed in promoting literacy in UBE schools in Kaduna State, and that literacy is relevant and play crucial role in community development. The study concluded that community based management organizations contributed in areas such as advocacy on enrolment, provision of textbooks, notebooks, biros, charts, maps, pictures, flashcards and so on, in promoting literacy in UBE schools in Kaduna State. Recommendations were put forward among others that community based management organizations should contribute more to the production and distribution of literacy and other instructional materials for UBE schools in Kaduna State. This will help equip pupils with functional literacy skills.
Research Interests: Literacy, Teaching and Learning, Education, Didactics, Educational Research, and 22 moreLearning and Teaching, Community Development, Community Cultural Development, Early Childhood Literacy, Pedagogy, Media Literacy Education, Nigeria, Management of not-for-profit community based organizations, Educación, Pedagogía, Educational Sciences, Educational science, Eğitim, Educational, Pendidikan, Educação, Educazione, Pedagogia, Educational studies, Pedagogie, Education Studies, and Educacion
This research aims to discover students' views, attitudes and intentions in the early childhood education concerning web-based lectures. It examines whether students develop positive or negative attitudes, if they identify added value and... more
This research aims to discover students' views, attitudes and intentions in the early childhood education concerning web-based lectures. It examines whether students develop positive or negative attitudes, if they identify added value and how their intentions are shaped. It also detects difficulties and possible barriers that they encountered. At the same time, is examined whether their attitudes are correlated with the variables of the degree of familiarity with technology and the year of studies. The survey involved 277 students who attended part of their course through two web-based lectures. The survey used a researcher-made questionnaire for the detection of attitudes, while quantitative data was obtained which was also combined with qualitative ones. Results show that students develop a positive attitude and intentions about web-based lectures. They recognize and appreciate the added value of web-based teaching. Both the variables, degree of familiarity with technology and the year of studies appeared to determine the formation of their attitudes positively. However, this positive assessment was made in relation to the traditional face to face classroom lecture, and only in the perspective of its partial replacement.
Research Interests: Teaching and Learning, Education, E-learning, Blended E-Learning, Educational Research, and 32 moreLearning and Teaching, Pedagogy, Blended And Mobile Learning, Blended Learning, E-learning 2.0, Open Education, Digital Pedagogy, Blended learning in higher education, Open Educational Resources, Open Educational Resources (Education), Open and Distance Education, Open Educational Resources (OER), Educación, Pedagogía, Educational Sciences, Educational science, Eğitim, Online Teaching and Learning, Educational, Educação, Open Educational Practices, Educazione, Pedagogia, Online Teaching, Educational studies, Students Attitudes, Pedagogie, Educacion, Online Teaching Vs Traditional Teaching, Web-based lecture, Early Childhood Educator, and BigBlueButton
Edmodo is basically a web application that is similar to Facebook but provides educational tools instead of a social media platform. Edmodo also reinforces classroom activities. Another benefit of Edmodo is that it allows teachers to... more
Edmodo is basically a web application that is similar to Facebook but provides educational tools instead of a social media platform. Edmodo also reinforces classroom activities. Another benefit of Edmodo is that it allows teachers to create online classes. Teachers post assignments, lecture notes, exams, competitions, and also evaluate students and communicate with them via Edmodo. E-Learning makes it possible to learn about information and communication technologies. Applications such as Edmodo Classroom 2.0 makes it possible to learn even outside the classroom. These applications are viewed as solutions to insufficient class hours and issues that are experienced within the class. In the digital age, new generations tend to maintain different opinions and also different learning capabilities. It’s important that we care about how this generation can learn and respond to diverse teaching methods for the sake of their future. Online activities that support learning outside classroom is similar to other learning practices. Life-long learning is important for building the future of our education. A process is alternative to formal education. It has no place and no time. Life-long learning aims to ensure the community are aware of all learning opportunities, it establishes a culture of learning so that people are excited by learning and they can enhance independent learning through technology. Students who use technology as a part of their life makes life-long learning necessary. E-learning environments and mass media are needed in lifelong learning activities to provide learning outside the school. In this study, a course work is explained with using Edmodo for life-long learning. It also explains how the learning continues in online environments and the benefits of life-long learning of Edmodo. In this way, it is thought that the researchers who study same subjects can benefit in an effective way.
Research Interests: Teaching and Learning, Education, E-learning, Learning and Teaching, Pedagogy, and 25 moreTurkey, Education in Turkey, Online Learning, Technology Enhanced Learning, Learning And Teaching In Higher Education, Open Source for Education, Open Education, Open Educational Resources, Open Educational Resources (Education), Open and Distance Education, Open Educational Resources (OER), Educación, Pedagogía, On-line learning, Education System in Turkey, Educação, Life Long Learning, Open Educational Practices, Pedagogia, Pedagogie, Teaching and life long learning, Edmodo, E learning Practices In Primary Education, Educacion, and Life-long Learning
Descriptive Survey Method has been adopted for the conduct of the study. Emotional Competency Inventory for Teachers (Balasubramanian and Abilash Babu, 2009) has been used to collect the required data from the sample chosen. The inventory... more
Descriptive Survey Method has been adopted for the conduct of the study. Emotional Competency Inventory for Teachers (Balasubramanian and Abilash Babu, 2009) has been used to collect the required data from the sample chosen. The inventory contains 20 positive items and 5 negative items. The number of items selected for the inventory falling under four major dimensions viz. Self-Awareness, Self-Management, Social Awareness and Relationship Management. In line with the Stratified Random Sampling Technique, 50 Principals of Colleges of Education from three districts of Tamilnadu state have been chosen for the study. Descriptive, differential and correlation analysis have been undertaken for data analysis adopting appropriate statistical techniques. It is found that there is significant difference at 0.05 level between the means of the scores of the Principals of the Colleges categorized based on their marital status with regard to their scores on Self Awareness, as one of the components of Emotional Competence. The mean value of the unmarried Principals has been found to be greater than that of married Principals. Hence, it is concluded that the unmarried principals possess more of Self-Awareness when compared to their married counter parts. It is also found that there is no significant difference between the means of the Principals of Colleges of Education on the scores of the most of the dimension of emotional competence of the principals irrespective of their sex and marital status as well as the locality and type of the institution. It is also found that there is significant and positive correlation at 0.01 level among different components of Emotional Competence viz. Self-Awareness and Self-Management & Relationship-Management, Self-Management and Social Awareness & Relationship-Management, Social Awareness and Self-Management & Relationship-Management. However, there is no significant relationship between Self-Awareness and Social Awareness, Social Awareness and Relationship Management.
Research Interests: Education, Educational Research, Self Management, Educación, Educational Sciences, and 14 moreEducational science, Self-awareness, Relationship Management, Social awareness, Educational, Emotional Competence, Educação, Educazione, Educational studies, Self awareness, Self-Management, Emotional Competences, Education Studies, and Educacion
This study was intended to unveil the pedagogical usability of the e-learning system in Muni University. The study adopted a Case Study Design to allow in-depth study. Quantitative and Qualitative approaches were employed. A total of 218... more
This study was intended to unveil the pedagogical usability of the e-learning system in Muni University. The study adopted a Case Study Design to allow in-depth study. Quantitative and Qualitative approaches were employed. A total of 218 questionnaires were administered to the respondents and 179 questionnaires were received back registering a response rate of 82%. Descriptive statistics were computed. Inferential statistical analysis included correlation and multiple regressions, which were used to test the hypotheses. The correlation coefficient (r) was used to determine the strength of the relationship. The significance of the coefficient (p) was used to test the relationship between the independent and the dependent variables. Regressions and ANOVA determined which of the independent variables accounted most for the variance in the dependent variable. Qualitative data were analyzed under themes. Results show that pedagogical usability has very high influence on the effectiveness of the e-learning system at Muni University accounting for 82% variance.
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Teaching of English for specific purpose (ESP) is more crucial and difficult than teaching general English to target learners. Sometimes difficulties arise on account of English teachers’ lack of knowledge of the field or subject which... more
Teaching of English for specific purpose (ESP) is more crucial and difficult than teaching general English to target learners. Sometimes difficulties arise on account of English teachers’ lack of knowledge of the field or subject which they are supposed to deal with. Similarly, biology teachers may not teach effectively due to lack of proficiency in English among both teachers and learners. Both English teachers and biology teachers need to be ready to teach English and biology. Main objectives were to find out the types of issues and learning difficulties faced by the teachers of biological subjects related to English as medium of instruction at KAU, and to explore the preparedness of English teachers to teach the students of biology. The study is of descriptive-exploratory type based on the data gathered from a self-developed questionnaire. The findings of the study will contribute to the assessment of learning needs, betterment of methods of teaching of biology and related subjects, and provision of training and teacher development.
Research Interests: Education, English for Specific Purposes, Teaching English as a Second Language, English language, Learning Difficulties, and 24 moreHigher Education Teacher Development, Teaching English As A Foreign Language, Teachers' professional development, Teachers' Motivation And Emotions For Professional Development, Teacher Development, Teacher professional development, English language teaching, English language and literature, Modern Foreign Language Teacher Education and Training, English as a Foreign Language (EFL), Professional development of ESL/EFL teachers, English for Specific Purposes or Academic English, Teacher Education in Teaching English to Speakers of Second/Foreign Languages (TESOL), Teaching EFL and Teacher Training, English for Specific/academic purposes, ICT in teaching and learning English language, English for Specific Purposes (ESP), English Language Teaching, English As a Second Language (ESL), Teachers Training and Development, K 12 Teacher Professional Development, English for Academic/Specific Purposes, Teacher Change/Professional Development, and ESP and ESL teacher
This investigation was intended to unveil the Technological usability of the e-learning system in Muni University. The study adopted a Case Study Design to allow in-depth study. Quantitative and Qualitative approaches were employed. A... more
This investigation was intended to unveil the Technological usability of the e-learning system in Muni University. The study adopted a Case Study Design to allow in-depth study. Quantitative and Qualitative approaches were employed. A total of 218 questionnaires were administered to the respondents and 179 questionnaires were received back registering a response rate of 82%. Descriptive statistics were computed. Inferential statistical analysis included correlation and multiple regressions, which were used to test the hypotheses. The correlation coefficient (r) was used to determine the strength of the relationship. The significance of the coefficient (p) was used to test the relationship between the independent and the dependent variables. Regressions and ANOVA determined which of the independent variables accounted most for the variance in the dependent variable. Qualitative data were analyzed under themes. Results show that technological usability has very high influence on the effectiveness of the e-learning system at Muni University accounting for 82% variance in the effectiveness.
Research Interests: Teaching and Learning, Education, E-learning, Effectiveness, Learning and Teaching, and 16 moreUganda, Open Source for Education, E-learning 2.0, Open Education, Open Educational Resources, Open Educational Resources (Education), Teacher Effectiveness, Open and Distance Education, Open Educational Resources (OER), Educación, Educação, Open Educational Practices, Educazione, Open Education Resources, Educacion, and Technological Usability
Promoting a knowledge society through Information Technology (IT) to the development of Distance Education or open distance learning is beginning to emerge fast over the last decade. Thus, this paper discusses the extent to which IT is... more
Promoting a knowledge society through Information Technology (IT) to the development of Distance Education or open distance learning is beginning to emerge fast over the last decade. Thus, this paper discusses the extent to which IT is relevant to the development of Distance Education for teachers in Nigeria. Literature were reviewed regarding the concepts of Distance Education as a means of enhancing teachers’ performance, emergence and transformation of Open-Distance Education, the goals of Distance Education, IT and Distance Education, integration and promotion of IT for teachers. Similarly, adoption of IT in teacher education programme and their problems in Nigeria were also discussed. Relevance of IT to the development of Distance Education for teachers in Nigeria was also discussed which is the key assertion to this paper. Based on the discussion, the paper suggested that teachers should enroll for computer training programmes so as to meet with modern trends in education. All stakeholders in education should accept the reality of the need to adopt IT by integrating it into teacher education programmes, effort should be geared towards making IT products through local sources, remuneration review should be given top priority to enhance teachers’ performance, adequate financial backing should be provided for the management of Teachers’ Colleges and Universities. Similarly, curriculum of teacher education programme should also be reviewed to include computer training and practice to the development of Distance Education for teachers in Nigeria.
Research Interests: Information Technology, Teaching and Learning, Education, Development Studies, Teacher Education, and 39 moreDistance Education, Didactics, Educational Development, Educational Research, Learning and Teaching, Sustainable Development, Information Communication Technology, Pedagogy, Online and Distance Education, Teachers' professional development, Development Education, Inovations in Distance Education, Teachers Practices, Nigeria, Education and Development, ICT in Teachers Education, Technology in distance education, Open and Distance Education, Information Technology Management, Educación, Pedagogía, Eğitim, Management of distance education, Pendidikan, Educação, Information and Communications Technology, Teachers, Educazione, Pedagogia, Information and Technology, Pedagogie, Teachers Beliefs, Curriculum and Pedagogy, Education for Sustainable Development, Significance of open and distance learning in democratization of education, In service Teacher Education, Distance Learning Distance Education, Teachers’ Readiness, and Educacion
There are one and a half billion cell phones in operation around the world, and a large percentage of them are in the hands of students. Yet these phones are barred in most classrooms because they interrupt lessons and can enable... more
There are one and a half billion cell phones in operation around the world, and a large percentage of them are in the hands of students. Yet these phones are barred in most classrooms because they interrupt lessons and can enable cheating. Marc Prensky encourages educators to reconsider their view of mobile technology - and to imagine a pedagogy that embraces its potential. Essentially small computers, cell phones can support language lessons, display animations of medical and chemical processes, be used for polling and testing, serve as the gateway to larger learning resources - and so much more. Prensky explores the possibilities and presents his vision of the new classroom, one in which mobile phones are a key learning tools (Prensky, 2003). Therefore, this paper examines the importance of m-learning and its effect and significance in today's educational settings at different levels. And that will discuss the following issues: defining m learning, m learning technology, m learning methods, m learning usefulness.
Research Interests: Information Technology, Teaching and Learning, Education, Technology, Teacher Education, and 19 moreMobile Learning, Didactics, Educational Research, Learning and Teaching, Mobile Technology, Instructional Technology, Open Source for Education, Open Education, Open and Distance Education, Educación, Educational Sciences, Educational science, Educational, Educação, Open Educational Practices, Educational studies, Open Education Resources, Education Studies, and Educacion
Web-based learning is the most effective strategy in delivering the best training to the maximum number of learners at the lowest cost. Fifteen modules in different webbased instructional strategies viz. OT, OTswSRM and OTOC have been... more
Web-based learning is the most effective strategy in delivering the best training to the maximum number of learners at the lowest cost. Fifteen modules in different webbased instructional strategies viz. OT, OTswSRM and OTOC have been developed. The results of the study reveal that the performance of elearners on Communicative English through internet is very much encouraging.
Research Interests: English Literature, Teaching and Learning, Education, English for Academic Purposes, Teaching English as a Second Language, and 37 moreDidactics, Educational Research, Learning and Teaching, English language, English, Pedagogy, Teaching English As A Foreign Language, English Grammar, Open Education, Instructional Design for Online Learning, Open Educational Resources, Open Educational Resources (Education), English language teaching, Open Educational Resources (OER), English Education, Educación, Pedagogía, English language and literature, Instructional Technology Evaluation of Online Course, Educational, Web based instruction, Educação, English as a Foreign Language (EFL), Web-based Learning and Instruction, Pedagogia, Educational studies, Pedagogie, Online Instructional Strategies, Education Studies, Open educational resources (OERs), English Language, English As a Second Language (ESL), Online teaching and learning of English language, Educacion, Online English Learning, English education online learning, and Online Learning of Phrasal Verbs
This study is designed to examine the composite and relative effects of SSCE result, UTME score, age and gender on academic performance of University freshmen. Descriptive research design of ex-post facto type was employed to investigate... more
This study is designed to examine the composite and relative effects of SSCE result, UTME score, age and gender on academic performance of University freshmen. Descriptive research design of ex-post facto type was employed to investigate the relationship that exists between the performance in SSCE, UTME, age and gender and university freshmen academic performance. University freshmen in the federal universities in south west Nigeria were used, 2518 participants 1423 males and 1095 females. Secondary data were collected from the concerned universities’ records office. Correlation and multiple regression analysis were used to analyze the three research questions that were raised at 0.05 levels of significances. The result revealed significant composite effect and relative contributions with SSCE result as the most potent predictor (β = 0.0140; t= 7.241; p< 0.05), followed by age (βeta = -0144, t=7.024, p<0.05). However, sex and UME scores were not potent predictors of academic performance of University freshmen. Furthermore, the findings showed that there is significant difference in the academic performance of university freshmen that holds SSCE result by WAEC and NECO, (t = 6.795, df=1869, p< 0.05). However, there was no significant difference in the academic performance of male and female university freshmen. Based on the findings of this study, it was recommended that parents should see to the education need of their children early enough. Also, that SSCE exam should be looked into on issues of teaching-learning; conduct and marking of the examination papers. Also, that JAMB organization should be sanitized so as to be able to perform the roles it is expected of her.
Research Interests: Teaching and Learning, Education, Didactics, Educational Research, Learning and Teaching, and 19 morePedagogy, Nigeria, Educación, Pedagogía, Educational Sciences, Educational science, Academic Performance, Educational, Educação, Educazione, Pedagogia, Educational studies, Pedagogie, Education Studies, Educationm, Educacion, Freshmen, Senior School Certificate Examinations, and University Matriculation Examination
Evaluation of opinions and satisfaction levels of students who continue their education through distance education programs is crucial in detecting the problems encountered in the programs and in improving them. The purpose of this study... more
Evaluation of opinions and satisfaction levels of students who continue their education through distance education programs is crucial in detecting the problems encountered in the programs and in improving them. The purpose of this study is to identify student evaluations and satisfaction levels concerning the pedagogical dimension of distance education programs. The single screening model was used in this quantitative study. The criterion sampling method, one of the purposeful sampling methods, was used in determining the universities whose distance education system would be examined. The study population consisted of universities offering distance education in Istanbul; the study sample consisted of 5 universities, among universities with at least 3 years distance education experience, which offered at least one of the associate degree, bachelor's degree or master's degree programs online and which had various learning management systems. The satisfaction questionnaire, developed by the researcher, was used as the data collection instrument; the pilot study of the questionnaire was applied on 194 distance education program students. The Cronbach alpha coefficient was observed to be 0.988 and the questionnaire was accepted to be reliable. Data were collected from 533 students studying in the distance education programs in the universities within the study sample. Data collected from the questionnaire were analyzed through the SPSS (Version 20) software. Findings suggest that students find it necessary to develop distance education programs in course design and content, the teaching and learning process, educational materials, the support provided and European Journal of Open Education and E-learning Studies-Volume 1 │ Issue 1│ 2016 153 assessment-evaluation. It is suggested that evaluating distance education programs in regular intervals and making improvements based on evaluation findings will enhance the quality of the education provided.
Research Interests: Program Evaluation, Distance Education, Student Motivation And Engagement, Student Engagement, Online and Distance Education, and 13 moreStudent Motivation, Program Evaluation (Research Methodology), Open Education, Education programmes evaluation, Open Educational Resources, Open and Distance Education, Students, Elearning and Distance Learning Eductaion, Students Motivation, Open Educational Practices, Students Attitudes, Student, and Questionnaire for User Interaction Satisfaction
Impacts of globalization on the engineering profession create a challenge in understanding what it means to be an engineer in the global economy of the 21st century and how should be prepared the future engineers. Engineering education... more
Impacts of globalization on the engineering profession create a challenge in understanding what it means to be an engineer in the global economy of the 21st century and how should be prepared the future engineers. Engineering education today faced with request for preparation of the engineers with the necessary skills to cope with and benefit from the great changes that globalization brings. In this context, to understand how and how well we need to prepare the future engineers should be known the new capabilities that businesses and industry require from engineers. Fulfilment of all the requirements of a global economy and coping of challenges from the Institutions of Engineering Education directly requires the integration of competency based on new technology in curricula of programs they offer. So in this context, this paper it aims to identify the IT skills required by the market and to identify the quality of delivery of those skills from the Institutions of engineering education. To achieve this purpose were conducted interviews with directors/ managers of companies and teacher from institutions of engineering education. Outcomes of this research show that there is somehow a line between what is on offer in Institutions of Engineering Education and market demand for graduates in these institutions. But it remains that engineering education must increase performance of students in IT.
Research Interests: Programming Languages, Teaching and Learning, Education, Educational Technology, Engineering Education, and 13 moreEducational Research, Learning and Teaching, ICT Educational design, ICT in Education, Pedagogy, Educación, Pedagogía, Eğitim, Pendidikan, Educazione, Pedagogia, Market demand, and Internet Techologies
The study investigated the effect of Discussion method on the performance of students in reading comprehension in secondary schools in Plateau state. The study adopted a quasi-experimental pre-test and post-test control group design. Two... more
The study investigated the effect of Discussion method on the performance of students in reading comprehension in secondary schools in Plateau state. The study adopted a quasi-experimental pre-test and post-test control group design. Two randomly selected Government Secondary Schools from Jos North and Jos South Local Government Areas were used for the study. One hundred (100) senior secondary class II students from two intact classes were used for the study (i.e. 50 students per class, per school). Government Secondary School, Jos, was used as the experimental group while Government Secondary School, Bukuru, was used as the control group. Students from both groups were pre-tested to establish the homogeneity of the two groups before the commencement of the treatment to the experimental group. Both groups were taught for eight weeks. Students were tested using an instrument called a Cloze reading comprehension test. The hypothesis postulated for the research was tested using T-test as a statistical tool at 0.05 level of significance. The findings indicated that there was a significant difference in the pre-test and post-test mean scores of students in the experimental and control groups. The result further revealed a higher mean score of students taught reading comprehension using the discussion method as compared with those taught using the conventional method. Based on this finding, the study recommended that teachers should be encouraged to use discussion method alongside the conventional method to enrich their reading comprehension lessons. Curriculum planners and textbook writers should equally provide topical issues/discussion topics before, during and after every reading task to make reading comprehension lessons more participatory, meaningful, purposeful, exciting, enjoyable and pleasurable.
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This study investigated emotional intelligence as correlates of productivity of librarians in Nigerian public universities. A correlational survey research design was adopted. The study population consisted of 1,254 librarians in public... more
This study investigated emotional intelligence as correlates of productivity of librarians in Nigerian public universities. A correlational survey research design was adopted. The study population consisted of 1,254 librarians in public university libraries in Nigeria, from which 923 were selected using simple random sampling. The research instrument used was a self-developed questionnaire. The questionnaire validation was subjected to the scrutiny of the experts in the areas of the variables studied; it gave a reliability coefficient of 0.91 for Emotional Intelligence and 0.94 for Productivity. A response rate of 67.2% was achieved. Data were analysed using descriptive (percentage, mean, average mean and standard deviation) and inferential (Pearson Product Moment Correlation) statistics. The study revealed a significant relationship between emotional intelligence and productivity (r = 0.032, P < 0.05) of librarians in public university libraries in Nigeria. The study concluded that contrary to general belief, emotional intelligence and productivity levels of librarians in university libraries were high. It is recommended that university library management should continue to promote values that would improve emotional intelligence and productivity of its workforce.
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The purpose of the study was to identify the hindrances to distance learning program in two cities in Anambra State. Three research questions guided the study. The study adopted survey research design. A sample of 180 students and 30... more
The purpose of the study was to identify the hindrances to distance learning program in two cities in Anambra State. Three research questions guided the study. The study adopted survey research design. A sample of 180 students and 30 facilitators (total 210) were randomly selected to participate in the study. A 15-item questionnaire was developed and used to collect data from the respondents. The data collected was analyzed using weighted mean. Findings indicated that poor Information and Communications Technology (ICT) knowledge and skills, lack of enough time for the studentss study, work pressure, academic stress, poor remuneration to the facilitators and other administrative and mode of delivery issues hinder Distance Learning and prevent some people for not availing themselves of the opportunity for distance learning program. It was thus recommended among other things that Government and management of the various centers should regularly train their staff and students of Distance Learning on computer and technological applications to optimize the potentials of Distance Learning. Also, students enrolling for Distance Learning should properly obtain knowledge of Information and Communications Technology; organize their time and resources to limit academic stress. Finally some limitations of the findings were noted and suggestions for further research, made.
Research Interests: Education, Teacher Education, Distance Education, ICT Educational design, ICT in Education, and 11 moreTeacher Research, Teacher Training, Distance Learning, Open Education, ICT in Teachers Education, Open Educational Resources (Education), Teacher, Open and Distance Education, Open Educational Resources (OER), Open and Distance Learning, and Open Distance Learning
Contemporary digital communications are contributing increasingly to students' learning results on every level of education. The newest technologies encourage scholars' dynamic commitment, teamwork, and contribution in class activities,... more
Contemporary digital communications are contributing increasingly to students' learning results on every level of education. The newest technologies encourage scholars' dynamic commitment, teamwork, and contribution in class activities, enables collaborative teamwork, and encourages knowledge distribution among teachers and scholars. Understanding the organizational structure and functionality in social networks helps students to achieve better and faster results. Faculty members become trainers, observing and providing response to scholars rather than guiding activities. Even if social networks may become interference in a teaching environment, our conclusions recommend that effective social networking in learning\teaching environments contribute actively and decisively on achieving quality education and skills-development.
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The present education age is termed as open education and E-learning in the globalization of education. So here the present study focuses on the actual condition of tribal women education in the district and different ongoing modern... more
The present education age is termed as open education and E-learning in the globalization of education. So here the present study focuses on the actual condition of tribal women education in the district and different ongoing modern measures taken by government to improve it as well as its effectiveness for decadal literacy change on girls' education in tribal areas of Keonjhar district. To achieve these objectives three research questions were established and Focus of the questions was to examine the significance of tribal women education for concern govt. Existing and expected role of tribal department in particular as well as contribution from government in general for tribal women's' education was also aimed to explore in research questions. The findings by the researcher disclosed that in some cases the family's positive perception towards their girls' education these are mostly high classes family, also found negative perception of most of the families due to lack of proper education and financial problem. However, at the same time severe scarcity of human resource and physical infrastructure for girls' education were highlighted in the areas that are the fault of govt. The paper recommended several empirical steps to overcome these problems including provision of new school locations and ensuring the availability of school buildings, supporting infrastructure. Financial aid for poor students also proposed in the study.
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The present study aimed to assess the education, health and waste management practices of Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS-A home for 25,000 disadvantaged groups of children)) at present for tribal students of whole world.... more
The present study aimed to assess the education, health and waste management practices of Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS-A home for 25,000 disadvantaged groups of children)) at present for tribal students of whole world. Specifically, it determined the level of effectiveness of education and skill, health awareness and Waste Management Practices of tribal students in terms of: inculcation of skills, practice of healthy life and collection strategies, disposal and recovery and processing of waste materials within the campus by the most vulnerable group of students of our country. In the same time here highlighted the institution invented unique model of providing education and skill, health awareness and waste management to the tribal students of globe. This research utilized descriptive survey method of research. To prove the above objectives three research questions were established and focus of the questions ware to examine different vocational trade practices and its significance in the present day context to achieve MDGs and how far making them self-reliance after education. Also make an attempt to highlight the health and waste management practices of the institution are the key thrust of the questions. The qualitative methodology (Interviews, documents analysis and observation) are used. Findings show that it is one of the best international models of practice to achieve MDGs. Like: Eradicating extreme poverty and hunger, Achieving universal primary education, Improving mental health and Combating HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases. It is also found that, it is helping the students for making them self-reliant after completion of their education and meet the basic requirements and improved their economic condition, health practices and reuse techniques of local waste materials which will definitely leads to achieve MDGs. The researchers also concluded that waste management practices of KISS is effective in terms of collection, disposable, recovery and processing as perceived by the respondents.
Research Interests: Health Sciences, Education, Educational Technology, Teacher Education, Higher Education, and 18 moreCritical Pedagogy, Educational Research, Municipal Solid Waste Management, Waste recycling, Pedagogy, Waste Management, Health, Public Health, Health Care Management, Educación, Pedagogía, Tribal studies, Pedagogy of Social Work, Health and Social Care, Tribal Education, Pedagogia, Pedagogie, and Tribals
The main objective of the study is to find out the difference in career aspiration of school going slum adolescents in relation to their self-concept. Survey method has been used. The investigator has selected 200 school going slum... more
The main objective of the study is to find out the difference in career aspiration of school going slum adolescents in relation to their self-concept. Survey method has been used. The investigator has selected 200 school going slum adolescents from 10 secondary schools by using purposive sampling technique. For collection of data, the investigator has used, self-concept questionnaire by R. K. Saraswat and career aspiration scale constructed by the investigator. For analysis of data the t-test and co-efficient of correlation were calculated. The finding of the study revealed that there is a positive significant relationship between self-concept and career aspiration among school going slum adolescents.
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Aver la possibilità di creare pubblicare e facilmente contenuti digitali è la chiave per il Web 2.0. Tuttavia, il contenuto digitale deve avere determinate caratteristiche per essere veramente Web 2.0. Ci sono probabilmente di più, ma le... more
Aver la possibilità di creare pubblicare e facilmente contenuti digitali è la chiave per il Web 2.0. Tuttavia, il contenuto digitale deve avere determinate caratteristiche per essere veramente Web 2.0. Ci sono probabilmente di più, ma le cinque piu importante caracteristiche sono “searchable, editable, linkable, feedable and taggable” or ricercabili, modificabili, collegabile, alimentabile, e oggetto di tag. Il presente articolo esplora il concetto di E-learning 2.0, le implicazioni di attuazione e implementazione di E-learning 2.0 nell'istruzione, in termini di sfide, opportunità, e la prontezza degli studenti per l'educativo.
Having the ability to create and easily publish digital content is the key to Web 2.0. However, the digital content must have certain characteristics in order to be truly Web 2.0. There are probably more, but the five most important characteristics are "searchable, editable, linkable, feedable and taggable". This research article explores the concept of E-learning 2.0, the implications of implementation and execution of E-learning 2.0 in education, in terms of challenges, opportunities, and the readiness of students for education.
Having the ability to create and easily publish digital content is the key to Web 2.0. However, the digital content must have certain characteristics in order to be truly Web 2.0. There are probably more, but the five most important characteristics are "searchable, editable, linkable, feedable and taggable". This research article explores the concept of E-learning 2.0, the implications of implementation and execution of E-learning 2.0 in education, in terms of challenges, opportunities, and the readiness of students for education.
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Many Public Benefit Organizations (PBOs) have emerged within Kenya with the aim of offering solutions to the many problems being faced by the citizens. Donors provide funds to these organizations with a belief that the funds will be... more
Many Public Benefit Organizations (PBOs) have emerged within Kenya with the aim of offering solutions to the many problems being faced by the citizens. Donors provide funds to these organizations with a belief that the funds will be utilized towards the achievement of organizational objectives as laid out in the detailed implementation plans and annual work plans. In order to maximize the efficient use of resources and to create the highest level of transparency and accountability in these organizations, financial monitoring systems have been put in place. This research study aimed at finding the effects of financial monitoring interventions on programme performance for the Public Benefit Organizations in Kisumu County. Primary data was collected using a semi-structured questionnaire with close- ended questions. A sample of 50 PBOs was selected out of which data was successfully obtained from 42 PBOs representing 84% response rate which was sufficient for the study. Data was analyzed using ANOVA (analysis of Variance) and descriptive statistics used included frequencies, percentages, mean and standard deviations Data testing was conducted to obtain a good-fit estimation, tests were carried out to ensure statistical assumptions, such as linearity of variables. The study concluded that when all the three financial monitoring techniques are conducted simultaneously and other factors are held constant, PBOs’ programmes attained performance threshold with a performance percentage of 76.2 %. The results showed that financial monitoring positively contributes to programme performance for Public Benefit Organizations in Kisumu County.
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In the present context of women’s socio-economic empowerment, Bangladesh has played a revolutionary role in microcredit movement and has proved that the poor women are creditworthy and they can even do better in repaying the debt. This... more
In the present context of women’s socio-economic empowerment, Bangladesh has played a revolutionary role in microcredit movement and has proved that the poor women are creditworthy and they can even do better in repaying the debt. This movement is no longer limited to only microcredit program; rather it includes more service-oriented in the frame of microfinance operation. Microcredit institutions in Bangladesh have dramatically increased the credit available to poor rural women since the mid-1980s. Moreover, Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) have become a dominant financial institution for the poor section of people, especially women who cannot access formal financial institutions in a large extent. Though poor women have access to microfinance, later it has been explored that due to various kind of patriarchal norms and other socio-economical constraints, women in most cases lose the control on proper utilization of debt. Even though, sometimes women’s decision-making power and the expansion of enterprise became shrink due to lack of control over the loan utilization process. This paper mainly focuses on how microfinance intervention in Bangladesh played a decisive role in women’s economic empowerment and to what extent government policy initiatives and institutional building approach assist in flourishing microfinance discourse more friendly for the most vulnerable poor women. Moreover, this paper also evaluates the most prominent two selected institutions named BRAC and Grameen Bank’s microfinance operation from a critical viewpoint and assess to what are the existing ambiguity in the arena of microfinance operation at the field level.
Research Interests: Economics, Development Economics, Social Sciences, Microfinance, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), and 13 moreEconomic Development, Bangladesh, Economy, Economia, NGOs funding and management, Women's economic empowerment, Debt, Economic empowerment, Economics of Microfinance, Microfinance and women's empowerment, Economic Empowerment of Women, Economic, and Social Science
The aim of this study is to measure the knowledge management strategies and organizational performance in Abu Dhabi utilizing a structural equation modeling (SEM) approach. The research method of this research is a solely quantitative... more
The aim of this study is to measure the knowledge management strategies and organizational performance in Abu Dhabi utilizing a structural equation modeling (SEM) approach. The research method of this research is a solely quantitative method where the total sample size is considered 331 employing simple random sampling. For this research, the structural model exhibited the relationships among the variables. The findings reveal that, knowledge management structure is positively related to knowledge management strategy, same to knowledge management practice is positively related to knowledge management strategy. However, knowledge management structure was found not really positively related to organizational performance. Unexpectedly, knowledge management practice has not also found significant either in terms of positively related to organizational performance. On the other hand, knowledge management strategy is positively related to organizational performance as well as reciprocal relationship found between knowledge management structure and knowledge management practice. This research has contributed to the existing knowledge by providing an empirically validated model which could be used to predict the organizational performance as a whole.
