Year: 2022

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Qualitative Study: Disruption and Violence Among Primary School Students in the Lahore District of Punjab Pakistan

Children’s welfare has been impacted by the global problem of school violence. Few studies have examined how school features in public primary schools serve Asian cultures, It poses a serious risk to students’ social, familial, and personal well-being. The study’s goals were to examine the type and degree of disruption that results in violence among

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The Use of Chatbots to Support International Students in Higher Education: A Proposed Study

A current challenge across the higher education (HE) landscape are increasing drop-out rates and falling levels of student engagement within first year cohorts (Ellis, 2019; Bryson, 2014). In the case of international students studying abroad, increasing drop-out rates are correlated with feelings of “social isolation” (Peel 2000). These feelings are reportedly amplified by issues of

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Development and Evaluation of Frankards: A Manipulative for Teaching Probability

This study focused on developing and evaluating an instructional material based on the needs of mathematics teachers and on the least mastered learning competencies in Grade 10 Mathematics. Baseline data gathered revealed that teachers faced difficulties in contextualizing and discussing the concepts of statistics and probability. They specifically cited the lack of instructional materials for

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Reliability and Validity Evidence for an Arabic Version of Mathematics Self-efficacy and Anxiety Questionnaire (MSEAQ) Among University Students in SA

In Saudi Arabia, mathematics is an essential subject for all freshmen except students majoring in medical sciences. The struggle of the students in mathematics is one of the most common issues in the last ten years (Khoshaim, 2015). This problem became more important since the number of straggling students has been increasing for the past

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Developing a Digital Game Teaching Refugee Students English With Science Topic

A digital game-based learning platform has been developed to help refugee students to learn English using science topics. The aim of the project is to verify the potential of digital games as a valuable tool for refugee students and highlight the significance of game-based language education more broadly. The game-based learning platform prototype is introduced

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What Does it Mean to Give Faithfully in the COVID-19 Pandemic and Polarized America?: A Case Study of Liberal Mennonites

This presentation aims to examine the ways in which American liberal Mennonites collectively and individually allocate their financial resources to reflect their faith. Based on their religious interpretation, Mennonite congregations have encouraged their members to offer funds for peace promotion and support for the poor and socially disadvantaged. However, it is sometimes challenging to figure

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Fostering Social Communication Skills Through Small Talk Practice in Post-pandemic Japan

Small talk is often said to be like a lubricating oil in human relationships. However, the Japanese appear to be influenced by its high-context culture (Hall & Hall, 1987). People often need help to decide on good topics to initiate conversation, even in business settings (Murao, 2021). 3rd-year college students who enrolled at the onset

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Research on Self-Esteem of Adolescents of Mongolia

Since Mongolia’s transformation from a socialist to a democratic society in 1990, the country’s population has experienced significant changes in regard to both ways of life and personal values. This political shift has had both positive and negative effects on individuals’ mental health but has especially affected adolescents. Adolescence is a period of intense physical

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Self-Identity in a Connectionism Learning Environment

Connectivist learning theory has been widely discussed with online collective higher-order thinking skills and critical reflection. Yet it is unclear how students negotiate their own identity within this collective learning. Therefore, the current study aims to explore the individual intentional approaches and processes of learning within a group. The methodology is a qualitative case study

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A Comparative Analysis of Flexible Learning and Performance in Computer Programming Course

Learning computer programming entails conceptual and imperative knowledge. Learning difficulties often arise when novice learners apply conceptual knowledge to practice to gain imperative skills. In the post-pandemic era, learners at all levels suffered as learning overturned from fully online to hybrid learning. Lecture recording, live classes, online game-based tools, social and digital media, and collaborative

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Prioritizing the Margin: Developing Intentional Strategies to Retain Diverse Students, Faculty, and Staff

As the college student population in the United States continues to become more diverse it is imperative that colleges and universities work to recruit and retain faculty and staff that are equally as diverse. While some institutions have created strategies for recruiting minority populations there is still a gap in the research on best practices

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The School Library as a Hub for Developing the Student Citizen

This study highlights the critical and under-examined role of the school library as a space for civic education and moral development for students across the United States. Through conducting a historical analysis and literature review, this work examines the policies and standards that have guided the development of the school library, and argues that these

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The Effects of Social Media Use on School Learning: Evidence From PISA 2018

It is shown that younger users are more active on social media (Colleen Mcclain, Emily A. Vogels, Andrew Perrin, 2021). The frequent use of social media is changing the manner in which a new generation of students communicate, learn, and think. As a result, the discussion on the impact of social media on learning achievement

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The Constitution and the Educator: Social Justice Education Policy Content Through the Lens of the South African Educator a Rapid Evidence Review

South Africa’s education legislative framework was developed to promote equal access for all learners (SASA, 1996). The educator is an essential part of the implementation of policy objectives through their various roles involving the curriculum, administration, and social interaction with all members of the schooling community (Maluleke, 2015). Since conservative religious and traditional societal norms

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Campus Resilience: Educational Strategies to Elucidate Impact Factors and Implement Recommended Recovery Methods in Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic

Through utilizing diverse methods, education provides a unique path both to discovering the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and recommending recovery methods. During 2021-2022, we implemented a variety of educational opportunities – including special topics and directed studies courses, campus-wide presentations, and extracurricular activities – toward this end. Initially, we offered a special topics course

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The Implementation of an Online Multicultural Sensitivity Course for Pre-service Teachers

One of the Sustainable Development Goals is to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education. To achieve this, one of its targets is to teach the knowledge and skills needed to promote peace and appreciate cultural diversity. In dealing with cultural diversity, the role of pre-service teacher education is crucial. With this at hand, it is

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Reshaping the Resistance of Women’s Bodies After the Pandemic in a Totalitarian Country Like Iran

Each society and country has been affected differently by the pandemic. Nevertheless, I believe its impact on societies with dictatorial politics that control almost every aspect of people’s lives could be more profound. During the last three years, citizens of these countries have been able to live their lives however they wished since they didn’t

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Effects of Perceived Discrimination on Mexican-Origin Adolescent Outcomes: A Parallel Mediation Analysis

This study used Hayes Process Macro for SPSS version 29 to conduct a parallel mediation regression analysis examining the direct and indirect influence of adolescent perceptions of discrimination on academic outcomes and socio-emotional adjustment through teacher and peer relationships in a sample of Mexican-origin adolescents (N=674, M_age=14.27), when controlling for acculturation, English, family income, and

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Teacher Preparedness for Human Rights Education – Curriculum Assessment in Higher Education Programmes in Albania

The pre-service training of teachers is the first important stage in the professional journey of the teacher toward his or her main mission. It lays the foundation for professional thinking and provides the new teacher with a set of basic skills to make classroom learning truly effective. Initial teacher training is a key factor in

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Social Presence and Engagement: A Design-Based Research Study to Incorporate Web 2.0 Protocols

Increased social presence in asynchronous courses has shown to lead to student success and improved learning experiences. However, many students still lack social presence in asynchronous courses. This study utilizes educational design research (EDR) methods to frame an investigation into the issues and potential solutions for the lack of social presence in asynchronous online courses.

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The Views on Linguistic Imperialism in Multicultural Classroom

This study reports on a project in a Japanese university’s multicultural classes where international and Japanese students studied together. Students investigated various linguistic dominance cases throughout the world, based on ‘Linguistic Imperialism’ as originally defined by Phillipson (1992). Linguistic Imperialism involves the imposition of a dominant language, in particular, English. The negative view included in

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Quiz Creation Add-in Tool for MS Word Supporting Hybrid Classes

At this conference, we will present a quiz creation add-in tool we are developing for MSWord. Our goal is to make it possible to create both paper tests for face-to-face classes and Google Form tests for online courses using our quiz creation menu within MSWord. Currently, the paper test quizzes support commonly used test formats

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Piloting a Design Thinking Based Pedagogy for Teaching Innovation and Co-Creation at a Liberal Arts and Science College in Netherlands

This research aims to describe the Design Thinking (DT) based Global Citizenship program and the institutional context at Liberal Arts and Science (LAS) education at Leiden University College (LUC) in Netherlands, with the goal of sharing lessons learned for similar initiatives at LAS around the world. A case study approach was used to examine diverse

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Design Thinking in Education as a Catalyst to Discover and Maintain a Sense of Hope, Agency, and Confidence for Students

Learning about ‘wicked problems (WP)’ in sustainability such as pollution, urban waste, and food and water shortages could incur a sense of helplessness among students. WP is complex to understand and challenging to teach. Our experience suggests how these concepts are taught is as important for student learning as is teaching the concepts of WP.

