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A shift in higher educational standard with scientific progress from segregation to integrative/holistic universal education in the twenty-first century

*Jang K. lee, Seok Young-ae and Kang Moo-sung

Abstract: We moved from the Newtonian physical world of the industrial age to Einstein’s relativistic/quantum physical world of the twenty-first century. In the Newtonian science of the industrial age, where space, time, and matter were regarded as separate and non-integrated, our educational methods were based on non-integrated disciplines focused primarily on transmission of fragmented knowledge. However, in the information society of the 21st century, universities and students alike have called out for a whole-person education based integrating different academic disciplines. The integrative holistic education paradigm resembles and parallels the integration of space-time-matter/energy in the universe. The three essential attributes of integrative-holistic education for the interconnected universe of the twenty-first century are:“globalization”,the movement from finite-borders to infinite-borderlessness,“humanization”, human advancement beyond materialism, and “futurization”, an emphasis on future-eternal values rather than immediate results. The direction of the twenty-first century education must transcend mere economic considerations and incorporate deeper dimensions of morality and spirituality for achieving global peace and prosperity in the twenty-first century. Keywords: Integrative, holistic education, quantum physics, globalization, humanization, futurization.[...] Read More.

Keywords: Integrative, holistic education, quantum physics, globalization, humanization, futurization.

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Enhancing maternal wellbeing in Ghana: Availability of resources for safe delivery in Akatsi and Keta Districts of Volta Region

*Heward G. Tsikata, Kwabena A. Chambas and Tsatsu H. J

Abstract: The thrust of the present study was to examine resources available for safe delivery in Akatsi and Keta Districts of Volta Region of Ghana with a view to highlighting the importance of improving maternal health in these districts in particular, and by extension in Ghana as a whole. Interviews were conducted from a sample size of 6,250 respondents within the reproductive age group of 15- 49 years drawn from both districts in 2007. The results show that most of the women had only basic education and were generally petty traders, farmers and fishmongers. Only 39.2% of the women from Akatsi and 53.9% of their counterparts from Keta delivered in a hospital within 8 km from their places of residence, implying that a substantial proportion of the women from both districts traveled long distances to deliver their babies. Furthermore, delivery by traditional birth attendants (TBAs) and assisted delivery at home by relatives and friends were still common, while the road network in both districts was poor. About 25% of the women from both districts spent more than 1 hr to walk to a health facility, while those who patronized vehicular means of transport had to pass through rough roads (61.2% in Akatsi and 52.2% in Keta). The findings also suggest that 36.4% and 29.1% from Akatsi and Keta districts respectively needed extra care from their attendants or experienced some degree of delay at the health facility level. The Government of Ghana should therefore aim at increasing girls’ participation at all levels of the education system in the country, and rehabilitate roads or construct new ones to help the people transport emergency complications to the health facility on time to prevent deaths. Every pregnant woman should be assisted by a skilled birth attendant because maternal deaths from pregnancies and birth complications are avoidable if the women are attended to by skilled professionals in well-equipped health facilities.[...] Read More.

Keywords: Childbirth, Ghana, health, maternal, mortality, pregnancy.

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A study of the opinions of faculty members towards Acquiring agricultural education in Iran

*Hamid F. Nourizad, Eshaq P. Behbahani and Abdollah N. Baqai

Abstract: This study was conducted to explore the subjective opinions of faculty members about the elements of organizational learning at the agricultural and natural resources campus (ANRC) of University of Tehran. The number of faculty members was 120, randomly drawn from the selected population at ANRC. The findings showed that about 70.1% of the total community variance of organisational learning items was determined by extracted factors. Finding also revealed sharing experiences and interest in innovation, information exchange and external responsiveness, internal dynamism, participatory learning and action are shown to be the most important dimensions (factors) and the most predictive of whether the changes (38%) sought will actually be made to the research model of a learning organization. The results that according with the dimensions of a learning organization clearly indicated that the highest percentage of variance attributable to the system levels of ANRC as a higher education institution is placed on the various levels of organization, individual, global and team, respectively. Keywords: Learning organization, higher education, agriculture.[...] Read More.

Keywords: Learning organization, higher education, agriculture.

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Analysis of sound absorbing properties of different density local acoustic materials

*Ezeani O. Theophilus, Febresima R. C and Kelechuwu Victoria Mbaka

Abstract: Grounded element, sawdust, local plaster mud and sand were mixed in various contributions by weight and their sound absorbing properties were studied and analyzed. Their absorbing properties were compared with that of panel absorbers. Results show that, these local samples give results similar to that of panel absorbers Keywords: Sound, sawdust, absorbing, properties, sand, mud, cement[...] Read More.

Keywords: Sound, sawdust, absorbing, properties, sand, mud, cement

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Views of educational supervisors concerning the feasibility of educational supervision regulation

Sait Akbali* and Mehmet Özba

Abstract: The main purpose of this study is to determine the level in which educational supervisors who carry out the regulations concerning the feasibility conditions of educational supervision regulation views arise. The research was carried out in 2010 to 2011 academic year; the research population included 3150 educational supervisors and the research sample included 387 educational supervisors. The research is a descriptive study in screening model. Research data were collected with ‘Educational Supervisors’ Views Scale Concerning the Feasibility of Educational Supervision Regulation’ that has been developed with a multiple approach based on the front-end application results. Research data were analyzed using descriptive statistics for frequency (f), percentage (%) and arithmetic average ( X ). According to the research results, educational supervisors have mentioned that educational supervision regulation is much more applicable at appointment and training dimension than at service and on-the job training. Educational supervisors consider it necessary to focus primarily on supervision of education and school management to determine their authority and responsibilities in relation to their own assigned position. Supervisors also think that they cannot adequately perform all the duties of educational supervision that includes training, selection and appointment.[...] Read More.

