Month: April 2023
Critical Control Points Course Detection Methodology at University Education
The research presents an innovative study based on adding value to the university educational process. Currently, there is no clear definition to detect at which stage of a career students lag behind after failing a specific subject or activity. An educational innovation proposal, based on the extrapolation of the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point …
Navigating the COVID-19 Crisis: Policies and Strategies for Maintaining Relevance of VET in Germany and Australia
The present paper delves into the concept of relevance in vocational education and training (VET), particularly in the context of Germany’s and Australia’s policies aimed at responding to the labour market needs and requirements during the COVID-19 crisis. By analysing publicly accessible documents from the COVID-19 period, this study identifies the factors that contribute to …
The Trend of Betonamujinron Research in Japan: Implications for Mutual Cultural Understanding and Policy
The increasing number of foreign residents in Japan is a positive factor contributing to the country’s sustainability, but it also poses policy and social challenges arising from inadequate mutual cultural understanding. Notably, with the trends of labor migration and international student mobility, the Vietnamese population in Japan has rapidly increased ten-fold from over 44,000 in …
From Presentation to Publication in Higher Education
Have you always wanted to get your work published in higher education and don’t know where to start? Have you felt that in order to get published you must know the proverbial gatekeepers? This presentation offers insight and action steps to support authors move successfully past those gatekeepers by providing a roadmap though the process …
Helping Refugees and Immigrants in Norway to Finish Lower Secondary School – Self-Regulation, Motivation and Mastering of English in Adult Learning
Immigrants and refugees who aspire to live and work in Norway must often finish the equivalent of 10 years of primary and secondary school in one or two years of intensive studies. In the case of the subject English, students’ levels vary enormously, from complete beginners to fluent users. To help students find motivation and …
Analysis of External Influence on Implementing Innovative Technologies in Higher-Education Institutions of Developing Countries
Technology-enhanced teaching is influenced by numerous and varied factors such as individual characteristics, users’ perception of technology, and external factors. External factors usually comprise of four variables: Organizational Characteristics, External Pressure, Technical Support, and Social Influence. To examine these components, a survey was conducted with 384 staff and students across two higher-education institutions in Nigeria. …
Development of a Holistic Sexuality Education Model for Children with Special Needs
Inadequate sexuality education provision caused by negative connotations surrounding sexual health perpetuated major social issues that affect the community of persons with disabilities. To address this issue, a study was conducted to explore stakeholders’ perspectives towards developing a holistic sexuality education model for Malaysian children with special needs. The study adopted a multiple case study …
A Preliminary Framework for Teaching Strategies to Chinese as a Foreign Language (CFL) Students for Character Learning
Learning to read and write Chinese is seen as one of the most challenging aspects for Chinese as a foreign language (CFL) students, particularly those whose first language has an alphabetic writing system. The selection and orchestration of learning strategies is understood to be a key part of successful language learning and studies have investigated …
Bridging the Gap Between Research and Education: The μNet Project and High School Science Education in Greece
Many educators believe that hands-on experience is more effective than classroom learning for science education. However, incorporating rapidly-evolving branches of science, such as Astronomy and Astroparticle Physics, into secondary education can be challenging due to the complexity and cost of equipment and the need for advanced scientific methodologies. To address this issue, the Physics Laboratory …
Variations in Student Problem Solving Skills Among Mongolian Students Depending on Socio-Economic Status
The quality of education provided to its citizens, especially children and young people, has always been one of the main factors determining the social and economic development of the country. On the other hand, the issue of equity and quality of education provided to its citizen is crucial specially for developing and under developed countries. …
Predictors of Preferred Retirement Age Among Filipino Older Employees in the Academe
Sixty-five is the mandatory retirement age for civilian employees in the Philippines. Early this year, the optional retirement age was lowered from sixty to fifty-four years by the House of Representatives. This study aims to determine whether older Filipinos prefer early or late retirement based on identified predictors, i.e., individual attributes, family-related considerations, work environment, …
Analyzing the Effect of Technology-Based Interventions on Improving Listening Skills of EFL College Students
With the rapid development of technology, English language learning has expanded beyond traditional methods to include multimedia resources available on the internet. Among these resources, podcasts and YouTube have gained popularity for their potential advantages in English language learning. Podcasts provide learners with an opportunity to engage their auditory senses and expose themselves to authentic …
Reading Comprehension of Junior High School Students With Hearing Impairment in the Post Pandemic Classes