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The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of strategic management planning in the development of healthcare sector in Abu Dhabi. The hypothesized research model and the key relationships were considered for the achieving the... more
The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of strategic management planning in the development of healthcare sector in Abu Dhabi. The hypothesized research model and the key relationships were considered for the achieving the research objectives. In this proposed model, altogether seven hypotheses are developed to test the relationships among the various variables. To test the specific relationship of hypothesis, quantitative data must be collected to analyze the relationship and finally the result could be generalized on the population and select a sufficient sample size which represents the whole population that is what this research employed. In this study, the target population is the healthcare employees in Abu Dhabi. For this study, the sample size was 326 respondents from the healthcare sector in Abu Dhabi. Results revealed that healthcare service and facility is positively and significantly correlated with development of healthcare sector, as well as healthcare service and facility is positively and significantly correlated with financial and operational efficiency. Result also showed that financial and operational efficiency is positively and significantly correlated with development of healthcare sector, and healthcare service and facility is positively and significantly related with strategic management planning. However, strategic management planning does not a positive and significant influence on development of healthcare sector. The results of this study provide evidence that increased healthcare service and facility is associated with increased development of healthcare sector. This research has contributed to the existing knowledge by providing an empirically tested/validated model which could be used to predict a material portion of the variables that contributes to the eventual success of the healthcare.
Research Interests: Management, Social Sciences, Structural Equation Modeling, Strategic Management, Human Resource Management, and 12 moreHealthcare, Healthcare Administration, Business Management, Abu Dhabi, Mangement, Healthcare Management, Measurement Model, Strategic Planning and Management, Structural Equation Modeling (SEM), Social Science, Marketing mangement, and Development of Healthcare Sector
Over the centuries, there has been a widespread destruction of wildlife species at the global level. Some of the causes of wildlife extinctions have been the loss of habitats due to global population growth rates. Some areas which used to... more
Over the centuries, there has been a widespread destruction of wildlife species at the global level. Some of the causes of wildlife extinctions have been the loss of habitats due to global population growth rates. Some areas which used to be habitats for wildlife have been turned into commercial farms, towns and cities. In traditional Africa wildlife co-existed peacefully with human populations. Although some animals were occasionally hunted for meat and ivory, this practice could never upset the ecological balance due to the primitive nature of the weapons which were employed. However, with the advent of colonialism, many animal species were driven to extinction due to the efficiency of the weapons which were used. The use of fire arms in hunting expeditions became a major threat to animals such as elephants, rhinos, buffaloes, lions and impalas. While in North America many species such as the passenger pigeon disappeared, in Africa many have survived although they are still under threat from poachers. This paper examines the challenges which confront the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (PWMA) in the conservation of wildlife species such as elephants, lions, rhinos, buffaloes and impala. It focuses on the challenges which have occurred since 2000 during the ‘Fast Track Land Reform Programme’ (FTLRP). It is based on information which was collected in October, 2017. This involved the use of secondary and primary sources of information including interviews and questionnaires.
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Businesses are important to the society that they serve. They provide goods and services to society as well as create employment. AS businesses provide these services to society they are in turn affected adversely by diseases through... more
Businesses are important to the society that they serve. They provide goods and services to society as well as create employment. AS businesses provide these services to society they are in turn affected adversely by diseases through infection of employees. This study was carried out to find out the effects of HIV/AIDS on retail businesses in Botswana. A sample of nineteen (19) respondents was drawn from retail stores owned by Spar Botswana. The key research questions were: 1. How does HIV/AIDS affect the running of a business? 2. How do business firms deal with the effects of HIV/AIDS? 3. Do business organizations have workplace policies on HIV/AIDS that seek to minimize its effects? The key objectives were: 1. How the running of a business is affected by HIV/AIDS. 2. How business firms deal with the effects of HIV/AIDS. 3. If business organizations have workplace policies on HIV/AIDS that seek to minimize its effects. The study used the qualitative research method. The data collection techniques or tools used were the questionnaire and structured interviews. One of the key findings was that HIV/AIDS affects worker productivity in many ways, the key ones being that it lowers productivity and hence profitability. Another important finding was that some business organizations have policies that guide or govern workers to cope with the HIV/AIDS epidemic at the workplaces. Spar Botswana retail businesses have such policies for the benefit of both the workers and the employees. The study came up with several; recommendations to make businesses to cope with the HIV/AIDS situation at the workplaces. Two of these recommendations are 1. Businesses formulate and implement policies that encourage workers to test for HIV/AIDS on regular basis. 2. Businesses should host testing days where workers get immediate consultation when they find out if they are infected.
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İbrahim Çallı, Türk resim sanatında önemli bir yere sahiptir. Bu çalışma ile Çallı Kuşağı (1914 Kuşağı) dönemindeki Gül Koklayan Kadın isimli eser, disiplinlerarası bağlamda incelenmektedir. Çallı’ nın bu eseri, Akademik ve... more
İbrahim Çallı, Türk resim sanatında önemli bir yere sahiptir. Bu çalışma ile Çallı Kuşağı (1914 Kuşağı) dönemindeki Gül Koklayan Kadın isimli eser, disiplinlerarası bağlamda incelenmektedir. Çallı’ nın bu eseri, Akademik ve Disiplinlerarası Yeni Sanat Eleştirisi Kuramı’ na göre çözümlenerek her yönden sonuca ulaştırılmıştır.
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This paper aims to present the brand equity trends among top banks and financial brands during 2001-15. The research uses the data published by world’s leading brand consultancy Interbrand. During 2001-2015, a total of 19 financial brands... more
This paper aims to present the brand equity trends among top banks and financial brands during 2001-15. The research uses the data published by world’s leading brand consultancy Interbrand. During 2001-2015, a total of 19 financial brands from seven countries appeared in the top 100 global brands list. Analyses were made on the basis of cumulative brand equity, average brand equity and growth patterns. Some major trends presented in this paper are; (a) global economic recession (2008-2009) affected the financial brands more than other sectors; (b) different clusters of financial institutions moved differently during recession and afterwards (c) dominance of American financial brands remained the key observation.
JEL: D02, E02, G21, F01
JEL: D02, E02, G21, F01
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The main objective of this study is to identify impediments or information that affect problems associated with arrival time, which in the long run constitutes mobility challenges. Transport challenges exist in the Chad Basin due to the... more
The main objective of this study is to identify impediments or information that affect problems associated with arrival time, which in the long run constitutes mobility challenges. Transport challenges exist in the Chad Basin due to the geography of transport, flow of immigrants which is always examined as a strong factor for the growth of conflicts (insurgency and other crisis). The Chad Basin encourages the growth of various groups for agriculture and commerce. The dynamism of Lake Chad had introduced conflicts which had changed individual transport behaviour and risks over the years, and reduction in logistic management – cross-border trade, an important factor for growth in trade for Lake Chad Basin Countries. The estimated predictors using the multinomial marginal change shows that there may be gains in access but the dynamism - the terrain of the region and current trends in security concerns has had effects on mobility challenges, especially due to unmaintained roads, high travel insecurity as a result of crisis and insurgency, high travel cost and longer travel time. We recommend that priorities of government in the Lake Chad Basin should gradually change from funding to end the insurgency and rehabilitation of victims to road rehabilitation, to remove all barriers to mobility challenges as a results of impassable roads and closed roads, high security travel risks and low level of cross-border trade in the region attributed to road conditions amongst others.
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The study examines the concept of literature review in research framework. The main objective is to gather various and explicit scholars' views on how to review, manage and structure literature review as a vital component of research... more
The study examines the concept of literature review in research framework. The main objective is to gather various and explicit scholars' views on how to review, manage and structure literature review as a vital component of research proposal. Therefore, content analysis as qualitative technique is employed to achieve the objective of the paper. The paper discusses the concept of research, social scientific research, and identifies number of social scientific research norms (universalism, organized skepticism, disinterestedness, communalism and honest). Again, the paper identifies goals and various sources of literature review including primary and secondary sources, its types, and common challenges and finally, basic substances/sub-heading, which every literature review should include. Consequently, the findings reveals that five basic sub-headings including introduction, conceptual framework, theoretical framework (if needed), review of empirical studies and summary and uniqueness of the study should be included in the chapter (Review of Related Literature).
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Zimbabwe’s problems of land degradation date back to the colonial era when the Rhodesian government created native reserves, the so-called Tribal Trust Lands (TTLs) in 1926. Through the enactment of the Land Apportionment Act of 1930, the... more
Zimbabwe’s problems of land degradation date back to the colonial era when the Rhodesian government created native reserves, the so-called Tribal Trust Lands (TTLs) in 1926. Through the enactment of the Land Apportionment Act of 1930, the country was subdivided into European and Native Lands. Since the Act ignored the population disparities of these areas, an environmental crisis was bound to occur in the near future. Furthermore, the Europeans took the best agricultural land while blacks were relegated to the drier and less productive areas. Due to the introduction of the ox-drawn plough, the communal lands were subjected to massive land degradation in the form of deforestation and soil erosion. Although massive land re-distribution has occurred since 2000, land degradation has spread to the newly-resettled areas as human and livestock populations continue to increase in these former white farms. The demand of timber for building purposes as well as wood fuel in these areas, have worsened the environmental crisis. In tobacco farming areas deforestation has been worsened by the demand for energy to cure the harvested crop. Another challenge has been that of a weak environmental education (EE) programme which focuses on scientific facts about the environment rather than behavior change. Organizations such as the Environmental Management Agency (EMA) are not well equipped to provide their mandate due to the lack of resources, vehicles for transport and inadequate manpower. Based on information that was collected in September, 2017, this paper examines Zimbabwe’s land degradation problem from an historical perspective. It argues that unless the rate of deforestation and soil erosion are curbed or reduced, Zimbabwe’s dream of achieving sustainable resource conservation in future is unlikely to be achieved in the long run.
Research Interests: Social Sciences, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Human Development, Sustainable Rural Development, Sustainable Developments, and 14 moreZimbabwe, Sustainable Urban Development, Ciências Sociais, Soil Erosion, Ciencias Sociales, Soil Erosion and Sediment Yield Modeling, Deforestation, Deforestation and its impact, Desertification and Land degradation, Land Use Change, Hydrology, Soil Erosion, Land Degradation, Land Degradation and Land Use and Land Cover Change, Soil Erosion and Land Degradation, and Social Science
The focus of this paper is to examine the role of Obafemi Awolowo in restoring Nigeria’s unity after the ill-fated secession attempt by the Eastern Region on 30 May, 1967. The paper obtained its data extensively from secondary sources.... more
The focus of this paper is to examine the role of Obafemi Awolowo in restoring Nigeria’s unity after the ill-fated secession attempt by the Eastern Region on 30 May, 1967. The paper obtained its data extensively from secondary sources. This is made up of books, journal articles, newspaper reports and government publications relevant to the study. It employs the historical method of data analysis in interrogating information obtained. The paper notes that the Nigerian civil war of 1967-1970, a military response to the political conflict between the North and the East, almost ended in a failure. The impasse was, however, resolved through the strategy of starvation and economic blockade initiated by Awolowo which eventually instigated the surrender of Biafra forces to the Federal Government’s forces in January, 1970. The paper concludes that Awolowo’s ingenuity and strategic advice eventually saved the Nigerian state from imminent decimation and balkanization. His prudent management of the national treasury, as finance minister during the war years, further aided the implementation of the 3Rs post-war programme of reconciliation, rehabilitation and reconstruction. This, no doubt, helped significantly in stabilizing the Nigerian polity after the cessation of hostilities in January, 1970.
Research Interests: Social Sciences, Race and Ethnicity, Civil War, Secession, Nigeria, and 13 moreBiafra, Ethnicity, Ethnic Conflict and Civil War, Ethnicity & Ethnic Conflicts, Ethnicity and National Identity, Secessionism, Secessionist Movements, Ethnicity and Developmnet, Ethnicity and Identity Politics, Ethnicity and Nationality, Social Science, Biafran genocide, and Obafemi awolowo
The reason to choose this topic for research among others is the studies method of this issue or paper, since it is one of the most spread problems among children nowadays, because a number of them perform heavy duties and with... more
The reason to choose this topic for research among others is the studies method of this issue or paper, since it is one of the most spread problems among children nowadays, because a number of them perform heavy duties and with destructive consequences for their health as in the psychic aspect and also in that emotional one, but also in the inappropriate construction of the child’s personality. However, on the occasion of knowing and studying of these circumstances today, we primarily have a better awareness as in this cases to the parents-family, social-cultural environment and also the society in general. The key of the research or the aim of the problem in to regard is familiarizing with the causes and motives of engaging children at work and their knowing of the factors influencing in spreading this incidence which is of a large extent and very concerning, for the fact that this incidence is increasing every day more and more. The occurrence of studying these issues and familiarizing with the circumstances the impellent and motivating factors in this aspect, has affected the change of this situation to a large extent. Our research problem in this case will be “causes and motives of engaging children at work”. This will be our research focus in this regard.
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Historically, Iran has dominated the regional politics in several aspects, but after the Second World War, Saudi Arabia emerged as a significant player in regional politics. Both states have several differences; Saudi Arabia is Sunni... more
Historically, Iran has dominated the regional politics in several aspects, but after the Second World War, Saudi Arabia emerged as a significant player in regional politics. Both states have several differences; Saudi Arabia is Sunni dominated state with monarchical system of governance while Iran has a Shia dominated population and Islamic republic nature of governance. Saudi Arabia and Iran have been in a conflict with each other for several decades and there have been a number of issues that have intensified the Saudi-Iran rivalry for the several decades and created instability in the region. Iranian nuclear programme and capital punishment of Shia cleric by Saudi government have also further increased their rivalry. But, their recent enmity has had a drastic impact on the West Asian region. Therefore, regional conflicts have been becoming very complex and affecting the regional politics as well as international politics. The main aim of this paper is to examine the causes of Saudi-Iran rivalry and how does it impact on regional politics.
Research Interests: Peace and Conflict Studies, Social Sciences, Middle East Studies, Middle East History, Conflict, and 18 morePolitical Science, Iranian Studies, Politics, Saudi Arabia, International Politics, Regional Politics, Conflict Resolution, Conflict Management, Iranian History, Middle East Politics, Iranian Modern History, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Foreign Policy of Saudi Arabia, Middle East, Instability, Saudi Arabian History, Rivalry, and Social Science
In the town of Drishtit during the Middle Age, among the noble families, there was also the Spani family, who was very well known. Out of this family emerged important figures whom Aleks Spani was noteworthy. In the field of his activity,... more
In the town of Drishtit during the Middle Age, among the noble families, there was also the Spani family, who was very well known. Out of this family emerged important figures whom Aleks Spani was noteworthy. In the field of his activity, Aleks Spani was very well known both for the diplomatic role and for the exercise of other important function’s, of which we highlight his position as a mayor of the city of Novobërdë. Although we have not encountered so much information about Aleks Spani as a mayor of the city of Novobërdë, however it was proven that Aleks Spani was the mayor of the city we. After the fall of Novobërdë under the Ottoman dominance, the information we have for Aleks Spani refers to his diplomatic mission. Within this mission he had served as a mediator between the Republic of Venice and the Ottoman Empire.After the fall of Drishti under the Ottoman dominance, Aleks Spani with his family settled in Venice. The Spani family through marriage’s had managed to connect with the familiar feudal families, like the Kastrioti one, because Pjetër Spani’s wife, was the sister of Vojsava, mother of Scanderbeg, as well as with other familiar families of that time not only from the different parts of Albania but also wider. An example of this case, we got the marriage of Aleks Spani, who was married with Miliza, daughter of a Serbian despot, Gjergj Branković. However, members of the Spani family with their contribution managed to leave trace’s not only in Drishtë but also beyond, as we have the case of Aleks Spani, and his descendant’s, who although immigrated to Venice, played an important role in social trends or flows of that time.
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The tourist development of Greece began in the '50s to become one of the main sources of income, both nationally and locally, since many areas are the main source of tourism revenue. The concepts of sustainability and viability of this... more
The tourist development of Greece began in the '50s to become one of the main sources of income, both nationally and locally, since many areas are the main source of tourism revenue. The concepts of sustainability and viability of this product and its operation, is being strongly marked recent decades in many conferences, notices, and scientific research. Greece established 30 Management Bodies to integrated management of protected areas belonging to this network. One of the main problems faced by operators in their pursuit of these objectives to be achieved is use of these areas by visitors, whose presence is particularly strong in coastal locations. Meanwhile, tourism trends in recent years have changed, resulting in more and more visitors are directed to areas that retain as much as possible intact their natural environment, which, as already mentioned, has contributed to the development of ecotourism. Comparatively, governments are pushing the parks to make more dynamic the tourism as a means of saving money to make them as independent, sustainable and self-reliant as possible. This results in the Protected Areas at risk of losing their authenticity if not properly managed the tourists from their managers. Others focus on the principles of sustainability and viability and others give concrete forms of tourism in this alternative formula, including for example ecotourism and agrotourism. The benefits anticipated from the influence on the existing tourism development, the development of better relations with local operators and those involved in the tourism sector and a holistic approach in terms of management of the protected area in the field of management. This paper investigates the profile of tourists in the National Marine Park of Alonissos, gets a swot analysis to identify the problems and benefits of the region and are proposed a number of items reference the ecotourism marketing.
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This study was aimed at establishing the influence of entrepreneurial skills on the growth of women owned micro and small enterprises in Meru town. The target population consisted of all women owned micro and small enterprises in Meru... more
This study was aimed at establishing the influence of entrepreneurial skills on the growth of women owned micro and small enterprises in Meru town. The target population consisted of all women owned micro and small enterprises in Meru town. These enterprises can be classified into four types namely, trade, service, manufacturing and processing. This data was obtained from the business registration register. The study used descriptive statistics and used self- administered questionnaires to collect data. Data analysis was done using descriptive and inferential statictics using SPSS version 22. The study found that entrepreneurial skills such as marketing skills, financial management skills, human management skills, organizing skills among others had very strong influence on the growth of MSEs owned by women. The multiple regression analysis showed that entrepreneurial skills has a strength of 0.829 and a correlation of correlation of 0.696.The study recommended that all means to be used to ensure women entrepreneurs have the necessary enterprise running skills such as marketing skills, financial management organizing skills human resource management skills.
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This study assessed the extent of e-commerce usage for effective service delivery in Nigeria banking sector. Four research questions and four null hypotheses guided the study. Descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study.... more
This study assessed the extent of e-commerce usage for effective service delivery in Nigeria banking sector. Four research questions and four null hypotheses guided the study. Descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The study covered 64 microfinance banks in Oyo State, South-West, Nigeria. The population was made up of 1275 staffs from the 64 microfinance banks. The sample size consisted of 28 microfinance banks of which 280 staffs were purposively selected. A 28-item structured questionnaire was used as instrument for data collection. Four experts carried out the face and content validity of the instrument. The reliability was determined using Cronbach’s Alpha statistic Reliability Coefficient and reliability coefficient of 0.86 was obtained. The arithmetic mean and standard deviation were used to analyze data, answer research questions and determine the homogeneity or otherwise of the respondents’ means while ANOVA was used to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings revealed that microfinance banks in Oyo State have not use electronic payment cards as e-commerce delivery channels. They also use Internet marketing for product advertising and loan availability display; electronic fund transfer but have not been using it for online customers’ enlightment, online promotion of services and sending statements of account. It was recommended among other things, that management of microfinance banks should adopt most of the e-commerce delivery channel used by commercial banks in order to boost their standard of operation within the banking sector also, microfinance bank management should engage, encourage and sponsor their staff for re-training programmes to update their ICT knowledge, skills and competencies to effectively use the resources for quality customer service delivery.
Research Interests: Business, Business Administration, Social Sciences, Nigeria, Business Management, and 17 moreBussiness, Banking Sectors, Usage, Bussiness Addmistration, E-Commerce Strategy, Bussiness Administration, Bussiness management, International Bussiness, Banking Sector, Business Administration and E-Commerce, E-Commerce, Economic and Bussiness, E-Bussiness, Electronic Commerce and E ‐business, Social Science, E Commerce, and Electronic Commerce
This study aimed at investigating on how the current reward programme influence employees job performance at Nzoia Sugar Company Limited in Bungoma County. Specifically, it aimed at finding out which aspects of reward programme functions... more
This study aimed at investigating on how the current reward programme influence employees job performance at Nzoia Sugar Company Limited in Bungoma County. Specifically, it aimed at finding out which aspects of reward programme functions well and which aspects could be further developed and improved in order to increase employee job performance. The research specific objectives were; (i) to establish the influence of promotion on employee job performance at Nzoia Sugar Company Limited in Bungoma County; (ii) to establish how training influence employee job performance at Nzoia Sugar Company Limited in Bungoma County and (iii) to examine the influence of flexible work systems on employee work motivation at Nzoia Sugar Company Limited in Bungoma County. The target population was 252 employees of Nzoia Sugar Company Limited. The target population comes from different departments. The study sample size was 76 employees obtained through stratified random sampling method. The descriptive research design was used. The data was collected through questionnaires and interviews. The data was prepared and analyzed by descriptive statistics and inferential statistics through the aid SPSS. Data was presented in form of tables, pie charts, and bar charts. The study used correlation analysis to bring out the relationship between the variables under study. Promotion of employees showed the greatest influence on employees job performance as it indicated the highest mean of 35.5 and hence based on these findings the company should implement promotional rewards to realize increase increased productivity of the employees. Promotional rewards are ranked no. 1 among other promotional rewards. This study will be of significance to the management of Nzoia Sugar Company limited in Bungoma County to revise reward program policies for the purpose of increasing employee job performance, the study will enable the researcher to make recommendations to Nzoia Sugar Company administrators in Bungoma County, policy makers especially Kenya Sugar Board and any public sector in formulating policies and strategies to be employed to improve employee job performance in institutions of sugar manufacturing industry. The study will also be a source of reference for researchers intending to carry out further research on the influence of reward programs on employee job performance at Nzoia Sugar Company limited in Bungoma County or any other institution.
Research Interests: Social Sciences, Performance Studies, Employee Motivation, Performance Management, Human Resource Management, and 17 morePerformance Measurement, Job Satisfaction, Performance, Employee Satisfaction, Employee engagement, Human Resources, Kenya, Promotions, Reward, Promotion, Employee Empowerment, Company, Job Performance, Job motivation, Promotional Strategy, Social Science, and PROGRAMME
The main purpose of the present study is, to investigate the recognition of psychological trauma in the preparatory stage of legislative research in Iran, with an emphasis on recent laws of the Islamic Republic of Iran, including: Islamic... more
The main purpose of the present study is, to investigate the recognition of psychological trauma in the preparatory stage of legislative research in Iran, with an emphasis on recent laws of the Islamic Republic of Iran, including: Islamic Penal Code, adopted in 2013, as well as the Code of Criminal Procedure of 2013. In this research, the author has tried to technically and expertly identify both the material and the spiritual aspects of psychological damage, and finally, by knowing and providing the appropriate criminal policy in the laws, it helps the process of rapid prosecution, investigation, and prosecution and reveal the importance and the subject to avoid the prolongation of the judging process. The method of research is a library procedure. In light of the foregoing, it can be admitted that crime, the use of material sciences and the status of the detection of crimes in the preparatory phase of investigation, such as crime detection, crime proof, identification of offenders for the purpose of providing criminal justice, and the study of material grounds for crime prosecution through the works and documents obtained from crime scenes, such as the behavior and psychological states of individuals, have a particular value and is often somehow certain in the knowledge of the judge in proving the charge or removing the charges. In existing laws, especially the new Criminal Procedure Code, the importance of this issue is mentioned and, even in certain cases, the legislator has clarified with specific precision and obsession.
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Recently self-efficacy studies focus on the educational context, with a particular focus on teacher profession. The main purpose of this study was to explore teachers’ self-efficacy beliefs with respect to age. All data were collected... more
Recently self-efficacy studies focus on the educational context, with a particular focus on teacher profession. The main purpose of this study was to explore teachers’ self-efficacy beliefs with respect to age. All data were collected through Teachers’ Sense of Efficacy Scale (Tschannen-Moran & Woolfolk-Hoy, 2001). Participants in this study were located in three cities in Albania. The analysis of data was based on the response of 850 teachers. In terms of the three subdimensions of the self- efficacy scale, the results indicated that with age increases even self-efficacy in student engagement, in instruction strategies and in classroom management.
Research Interests: Teaching and Learning, Education, Didactics, Learning and Teaching, Teachers' self efficacy levels, and 21 moreStudent Motivation And Engagement, Self-Efficacy, Student Engagement, Pedagogy, Classroom Management, Self Efficacy, Educación, Pedagogía, Age, Instructional Strategies, Educação, Student Self-Efficacy, Teachers, Educazione, Pedagogia, Pedagogie, Teachers Self-Efficacy Beliefs, Teacher Self Efficacy, Student engagement and retention, TEACHER CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT SKILLS, and Educacion
Good governance is a precursor for effective electoral reforms in any democratic country. While the practice of democracy is often expected to yield the much needed effective governance, credibility of electoral systems have militated... more
Good governance is a precursor for effective electoral reforms in any democratic country. While the practice of democracy is often expected to yield the much needed effective governance, credibility of electoral systems have militated against translating democracy into good governance. The subject of electoral reforms has received sporadic attention, with need for more attention especially in Kenya. With the analysis of primary data obtained from purposively sampled respondents (lawyers, journalists and trainers) with extensive knowledge of recent electoral reforms in the Kenyan democracy, the paper examined the effectiveness of electoral reforms in promoting good governance in Kenya. It identified the availability and extent to which electoral reforms promote peaceful coexistence and good governance. The paper concluded that for electoral reforms to achieve an the expected outcome of good governance there is need for full implementation of electoral reforms, strengthening of the country’s democratic institutions and intensifying civic education on electoral amongst the citizenry as a priority for good governance in Kenya.
Research Interests: Peace and Conflict Studies, Social Sciences, Regulation And Governance, Global Governance, Corporate Governance, and 23 moreRegional and Local Governance, Governance, Environmental Policy and Governance, Peace Movements, Peacekeeping, Citizenship And Governance, Peace & Conflict Studies, Peace Studies, Peace Education, Peace, Peacebuilding, Peace and Conflict Resolution, Good Governance, Peace Processes, Ciências Sociais, Ciencias Sociales, Security and Peace Studies, Electoral Reforms, Global Economic Governance, Peace and Conflicts Studies, Governance Reforms, Social Science, and Joyce Karungari Muchemi
The need for humanitarian intervention though critical continues to be elusive in many conflict situations despite there being clear international, regional and local guiding policies and legal frameworks on humanitarian intervention. The... more
The need for humanitarian intervention though critical continues to be elusive in many conflict situations despite there being clear international, regional and local guiding policies and legal frameworks on humanitarian intervention. The study therefore sought to critically analyses the successes, failures and challenges of humanitarian intervention as a conflict management tool using the just war theory as the underpinning theory. The study assumed the desktop methodology through extensive review of existing literature on humanitarian intervention as a conflict management tool. The analysis found that humanitarian intervention is justifiable in instances where there are gross human rights violations, however; certain factors must be put into consideration before embarking on the intervention. Successful interventions were found to largely dependent on multiple factors key among them being the involvement of stakeholders in the entire process. The study also revealed that not all interventions are successful and some have resulted in various degrees of failure largely due to challenges of timing, coordination, vested interests among interveners as well as geo-political factors. The paper concludes by recommending that humanitarian interventions should be based on the existing legal frameworks devoid of any strategic motives. Equally, interventions should involve key stakeholders and adopt context specific measures to cater for the different needs of a conflict situation to avert further human rights abuses.
Research Interests: Social Sciences, Humanitarian Intervention, Responsibility to Protect, Conflict Management, Ciencias Sociales, and 7 morePeace and Conflict Management, International Conflict Management, Human Rights Violations, Conflict and Conflict Management, Humanitarian Intervention and the Responsibility to Protect, Ethics of Humanitarian Intervention, and Social Science
Internet shopping has turned out to be increasingly prominent in Vietnam. In the previous couple of years, the normal spending per individual on web based shopping is expanding over half every year. An ever increasing number of... more
Internet shopping has turned out to be increasingly prominent in Vietnam. In the previous couple of years, the normal spending per individual on web based shopping is expanding over half every year. An ever increasing number of individuals have picked this innovation to spare time, cash and other accommodation highlights. In any case, there are very few research identified with this field in Vietnam has been led. There are different inquires about directed concentrating on the variables affecting individuals aim to receive web based booking. In any case, there are very few inquiries about concentrate on the expectation to attempt internet booking. This expectation to attempt is vital since individuals prefer to attempt initially, at that point they will assess their trial encounter, thus, embrace or reject web based booking innovation. Therefore, this examination underscores on discovering factors that impact individual’s goal to attempt web based booking. The study has been created in light of serious survey of written works identified with web based booking; web based shopping, selection hypotheses, shopper practices. The polls have been disseminated and the information has been handled utilizing SEM-PLS to decide the connection between factors that impact Vietnamese expectation to attempt internet booking. Subsequently, this exploration is required to have critical commitment in both hypothesis and common sense. Regarding hypothesis, this examination effectively provided the model that show the expectation to attempt web based booking which is once in a while talked about in past investigates. In term of common sense, this examination gives a general bits of knowledge of Vietnamese online booker trademark for online travel organization working in Vietnam keeping in mind the end goal to enhance their business execution.
Research Interests: Social Sciences, Vietnam, Commerce, Bussiness, Online Shopping, and 16 moreCiencias Sociales, Online Shopping Behaviour, Vietnamese studies, Bussines, Bussiness Addmistration, Online Booking, Bussiness Administration, Bussiness management, Online Travel Shopping, Internet shopping, E-Commerce, Online Shopping System, Social Science, Online Booking Trial, E-Commerce Trial, and Vietnam tourism industry
This study examines the impact of dividend on stock prices. The study adopts the ex-post facto research design and data were handpicked from the annual report and statement of account of selected banks listed on the Nigerian Stock... more
This study examines the impact of dividend on stock prices. The study adopts the ex-post facto research design and data were handpicked from the annual report and statement of account of selected banks listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange for the period. The findings of this study support the opposite view that dividend yields do not have positive and significant impact on stock prices. This implies that stock prices tend to increase when an increase in dividend is announced but tend to decrease when a decrease or omission is announced.
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Mining plays a key role in Zimbabwe’s economy, contributing 5% and 23% to the country’s gross domestic (GDP) and total exports, respectively. It also generates foreign currency and supplies raw materials to some industries. As a ‘robber’... more
Mining plays a key role in Zimbabwe’s economy, contributing 5% and 23% to the country’s gross domestic (GDP) and total exports, respectively. It also generates foreign currency and supplies raw materials to some industries. As a ‘robber’ industry, it extracts minerals from the earth without replacing them. It also creates deep shafts and ugly pits which damage the landscape. In addition it causes environmental pollution and is a threat to the tranquillity of the natural environment. Based on information that was collected in August 2017, this paper discusses various aspects of the mining industry. These include Zimbabwe’s mining legislation, environmental impacts of the mining industry at global level, in the SADC region and in Zimbabwe. Problems which confront the industry as well as their possible solutions in Zimbabwe are also examined. From a sustainable development (SD) point of view, mining poses a serious danger which should be addressed at both local and national levels. Since the early years of independence (1980-1984), several Zimbabwean mines have closed down either due to mineral depletion or dis-investment. Some of them have turned into ghost towns which have led to the decay of infrastructure. Little or nothing has been done to avert this crisis. Those mines which are still operational cause immense pollution to the natural environment thereby threatening SD at the national level. However, solutions to avert this crisis are hard to come by. Currently, there is a need to promote environmental education (EE) and education for sustainable development (ESD) at the national level. In this context, efforts should be directed at the establishment of EE centres throughout Zimbabwe as is the case in South Africa.
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The inequalities in the spatial distribution of infrastructural facilities have led to exclusion, poverty and lopsidedness in sustainable development. This is worsened by lack of reliable spatial and local data to plan for development... more
The inequalities in the spatial distribution of infrastructural facilities have led to exclusion, poverty and lopsidedness in sustainable development. This is worsened by lack of reliable spatial and local data to plan for development issues. This paper employs the benefits of Participatory Geographical Information System to data collection and analysis for decision making in Community Driven Development at Upperland community, Ado- Ekiti in Nigeria. The data used for the study were collected through Participatory Rural Appraisal - Stakeholders' Analysis, Focus Group Discussion, Transect Walk and Voting- while ArcGIS 10.2.2 software was used for analysis such buffering. The results showed that the community people have indigenous spatial knowledge that development planners can rely upon. The study concludes that to have a sustainable community development, planners should tap into motivation, desire, knowledge and networks of local communities.
Research Interests: Social Sciences, Focus Group discussions, Nigeria, Global Positioning System, Participatory Rural Appraisal, and 10 moreEkiti state., Focus Group Discussion, Social Science, Geographical Information Systems, Geographical Information System, Ado-Ekiti, Gps (global Positioning System), Focus group discussion (FGD), Community Development Plans, and Spatial Indigenous Knowledge
In Côte d’Ivoire, the archaeological research conducted for more than 100 years have revealed a rich archaeological heritage that includes various furniture remains and an enormous real estate property that integrates into human and... more
In Côte d’Ivoire, the archaeological research conducted for more than 100 years have revealed a rich archaeological heritage that includes various furniture remains and an enormous real estate property that integrates into human and environmental landscapes specific to each type of sites. Since 2010 research on ancient iron metallurgy in Côte d’Ivoire allowed the discovery of various technical heritage, majority of which consists of real estate remains as mining, reduction furnaces, slag heaps etc. The promotion of this specific technical heritage requires close collaboration between archaeologists, museum professionals and other heritage specialists. The state of Côte d’Ivoire has decided to finance the promotion of important sites of the technical heritage of the iron metallurgy to contribute to its protection, local tourism through community development. The problem is based on the strategy to set up for the promotion of this heritage in situ, which differs from the usual methodology of museum approach.