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Design-Based Learning and Constructionist Learning Principles to Promote Artificial Intelligence Literacy and Awareness in K-12, a Pilot Study

There is a strong interest in engaging young learners in understanding and using Artificial Intelligence (AI) by providing opportunities to develop skills and competencies both from a technical and ethical perspective. However, how we should teach AI is still to be discussed in-depth. There are relatively few studies that investigate the methodology of learning programmes

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Instructional Strategies for Teaching Computational Thinking in Secondary Computer Science Introductory Courses

The field of computer science (CS) faces a crisis in the U.S. because of the shortage of CS teachers and the low level of interest in majoring in CS. Students mention programming as a challenging topic in CS. Scientists suggested teaching computational thinking (CT) to improve programming outcomes. This study focused on four CT practices

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Providing Accessible Learning Materials for the Diverse Learner: Equitable Learning Opportunities Provided Through School Libraries

Libraries are founded on a philosophy of equal access to information and are concerned about accessibility to all (Tewell, 2019). In the 21st century, technology provides an opportunity for accessing infinite learning materials. Once responsible for housing and dispersing written materials, libraries now meet new challenges of providing materials in various media and multimedia platforms.

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Meandering Pathways of a Sustainability Education Scholar: Life Writing to Advance a Sense of Self, Place, and Community

In this presentation, I draw from my lived experiences as a professor to explore the theoretical and experiential intersections of a sense of place, sense of self, and sense of community as contextualized in the Environmental Humanities and Sustainability Education. I utilize personal narrative to reflect on the various pathways that have led to my

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Scaffolding Real and Unreal: Strategies for the Development of Virtual Tour Guides

Mobile and wearable devices have become common communication media for various applications. Especially, in museums and galleries, audio and multimedia guides remain the most common solutions in which visitors can concentrate on appreciating the exhibits while gaining a deeper understanding of collections. Since the spread of Covid-19 reduced the accessibility of physical venues and limited

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Sustainable Animation Production: Movement Effectiveness and Durability of Stop-Motion Puppet Using Alternative Materials for Animation Production

The stop-motion technique for making animated films is one of the oldest techniques with distinctive visual uniqueness that has a lot of enthusiasts, but the number of stop-motion filmmakers are pale in comparison. One of the expected reasons for the small number of filmmakers, especially on a movie production scale, is that it requires a

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English Immersion Programs for Science and Engineering EFL Students

Existing studies on English immersion programs for Asian university students have shown mixed results: either significant (Cho, 2006) or no significant improvement (Chang et al., 2015) in participants’ English skills; and significant improvement in participants’ willingness to communicate, language use anxiety and motivation for language learning (Grant, 2020). This study analyzes the immersion program for

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Rebana Kercing of Kampung Laut: Sustaining the Communal Activity With Academic Collaboration

The Rebana Kercing of Kampung Laut is a historical religious traditional performing art combining the elements of stylized movements, vocals, and music in a single presentation and is claimed to be a Malay heritage that has been passed down for at least five generations of more than 150 years. The traditional art today is upheld

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The Interaction Between Biological and Sociocultural Factors Increases Risk of Cancer in East Asian Alcohol Flushers

One of the most common causes of human cancer is alcohol consumption. There has been evidence that shows drinking increases the risk of cancer in the mouth and throat, larynx, colon, liver, female breast, and especially the esophagus. However, much of the existing data is collected from Western countries. This literature review aims to evaluate

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Grading of Project-Electronic Courses in the Pre-COVID, COVID, Hybrid, and After-COVID Semesters

Providing consistent and fair grading of the student’s work during a semester is never a simple task. Consistent and fair grading becomes even more complicated when the course organization is changed. This contribution explores the practical experience of teaching three electronic courses: “Electronic Instrumentation”, “Real-Time Digital Signal Processing” and “Image processing”. Before 2020 above courses

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Socio-Anthropological Analysis of Marriage and Family Among Mosuo Community in China

The Mosuo people live in the mountainous region of southwest China, on the border of Yunnan and Sichuan provinces, in the Lugu Lake area. This group has been under-represented in the field of research which often resulted to exclusion of some social services. Marriage has often been the subject of study among anthropologist all over

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The Impact of the Student Athlete Identity

The concept of athletic identity has been defined as the degree to which an individual identifies with their own athlete role (Brewer et al., 1993). Based on this research, positive and negative connotations of athletes persisted throughout time. Studies portray the varying correlations between athletic identity, academia success and motivation in the identity of the

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Practice-based Engineering Education Using Digital Transformation (DX) Under Covid-19 in a Japanese University

The Engineering Education Center attached to Niigata University has engineer lectures which alternate between lectures and practical experience with dormitory style education. Students from different grades and fields gather and work on manufacturing in a lively and open-minded manner like dormitory students. Students participate in competitions such as robot contests, present their research at international

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Instructors’ Perceptions of the Opportunities and Challenges of Integrating Technology in Crisis-prompted Online Language Instruction in the Times of Covid-19

This mixed-method study investigated higher education language instructors’ experiences during the pivot from face-to-face teaching to online teaching during the stay-at-home order in the Spring of 2020. Eleven participants discussed their approach to teaching online for the first time. The present study provided a comprehensive view of language instructors’ use of technology, their experiences, challenges,

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The Effects of Instructional Scaffolding in Students’ Conceptual Understanding, Proving Skills, Attitudes, and Perceptions Towards Direct Proofs of Integers

Students find mathematical proving a challenging task and often perform poorly in proving despite its importance in developing students’ critical thinking and reasoning skills. The purpose of the study is to determine if instructional scaffolding can improve students’ conceptual understanding, proving skills, and attitudes and perceptions towards proving. The instructional scaffolding strategies used were providing

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Barriers and Challenges of Online Assessments During the COVID-19 pandemic: Perceptions of Undergraduate Pharmacy Students

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed inherent weaknesses and posed novel challenges during the implementation of distance education. This mixed-method study aimed to investigate undergraduate pharmacy students’ perceptions of the barriers and challenges in online assessments during the pandemic lockdowns. A self-reported questionnaire was designed to collect responses from third-year pharmacy students from April – May

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Mother Tongue Based Multilingual Education Implementation: A Basis for Policy on Culture Preservation

The study aimed at determining the elementary school teachers’ socio-demographic attributes in terms of their sex, age, civil status, and language spoken at home. It likewise determined the perception of the respondents on the Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual Education. The subjects of the study came from the different elementary schools who are teaching under the mother

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A Path to Enhance University Relevance and Competitiveness in Developing Countries

Higher Education Institutions attempt to remain relevant and competitive through modernizing their teaching, research, and consultancy as well as engaging effectively with society, government and the private sector at all levels. However, attaining these aspirations is a challenge due to multiple issues which include fluctuations in student enrolments, market influences and the strains to fulfil

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Assessing Collaborative Teaching Under the Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic: Instrument Development in the Context of the SECI Model

This paper aims to develop and validate a SECI model (socialization, externalization, combination and internationalization) instrument to assess collaborative teaching quality under the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on transnational education in China. Although Chinese universities responded to this education disruption in emergent response, lockdown due to the COVID-19 brings pandemic pedagogy to transnational higher education.

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Reforming English Curriculum for Students With a Low Level of English Proficiency

In Japan, the government has emphasized the importance of English skills and of working on various improvement measures for the English curriculum. Even with such emphasis, Japanese proficiency scores are not showing the desired results. According to Education First (EF), the Swiss international education company, Japan’s English proficiency Index ranking has been dropping since they

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Impact of Teacher Beliefs on Planning ESL Reading Lessons

The challenges brought about by the pandemic have reaffirmed that individuals’ beliefs are integral to humans, as they help orient and interpret our social and personal experiences. Similarly, teacher beliefs towards education are shown to be an ever more important factor in shaping frontline practitioners’ teaching practices. In the Chinese classroom, however, teacher beliefs and

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How Do ESL Learners Talk and Interthink in Asynchronous Online Discussions?

