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Scientific processes for the progress and validation of academic-success barrier battery

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Abstract: The paper discussed the scientific processes for the development and validation of the Academic-Success Barrier Battery (ASB2) for measuring and remediating students’ self created obstacles to their academic-success. The sample for the study was 1,200 randomly selected secondary school-going adolescents in Nigeria, comprising males and females. Their ages ranged between 12 and 21years, with a mean of 16.5years. The internal consistency for the 14 subscales ranged between .6600 and .8770, while the Cronbach alpha (α) was between .7709 and .9317 for the subscales; and the coefficient of the full scale was .7975. The significant inter-factor correlation coefficient obtained attested to the construct validity of the scales. The relevance of the inventory to psychologists, school counselors, all kinds of researchers and other stakeholders were discussed.[...] Read More.

Keywords: Academic-Success, battery, reliability, validity, internal consistency.

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Confucius' style of teaching and education

*Liam J. Claflin, woody Cyrus Tatum and Sam K. Evans

Abstract: A Chinese proverb has it that, “learning colors a man more than the deepest dye”, and indeed learning and education is critical. Here, in this paper, the practitioner-academician author examines the various teaching methods and ways of Confucius or Master Kung. Interestingly here, various vital don’ts of teaching, and in fact, several gems of teaching methods, done the Masterly way, are highlighted. The teaching methods, just to mention a few, discussed are to be the role model, to deliver and teach according to the students’ needs, learn from others, generate stimulation and exude influence as well as to love all and serve all. Keywords: Confucius, learning, teaching; example; common mistakes in learning and teaching.[...] Read More.

Keywords: Confucius, learning, teaching; example; common mistakes in learning and teaching.

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Customer-driven entities: Identifying the needs in higher education

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Abstract: Many institutions of higher education are hesitant to consider themselves as customer-driven entities. It is common to view the student as the customer but this notion is not universally accepted. This paper reviews the debate in the education and marketing literature about students as customers and reveals the difficulty in using the word customer to describe the student/university relationship. The author argues that the debate must move away from identifying the customer and focus on the university as a service provider. An emerging perspective on market orientation suggest that strategic insights may be gained when firms take into account their customers’ view on the organization’s level of market orientation. Even the suggestion of the term customer can arouse many emotions, preconceptions, and misconceptions. The idea that students are partners in developing and delivering quality education threatens the historic, traditional academic role of faculty as purveyor of knowledge. Nevertheless, one fact has been proven over and over again. Customer-driven organizations are effective because they are fully committed to satisfying and anticipating customer needs. The future success of colleges and universities will increasingly be determined by how they identify and satisfy their various customers. This paper accentuates the subject by initially reviewing a number of theoretical viewpoints as to why a customer perspective should be sought when assessing organizational phenomena such as market orientation. The findings showed that all the proposed relationship were significant. The result further demonstrated that service quality acts as a partial mediator where customer satisfaction was not derived completely by service quality. This paper eventually concludes by elaborating the various conclusions derived from the study. Keywords: Customer-driven, higher education, students, quality, faculty, academic, organisation, Universities[...] Read More.

Keywords: Customer-driven, higher education, students, quality, faculty, academic, organisation, Universities

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Attitudes of Preservice Teachers towards Family-Centered Practices in Early Intervention: An Implication for Teacher Education

*David G. Karin, Dhan H. Lucash and Adam Gihooly Mann

Abstract: Family-centered practices are the key to successful early intervention (EI) service delivery. University faculty members should help preservice teachers develop awareness and initial understanding of family-centered practices through course content and practicum. The current study focuses on preservice teachers’ attitudes towards family-centered practices in EI service delivery. Eighty-seven preservice teachers participated in the study and wrote pre- and post-essays about their beliefs of family-centered service delivery before and after they took the Introduction to Early Intervention course. Pre- and post study was compared using the inductive content analysis and grounded theory and the effectiveness of the course content and instruction in influencing preservice teachers’ understanding and belief about family-centered practices were discussed. Results show that after taking the course the participating preservice teachers have a deeper understanding of the importance of family-centered practices in EI, the roles families played in service delivery as well as the collaboration families set up with professionals in the transition process. In addition, they also have a better understanding of the special challenges families and professionals may encounter in delivering family-centered practices. Keywords: Family-centered practices, early intervention, preservice teachers’ attitudes, teacher education[...] Read More.