Research Interests: Archaeology, Prehistoric Archaeology, Social Sciences, Museum Studies, Cultural Heritage, and 21 moreHeritage Studies, Museum, Metallurgy, Museum Anthropology, Promotions, Late Iron Age (Archaeology), Iron Age (Archaeology), Museums, Iron Age, Heritage, Strategy, Early Iron Age, Cote D'Ivoire, Museum and Heritage Studies, Museum environment, Promotion, Ancient Mining and Metallurgy, TECHNICAL, Ancient Iron Metallurgy, Social Science, and Cote D Ivoire
This paper examines the perceived deprivations in the Niger Delta that have led to the demand for resource control in the Niger Delta region. The study relies mainly on secondary sources for its analysis. There is a reliance on existing... more
This paper examines the perceived deprivations in the Niger Delta that have led to the demand for resource control in the Niger Delta region. The study relies mainly on secondary sources for its analysis. There is a reliance on existing literature in books, journals, newspapers and magazines. The piece identifies and historicizes the reasons for the persistent agitations for self-determination and resource control in the Niger Delta. It finds that the demand for resource control has been necessitated by the neglect and deprivation suffered by the people of the region. It is this neglect and deprivation that have crystallized and metamorphosed into the current resource control conflict that threatens to dismember the Nigerian state. It concludes that the agitations in the region cannot be explained only in terms of environmental conflict. The neglect over the years suffered by the people in terms of provision of infrastructural facilities and their socio-political marginalization are crucial in explaining the frequent eruptions in the Niger Delta.
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In this study we were aimed to examination between attachment dimensions (attachment anxiety and attachment avoidance) and some demographics (age, working status, duration of marriage and the person helping the mother with childcare) in... more
In this study we were aimed to examination between attachment dimensions (attachment anxiety and attachment avoidance) and some demographics (age, working status, duration of marriage and the person helping the mother with childcare) in prediction of child rearing behaviours(inductive reasoning, punishment, obedience-demanding and warmth). The sample consist of 230 mothers whose child in early childhood educational settings. “Personal Information Form”, “Experiences in Close Relationships Inventory II (ECRI II)”:”Child Rearing Questionnaire” were utilized to conduct to data. Data were analyzed using Pearson's product-moment correlation and hierarchical multiple regression analysis. Research findings revealed that attachment anxiety is the predictor of mothers’ obedience demanding and punishment behaviors besides, attachment avoidance is only predictor of mothers’ punishment behaviors. According to the results, it could be seen that attachment dimensions are an important predictor in terms of child rearing behaviors. The findings obtained from the study were discussed in the light of the related literature and some suggestions were made for future research.
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The MoEST (2006) initiated the application of computer components in the instruction of Kiswahili writing skills so as to heighten the performance on the following Kiswahili writing aspects: communicate fluently in functional and creative... more
The MoEST (2006) initiated the application of computer components in the instruction of Kiswahili writing skills so as to heighten the performance on the following Kiswahili writing aspects: communicate fluently in functional and creative compositions, apply diverse sentence structures proficiently, use correctly diverse components of paragraphs, punctuate their writing compositions appropriately and summarize the data in a required number of words correctly. Though, this has not been achieved as witnessed by learners’ poor learning achievements on Kiswahili writing achievements CATs over years among senior learners in learning institutions in Nakuru County, Kenya The objective of the Paper was to Find out the relationship between students taught Kiswahili writing skills using computer aided instruction and those students taught Kiswahili writing skills using traditional teaching methods on performance on Kiswahili writing achievements. This Paper used a causal-comparative design. 750 student participants were sampled from a study population of 12900 students. Purposive, stratified and simple random sampling techniques were employed to sample the study participants. Students’ questionnaires were used to collect quantitative data. Piloting was pre-tested in three learning institutions to establish the validity and reliability of the study items in two weeks before the beginning of the actual research, whereby the research agreed that the research items were valid and reliable; the reliability of students’ questionnaires was calculated using Cronbach’s Alpha Formula. Students’ alpha coefficient resulted, an alpha of 0.74 which was regarded adequate for the research. Descriptive statistics such as means and standard deviations were used to analyze quantitative data while an independent T-test were used to test the hypothesis so as to establish out the differences between the two means on Kiswahili writing achievements between the two groups. Quantitative data was presented and interpreted using frequency tables, bar graphs and pie-charts. The research results found that computer components increased Kiswahili writing achievements. The t- test results found that there was a significant statistical difference in favour of the computer components group students, it was concluded that the employment of computer components in the teaching of Kiswahili writing skills heightened Kiswahili writing achievements.
Research Interests: Teaching and Learning, Education, Didactics, Educational Research, Learning and Teaching, and 16 morePedagogy, Kenya, Educación, Pedagogía, Educational Sciences, Educational science, Kiswahili, Educational, Educação, Secondary schools, Pedagogia, Educational studies, Pedagogie, Kiswahili language and literature., Educacion, and Computer Components
Albanians are recognized as a very tolerant religious people. Despite having more than three basic religious beliefs (Muslim, Catholic, and Orthodox), no religious civil war has been recorded in this nation. Rather, they have co-existed... more
Albanians are recognized as a very tolerant religious people. Despite having more than three basic religious beliefs (Muslim, Catholic, and Orthodox), no religious civil war has been recorded in this nation. Rather, they have co-existed together and have co-operated together for their national and state rights. Religious divisions were only religious diversity (a very important social culture and feature that a nation can have), but no obstacle to the common realization of national goals. Thus, religious tolerance has prevailed even in the Vilayet of Kosovo from the middle of the nineteenth century to the year 1912, when this vilayet was unjustly occupied by Serbs, and unjustly formalized at the Ambassadors Conference in London (December 1912 - August 1913). Known scholar Thomas W. Arnold states: "Albanians, Muslims and Christians speak a language, cultivate the same traditions, have the same attitudes and habits. Their common national cloak is so strong that there is no place for the religious divisions that have separated the people of this people." The religious tolerance of Albanians, built for thousands of years, has influenced today to be present, sustainable and enforceable. Thus, in the Muslim Albanian celebrations (the Greater (Lesser) Bajram), both the priests and the Catholic Albanians go and congratulate them on religious holidays. The same is true of Christian holidays (Christmas and Easter), whereby Muslim imams and Muslims go and congratulate their religious holidays. This is really more than a miracle.
Research Interests: Religion, Sociology of Religion, Social Sciences, Nineteenth Century Studies, Catholic Studies, and 17 moreReligion and Politics, Albanian Studies, Kosovo, Orthodox Theology, Catholic Theology, Muslims in Europe, Nineteenth Century, Catholicism, Religious Studies, Ciencias Sociales, Muslims, Eastern Orthodoxy, Anthropology of Religion, Albanian History, History of Kosovo and Metohija, Religious Tolerance, and Social Science
Within the period of thirty-nine years, 1960-1999, the Nigerian military ruled the country for twenty nine years in a series of coups and counter coup. These coups brought one military government to replace another. These replacements did... more
Within the period of thirty-nine years, 1960-1999, the Nigerian military ruled the country for twenty nine years in a series of coups and counter coup. These coups brought one military government to replace another. These replacements did not convince anyone that the military was sincere to hand over power to the civilians, even when some military governments promised or began the process of transition. Ironsi government promised but was not even allowed to draw up a transition programme before it was overthrown. Another military, Gowon, promised to hand over government but later postponed indefinitely the transition programme. This shows lack of commitment and insincerity. Mohammed learnt a big lesson from Gowon's failure. He overthrew Gowon and started in earnest the process of transition, but again the Nigerian military over threw him and punctuated the transition. Obasanjo derived so many lessons from all of these occurrences and pursued with vigour his transition programme and handed over to a civil rule even though he was not sincere about transition. Again the military over threw the Shagari government. Buhari did not commit himself to hand over power before Babangida over threw him. Babangida tried to transform into civilian president. His attempt failed. But Abacha was not wise enough. After pushing out Shonekan, his attempt to transform into a civilian President was brought to an end by death. Abdulsalami like Obasanjo got the lesson and in a show of determination to prevent another coup, quickly proceeded with transition which brought into power Chief Olusegun Obasanjo as a civilian President under PDP. Thus, circumstances and not sincerity compelled Obasanjo and Abdulsalami to hand over power in 1979 and 1999 respectively.
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This goal of this study is to assess the effect of inflation on industrial output in Nigeria using annual data from 1982 to 2015. The error correction model (ECM) was employed to estimate the short-run and long-run dynamics, while the... more
This goal of this study is to assess the effect of inflation on industrial output in Nigeria using annual data from 1982 to 2015. The error correction model (ECM) was employed to estimate the short-run and long-run dynamics, while the Engel and Granger residual-based technique for cointegration was employed to test for long-run relationship. The Findings revealed that inflation, official exchange rate and real interest rate had negative effects on Nigeria’s industrial output. A unit change in inflation rate and real interest rates brought about 9.2% and 3.3% decline in industrial output respectively. When however the broad money supply increased by 1%, industrial sector value added increased by 23.7%. Growth in broad money supply was however found to have significant positive effect on industrial production over the period. Based on the ECM, the study found that the last period’s deviation from long-run equilibrium is corrected at the speed of 62.7% annually.
JEL: C22, E63, L60
JEL: C22, E63, L60
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Higher education is the instrument par excellence for development and there is the ultimate need to make it relevant and responsive to the needs of the society. A reliable and sufficient funding platform is a necessity for achieving... more
Higher education is the instrument par excellence for development and there is the ultimate need to make it relevant and responsive to the needs of the society. A reliable and sufficient funding platform is a necessity for achieving access to and excellence in university education in Africa. Sources and systems of funding for Nigerian Universities have proven inadequate and innovative or alternative funding mechanisms have become very important more than ever before. This paper examines the funding debacle in Public and Private Universities in Nigeria. It presents the case study of Nigeria Higher Education Foundation (NHEF). Using the secondary data research methodology, it finds that private higher education is the fastest growing segment of higher education worldwide and African universities can as well be more active in getting funds from local institutions and global philanthropic support sources. It recommends, amongst others, the putting in place of a National University educational budget reform which gives unflinching priority to allocation of more funds and that actualizing the realization of suggested intensified creative financing strategies should be the responsibility of all major stakeholders of University education in Nigeria.
Research Interests: Education, Social Sciences, Higher Education, Education Policy, Politics Of Education, and 16 moreHigher Education Management, Nigeria, Higher Education Policy, Educational Management, Research Funding, Education Funding, University, Ciencias Sociales, Education Management, Universidad, Educational Funding, Funding, Universitas, Challenges, funding Higher Education institutions, and Social Science
Parents are the ones who teach children how to get in touch with the inner and outer world. Mother is the interlocutor to the child's inner-emotional world, while father is considered as the interlocutor of the outside world. However,... more
Parents are the ones who teach children how to get in touch with the inner and outer world. Mother is the interlocutor to the child's inner-emotional world, while father is considered as the interlocutor of the outside world. However, there is no cut-off in these processes, important elements of child development and transition among growing up and maturing steps. Imprisonment is considered by literature and studies developed as a factor that interferes in functional aspects of a family with multiple negative effects on the emotional and behavioral level, placing the child in an unforeseen, stressful, ambiguous and uncertain event related to their future. This study attempts to answer the question: "How do the children experience the father's imprisonment?" This is a qualitative study, with phenomenological methodologies. The instruments used are: hermeneutics, semi-structured interview and participant observation. The sample involved was n = 27 children of the age group 10-18, where 16 were female children and 11 males. Among the findings of this study are the lack of parenting and changing roles in the family, the problems in the school sphere versus co-perpetrators, the secrecy of imprisonment, self-isolation, guilt, mistrust of authority and the social system and lack of self-esteem. Among the limits of this study, we mention: lack of a control group and the involvement of two groups: those who have a parent in pre-trial and the group who has a parent in prison, small sample, the role of language and terms.
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The paper will be dealt with Albania's stance on the demonstrations held in Kosovo in 1981, largely based on archival documents state that the Albanian Government, documents from the Archives of Kosovo, etc. There are archive documents in... more
The paper will be dealt with Albania's stance on the demonstrations held in Kosovo in 1981, largely based on archival documents state that the Albanian Government, documents from the Archives of Kosovo, etc. There are archive documents in the archives of this site as valuable sources of historical handwriting, which help to make scientific analyzes and conclusions more reliable and more durable in the face of time and true historiographical criticism. From these documents seen numerous segments of the research of the general circumstances of the study in 1981. Based on the documents of these funds, the Republic of Albania have followed with great attention, all developments in Kosovo, and had obtained confidential data from all possible sources...! Therefore, we conclude that such a work of untreated until now (on the basis of the aforementioned documents), will be contributing part of historiography.
Research Interests: Albanian Studies, Kosovo, Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia (History), Former Yugoslavia, and 15 moreAlbania, History of Yugoslavia, Hystory, Demonstrations, History of Albania, Breakdown of Yugoslavia, Ex Yugoslavia, Serbian-Albanian relations, Kosovo Independence, Serbia-Kosovo Relations, Albanian History, Kosovo Serbs, 1981, Breakup of the former Yugoslavia, and History of Serbia and Yugoslavia
Conflict in marriage like any other institution is inevitable. Conflicts between married couple are normal and not necessarily disruptive. However, conflict becomes disruptive based on the way and manner it is handled. Marital harmony is... more
Conflict in marriage like any other institution is inevitable. Conflicts between married couple are normal and not necessarily disruptive. However, conflict becomes disruptive based on the way and manner it is handled. Marital harmony is crucial to every society. Inability to resolve marital conflict appropriately can lead to devastating consequences not only to the family and the society but also to a nation as a whole. This paper discussed conflict, conflict resolution and models of approaching conflict resolution. It also discussed marriage, marital conflict and their causes. Lastly, the paper examined Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT) and how it can be used as a collaborative style in marital conflict resolution.
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In the present time, the process of changes and variety of tools used in the flow of life is increasing every day. The pace of changes and transformation is such that none of human has no predicted such changes in the last century. Global... more
In the present time, the process of changes and variety of tools used in the flow of life is increasing every day. The pace of changes and transformation is such that none of human has no predicted such changes in the last century. Global competition and growing business in the East and the West have created a highly unstable environment for all businesses in developed and developing countries. In order to cope with this uncertainty and constant changes is strongly felt the need for people in the leader group. Researchers, experts, coaches, writers, and even leading practitioners have their own styles for specific styles and types of leadership. As a result, there are various types of leadership styles that suggest that the leadership area is still enriching. Based on this and based on the nine fold characteristics of modern leadership, one of the new concepts of leadership is "soft leadership".
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Freedom of information is one of the fundamental human rights, the right of every citizen to express his or her opinion through the written and the spoken word. The technology of communication has revolutionized the spread of information,... more
Freedom of information is one of the fundamental human rights, the right of every citizen to express his or her opinion through the written and the spoken word. The technology of communication has revolutionized the spread of information, making it instantaneous and allowing it to reach an ever-widening public. Thus a new power is born, the power of global journalism and social media. This paper seeks to describe the role of global journalism and social media in applying both good political and corporate governance practices as well as identify some problems arising due to global journalism. There is no freedom without freedom of expression, and global journalism and social media should strive for the highest ideals of journalism: to denounce all forms of injustice.
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In field of monitoring and evaluation, process monitoring is always essential. Process monitoring is necessary in order to ensure the quality and standards of activities. If the activities are not conducted as per standards, then talking... more
In field of monitoring and evaluation, process monitoring is always essential. Process monitoring is necessary in order to ensure the quality and standards of activities. If the activities are not conducted as per standards, then talking about results will be like finding black cat in a dark room. Results are always based on the implementation and quality outputs and proper use of these outputs by the communities. Let suppose, in a project of food and nutrition security if any organization is distributing goats and M&E department has just counted the number of goats distributed against target. They have not monitored the process of distribution to answer the questions; “if the goats were healthy, if they were weighed and vaccinated at distribution point?” At the end of project evaluation report says that there was no any visible impact on nutrition of beneficiaries with the distribution of goats. The reader of the report will have first the impression that the project impact hypothesis was wrong; “distribution of goats is not helpful in improvement of food and nutrition security of rural communities”. However, there can be the possibility that few of the goats died just after distribution and/or few of the goats were over aged to reproduce further. If these could be the possibilities then question raises: where could be these reviewed? And the answer is, when the goats were distributed. To feel the importance of process monitoring, team of Deutsche Welthungerhilfe based at Sindh, Pakistan decided to develop most effective and qualitative tools for process monitoring. Two tools were developed and implemented through partners working in field. One was Field Learning Register (FLR) which is kept in the offices of partners and being used by everyone to write down their learnings during implementation of activities in field. Other tool was checklist for spot checks of activities which was being used online through Akvo-Flow software. Later, on that check list was replaced with Field Observation Schedule (FOS) now it is being used for process monitoring of different activities at the time of implementation. Field learning registers is helping to decide about implementation of project activities and refine the beneficiary criteria. Field observation schedule is helping to shape up the approach of managing and conducting project activities. Concept of field observation schedule was taken from the idea of observation schedule (Bell, 2010).
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Questo documento mira a esplorare il rapporto tra media e sistema politico in un paese con una democrazia ancora giovane come l'Albania. Il rapporto tra media e politica ha assunto una nuova centralità nella nostra società in conseguenza... more
Questo documento mira a esplorare il rapporto tra media e sistema politico in un paese con una democrazia ancora giovane come l'Albania. Il rapporto tra media e politica ha assunto una nuova centralità nella nostra società in conseguenza dell'affermazione delle nuove tecnologie di comunicazione. L'importanza che la televisione ha assunto nella società ha profondamente modificato il modo di collegare la politica con il sistema informativo. La televisione e stato il mezzo che ha avuto un profondo effetto sulla scena politica albanese, sufficientemente per cambiare la società e la politica stessa. Pertanto, ha cambiato la società e la politica attraverso la sua capacità non solo di raggiungere milioni di cittadini e di elettori, ma anche quella di formare i pareri e le scelte di voto. Questa ricerca è stata condotta attraverso un approccio qualitativo con l'obiettivo di comprendere, attraverso l'analisi diachronica, l'evoluzione del sistema dei media in Albania e il suo impatto sul sistema politico.
Research Interests: Political Sociology, Political Economy, Communication, Media Studies, Social Sciences, and 21 moreBusiness & Society, Albanian Studies, Political Science, Politics, Political communication, Technology and Society, Media, Albania, Society, Business and Society, Political Sciences, Journalism And Mass communication, Comunicazione, Comunicazione politica, Scienze della comunicazione, Social and political science, History of Albania, Società, Comunicazione Interculturale, Albanian History, and Social Science
The drylands of Kenya that comprise of Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs) make up about 80% of the total land area and are largely inhabited by agro and nomadic pastoralists. Despite the large area, their contribution to Gross Domestic... more
The drylands of Kenya that comprise of Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs) make up about 80% of the total land area and are largely inhabited by agro and nomadic pastoralists. Despite the large area, their contribution to Gross Domestic Product is about 5%, mainly through livestock husbandry and dryland farming. These areas are characterized by among others; thermal stress, soil moisture deficiency, insecurity, competition over natural wherewithal and other low development indices. In addition, their physical infrastructure including roads, housing, health, education and telecommunication is wanting. The result is basically unimpressive development indicators for example poor social service provisioning. Despite the foregoing challenges, the productivity of drylands is far below its potential and resource exploitation especially by the local population is largely done from a pedestal of ignorance, leading to untold environmental degradation. One reason for the foregoing state of affairs is inappropriate planning and poor policy execution. Flowing from the foregoing, this study analyses the past dryland food policies and related blueprints, their achievements and pitfalls and finally argues for a paradigm shift in policy development and execution as part of the panacea for revitalizing dryland food security.
Research Interests: Social Sciences, Food Security and Insecurity, Kenya, Food Security, Drylands, and 9 moreFood Security and Social Justice, Climate Change and Its Impact on Food Security and Agriculture, Climate Change and Food Security, Food Availability, Dryland Agriculture, Climate Change and Resilient Dryland Systems, Economics of food security, Social Science, and Policy Re-Orientation
In the present society, consumers develop stereotypical ideologies on the services and products manufactured in a particular country. This paper examines the direct effect of patriotic advertising on consumer ethnocentrism. The paper... more
In the present society, consumers develop stereotypical ideologies on the services and products manufactured in a particular country. This paper examines the direct effect of patriotic advertising on consumer ethnocentrism. The paper gives a background on the concept of patriotic advertising and how it evokes feelings of nationalism and patriotism among consumers. The key findings of the paper illustrate that consumers are most vulnerable to patriotic advertising in the event of a national crisis. In addition, consumers were found to have stereotypical ideologies on the services and products based on their country they were manufactured. These findings confirm the need for local companies to exploit patriotic adverting as a means of promoting citizen consumerism and counter competition from international brands.
Research Interests: Social Sciences, Globalization, Nationalism, Nationalism And State Building, Country-of-Origin Effect, and 13 moreKenya, Nations and nationalism, History of Nationalism and Nation-Building, Globalization and education, Cultural Globalization, Country of Origin, Brand Country of Origin Effect, Consumer ethnocentrism, Globalization and Transnationalism, International Business & Globalization, Nationalism and Decolonization, Social Science, and Patriotic Advertising
This study analyses the impact of foreign direct investment on economic growth in Nigeria using data for 32 years, from 1985-2016. The OLS estimation and the Johansen cointegration test were the key techniques of analysis employed. The... more
This study analyses the impact of foreign direct investment on economic growth in Nigeria using data for 32 years, from 1985-2016. The OLS estimation and the Johansen cointegration test were the key techniques of analysis employed. The results indicate that foreign direct investment has no positive impact on the Nigerian economic growth. Trade openness and exchange rate, however, have positive but insignificant influence on economic growth. The cointegration test result revealed that there is evidence of a long-run relationship between foreign direct investment and economic growth. The paper thus recommends that there is need for in-depth investigation of economic and institutional forces that determine the composition of FDI inflows to developing countries and to work towards improving such forces. Moreover, government should also take measures in order to stabilize the exchange rate system that may attract foreign investors in the country, and also liberalize the trade policy to attract foreign investors to the country.
JEL: E22, F21, G11
JEL: E22, F21, G11
Research Interests: Finance, Economics, Development Economics, International Economics, Financial Economics, and 18 moreEconomic Growth, Financial management, Foreign Direct Investment, Economic Development, Nigeria, International Finance, Economy, Economia, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), Monetary Policy and Exchange Rate, Trade Openness, Foreign Direct Investment ( FDI ), Cointegration, Exchange rate, Exchange Rates, Finanzas, Fianance, and Foreign Direct Investment and Trade Openness
Many organizations, ought to have strategic plans to achieve their set objectives and eventually achieve their success. In most cases, organizations do not consider the importance of strategic plans in organizations` performance.... more
Many organizations, ought to have strategic plans to achieve their set objectives and eventually achieve their success. In most cases, organizations do not consider the importance of strategic plans in organizations` performance. Therefore, this study is targeted to investigate the nexus between strategy implementation and industry performance in Kenya. The study also investigated the effect of organizational culture on strategic plan implementation and performance of Kenyan Industries and more specifically Meru Law Courts. Descriptive study was applied for the study and stratified sampling was also used to get sample size. The target population was 146 employees of the Kenyan judiciary and the sample size was 107 employees which were derived from the target population. Data collection technique for the study was questionnaires as they were simple and cheap to administer. Data for the study was analyzed using descriptive statistics and multiple linear regression. Multiple linear regression was used to analyze the data to determine the degree of relationship between the variables under study. The hypotheses were tested using multiple linear regression at 5% level of significance. The data for the study was then presented in form of frequency tables, charts and graphs. The study recommends that a further study should be undertaken and extended to other Counties to assess whether different findings may be reached regarding the issue under study.
JEL: L60, L10
JEL: L60, L10
Research Interests: Finance, Economics, Development Economics, Financial Economics, Organizational Culture, and 15 moreStrategic Planning, Strategy (Strategic Planning), Economic Development, Kenya, Strategy (Business), Strategy, Economy, Economia, Organizational Behaviorial or organizational culture, Correlation, Business Strategy, Finanzas, Industry market research, Creative Strategic Planning, and Promulgation
This research focused on the evaluation of the effectiveness of financial management practices in Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA) on public sector reforms. The main objective of the study was to establish the effectiveness of... more
This research focused on the evaluation of the effectiveness of financial management practices in Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA) on public sector reforms. The main objective of the study was to establish the effectiveness of financial management practices on public sector reforms taking a case study of KeRRA. The specific objectives of the study were to establish the effectiveness of budgeting on public sector reforms in KeRRA, to examine the effectiveness of procurement laws on public sector reforms in KeRRA, to establish the effects of effectiveness of IFMIS – Integrated Financial Management Information Systems on public sector reforms and to determine the effectiveness of work plans on public sector reforms in KeRRA. The study used descriptive research design with a target population of 530 employees; a sample of 222 was selected using simple random sampling technique. The research used both primary and secondary data. Primary data was collected using questionnaires. Secondary data was obtained from reports and archives. Pilot test was conducted to enhance the instrument validity and reliability. Data collection involved a self - administered questionnaire through drop and picks them later. Descriptive analysis was applied which included mean, frequencies and percentages using assistance of computer packages especially Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20 to communicate research findings.The study also used a regression model and correlation to study the relationship between factors. From the model, the factors that significantly influenced public sector reforms included Budgeting process (t = 2.189, p = .032), Procurement process (t = 1.913, p = .059), and IFIMIS Implementation (t = -3.847, p = .001). Work plan implementation (t = .979, p = .331) did not have any significant influence on public sector reforms. KeRRA should include financial reforms as part of their performance contracts target and should ensure that they implement the reforms to their logical conclusion in order to achieve the reforms intended objectives and consequently improve on its performance.
JEL: H61, H72, H83, B26
JEL: H61, H72, H83, B26
Research Interests: Finance, Economics, Financial Economics, Public Administration, Financial management, and 19 morePublic Budgeting and Finance, Public Budgeting, Public sector, Kenya, Public sector accounting, Economy, Economia, Public Sector Reform, Participatory Budgeting, Budgeting ang budgetary control, Budget, Financial Management Practices, Budgeting, Budgetary Control, Beyond Budgeting, Sector Public, Public Administration and Policy, Work Plans, and Ifmis
The implementation of devolved government system in Kenya has enabled most citizens to receive efficient and better services. This is facilitated by supportive leadership style such as democratic styles which enables different actors to... more
The implementation of devolved government system in Kenya has enabled most citizens to receive efficient and better services. This is facilitated by supportive leadership style such as democratic styles which enables different actors to participate in decision making and implementation of service delivery. The study objective was to find out how leadership Style influences implementation of service delivery in County government. The null hypothesis stated that there is no significant relationship between leadership Style and implementation of service delivery in County government. This study adopted descriptive study design. The study made use of stratified sampling. Stratified is where the researcher divides a study area in portion and then he/she picks few individuals for study. The sample size comprises of 110 respondents. The researcher used descriptive statistics including frequency distribution tables, percentages. In addition to this, inferential statistical techniques were considered such as Pearson correlations and multiple regression analysis. They were used to establish relationships among variables. A detailed description of the data and the findings were presented in tables. The study found that county government has a policy on leadership style. It was also found that workers were not free to make most decisions without consulting their seniors, meaning decisions are made by their seniors. The study recommended that the County government should embrace participative leadership which may encourage implementation of service delivery in County governments and that county government employees should be allowed to air their grievances to the top county managers, avoid authoritative leadership in County government.
JEL: G18, G28, H11
JEL: G18, G28, H11
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The growth and decline or economic downturn of countries is closely linked to the workings of banking institutions. The banking system offers services without which the economic system of the country remains open. The purpose of this... more
The growth and decline or economic downturn of countries is closely linked to the workings of banking institutions. The banking system offers services without which the economic system of the country remains open. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of internal factors on profitability of accepted banks in Tehran Stock Exchange. To describe the research method, Mark, Philip, and Adrian (2009) used the onion model for the research process. This model has 8 layers, and the present study based on the lines of the paradigm were categorized of research on affirmation, the main type of applied research, the method of analytic-hypothesis research, quantitative research strategy, field research, the choice of research method in correlation and time series, the research objectives were descriptive and, finally, the methods and procedures for collecting data of reviewing library resources and financial ratios. The statistical population of this study was equivalent to the total accepted banks in Tehran Stock Exchange. All statistical analyzes were performed at the error level of 5% with the help of Excel 2016 and version 10 of Eviews software. The results of this study revealed that credit risk factors have a linear and significant correlation with profitability (return on equity and equity ratio), stock market indices and profitability (return on assets and equity ratio).
Research Interests: Finance, Financial Economics, Iranian Studies, Financial management, Stock Market, and 10 moreStock Markets, Financial Crisis, Profitability, Finanzas, Stock Market Analysis, Profitability Analysis, Internal and External Factors, Iran Foreign Economic Policy, Iranian financial system, and Tehran Stock Exchange
Citizen participation is one of the national values in Kenya and is also a principle of public service. This study examined the key factors affecting public participation in budgeting process in the County Government of Nandi in Kenya.... more
Citizen participation is one of the national values in Kenya and is also a principle of public service. This study examined the key factors affecting public participation in budgeting process in the County Government of Nandi in Kenya. The study also sought to identify the key socio-cultural factors affecting public participation in the budgeting process in Nandi County. The study adopted a descriptive survey design targeting Community Based Organizations’ (CBOs) members who are residents of Nandi County, CBO officials and officials from the Treasury and Economic Planning department in the County Government of Nandi. Stratified random sampling technique was used to select members of Community Based Organizations who were administered with structured questionnaires. The study found out that public participation enhances the quality of the budgeting process. The study also found out that stakeholders’ involvement in budgeting process enhances accountability and transparency. Pearson correlation test found that there was a statistically significant positive relationship (R = 0.513) between stakeholder’s involvement and budgeting process since p < 0.05 (p = 0.014). It was also found that socio-cultural factors could also affect public participation in the budgeting process and using Pearson correlation test to determine the effect of socio-cultural factors on participatory budgeting process, the study found a weak positive relationship (R = 0.203) between Socio-cultural factors and budgeting process since p < 0.05 (p = 0.203).
Research Interests: Finance, Economics, Public Finance, Financial Economics, Financial Accounting, and 23 moreAccountability, Public Finance Theory, Public Budgeting and Finance, State And Local Public Finance, Economic Development, Public Participation In Governance, Kenya, Economy, Public Sector Accountability, Economia, Economía, Public Participation, Economia Y Finanzas, Democracy & citizen participation in the public sphere, Finance and Economics, Economics & Finance, Economics and finance, Finanzas, Governance Accountability and Service Delivery, Finnacial Economics, Economic, Public Finance Financial Economics, and Budgeting Process
The tea industry has long been acknowledged as a major source of livelihood in Sri Lanka with regards as the biggest provider of employment, export earnings and government revenue. Kenya, India, China, Vietnam, Malawi and Indonesia are... more
The tea industry has long been acknowledged as a major source of livelihood in Sri Lanka with regards as the biggest provider of employment, export earnings and government revenue. Kenya, India, China, Vietnam, Malawi and Indonesia are emerging as competitors for Sri Lankan tea industry in the international market. Ceylon tea still has golden opportunity to compete in the global tea market with respect to high quality tea products. Factory model cultivation is initiated to encourage tea factories to control their tea input quality, in turn improves tea output quality. Based on this premise, this study aims to identify the impact of factory model cultivation on tea input and output quality of tea factories in Sri Lanka. An empirical investigation was conducted on a sample comprising 74 tea factories in Ruhunu region, Sri Lanka. A personally-administered structured questionnaire was used to collect data. The independent sample t-test and the multiple regression analysis were employed to test the hypotheses. The findings offer useful insights not only in terms of understanding the link between tea input quality and output quality of tea production, but also the impact of factory model plantation on controllability of the external suppliers input quality. The study has extended the understanding of the extent of applicability of the factory model cultivation to upgrade input and output quality of tea as well as controlling abilities towards input quality of external suppliers.
JEL: O13, Q18, Q15
JEL: O13, Q18, Q15
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This study reviews the market intervention technique used by central banks for the management of exchange rate. In literature, enough evidence is available describing that many Central Banks used intervention as a tool to control the... more
This study reviews the market intervention technique used by central banks for the management of exchange rate. In literature, enough evidence is available describing that many Central Banks used intervention as a tool to control the volatility of foreign exchange; however, recently the Central Banks in larger industrialized nations shifted from physical intervention policy to the oral intervention policy. The evidence suggests that the oral intervention remained more successful in controlling the volatility compared to physical intervention.
Research Interests: Finance, Economics, Development Economics, Financial Economics, Foreign Exchange Market, and 14 moreFinancial management, Economic Development, International Finance, Economy, Economia, Central Banks, Intervention, Economia Y Finanzas, Central Banking, Finance and Economics, Economics & Finance, Economics and finance, Finanzas, and Oral Intervention
Economic development must be sustainable, improving and dynamic in order to achieve the critical goal of poverty alleviation. A review of extant literature indicates that studies in this area of finance have focused on the impact of... more
Economic development must be sustainable, improving and dynamic in order to achieve the critical goal of poverty alleviation. A review of extant literature indicates that studies in this area of finance have focused on the impact of finance on economic growth arising more from developed economies. Recommendations from these works may obviously have favoured these economies to the detriment of the developing ones. It is therefore, against the need to explore the role of finance in tackling developmental issues in developing economies with bias to sub-Saharan African countries that this study examined the impact of financial intermediation on human capital development of sub Saharan African countries from 1980 to 2012 utilizing panel data set from the World Bank and applying the Ordinary Least Square (OLS) regression in analysis. Results reveal that financial intermediation did not have positive and significant impact on human development in sub Saharan Africa within the period of this study. This trend must be reversed as it probably might have contributed to their underdevelopment. It is recommended that policy makers should pay more attention to the quality of growth so as to support all round human development. Countries may consider establishing banks of infrastructure or even go further to have banks of development. These will further assist in addressing critical areas such as life expectancy, adult literacy and school enrolment, amongst others beyond just economic growth.