Education in the post-pandemic era is presented with prospects to reconfigure the mode of teaching and learning with the affordances of technology. Despite the prominence of classroom talk and its associations with students’ thinking, little is known about such effects when talk is conducted in a purely asynchronous online context among students and teachers who

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Closeness and Alienation:A Case Study of an Exhibiting Animated Film “Inter-dine”

In modern society with high-end technology nowadays, images and video clips can be accessed by the public easily and fast via various digital devices, including mobile phones, tablets, iCloud, and streaming platforms. In the process of watching videos, the past timeline flows with the present one simultaneously. Additionally, memories and the circle of generations reveal

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A Model for Using Data and Differentiated Instructional Strategies to Support Students’ Learning Needs

Learning Analytics is an important area in education, with limited evidence that it improves student outcomes and supports learning and teaching needs (Viberg et. al, 2018). In a creative school, the use of data to understand students’ needs is even less straightforward because many of our learning goals are more subjective and not as easily

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Do Sound Bites Impact Students’ Perceptions of Credibility of Podcasts? An Experimental Analysis

Due to their relatively low price and appeal, podcasts are commonly used in educational contexts (e.g., Cho et al., 2017). A common structural element of podcasts is the use of sound bites, which are excerpts of longer pieces of outside media (e.g., interviews). A main indicator of quality upon which students judge podcast material is

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The Effects of Podcast Sound Bites on Information Retention: An Experimental Analysis

Podcasts are an increasingly popular tool for teaching and learning in higher education (e.g., Newman et al., 2021). These audio recordings often couple narration with sound bites, or excerpts from interviews. To date, little-to-no research has been conducted on the cognitive effects of educational podcasts. This lack of research, in combination with the structure of

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Mechanisms and Ethics of Sustainable Exchange: Interaction and Sympathy in Relationship Marketing

Smith (1896) argued that societal virtues arise through the function of reputational sanctions as self-interested entities engage in repeated transactions. Relationship marketing research, on the other hand, examines sustained business relationships mediated by trust and commitment to the exchange partner. Modern consumers with freedom of choice engage in repeated transactions of general consumer goods without

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L1 Use in the L2 Classroom: A University Instructor’s Perceptions of His Language Choices

First language (L1) use in English as a foreign language (EFL) classrooms has been researched for over three decades. Scholars have studied classroom L1 use from different perspectives, for example, the functions of teachers’ L1 use (Sert, 2005; Forman, 2016) and its pedagogical effects (Lee & Macaro, 2013; Lee & Levine, 2020). Although English-only policies

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Discriminatory Structures in The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert is a 1994 Australian road movie in which three drag queens travel through the Australian desert in a bus named “Priscilla” while confronting various forms of discrimination and prejudice. About 30 years ago, when this film was released, the term “LGBT” was not widely used and there

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A Study on the Application of Tiger Metaphors in Diaspora Woman’s Growth Narrative – Focusing on Tae Keller’s Novel: When You Trap a Tiger

Korean-American author Tae Keller applied Korean tiger stories such as Sister and Brother Who Became the Sun and the Moon and A Bear and A Tiger Who Want to Be Human to the 2021 Newbery Award-winning book When You Trap a Tiger. In this growth narrative of diaspora woman, the aspects of tiger metaphors being

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Evolution of Character Culture Through Collaboration in Japan: The Sanrio Case

According to a survey by Yano Research Institute, the size of the character business market in 2021 reached 1,256 billion Japanese Yen. Character culture has spread not only in Japan but also worldwide, and characters from comics such as “Mickey Mouse” have been independently developed. Similarly, characters from Japan such as “Hello Kitty” and “Pokémon”

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Moon Through the Gate: Reflecting on Time/Space in Japanese Aesthetics

Aesthetics and the sense of beauty in Japan occupy a special place and are at the foundation of the Japanese national identity. In Japanese culture, every aspect of daily life can become an aesthetic experience. Objects and rituals have to be both beautiful and functional at the same time. This duet of beauty and functionality

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Exploring Classroom Interactions for Inclusive and Quality Education Under SDG4

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) introduced by United Nations brings together the whole nation to eradicate poverty and tackle issues of social and climate change. Its fourth SDG (SDG4), ‘Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education for all and promote lifelong learning’, extends from pre-primary to tertiary and vocational education. Online learning was

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The Characteristics of Contemporary Art as a Source to Enrich the Ceramic Surface With Aesthetic Values

The interpretation of beauty has varied according to philosophers and theories throughout the ages, which, in turn, was reflected on art, where the appreciation of beauty and aesthetic values and judgment on artistic work differed according to thoughts, philosophy, and culture prevailing in societies and the extent of their change and development throughout history. The

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Diligence in Accomplishing Assignments and Activities in the LMS in the Contexts of Grade 9 Students in Economics

Pandemic compelled schools to provide delivery of learning in a more flexible manner and Holy Trinity Academy were among the schools provided this through fully online learning and home-based learning modalities. Despite the flexibility it provided, some students still failed to submit their assignments and activities in the LMS. Because of this alarming situation, the

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Digital Learning Object Based on Transition Design Methodology to Promote the Energy Efficiency Culture: An Interdisciplinary Development for STEAM Education

This paper presents the design, development, and quantitative and qualitative evaluations of a digital learning object based on the Transition Design methodology and the ISO-50001 standard (i.e., Energy Management System). To clarify, Transition Design addresses complex problems, called wicked problems, such as climate change, the global pandemic, and lack of access to affordable education, among

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Effectiveness of Modified Individual Learning Monitoring Plan on Science Achievement and Student Engagement Among the Grade 11 Academically Challenged Learners

Monitoring student’s progress is one of the key roles of a teacher because the goal of education is the academic achievement of the learners. With this, the researcher devised a modified individual learning monitoring plan patterned to that of the DepEd to assess its effectiveness in student engagement and academic achievement among the Grade 11

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Why Does a Student’s Perspective Matter? Understanding the Relationship Between College Transition and Academic Wellbeing: A Critical Realist Perspective

Transition to college is a multifactorial process entailing the reciprocal interaction of dispositional and situational factors. This relation is reflected in the experience of an individual and creates unique construct of Adjustment. In turn, this influences academic well-being of the learner and in the long term, the achievement of the learning objectives. Interaction of constructs

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Investigation of the Wisdom of Older Adults to Live in Harmony With Nature

Environmental destruction is progressing rapidly around the world, including in Japan. What familiar social groups should we refer to when we aim for a symbiosis between nature and humans? We believe that one of the appropriate social groups is older adults. They have developed a wide range of wisdom for living through the utilization of

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Factors Preventing Hiring of Highly Educated Female New Graduates in Japanese Corporations

The main purpose of this study is to find the attributes of corporations that prevent hiring of highly educated female new graduates, who hold bachelor’s or master’s degrees. Our results show that the percentages of new graduates who majored in the field of humanities and of female employees positively correlate with the percentage of female

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Force for Good: The Value of High-Achieving University Students in Tutoring Struggling Younger Students in Underserved Communities

Disparities in education access have been exacerbated by the pandemic. Children in communities with less access to education often experience additional vulnerability outside the classroom, compounding the gap between their education and that of other children. Given the paramount role that education plays in personal development, disparities in education pose a threat to the future

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The Comparative Study of Ethical Procedures in Education for Law Amendments in Thailand

This study was aimed (1) to examine the condition and problems in ethical processes in education in Thailand (2) to compare the ethical procedures in education from ten countries or regions (3) to provide recommendations for improving legislation within Thailand. The research methodology was based on documentary research that was divided into three phases. The

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Working in the Pacific, Working in Asia: The Challenges of Sustaining International Partnerships in a Pandemic

In early 2020, members of the international, nursing and research teams at Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology, New Zealand, met with a number of education and practice providers in China, to explore an education and research collaboration. These discussions facilitated the establishment of the Sino-New Zealand Aged Healthcare Association (SNZAH) which currently has 15 inaugural

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Vocabulary-Enhanced ESP for Physical Therapy

A large population uses English for Specific Purpose (ESP) instructions with a content-based approach in Japanese universities. Given this trend, various studies have been conducted that focus on ESP’s theory, status, effects, and issues. Many have suggested further effective implementation of the ESP program, thus emphasizing the importance of acquiring vocabularies. Believing in the requirement

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English Instruction Practice for Students of an Early Childhood Education Course: Aiming to Develop Students’ Metalinguistic Ability

This study examined the English teaching method’s effect on improving metalinguistic ability. Metalinguistic ability refers to the ability to perceive language analytically and to take it as an object of thought. In this study, the author compared the class comment papers of students who took classes designed to improve their metalinguistic abilities (experimental group) with

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Polytheism and Monotheism: Mutually Exclusive or Interdependent?