Keywords: Family-centered practices, early intervention, preservice teachers’ attitudes, teacher education

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Making the most of studentsâ€™ potential: Some tips and hints

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Abstract: Achieving success in studies is important. However, there have been no clear strategies that inspire the students and or lecturers on how best could the studies be carried for the purpose of attaining maximum performance. This paper therefore, expounds some strategies that need to be observed by the students on the one hand and the lecturers on the other. The article further narrates the barriers to achieving success at school or college and suggests some measures that could be observed for the purpose of managing performance optimally. The article concludes that most students are capable of doing more than what they have done, and that managing time while studying is the key towards achieving success. The paper appeals to lecturers to also manage time and that the failure of students should not be linked to the performance of lecturers. It further argues that the pertinence of any program is pegged on the timely accomplishment of the same.[...] Read More.

Keywords: Education, college, school, potential, maximize.

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A peep into the World Beyond: Metaphysical theories on the Nature of Life in Disembodied Bodies

*Carlos U. Alkatiri, Paulo Khosa and Daviz Diogo Zucula

Abstract: The question about the belief in ‘life in disembodied bodies’ and the ‘world beyond’ is as old as human kind. Due to its philosophical nature, the question has invited and incited serious debates among scientists, metaphysicians and philosophers of religion, but with little progress. In Africa, the complexity of establishing the concrete existence of life in disembodied bodies and the world beyond is predicated by hegemonic Western science’s preoccupation with empiricism and evidence (through laboratory experiments) that render indigenous African beliefs and value systems inexplicable through the standards of expert science. This is further compounded by the attempts by logical positivists of the 1920s that for decades outlawed metaphysics and relegated as nonsense the existence of metaphysical statements, entities and all knowledge systems that cannot be verified through expert science. It is curious however to note that though expert science has failed to resolve this central question, in Africa and in particular Mozambique and Zimbabwe, there are numerous metaphysical belief systems and ‘epistemological thinkings’ pointing to the existence of life in disembodied bodies and the ‘world beyond’. The paper draws on these points of reference, with a view to recast the debate on life in disembodied bodies and the world beyond not necessarily in terms of deliberating their existence, but rather exploring their possible metaphysical nature of existence. In this light, the paper quests to expose in this twilight zone the different angles from which the world beyond and lives in disembodied forms could be understood on the basis of African metaphysics and ‘mystical ways of knowing’. The paper thus contends that the question of disembodied lives and the world beyond can only be best addressed by metaphysics and not expert science. Keywords: Speculation, life, disembodied bodies, world beyond, metaphysics, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Africa.[...] Read More.

Keywords: Speculation, life, disembodied bodies, world beyond, metaphysics, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Africa.

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Emergent issues in the practice of higher education: obstacles and way forward for improving medical training in Nigeria

*Femi F. Oyinlola, Babafemi H. Afolabi and Oladapo F. O

Abstract: Greater numbers of medical institutions in Nigeria are currently experiencing difficulties in providing the right quality and quantity of education due to underfunding, inadequate and obsolete facilities, absence of experienced and dedicated teachers, increased cost of schooling, lack of update training for teachers, students over population and rapidly deteriorating good morals and core values. The necessary shift from traditional approach to a need-based approach requires a fundamental change of the roles and commitments of educators, planners and policymakers. Teachers of health professional education in Nigeria are to be well-informed of the current information and innovations and utilize these to increase relevance and quality of education to produce competent human resources for the country. The objectives of this paper are: (i) to discuss innovative strategies and emerging trends, which have been successfully adopted by educators around the world for the reorientation of medical education to overcome the above mentioned problems of educational planning, review and development and (ii) to highlight the implications and the importance to initiate need-based reforms of medical training in Nigeria.[...] Read More.

Keywords: Emerging; Learning; Teaching; Nigeria

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Formation of a more articulate social engineering to enhance the welfare of the disable people in Uganda

*John kizza Mbabezi, Mahmood Obote and Bobi Besigye Kabila

Abstract: The neglect of the handicapped children pushes them into risks in life. They find themselves dependent on the economically deprived adult who often has negative disposition towards them. The families of the handicapped children lack the basic needs to meet the yearnings of these children. The governments that ought to assist such families tend to give little support to the social development sector. The public, on its part oscillate between love and disaffection, and do not give sufficient attention to the problems of handicapped children. It is this situation that tends to constitute a paradox that this paper examines in relation to the psychosocial needs of handicapped children. The political economy of the environment of the handicapped children portrays a state of poverty and deprivation. This called for a joint effort of the public, and the government to rehabilitate handicapped children in the society. There is therefore the need for the formation of a more articulate social engineering to enhance the welfare of the handicapped children.[...] Read More.