Research Interests: Finance, Economics, Financial Economics, Financial Accounting, Sustainable Development, and 19 moreFinancial management, Human Capital, Sustainable Human Development, Sustainable Rural Development, Sustainable Developments, Economy, Economia, Sustainable Urban Development, Human Capital Development, Finance Management, Financial Management Practices, Human Capital Management, Finanzas, Human Capital and Organisational Success, Financial intermediation, Education for Sustainable Development, Human capital Investment, Desenvolvimento Do Capital Humano, and Economic
This study examines the effectiveness of European Central Bank asset purchase program (quantitative easing) on the long-term interest rates. In particular, the study evaluates the effectiveness or influence of the European Central Bank’s... more
This study examines the effectiveness of European Central Bank asset purchase program (quantitative easing) on the long-term interest rates. In particular, the study evaluates the effectiveness or influence of the European Central Bank’s non-conventional monetary policy tool, quantitative easing (also known as asset purchase program) on the yield of 5-year sovereign government bonds of Eurozone economies. The main objective and the motivation for this study is to provide the compact effects or influence of the quantitative easing in the Eurozone economies, as the current literature on quantitative easing insufficiently covers the effects of quantitative easing in the euro area. The duration of the quantitative easing or asset purchase program is from the end of 2014 until the first quarter of 2017; however, the currently available literature only studies the effects of the asset purchase program until mid of 2016. Very few researches are published after the completion of the quantitative program that estimates or evaluate the complete influence of the program on the long-term interest rates and economic indicators. Whereas, this research provides a complete solution to the literature gap by studying the influence of all the quantitative easing related announcements made by ECB from June 2014 to January 2017, or the whole period of extended asset purchase program conducted by ECB.
The research questions that the study aims to answer is that if the ECB announcements related to quantitative easing influence the long-term interest rates via influencing the 5-year government bonds. If the impact on the 5-year government bond yield is only influenced by those ECB announcements that contain new information related to asset purchase program. If the impact of quantitative easing or asset purchase program is larger on the weaker Eurozone economies namely Spain and Italy, as compared to the impact of the same program on stronger Eurozone economies including Germany and France
This research uses the event-study analysis methodology. Under the event study method, the research first estimates the abnormal variation in the yield of 5-year government bonds of the four largest Eurozone economies around the announcements made by European Central Bank regarding the quantitative easing or asset purchase program in the monetary policy statement. Later the study evaluates if abnormal variation in 5-year government bond yield around such announcements has statistical and economic significance. The sample of four 5-year government bonds of the four largest economies of Eurozone, namely Germany, France, Spain, and Italy, are considered for the research..
The research made key contributions to the literature on the subject of quantitative easing focused on the euro area. The statistical results of the research conclude that the ECB announcements negatively (decrease) influence the 5-year government bond yields. While the event-study results and the hypothesis revolve around measuring the effectiveness and influence of the non-conventional monetary policy tools used by ECB, the study also discovered a key pattern that the influence of such asset purchase program is much larger on weaker economies of the dataset like Spain and Italy, as compared to strong candidates i.e. Germany and France. The study also discovered that the abnormal variations in yields only occur around those central bank announcement that has a surprise element or that has a new information related the monetary policy.
The results of the study also show economic significance. The results show that at the initiation of the asset purchase program or quantitative easing, the inflation rates across Europe were between -1% to 0.8%, which is far below the optimal inflation rate of 2%. However, at the end of asset purchase program in the first quarter of 2017, the monthly inflation rates in Germany, France, Spain and Italy has increased to 2%, 1.4%, 2.6% and 2% respectively. At the beginning of the asset purchase program the quarterly GDP growth rate in sample countries was between -0.2% to 0.4%, whereas, at the end of the asset purchase program or quantitative easing in the second quarter of 2017, the quarterly GDP growth rate of Germany, France, Spain and Italy increased to 0.6%, 0.5%, 0.9% and 0.4% respectively. Hence all the results derived from the event-study analysis are consistent with the hypothesis proposed under this research.
The research questions that the study aims to answer is that if the ECB announcements related to quantitative easing influence the long-term interest rates via influencing the 5-year government bonds. If the impact on the 5-year government bond yield is only influenced by those ECB announcements that contain new information related to asset purchase program. If the impact of quantitative easing or asset purchase program is larger on the weaker Eurozone economies namely Spain and Italy, as compared to the impact of the same program on stronger Eurozone economies including Germany and France
This research uses the event-study analysis methodology. Under the event study method, the research first estimates the abnormal variation in the yield of 5-year government bonds of the four largest Eurozone economies around the announcements made by European Central Bank regarding the quantitative easing or asset purchase program in the monetary policy statement. Later the study evaluates if abnormal variation in 5-year government bond yield around such announcements has statistical and economic significance. The sample of four 5-year government bonds of the four largest economies of Eurozone, namely Germany, France, Spain, and Italy, are considered for the research..
The research made key contributions to the literature on the subject of quantitative easing focused on the euro area. The statistical results of the research conclude that the ECB announcements negatively (decrease) influence the 5-year government bond yields. While the event-study results and the hypothesis revolve around measuring the effectiveness and influence of the non-conventional monetary policy tools used by ECB, the study also discovered a key pattern that the influence of such asset purchase program is much larger on weaker economies of the dataset like Spain and Italy, as compared to strong candidates i.e. Germany and France. The study also discovered that the abnormal variations in yields only occur around those central bank announcement that has a surprise element or that has a new information related the monetary policy.
The results of the study also show economic significance. The results show that at the initiation of the asset purchase program or quantitative easing, the inflation rates across Europe were between -1% to 0.8%, which is far below the optimal inflation rate of 2%. However, at the end of asset purchase program in the first quarter of 2017, the monthly inflation rates in Germany, France, Spain and Italy has increased to 2%, 1.4%, 2.6% and 2% respectively. At the beginning of the asset purchase program the quarterly GDP growth rate in sample countries was between -0.2% to 0.4%, whereas, at the end of the asset purchase program or quantitative easing in the second quarter of 2017, the quarterly GDP growth rate of Germany, France, Spain and Italy increased to 0.6%, 0.5%, 0.9% and 0.4% respectively. Hence all the results derived from the event-study analysis are consistent with the hypothesis proposed under this research.
Research Interests: Finance, Economics, International Economics, Financial Economics, Financial Accounting, and 17 moreFinancial management, Economic Development, International Finance, Financial Analysis, Economy, Financial Crisis, Economia, Money Market, Economia Y Finanzas, Event Study, Money markets, Quantitative Easing, Finanzas, Bonds, ECB, Development Econmomics, and Euro Bond Market
The 21st century consumers are mindful of problems that impact social and environmental sustainability, fast fashion’s main emphasis is faster turnaround from factories to stay competitive thus some retail companies aren’t paying keen... more
The 21st century consumers are mindful of problems that impact social and environmental sustainability, fast fashion’s main emphasis is faster turnaround from factories to stay competitive thus some retail companies aren’t paying keen attention on the ethics in apparel production factories (Bhasin, 2014, June 04; Tan, 2016). According to the International Labour Organisation (ILO) forced labor is a worldwide concern affecting 21 million people; simply put there are 3 out of every 1,000 victims who are part of forced labor within Asia-Pacific with 11.7 million and other regions as shown in Appendix A (Mcclelland, 2017). 260 million children partake in employment with an estimate of 170 million children engaged in apparel making; ILO estimated that 6 million children are in forced labor with 14 to 16 working hour days in poor working conditions with reported cases in Bangladesh apparel factories; yarn spinning in India; cotton seeds production in Benin; and harvesting cotton in Uzbekistan (Moulds, 2017; Peiris, 2005). Ashridge Centre for Business and Sustainability, and Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) confirmed that 71% of companies admitted to cases of modern slavery in their supply chain; with 168 million child labor cases in 2017 and a proven improvement from 246 million cases in 2000 (Mcclelland, 2017). Can apparel suppliers and retailers tackle the unethical practices that are impacting humanity and integrate practices that would ensure social sustainability? The focus of this research was for an opportunity to acquire and understand millennials perspectives on the unethical conduct and fashion industry with relevance to apparel sourcing, manufacturing, industry sustainability.
JEL: L60, L67, M14, D29, K20
JEL: L60, L67, M14, D29, K20
Research Interests: Business Ethics, Economic Sociology, Economics, Development Economics, International Economics, and 29 moreFinancial Economics, Ethics, Corporate Social Responsibility, Manufacturing, Economic Growth, Professional Ethics, Economic Development, Environmental Sustainability, Outsourcing, Social sustainability, Exploitation, Social Responsibility, Child Labor, Ethics and economics, Economy, Economia, Outsourcing Strategy, Economía, Manufacturing Processes, Coporate Social Responsibility, Millennials, Business Process Outsourcing and offshoring, Millennialsim, Business & Ethics, Fast Fashion, Child Labor in Developing Countries, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Economic, and Sustainability
The pressure to gain market share in competitive markets plays a role in expedited production, less time in research and development, and minimal product testing; these actions leave the flaws to be pinpointed by consumers instead of the... more
The pressure to gain market share in competitive markets plays a role in expedited production, less time in research and development, and minimal product testing; these actions leave the flaws to be pinpointed by consumers instead of the respective companies. Product recalls are an economic threat to suppliers and manufacturers and a main concern to the public’s health; the complexity of a globalized supply chain with areas of unregulated safety standards contribute to increase in recalls. The adoption of technology and ease in usage of smart devices equipped with access to social media has provided consumers with the power to report malfunctions to larger audience and government agencies thus directly influencing consumer behavior. The cost incurred by companies after a recall are estimated at $55.5 billion a year including mortality, productivity losses, and medical expenses; specifically, the direct cost to the food company can go up to $10 million on lost sales and brand image reputation. The ethics within industries; what motivates industries from not being forthcoming and delaying the recall of products that cause harm to others and need to be recalled? Research focused on eliciting millennial perspectives on safety recalls on significant consumable products, baby products, and technology related recalls with emphasis on the CPSC recall of 1.9 million Galaxy Note 7 and 2.8 million top-load washers for a total of 4.7 million recalled products in 7 weeks a period from September 15 to November 04, 2016.
JEL: D18, L60, M11, A14, F23, M14
JEL: D18, L60, M11, A14, F23, M14
Research Interests: Business Ethics, Economics, Development Economics, Financial Economics, Ethics, and 13 moreEconomic Development, Consumer Protection (Law), Ethics and economics, Economy, Economia, Consumer Protection, Economía, Consumer protection law, Business & Ethics, Product Safety Standards, Consumer protection laws, Economic, and Industry Sustainability
Americans spend $392 billion in prescribed medication per Washington post; Wall Street Journal study compared branded rugs in Ontario, Canada, England, Norway the findings confirmed that United States prices were higher prices than... more
Americans spend $392 billion in prescribed medication per Washington post; Wall Street Journal study compared branded rugs in Ontario, Canada, England, Norway the findings confirmed that United States prices were higher prices than Norway; and England. United States with the highest prices contribute to price gouging? EpiPen by Mylan from $2 overseas and $750; Daraprim by Turning Pharmaceuticals gouge from $13.50 to $750 per pill; and Cosmegen $20 to $30 overseas and $1400 per injection these prices are horrendous especially when the drugs are required for debilitating diseases. Ebola scare in 2014 required protective devices against contamination of the virus. Kimberly Clark and Halyard Health manufactured, marketed, and sold Microcool gowns with a 77% failure rate as confirmed by Intertek Labs. What contributes to the pharmaceutical unethical conduct that includes price gouging and exploitation? Pharmaceuticals growing with an emphasis on buying rights to drugs and drastically increasing the cost of drugs and medical devices without substitutes ethical; what do millennials who are projected by Fortune to dominate the workforce by 2020 think on ethics within pharmaceuticals? The findings confirmed that the pharmaceuticals price gouging, sale of drugs and products that are later recalled, and huge budgets in marketing instead of R&D weren’t ethical and results confirmed that the pharmaceutical companies should focus on their core which is saving patients’ lives.
JEL: L60, L65, I18 A14, L29, K32, M14
JEL: L60, L65, I18 A14, L29, K32, M14
Research Interests: Business Ethics, Economics, Financial Economics, Ethics, Sustainable Development, and 16 morePharmaceutical Technology, Economic Development, Pharmaceutical Marketing, Ethics and economics, Economy, Economia, Pharmaceuticals, Millennials, Millennialsim, Business & Ethics, Right to Recall, Recall, Recalls, Economic, Defectiveness, and Price Gouging
Social responsibility, animal welfare, and environmental responsibility are essential practices in sustainably sourced products. The industry leaders in ethical sourcing and sustainable development are paving the way while the followers... more
Social responsibility, animal welfare, and environmental responsibility are essential practices in sustainably sourced products. The industry leaders in ethical sourcing and sustainable development are paving the way while the followers are lagging; how can the industry continue the upward trend in sourcing ethically and improving sustainability? Gaining brand loyalty and increase of sales while sourcing ethically and sustainably is the emphasis of this research, millennials as sample participants are projected to dominate the workforce by 2020. What are the millennials perspectives on integrating moral values to ensure ethical sourcing and sustainable development? Consumers are now more than ever aware of where products are sourced from, the treatment and living conditions of workers who grow the products, and the use of land without care of sustainability measures. The voluntary ethical sourcing can be linked to company who are moving towards caring for the environment and humanity thus ethical sourcing and maintaining the process has become essential and more especially the millennials who are the focus on this research are ferociously loyal to ethically sourced and sustainable brands.
JEL: L60, L66, L15 N5, Q13, Q50, Q56, Q58, J43 M14, M16, D23, D83
JEL: L60, L66, L15 N5, Q13, Q50, Q56, Q58, J43 M14, M16, D23, D83
Research Interests: Business Ethics, Ethics, Environmental Ethics, Sustainability (Organisational Strategy), Corporate Sustainability, and 12 moreEnvironmental Sustainability, Global Sourcing, Social sustainability, Ethics and economics, Millennials, Strategic Sourcing, Business & Ethics, Sourcing, Food and Beverage Industry, Buying and Sourcing, Social Aspects of Sustainability, and Sustainability
Corruption is the core component that acts as a barrier for social and economic development in emerging markets. The examination of ethics within organizations that have entered emerging global platforms is essential to bring forth... more
Corruption is the core component that acts as a barrier for social and economic development in emerging markets. The examination of ethics within organizations that have entered emerging global platforms is essential to bring forth evidence of ways organizations are conducting in emerging markets. Research shows that organizations dress up the illegal bribes as the cost of conducting business; are these costs in violation of United States Laws? The secondary research examined if the desire of foreign exposure contributed to organizations involvement in unethical ways to capitalization on the rapid growth to remain sustainable.
JEL: D73, D23, F13, D23, D83, G38, K23, M14, M16, A13
JEL: D73, D23, F13, D23, D83, G38, K23, M14, M16, A13
Research Interests: Business Ethics, Economic History, Economic Sociology, Economics, Development Economics, and 15 moreInternational Economics, Financial Economics, Ethics, Economic Development, Emerging Markets, Economy, Economia, Economía, Bribery, Business & Ethics, Corporate Bribery, Anti-Bribery Best Practice, Organizational Ethics, Economic, and Corruption, Bribery and Corporate Crime
Integration of moral values with ethics for sustainable development in the auto industry research analysis on 5 auto industry related incidents; GM faulty ignition left 100 dead and paid $2 billion in civil settlements and fines; and... more
Integration of moral values with ethics for sustainable development in the auto industry research analysis on 5 auto industry related incidents; GM faulty ignition left 100 dead and paid $2 billion in civil settlements and fines; and Toyota recall of the unintended acceleration caused 89 deaths United States and costed over $1.2 billion to address the economic loss. The 1978 recall of the 14.5 million Firestone and 2000 Ford Explorers highway rollovers equipped with firestone tires killed 271 people; Takata defective airbags by Japanese Auto makers agreed to pay $1 billion in penalties and fines in recall of 70 million airbags in 42 million vehicles with 11 deaths and 150 injuries and 100 million worldwide recalls; and Volkswagen emission deceptions in violation of Clean Air Act and with payment of $4.3 billion in criminal and civil penalties with overall settlement of $22 billion in fines and settlement in United States for 600, 000 vehicles. What are the perspectives on ethics and sustainability in the auto industry by millennials who are projected dominate the workforce Auto Industry by 2020? The research findings detailed the agreement of participants that Volkswagen cheating software; Firestone treads peeling off; Takata airbag explosions; and Toyota sticky gas pedals were all unethical actions; the strategies shared by participants included selection of individuals with moral thus improving company culture.
JEL: L62, Q52, Q53, D23, D83, F63 M12, M14, K32, O13, Q54, Q56
JEL: L62, Q52, Q53, D23, D83, F63 M12, M14, K32, O13, Q54, Q56
Research Interests: Business Ethics, Economics, International Economics, Financial Economics, Ethics, and 23 moreEthics & Social Sustainability, Environmental Ethics, Air pollution, Environmental Sustainability, Automotive Industry, Water Pollution, Environmental Pollution, Economy, Economia, Millennials, Auto Industry, Pollution, Automobile Manufacturing Industry, Recall, Automotive design and industry, Green and Sustainability Practices, Green House Gases, Automobile Industry, Automotive Industry Policies, Green House Gases (GHG), Recalls, Economic, and Sustainability
The arguments on the responsiveness of capital structure leverage to sets of its major determinants have dominated the corporate finance literature. There is however no consensus regarding the direction of effects of these determinants on... more
The arguments on the responsiveness of capital structure leverage to sets of its major determinants have dominated the corporate finance literature. There is however no consensus regarding the direction of effects of these determinants on debt to equity ratio. In contribution to existing literature, this study explored development of debt to equity ratio in capital structure in the Nigerian context, with aim of filling gaps in methodology which have been argued to undermine the credibility of previous findings. The method of estimation used is the Panel-Fully Modified Ordinary Least Squares (FMOLS). The Pedroni cointegration test was employed to test for long-run relationship. The descriptive statistics and the panel unit root test were the preliminary test. We ascertained that our data set are stable and normally distributed as precursor to determining if the variables are cointegrated. A more sophisticated method of panel estimation other than the traditional method was adopted which among other advantages purges the defects posed by heteroskendasticity prevalent in the conversional estimation method. We established that there is a long-run relationship between debt to equity ratio and tangibility, profitability, firm growth and firm size. The panel regression estimate confirmed the trade-off theory and the pecking order hypothesis in Nigeria as tangibility was found to have positive effect on corporate leverage. However, the finding with regards to growth and firm size supports the trade-off theory while discrediting the pecking order assumption. Profitability on the other hand confirmed the pecking order theory for Nigeria and shows that profitability has negative effect on debt to equity ratio. The robustness and reliability of the findings was embedded on the controls for residual weaknesses and disturbances.
JEL: L60, O14, D24
JEL: L60, O14, D24
Research Interests: Economics, Development Economics, Econometrics, Financial Economics, Development Studies, and 15 moreSocial Sciences, Economic Growth, Sustainable Development, Economic Development, Nigeria, Capital Structure, Economy, Economia, Economía, Cointegration, Manufacturing Firms, Capital Structure and Firm Performance, Panel Cointegration, Economic, and panel FMOLS
This study examined the causal link between the job ownership structure and increased commitment and motivation in worker co-operatives. The separation of job ownership from management and the effective alignment of the interests of job... more
This study examined the causal link between the job ownership structure and increased commitment and motivation in worker co-operatives. The separation of job ownership from management and the effective alignment of the interests of job managers and the owners have generated a lot of discussion in the past. Proponents of the agency theory have, on the one hand, recommend actions that maximize shareholders value. On the other hand, the adoption of sweeping statements of purpose by many business organizations, have led to the recommendation of the stakeholder and the stewardship theories as being the appropriate guides to corporate actions. However, given the complexities of modern business organizations where the expectations of the workers and job owners are increasingly getting blurred, reliance on these theories does not provide a satisfactory solution. Survey questionnaires were the main instrument for primary data collection in this study. Semi-structured follow-up interviews were also conducted to supplement the method. The research design included three phases of data collection and analysis. Phase one was a qualitative method of informal, semi-structured interviews while phase two was a quantitative survey, the findings of which were used to construct further semi-structured follow-up interviews with worker co-operative stakeholders. The study concluded that the job ownership structure adopted by worker co-operatives has resulted into increased commitment and motivation which has in turn lead to increased productivity and improved performance.
JEL: E24, J24, O15
JEL: E24, J24, O15
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Strategic formulation is a management tool for measuring negotiated performance targets. It is a freely negotiated performance agreement between the government, acting as the owner of public agency on one hand, and the management of the... more
Strategic formulation is a management tool for measuring negotiated performance targets. It is a freely negotiated performance agreement between the government, acting as the owner of public agency on one hand, and the management of the agency on the other hand. The County government strategies are anchored on the Kenya Vision 2030. In revising their strategies, the County government needs to employ participatory approach, relying on the consensus of stakeholder groups, including civil society, the private sector and donor partners. The study focused on Isiolo county government. This is because the county government has been formulating and implements their strategies for the period of 3 years. The study involved all the management employees who include head of department of the county government. There were 63 managerial staff who were involved in the study. The study adopted descriptive research design. The study adopted a census sample design since the target population was manageable and the respondents were within systems that can be accessed easily hence the sample size which was 63 respondents. The questionnaire was used to collect the data from the sample. Descriptive statistics which includes frequencies and percentages were used. Pearson correlation was used in hypothesis testing. The analyzed data was thereafter be presented for better comparison using tables. The study concludes that successful formulation of strategic plan has taken root among the County governments. The study concluded that there no leadership training that equips leaders on strategic plans formulation. The study recommends that the leadership should provide the required support to ensure that strategic plans formulated influences the county government performance.
JEL: D73, H83, J88
JEL: D73, H83, J88
Research Interests: Economics, Development Economics, Financial Economics, Public Economics, Performance Studies, and 15 morePerformance Management, Performance, Organizational Theory (in public organizations), Kenya, Economy, County Government, Economia, Strategy Formulation, City and county government, Relationship, Economics and Public Policy, Public Organization, Economic performance, Economic, and Strategy Formulation and Execution
Police service employees are extremely crucial to the country since their value is essentially intangible and not easily replicated. Kenya police service employees have been complaining of career growth and opportunity, better... more
Police service employees are extremely crucial to the country since their value is essentially intangible and not easily replicated. Kenya police service employees have been complaining of career growth and opportunity, better compensation, structured induction programs, performance management tools, equitable compensation packages, job satisfaction and good leadership skills were found to influence their decision to stay with their current employer. The objective of this study was to establish the influence of working environment on organizational performance in the Kenya Police Service. The study was carried out in the police services using Lakipia Police Divisional Headquarters. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. The target population of the study was 86 disciplined uniformed officers who work in the Laikipia Police Division headquarters. The researcher conducted a census of all the respondents from the Laikipia Police Division headquarter. Descriptive statistics which includes frequencies and percentages were used to analyze data. The study used Pearson correlation analysis to test the hypothesis and the p-value from test statistic. The study concludes that working environment is one of the key issues in the world’s Kenya police service. The study recommends that the governments should ensure that police officers are given proper working tools and equipment to improve their performance. The police department should professionally come up with a practical scheme of service and policies that ensures that there is no conflicting policies in the police organization structure.
Research Interests: Human Resource Development, Social Sciences, Influence, Human Resource Management, Police, and 12 moreStrategic Human Resource Management, Human Resource, Human Resources, Kenya, Social Influence, Business Environments, Organizational Performance, Working Environment, Business environment, Police and Public Services, Social Science, and General business environment
Target setting has over the years become a very crucial part of Human Resource Management in organizations and its benefits all over the world cannot be over-emphasized. It is an integrative process involving objective evaluation of... more
Target setting has over the years become a very crucial part of Human Resource Management in organizations and its benefits all over the world cannot be over-emphasized. It is an integrative process involving objective evaluation of employee’s competencies, contributions, improvement opportunities, and potential for future growth in line with organizational objectives. In Kenya, technical training institutes have started carrying out target settings to their employees with the aim of measuring institutional performance from January 2016 as per the requirements of Teacher’s Service Commission to enhance performance of the technical training institutes. The study objective was to establish the influence of target setting on the performance of Technical Training Institutes in Meru County. This study was carried out in the four technical training institutes in Meru County. These are Meru National Polytechnic, Nkabune TTI, Kiirua TTI and Mukiria TTI. All the management employees of the technical training institutes were used as the respondents. There was 74 respondents’ management staff from the 4 technical training institutes in Meru County. It was found that employees are involved in setting targets by their supervisors while a few are not involved in target setting by their supervisors. It is also evident that targets set are not always achievable which affects employees’ performance. It is also evident that employees are never given allowance to negotiate targets with their supervisors which negatively affect their performance. The study recommended that the technical institute management should ensure that the target setting process is fair and inclusive of employees’ views in order to ensure that employees own those targets and strive to achieve them for the benefit of organization performance
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This study aimed at establishing the relationship between Human resource and sustainability of public day secondary schools in Imenti North Sub-County, Meru County. The study had the following objectives; the influence of salary,... more
This study aimed at establishing the relationship between Human resource and sustainability of public day secondary schools in Imenti North Sub-County, Meru County. The study had the following objectives; the influence of salary, management leadership, incentives, training and development and their relationship with sustainability of public day secondary schools in Kenya. This study sought to test the hypothesis that; salary, management leadership, incentives, training and development affect sustainability of free day secondary schools. The study adopted descriptive and explorative research design since its main aim is to explain human resource variables that affect sustainability of public day secondary schools in Kenya. The target population was 29 public day secondary schools in Imenti North sub-County. The respondents were selected using stratified random sampling to identify sample schools and simple random sampling to select respondents from the identified strata. The sample respondents comprised of 12 principals, 61 HODs and 136 teachers totaling 173 respondents. Data was collected using structured open ended, closed ended and unstructured questionnaire. Reliability was tested by test–retest method using Cronbach's alpha correlation coefficient which was used to test the correlations between the items. Correlation coefficient of above 0.7 was obtained and was deemed acceptable for the study. Data was analyzed by use of descriptive statistics and logistic regression. Descriptive statistics and multiple logistic regression was used to test the cause and effect relationship between the dependent and independent variables under the study. All the hypothesis was tested at 5% level of significance or 95% confidence level. The analyzed data is presented in frequency tables, pie charts and bar graphs. It is expected that the results of the study will assist education stakeholders and the Ministry of education to address human resource challenges that affect sustainability of public day secondary schools in Kenya.
JEL: J24, O15, H75, I25
JEL: J24, O15, H75, I25
Research Interests: Economics, Development Economics, Human Resource Development, Personal Relationships, Human Resource Management, and 13 moreStrategic Human Resource Management, Human Resource, Human Resources, Kenya, Secondary Education, Interpersonal Relationships, Human Resources Development, Economy, Economia, Economic Sustainability, Economic, Human Resources Management, and Free Day Secondary Education
Housing cooperatives were introduced in Kenya in the early 1980s and currently there are 650 registered housing cooperatives which are affiliated to the National Cooperative Housing Union (NACHU). Official statistics obtained from the... more
Housing cooperatives were introduced in Kenya in the early 1980s and currently there are 650 registered housing cooperatives which are affiliated to the National Cooperative Housing Union (NACHU). Official statistics obtained from the Ministry of Co-operative Development as at 2010 show 424 housing co-operatives as having been registered, 79 out of these being dormant, 16 having been liquidated and 329 active. This clearly indicates that some housing cooperatives have not achieved the objectives for which they were formed. This begs the question on Corporate Governance Practices have any effect on the financial performance of housing cooperatives in Kenya. A sample size of 59 housing cooperatives was used from a target population of 650 housing cooperatives. Random sampling technique was used to obtain the sample size and was derived using the Fischer formula: . Pearson’s Correlation Coefficient for accountability and financial performance was r = 0.366**, with probability value (p = 0.000) that is less than α = 0.01 level of significance showing a moderate effect of accountability on financial performance at the one percent level of significance. Adjusted R square value was 0.118 implying that financial performance is dependent on accountability by 11.8%. Pearson’s Correlation Coefficient for auditing committees and financial performance was r = 0.351**, with a probability value (p = 0.000) that is less than α = 0.01 level of significance showing a significant effect of auditing committees on financial performance at the one percent level of significance. Therefore, findings revealed that auditing committees significantly affects financial performance. Adjusted R square was 0.107 implying that auditing committees predicts financial performance by 10.7%.Pearson’s Correlation Coefficient for separation of ownership and financial performance was r = 0.289*, with probability value (p = 0.000) that is less than α = 0.05 level of significance showing a significant effect of separation of ownership on financial performance at the five percent level of significance. Therefore, it was found out that separation of ownership significantly affects financial performance. Adjusted R square value was 0. 066. This implied that financial performance is dependent on separation of ownership. Separation of ownership predicts financial performance by 6.6 %.Pearson’s Correlation Coefficient for moderating variables and financial performance was r = 0.310*,with probability value (p = 0.000) that is less than α = 0.05 level of significance showing a significant effect between moderating variables and financial performance at the five percent level of significance. Therefore, it was found out that moderating variables significantly affects financial performance. Adjusted R square value was 0.079 implying that moderating variables predicts financial performance implying that financial performance is dependent on moderating variables by 7.9%.
Research Interests: Finance, Economics, Financial Economics, Corporate Governance, Corporate Finance, and 19 moreFinancial management, Corporate Governance & Corporate Responsibility, Kenya, Economy, Economia, Economia Y Finanzas, Ethics and Financial performance, Financial Performance, Finance and Economics, Economics & Finance, Economics and finance, Finanzas, Good Corporate Governance, CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE, Financial Performance Analysis, Corporate Governance Practicies, Finnacial Economics, Economic, and Housing Cooperatives
Today’s markets are competitive and its evident that excellence in our operations, providing consumers with a phenomenal experience, and acting in ethical behavior can be challenging thus creating pressure to meet objectives within... more
Today’s markets are competitive and its evident that excellence in our operations, providing consumers with a phenomenal experience, and acting in ethical behavior can be challenging thus creating pressure to meet objectives within organizations. The government Accountability Office estimated that the financial crisis of 2008 cost the United States economy an estimated 22 trillion dollars. Research has documented that government regulations alone don’t deter organizations from unethical conduct, there are several laws and penalties imposed yet under the pressure to stay competitive, the organizations are even today caught in unethical conduct with Wells Fargo as the latest scandal. The objective of this research was to inquire and understand millennials viewpoints on corporate scandals; leaders and workers’ integration of individual morals with ethics; and the impact of the unethical conduct on organizations sustainability. Organizations are the powerhouse of our economy and if not handled ethically will contribute to turmoil to the United States and the world; the integration of individual moral that we have within us from our foundation as children with ethics and adherence of the code of conduct will lead to sustainable organizations, 2013; Shahriar & Diken, 2016). Organizational ethics as shared by Chron entails the standards and principles whereby business is conducted via honor and responsibility, compassion, and fairness; code of conduct is core detailing business principles to guide the organization as the ethical philosophy contributes to productivity and sustainability (Kelchner, 2017; Suttle, 2017; Valentine, Hollingworth, & Eidsness (2014). A healthy organization with solid reputation also contributes to organizational sustainability; this can be achieved when leaders’ individual moral values are in play and leaders encourages workers to work with integrity and honesty thus enhancing organizational reputation in the business and society (Kelchner, 2017; Lawrence & Weber, 2017; Solomon, 1992; Murphy, 1993).
JEL: D12, P36, P46, D53, G15
JEL: D12, P36, P46, D53, G15
Research Interests: Finance, Economics, Financial Economics, Ethics, Financial Risk Management, and 14 moreFinancial Markets And Institution, Financial Markets, International Finance, Ethics and economics, Economy, Regulation of financial markets, Millennials, Ethical Behavior, Ethical Finance, Financial Market, International Financial Markets, Ethical Behaviors, Eliciting Millennials, and Financial Market Scandals
Economic Resilience is a knowledge-based notion, lately launched by Imam Khamenei, the Iranian supreme leader. Economic resilience is defined as the policy-induced ability of an economy to withstand or recover from the effects of internal... more
Economic Resilience is a knowledge-based notion, lately launched by Imam Khamenei, the Iranian supreme leader. Economic resilience is defined as the policy-induced ability of an economy to withstand or recover from the effects of internal & external shocks. (Briguglio et al, 2008) The present paper has briefly reviewed & extended the research towards the development of a conceptual and methodological framework for the definition and measurement of economic resilience to propose an index for gauging the adequacy of policy in twenty broad areas. This exploratory, GT-based study intended to delve into two basic relevant notions, whose beneficiaries were announced to be academicians in general and academic decision makers in particular to change the curriculum in favour of promoting start-ups & mega markets. The speculation needed to satisfy two basic requirements: firstly, it has been based on a faith related endeavour and secondly it has operated like the theory of the game, working in a non-adaptable system, as a mathematical operation. In addition, Nash equilibrium seems to be part of that system, with an interaction between two poles: a religious duty & a socio-cultural, economic one, pioneered by the Imam for checks and balances on the notion.. Hence, it does not rely on a vicious circularity type of If X, then Y model. Concentration seems to be on microenterpreunership, which has been recently introduced, especially in form of new job opportunities with basic commonalities: informationalism & information processing, patent registration, Neoliberalism, database development, universities new missions and task-based ELF rather than EFL learning, while inputs are basically written in iconic language and their outputs are necessarily in English. Qualitative results, driven from an open-ended questionnaire are supportive of the research questions.