Although it is common to assume that monotheism grows naturally from polytheism, each of these religious systems presents, in fact, a distinct and sustainable product of spiritual evolution. The main question that arises in this respect is whether such distinctness and sustainability should result in mutual incompatibility and lack of common grounds or whether the

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Design, Development, and Implementation of Pediatric Physical Therapy Senior Clinical Internship Telerehabilitation Program: The Pandemic Impetus

The pandemic situation continues to affect the lives of many people including children with disabilities and their families globally especially in developing countries like the Philippines. Moreso, the operations of health programs, industries and economic sectors, as well academic training institutions are still challenged in terms of operations and delivery of services. The academic community

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Make the World a Better Place: Design Skills in an Academic Context

This article aims to present a pedagogical practice carried out in an academic context with undergraduate students from the 2nd year of the Communication Design course at Lusófona University (UL) in the second semester of 2021/22. A proposal that provides continuity to a project developed in the 1st semester in partnership with this NGO. A

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Rights to Education of Persons With Disabilities in Thailand

In Thailand, rights to education of persons with disabilities are guaranteed by laws and policies i.e. Constitution of Thailand, Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities Act, Education Provision for Persons with Disabilities Act (EPDA), National Education Plan, and Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). According to EPDA, persons with disabilities have rights to

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The Dichotomy Between Final Year Undergraduate New Zealand Nursing Students’ Reports of Learning and Their Practice Intentions in Aged Residential Care: Challenges and Surprises

The aged healthcare sector internationally is facing a crisis in attracting and retaining a nurse workforce. Alongside the global rise in longevity, the sector is experiencing an increasing demand on their services. Yet undergraduate nursing students are often reluctant to consider aged residential care (ARC) with perceptions that a lack of opportunities, compared to hospital

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Augmented Reality and Metaverse in Aesthetic Education Discourse in Indonesia for Future

This study aims to conduct a systematic literature review on the concept of Augmented Reality (AR), which adds virtual objects into the real world and affects the computer vision field, which is the starting point for the metaverse concept of aesthetic education in Indonesia. This content analysis study systematically analyzes how AR impacts aesthetic education

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Identification of Character Values of Public and Private Junior High School Students in Rantau Selatan District

Character crisis in children is still an unresolved problem. Cases of drugs, bullying, sexual violence, and crime against children are often found in Labuhanbatu district. Although the government has issued a Government Regulation on Strengthening Character Education (PPK), the National Mental Revolution Movement (GNRM) program, and the implementation of Curriculum 13 in schools, the results

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Language Program Evaluation

An educational program is a formal learning experience in which students attend classes either in-person or virtually. Additionally, evaluation is the process of gathering and analyzing data to make effective decisions to improve a specific program (Ornstein & Hunkins, 2009). Putting both concepts together, we come to the idea of program evaluation, which refers to

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Language Learning as an Investment in Home Settings to Reproduce the Heritage Habitat for Immigrant Children

During my Master’s studies I had the privileges as an insider researcher that many immigrant Chinese families presented me adequate information on their home education focusing on raising bilingual children in New Zealand context. One of the participants has created a home environment for her children that is extremely intense in Chinese features. In this

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The Glocalization of Bronze Drums in the Siamese State Ceremonies

The bronze drum is a living specimen of Southeast Asian culture and a testimony to the development of Southeast Asian societies for more than 2,000 years. The bronze drum has been inherited dynamically hitherto, and the Thai royal and national ceremonies still adopt it. However, current scholarship on bronze drums is confined chiefly to static

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The Beginning of the End: How the Supreme Court is Poised to Whittle Away of the Right to Privacy

The United States Supreme Court (hereinafter “Court”), illegitimate in both composition and decision-making, needs to be “checked” by the other branches of government, pursuant to our federal system of Separation of Powers among the three branches of government. Both the executive and legislative branches of the federal government have powers to “check” the judicial branch

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Using Analytical Hierarchy Process Technique to Explore the Core Competencies of Online-Merge-Offline Personnel

In 2016, Jack Ma proposed the “New Retail” model of online to offline (O2O) integration, making online to offline become the future development trend of the retail industry. However, the supply of talents in the e-commerce field in Taiwan’s retail industry is in short supply. Therefore, many universities have begun to offer related courses. The

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Visual Representation-Based Creative Problem-Solving

Engineering students need to develop creative thinking skills to confront contemporary problems. While many creative problem-solving (CPS) strategies are developed, a convergence strategy to come to the single solution still remains a priority. This is partly due to the lack of creative educational tools that can be readily adapted to various educational settings. Visual literacy

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Development of Analytical Thinking Using Flipped Classroom Approach for Big Data Analytics Courses

This research clarified the development of analytical thinking skills through 10 hands-on lab sessions conducted among undergraduates at Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP). This systematic review study examined 30 publications from 2017 to 2022 that were discovered through a comprehensive systematic mapping process for a more in-depth analysis. Previous studies indicate that most instructors and students

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Learning Beyond Teachers’ Lesson Plans – Implementing the Ignorance-driven Teaching and Learning Model in College Classes

Knowledge and non-knowledge, or ignorance, seemingly antithetical, are actually symbiotic. In essence, knowing is about learning about (what is), learning from (what causes and what is the consequence of), learning with (how to deepen learning with the better exploration of), and learning for (how to pursue a greater) ignorance. That is, ignorance sets off, drives,

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Preparing Undergraduate Designers Using the Results of a DE&I Survey of the Local Design Industry

This paper presents and analyzes the hidden biases in the Dubai design industry and proposes a pedagogical framework to assist students in transitioning into the workforce by equipping them with relevant tools to tackle their occurrences and engaging in reflection around their own biases. Diversity of Dubai is heralded everywhere, yet many designers experience bias

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Transforming the Culture of Assessment to an Online Model: “There is More Than Meets the Eye”

The unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic required higher education institutions to transform their academic and technological infrastructures with the goal of continuing to provide their students with high-quality academic services in an environment conducive to learning. One such institution is the Southern University Law Center (SULC), which needed to subvert the trap of institutional inertia, manage crises,

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The Development of Students’ Intercultural Awareness and Understanding Through Adopting an Intercultural Pedagogy in Foreign Language Teaching

The recent trends in foreign language teaching -influenced widely by the process of globalization, interculturalism, global flows, and migration- are leaning toward adopting an intercultural perspective in foreign language teaching aiming at developing students who are global citizens able to effectively function across diverse boundaries (cultural, social, geographical). Researchers call for intercultural learning and teaching

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Self-Betrayal and Moral Repair: A Philosophical Counselor’s Case Study

This paper begins with a case study recounted from my philosophical counseling practice. The case of “Eddy” serves to open questions that are elaborated in this essay: the philosophical and clinical meanings of moral injury, and whether self-betrayal is a significant harm that falls under the sorts of psychological and normative suffering implied by the

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Multilingual Learners’ Resilience of Navigating the Culture Shock of Online English Instruction

This study examines how international students faced the double culture shocks of learning within a new culture as well as learning in an on-line environment (Sadykova & Meskill, 2019). Additionally, multilingual learners often face linguistic and cultural challenges in their efforts to participate online (Harrison et al, 2020). This study examined how the students described

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Importance of Assessment for Students with ADHD in College

Importance of Assessment for Students with ADHD in College The diagnosis of ADHD has continued to expand across nations and cultural backgrounds. Countries face equivalent rates to those witnessed across the United States and the United Kingdom since the identification of ADHD in the 1970s (Faraone et al., 2009). While an increasing number of people

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Celebrating a Little-Known Powerhouse for Racial Equity: Documenting the Legacy of Charles H. Williams on the Campus of Hampton University

A new cross-disciplinary digital archive is being developed to elevate the work of Charles H. Williams during his tenure as a professor at Hampton University in the early 1900s. Structured around the theme of architecture and dance, the digital archive is intended to be a unique tool for the teaching of humanities. Upon its completion,

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Pagtimakas: Modular Learning Experiences of CAPSU MSC Students

Hiligaynon is a language used in Western Visayas, Philippines. Pagtimakás is a Hiligaynon word meaning to exert oneself or make great efforts. In the Philippines, the Education sector is among the most highly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Capiz State University, Mambusao Satellite College (CAPSU MSC), is situated in a rural area with limited internet

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Addressing the Shortage of ESL/EFL Teachers Amid the Pandemic: An Investigation Into Teacher Burnout in a Profit-Driven Context

The conundrum of ESL/EFL shortage has been exacerbated due to the Covid-19 outbreak as many Vietnamese public schools have undergone an alarming spike in teacher turnover rates. One of the influencing factors of teachers’ decision to leave their profession has been reported to be being drained from work. Very little, however, is known about the

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Supporting English Language Learners in Our Classrooms

The United States has an increasing number of students with a native language other than English. Educators today must be prepared to teach and support these students academically and socially-emotionally. As we know, it is important to ensure learners have natural opportunities to speak in their native language but not all educators have a clear

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Improved Adjunct Compensation Leveraging The Continuous Improvement Cycle

This session will share the continuous improvement process leveraged by the University of Arizona Global Campus’s Academic Operations department to carry out faculty focused system and process initiatives. The focus will be specifically on the design, development, and implementation of a new adjunct faculty compensation model the university launched in October of 2021, and the