Reading is an essential life skill and one of the focal concerns of the academic system particularly among the learners. However, Junior High School (JHS) with hearing impairment in the post pandemic classes are facing challenges in reading comprehension. Their hearing impairment is pointed out to be the reason for their difficulty in comprehending what …
The Use of Grade-Level Readers in the Foundation Phase
Grade-Level Readers in the form of Reading Anthologies are provided in South African Foundation Phase classrooms (Grades 1-3) for home language learners in order to promote their reading interest and make teaching reading easier. However, evidence shows that teachers lack an understanding of teaching reading in line with methodologies prescribed in the curriculum. This study …
Peer and Cooperative Learning at the Freshman Level Digital Forensics Course Enhancement Through a Mentor-Mentee Program
The impact of peer- and cooperative learning is two-fold: Not only do the mentees benefit, but the mentor also has a lot to gain. This forms the basis for our research. We seek to imbue active-learning and community-engagement pedagogical techniques into the introductory digital forensics course series, DF1 and DF2, at our institution (Sam Houston …
Revolutionizing Teacher Education: Preparing Language Teachers for the Plurilingual and Digital Age of Language Education
The COVID-19 pandemic has presented unprecedented challenges to language educators worldwide, including in Canada, who had to swiftly adjust their teaching methods to incorporate technology. This shift required significant training and adaptation, and many educators faced difficulties in engaging students and keeping their attention in a virtual environment. Unfortunately, inadequate support and training led to …
Impact of Innovative Approaches of University Leadership on Administrative and Academic Staff Motivation
There is an increasing recognition that higher education institutions require highly motivated academic and administrative staff which is affected by efficient university leadership and, in its term, creates the basis for students’ high performance and excellent outcomes. The most essential strategy in reaching the success of the university is motivating the staff and encouraging them …
Cost-Benefit Considerations of Post-clinical Telerehabilitation for Stroke Patients
The REHA2030-project aimed to implement telerehabilitation for stroke patients to be able to train at home. It included a robotic therapy device and support from therapists via the internet. The system was designed and installed on tablet computers for patients and therapists. Based on the field test a cost-benefit consideration was carried out to evaluate …
Journalists’ Arrest in Morocco: Censorship or Criminalization of Violence Against Women?
In recent years, Morocco has witnessed trials that dangerously intertwine sex and politics. Notably, several journalists have been sentenced to prison for charges including human trafficking, abuse of power for sexual purposes, rape, adultery, or prostitution. Consequently, these trials have plunged a segment of the Moroccan population into a moral conflict: whether to support the …
Exploring Enrollment and Business Model Correlates with International School Profitability
This study investigates the relationship between a school’s enrollment percentage, business model, and profitability within identified competitive groups of international schools in two metropolitan cities. The competitive groups were identified based on tuition levels, geographic proximity, curriculum offerings, and the ratio of expat teachers to local teachers, and were checked for matching the expectations of …
Breaking Free From the Medical Model Approach in Special Education: A Roadmap to Biopsychosocial Model – Latvian Experience
Disability models are crucial in understanding and addressing disability related issues and supporting people with special needs. The medical model, which views disability as a medical condition that can be treated or solved, is the oldest and most widely used disability model in most European countries, including Latvia. Health is considered the norm or ideal …
Uvalde, Texas School Shooting Public Memorials Analyzed, an Ethnographic Study
This is a qualitative ethnographic study of the phenomenon of the temporary public memorials in Uvalde, Texas, that were erected after the mass shooting on May 24, 2022, to answer the research questions: 1. What leads someone to visit and add to a public memorial; 2. What meaning do the memorials convey? Through in-person, on-site …
Contribution of Women’s Associations in the Production of Small Projects
Small projects represent an important place in the economy of developing countries, given that they constitute the vast majority of industrial establishments in general, and that the proportions vary from one country to another. With the beginning of the current century, an important shift occurred in the field of investments, and attention began to be …
Ergonomic Aspect in Home-Office Teaching
The objective of the study is to present the comfort conditions in a domestic space from an analysis of ergonomic aspects aimed at carrying out activities at home office. The emergence of the Covid-19 virus spread around the world and led many countries to enact a lockdown, with consequences for the educational and economic system, …
Implementation of ‘My Guardian Angel’ – A Smart Wearable Device – in a Sheltered Home in Singapore
Singapore is one of the fastest ageing countries in the world, with the proportion of citizens aged 65 and above increasing from about 11% in 2012 to an estimated 25% by 2030. To tackle this ‘silver tsunami’, the 2023 Action Plan for Successful Ageing aims to empower older persons to lead healthy lives while ageing-in-place. …
ChatGPT: VoICE or Vice?