Research Interests: Economic History, Economic Sociology, Economics, Development Economics, Islamic Economics, and 17 moreFinancial Economics, Political Economy, Economic Growth, Iranian Studies, Economic Development, Knowledge-based Economy, Economy, Economia, Economía, Economia Política, Business Start Ups, Start Ups, Start-ups, Knowledge based economy, Economic Resilience, Checks and Balances, and Economic
In the United States, highly competitive market outsourcing benefits are correlated to low consumer prices, growth in sales, and taking over market shares leaving competitors tailgating your organization. The high costs associated with... more
In the United States, highly competitive market outsourcing benefits are correlated to low consumer prices, growth in sales, and taking over market shares leaving competitors tailgating your organization. The high costs associated with adhering to the United States manufacturing regulations that include adherence to Clean Air Act that controls the pollution levels; Clean Water Act; Occupation Safety and Health Act; labor; and disposal regulations among others are leading reasons for the attraction of companies to outsource to global markets that have fewer regulations. Global outsourcing ventures in manufacturing sectors carry a perception of unethical conduct that involves long hour with low wages, physically abused, and poor working conditions, among consumers. The researchers’ objective was for an opportunity to acquire and understand millennials perspectives on the integration of individual moral values with ethics and millennials personal implications on sustainable development in Apple’s manufacture outsourcing. Consumer millennials decision to purchase Apple products contributes to Apple’s sustainability development; would the millennial’s access to the unethical practices in the manufacturing sway purchasing decisions. The face to face interviews gained insight if millennials considered individual morals and ethics in making purchasing decisions. The interviewed population for the research was millennials ages 18 to 34 who
Research Interests: Business Ethics, Economics, Development Economics, Ethics, Applied Ethics, and 26 moreSocial Sciences, Manufacturing, Sustainability Indicators, Sustainable Manufacturing, Environmental Ethics, Sustainability (Organisational Strategy), Advanced Manufacturing, Corporate Sustainability, Economic Development, Legal Ethics, Environmental Sustainability, Outsourcing, Social sustainability, Ethics and economics, Economy, Economia, Outsourcing Strategy, Sustainability Reporting, Manufacturing Processes, Millennials, Ciencias Sociales, Manufacturing Engineering, Economic, Business Process Outsourcing, Social Science, and Sustainability
The main purpose of this study is investigate of the effect of financial structure, financial leverage and profitability on company’s value among the firms listed on Tehran's stock exchange between 2010 and 2014. In this study, the data... more
The main purpose of this study is investigate of the effect of financial structure, financial leverage and profitability on company’s value among the firms listed on Tehran's stock exchange between 2010 and 2014. In this study, the data were collected by using of various sources based the official documents on Tehran's stock exchange, including the Tadbirpardaz and Rahavard Novin software have been used for calculation of dependent research variables have been used for calculation of dependent research variables. Nonetheless, data belonging to firms have been reviewed through investigation of journals, disks that are provided by the stock exchange organization and the website of Tehran stock services and also reports published by Tehran's organization of stock exchange. Which was processed after moving to the EXCEL spreadsheet, and using was of data analysis by combined data method. Results have shown that the variable of financial structure has no statistically significant effects on company’s value. Results of the study regarding, there is a positive relationship between financial leverage and profitability on company’s value.
JEL: G32, O16, D53
JEL: G32, O16, D53
Research Interests: Finance, Economics, Development Economics, Financial Economics, Social Sciences, and 27 moreFinancial Accounting, Iranian Studies, Financial management, Economic Development, Stock Market, Business profitability, Stock Markets, Economy, Economia, Financial Leverage, Profitability, Stock Market Technical Analysis, Finance and banking, Shares, Stocks, Finanzas, Stock Market Analysis, STOCK EXCHANGE, Stock, Stock Price, Stock Exchanges, Profitability Analysis, Economic, Social Science, Financial Structure, Fianancial Management, and Company’s Value
This article investigates the weak points of the usual accounting system used in companies using Internet in performing their commercial and financial transactions. According to the results of this study, in order to reach an effective... more
This article investigates the weak points of the usual accounting system used in companies using Internet in performing their commercial and financial transactions. According to the results of this study, in order to reach an effective and applicable improvement in the accounting system first it is needed to prepare a suitable foreground including professional internet equipment and feasibilities. Electronic commerce rules and regulations specialized and appropriate soft wares in electronic commerce and solid and compiled systems capable of providing and enforcing security in inland and overseas internet commerce. The next step is to compile and complete accounting standards for internet electronic commerce with an eye on the user’s approach towards it. Electronic commerce is called the industrial revolution of the twenty first century which still has not revealed its marvels fully. This is while internet which was born in the twentieth century is expanding and progressing speedily. Electronic commerce seems like the traditional commerce and the only difference is the working tool. The process of transaction in the virtual world (Electronic commerce) can be divided into separate parts; search and investigation of different commodities by the purchaser, negotiation with different marketers and selecting one, reaching an agreement with the marketer and signing a contract, paying the fee, delivery of the merchandise and finally after sale services.
Research Interests: Information Technology, Economics, Financial Economics, Communication, Knowledge Management, and 14 moreInformation Communication Technology, Knowledge, Economy, Economia, Commerce, Commercial, Information and Technology, Fianance, Electronic Money, Strategic Management Accounting, Information Technology and System Integration, E-Commerce, Electronic Commerce Accounting System, and Fundamental Principles of Commerce
Growth opportunities for investments form an important part of the bank's value. When investors determine value of the bank according to the bank's accounting report, it is necessary to consider the bank's expectations for growth... more
Growth opportunities for investments form an important part of the bank's value. When investors determine value of the bank according to the bank's accounting report, it is necessary to consider the bank's expectations for growth investments. With the development of capital markets has been more pronounced role of performance measures at reflecting in the performance of banks through their existing content. Identify economic and financial accounting factors which influence from different directions on the value of bank shares are effective in creating positive conditions for increasing investment and financial credit absorption of bank. Taking into account the stated conditions, the purpose of this investigation is to investigate factors affecting the value of bank stocks. Needed data for research are collected from 25 active banks in Tehran Stock Exchange during 2008-2014. The data are analyzed using Excel, SPSS and E-views soft wares. Im, Pesaran, and Shin test is used to evaluate the reliability of variables, then F-Limer fitness tests and Hausman are reported and finally regression model corresponding to the research questions is fitted. Obtained results show that bank size, bank performance, inflation rate and bank credit risk have impact on market value of bank shares.
JEL: D53, E31, G32
JEL: D53, E31, G32
Research Interests: Finance, Economics, Financial Economics, Financial Accounting, Financial management, and 21 moreMoney and Banking, Financial Analysis, Economy, Economia, Credit Risk, Inflation, Credit Risk Analysis, Credit Risk in Banking, Finance and banking, Bank Performance, Credit Risk Management, Finanzas, Economic Inflation, Bank Performance Measurement, Bank Size, Credit Risk Management In Banks, Interest Rate & Inflation, Economic, Market Value, Banking and Finance, and Inflation Rate
The study empirically evaluated the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) foreign exchange interventions in for the period pre and post dollarization. There have been different forms and motives of intervention used by the RBZ in line with the... more
The study empirically evaluated the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) foreign exchange interventions in for the period pre and post dollarization. There have been different forms and motives of intervention used by the RBZ in line with the exchange rate system and fundamental macroeconomic problems at each given point in time. There has been sterilised and unsterilized intervention together with direct and indirect interventions. Success ranges from the fixed exchange rate system when the main reason for intervention was to defend the fixed parity hence success was mainly imminent for the period 1985 to 1995 when the foreign exchange reserves were more than enough but the reserves started to be depleted towards 2000 and hence led to the move towards the flexible exchange rate system from the Auction system of 2003 to the actual flexible exchange rate system leading to the abandonment of the local currency as it continued to lose value relative to foreign currencies. Intervention became indirect and fairly successful from 2008 after the adoption of the multicurrency system. Reasons behind unsuccessful intervention being depletion of foreign currency reserves due to persistent Balance of Payments deficits, declining levels of productivity, vulnerability to natural disasters such as droughts, rampant corruption, policy inconsistency and incredibility. However if the above fundamental issues are not addressed, there is no need for the country to return its own currency since it will never stand against other foreign currencies hence recommend the need to continue with the multicurrency exchange rate regime.
Research Interests: Economics, Development Economics, International Economics, Monetary Economics, Financial Economics, and 30 moreMacroeconomics, International Macroeconomics, Economic Growth, Monetary theory, Foreign Exchange Market, Economic Development, Market Research, Financial Markets, Financial Analysis, Monetary Policy, Financial Crisis, Zimbabwe, Applied Macroeconomics, Development Macroeconomics, Monetary Policy and Exchange Rate, Financial Institutions, Macroeconomía, Monetary Econo Mics, Exchange rate, International monetary system, Exchange Rates, Stock Market Analysis, Macroeconomia, Balance of Payments, Macroeconomics Dynamics, Economic, Dollarization, CBIS, Sterilised and Unsterilized Interventions, and Multicurrency
Analysis of share prices and stock market indexes has actually attracted the attention of financial analysts, capital market participants and researchers alike. This study is based on share price data on selected companies listed on the... more
Analysis of share prices and stock market indexes has actually attracted the attention of financial analysts, capital market participants and researchers alike. This study is based on share price data on selected companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange as well the market activities of major stock market indexes in the US. The data collated were on monthly basis from January 2000 to February 2017. Trends of these series were plotted and further emphasis highlighted with a descriptive statistics. Share prices and stock market performance trends over the period appear similar. There were perceived signs of stability between January 2000 and 2008:Q2. However, the adverse effects of the 2008 global financial crisis were visible and significant as all the series nosedived, notably between 2008:Q3 and 2009:Q2. From our evidence, relative recovery from the crisis began to be felt from July 2009. Thereafter, the pace of growth in performances across the series has been quite impressive. Both the covariance and principal components analysis results indicate that stock market performance and share prices have direct relationship. The covariance results further showed that the relations so revealed are positive and significant.
Research Interests: Business, Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Financial Economics, and 22 morePrincipal Component Analysis, Stock Market, Stock Markets, Apple, Financial Analysis, Economy, Economia, Business Management, Share price, Stock Market Efficiency, Stock Market Technical Analysis, Principal Components Analysis, Finanzas, Stock Market Analysis, S&P 500, STOCK EXCHANGE, Stock Price, Principal component analysis (PCA), Stock Exchanges, Principal Componente Analysis, Dow Jones, and Economic
In planning and development of a sustainable community-based agro-tourism, which is always held the principle is the participation of local communities, Lombok Kulon Tourism Village is one of the tourist villages in Bondowoso district... more
In planning and development of a sustainable community-based agro-tourism, which is always held the principle is the participation of local communities, Lombok Kulon Tourism Village is one of the tourist villages in Bondowoso district that successfully implement community-based ecotourism development, particularly in terms of community engagement. The purpose of this study was to describe the community organizing that occurs in the development of agrotourism in Lombok Kulon Rural Tourism. The methods used in this study are qualitative and quantitative methods with a single case study approach. The analysis finds that the process of organizing the community in the development of agro-tourism is a cycle that consists of several stages, namely: the stage of integration, mapping issues, potential, and problems, the design of joint action, activity implementation, monitoring and evaluation, reflection, and the absence of feedback to re-mapping issues, potential, and problems related to Lombok Kulon Tourism Village. The existence of Village Tourism Lombok Kulon also considered successful in increasing the capacity of community organizing Lombok Kulon Tourism Village in developing agro-tourism, when comparing the periods before and after the establishment of the Tourism Village Lombok Kulon.
Research Interests: Economic Sociology, Economics, Development Economics, Tourism Studies, Tourism Marketing, and 23 moreTourism Management, Ecotourism, Tourism Planning and Policy, Community Organizing, Economic Growth, Agricultural Economics, Travel & Tourism, Economic Development, Sustainable Tourism, Tourism, Economy, Economia, Travel and Tourism Industry, Economía, Community Capacity, Ecotourism and Sustainable Development, Community-based Ecotourism, Ecotourism development, Village Tourism Studies, Community Organizing and Community Development, Tourisme Durable Et écotourisme, écotourisme, and Economic
The present research investigates the effects of cash conversion cycle on economic value added among companies listed on Tehran's stock exchange. The sample of study includes 118 companies. The multivariate-regression method has been used... more
The present research investigates the effects of cash conversion cycle on economic value added among companies listed on Tehran's stock exchange. The sample of study includes 118 companies. The multivariate-regression method has been used for analysis of research hypotheses. Results indicated that a reverse and statistically significant relationship exists between companies' cash conversion cycle and their economic value added. In other words, by reducing the length of cash conversion cycle within reasonable limits, companies are able to increase their economic value added.
Research Interests: Economics, Financial Economics, Economic Development, Stock Market, Business profitability, and 15 moreStock Markets, Economy, Stock Market Efficiency, Profitability, Working Capital Management, Stock Market Technical Analysis, Stocks, Finance-Working Capital Management, Stock Market Analysis, Stock, Profitability Analysis, Working Capital, Net Working Capital Management, Capital Structure and Its Impact on Profitability, and Cash Conversion Cycle
The centrality of land to man’s socio-economic and even political survival, has long been recognised as a non-negotiable necessity. Apparently, because of the relative fixity of this resource, coupled with ever soaring demographic bursts,... more
The centrality of land to man’s socio-economic and even political survival, has long been recognised as a non-negotiable necessity. Apparently, because of the relative fixity of this resource, coupled with ever soaring demographic bursts, that had made it imperative more than ever before, to ensure the management, administration, control and regulation of its use and development a top priority. However, it must be frankly admitted, that formal land market, which is driven by the dynamics of supply and demand, which are otherwise termed delivery and accessibility respectively, are faced with very unimaginable challenges of unprecedented scales. Although, these ‘brickwalls’ are emanating from very many different contexts, but arguably, the most copious of them are traceable to formal land administration and regulation systems. Therefore, it is in a bid to address this very unfortunate trending turbulence, created and sustained by ‘brickwalls’ of formal land administration and regulation system, as reflected above, that this study was conducted. Hence, subsequent upon literature search that revealed some salient issues, that was evidenced to be brickwalls of land administration and regulation system. Therefore, structured questionnaires were designed with 5point Likert scale format and distributed via purposive and convenience sampling technique, among 450 respondents that were adopted for the sample size, from a sample frame 850 respondents, out of the total sample space of 2408 respondents. It captured relevant officers on permanent and tenured engagement among the various land agencies that jointly constitute the formal land administration and regulation system within the Nigeria’s south-western states of Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Osun, Ondo and Ekiti, as well as independent land consultants and NGOs with shelter mandate, together with various classes of land users and developers. Sequel to application of AMOS’ version 18 software to conduct Structural Equation Modelling (SEM), the 427 retrieved questionnaires were made through series of integrity tests to establish their reliability and normality. 416 questionnaires were found valid, upon which the analyses were done. The results showed that amongst the three major ‘brickwalls’ studied, human techno-analytical arsenal was found to be of not-so-significant effects on the formal land administration and regulation system and thus resultantly impacts less on the overall supply and demand dynamics of the formal land market. The study recommends among other things, for a very urgent and decisive action to seriously re-align and reconfigure the structure of various constituent units of Nigeria’s land administration and regulation system, so as to engender synergy and collaboration building among them, with a view to making them more optimal in their performance, thus contributing immensely to the operational vibrancy of the formal land market in Nigeria.
Research Interests: Sociology, Economics, Development Economics, Social Sciences, Land and Property Development, and 16 moreAgricultural Economics, Land Administration, Land-use planning, Nigeria, Economy, Economia, Ciencias Sociales, Land Administration and Management, Contextualisation, Business and Ecinomics, Ciencias De La Tierra, Land Administration and Development, Social Science, Market Dynamics, Formal Land, and Brickwalls
This paper analysed the determinants of agricultural entrepreneurial intentions of the unemployed in urban Kano, Nigeria, using three different multinomial logistic models fitted to the primary data obtained via structured questionnaire... more
This paper analysed the determinants of agricultural entrepreneurial intentions of the unemployed in urban Kano, Nigeria, using three different multinomial logistic models fitted to the primary data obtained via structured questionnaire from the 173 out of 200 targeted respondents. The results suggest that age explains the likelihood of starting or engaging in agricultural business. Gender and educational levels were not significant in explaining the likelihood of starting the business. Inadequate capital was found to explain the likelihood. Family and cognitive ability (self) as motivational variables were insignificant in explaining the likelihood. Risk tolerance was found to explain the likelihood of starting the agricultural business. Employment status was found significant in explaining the likelihood. Innovative ability was insignificant in explaining the likelihood. The paper recommends that entrepreneurial support should be geared toward young ages as against old age; as the size of youth unemployed outweighed that of old age in the study area. Promoters of entrepreneurship could use risk tolerance behaviour in selecting people to support. Capital should be made available by the concerned institutions to enable persons preparing to start the agricultural business to start. Researchers could also incorporate other predictor variables in analysing the determinants or employ different models, like nested models against non-nested models used in this study.
Research Interests: Agricultural Engineering, Entrepreneurial Economics, Transport Logistics, Agricultural Development, Agricultural Policy, and 20 moreLogistics, Agricultural Economics, Entrepreneurial Finance, Agricultural Sciences, Entrepreneurial Opportunities, Entrepreneurial Orientation, Agricultural extension, Agricultural & Extension Education, Entrepreneurial Marketing, Logistics Management, Agricultural marketing, Entrepreneurial Education, Maximum Likelihood, Entrepreneurial Leadership, Agricultural, Entrepreneurial intention, LOGISTICA, Start-ups and Scalability in Entrepreneurial ventures, Entrepreneurial Skills, and Multinomial
There have been several studies about economy and environmental protection in this work. Through the matrix of equations, it is describing the dynamic depending between ecological system exits. Economic problems are considered in terms of... more
There have been several studies about economy and environmental protection in this work. Through the matrix of equations, it is describing the dynamic depending between ecological system exits. Economic problems are considered in terms of the environment, and environmental problems are considered in terms of economic development requirements. There are detailed studies of ecological linkages and noted the effects of environmental pollution. Taking this into consideration, a static model is constructed and tested with provisional data due to incompleteness of the information. There has been data analysis through tables. Final analysis was completed and marked the growth in gross issuance.
JEL: Q57, O13, P18, P28
JEL: Q57, O13, P18, P28
Research Interests: Environmental Science, Economics, Environmental Economics, Social-Ecological Systems, Environmental Management, and 9 moreEconomic Development, Social Ecological Systems, Energy and Environment, Environmental Sustainability, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Economy, Economia, Socio-Ecological Systems, and Ecological Systems Theory
This paper assessed the effect of SMEs financing and manufacturing sector growth in Nigeria using annualized data from 1981 to 2014. A co-integrating relationship was determined using the Engel and Granger residual based approach which... more
This paper assessed the effect of SMEs financing and manufacturing sector growth in Nigeria using annualized data from 1981 to 2014. A co-integrating relationship was determined using the Engel and Granger residual based approach which showed evidence of a long-run relationship between SMEs credit and manufacturing output growth in Nigeria. The results of the error correction model showed that SMEs financing had exerted positive influence on the manufacturing sector growth. The finding indicated that when credits to the SMEs increased by 1%, manufacturing output rose by 14.5%. The results also revealed that interest rate and inflation rate had negative effect on manufacturing sector growth. A unit change in interest rate led to 15.7% fall in output growth of the manufacturing sector. We conclude that while SMEs is an important sector that can drive the Nigerian economy, rising interest rate stifles their growth and overall economic impact. This sector needs nurturing hence the government and monetary authorities should make policies and create enabling environment for SMEs to thrive. Access to fund should also be made easy and at low interest rate.
Research Interests: Economics, Microeconomics, Manufacturing, Small Business, Economic Development, and 18 moreNigeria, Small and Medium-scale Enterprises, SMES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, Small & Micro Business Growth, Economy, Economia, Small Business Management, Entrepreneurship and Small business Management, Manufacturing Processes, Nigerian economy, Small and Medium Sized Enterprises, Microeconomía, SMEs performance, Microeconomic, Microeconomia, Micro and Small Business Entrepreneurship, Error Correction Model, and Lean manufacturing in SMEs
We all know that what gets measured gets done. However, the organizations which pursuing the knowledge management don't have any process for measuring the organizational knowledge or intellectual capitals of assets. The traditional... more
We all know that what gets measured gets done. However, the organizations which pursuing the knowledge management don't have any process for measuring the organizational knowledge or intellectual capitals of assets. The traditional financial reporting cannot measure the actual value of the company (or company) and will suffice the measurement of short-term balance sheet and tangible assets. In fact, the intellectual capital provides a new complete model for observing the actual value of the organizations and through its using; the future value of company can be also measured. Due to the willingness to assess and consider the real value of intangible assets, the intellectual capital has increased more than ever to company, shareholders (investors) and other stakeholder groups. In this study, according to the justified Pulic model (e-VAIC™), the intellectual capital value of listed companies in Tehran Stock Exchange during 10 years period from 2005 to 2015 got measured and then, the relationship between components of intellectual capital and companies' performance was evaluated. In the current study, the statistics method was used and data analysis was conducted with multifold regression and correlation coefficient. The sampling was continuously for a period of 10 years which the company size and financial leverage were considered as control variable. The results indicate that there is a meaningful positive relationship between intellectual capital and financial performance of listed companies in Tehran Stock Exchange. According to the results, using this model for achieving higher profit can be intensely recommended for utilizing companies, shareholders, investors and other beneficiaries.
Research Interests: Finance, Economics, Development Economics, International Economics, Financial Economics, and 21 moreFinancial Accounting, Economic Growth, Corporate Finance, Financial management, Intellectual Capital Management, Financial Markets, International Finance, Stock Market, Stock Markets, Financial Analysis, Economy, Economia, Intellectual Capital, Stock Market Efficiency, Financial Performance, Finanzas, Stock Market Analysis, CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE, Communicational Capital, Economic, and justified Pulic model
Tax is one of the most major political tools of governments and the most important source of their incomes and costs supplement. The dependency to the oil incomes can be reduced to zero by prevention of tax evasion. For decreasing the... more
Tax is one of the most major political tools of governments and the most important source of their incomes and costs supplement. The dependency to the oil incomes can be reduced to zero by prevention of tax evasion. For decreasing the dependency to the oil incomes, we are needful to increase the levies in country. The optimized levies and actual taxes not only increase the government's tax incomes but lead to a tax justice. The disclosure of accounting information was notified as one of the most important subjects for researchers from long time ago and the final product is considered as an accounting system. Actually, the final purpose of accounting system is providing information for benefited persons in the form of in and out-organization reports and the complete information disclosure can be an underlie of fiscal justice. This study surveys the relationship between the influences of effective tax rate and the level of financial statements disclosure of accepted companies in Tehran Stock Exchange. In this research, the multi variable regression analysis according to the panel data in order to survey the relationship of effective tax rate with the level of financial statements disclosure during the years of 2011 to 2015. The study sample is included of 94 listed companies in Tehran Stock Exchange for a temporal duration of 5 years. The results show that there is a reverse meaningful relationship between the effective tax rate and the level of mandatory financial statements disclosure; means, as effective tax rate gets higher, the level of mandatory disclosure gets lower and also there isn't any meaningful relationship between effective tax rate and the level of voluntary financial statements disclosure.
Research Interests: Finance, Economic History, Economics, International Economics, Financial Economics, and 27 morePolitical Economy, Financial Accounting, Economic Growth, Corporate Finance, Financial management, Financial Markets, International Finance, Stock Market, Stock Markets, Financial Analysis, Economy, Economia, Economía, Analysis of Financial Statements, Stock Market Efficiency, Economia Y Finanzas, Voluntary disclosure, Voluntary Financial Disclosure, Finanzas, Stock Market Analysis, Finance and Accounting, STOCK EXCHANGE, Effective tax rate, Financial statements, Voluntary Disclosures, Economic, and Mandatory Disclosure
This study sought to establish how various credit risk management practices affect performance of commercial banks in Nyeri County in Kenya. Even though commercial banks face several types of risks, credit risk stands out as the most... more
This study sought to establish how various credit risk management practices affect performance of commercial banks in Nyeri County in Kenya. Even though commercial banks face several types of risks, credit risk stands out as the most severe. Credit risk is the possibility of loss to the lender on non-performing loans. Financial practice as well as theory provides a scientific process of credit risk management in financial institutions. However, lenders still face loan default and consequently this study sought to find out how those practices affect the performance of commercial banks in Nyeri County, Kenya. A census study was conducted where a population of 86 respondents was targeted comprising of branch managers, credit managers and credit officers. The findings of the study were that all commercial banks had a well written credit policy which is strictly and consistently followed. Only few commercial banks conduct a quantitative credit scoring model. In all banks, initial screening is done by credit officer and approval done at different levels depending on the amount. Majority of the banks check post borrowing activities of the borrower. In conclusion, credit risk management has an effect on loan performance amongst commercial banks. Thus, managers should evaluate more accurately the ability to pay back of a customer since the better the screening the better the performance of commercial banks.
Research Interests: Management, Finance, Economics, Development Economics, Financial Economics, and 30 moreSocial Sciences, Strategic Management, Credit Scoring, Banking, Financial management, Economic Development, Money and Banking, Kenya, Banking & Financial Services, Financial Analysis, Economy, Economia, Banks and credit markets, Investment Banking, Finace, Credit Rating, Credit Risk, Credit, Credit Ratings, Credit Risk in Banking, Finance and banking, Credit Risk Management, Finanzas, Credit Management, Research in scocial sciences, Rural Credit, Commercial Banks, Challenges Facing Banks, Social Science, and Banking and Finance
The research study was taken to investigate the quality of work life of secondary school teachers. The sample of 135 Secondary School Teachers from Kermanshah City was selected to adopting Stratified random sampling technique. Considering... more
The research study was taken to investigate the quality of work life of secondary school teachers. The sample of 135 Secondary School Teachers from Kermanshah City was selected to adopting Stratified random sampling technique. Considering the independent variable namely Gender, Length of experience, and type of schools the stratification was made. Teachers’ quality of work life was accessed with the help of Teacher’s Quality of Work Life Scale constructed by the investigator. Specific objectives formulated were: 1. To assess the level of quality of Work Life of Secondary School teachers. 2. To find whether there is any significant difference in Quality of Work Life of Secondary School Teachers with male and female. 3. To find whether there is any significant difference in quality of Work Life of Secondary School Teachers with high and low experience. 4. To find whether there is any significant difference in Quality of Work Life of Secondary School teachers belonging to Government, Private aided and Private un-aided Schools. The descriptive survey method was adopted for the study. The data, which was obtained from that survey, was analyzing using percentage analysis, t-test and one-way ANOVA. Findings of the study were 1. A majority (73.8%) of the secondary school teachers in Kermanshah was found to possess an average level of quality of work life and (6.9%) were found to possess low level of quality of work life. Only (19.3%) of the teachers possessed high level of quality of work life. 2. There is a significance difference of Quality of Work life of male and female secondary school teachers comparing teachers mean scores it is found that the female teachers have a high quality of work life than their male counterparts. 3. There is no significance difference between above 10 years experience and below 10 years of experienced secondary school teachers in their Quality of Work Life. 4. There is no significant difference is the quality of work life of teachers belonging to government, private aided, and private unaided secondary school teachers.
Research Interests: Economics, Teaching and Learning, Education, Social Sciences, Learning and Teaching, and 19 moreIranian Studies, Quality of life, Teacher Research, Quality of Working Life, Economic Development, Teacher, Life Satisfaction, Economy, Economia, Educación, Quality of work life, Stress Among Secondary School Teachers, Educação, Work Life Balance, Education in Iran, Quality of Teacher Work Life, Quality of Worklife, Secondary School Teachers, and Social Science
The explanations of how and why non-profit organizations are formed have been provided since decades ago. Along the time, researchers have come out with more and more hypotheses and theories in this field. By analysing various ideas form... more
The explanations of how and why non-profit organizations are formed have been provided since decades ago. Along the time, researchers have come out with more and more hypotheses and theories in this field. By analysing various ideas form different points of views, the changing of marketing and social situation can be substantially depicted. The comparisons among the existing theories may also give us a clearer understanding on the formation of non-profit organizations. We may then observe this field with a more comprehensive view, and seek to move forward.
Research Interests: Management, Marketing, Economics, Development Economics, Financial Economics, and 18 moreStakeholders, Stakeholder Analysis, Marketing Research, Marketing Strategy, Stakeholder Relationships & Issues Management, Stakeholder participation, Marketing Management, Economy, Economia, Stakeholder Engagement, Stakeholders Management, Non Profit Organizations, Non-Profit Organizations, Stakeholder, Non Profit Organizations and Management, Economic, Weisbrod revisited, and stakeholder research
This paper analyses the causal relationship between institutional quality and economic growth to investigate whether institutional quality is the outcome or the cause of economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa. It uses annual panel data of... more
This paper analyses the causal relationship between institutional quality and economic growth to investigate whether institutional quality is the outcome or the cause of economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa. It uses annual panel data of 27 countries for the period spanning 1996 to 2014 by employing Pedroni panel co-integration, Wald panel causality, and the system GMM techniques. The co-integration test results show that there is a long-run relationship between institutional quality and economic growth. Also, the causality test results show a unidirectional causality from economic growth to institutional quality but not the other way round. Furthermore, the study found that institutional quality, trade openness, financial development, and debt positively affect economic growth. Also, economic growth and freedom are found to be important determinants of institutional quality. However, debt servicing and dependence on natural resources negatively affect economic growth and institutional quality respectively. It is, therefore, recommended that enhancement of institutional quality, openness, and financial development; while downsizing of debt servicing is crucial in achieving desired level economic growth in the region.
Research Interests: Economic Sociology, African Studies, Economics, Development Economics, International Economics, and 22 moreFinancial Economics, Environmental Economics, Political Economy, Economic Growth, Africa, Agricultural Economics, Growth (Economics), Economic Development, Behavioral Economics, African Politics, Causality, Institutions and Economic growth, Economy, Economia, Economía, Economic growth and development, Economia Política, Institutional Quality, Economical Growth, Economic, Causality and Analyticity, and Co-integration
The objectives of corporations conducting business entail making profit and or making a difference. Corporations contribute billions of dollars towards corporate social responsibility (CSR) each year in the name of addressing the welfare... more
The objectives of corporations conducting business entail making profit and or making a difference. Corporations contribute billions of dollars towards corporate social responsibility (CSR) each year in the name of addressing the welfare of the society. The assumption that if companies are successful and exhibit increasing financial performance they have an obligation to care for the society does exist in some regions. This paper explores the understanding of CSR and examines if the population in Kenya expects corporations to take initiative in addressing the welfare of their society. The results substantiate that CSR initiatives from corporations conducting business in Kenya are unexpected by the local population. The findings confirmed that the population sought for assistance from some organizations that included American National Red Cross, UNICEF, World Vision, and World Hunger.
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The study which was conducted in Umuahia Agricultural Zone of Abia State, Nigeria made use of the EAs in the Zone in identifying the contact – farmers. A simple random method was used to select 20 % of the contact farmers which gave a... more
The study which was conducted in Umuahia Agricultural Zone of Abia State, Nigeria made use of the EAs in the Zone in identifying the contact – farmers. A simple random method was used to select 20 % of the contact farmers which gave a sample size of 144 respondents that was used. Structured questionnaire was used in the generation of the primary data. Descriptive statistics were used in the analysis of the data. Results showed 69.4 % of the respondents were males, and 30.6 % females. About 83.3 % were married with a mean age of 43 years and 93.1 % had formal education with a mean household of 6 persons, and 13.5 years, of mean years of farming experience with a mean farm-size of 0.9 hectares and mean monthly income of ₦33,569.44 respectively. A high level (X = 2.68) of participation in ADP – capacity building programmes was recorded. The respondents, were within the categories of early adopters (X = 3.68) in the adoption of ADP recommended innovations. About (X = 69.4 %) of the respondents indicated that, the ADP trainings did not address their felt needs, (X = 62.5 %) sessions were held at the wrong time, (X = 58.3%) training centres not centralized and (X= 51.4%) felt that training sessions were too long & boring. The study recommends that the ADP should strengthen the feedback mechanism as to ensure that their trainings address the felt needs of farmers. Also, a performance evaluation of the contact farmers by the ADP should be a regular exercise as to ensure that it is only the performing ones that are
Research Interests: Agricultural Engineering, Economics, Development Economics, Development Studies, Social Sciences, and 18 morePerformance Studies, Sustainable Development, Agricultural Economics, Rural Development, Performance, Agriculture, Nigeria, Agriculture and Food Studies, Development, Economy, Economia, Crop Science, Crop Production, Economic performance, Social Science, Contact Farmers, ADP, and Umuahia agricultural zone
Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) has become one of the most controversial policies in the United States economic history. Although FATCA aims at increasing the government’s revenue, the policy has regrettable economic and social... more
Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) has become one of the most controversial policies in the United States economic history. Although FATCA aims at increasing the government’s revenue, the policy has regrettable economic and social implications that threaten the state’s future development. Precisely, the policy has direct and long-term implications on investors and investment processes. Therefore, the research examines the manner in which the government uses the policy to strengthen its operations. The study also explores the impacts of the FATCA on investment, policies, digital investment, the determination of the optimal structure of clients, investment psyche, and roles of mobile devices and the legality of the FATCA.