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Night Owl vs Early Bird: Students’ Study Habits, Learning Styles and Academic Performance

Chronotypes refer to a specific period for people to wake up and sleep. Students with different chronotypes could have distinct learning styles and study habits. The different preferred ways of learning would also impact their academic performance. Every student’s learning capacity and learning habits should be taken into consideration to be able to receive effective

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Reimagining Resilience at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs): Emergent Governance, Leadership, and Crisis Management Practices

The COVID-19 pandemic served as a catalyst for an array of challenges in higher education, particularly at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). These challenges included not only reinventing traditional pedagogical approaches but restructuring their academic service delivery options. As a result, examining these complexities warrants reviewing the role of governing boards, leadership, and their

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From Novice to Pro: A Modified Scaffolding Research Guide for Elementary Students

Research writing was viewed as an advanced skill that should only be taught after students had mastered fundamental language processes like grammar, punctuation, syntax, and spelling. However, with the recognition of research as a crucial component of 21st-century skills, there has been a shift towards introducing research writing earlier, even at the elementary level. The

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Improving Kindergarten Readiness by Upskilling Parents Through a Webinar Series Entitled “Ready, Steady, Zoom” During the New Normal

The pandemic has forced the Philippines’ education system to discontinue face-to-face sessions and adapt to new modes of instruction, but education must continue to advance, and teachers must adapt. Kindergarten preparation has always played a role in how well students do throughout their first week of face-to-face sessions. Other studies indicate that parental participation has

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Integration of Contents of Local Wisdom in Curriculum for Cosmetology Vocational Schools: An Analysis

This study aims to analyze the curriculum in beauty vocational schools in Ponorogo Regency-East Java based on the values of local wisdom. This school’s curriculum is based on the character and resources that exist in the area, both natural and human resources. This type of research is descriptive qualitative with data collection techniques through observation,

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Student Satisfaction With the Internship Experience in the Graphic Design Industry

The Merdeka Belajar Kampus Merdeka (MBKM) curriculum provides opportunities for students to study off-campus for 2 semesters. One of them is the internship program. The Ministry of Education and Culture facilitates this internship program through an independent campus. In addition to certified internships, the study program also provides regular internship programs. The internship program was

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The Effect of Spatial Intelligence and Learning Management on the Learning Outcomes of Mechanical Engineering Students in the Mechanical Drawing Course

The workforce needed in the industrial revolution era 4.0 is not only skilled at operating machines (machine operators), more than that it is required to have a better understanding of AI (Artificial Intelligence) which includes the latest machines. backed by skills. design, the achievement of student design competence from the learning process must be supported

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A Study on Students’ Attitudes Towards Text Crowding on Multilingual Educational Slides

The need for multilingual educational materials in higher education is growing rapidly. It is still largely unclear, however, whether students consider extra-textual information, i.e., the same information in two or more languages, as a distraction or an increase in cognitive load or not. Recent research on multilingual subtitles in videos has shown that viewers tend

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The Influence of Communication Skills on the Work Readiness of Vocational School Students in Building Engineering Expertise

Vocational high schools (SMK) have a goal to produce graduates who are ready to work. The problem that occurs is the high level of open unemployment (TPT) for vocational school graduates in Indonesia, especially in the city of Surabaya. An important aspect of producing graduates who can compete and succeed in work in the world

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Application of Project Based Learning Methods in Distance Learning During the Pandemic

To prevent the spread of Covid-19 in the university world, one of the methods is online learning, which is carried out using a smartphone or laptop. However, in online learning, lecturers must be innovative so that learning objectives are achieved, obstacles in online learning include internet signal disturbances, sleepiness, boredom, and health problems such as

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Island of Individuation: Teaching With a New, Dynamic Approach to the Development of the Human Psyche in the Singapore Context

The fostering of not just better mental health outcomes, but a more creative, knowledgeable and versatile workforce (Watermeyer, Chen & Ang 2021) has been at the forefront of Singapore’s development of her people since the seminal events of the late 2010s: the passing of Mr Lee Kuan Yew, the Singapore Bicentennial, the COVID-19 pandemic, and

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EFL Teachers’ Experiences and Attitudes to Emergency Remote Teaching at Japanese Universities

In 2020 teachers worldwide faced an unprecedented situation in the form of the COVID-19 pandemic. In Japan, this forced educators to quickly adapt face-to-face programs to online ones as the new academic year started in April 2020. Although Japan is a technology rich society, the use of technology in education had been limited up until

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Critical Core Skills Profiling and Development in the Singaporean Workforce

Soft skills, core competencies and generic competencies are exchangeable terminologies often used to represent a similar concept. In Singapore, such skills are currently being referred to as Critical Core Skills (CCS). To understand how CCS are demanded and developed in different occupations of the Singapore workforce, this study adopted a mixed method approach. Drawing on

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Multimodal Communication in the Literacy Classroom

Literacy can be defined in a multitude of academic and non-academic ways. However, for the purposes of this presentation, it will be characterized as multimodal communication. With this in mind, the connection between literacy and popular culture becomes intrinsic and can be seen through both the education and entertainment industries. Educational or academic literacy offers

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Picture Book Categorization Charts: Introducing South East Asian Themes to Young Learners

Picture books are an important part of early language education, they can be used to teach children about countries and cultures as well as for language learning. This presentation reports on the use of picture books with Asian themes and locations in Japanese young learner (YL) classrooms. Although the Japanese government provides guidelines indicating objectives

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Common Pronunciation Mistakes in English for Students From South-East Asia Influenced by Their First Foreign Language

The opportunity to study English language in the country of its origin is a privilege not available to everyone. Thus many students choose to learn English in a non-native environment alongside another foreign language. This article is a part of a big research dedicated to the process of adaptation of the students from the countries

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Transformation Management at a University-Based Business School

This study focuses on the process of institutionalisation of a new management and educational system (MTBS) in a Malaysian top university-based business school, disguised as AGSB. Specifically, the study looks at the changes brought by MTBS transformation programme introduced by government. An explanatory case study method is used whereby data are collected through semi-structured interviews,

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Replacing Video Cameras With Mobile Phones Using the Multi-Phone Livestreaming (MultPLS) Method

Livestreaming has become the new normal for universities. It is common nowadays for academic events such as webinars and conferences to be streamed live to a global audience. A conventional livestreaming session typically utilises multicamera production (MCP) to achieve varied and dynamic video angles. This kind of footage is crucial for the audience to fully

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Investigating the Impact on Learner Interest With the Incorporation of Active Learning Activities in a Tertiary CLIL Context

This interactive presentation will discuss the benefits and time-saving nature of the inclusion of Active learning(AL) techniques emphasizing the positive effect on learner interest (LI) in Japanese tertiary Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) oriented classes. This presentation will offer a brief background into the concept of AL as a methodology for instruction as well

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Physical 3D Model Teaching and Learning Kits for CMOS Integrated Circuits Physical Implementation Lesson

There is a popular call for CMOS (complementary metal oxide semiconductor) ICs (integrated circuits) design courses recently due to the global competition in IC chips. In PCB (printed circuit board) design, the layout, the circuits, interconnect routing etc. can be clearly visualized. However, this is not the case for ICs chips design, where all the

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Developing Conceptual Understanding of Subject-Verb Agreement in Primary One Students Through Assessment-guided Differentiated Instruction

Subject-Verb Agreement (SVA) is an important component of grammatical processing. Students in Primary One (aged seven) level of Singapore schools are taught SVA involving simple nouns and verbs at the sentence level. Teachers observed that students often associated plural nouns with singular verbs and vice versa due to the ‘s’ inflection form most plural nouns

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Examining the Type of Relationship That Exit Between Higher Education and Economic Growth in USA

For a long time, economists and policymaker have argument relationship between higher education and economic growth (especially in long-term economic growth). In the face of the epidemic and financial shortages, some researchers have increased their interest in the rational use of limited resources to drive economic growth. The purpose of this paper is to examine

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Developing a Framework for Using Online Feedback on Teaching Effectiveness to Improve Student Learning

Student feedback on teaching is typically received from formal end-of-course evaluations with the purpose of giving insights into the effectiveness of a lecturer’s teaching. However, such evaluations are usually summative, and the timing of their administration restricts any teaching adjustments that could have been done earlier in the course. This study investigated the development of

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Acceptance Study of Power Plant Main Control Simulator as an Operator Learning Media in Indonesia

The power plant control room simulator is a learning device that resembles the control system in a real power plant. There are not many power plant simulator training providers in Indonesia due to high investment, where complexity and efficacy are exchanged for cost. This research aims to determine the acceptance of the power plant main