Keywords: Psycho-social needs, disabilities, Uganda

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Involvement of the Quaker church to running of public secondary schools in Bungoma east district, Kenya

*Jesse C. Munya, Peter Coons Kibwana and Cornel F. Gikandi

Abstract: Religious organizations in Kenya are empowered by the Education Act to participate in the management of schools and colleges that they sponsor. These religious sponsors include: the Quaker Church; the Catholic Church; Africa Inland Church; Salvation Army Church; Seventh Day Adventist Church; Church of God; Presbyterian Church of East Africa; Methodist Church; Baptist Church; Anglican Church of Kenya and the Pentecostal Assemblies of God Church. The Quaker Church dominates sponsorship of schools in Bungoma East District. However, doubts have been raised regarding its contribution to public secondary school management. This was because there was very scanty documented information on the role of the Quaker Church in Educational Institutions. The purpose of this study was therefore to establish the contribution of the Quaker church to management of public secondary schools in Bungoma East District. A conceptual framework was used to focus on the contribution of the Quaker church to the management of public secondary schools. Descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. The study population consisted of 25 Principals, 25 Board of Governors (BOG) chairpersons, 25 Parents Teachers Association (PTA) chairpersons, 329 Teachers, Quaker Church Education Secretary (QCES) and the District Quality Assurance and Standards Officer (DQASO). Simple random sampling technique was used to sample 22 Principals, 22 BOG chairpersons, 22 PTA chairpersons and 118 teachers. Saturated sampling technique was used to select one QCES and one DQASO. Document analysis guide, Questionnaires and Interview schedules were used for data collection. Face validity of the instruments was determined by experts in the Department of Educational Management and Foundations. The outcome of the pilot study was used to enhance the instruments reliability by correcting the inconsistencies and ambiguities noted. Quantitative data obtained from closed ended questionnaire was analyzed using descriptive statistics in form of percentages and frequency counts. Qualitative data collected from open-ended questionnaire and interviews was transcribed and analyzed on an on-going process as themes and sub-themes emerged from the data. The study established that: The contribution of the Quaker church to staffing in secondary schools in Bungoma East was through panel of selection in accordance to Teachers Service Commission guidelines. The Quaker church’s contribution to school discipline management was mainly through pastoral programs conducted during weekend challenges, rallies, Sunday services, counseling and special prayer days by chaplains. The contribution of Quaker church to financing of education was generally minimal because of lack of funds. However, the main contribution was school establishment by providing physical facilities, land in particular on which virtually all Quaker sponsored schools were built. The Quaker church motivated teaching staff in its sponsored schools through creation of peaceful working environment. The study concluded that the Quaker church’s contribution to public secondary school management was minimal and this was attributed to challenges it faced and its principles of simplicity and non-interference. The study recommended that: The Quaker church should incorporate competent Quaker educationists who are well founded in educational management in its school programs to replace the less informed nominees on school boards. The Quaker church should be actively involved more in the appointment of process of secondary school principals to enhance mutual co-existence among all key stakeholders in education management. The Quaker church should train and deploy more chaplains to all of its sponsored schools for effectiveness in pastoral programs and guidance and counseling. Keywords: Bungoma East District, Kenya, Contribution, Management, Public Secondary Schools, Quaker Church. [...] Read More.

Keywords: Bungoma East District, Kenya, Contribution, Management, Public Secondary Schools, Quaker Church.

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A study of the prevalence of anxiety and its connection with self-worth among Zabol University students, Iran

*Daryrush Kamshad Ansari, Mehdi U. O Golzar and Behzad Rafsanjani

Abstract: This study tries to estimate the prevalence of anxiety and its relationship with self-esteem among students at the University of Zabol in Iran. The Cattell Anxiety Inventory and the Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory were used to conduct a cross-sectional study involving 400 students within an age range of 18 to 31. According to the results, the prevalence of anxiety among these students was measured at a level of 83% and a significant negative relationship was found to exist between anxiety and self-esteem as well as between age and anxiety. Females suffered significantly greater anxiety than males and males measured significantly higher on self-esteem than females. A significant positive relationship was also found between income and self-esteem. Other findings included no correlation between age and self-esteem, as well as no association between marital status, level of income or type of location and anxiety.[...] Read More.

Keywords: Anxiety, self-esteem, university, students, Zabol, Iran.

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