Research Interests: Finance, Economic History, Economic Sociology, Economics, Development Economics, and 22 moreInternational Economics, Financial Economics, Political Economy, Economic Growth, Economic Development, Alternative Investments, Financial Markets, International Finance, Investments, Financial Analysis, Economy, Public policies, Economia, Economía, Economia Política, Economic Policies, Political Economy and History, Macroeconomy, Monetary Policies, Economic Crisis, Finance and investments, Development Policies and Strategies, Economic, and FATCA
This study applied the Index of Institutional Quality (IQ) methodology to measure the level of independence of the Reserve Bank of Malawi (central bank) and examine its impact on inflation. The IQ methodology assesses independence of... more
This study applied the Index of Institutional Quality (IQ) methodology to measure the level of independence of the Reserve Bank of Malawi (central bank) and examine its impact on inflation. The IQ methodology assesses independence of central banks based on their actual practices. The methodology is suitable for developing countries whose practices do not fully conform to the laws of Banks that are in place. The study finds that the average independence index of the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) is 15.1, which is more than half below the total index value of 36. This clearly shows that the RBM is not convincingly independent. Although the results show an above-average value for index of monetary policy independence, indications are that the RBM is not free from political pressures as evidenced by below-average values for indices of political and fiscal independence. Using Ordinary Least Square (OLS), the results further show that the low degree of independence by the RBM has contributed to high inflation in Malawi.
Research Interests: Economics, Development Economics, Monetary Economics, Financial Economics, Macroeconomics, and 31 moreFinancial Systems, Financial management, Monetary Policy, Central Banks, Financial System, Applied Macroeconomics, Development Macroeconomics, Econimics, Monetary Policy and Exchange Rate, Financial Institutions, Inflation, Central Banking and Macro-financial linkages, Monetary Econo Mics, Inflation and Unemployment, Central Banking, Currency Exchange Rates, Exchange rate, Exchange Rates, Monetary theory and policy, Central Banking & Moneytary Policy, Impact of Money Supply on Inflation, Economic Inflation, EFFECT OF MONETARY POLICY, Inflation Targeting, Central Bank Independence, Economic Growth and the Balance-of-. Payments Constraint., Balance of Payments, Macroeconomics Dynamics, index of institutional quality methodology, Reserve Bank , and monetary stability
The current research was conducted to investigate market orientation in small and medium-sized enterprises in East Azerbaijan Province Science and Technology Park. Given the main objective and secondary objectives, main question, and... more
The current research was conducted to investigate market orientation in small and medium-sized enterprises in East Azerbaijan Province Science and Technology Park. Given the main objective and secondary objectives, main question, and secondary questions, main hypothesis, and sub-hypotheses and the target population, market orientation model of Kohli and Jaworski, developed based on three key variables of information generation, information distribution, and responsiveness to market information, was selected to measure market orientation in enterprises established in Science and Technology Park. Kohli and Jaworski have defined market orientation as generation of information in organization with regard to current and future needs of the customer, distribution of this information among different departments of the organization, and global responsiveness to that information. By 1396, 147 small and medium-sized enterprises were operating under the East Azerbaijan Province Science and Technology Park. In each enterprise, data were collected through the management of the factor or one of the levels of management, using the questionnaire. The questionnaire was developed based on the 5-point Likert scale (1=very 2=low 3=moderate 4=high 5= very high), which 27 questions assessed the three main variables of market orientation: information generation, information distribution, and responsiveness. The research results found by using two methods (sign test and Wilcoxon test) on the main hypothesis and sub-hypotheses indicated that market orientation and its three main variables, including information generation, information distribution, and responsiveness in small and medium-sized enterprises in East Azerbaijan Province Science and Technology Park was high and acceptable. Finally, recommendations were provided for science and technology parks, growth centers, and enterprises established in Science and Technology Park.
Research Interests: Management, Marketing, Strategic Management, Market Research, Market Orientation, and 12 moreMarketing Strategy, Marketing Management, Business Management, Mangement, Small and Medium Sized Enterprises, Science and Technology Parks, Information Distribution, Information Management and Knowledge Generation, Marketing Orientation, Marketing mangement, Responsiveness to Market Information, and Technology Growth Centers
The purpose of this study is to determine the determinants of knowledge management strategies towards organizational performance in Abu Dhabi government entities. After proposing a testable conceptual framework, this study initiated to... more
The purpose of this study is to determine the determinants of knowledge management strategies towards organizational performance in Abu Dhabi government entities. After proposing a testable conceptual framework, this study initiated to propose the research framework by an Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA), where the items of the further research can have some light to move forward. The sample size was 331 for this study and simple random sampling was employed. For this research, the findings show that, Knowledge Management Structure, Knowledge Management Practice, Knowledge and Management Strategy are the important aspects of Organizational Performance in Abu Dhabi government entities. This research has contributed to the existing knowledge by proposing an empirically validated research model which could be an important execution tool for the success of government entities performance.
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The purpose of this study is to determine the strategic management and the healthcare sector in Abu Dhabi (SEHA) from the theoretical perspective. Although an empirical research is a way of gaining knowledge by means of direct and... more
The purpose of this study is to determine the strategic management and the healthcare sector in Abu Dhabi (SEHA) from the theoretical perspective. Although an empirical research is a way of gaining knowledge by means of direct and indirect observation or experience, however, this research will add on the understandings from the view of theoretical review as well. To execute that, a number of theories put forward, upon which the theoretical framework is premised; these are: the theoretical model of strategic planning in healthcare organizations, strategy content in strategic planning model (SPM), environment(s) in strategic planning model, mission in strategic planning model, human resources management (HRM) in strategic planning model etc. The theoretical review revealed that the available limited research lacks validation through empirical research. This has brought about new knowledge to the researchers which may be tested or contested due to country conditions being different to that of Abu Dhabi or laps of time has altered the findings as of a future date. Future researchers could identify emerging variables that may alter the significance of variables tested which may lead to completely new discoveries as to what contributes to the success of healthcare.
Research Interests: Management, Social Sciences, Strategic Management, Human Resource Management, Strategic Human Resource Management, and 12 moreQuality of Healthcare Services, Healthcare, Marketing Management, Healthcare Administration, Abu Dhabi, Mangement, Healthcare Management, Strategic Operations Management, Tesco for Strategic Management, Strategic Management and Leadership, Social Science, and Theoretical Review
Customer Purchase Behavior (CPB) and the use of a model to predict it are of the most important commercial goals of manufacturing, service and other organizations and of the most important factors in the formation of work and... more
Customer Purchase Behavior (CPB) and the use of a model to predict it are of the most important commercial goals of manufacturing, service and other organizations and of the most important factors in the formation of work and profitability. Thus, this study examined the factors affecting this component - the effect of the role of commercial brands on CPB. For this purpose, 385 people connected with trading and customers in this area (valid brands customers) of Tehran were selected through convenient sampling and completed the questionnaires. The findings indicated that the manufacturer and the intended organization brand credibility is affected by the CPB and its components, including attitude, social norms and purchasing returns, and the firm's or organization reputation is a strong predictor of CPB. Thus, brand names and their credibility play a crucial role in CPB.
Research Interests: Management, Marketing, Brand Management, Strategic Brand Management, Marketing Research, and 12 moreRetail Marketing, Brand Image, Marketing Strategy, Branding, Marketing Management, Customer Behaviour, Mangement, Marketing mangement, Commercial Credibility, Consumers' Consumption Pattern, Buyers' Attitude, and Buyers' Behavior
In recent years, Iran's domestic air companies, which have been involved in aircraft repair, have been designing and manufacturing various types of bird products by establishing design offices and technology development centers. An... more
In recent years, Iran's domestic air companies, which have been involved in aircraft repair, have been designing and manufacturing various types of bird products by establishing design offices and technology development centers. An important issue is the lack of a comprehensive and standardized system used in the country's air industry. The main objective of this research is to review the numbering systems of technical drawings and numbering of parts in the world air industry and provide a native model for the Iranian airline industry. The purpose of this research is in the field of applied research, and field methods such as questionnaires have been used. The statistical society of the design and manufacture of bird equipment is at the level of the airline industry in Iran. The Delphi method has been used to examine and conclude the proposed model. Based on the results of the implementation of the numbering system, it is possible to systematize the process of designing and constructing an aircraft, and as a result, it facilitates the coordination between the design unit and the units of construction and repair, and due to reduced design errors and structural defects in sets and parts of the product It improves the quality and reduces costs in the company, and subsequently improves the reliability of the aircraft and profitability of the company. It is suggested that executive instructions and the processes for mapping and subscribing to the organizations at stake level be developed.
Research Interests: Management, Marketing, Airline Economics, Market Research, Marketing Research, and 15 moreManagement in Airlines, Airline Industry, Airline marketing, Airline operations, Mangement, Airlines, Strategic Planning in Airline Industry, Airlines business, Airlines Industry, Business Magement, Marketing mangement, Technical Map Numbering, Parts Numbering, World Aircraft Industry, and Air Companies
Customer satisfaction is important to evaluate why hotels succeed or fail, and why do hotels have varying levels of performance. It seems that hotels that provide higher service quality do have higher levels of performance that confirms a... more
Customer satisfaction is important to evaluate why hotels succeed or fail, and why do hotels have varying levels of performance. It seems that hotels that provide higher service quality do have higher levels of performance that confirms a higher number of satisfied customers. If it impacts the organization's performance, then it is important to know the relationship between customer satisfaction and customer loyalty. This study has investigated the relationship between customer satisfaction and customer loyalty in UAE hotel industry perspective. Primary data were used to identify the relationship strength between customer satisfaction and customer loyalty. The use of primary data enabled the researcher to measure all the dimensions. This study is significant in the sense that it will allow the understanding of the concept and framework of the customer satisfaction and customer loyalty relationships that takes into account the comparative nature with conventional business. This will also support and enrich theory and model of service quality in UAE’s business environment. Finally, this will generate greater awareness among UAE hotel industry on the importance of service quality and its effectiveness.
Research Interests: Management, Marketing, Tourism Studies, Tourism Marketing, Tourism Management, and 32 moreServices Marketing and Management, Hospitality Management, Strategic Management, Service Quality, Travel & Tourism, Customer Satisfaction, Customer Loyalty, Market Research, Marketing Research, Sustainable Tourism, Marketing Strategy, Marketing Management, Tourism and Hospitality Education, Tourism, Travel and Tourism Industry, Tourism and Hotel Management, Quality of Service, Hotel Management, Uae, Marketing and Management, Tourism Sector, Hospitality Industry Research (Hotel), Service Quality in the Hospitality Industry, Management and Marketing, Customer services quality, Service Quality, Customer Satisfaction in Hotel Industry, Hotel Industry, Quality of services, Customers Satisfaction, Customer Satisfaction Level, Marketing mangement, and Marketing and Management Strategy
Tourism has become one of the most essential segments of economy for these Asian countries. Rapid economic growth, political stability, and aggressive tourism campaigns by the governments have strongly enhanced the growth of tourism in... more
Tourism has become one of the most essential segments of economy for these Asian countries. Rapid economic growth, political stability, and aggressive tourism campaigns by the governments have strongly enhanced the growth of tourism in this region. This study is primarily designed to review the relationship of service quality and customer satisfaction that leads to customer loyalty in UAE hotels. The study focused on the country UAE and in particular UAE’s hotel sector. Thus, this study has attempted to forward more understanding on the subject matter. This study has employed survey method for data collection where a larger population can be covered in a shorter time. For this research, primary data were used to identify the impact of customer satisfaction between service quality and customer loyalty. In this study, the sample consists of customers who are available within Dubai city. A total sample size of 300 was adequate for this study. The samples for this study were the customers who stay minimum one night is hotels in. In order to attract new customers, manager must first focus on their existing customers. It is because, to take care the existing customers will maintain their profit rather than to attract new customers that mostly will incur higher cost. Companies need to retain existing customers with effectively satisfy their needs so that the existing customers become loyal with their businesses
Research Interests: Management, Marketing, Tourism Studies, Tourism Marketing, Tourism Management, and 26 moreServices Marketing and Management, Hospitality Management, Service Quality, Travel & Tourism, Satisfaction, Customer Satisfaction, Customer Loyalty, Market Research, Marketing Research, Marketing Strategy, Marketing Management, Tourism, Business Management, Tourist Satisfaction, Tourism and Hotel Management, Quality of Service, Hotel Management, Uae, Tourism Sector, Hospitality Industry Research (Hotel), Customer services quality, Service Quality, Customer Satisfaction in Hotel Industry, Hotel Industry, Quality of services, Customer loyalty programs, and Marketing mangement
This study aimed at identifying the determining factors of service quality on customer satisfaction and loyalty towards hotel industry in UAE. This study has investigated the different dimensions of service quality that impact customer... more
This study aimed at identifying the determining factors of service quality on customer satisfaction and loyalty towards hotel industry in UAE. This study has investigated the different dimensions of service quality that impact customer satisfaction and customer loyalty in UAE hotels. For this research, primary data were used to identify the dimensions of service quality that impact customer satisfaction and customer loyalty. The use of primary data enabled the researcher to measure all the dimensions. This study is significant in the sense that it will allow the understanding of the concept and framework of the impact of service quality on customer satisfaction and customer loyalty that takes into account the comparative nature with conventional business. This will also support and enrich theory and model of service quality in UAE’s business environment. Finally, this will generate greater awareness among UAE hotel industry on the importance of service quality and its effectiveness. Moreover, systematically reviewing the customers’ feedbacks, decision makers might examine all the important aspects in order to determine the most appropriate decisions and actions to satisfy the customers with an aim to retain them. Hence, the deliberate structure of the management process will force hotel employees to examine relevant variables in deciding what to do and how to do it. In conclusion No doubt UAE is one of the leading countries in hotel industry but still there is lack and gap which they need to fulfil by doing many workshop as well as by proper training to the employee which will result in achieving customer satisfaction.
Research Interests: Management, Tourism Studies, Tourism Marketing, Tourism Management, Strategic Management, and 30 moreService Quality, Human Resource Management, Customer Satisfaction, Customer Loyalty, Sustainable Tourism, International Mangement, Accreditation and Quality Assurance, Service Quality (Business), Tourism, Empathy, Business Management, Quality Assurance, Quality of Service, Hotel Management, Responsiveness, Uae, Reliability, Organizational Mamagement, Hospitality Industry Research (Hotel), Customer services quality, Service Quality, Customer Satisfaction in Hotel Industry, Service quality dimensions, Tangibles, Relationship Marketing and Customer Loyalty, Brand and Customer Loyalty, Hotel Industry, Quality of services, Customers Satisfaction, Customer Satisfaction Level, and Marketing mangement
Today, knowledge and intellectual capital of the organization are the main factor in competition and, in other respects, these supply chains compete with each other, and thus organizations must work to integrate the entire supply chain in... more
Today, knowledge and intellectual capital of the organization are the main factor in competition and, in other respects, these supply chains compete with each other, and thus organizations must work to integrate the entire supply chain in an integrated manner in coordination with other members of the chain. On this route the integrated management of supply chain knowledge is important both in improving the functional characteristics of the chain and in promoting the integrity of the supply chain the present paper focuses on supply chain review and others the evolution of that pendulum then discusses its management and its role in the supply chain. The theoretical review of the subject literature shows that the role of knowledge management in supply chains is not only undeniable, but with the development of information and development technology.
Research Interests: Management, Knowledge Management, Supply Chain Management, Knowledge & Creativity Management, Strategic Management, and 16 moreHuman Resource Management, International Mangement, Innovation and Knowledge Management, Personal Knowledge Management, Innovation And Knowledge Management (Education), Supply Chain, Knowledge Management (Computer Science), Business Management, Global Supply Chain Management strategy, Knowledge Management System, Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Knowledge management in public sector, Knowledge Management (KM), Knowledgement Management, Marketing mangement, and Evolution of Supply Chain
Web based booking has turned out to be increasingly well known strategy to offer travel items and is broadly acknowledged in created nations. Despite the fact that this idea has been presented in Vietnam for as far back as couple of... more
Web based booking has turned out to be increasingly well known strategy to offer travel items and is broadly acknowledged in created nations. Despite the fact that this idea has been presented in Vietnam for as far back as couple of years, there are half of air tickets is sold online right now. There are different inquires about led concentrating on the elements impacting individuals goal to receive internet booking. Be that as it may, there are very few looks into concentrate on the expectation to attempt web based booking. This aim to attempt is essential since individuals prefer to attempt in the first place, at that point they will assess their trial encounter, thus, embrace or reject web based booking innovation. In this way, this exploration stresses on discovering factors that impact individuals aim to attempt web based booking. Then again, there is a critical number of web clients have changed to cell phones and tablets as their real web association gadgets. Therefore, this exploration is likewise concentrate on discovering the contrasts between each kind of web association gadgets on web based booking trial choice. The overview has been created in view of concentrated survey of written works identified with internet booking; web based shopping, reception speculations, customer practices. The polls have been appropriated and the information has been prepared utilizing SEM-PLS to decide the connection between factors that impact Vietnamese aim to attempt web based booking. Therefore, this examination is required to have critical commitment in both hypothesis and reasonableness. As far as hypothesis, this exploration effectively provided the model that exhibit the expectation to attempt internet booking which is seldom talked about in past inquires about. In term of reasonableness, this exploration gives a general bits of knowledge of Vietnamese online booker trademark for online travel organization working in Vietnam keeping in mind the end goal to enhance their business execution.
Research Interests: Management, Tourism Studies, Tourism Management, Tourism Planning and Policy, Hospitality Management, and 15 moreSustainable Tourism, Vietnam, Marketing Management, Tourism, Travel and Tourism Industry, Business Management, Vietnamese studies, E-Commerce Strategy, Online Booking, Tourism Industry, E-Commerce, Marketing mangement, Online Booking Trial, E-Commerce Trial, and Vietnam tourism industry
The study focused on the impact of capital allowance on investment decision of selected oil and gas companies in Nigerian. Expo-facto research design was adopted. Two hypotheses were formulated to guide the study and were tested at 95... more
The study focused on the impact of capital allowance on investment decision of selected oil and gas companies in Nigerian. Expo-facto research design was adopted. Two hypotheses were formulated to guide the study and were tested at 95 percent confidence level. The population consists of fifteen (15) oil and gas companies listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange, the sample size used was seven oil and gas companies and judgmental sampling technique was adopted for the study. Data for the study were collected through secondary source. This was analyzed with Ordinary Least Square (OLS) regression technique. And the result of the hypotheses tested revealed that there is a positive and significant relationship between capital allowance and investment decision. Based on the findings, it was recommended that government should set up a body that will ensure regular review of capital allowance provided to investors and ensure that gray areas are addressed in order to enhance and attract more investors.
Research Interests: Management, Finance, Economics, Development Economics, Financial Economics, and 16 moreStrategic Management, Economic Development, Nigeria, Marketing Management, Economy, Economia, Business Management, Bussiness, Investment Decision Making, Bussiness Administration, Bussiness management, Investment Decisions, Financial and Bussiness Administration, Economic, Capital Allowance,, and Oil and Gas Companies
In twenty-first century telecommunication, services become a basic requirement for every individual and organization. This industry transforms human life significantly. Telecommunication industry provides ease in human communication.... more
In twenty-first century telecommunication, services become a basic requirement for every individual and organization. This industry transforms human life significantly. Telecommunication industry provides ease in human communication. Hence, satisfying customers becomes the paramount concern for every telecom service provider across the world. Despite having an enormous number of researches in customer satisfaction, very few researchers have empirically examined important determinants for customers’ satisfaction emphasizing on telecommunication industry. Hence, this study tries to investigate crucial important factors for customers’ satisfaction focusing on Bangladeshi telecommunication industry. By giving one-month extensive effort, this study managed to obtain 1562 respondents from six different states in Bangladesh. Regression results revealed very interesting findings by falsifying importance of quality in the telecom industry. Results evident that price and brand image is the two top most important factors in the telecom industry to satisfy their customers. This study is one of the few that identify quality is not important for satisfying customers which can provide a new thoughtful idea for telecom managers.
JEL: L90, L96, O14
JEL: L90, L96, O14
Research Interests: Management, Marketing, Telecommunications, Strategic Management, Market Research, and 15 moreMarketing Research, Bangladesh, Telecommunication, Marketing Strategy, Marketing Management, Bangladesh Studies, Business Management, Mangement, Marketing Communications, Marketing and Management, Management and Marketing, Customers Satisfaction, Marketing mangement, Assessment of Service Quality and Customers Satisfaction, and Telecommunication Service Providers
In line with rapid growth of the transportation industry that facilitates the trade and business, companies send their products easily in the shortest time to most distant points of the world. Despite development in recent years, the... more
In line with rapid growth of the transportation industry that facilitates the trade and business, companies send their products easily in the shortest time to most distant points of the world. Despite development in recent years, the business future of Arvand Free Zone in Khuzestan Province and markets related to it are at risk. The most important reason in this regard is consumer distrust in various stages of advertising. This investigation uses quantitative and qualitative method in order to experimentally show that negative concerns in the minds of the consumer will have a negligible and effective impact on market activity. Investigating the reasons for consumer distrust was started first by an interview. The findings of the interview revealed that negative beliefs and attitudes of the consumer had the highest impact on attitudes of people of a community towards a given market. Based on the qualitative studies, eight parameters in three dimensions are considered as final factors affecting the consumer distrust. Eight parameters affecting the consumer behavior were also evaluated in a quantitative study and the level of relationship among the factors was determined. Finally, it was concluded that consumer distrust affects the behaviors of the market, leading to market withdrawal. In addition, consumer trust created market formation or consumer activity.
Research Interests: Management, Marketing, Strategic Management, Iranian Studies, Consumer Behavior, and 10 moreMarket Research, Marketing Research, Marketing Strategy, Marketing Management, Business Management, Arvand, Marketing and Consumer Behavior, Consumer Distrust, Arvand free zone, and Quantitative and Qualitative Investigation
The present article examines and criticizes anti-organization theory based on its philosophical foundations, which is found in the fundamental humanism paradigm; that a transient review is done on Borrel and Morgan's sociological... more
The present article examines and criticizes anti-organization theory based on its philosophical foundations, which is found in the fundamental humanism paradigm; that a transient review is done on Borrel and Morgan's sociological paradigms (functionalism, interpretiveism, fundamentalist structuralism and fundamental humanism). The purpose of this article is to review the anti-organization theory and its viewpoint on organizational life and human resources and to describe the quadruple sociological paradigms. This theory acts in its own sphere of thought, and it must be said that it has a new look at the reality of organizational life and human resources. Finally, there is a review of the criticisms raised in the anti-organization theory about the organization's theory, which is in the form of a functional paradigm.
Research Interests: Organizational Behavior, Management, Economics, Organizational Theory, Organizational Change, and 12 moreStrategic Management, Organization Studies, Research Paradigm, Economy, Economia, Business Management, Research Paradigms, Anti-Organization Theory, Functionalist Paradigm, Paradigm of Fundamental Humanism, Interpretative Paradigm, and Structural Fundamentalism Paradigm
The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of management capabilities on the performance of Nzoia Sugar Company Limited. The study was based on the Resource Based View Theory. A case study and survey designs were employed in... more
The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of management capabilities on the performance of Nzoia Sugar Company Limited. The study was based on the Resource Based View Theory. A case study and survey designs were employed in this research. The study targeted a total of 1,403 employees comprising of 790 lower level employees, 422 Supervisory level employees, 182 middle level management and nine top level management. Random stratified sampling technique was used to select 210 respondents. Data collection instruments comprised of questionnaires and interview schedules. Validity was determined by content validity and reliability using Cronbach alpha method which had Cronbach Alpha Coefficient of 0.783 which was greater than 0.7. Data were collected and analyzed using descriptive methods. It was recommended that there was need for organization to develop customer care capability that would enable the staff to interact with customers and other stakeholder at all level; that organization should develop market capability that ensures maximum reach out to all possible customers; the firms needed to adopt management capabilities that can make them stand out in the customers’ eye and suit the prevailing environmental conditions at the given period of time and finally organizations need to set up sufficient budget that would enable them adopt most current technologies which would result to increase in performance. It was concluded that an increase in customer service management capability constructs like repeat purchase, confidentially of customer information and different customer needs once enhanced could translate to higher firm performance; attributes of marketing capabilities like employee training on basic marketing skills, e-marketing and marketing intelligence information should be enhanced; internet penetration, automation of processes, use of e-marketing and procurement could lead to improved firm performance and setting targets for the company which are attainable, monitoring and evaluation of all activities would lead to improved firm performance. The findings of this study shall be useful to the policy makers, strategists and the researcher in making informed conclusions and recommendations. The findings shall give guidance to the managers of different departments in coming up with proper policies in management.
JEL: J53, M11, L21
JEL: J53, M11, L21
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Achieving competitive advantage and improving organizational quality service have become the key goal that business firms are struggling to attain. This study therefore sought to investigate the effects of customer relationship management... more
Achieving competitive advantage and improving organizational quality service have become the key goal that business firms are struggling to attain. This study therefore sought to investigate the effects of customer relationship management systems on quality service of Commercial Banks in Kakamega Central Sub-County, Kenya. The study was anchored on the Dynamic Capabilities Theory. The study adopted descriptive survey design. The study population comprised of all the licensed commercial banks in Kakamega Central Sub-County, from which a representative sample of 10 commercial banks was drawn. Three (3) senior officers (branch manager, operations manager and customer relations manager) were further drawn from each of the sampled 10 commercial banks to make a total of 30 officers. The main study instrument was a questionnaire which comprised of Likert-type scale questions on the main variables of the study. The data was analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. Hypothesis testing was done by use of regression and correlation analysis. Validity was checked during piloting to ensure all the items in the main study were functioning. Moreover, to ensure validity of instruments, content validity was established pilot testing process was used to test reliability comparing with Cronbach’s Coefficient of which yielded an alpha of 0.799. The findings revealed that technological innovation, customer relationship management system and organizational structure had statistically significant influence on quality service of commercial banks in Kakamega Central Sub-County Kenya and tests for significance also showed that the influence was statistically significant. Findings revealed that 35.7 percent (R2=0.357) of the variance in quality service may be explained by customer relationship management system accounted for 81.3 percent (R2=0.813) and organizations structure at 37.1 percent (R2=0.371). The regression results indicated that technological innovations, customer relationship management system and organizational structure had positive and significant relationships with the quality service of commercial banks in Kakamega Central Sub-County, Kenya. The study recommended that: the management of commercial banks should invest more in technological innovations to ensure all the banking operations are informational technologically compliant; commercial banks should invest in training employees especially the front officers on customer relationship management since it positively affects quality service and there was need of flexible organizational structures that facilitate decision making and improvement of communication through the reduction of boundaries. The managers of commercial banks will use the study findings as a basis of formulation of policies on strategy changes that can enhance their quality service. The academicians and researchers will find the study useful in that it contributes to academic literature and theory by providing empirical evidence for use by educators, scholars and researchers in the survey of strategic management.
JEL: G2, M12, L84
JEL: G2, M12, L84
Research Interests: Management, Marketing, Strategic Management, Service Quality, Human Resource Management, and 10 moreCustomer Relationship Management (CRM), Kenya, Customer Relationship Management, Marketing Management, Business Management, Quality of Service, Customer services quality, Relationship Marketing and Customer Loyalty, Commercial Banks, and Customer Relationship Management Systems
The idea of technological capabilities plays a key role in the analysis of organizational processes because it offers a potential solution to the quest for sustained competitive advantage through the realization of organizations... more
The idea of technological capabilities plays a key role in the analysis of organizational processes because it offers a potential solution to the quest for sustained competitive advantage through the realization of organizations objectives. The importance of technological capabilities suggests that the long-term, continuous renewal of the firm rests on both the exploitation of existing capabilities for the furtherance of the institutions objectives. This is mainly achieved by the creation and development of specific organizational capabilities. This study therefore, sought to evaluate the effects of technological capabilities in Nzoia Sugar Company Limited. The study was based on the Resource Based View Theory. A case study and survey designs were employed in this research. The study targeted a total of 1,403 employees comprising of 790 lower level employees, 422 Supervisory level employees, 182 middle level management and nine top level management. Random stratified sampling technique was used to select 210 respondents. Data collection instruments comprised of questionnaires and interview schedules. Validity was determined by content validity and reliability using Cronbach alpha method which had Cronbach Alpha Coefficient of 0.783 which was greater than 0.7. Data was collected and analyzed using descriptive while inferential statistics at 95% confidence level. The results were presented in form of frequency tables and pie charts. It was concluded that an increase in customer service management capability constructs like repeat purchase, confidentially of customer information and different customer needs once enhanced could translate to higher firm performance; attributes of marketing capabilities like employee training on basic marketing skills, e-marketing and marketing intelligence information should be enhanced; internet penetration, automation of processes, use of e-marketing and procurement could lead to improved firm performance and setting targets for the company which are attainable, monitoring and evaluation of all activities would lead to improved firm performance. The findings of this study shall be useful to the policy makers, strategists and the researcher in making informed conclusions and recommendations. The findings shall give guidance to the managers of different departments in coming up with proper policies in management. The stakeholders in management will find the study useful in identifying challenges faced by Firms who do not invest and emphasize on organizational capabilities.
Research Interests: Management, Marketing, Technology, Performance Studies, Strategic Management, and 14 moreTechnology Management, Performance, Capability Approach, Market Research, Marketing Research, Kenya, Marketing Management, Firm Performance, Competitive advantage, Business Management, Sustainable Competitive Advantage, Mangement, Marketing and Management, and Management and Marketing
The purpose of this study is to determine the antecedents of consumers’ perception towards online advertising in Malaysia. This research has been developed a framework by reviewing the existing literatures available in the same field.... more
The purpose of this study is to determine the antecedents of consumers’ perception towards online advertising in Malaysia. This research has been developed a framework by reviewing the existing literatures available in the same field. Altogether 526 respondents have been selected as a final sample size. This research uses survey method in this study because my purpose of the study is to generalize the findings from the sample to population. The current study used Statistical Software Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) and AMOS Software Package to analyze the data. The results of this study provide evidence that increased consumer perception is associated with increased online advertising. There is a direct positive, significant relationship between consumer perception and online advertising of the respondents in the online advertising in Malaysia. It was also found that all sub dimensions of consumer perception positively and significantly affect to online advertising and its dimensions. Besides, the results indicated the significant positive relationships between consumer perception and consumer acceptance. On the other hand, a significant weak relationship was found between consumer acceptance and online advertising. However, the consumer satisfaction has not correlated significantly with online advertising of the respondents in the online advertising in Malaysia. Future studies can be extended to check the applicability and relevance of consumer perception within Malaysia using different samples from different sectors, occupations and so on.
Research Interests: Management, Marketing, Strategic Management, Malaysia, Market Research, and 14 moreMarketing Research, Marketing Strategy, Marketing Management, Social Media Marketing, Online Advertising, Malaysian Studies, Mangement, Consumer Satisfaction, Consumer Perception, Consumer Behaviour and Perception, Consumer acceptance, Marketing mangement, Antecedents, and Online-Advertising Market
This study examined the effect of entrepreneurial skills on SME’s productivity in Nnewi North Local Government Area of Anambra State Nigeria. Three research questions were raised in line with the objectives of the study. Also, three... more
This study examined the effect of entrepreneurial skills on SME’s productivity in Nnewi North Local Government Area of Anambra State Nigeria. Three research questions were raised in line with the objectives of the study. Also, three research hypotheses wee formulated. The instrument for data collection is a structured questionnaire which is used in analyzing the research questions, data collected were analysed using statistical mean (x) and standard deviation. The population of the study is 100. Based on the findings, the study revealed that, management skills, marketing skills, accounting skills and discussed risk management skills are needed for effective productivity of SMEs. Based on the findings, the researcher recommends that every potential graduate should be entrepreneurial in character, and also the government can do more by emphasizing entrepreneurial skill acquisition in all levels of education.
Research Interests: Entrepreneurship, Management, Social Entrepreneurship, Training and Development, Corporate Entrepreneurship, and 25 moreHuman Resource Management, Productivity, Human Capital, Rural Entrepreneurship, Nigeria, Efficiency and Productivity Analysis, Business Management, Entrepreneurship and Small business Management, Small Business Policy Development and Entrepreneurship Development, Entrepreneurship Education, Mangement, Human Capital (Measurement and Analytics), Productivity Analysis, Social Skills, Human Capital Development, Labour Productivity, Human Capital Management, Productivity improvement, Human Capital and Organisational Success, Social Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Desarrollo De Capital Humano, Desenvolvimento Do Capital Humano, Micro and Small Business Entrepreneurship, Marketing mangement, and Office Productivity
Today, competition and customer-orientation has been enhanced and the firms have to be active in such environments. In this regard and for survival of organization in the current competition arena, considering issues such as creativity... more
Today, competition and customer-orientation has been enhanced and the firms have to be active in such environments. In this regard and for survival of organization in the current competition arena, considering issues such as creativity and innovation and making adequate marketing policies is important for the organizations. In this field, due to their underlying and dynamic role at the society, insurance companies have to provide high-quality services day by day to satisfy the customers. In this study, using theoretical approach and with reliance on recent studies, the role of creativity and innovation is investigated in development of marketing and increase in sale of products and services of insurance companies. In general, it could be mentioned that development of creativity in insurance industry could lead to improvement of indices such as profitability, market share, sale, customer satisfaction, subjectivity and positive image of organization and quality of services. Due to proving positive and direct correlation of innovation and creativity with marketing development and more sale of products and services of insurance companies, it would be better for the insurance companies and firms to facilitate availability of new innovations through acquiring external innovations and identify and attract and adjust the external knowledge through identification of external environment and internal research and development and take measure to increase the power of communicating competitors and transferring knowledge to the competitors with the aim of achievement of commercial goals of the organization as a step towards enhancement of innovative processes in business. Moreover, more focus of insurance companies on knowledge management and development of research activities to make and use the newest innovative achievements could enhance quality of services and develop marketing of insurance products.