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Teachers’ Readiness, Teaching and Research Competence in the New Normal: Implications to Educational Policy

This descriptive-correlation research was conducted to determine the levels of readiness, teaching and research competence of teachers in the Schools Division of Iloilo as they adapt to the new normal. There were 380 public secondary junior and senior high school teachers who were surveyed using an adapted and modified questionnaire. They were categorized into age,

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A Conceptual Framework to Elicit Student Engagement via Development of Extended Reality (XR) Applications Using Project-Based Experiential Learning

Student Engagement is recognized as a covariate of learner outcomes within both online and face to face learning environments. Withal, due to extensive implementation of passive teaching approaches, there is finite guidance about utilization of proactive student-centered teaching strategies to ameliorate engagement among learners like employing Project Based Experiential Learning (PBEL). This paper describes ongoing

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Leveraging WBCL in Higher Education Architecture Programs

Higher education programs in architecture are under increasing pressure to meet the challenges created by expanding integration of digital technologies, new online platforms, and the lingering limitations imposed by the Covid19 pandemic. New expectations for addressing expanding automation, material development, synchronous/asynchronous learning, online communication, increased environmental equity, and climate-change challenges, are triggering comprehensive changes in

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Learning Experiences to Support Equity for Student Living in Poverty

Poverty can affect the background knowledge and vocabulary development of students before they enter our elementary classrooms. As educators it is key to ensure that we provide a variety of learning experiences to help ensure equity inside and outside the classroom setting for these students. Out-of-school learning has the potential to help decrease the academic

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Challenges Encountered by Non-araling Panlipunan Teachers Teaching Araling Panlipunan Department of Education General Santos City, Philippines: Basis for Capability Building

This study intended to describe the challenges encountered by Non-Araling Panlipunan teachers Teaching Araling Panlipunan (AP). It sought to identify the coping mechanism, interventions and identify capability building programs as a solution to the problems. The study employed qualitative phenomenological research to examine individual life experiences of Non-Araling Panlipunan Teachers who have specialization-workload mismatch. Key

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ICO-Cymatic Backstage Design Process: Applying Vernacular Techniques and New Media Into Ephemeral Spaces for Art Installation in South America

Cymatic is a study area of vibrational nodal phenomena. The term is coined in the field of physics. It refers to the analysis of nodal movements in non-conformal media, such as fluids and grains, generating temporary geometric patterns determined by three significant factors: water volume, light and sound. This research will show some design practices

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Teachers’ Sentiments, Attitudes, and Concerns About Inclusive Practice in Higher Education

The policy of inclusive education (IE) regulates schools to provide educational opportunity to all students (regardless of learning disabilities) to study in the mainstream regular schools. However, there has been no consistent findings regarding the outcome of IE. Among the various factors associated with the efficacy of IE, teachers’ perception of IE was identified to

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Academic Motivation and Academic Self-concept of Students with Special Education Needs in Higher Education

Previous studies suggested that students with special educational needs (SEN) in the primary and secondary schools were fragile in self-efficacy and low in academic motivation. Nonetheless, more and more students with SEN completed secondary education and pursue their study at the tertiary level. Past research suggested that students with SEN spent additional efforts in coping

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How to Create Collective Care-based Learning Environments for Youth and Adults?

COVID-19 has shown us that classrooms are not prepared to support individual and collective resilience during challenging times and educators have a responsibility to change that. Building resiliency promotes students’ willingness to learn, increases their engagement with their teachers, and promotes the ability to learn from them. Conversely, students who lack a sense of collective

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Intermediate Pupils’ Physical Activity Level in the Time of Pandemic

The onset of the pandemic opened new challenges for everyone which transcends not just from the type of learning delivery and the curriculum to follow, but also to the extent of how the schools can sustain their learners by doing physical activities even at home. Being part of the objectives of Physical Education, it is

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Impact of Vertical and Horizontal Mismatches on Earnings Among Highly-Educated Employees in Japan

This study investigates the vertical and horizontal mismatches among highly-educated employees in Japan. The critical point of view on the effects of job-education mismatches on graduate earnings is that job-education mismatches leads to the waste of human capital accumulated during graduates’ study years and brings negative consequences-earnings penalties. Our analysis reveals that vertical mismatch is

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Blended Professional Learning Community Sessions on Action Research

Action Research (AR) has shown a significant contribution toward improving teacher practice. Challenges in its conduct have led to teachers’ struggle in completing such projects. Professional Learning Communities (PLC) had created an improvement in participatory transformation in teaching through collaborative learner-centered solution-making. Thus, the Action Research Professional Learning Community named “SAHA” was formed to address

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Higher Education in India During Corona Pandemic

In 2019, COVID-19 virus swept the globe and wreaked havoc around the world. Many aspects of life have been destroyed by this pandemic including the education sector. In India, after the government declared a countrywide lockdown, all educational activities came to halt, affecting teachers, students and their families as a consequence. The purpose of this

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A Positive Psychology Based Counseling Support Group for Taiwanese Teachers: A Qualitative Analysis on Its Therapeutic Factors

Introduction. Positive psychology based interventions have received evidences in increasing positive emotions, decreasing emotional labor, and improving mental health (Dreer, 2020). As overloaded work stress among Taiwanese teachers has become an important issue (Ho et al., 2017), the researchers aim to develop a counseling support group based on positive psychology approach for teachers. The purpose

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How to Support ESL Learners’ Writing by Using Mentor Texts

To write effectively is a crucial but challenging skill from which everyone could benefit (Kane, 2012). In this article, I report on action research where I utilized mentor texts and mini-lessons to teach writing to an English as a Second Language (ESL) learner who was experiencing writing anxiety because of his dislike of academic writing

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Modes of Learning and Performance Among Graduates During a Pandemic in a State University in Romblon, Philippines

Quality education is a key commitment of Romblon State University. By providing a performance assessment of students exposed to modes of learning during a pandemic, this study aimed to describe their performance in different learning modalities during COVID-19. This study focused on all 2021 graduates from the College of Education in determining their modes of

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Factors Associated With Depressive Symptoms Among Students of a State University in the Philippines

The passing of the Mental Health Act in the Philippines benefits all Filipinos, especially our students. Identifying students who have a mental health condition, particularly depression, is an appropriate strategy for assisting students with their mental health problems. This quantitative study aimed to ascertain the prevalence of depressive symptoms among 619 university students. The University

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The Mediating Role of Emotional Stability Between Critical Thinking Disposition and Self-Knowledge Among Management Students

This study aims to examine the mediating role of emotional stability between critical thinking disposition (Critical openness & Reflective Skepticism) and self-knowledge of the students in a private management institution, in India. A questionnaire survey method was employed to collect data from 384 students enrolled in the management course. SPSS and AMOS software was used

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Parenting and Self Resilience in Dayak Youth Students

Resilience is a basic psychological need that is developed through parenting. Self-resilience is important for youth student to face challenges in education. In Dayak culture in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, women usually carry the double role of being a housekeeper as well as breadwinner. Women in the family has a significant position in fulfilling the needs

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Creating Design Guideline; Online Platform to Encourage Lifelong Learning Among Thai Digital Natives

A National Scheme of Thailand Education for 2017-2039 according to the Office of the Education Council of Thailand, provides a framework to follow in the development of education. One of the important considerations is to support lifelong learning for Thais with high quality and standardization of education at all levels. One of the challenges for

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Media and Information Literacy Skills for Undergraduate Students in Hong Kong: Self Perception vs Actual Skills

This study examines the media and information literacy of undergraduate students in Hong Kong with reference to frameworks developed by UNESCO, Singapore, and Hong Kong. A new instrument is developed to measure students’ self-perception and actual media and information literacy skills. Responses from 513 undergraduate students showed that most students reported adequate perceived media and

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Introducing English in Preschool Education in Greece: An Overview of the EAN Project

Following the 21st century model of creating classrooms that respond to society’s pluralingualism and multiculturalism, English as a foreign language has been introduced in numerous European countries, as well as worldwide, in numerous preschools (Baïdak et al., 2017; Alexiou, 2020). Within this scope, integrating English as a foreign language in all Greek preschools is realised

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Leveraging the ALACT Reflection Model to Improve Academic Skills Development in Bachelor Students: A Case Study

Academic skills are essential in most future professions for students, yet frequently receive sporadic or ineffective attention throughout higher education. Therefore, we set out to implement the ALACT reflection model in a second-year academic skills course within the bachelor’s program in Pharmaceutical Sciences. The model was applied to both presentation and teamwork skills which are

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The Development of Learning Activity of KWDL Technique Combined With BAR Model to Improve Problem Solving Ability in Math