Keywords: Educational supervision, educational supervision regulation, supervision, educational supervision, management auditing.

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An analysis of perceptions of classroom teachers regarding their use of alternative assessment and evaluation techniques in the Turkish course

Metin ELKATMẞ

Abstract: Assessment and evaluation constitutes an important dimension of education. If education is the process of creating the desired changes in an individual’s behaviors, evaluation then is the process of making judgments about whether those desired changes are acquired by the individual or not. The existing curricula in Turkey were put into practice based on a new approach in the 2005 to 2006 Academic Year. Accordingly, the elementary school Turkish curriculum was renewed according to the constructivist approach. In this study, the aim is to determine the factors that influence the perceptions of classroom teachers about the alternative assessment and evaluation techniques proposed by the renewed Turkish curriculum. The research was conducted with 180 classroom teachers employed in twelve different elementary schools in a city located in Central Anatolia in the Fall Term of the 2010 to 2011 Academic Year. The data were collected through the questionnaire developed by the researcher. In conclusion, it was found that teachers’ perceptions about using alternative assessment and evaluation techniques in the Turkish course are positive; and no impact (positive or negative) was observed created by the factors, which had been thought to have influence on perceptions.[...] Read More.

Keywords: Elementary school Turkish curriculum, alternative assessment and evaluation, teacher opinions.

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The language of shop signs in Amman: A sociolinguistic study

Prof. Riyad F. Hussein, Mohammed Y. Nofal* and Ahmad J. Mansour

Abstract: This study aimed to investigate the languages used in shop signs in Amman, Jordan from a sociolinguistic perspective. In order to achieve the objective of the study, the researchers posed two questions concerning language choice and the factors that influenced it. The study was conducted on shop signs in three different areas in Amman, Jordan, namely, Al-Wehdat Camp, Sweifieh and Jabal Al-Hussein, and the number of shop signs totaled 680. The sample was selected on grounds of convenience and it included 90 participants who were asked to fill out a three-section sociolinguistic questionnaire. The researchers made use of two instruments; a survey of shops and a sociolinguistic questionnaire. Results revealed that there were two main categories of shop signs regarding the languages used in them; namely, monolingual or bilingual signs. Results also disclosed that using foreign names in shop signs was profoundly enhanced by prestige, positive attitudes towards foreign names, commercial interests, type of goods/services provided and the educational and economic levels of customers.[...] Read More.

Keywords: Shop signs, business language, sociolinguistics, factors, Jordan.

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Evaluation of English achievement test: A comparison between high and low achievers amongst selected elementary school students of Pakistan

Zubair Haider*, Farah Latif, Samina Akhtar and Maria Mushtaq

Abstract: Validity, reliability and item analysis are critical to the process of evaluating the quality of an educational measurement. The present study evaluates the quality of an assessment constructed to measure elementary school student’s achievement in English. In this study, the survey model of descriptive research was used as a research method. Students of both genders (male/female) constitute the population of the study. To measure the achievement level of students, a test of English language as a subject was administered to the sample of 150 students (75 males and 75 females) of 8th grade. They were selected by convenient sampling method from 10 (5 private sectors and 5 public sectors) schools in Pakistan. English Achievement Test for elementary students comprises of 50 multiple-choice items (developed by the author), was used. The collected data were analyzed through descriptive statistics, Z-test and item analysis. The results of the study indicate that male student’s achievement level in English is better than the female students at elementary level in selected schools.[...] Read More.

Keywords: English Language, analysis, achievement test, standardization, non-standardization, elementary level, secondary school.

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An analysis on the effect of computer self-efficacy over scientific research self-efficacy and information literacy self-efficacy

Murat TUNCER

Abstract: Present research investigates reciprocal relations amidst computer self-efficacy, scientific research and information literacy self-efficacy. Research findings have demonstrated that according to standardized regression coefficients, computer self-efficacy has a positive effect on information literacy self-efficacy. Likewise it has been detected that information literacy self-efficacy positively affects scientific research self-efficacy. It has also been designated that computer self-efficacy has a positive impact on scientific research self-efficacy. It is suggested that the findings of present research shall provide assistance in detecting the sequence of computer, information literacy and scientific research skills development courses that shall be integrated into curriculums.[...] Read More.

Keywords: Computer self-efficacy, information literacy self-efficacy, scientific research self-efficacy, teacher training, teaching and learning.

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Attitudes toward inclusion of children with special needs in regular schools (A case study from parents' perspective)

Elias Chalil

Abstract: The purpose of this case study was to find out the attitudes of parents towards mainstreaming children with special needs into 2 regular private elementary schools in Sidon-Lebanon. A total of 15 parents were interviewed out of 35 whose children have learning disabilities. Sampling was purposeful where the subjects were chosen to facilitate reaching a range of data related to the targeted theme. Data collected was analyzed within the intention to detect; (a) attitude of parents towards various aspects of inclusion namely, cooperation, academic improvement and social adaptation of special and regular students and modification of teaching methods, (b) attitudes related to information on types of inclusion, types of special needs to be included and level at which inclusion is recommended. Respondents showed a positive attitude towards the various aspects of inclusion, types and levels of inclusion. Results were discussed in terms of relevant research outcome in Lebanon and other countries and in relation to implication for future research and practice. Attitudes towards Inclusion of children with special needs in regular schools (A case study from parents' perspective).[...] Read More.

Keywords: Inclusion, inclusive education, learning disabled child, special education, educational change, case studies.

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