Research Interests: Management, Marketing, Creativity studies, Creativity, Strategic Management, and 9 moreCreativity and Consciousness, Marketing Research, Marketing Strategy, Innovation and Creativity (Business), Marketing Management, Business Management, Insurance Company, Innovation & Change Management, and Insurance Products
Employee outcomes have been described to be a nexus of several factors. The study sought to as ethical leadership and organizational involvement as possible antecedents of employee job involvement. The study also enquired about the job... more
Employee outcomes have been described to be a nexus of several factors. The study sought to as ethical leadership and organizational involvement as possible antecedents of employee job involvement. The study also enquired about the job involvement level of managers and non-managers. Various banks in Ghana were selected for the study. The study comprised of 192 respondents who were mainly leaders and subordinates from selected banks who were selected using the purposive sampling and simple random sampling technique respectively. Data collected from the field was analyzed using regression and independent ample t-test. The findings of the study indicated that there was a positive relationship between ethical leadership and employee job involvement. Furthermore, the study revealed a positive relationship between organizational climate and employee job involvement. Ethical leadership proved to be a more significant antecedent to employee job involvement than organizational climate. Furthermore, the study also found that there was no significant difference in employee job involvement due to respondents’ position as manager or non-manager. It was recommended that leaders should take into consideration their behaviors within the organization as these go a long way to affect employee behavior. Further, firms can develop thinking walls where quotes about ethical leader behavior which impacts organizational climate will be announced. Limitations as well as area for further study have been discussed.
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The purpose of the study was to examine the relationship between communication competences and staff performance in the unique context of Muni University. In the study, a descriptive cross-sectional survey design was used with a sample... more
The purpose of the study was to examine the relationship between communication competences and staff performance in the unique context of Muni University. In the study, a descriptive cross-sectional survey design was used with a sample size of 109. Purposive, stratified and systematic sampling techniques were used to select respondents. Data was analyzed through frequencies and percentages, Spearman rank order correlation, coefficient of determination, and regression. There was a relationship between the dependent and independent variable.
Research Interests: Management, Communication, Human Resource Management, Information Communication Technology, Uganda, and 11 morePerformance, Management Education, Educational Management, Planning, Educational management and leadership, Communication Competence, Budgeting, Educational Leadership and Management, Competences, Educational Administration and Management, and Staff Performance
Willingness of targeted users to adopt government mobile services is a determinant for the success of m-government, and as such, requires the interest of researchers who are focused on m-government research. Understanding the factors... more
Willingness of targeted users to adopt government mobile services is a determinant for the success of m-government, and as such, requires the interest of researchers who are focused on m-government research. Understanding the factors influencing the end-users to adopt government mobile services is very important for the government to find ways to encourage the use of these services by targeted users, so that investment in adopting mobile technologies for government services can be profitable and safe. Although, some researches to measure citizens' perceptions of m-government have been conducted recently, the anticipation and explanation of m-government use to provide full understanding of the adoption of m-Government requires further investigation. For all those who would like to study the factors influencing the adoption of m-Government, it is essential to know about the work done so far by researchers and scholars of this field and to learn the theoretical and methodological approaches used in relevant researches. In attempt to provide such an overview, many research studies in the field of User Acceptance and adoption of m-Government services have been analysed in this research. A summary table reflects the studies conducted by 19 different authors in identifying factors that may influence the adoption of m-Government, by summarizing them from a selective list of articles published between the years 2011-2017.
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A cardinal objective of marketing is to create value for customers and to capture value from customers in return; and building strong brands facilitate the achievement of this objective. Strong brands win customers’ preference through the... more
A cardinal objective of marketing is to create value for customers and to capture value from customers in return; and building strong brands facilitate the achievement of this objective. Strong brands win customers’ preference through the assurance of value. The focus of this study is to examine the association between brand value and marketing wellness measured in terms of new product success, sales growth and market share. The study utilised data collected from sixty-six (66) respondents comprising of branch managers, marketing managers and inside sales officers of deposit money banks using a structured questionnaire. The P(r) was employed as the test statistic. All the statistical analyses were performed using the SPSS version 20.0. The study found positive and statistically significant correlation between brand value and all the three indices of marketing wellness considered in the study, with marketing share showing the strongest link with brand value. The study thus concludes that brand value influences marketing wellness and recommends that banks that seek marketing wellness measured in terms of market share, new product success and sales growth should build strong brands that consumers will hold in high repute and that also assure value for consumers.
Research Interests: Management, Marketing, Services Marketing and Management, Strategic Management, Banking, and 19 moreMarket Research, Marketing Research, Marketing Strategy, Branding, Marketing Management, Destination Branding, Share market analysis, SHARE MARKETS, Share Market, Market Share, Branding and Marketing, Advertising and Branding, Brand Value, Sales Growth, Marketing mangement, Banking and Finance, Creating Brand Value, Marketing Wellness, and New Product Success
The purpose of the study was to examine the relationship between planning competences and staff performance in the unique context of Muni University. In the study, a descriptive cross-sectional survey design was used with a sample size of... more
The purpose of the study was to examine the relationship between planning competences and staff performance in the unique context of Muni University. In the study, a descriptive cross-sectional survey design was used with a sample size of 109. Purposive, stratified and systematic sampling techniques were used to select respondents. Data was analyzed through frequencies and percentages, Spearman rank order correlation, coefficient of determination, and regression. There was a relationship between the dependent and independent variable.
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The study aimed to establish how institutional culture affects performance in public procurement in tertiary institutions in West Nile sub-region of Uganda. A cross-sectional study design was used. Both quantitative and qualitative... more
The study aimed to establish how institutional culture affects performance in public procurement in tertiary institutions in West Nile sub-region of Uganda. A cross-sectional study design was used. Both quantitative and qualitative approaches were adopted in the study. This study targeted a sample of 122 respondents. Simple random sampling technique was used to select amongst the user departments’ staff. Purposive sampling was used to select the Accounting Officers and Contract Committee members. Quantitative data analysis mainly consisted of descriptive statistics (frequencies and percentages) and inferential statistics (Spearman Rank Order Correlation). Findings revealed that there was a moderate positive correlation ( = .474) between institutional culture and procurement performance. Thus, it was concluded that institutional culture significantly affected performance in public procurement in tertiary institutions in West Nile sub-region of Uganda. It is recommended that tertiary institutions in West Nile Sub-region of Uganda should focus on institutional culture to improve performance in public procurement.
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The study aimed to establish how institutional human capacity affects performance in public procurement in tertiary institutions in West Nile sub-region of Uganda. A cross-sectional study design was used. Both quantitative and qualitative... more
The study aimed to establish how institutional human capacity affects performance in public procurement in tertiary institutions in West Nile sub-region of Uganda. A cross-sectional study design was used. Both quantitative and qualitative approaches were adopted in the study. This study targeted a sample of 122 respondents. Simple random sampling technique was used to select participants amongst user departments' staff. Purposive sampling was used to select the Accounting Officers and the Contracts Committee members. Quantitative data analysis mainly consisted of descriptive statistics (frequencies and percentages) and inferential statistics (Spearman Rank Order Correlation). Findings revealed a strong positive correlation ( = .611) between institutional human capacity and procurement performance. Thus, it was concluded that institutional human capacity measured in terms of professionalism and competence affected performance in public procurement in tertiary institutions in West Nile sub-region of Uganda. It is recommended that tertiary institutions in West Nile sub-region of Uganda should focus on institutional human capacity building to improve performance in public procurement in the tertiary institutions.
Research Interests: Economics, Development Economics, Development Studies, Sustainable Development, Uganda, and 9 morePublic Procurement, Economy, Economia, Public Procurement Mangement, Tertiary Institutions, Human Capacity Development, Sustainable Public Procurement, Sustanaible development, and Institutional Human Capacity
This study aimed to establish how institutional politics affect performance in public procurement in tertiary institutions in West Nile sub-region of Uganda. A cross-sectional study design was used. Both quantitative and qualitative... more
This study aimed to establish how institutional politics affect performance in public procurement in tertiary institutions in West Nile sub-region of Uganda. A cross-sectional study design was used. Both quantitative and qualitative approaches were adopted in the study. The study targeted a sample of 122 respondents. Simple random sampling technique was used to select amongst the user department staff. Purposive sampling was used to select the Accounting Officers and Contracts Committee members. Quantitative data analysis mainly consisted of descriptive statistics (frequencies and percentages) and inferential statistics (Spearman Rank Order correlation). Findings revealed a very weak negative correlation ( = -.292) between institutional politics and performance of procurement. Thus, it was concluded that institutional politics, measured in terms of relationship between principals and agents and pursuit of individual agendas/self-interest, significantly affected performance of procurement in tertiary institutions in West Nile sub-region of Uganda. It is recommended that tertiary institutions in West Nile sub-region of Uganda should focus on institutional politics to improve their performance in public procurement.
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The main objective of the current study is to investigate the relationship between workplace social support and work-family conflict among employees who were married, living with a partner, or had at least one child or dependent living at... more
The main objective of the current study is to investigate the relationship between workplace social support and work-family conflict among employees who were married, living with a partner, or had at least one child or dependent living at home and worked a minimum of 20 h/week in Rural Water and Wastewater Company employees Kermanshah, Iran. The relation between workplace social support and work–family conflict (WFC) was examined using a two-dimensional measure of WFC and both global and summed facet measures of workplace social support (perceived coworker support and perceived supervisor support (pss). Data were gathered from 158 employees. The results indicated that workplace social support related significantly to both types of WFC, but the relation was significantly stronger to perceived coworker support than to perceived supervisor support (pss). When considering all three forms of conflict simultaneously (time-based, strain-based, and behavior-based), regression results revealed that behavior-based was the only form of conflict significantly related to workplace social support. The results underscore the importance of considering both the form and direction of WFC. The study population included 158 employees. It used the improved Leiden Quality of Work Life Questionnaire by Van der Doef and colleagues and the work-family conflict questionnaire by Kelloway and colleagues to measure participants' responses. One-way ANOVA and Pearson linear correlation coefficient were used for data analyses. Results: There was a negative relation between Workplace Social Support and work-family conflict. Respondents experienc!ed higher levels of work-to-family conflict than family-to-work conflict. There were significant negative relations between Perceived Coworker Support with work-family conflict and Perceived Supervisor Support (PSS) with work-family conflict. work-family conflict of employed women could be reduced by rearranging Workplace Social Support and conditions.
JEL: A39, J81, E23, J21
JEL: A39, J81, E23, J21
Research Interests: Management, Family studies, Conflict, Iranian Studies, Human Resource Management, and 12 moreFamily, Workplace Management, Social Support, Conflict Resolution, Work and Labour, Human Resources, Workplace, Mangement, Social Conflict, Perceived social support, Perceived Supervisor Support, and Perceived Co-Worker Support
Although the concept of job involvement and self-discipline, as one of the dominate issues in organizational behavior, is seeking to increase overall organization efficiency, the effect of organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) on the... more
Although the concept of job involvement and self-discipline, as one of the dominate issues in organizational behavior, is seeking to increase overall organization efficiency, the effect of organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) on the staffs҆ job involvement and self-discipline cannot be ignored. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the effect of organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) on the job involvement and self-discipline of the Tax office employees. Given the purpose, the present study was applied and adapted a survey-based approach. The population of this study included all the Tax office employees of south district of West Azerbaijan, Iran, in 2017. Among which 86 subjects were selected as sample. The results indicated that OCB affected employee’s job involvement and self-discipline so that 78% job involvement variations (dependent variable) was explained by OCB dimensions (independent variable), and 72% of employee’s self-discipline variations (independent variable) was explained by OCB dimensions (dependent variable).
Research Interests: Organizational Behavior, Management, Services Marketing and Management, Human Resource Management, Sensemaking (Organizational Behavior), and 18 moreOrganizational Citizenship Behavior, Positive Organizational Behavior, Human Resources, Marketing Management, Organizational Behavior Management, Business Management, Organizational Behaviorial or organizational culture, Marketing and Management, Management and Marketing, Organizational Citizenship Beahviour and Emotional Intelligence, Self Discipline, Organizational Citizenship Behaviour, Humna Resource Management and Organizational Behavior, Organizational Citizenship Behaviors, Organizational Efficiency, Job Involvement, Marketing mangement, and Marketing and Management Strategy
Today, customer loyalty is the key to business success. By increased customers’ loyalty, market share and profitability level of enterprises will rise. Market perception along with planning and adopting appropriate strategies for making... more
Today, customer loyalty is the key to business success. By increased customers’ loyalty, market share and profitability level of enterprises will rise. Market perception along with planning and adopting appropriate strategies for making customers loyal and enhancing their rate of loyalty leads to long-term benefits for the enterprises. Given the importance of the issue, the goal of this study was to identify and prioritize the factors affecting loyalty to a banking brand from perspective of Keshavarzi (Agricultural) Bank customers in Shahin Dej, Iran. This was an applied research based on a survey approach. The statistical population incorporated all Keshavarzi Bank customers of Shahin Dej in 2017, and given the limitation of the research population, only 382 people were selected as the sample. The results suggested that customer satisfaction, transfer cost, and organizational image affected the loyalty of Keshavarzi Bank customers. Furthermore, customer satisfaction impacted the organizational image, service quality impacted customer satisfaction, and service quality exerted an effect on the perceived value.
Research Interests: Management, Economics, Services Marketing and Management, Banking, Customer Loyalty, and 17 moreMultinational Corporations, Marketing Management, Economy, Economia, Business Management, Mangement, Marketing and Management, Management and Marketing, Switching Costs, Service Qulity and Customer Satisfaction in Banking Sector, Corporation, Perceived Value, Marketing mangement, Marketing and Management Strategy, Banking and Finance, Switching Cost, and Corporation Image
Land has been variously acknowledged as a perennial harbinger of socio-economic power that exudes prestige and class. It is the foundation for food and shelter, driving the very bedrock that significantly provides for most employment... more
Land has been variously acknowledged as a perennial harbinger of socio-economic power that exudes prestige and class. It is the foundation for food and shelter, driving the very bedrock that significantly provides for most employment opportunities in the country side. Regrettably, as global urbanisation trends soars uncontrollably, land is rapidly becoming increasingly scarce assets in cities. Therefore, supplying of and demand for lands, especially within urban spheres, are though unfortunately never at equilibrium, but the present scenarios in formal window of urban land market, which is solely responsible for the supply of formal land for various developmental purposes, has been very unimpressive. This simply, has rendered delivery to be at its lowest ebb, such that accessibility, which is the measure of demand coefficients from the part of the various land users, to be hampered, the resultant effects of which is consistent decrease of the real estate stock. Hence, it is in astounding recognition of the above ugly scenario that this study was conducted, primarily to validate the potentialities of SLADECOM model which is an end product of a doctoral research. Essentially, this model is meant to remove all the established barriers that are rendering the supply side (i.e delivery) as well as the demand side (i.e accessibility) of the formal market for urban lands, so sub-optimal. Moreover, the following constructs and variables that survived the statistical screening exercise were coined as components of this Sladecom model for empirical validation, such as: structural and culturo-behavioural dynamics (scbd), socio-political and economic dictates (sped), human techno-analytical arsenals (htaa), policy relevance and appropriateness (pra), contents and context of policies (ccp) and role mediation regime (rmr).Furthermore, validation, which is unlike just any other survey, requires high level of integrity, as results from it are almost laws in their plausibility, which simply suggests that respondents with huge experience, towering knowledge and consummate understanding of the issues involved in the subject matter are carefully selected for data collection. Out of the rough total of over 500 individuals considered as the total population for the sample space, 205 individuals qualified for the sample frame, from which the sample size of 120 was chosen, upon which the structured questionnaires were distributed. Therefore, after necessary integrity checks, 92 out 107 questionnaires that were retrieved, were found to be valid, thus formed the denominator for the analyses, using 5 point Likert scale of measurement, corroborated with pie-charts for stronger inferential and descriptive statistical results and explanations. The findings amongst other things are that this model has great potential to drastically reduce multiple roles partitioning among formal land administration machineries and thus increases the speed, quality and quantity of service delivery to prospective teeming land users. Among the recommendations is that decisive actions must be expeditiously taken on generating more functional databases and also increase the frequency of contents updating of these databases. This will no doubt improve the technical prowess of formal land administration machineries, with resultant capability to address myriad of challenges of formal land delivery and accessibility in Nigeria.
JEL: R14, R52, R31
JEL: R14, R52, R31
Research Interests: Management, Marketing, Social Sciences, Land management, Verification and Validation, and 16 moreMarket Research, Marketing Research, Nigeria, Marketing Strategy, Marketing Management, Business Management, Validation, Mangement, Business Mangement, Method Development and Validation, Urban Land Development and Management, Social Science, Marketing mangement, Sladecom, Contemporary Panacea, and Formal Land
The need for wide utilization of social media marketing for entrepreneurial development in Delta State necessitated this study which sought to determine how competent practicing entrepreneurs are for their use in Delta State. One research... more
The need for wide utilization of social media marketing for entrepreneurial development in Delta State necessitated this study which sought to determine how competent practicing entrepreneurs are for their use in Delta State. One research question guided the study. A survey research design was adopted. The population consisted of 200 entrepreneurs in Delta North Senatorial District of Delta State. A validated 22 item on a 5-point rating scale questionnaire was used for data collection. Mean and standard deviation were used in the analysis of data. The study revealed that entrepreneurs in Delta State rated themselves incompetent for utilization of social media marketing. It was concluded that if entrepreneurs can utilize social media marketing, they will record greater success in their businesses by boosting brand awareness and customer loyalty which will lead to higher sales turnover. Therefore, it was recommended among others that successful digital entrepreneurs should provide mentorship to beginning and prospective entrepreneurs to equip them with competencies needed for successful social media marketing.
Research Interests: Entrepreneurship, Management, Marketing, Social Entrepreneurship, Services Marketing and Management, and 23 moreEntrepreneurship Policy, Social Media, Social Media Optimization, Market Research, Marketing Research, Rural Entrepreneurship, Public Relations & Social Media, Marketing Strategy, Public Relations and Social Media, Marketing Management, Social Media Marketing, Business Management, Entrepreneurship and Small business Management, Small Business Policy Development and Entrepreneurship Development, Entrepreneurship Education, Professionnal competencies, Professional competencies, Social Networking & Social Media, Competencies, Social media marketing strategy, Social Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Micro and Small Business Entrepreneurship, and Marketing mangement
The purpose of the current study was to review and evaluate the relationship between knowledge management and staff’s job engagement increment and deviant behaviors abatement in MAPNA MD2 Co. All Mapna MD2 Co. headquarter office employees... more
The purpose of the current study was to review and evaluate the relationship between knowledge management and staff’s job engagement increment and deviant behaviors abatement in MAPNA MD2 Co. All Mapna MD2 Co. headquarter office employees (300 people) in Tehran had formed the intended statistical society. According to Krejcie and Morgan table, the sample of research was considered as 169 people which have been selected accidentally and were divided to 35 women and 134 men due to the number of staff in the office. This current research method was descriptive and correlational that have been performed as field research. A four pages’ s questionnaire with 54 questions that including three localized questionnaires according to the Newman-Konrad (2000) standard knowledge management questionnaire, Salanova-Schaufeli (2001) job engagement questionnaire and Bennett-Robinson (1964) deviant behaviors questionnaire, was utilized as data collection tool in this research. The results of statistical analysis show that there is a significant relationship between knowledge management and its dimensions with staff’s job engagement increment and deviant behaviors abatement in MAPNA MD2 Co. Furthermore, the result of research model fit show that the 65% of job engagement increment and 37% of deviant behavior decrement have been explained by knowledge management. Base on that, the Mapna MD2 Co. management is suggested to implement the knowledge management in company in order to increase the job engagement and degrease the deviant behaviors of employees.
Research Interests: Management, Sociology, Social Sciences, Knowledge Management, Knowledge & Creativity Management, and 19 moreHuman Resource Management, Job Satisfaction, Health Behaviors, Innovation and Knowledge Management, Company Law, Managerial Issue, Ciencias Sociales, Deviant Behavior, Knowledge Management System, Sociology of Deviant Behavior, Job Performance, Job motivation, Ethical Behaviors, Knowledge management in public sector, Knowledgement Management, Social Science, Marketing mangement, Deviant Behaviors, and Cause of deviant behavior
Brands are always considered as one of the most valuable assets of an organization. Making strong brands and essentiality of strong presence in mind are the proprieties of most organizations. Because in general believes, the strong brands... more
Brands are always considered as one of the most valuable assets of an organization. Making strong brands and essentiality of strong presence in mind are the proprieties of most organizations. Because in general believes, the strong brands can increase the competitive advantage. The brand personality and brand equity are variables that can be effective on customers and also affect their shopping behavior; therefore, the purpose of this study is to survey the mediating role of brand equity in the relationship between the brand personality and obsessive shopping behavior of sport clothes consumers. The statistic society of this research is constituted the sport clothes buyers of Tehran that 246 persons were chosen as the sample using Cochran's unknown sample size formula. For data collection, Aaker brand equity questionnaires (1996), brand personality questionnaire of Jones et al (2009) and obsessive shopping behavior questionnaire of Edwards (1993) were used. The results of study showed that there is a meaningful relationship between the brand personality and its components with brand equity and obsessive shopping behavior of sport clothes costumers. Also, the results of model showed that brand personality both directly and through the brand equity is effective on costumers' obsessive shopping behavior. According to these results, it can be suggested that for affecting the costumers' obsessive shopping behavior, the brand personality and brand equity should be reinforced for customers.
JEL: L67, L83, Z20, Z29
JEL: L67, L83, Z20, Z29
Research Interests: Management, Social Sciences, Consumers & Consumption, Strategic Management, Human Resource Management, and 13 moreBrand Personality, Business Management, Shopping, Socilal Science, Online Shopping Behaviour, Consumers, SELF CONGRUITY AND BRAND PERSONALITY, Society of Consumers, Consumers Buying Behaviours, Sport Clothes, : Mediating Role, Obsessive Shopping, and Sport Clothes Consumers
The study assessed the extent of infrastructural sustainability in Abia State, Nigeria. A sample size of 108 respondents realized via multi – stage sampling techniques was used. Primary data were generated, using structured questionnaire... more
The study assessed the extent of infrastructural sustainability in Abia State, Nigeria. A sample size of 108 respondents realized via multi – stage sampling techniques was used. Primary data were generated, using structured questionnaire and interview schedule. Data analysis made use of descriptive statistics and Spearman correlation coefficient. Results revealed that 59.3 % of the respondents were males while 40.7 % were females. Results equally, revealed that the mean age of the respondents was 40 years and that 18.5, 74, 5.6, and 1.19 % respectively of the respondents were single, married, divorced / separated and widowed respectively. About 35.2, 44.4, 9.3, and 11.1 % of the respondents were farmers, traders, civil servants, and others respectively. Results further revealed that 88.9 % of the respondents were literates, and earned a mean monthly income of ₦33,648.148 and a mean household size of about 4 persons respectively. The awareness level of the respondents on different dimensions of infrastructural sustainability was slightly high (55 %), while the practice level was low (1.86). Results equally revealed that the limiting factors to infrastructural sustainability were that of not involving the beneficiaries in all the stages of the project life cycle participation. H01 was rejected and the alternative accepted, Гs = 0.96 which signifies that there was very high and positive relationship between awareness level and practice level. The study recommends that policy makers and other stakeholders in infrastructural development should ensure that the beneficiaries are involved in all the stages of project life cycle participations, mostly in the study area.
JEL: R10, O18, Q01, Q56
JEL: R10, O18, Q01, Q56
Research Interests: Management, Rural Sociology, Rural, Sustainable Development, Rural Development, and 13 moreSustainable Urban Environments, Environmental Sustainability, Nigeria, Sustainable Rural Development, Social sustainability, Urban and rural development planning, Rural Develoment, Desarrollo rural, Innovación Social Y Desarrollo Rural, Everyday Practices of Urban Dwellers, Sustainability, Project-Life Cycle, and : Infrastructural Sustainability
The public sector is that sector of the economy that is organised and operated by the government, to cater for the citizenry and composed of ministries, parastatals, Agency & municipal. It is distinct from the private sectors that are... more
The public sector is that sector of the economy that is organised and operated by the government, to cater for the citizenry and composed of ministries, parastatals, Agency & municipal. It is distinct from the private sectors that are built on profit orientation. Public sector accounting system is unique and meant to record all financial information and transaction of government activities and transaction. It is described as a process of recording, communicating, summarizing, analyzing and interpreting government financial statement Adams (2004) and as the value of monitory operations increase, there became the need to introduce professionalism in financial reporting. This was to curb financial statement anomalies, falsification and engineering that became the other of the day in recent time of which both directors, administrators, top political personalities and professional accountants and auditors were indicated, which calls for over haul of the public sector financial administration and the need for adequate capacity building within the two major accounting professional bodies ICAN and ANAN and the recent recognition of CPA Nigeria in the sector. Chi square was used to test the validity of the research hypothesis which reveals that challenges confronting public sector has impact on financial statement which is alternative hypothesis (HI). A simple questionnaire were administered to collect data used for analysis, the study investigated the respondents on five characteristics namely Gender, Age group, Highest level of Education, Professional qualification to mention, which O cells (0%) have expected frequency of 21.8 while b. 0 cells (0%) have expected frequencies less than 5, and the minimum expected cell frequency 43.5. It was revealed that public sector accounting and financial administration has witnessed a lot of storm of financial mismanagement, maladministration, and financial re-engineering which has devastated the economy and made many citizen unemployed, hungry and unstable. It was recommend that there should be adequate capacity building with the professional accounting bodies with a good system of financial administration reform with global policy such as IPSAS backed with restructure of procedure to strengthen professional independence as to ensure accountability.
Research Interests: Finance, Economics, Public Finance, Financial Economics, Accounting, and 19 moreFinancial Accounting, Management Accounting, Financial management, Public Sector Financial Management, Public sector, Public sector accounting, Public Sector Management, Economy, Public Sector Accountability, Economia, Accounting and Information Systems, Accounting and Auditing, Public Sector Auditing, Financial Management Practices, Sector Public, Finance and Accounting, Professional Accounting, Accounting and Financial Management, and Accounting and Finance
In this research, the author has elaborated on detection of effective factors on maintenance and retention of human resources. Since human resources are the most resources for obtaining competitive advantage, it is essential to pay... more
In this research, the author has elaborated on detection of effective factors on maintenance and retention of human resources. Since human resources are the most resources for obtaining competitive advantage, it is essential to pay attention to different dimensions of human resources management. One of these dimensions is retention of human resources. Factors such as providing correct and valid information at the time of recruitment, assigning tasks based on competence, existence of a clear career, having a suitable evaluation system and effective reward systems are effective in terms of retention and maintenance of human resources.
Research Interests: Management, Human Resources Strategy and Decisions, Public Sector Human Resources, Human Resources, Human Resources Development, and 10 moreEmployee Retention, Business Management, Public Sector Human Resources Management, Retention, Business Mangement, Human Resources, Performance Management, Executive Compensation, Human resources managemnet, International Human Resources Management, Human Resources Management, and Marketing mangement
The purpose of the study was to investigate the relationship between Leadership Styles and job satisfaction among the staff of Uganda Management Institute. A descriptive cross-sectional survey design was used with a sample size being 118.... more
The purpose of the study was to investigate the relationship between Leadership Styles and job satisfaction among the staff of Uganda Management Institute. A descriptive cross-sectional survey design was used with a sample size being 118. Purposive, stratified and systematic sampling techniques were used to select respondents. Data analysis involved frequencies and percentages, Spearman rank Order correlation, coefficient of determination, regression, and ANOVA. There was a strong positive relationship between employee perception of leadership styles and job satisfaction. Employee perception of leadership styles accounted for 37.0% of variance in job satisfaction. It is concluded that there was a linear relationship between the independent variable and the dependent variable. It is recommended that leaders at Uganda Management Institute should revisit its leadership styles practices in order to enhance employee job satisfaction at the institute.
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This paper examines the key variances in application and strategy between different social media management strategies and its effective marketing. Social media firms have shown a great ability to control the stages in their product life... more
This paper examines the key variances in application and strategy between different social media management strategies and its effective marketing. Social media firms have shown a great ability to control the stages in their product life cycles. These practices lead to managers in these firms overachieving on their respective KPIs and garnering industry attention. An analysis of social media management firms practice shows those high participatory-decisions and intellectual and manual skills contributed to these organizations' successes. A close look at Chinese companies' social media activities and its relevance to Chinese social media consumers is reviewed. Other factors like introducing the 'Like' button and various innovations are observed to have improved consumers' attitudes towards the social media brand. Customer engagement and content enrichment are proven to be driving forces in how online consumers perceive the social media brand. Consumers are demonstrated to be the main means of continuous sustainability and growth for these social media businesses. Thus, there is a ripple effect across all industries to vie for social media presence and validity.
Research Interests: Management, Marketing, Business Process Management, Strategic Management, Human Resource Management, and 22 moreManagement Science, Social Media, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Market Research, Marketing Research, Customer Relationship Management, Marketing Strategy, Internet Marketing, Marketing Management, Social Media Marketing, Business Management, Management Sciences, Product Lifecycle Management, Business and Management, Marketing Science, Management Business, Marketing and Management, Management and Marketing, Business Administration and Management, Social media marketing strategy, Marketing and Consumer Behavior, and Marketing and Management Strategy
The study set to examine the extent to which recognition affects staff performance in Yumbe District, Uganda. It adopted Cross–Sectional Correlational Survey design. The design employed both quantitative and qualitative approaches. From... more
The study set to examine the extent to which recognition affects staff performance in Yumbe District, Uganda. It adopted Cross–Sectional Correlational Survey design. The design employed both quantitative and qualitative approaches. From the sample size of 186 respondents selected, a total of 132 questionnaires were returned, 10 respondents were interviewed, representing a response rate of 76%. According to Blaikie (2009), samples with response rate above 50% are regarded as good. The researchers used both descriptive and inferential statistics to analyze the data from the questionnaires. Results revealed that Recognition of staff and performance had a moderate co-relation but, statistically significant (a coefficient of 0.592 at 0.05 significance level), in Yumbe District Local Government in Uganda.
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This study was conducted to determine the business competencies required for effective entrepreneurship as perceived by officers of employment generation agencies in South East Nigeria. The population of 1624 senior staff who have worked... more
This study was conducted to determine the business competencies required for effective entrepreneurship as perceived by officers of employment generation agencies in South East Nigeria. The population of 1624 senior staff who have worked for not less than ten years was studied without sampling. Two research questions guided the study and four null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 of significance. The study adopted the descriptive survey design and a 5-point rating scale questionnaire containing 23 items which was validated by experts was used for data collection. The arithmetic mean was used to analyze data in respect of the research questions while z–test and analysis of variance (ANOVA) were used to test the null hypotheses. Findings of the study show that management and marketing competencies are highly needed for success in entrepreneurship and the agents of NDE and NAPEP differed significantly in their mean ratings on the extent the competencies are needed. It was, therefore, concluded that acquisition of relevant competencies in the two broad areas by practicing and prospective entrepreneurs will enhance their effectiveness and reduce the mortality rate of entrepreneurship businesses in the country. Consequently, it was recommended, among others, that NDE, NAPEP, other government employment agencies and the government should engage in enlightenment campaign to create the awareness of existing opportunities in the agencies for the benefit of the masses while government should assess the level of the required competencies possessed by the training agents since they cannot give what they do not have.
Research Interests: Entrepreneurship, Management, Marketing, Knowledge Management, Social Entrepreneurship, and 14 moreProject Management, Strategic Management, Human Resource Management, Market Research, Marketing Research, Rural Entrepreneurship, Academic entrepreneurship, Nigeria, Marketing Strategy, Employment, Marketing Management, Business Management, Employment Studies, and Entrepreneurship Education
The purpose of this study was to determine how service delivery influence tourism establishments in Calabar Metropolis, Cross River State. To achieve this, two hypotheses were formulated and tested in the study. The survey research design... more
The purpose of this study was to determine how service delivery influence tourism establishments in Calabar Metropolis, Cross River State. To achieve this, two hypotheses were formulated and tested in the study. The survey research design was adopted for the study. A sample of 100 respondents was accidentally selected for the study. " structured questionnaire titled Tourism and Service Delivery Questionnairee (TSDQ) was utilized for the study after being subjected to validation by three experts in the relevant field. The reliability was established through split-half and Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient method with a coefficient value of 0.88. The independent t-test analysis was adopted in testing the hypotheses at .05 level of significance. From the results of the analysis, the findings revealed that there is significant difference in the mean rating of male and female tourists on accommodation comfort and security services of tourism establishments in Calabar Metropolis. Based on the findings of the study, recommendations were made.
Research Interests: Management, Marketing, Tourism Studies, Tourism Marketing, Tourism Management, and 16 moreProject Management, Tourism Planning and Policy, Hospitality Management, Strategic Management, Human Resource Management, Market Research, Marketing Research, Sustainable Tourism, Nigeria, Marketing Strategy, Marketing Management, Tourism, Business Management, Tourism and Hotel Management, Hotel Management, and Calabar, Nigeria
The purpose of the article is to determine the relationship between organizational culture and social responsibility in Khazar University, Azerbaijan. The population of the study comprises management employees, faculty staff and students... more
The purpose of the article is to determine the relationship between organizational culture and social responsibility in Khazar University, Azerbaijan. The population of the study comprises management employees, faculty staff and students as well as representatives of neighborhood associations. The results show that there is a directly proportional relationship between the moderate elements of culture and social responsibility of university under study; a situation which explains the strong positive relationship. Considering these findings, a number of strategic guidelines suggested addressed to four categories: performance, education, and social cognitive and epistemological. It was concluded that there are deficiencies in the presence of elements such as beliefs, values, rituals, language and history; aspects which contributes on reflecting the staff perception toward a moderately weak corporate culture.