The research entitled The Development of Learning Activity through KWDL Technique combined with BAR model to improve problem solving ability in Math for Secondary 1 (Grade 7) students made use of a quasi-experimental design wherein the experimental group was exposed with learning activities through KWDL technique combined with BAR model while the control group learned

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Applying IRT Model in Validating a Dichotomously Scored Test Item

This study conducted an item analysis to validate a dichotomously scored test using the Rasch measurement model, an Item Response Theory approach for test validation. It aimed to improve the quality of the test items in a departmentalized mathematics examination that had undergone content validity through subject experts. The response data gathered from randomly selected

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Catch Them in Situ: Exploring Pre-service Science Teachers’ Understanding of Indigenous Knowledge Integration in a South African University

Higher education institutions in South Africa are in the midst of a student-driven revolution of curriculum decolonisation through the introduction of indigenous knowledge (IK) in higher education. This design-based qualitative study used individual and group interviews to explore the understandings and experience of pre-service Life Science teachers regarding IK integration during their training and their

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A Study on the Effectiveness of Integrating Digital Media Audio-visual Materials Into Japanese Listening Courses: Taking the Japanese Listening Course of One University in Taiwan as an Example

The purpose of this study is to find out whether the incorporation of “digital media materials” in Japanese listening courses has a positive impact on students. Non-Japanese learners of Japanese do not have a full Japanese environment after leaving the classroom, so it is important to continue to learn with willpower and self-discipline. In this

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A Cultural-Historical Approach to Children With Specific Language Impairment in China

Specific Language Impairment (SLI) is a developmental disorder in children with lower language capacity than average children in the same age group without vivid physical or mental illness. Children with SLI in China have lower academic achievements than their peers; thus, they could be considered lazy or stupid. In the past two years of our

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A Confirmatory Factor Analysis of Information Ethics for Primary School Administrators Under the Office of Basic Education Commission, Thailand

The purposes of this study were:1) to investigate components and indicators of Information Ethics for Primary School Administrators under the Office of the Basic Education Commission, Thailand; and 2) to verify congruence between a structural relationship model and the empirical data. The samples were 840 administrators and teachers in primary schools under the Office of

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Koto-tsukuri: Education at the Interface

The move to online was a serious disruptor. We reflect here on almost three years of fully online educational work at university level in a science-based curriculum in Japan. Presented as a workshop at the conference, participants experienced a real-time deployment of a class management system put together with low-code tools. Initial setup was to

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Learning From Events

What can be learned from the successful production of large-scale real-world arts events that is useful in the classroom? Through practical examples, this paper attempts to make some connections. We start with a short story of how the same software came to be used to deliver university-level classes on AI and also co-ordinate the international

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The Disaster Risk Reduction in the COPE Floods Storybook for Children’s Awareness to COPE With Natural Disaster

Geographically Malaysia is characterized by two monsoon regimes, the Southwest Monsoon and Northeast Monsoon. The Southwest Monsoon is drier in most states, which happens from the end of May to September. The Northeast Monsoon brings heavy rainfall, mainly on the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia, from November to March. However, in December 2021, continuous heavy

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In Pursuit of Quality TV Programs for Young Children: What Are the Criteria in the View of Their Audience?

There has been concern about the impact of media on young children, especially television. Parents have been looking for appropriate, high-quality media for their children, which is why the criteria of quality TV programs for young children are essential for parents to maximize the benefit of media in developing children’s learning. The ‘Media Quality Rating’

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Action Research: Learner Reflection on Group Work and Leadership Skills

Learning how to be an effective leader seems to be an important facet of group discussions and group task work. One way to attempt a bottom-up approach to applying and practicing leadership skills is through action research (AR), defined by Burns (2009) as an approach to research that involves teachers researching their own contexts. AR

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Advancing Educational Equality: Using AI Technology in K-12 English Language Education in Rural China

The development of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies provides the opportunity for students from disadvantaged areas to have equal access to educational resources. This paper applies the theory of educational equality to examine AI technology as an alternative to the current ICT practices for the improvement of English language education in rural China. A systematic review

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Remaking Higher Education?: A Content Analysis of the Media Discourse on Online and Blended Education in India

India has the second largest higher education system in the world with 993 universities, 39931 colleges and 10,725 Stand Alone Institutions and improving higher education is a major policy priority of the government. Online education has emerged as the preferred form of education in the COVID-19 milieu. The media has served an important platform for

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Discord Between Transgender Women and TERFs in South Korea

This paper examines the discord between transgender women and trans-exclusionary radical feminists (TERFs) in South Korea, focusing on the dispute between feminists and anti- feminists. This paper introduces a conflict between those two groups in that TERFs believe transgender women highlight gender stereotypes and femininity, in contrast to radical feminists looking forward to the dissolution

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Quality Education and Economic Growth in Sub Saharan African Countries for Developing Countries

Deepened gaps of inequalities, increased extreme poverty, and decline in economic activity due to disruptions of the Corona Diseases Virus -19 (COVID-19) demands developing countries provide a quality education that promotes economic growth. Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), 1948 recognizes the fulfillment of universal human rights, dignity, and freedoms as the foundation for building

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University-Industrial Collaboration in Industrial Design Education: A Practical Model

University/Industry-Collaboration is not new to Industrial Design curricula, however, the contents of each program vary vastly. For most collaborations, students take in design problems from sponsors and develop design solutions. The sponsor may meet with the students a couple of times to make sure students are on the right track. Eventually, if the design solutions

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Development of Media Literacy Curriculum for Junior High School Students in Thailand

Media Literacy is one of the essential 21st Century skills for students. They must be prepared for this skill for their life as a part of digital citizenship. This research aimed to develop curriculum and instructional manuals in media literacy for teachers to educate junior high school students. The methodology of this research was divided

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Animated Songs in English to Develop Effective Listening Skills Among Adult ESL / EFL Learners

Listening as a language skill is often neglected on the ground that we could hear everything. But Listening is not simply hearing, it is an active process of receiving aural as well as visual stimuli attentively through ears and eyes, followed by comprehension and retention of the message or intention of the speaker and finally

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A Case Study of How Unanticipated Preservers Work on Preserving Local Culture Relating to Textiles in Northern Thailand

This paper aims to present how unanticipated preservers have been part of preserving local culture, particularly in making textiles. The paper contributes to the understanding of the foundations of local cultural heritage practices relating to textiles, to contemporary practices of preserving local culture (LC), and to perspectives on ‘preserving heritage skills’ with different types of

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Digital “Hack Your Future” Event as Approach to Support Entrepreneurial Capacity of Students Through the Design Thinking Process

The hackathons provide rapid, hands-on opportunities to explore the innovative creation of new business ventures, digital solutions, start-ups and students’ entrepreneurship capacity, which incorporate novel technology as a vital component of their business models and operations. A hackathon is an event in which participants involved in software development collaborate intensively over a short period of

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Picture Perfect: Competencies of Educational Leaders From Fifteen Selected Colleges and Universities in the Philippines: Towards a Proposed Leadership Model

This descriptive study used frequency distribution to rank the data from highest to lowest to determine the level of importance of the competency skills seen on the Leadership Inventory Tool. This Leadership Inventory Tool is a 360-degree assessment tool by Rom Parlakian and Barry Nilbert Seibel (2001). Based on The Practices of Exemplary Leadership Model,

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Life Design Counseling With High School Students: A Narrative Approach

According to educational experts and career guidance, the market and global economic forces linked to a postmodern society have led to a crisis in career development models and practices. in such an uncertain changing context students face major challenges during their career development. The life design method was used in this study to increase student’s

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Puruyanan: The Waray Concept of Home in Selected Poems of Victor N. Sugbo

To examine how puruyanan, the Waray concept of home, is integral to the overall poetics of Victor N. Sugbo, this study appropriates Prospero R. Covar’s concept of kapaligiran which is composed of three realms—namely kalikasan or the natural realm, the cultural realm, and the supernatural realm—as constituent parts of puruyanan. The Waray and English self-translations

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Karol Wojtyla’s Personalist Philosophy of Education

Karol Wojtyla and his philosophy is well known among scholars of philosophy for its rich contribution to ethics, anthropology, epistemology, and metaphysics. He is also acknowledged as a personalist philosopher because of the fundamental claims of his philosophy that enrich the movement. When Wojtyla got elected as Pope and took the name John Paul II,

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A Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Google Solution on Middle School Teacher and Student Based on the Kirkpatrick 4 Level Model

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of Google Solution (GS) on the application of classes. Participants were 17 teachers and 115 students of ‘O’ middle school in Busan, and the period was from April to September for five months. As a treatment, each teacher was given a Chromebook equipped with Google