Research Interests: Management, Marketing, Social Psychology, Social Sciences, Corporate Social Responsibility, and 11 moreOrganizational Culture, Strategic Management, Market Research, Marketing Research, Marketing Strategy, Marketing Management, Azerbaijan, Business Management, Social Engineering, Azerbaijan Economy, and Social Science
The article investigates the contemporary economic tendencies that marketing is a new perspective for health management, offering greater and broader view of the progress made to date by different sciences and disciplines. Appropriating... more
The article investigates the contemporary economic tendencies that marketing is a new perspective for health management, offering greater and broader view of the progress made to date by different sciences and disciplines. Appropriating marketing as a management tool means to have a broader instrumental to work according to carry the drugs market, medical technology and instrumentation, offer and reorient services, design and implement health programs, reconciling the objectives and purposes of the health institution with the user, consumer and patient, thus, both achieve their ends. If we are applying appropriate marketing techniques, surely, we will find an ally to produce well-being, to respond to the new paradigms that become ineluctable challenges of everyone, anywhere in the world, we advocate the health of mankind. Introduction Peter Drunker, considers that "effective people are not oriented towards the problems, but to opportunities, feed opportunities and let them die of inertia to the problems." Based on the above postulate, I think that for health managers, in any context and latitude, marketing is an "opportunity" for both feeding opportunities and a management tool for troubleshooting, hence it is appropriate for us travel by theory and reach practical application, how marketing becomes a necessary ally to respond to new paradigms of health in modern times. The more we appropriate knowledge; reality can be interpreted in more varied forms. When we apply the knowledge to explain and understand the reality, we are improving reality and enriching knowledge, as long as the scientific method and objective approach prevail in what we do. For such reasons, marketing is a
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Financial management is an activity planning, budgeting, audit, management, control, search and storage of funds held by an organization or a company. The object of study of operational financial management is the financial category... more
Financial management is an activity planning, budgeting, audit, management, control, search and storage of funds held by an organization or a company. The object of study of operational financial management is the financial category working capital, in which financial decisions materializes in short term. The theory of operational financial management focuses precisely in this category and the influence of proper management of its components on the risk and profitability of an organization. This research work is a theoretical analysis of the operational financial management from a Marxist perspective: the consistencies and inconsistencies exist between the major economic categories are identified; and they are reflected as the linkages between the cash cycle of financial management and operational phases of the industrial capital of Marxist theory. Finally, the validity and necessity of the application of the theory of operational financial management in a socialist economy is explained.
Research Interests: Management, Marketing, Marxism, Working Classes, Strategic Management, and 10 morePost-Marxism, Marxist theory, Market Research, Marketing Research, International Mangement, Marxist political economy, Business Management, Working Capital Management, Cash Flow, and Antioxidant and hepatoprotective activity of medicinal plants
Public policies, is the principled guide to action taken by the administrative executive branches of the state with regard to a class of issues, in a manner consistent with law and institutional customs. The competitiveness is the ability... more
Public policies, is the principled guide to action taken by the administrative executive branches of the state with regard to a class of issues, in a manner consistent with law and institutional customs. The competitiveness is the ability of a ' company, a public institution or a territory to provide competitive goods or services as well the ability to perform and resist on a competitive market. In the analysis of competitiveness is predominating the orientation towards reducing costs, in order to provide the market best possible price; in reality it is necessary to promote a different competitiveness, with emphasis on factors that generate development, and develop public policies from the territorial dimension, aimed at achieving competitiveness and local development.
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This paper aims to highlight the global coherence of the dramatic text of Haxhiadem, through an important aspect of isotopic organization. In the dramatic text of Haxhiadem and the biblical myth “Old Testament”, some semiotic words,... more
This paper aims to highlight the global coherence of the dramatic text of Haxhiadem, through an important aspect of isotopic organization. In the dramatic text of Haxhiadem and the biblical myth “Old Testament”, some semiotic words, phrases and the global coherence that they create will be examined. During the examination, the first general isotopy will be highlighted in the biblical text and a second general isotopy in drama, pointing out some aspects of the dramatic imposture in the text in which specific images or topics play the role of the isotopic or in other words the crossing point of two or more isotopies. This drama remains to be an open text which offers multiple interpretations.
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Many writers are focused on the theme of feminism to write their short stories or novels. In some of the short stories where feminism is the main theme, I would mention: The Story of an Hour, The Revolt of the Mother, A Respectable Woman,... more
Many writers are focused on the theme of feminism to write their short stories or novels. In some of the short stories where feminism is the main theme, I would mention: The Story of an Hour, The Revolt of the Mother, A Respectable Woman, and The Yellow Wallpaper. These short stories highlight the role of women in the family and their relation with the other members. In this article, I want to focus on the role of women in marriage and their relation with the husband and the children in the short story written by Mary W. Freeman entitled The Revolt of the Mother and in The Yellow Wallpaper written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. I am going to make a comparison and contrast between the role of the woman in The Revolt of the Mother and in The Yellow Wallpaper by mentioning the role of women in marriage. There is a difference between the woman of the nineteenth century and the women of today. There are many aspects that are different and most of them have changed for better. One question to be made is whether the role of women in the marriage has changed for better or worst. This is a question that will receive an answer after studying and comparing the role of women in the society, the changes that she has undergone and the effects of these changes. Some of the changes can be considered as a progress of the society but some others can be considered as the loss of some moral issues.
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This research is using a quantitative approach with experiment methods called “non-equivalent control group design”. The purpose of this research is to find out how effective is Task Based Language Teaching (TBLT) compare to the... more
This research is using a quantitative approach with experiment methods called “non-equivalent control group design”. The purpose of this research is to find out how effective is Task Based Language Teaching (TBLT) compare to the Convention one, applied in Politeknik Negeri Manado for English Teaching Process. The experiment is applied to 2 groups of students at Semester 2 from Accounting Department; class II C and class II B. The role of each group is different according to that experiment method, one group is for Experiment and the other is for Control. The main sample data of the group goes to the class II C as the Experiment group and TBLT is applied in this class. From the linguistics’ point of view it is shown that during first to third meeting, the experiment group who are working with Task Based achieved higher percentage compare to the Control Group. By assessing those facts, we can prove that TBLT as experiment and methods given to the experiment group is a better treatment to train students to do their activities to develop their abilities in learning English. The speaking abilities are assessed by the topic: “Describing City” to each class and the higher ability of speaking goes to the experiment group. So, we can also conclude that there is differences performance achieved by those two groups: the experiment with TBLT is more creative! in speaking skills compare to the one using conventional approach. The both aspects language skills as learning outcomes are linguistic abilities and speaking skills are shown by the result of posttest, at the end of this research period.
Research Interests: Languages, English Literature, Teaching English as a Second Language, Languages and Linguistics, Performance Studies, and 24 moreEnglish language, Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT), English, Performance Measurement, Applied Linguistics, Performance, Teaching of Foreign Languages, Teaching English As A Foreign Language, Linguistics, Learning Outcomes, Effective Teaching, Student learning outcomes, English language teaching, English language and literature, ELT, Task-based language teaching and learning, Task Based Language teaching, English as a Foreign Language (EFL), Elt Methodology, English Language Teaching (ELT), Task-based language teaching, Foreign languages, Outcomes-based Teaching and learning, and English As a Second Language (ESL)
This qualitative study sought to investigate the reasons for continued paragraph writing mistakes by o’ level pupils in English Language free composition writing in selected six secondary schools from three clusters in Mutoko District.... more
This qualitative study sought to investigate the reasons for continued paragraph writing mistakes by o’ level pupils in English Language free composition writing in selected six secondary schools from three clusters in Mutoko District. The study was constrained by lack of literature. In this study, accidental sampled 12 teachers and 24 school pupils were used as research subjects. Interview, observation and document analysis methods were used to generate data. Document analysis/ review method was also used to provide information on guidance for the teachers of English Language on the teaching and learning procedures, teaching methods and strategies in paragraph writing as well as the objectives of the teaching of English Language as a foreign language to Zimbabwean students. The study found out that teachers who lack effective syllabus interpretation, expertise, skills and competencies are a detriment to paragraph writing and ultimately to free composition writing by O’ Level pupils. Group work is central to language development of pupils searching for effective composition writing skills. Model paragraphs show learners the way and help them to know the techniques of writing logical compositions. Sentences are the firm foundation upon which effective composition writing based on paragraphs is built. The study concluded that that the possible reasons for continued paragraph writing mistakes by O’ Level English Language pupils are diverse and vary from one student to another. Therefore, the factors and reasons for continued paragraph writing mistakes discovered in this research are inadequate and inconclusive; and they have a direct impact on the students’ ability to construct logical paragraphs. At the same time, collaborative and co-operative learning can help improve paragraph writing and the use of English Language paper one as the yardstick to measure competency in pupils writing skills has a detrimental effect on paragraph writing skills. The study recommends that pupils should develop a broad reading background, taught the structures of paragraphs using the hamburger method, step model, the five part model among others write coherent and logical paragraphs, build a good vocabulary and sentence construction skills and use of continuous assessment to determine the overall mark at O’ Level. The study also recommends the use of continuous assessment by Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (ZIMSEC) in which pupils work is marked and the assessment marks contribute a certain percentage of the final mark should be introduced. Furthermore, in connection with paragraph writing and free composition writing skills, it is recommended that mother tongue interference and sentence construction are looked at. This might need further exploration which would also help to weigh the effects of different factors of paragraph writing mistakes.
Research Interests: Languages, Teaching English as a Second Language, Second Language Acquisition, Languages and Linguistics, English language, and 18 moreTeaching English As A Foreign Language, Linguistics, Language, English Language Learning, English language and linguistics, Lingüística, English language teaching, English Language Learners, Language Teaching, English language and literature, English as a Foreign Language (EFL), English Language Teaching, English Language, Teaching of English Language and Literature, English As a Second Language (ESL), Paragraphs, Paragraph Writing Mistake, and Free Composition
There exists abundant literature that confirms the importance of Mother tongues in their speaker’s lives in general and development in particular (Djite, 2008; Kiliku 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014; Kembo 1994, 1996). In Africa, specifically,... more
There exists abundant literature that confirms the importance of Mother tongues in their speaker’s lives in general and development in particular (Djite, 2008; Kiliku 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014; Kembo 1994, 1996). In Africa, specifically, research is awash on how these languages are crucial in any meaningful development (Bamgbose, 2004, 2011; Batibo 2005, 2015; Djite 1993). Further, this research points to the argument, that I agree with, that the ‘African stunted development’ is, in fact, partly a consequence of the poor management (defined in its broadest terms) of these languages. Indeed, some scholars are more candid in their position that Africa will only truly develop when its indigenous Mother tongues will be allowed to play their rightful part in the core lives of their speakers viz Education, Health, literacy, governance, media and communication, public participation and identity reproduction Alidou, et al 2006; Heugh 2006; Kamwendo, 2009; SIL International 2008; Olwabi, 2013). Undoubtedly, there are evident gains in the use of these languages, though relatively in different domains and areas with varying degrees of success and accompanying challenges. One of these areas is the media (Orao, 2008; Siangu et al, 2014). On the heels of the theme of this conference, this paper argues that Kenyan media that uses MTs has in the last two decades achieved developments worth celebration and encouragement. These developments are, argued as real and meaningful, are evident in enhancement in information dissemination, user freedoms, education and literacy, governance, public participation and exponential growth of local music and art industry. This has been an almost single achievement of the Kenyan Local Language FM Radio Stations. This part of the media is the pivot of this discussion.
Research Interests: Languages, Development Studies, Languages and Linguistics, Sustainable Development, Kenya, and 9 moreAfrican languages, Vernacular, Language Teaching, Language Management, Mother Tongue Education, Mother Tongue Based Multilingual Education, Mother Tongue, African Languages and linguistics, and Kenyan local language FM radio stations
This paper attempts a stylistic study of a poem. It targets to unveil the deeper underpinnings of semanticity in condensed literary pieces, particularly in poetry, as a consequence of the style employed by an author. Among other findings,... more
This paper attempts a stylistic study of a poem. It targets to unveil the deeper underpinnings of semanticity in condensed literary pieces, particularly in poetry, as a consequence of the style employed by an author. Among other findings, the study uncovered the peculiar use of lexis and the features embedded in such peculiar use. It brings to the fore, the heavy use of deviation and parallelism in drumming home the theme of the poem. And finally, a fundamental literary feature used which is worthy of note and which the study has clearly drawn attention to in the analysis, is the foregrounding of the entire literary piece, which gives it a unique outlook. On the surface, one might not notice the effect of this literary technique but the study has meticulously pointed this out.
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This study takes a close look at the link between English sounds as realized in normal speech. Sounds are discrete entities that carry in them abstractions which is the import of phonology in every language. The physical properties of... more
This study takes a close look at the link between English sounds as realized in normal speech. Sounds are discrete entities that carry in them abstractions which is the import of phonology in every language. The physical properties of sounds which are realized in speech production undoubtedly have an interrelation with this discrete nature of sounds. The researcher adopted a purely analytical approach in viewing this topic, with little reliance on literature. It may be described as a purely scientific study as the researcher uses practical examples and correlates to drum home the interconnection between abstract sounds and their physical properties. The study notes that a letter of the English alphabet, for instance ‘y’, has different production realisations as both a vowel and a consonant based on the articulatory nuances a phonetic analyst associates with it. And secondly, the study finds that English speech sound may or may not have the same physiological identification with its phonetic symbol.
Research Interests: Languages, Languages and Linguistics, Phonology, Phonetics, English language, and 18 moreEnglish, Applied Linguistics, Laboratory/Experimental Phonology, Linguistics, Phonetics-Phonology Interface, English Phonetics and Phonology, Acoustic Phonetics, Articulatory Phonetics, Phonetics and Pronunciation, Lingüística, Phonetics and Phonology, Articulatory Phonology, Discrete, Entities, Interrelation, critical English sounds, English sounds, and Realisations
This study reviews the critical article titled ‘The Role of Content-based Texts to Motivate Students’ by Khoshsima and Rostami Abusaeedi. They investigated the appropriateness of materials that are employed in Iranian ESP classrooms.... more
This study reviews the critical article titled ‘The Role of Content-based Texts to Motivate Students’ by Khoshsima and Rostami Abusaeedi. They investigated the appropriateness of materials that are employed in Iranian ESP classrooms. Khoshsima and Rostami Abusaeedi conclude that novel content-based texts can effectively motivate students and improve their English proficiency. They add that a close cooperation between ESP and content lecturer is necessary to find the best and the most up-to-dated materials in the content area. In this review, it is emphasized that still a lot of research is needed to improve the quality of ESP courses in countries such as Iran. These studies must be conducted in a way that the most reliable data can be obtained. Such data can help ESP course developers to make effective changes in the current courses and improve the efficiency of materials that are being employed.
Research Interests: Languages, English for Specific Purposes, Teaching English as a Second Language, Languages and Linguistics, Student Achievement Motivation, and 18 moreStudent Motivation And Engagement, English language, Iranian Studies, English, Teaching of Foreign Languages, Teaching English As A Foreign Language, Motivation Of Student Teachers, Student Motivation, ELT, English as a Foreign Language (EFL), Students Motivation, English for Specific Purposes or Academic English, English Language Teaching (ELT), Foreign languages, Student Engagement and Motivation in Learning, English for Specific Purposes (ESP), Content-Based Texts, and Iranian ESP classrooms
Conversation Analysis (CA), a research tradition that grew out of ethnomethodolgy has some unique methodological features. It studies the social organization of “conversation” or “talk-in-interaction” by a detailed inspection of tape... more
Conversation Analysis (CA), a research tradition that grew out of ethnomethodolgy has some unique methodological features. It studies the social organization of “conversation” or “talk-in-interaction” by a detailed inspection of tape recordings and transcriptions made from such recordings. In doing conversation analysis, the analyst identifies a prevailing theme or object around which a conversation is centered. He then goes on to extrapolate how this chosen theme is constructed in the conversation. This paper explores the theme of identity and power construction in the dialogue between two personalities - Vic and the Unknown Lady. It uses two theories-the speech act theory and the relevance theory. There are hardly any prescriptions to be followed if one is to do a “good CA”. A chosen theme, which a conversation analyst bases his exploration on, is termed in the terminology of Schenkein (1978), as “a sketch of an analytic mentality”. In the words of Heritage and Atkinson (1984), “The central goal of conversation analytic research is the description and explication of the competences that ordinary speakers use and rely on in participating in intelligible, socially organized interaction”. This paper has thus attempted to do a sketch of an analytic mentality and explicate the competences of the two conversationalists-Vic and the Unknown Lady- in their admonishing of the dominant theme of identity and power construction in the dialogue between them. Among other findings, the study notes significantly that identity construction involves inclusionary and exclusionary processes in conversational interactions and that words are weapons. The study establishes the fact that power indeed creates identity and that language draws boundaries, making it implicative that identity presupposes similarities and differences.
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Extensive reading is to read large quantities of materials for global understanding or for pleasure, which can be a useful way of learning a foreign or a second language. Diary studies, on the other hand, are the studies conducted to... more
Extensive reading is to read large quantities of materials for global understanding or for pleasure, which can be a useful way of learning a foreign or a second language. Diary studies, on the other hand, are the studies conducted to investigate participants’ experiences in a detailed way since they allow researchers to shed light on the challenges participants faced during the whole process. Numerous recent studies examining the process of extensive reading in a foreign or a second language have revealed highly encouraging results. However, there are few studies which collected data through both participants’ diaries and researchers’ logs. The current single case study was conducted with the aim of investigating the effects of extensive reading on an adult's self-study of English over a 20-week period. To present a detailed picture of what the learner experienced during the process, data were collected through semi-structured interviews administered in the beginning and at the end of the study, and through learner’s diaries. The Constant Comparative Method (Glaser & Strauss, 1967) was utilized to analyze the qualitative data. The results showed that extensive reading in English had favourable effects in the participant’s gaining reading habits in English, improving reading speed and comprehension, and increased the participant’s motivation towards learning English. Furthermore, the findings indicated that extensive reading in English lowered the participant’s worries about reading in English. The problems the participant encountered during the study and the ways she coped with these problems were also investigated and discussed in detail.
Research Interests: Teaching English as a Second Language, English language, English, Extensive Reading, Teaching of Foreign Languages, and 23 moreTeaching Arabic as a Foreign Language (TAFL), Teaching English As A Foreign Language, English Grammar, Foreign language teaching and learning, Methodology and Didactics of Foreign Language Teaching, English language teaching, English Education, English language and literature, Foreign Language, ELT, Principles & Methods of ELT, Foreign Language Education, English as a Foreign Language (EFL), Extensive reading and SLA, Self-Study, English Language Teaching (ELT), Foreign languages, Extensive Reading, Second Language Acquisition, Teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL), Single Case Study, Modern Foreign Languages Teaching and Learning, English Language, and Guided Extensive Reading
Contact languages are highly needed for individuals communicating with each other in each of the daily activities of life and to ensure vital existence living in multicultural-multilingual cities and states. Foreign languages particularly... more
Contact languages are highly needed for individuals communicating with each other in each of the daily activities of life and to ensure vital existence living in multicultural-multilingual cities and states. Foreign languages particularly the native one, should be enabled for all individuals to learn while attending formal education because there it can teach according to the standard norms of all the foreign languages the natives and European languages. Each individual who is born and is developed in a multicultural community should use the same opportunity to develop skills such in a multilingual communication from processing benefit individually with the selection of the country's foreign language as an elective subject. Everything learned in childhood is beneficial for the future. This paper aims to illuminate the development of the languages in Gostivar and their institutionalisation within the educational institutions, where there are Albanians, Turks and Macedonians. Not every language has had the same fate, to be institutionalized on time. Languages in the 21st century are necessary for all individuals, that live in a multicultural social society. In this research were involved 70 students of VIII grade in elementary school, four principals and 30 language teachers, in total 104 surveyed from all communities of the city of Gostivar. All the data were collected, interpreted in tables and graphs were analyzed up to the findings, which reflected the conclusions and the recommendations. However, due to the limitations that our work imposes we will not be able to present all the reflected results.
Research Interests: Languages, Education, Languages and Linguistics, Multilingualism, Macedonian, and 15 moreApplied Linguistics, Linguistics, Plurilingualism, Cognition and Multilingualism, Lingüística, Bilingualism and Multilingualism, Language Teaching, Socio-Linguistics, Macedonia, Sociocultural linguistics, Multilingualism and Migrations, Liguistic, Plurilingualisme, Macedonian language, and Socio Linguistics
Throughout the history, all civilizations have transferred knowledge from either a previous civilization or from a contemporary civilization. The translation activities have an important channel of this transferring knowledge. We knew the... more
Throughout the history, all civilizations have transferred knowledge from either a previous civilization or from a contemporary civilization. The translation activities have an important channel of this transferring knowledge. We knew the most important translation activities started at the time of the Prophet Muhammad and was expanded during Abbasid Caliphate. Now, we will be stressing on the development of translation works with regards to Andalusia. As a result of the eagerness of Muslim to seek knowledge, institutions such as madrasah, libraries, elementary schools, research institutions grew rapidly in the 10th century and mosque schools had been upgraded into local universities. Andalusia became a famous translation centre in the region and it has known as the multilingual centre of learning and translation, gathering all people from different cultures and ethnicities who loved wisdom and knowledge. The light age of intellectual development of Islamic Civilization has reached its peak with beautiful cities of Almeria, Malaga, Cadiz, Hielva, Cordoba, Jean and Granada during 10th century. At the end of these developments, the translation became an art where it was dealing with languages, texts, and words. On the other hand, after a long period of time, it became a science. Translation also one of the school of science as it had become more systematic through time and the translated books must have undergone several tests of validity and precision in terms of its languages. In this article, translation activities in Andalus period which had a great influence on formation of Islamic philosophy were discussed.
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The purpose of this study was to conceptualize pre-service mathematics teachers responding to studentss ideas, one of the codes of Contingency unit of Knowledge Quartet, while teaching limit concept. The participants were four pre-service... more
The purpose of this study was to conceptualize pre-service mathematics teachers responding to studentss ideas, one of the codes of Contingency unit of Knowledge Quartet, while teaching limit concept. The participants were four pre-service secondary mathematics teachers. The data were obtained from the lesson plans, the video records of the participants lessons, and the semi-structured interviews. When the data were analysed, the seven sub-codes of the pre-service teachers responding to studentss ideas were determined. These sub-codes were named as aa repeating studentss ideas, b approving studentss ideas, c explaining and expanding studentss ideas, d answering studentss questions, ee asking how studentss reached their ideas, (f) correcting mistakes in studentss ideas, and gg ignoring students ideas. It is thought that these sub-codes would be helpful to examine pre-service mathematics teachers responding to studentss ideas in a detail way.
Research Interests: Teaching and Learning, Education, Educational Technology, Teacher Education, Mathematics Education, and 17 moreEducational Research, Learning and Teaching, Pedagogy, Educación, Pedagogía, Eğitim, Pre-service teachers, Pendidikan, Pre Service Teacher Education, Pedagogia, Contingency, Pedagogie, The Limit Concept, Knowledge Quartet, Mathematics Teachers Education, Preservice Mathematics Teachers, and Contingency Theory
The purpose of this study is to reveal the cognitive modelling skills of 6th grade students after a long term modelling implementation. The cognitive modelling skills are regarded as understanding the problem, simplifying, mathematising,... more
The purpose of this study is to reveal the cognitive modelling skills of 6th grade students after a long term modelling implementation. The cognitive modelling skills are regarded as understanding the problem, simplifying, mathematising, working mathematically, interpreting and validating. Seven-month modelling sequences were designed and conducted, and the first and last implementations were particularly examined in the study. The participants were four students, while the data collection tools were solution papers for two different modelling problems in the implementations and transcriptions of the video records concerning the solution and solution presentation processes. When the data were analysed through a rubric and presented descriptively, it was seen that a development was revealed in cognitive modelling skills from noviciate to expertness. In other words, the students displayed richer approaches in the context of each cognitive modelling skill in the last implementation.
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The purpose of this study is to research the effects of visual contextual support for the subject of circle in geometry education. The study was conducted by using one of the qualitative research methods, special case study. The sampling... more
The purpose of this study is to research the effects of visual contextual support for the subject of circle in geometry education. The study was conducted by using one of the qualitative research methods, special case study. The sampling of the research was formed by 72 teacher candidates who are studying in Necmettin Erbakan University Ahmet Keleşoğlu Faculty of Education Primary Education Department Primary Education Mathematics Teaching Department. As data collection tool, an evaluation consisting of verbally asked problems regarding the subject of circle was used. Questions were selected according to the relevant subject among the Olympics questions. When selecting the questions, care was taken to contain most basic information about the relevant subject but include the attributes that are having difficulties in transferring of concepts into shapes. As a result of the study, it was observed that teacher candidates were having difficulties in transferring the question into a shape while solving the questions that are directed to them without a visual contextual support and reaching the correct answer. In conclusion, it is seen that questions provided with visual contextual support could easily be solved by students but prevents their spatial thinking skills.
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The study investigated the effectiveness of using local drama content on the performance of students in reading comprehension in Secondary Schools in Kaduna State, Nigeria. The study adopted a quasi-experimental pre-test and post-test... more
The study investigated the effectiveness of using local drama content on the performance of students in reading comprehension in Secondary Schools in Kaduna State, Nigeria. The study adopted a quasi-experimental pre-test and post-test control group design. Two randomly selected Government Secondary Schools (tagged as experimental and control group) were used for the study. Two intact classes made up of eighty students (i.e. 40 students from each class and from each school) were used for the study. Both groups of students were pre-tested to establish their homogeneity before the commencement of the treatment of the experimental group. Both groups of students were taught for six weeks. Two reading comprehension tests (cloze test and retelling test) were used as instruments to test the hypothesis postulated for the research. T-test was used to analyze the data at 0.05 level of significance. The findings revealed that students taught reading comprehension using local content drama had a higher mean score than those taught using the conventional method. Based on this finding, the study recommended, among others that teachers should use local content drama to enrich and make their reading comprehension lessons more participatory, meaningful, concrete and pleasurable.
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This study investigated relationship between emotional intelligence, job satisfaction and productivity of librarians in Nigerian public universities. A correlational survey research design was adopted. The study population consisted of... more
This study investigated relationship between emotional intelligence, job satisfaction and productivity of librarians in Nigerian public universities. A correlational survey research design was adopted. The study population consisted of 1,254 librarians in public university libraries in Nigeria, from which 923 were selected using simple random sampling. The research instrument used was a self-developed questionnaire. Its validation was subjected to the scrutiny of experts in the areas of the variables studied; it gave a reliability coefficient of 0.91 for Emotional Intelligence; 0.78 for Job Satisfaction; and 0.94 for Productivity. A response rate of 67.2% was achieved. Data were analysed using descriptive (percentage, mean, average mean and standard deviation) and inferential (Pearson Product Moment Correlation) statistics. The study revealed a significant relationship between emotional intelligence and job satisfaction (r = 0.034, P < 0.05), between emotional intelligence and productivity(r = 0.032, P < 0.05) of librarians in public university libraries in Nigeria. The study concluded that contrary to general belief, job satisfaction and productivity levels of librarians in university libraries were high. It is recommended that university library management should continue to promote values that would boost emotional intelligence and increase job satisfaction and productivity of its workforce.
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This paper addresses the role of vocational and technical education in sustaining living in a period of security challenges. Hence, a detailed analysis of the concept of vocational and technical education was examined, including types of... more
This paper addresses the role of vocational and technical education in sustaining living in a period of security challenges. Hence, a detailed analysis of the concept of vocational and technical education was examined, including types of vocational and technical education, societal need for training programmes, security challenges in Nigeria, and causes of security challenges. It was concluded with few suggestions made as follows: that there shall be a restructuring of the while academic curricular in our institutions to give room to skill acquisition in different fields to our students, likewise the NYSC should be reconstructed in such a way that the Corps members should be exposed to different vocations in the orientation camps, in addition to their paramilitary training.
Research Interests: Teaching and Learning, Education, Educational Technology, Teacher Education, Science Education, and 11 moreHigher Education, Educational Psychology, Educational Research, Learning and Teaching, Pedagogy, Vocational Education, Vocational Training, Educación, Pedagogía, Pedagogia, and Tehnical Education
The objectives of this study were (a) to assess the impact of PTR on academic performance in national examinations in public primary schools (b) establish if ideal PTR exist in public primary schools as recommended by TSC, UNESCO and... more
The objectives of this study were (a) to assess the impact of PTR on academic performance in national examinations in public primary schools (b) establish if ideal PTR exist in public primary schools as recommended by TSC, UNESCO and other international standards. (c) to identify the major challenges faced in the attainment of appropriate PTR in the public schools in the Division. (d) to determine whether PTR influences academic performance. The study targeted the 78 public primary schools in which a total of 24 schools were sampled for the study. Descriptive survey design was used as the research design for the study. Questionnaires were used in collecting data for the study. The analysis involved use of simple regression to determine whether PTR predicts performance in national examinations. The relationship between PTR and performance was worked out using Pearsonns product moment correlation coefficient R, the value of R calculated was-0.323. This negative correlation between the PTR and performance indicated that as PTR increases performance decreases and vice versa. A coefficient of determination R 2 of 0.104 was obtained. This revealed that 10.4% of the performance is due to PTR while the remaining 89.6 % is due to other intervening factors or error in the independent variable. An Anova table was generated (p<0.05) which indicated that the regression model applied was significantly good enough in predicting the outcome variable. A regression model [scores = 260.8-7.60(PTR)] was generated that could be used to predict the outcome variable. The findings of the study revealed that PTR significantly influences performance of pupils in national examinations. The study recommended to all Education sector stakeholders to pay European Journal of Education Studies – Special Issue 38 adequate attention to PTR since it affects performance of pupils in Primary Schools. It recommended to the government to employ more teachers to lower PTR and ease teacher workload. It also recommended to the government and the MOE to review the Education Act to enable schools admit pupils on basis of PTR to avoid over enrolment and congestion in classrooms.
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This study did a comparative analysis of the attitude of students towards Science and Art courses. Also, a comparison of the attitude of male and female students towards Arts and Science courses was done. The population consisted of all... more
This study did a comparative analysis of the attitude of students towards Science and Art courses. Also, a comparison of the attitude of male and female students towards Arts and Science courses was done. The population consisted of all the students of senior secondary schools from the six southwestern states of Nigeria. The sample consisted of 1440 students, selected using stratified sampling technique. The instrument used was the Science-Oriented Attitudinal Scale (SOAS) adopted from Omirin (1999). The instrument was already validated by the author, with the item validity coefficients ranging between 0.31 and 0.57, and a reliability coefficient of 0.89. Two null hypotheses were generated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. The results revealed that there was a significant difference between the attitude of students towards Science and Art courses. The result further showed that the attitude of male and female students towards Science and Art courses are not different. Based on the results of this study, some recommendations were made. It was recommended that teachers should be encouraged to instil positive attitudes in students towards both Science and Art courses. Attitude and interest of students should be used as one of the yardsticks for admission into schools.
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The nomads are referred to as ethnic or socio-professional groups of people that travel and migrate from one geographical location to another, in search of means of livelihood. In Nigeria, the nomads are predominately the pastoralists,... more
The nomads are referred to as ethnic or socio-professional groups of people that travel and migrate from one geographical location to another, in search of means of livelihood. In Nigeria, the nomads are predominately the pastoralists, the migrant farmers, and the fishermen. Nomads are characterized by the absence of fixed domicile; hence they are always on the move. They do not have permanent place of settlement, therefore, their children suffer a lot of deprivations. This research investigated on the impact of psycho-social deprivations on emotional health and education of the nomadic children in Nigeria. A descriptive survey was adopted, while focus group discussion built into interview was used for data collection. Two research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. The population of the study was the entire nomads in Nigeria. A random sampling technique was used to select 400 nomads. The result was analysed, using mean scores, standard deviations, and z-test. The findings indicated that nomadic children experience emotional, intellectual deprivations, and deprivations of health care services, and social amenities among others. There is no significant difference in the mean scores and standard deviations of male and female respondents on whether nomadic children suffer psycho-social deprivations. There is no significant difference in the mean scores and standard deviations of male and female respondents on whet her psycho-social deprivations have impact on the emotional health and education of the nomadic children. Summarily, the findings were that nomadic children experience a high rate of psycho-social deprivations in Nigeria.
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Aligning teacher's classroom peer observation with professional development can be considered effective if teachers would actually try to conduct this exercise, collect evidence, and to manage a peer post-conference. The major purpose of... more
Aligning teacher's classroom peer observation with professional development can be considered effective if teachers would actually try to conduct this exercise, collect evidence, and to manage a peer post-conference. The major purpose of this study was to identify the teachers' perceptions and insights on the classroom peer observation at EAC-Cavite. It also aimed at developing appropriate responses to evidence, identifying the advantages and disadvantages of classroom peer observation, and improving the system using the qualitative method of research and an open-ended survey questionnaire approach which was administered randomly to 14 schools or 35 faculty members. The results revealed that there was a positive insights of faculty members in the conduct of classroom peer observation. The results were analyzed using the Kolb's Experiential Learning. As part of its implications to teaching practice, the researchers have adopted the cycle and came up with their own paradigm which is highly recommended to be used and evaluated for professional development and improvement.
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One of the teaching evaluation processes at EAC-Cavite is the peer evaluation exercise. In order to improve the quality of teaching and learning, teachers are encouraged to conduct classroom peer observation as a component of the faculty... more
One of the teaching evaluation processes at EAC-Cavite is the peer evaluation exercise. In order to improve the quality of teaching and learning, teachers are encouraged to conduct classroom peer observation as a component of the faculty evaluation. The major purpose of this study was to assess and analyze the importance of Peer Evaluation as part of personal improvement and professional development of teachers at EAC-Cavite. Using the qualitative method of research and documentary analysis, this study sought to explore the importance of peer evaluation exercise to improve the teaching and learning process, to critically analyze the participants' teaching practice, and to gain new insights in their own area of expertise from the teacher's performance in the classroom observation as part of professional growth. The researchers discovered some of the best practices of teaching through feedback and it highlights its implications in the TL process. The researchers conclude that peer evaluation is effective and should continuously be implemented in all schools at EAC-Cavite. Finally, the result will be the basis of the administration to enhance and support the teachers' professional development.