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Linguistic Redundancy: Cases Studies by Evaluating Oral Performances for Chinese Students in TEM-4

Oral proficiency of EFL students has been deeply investigated in bilingual studies. This research aims to investigate discourse features of repetition and redundancy of Chinese students in English oral tests. Research concerning repetition and redundancy in bilingualism tends to understand how do they serve as teaching methods in classroom settings. In addition, repetition and redundancy

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Grit and Hope as Sequential Mediators in the Association Between Mindfulness and Flourishing

Flourishing was defined as living within an optimal range for positive psychological and social functioning (Fredrickson & Losada, 2005). Recently, it is believed that fostering flourishing can effectively prevent mental disorders. Empirical studies have also confirmed that individual mindfulness is related to flourishing. However, the internal mechanism of this link is relatively underexplored. This pilot

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Learning Through Storytelling: Supporting Teachers With SDG2 Resources in a Time for Building Resilience and Hope

What can curriculum do? When faced with a global pandemic, lockdowns, and virtual learning, I began working with Roger Thurow and the Hunger Solutions Institute to create an ELA curriculum focused on hunger in 2020 called Learning Through Storytelling. Through the narratives of hunger that Thurow tells in his books and in the Wall Street

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Condition Present, Condition Desirability and Necessary of Coding Education Management for Small Size Elementary Schools in the Northeast

The purposes of this research were to condition the present desirability and necessary of Coding education management. A sample group of the research is 370 small-sized elementary schools and the sample group using the formula Krejcie and Morgan, then using the Multi-stage random sampling method. Sample group has 370 directors, 370 technology teachers. The research

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Insights Into Contextual Factors Related to Social Emotional Learning (SEL) in UAE Public Schools

In the UAE, there is a recognized need to boost Social Emotional Learning (SEL) skills in students, yet there remains a gap between that desire and the knowledge held by decision- makers. Although the Ministry of Education is dedicated to uncovering current SEL competencies, there have been few studies conducted in SEL that relate to

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A Reflection for Art & Design Learning for Digital Natives

Education cannot be separated from rapid technological advances. One of the new paradigms in education is the use of internet network technology. This also applies to education in art and design in Indonesia. During the pandemic, the acceleration of the digital transformation of universities in this field is trying to adapt. Despite dealing with Generation

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Closing the Loop in Design Education: Surviving Disruption in A Digital World

Creative problem-solving, agile and analytical thinking, collaboration and empathy have become essential 21st-century skills required in the current workforce. The upheaval of a global pandemic has accelerated the need to adapt to the changes and disruptions society is facing. The role of future designers is not just to design for the world to be understood

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Developing a National Identity in Kindergarteners of Different Ethnic Backgrounds: Values and Practices of Parents in Hong Kong

Nation-building is important in national politics, but establishing a national identity can be challenging. It has long been perceived as an alarming issue that Hong Kong people’s sense of Chinese national identity is waning. The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government has vowed to reform education “from the bottom” to cultivate an understanding of

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Realization of a Configuration Tool for a Learning- and Gaming-Analytics-Environment for an Applied Simulation in the Context of Psychology Studies

Based on the work in our previous paper, this one describes a novel configuration tool for a work task simulation, including a gaming and learning analytics environment. A central content focus of the study module “Work and Organizational Psychology” in psychology is job design, which deals with the effect of work on the working person.

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Confronting GDP-based Economic Growth With Other Economic Growth Models

The debate on how to measure economic growth and assess economic growth figures is now half a century old. The positions of the so-called “optimists”, defenders of unlimited economic growth, are often pitted against the “pessimists” who consider that there will come a time when the availability of natural resources will limit growth. In the

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Education for European Citizenship – Reviewing EDC/HRE by Using Habermas’s Theory

The purpose of this presentation is to reveal the necessary education to cultivate European Citizenship qualities by focusing on Jürgen Habermas’s opinions on Europe as an integrated body and the theory of Communicative Action. In addition, since 1997, the Council of Europe has been running a citizenship education project throughout Europe called Education for Democratic

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The Discursive Construction of a Nation: Identities and Ideologies in Taiwan’s Bilingual Policy

Though English is widely hailed as the global lingua franca, critical applied linguists (e.g. Blocks, 2018; Kubota 2011, 2013; Piller & Cho, 2015; Ricento 2015; Tollefson, 2013) have scrutinized the promised affordances of English and urged the examination of English language policies especially in non-English-dominant countries to parse out the links between policies and ideologies,

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Developing a National Identity in Young Children of Different Ethnic Backgrounds: Values and Practices of Kindergarten Educators in Hong Kong

Developing a national identity is one of the essential political tasks of nations, but the ability to develop this sentiment is not unproblematic. Indeed, Hong Kong people’s declining sense of the Chinese national identity has long been viewed as an alarming problem. Recently, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government has vowed to reform

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Superheroes by Design: Soundtrack-driven Content for Students’ Creation of Motion Graphics used in Live Orchestra Performance 

The focus of this study is on the collaboration between multi-disciplines; music, design, time-based media and orchestra performance. This is a case study involving a series of motion graphics created by design students for the Superman comics-inspired “Metropolis Symphony” composed by Michael Daugherty (1988-93) and performed by the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra on June 17-18, 2022.

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Enhancing Students’ Cognitive Memory Using Music in the Classroom

In the current educational settings till this day, students are facing certain distractions that disrupt and reduce their learning process efficiency. These distractions also affect the students’ concentration in their learning environment. Music is known to have many capabilities to become one of many solutions to help students override these distractions as/ a huge influential

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From Self-regulated Learning to Computer-Delivered Integrated Speaking Testing: Does Monitoring Always Monitor?

Despite the salience of monitoring in self-regulated learning (SRL) and L2 speech production in non-testing conditions, little is known if the metacognitive construct functions in testing contexts and whether it affects learner performance. Given the reciprocal and paramount effects that have been extensively recognised between learning and testing, namely, the fundamental goal of language learning

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An Exploration of Female Agency in an Awarded Thai Novel: The Blind Earthworm in the Labyrinth

The Blind Earthworm in the Labyrinth is Veeraporn Nitiprapha’s debut novel, which won the SEA Write award in 2015. Set during the last quarter of the 20th Century in Thailand, The Blind Earthworm in the Labyrinth points out changes in cultural values and norms, especially those regarding the notion of romantic love and codes of

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Hidden Academic Failure: The Course Experience of International Graduate Students in Japan

More attention should be given to international graduate students enrolled in Japanese Universities. This study investigated the course experience of six international graduate students at one top Japanese University with PAC analysis and semi-structured interviews. As a result, international graduate students still have many challenges and dissatisfaction in their course-learning experience. The challenge and dissatisfaction

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Landscape Paintings Influenced by the Climate of Noto Peninsula in Japan

Pine Trees screen by Hasegawa Tohaku (1539–1610) is considered as the one of the most famous landscape ink (wash) paintings in Japan, and also known as the first original ink paintings ever made in Japan. Ink painting was introduced in the 14th century in Japan, and traditionally many of Japanese painters are influenced by Chinese

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The New Media and Motion Picture Content Creation: A Technological Disruption or Nation Building Tool

The COVID-19 Pandemic and the resultant lockdown set many Nigerians on a never before toured path. As businesses and schools shutdown and income streams dried up, people sought other means of indoor engagement and possible income. This, scholars argue, increased Social Media Content Creation (SMCC) and usage. This study does a comparative analysis of SMCC

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Building Resilience in the Classroom: Empowering Students/Teachers Against Linguistic Discrimination via Linguistic Skills

This study aims to bring Linguistics to classrooms to advocate Linguistic Equality and build resilience against discrimination. Modern linguists regard all languages and language varieties as equal in value; however, academic and social discourse practices regard standard variety as essentially superior to non-standard varieties (Collins, 1999). Such discrimination includes all native speakers, particularly the variations

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Kanban Methodology to Assess ESL Students’ Learning Process

Kanban boards are a visual form of project management very popular among software, Engineering and product development teams, although we claim that its principles can greatly help ESL students learning to perform language tasks with proficiency, as defined by ease, speed, and accuracy of performance, acquired through practice, in order to improve both receptive skills

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A Public University and a Small-Town Library: Community-Engaged Learners Foster Literacy, Diversity and Bilingual Identity in Rural Minnesota

The United States is an increasingly diverse and multi-lingual society, but when Americans imagine populations of native Spanish or bilingual speakers, they often imagine large urban areas or parts of the Southwest. We happen to live and work in a small, rural community in Minnesota whose Spanish-speaking/bilingual population has increased steadily over the past two