What do ChatGPT3, Star Trek, M3GAN, and the United States Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization (2022) share? Each delves into the mystery of human voice. By portraying scenes in which scientific research advances at an ever-increasing pace, they depict the implications of such knowledge, vital in areas that can redefine …
The Effect of Group Poster Competition on Student Motivation in a Rural Primary School in Southwest China
Motivation has always played an essential role in determining students’ academic performance. The intent on boosting student motivation has led to different pedagogies. This study focuses on how group poster competition designed for 27 sixth grade students in a rural elementary school in China may affect students’ levels of motivation in English classes. The group …
The Communication Role of Chinese Male and Female Educators in Their Interactions With Preschool Children During Free Play
The communication role of adults in child-addressed talk is critical for shaping children’s language learning experiences. This study examined differences in communication role between male and female educators in their spontaneous interactions with preschool children during free play, as well as children’s responses to their educators’ initiations. According to systemic functional linguistic theory (SFL)，communication role …
Georgia and NATO: A Democratic Framework for Responding to the Totalitarian Information Space
Marked efforts to spread disinformation within Europe and NATO-allied nations has risen, not uncoincidentally, alongside a rise in totalitarian narratives and neo-imperial ambitions from the Russian Federation. Although Georgian political leaders and NATO have both worked independently to pushback against totalitarian narratives in the information space, the Substantial NATO-Georgia Package (SNGP) has not explicitly aimed …
Developing an Online Knowledge Center Model to Enhance the Necessary Skills for Workers in Industrial Enterprises
The objective of this research was to develop an online knowledge center model to enhance necessary skills for workers in industrial enterprises. The development process showed that 1) there were 8 major components of this kind of online knowledge center model: concept and goal, internal/external content and internal/external courses, technology, search/information retrieval system, community/sharing, knowledge …
Matchmaking Algorithm as a Tool to Tackle the Aging-Related Social Network Shrink: Results and Recommendations From the Transdisciplinary HannaH Technology Development
This paper argues for the transdisciplinary conduct in the development of innovations in smart aging solutions based on the research results from the development of a matchmaking algorithm that tackles the aging-related social network shrink. The HannaH research team focused on developing the matchmaking algorithm that would support the exploration of new social contacts in …
Post-COVID-19 Tourism Revitalization Activities in Japan
As of 2023, the number of people infected with COVID-19 has decreased, and economic and tourism activities are being revitalized on a global scale. In Japan, COVID-19-related immigration restrictions have been lifted, and more foreigners and leisure tourists are entering Japan to enjoy sightseeing. Post-COVID-19, Japan’s representative tourist destinations are attracting attention due to their …
Sista, Stanup, Strong: The Use of Storytelling to Raise Collective Female Pasifika Voices Against Gender Violence
In her 2010 review of Michelle Keown’s 2007 book Pacific Islands Writing: The Literatures of Aotearoa/New Zealand and Oceania, Janet Wilson noted that while the Oxford University Press publication was “an essential introductory text for all students and scholars in this field,” Keown’s coverage of “recent diasporic communities of the Pacific” and “the place of …
Smart Service Design Demands in the Fourth Industrial Revolution From a Sociotechnical Perspective
Recent technological changes have transformed the knowledge production process, opened previously unimaginable new possibilities, and developed unique values as knowledge creators for the future. These have involved the advent of digital or smart services, which naturally led to ‘smart service design’ in adjacent fields, especially those situated at the intersection of technology and service experiences, …
A Linguistic Study of the Street Signs of Algiers, Algeria
Linguistic landscape, LL for short, refers to the visible and tangible representation of language in the public space of a given geographic area or community. This study aims to investigate the linguistic attributes of shop signs in Algiers, the capital of Algeria, examining the language choice and the way languages are arranged on the signs. …
An Instructional Model of Learner’s Behavioural Intentions Towards Socio-Cognitive Conflicts in Virtual Constructivist Learning Environment
Constructivist-based teaching methods have emerged as leading instructional strategies in response to the uncertainty and complexity of the workplace, while often being seen as ‘creating a new learning experience’. Instructional methods of constructivist learning in a digital learning environment aim to establish cognitive presence, select contents and structure learning activities in order to maximize learner’s …
The Relation Between Mathematics Education Software and Mathematics Thinking Style
In this study the mathematics thinking styles and the need for using mathematics education software for students of the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science and the Department of Business at the Modern College of Business and Science has been identified. The study was conducted among 101 college students during the 2022-2023 academic year. To …
Relationships Between Virtual Universe, Innovative Business Models, Music Sales, and Music Piracy: Conceptual Case Studies
Business models in several industries have undergone a fundamental upheaval because of the virtual universe. Old business models in the music industry, for instance, were put to the test by illicit competitors, and the virtual universe has made it possible to create value from new business structures. Traditional business theories underwent a major change due …
Study of the Level of Solitude in the Elderly at the Yogyakarta Nursing Home
Aging and loneliness has been established widely. Loneliness has been studied from many different points of view and there is no unified definition (Muhumed, K & Cervinkova, M, 2011) Mainly, loneliness is thought as being stranged from others. (Killeen 1998, 763-764.) Feeling of loneliness most vulnerable seems to be adolescents and elderly people. Loneliness among …
Assessment Horizons: Pre-service Teacher Expectations on Future Education
Socio-technical imaginaries of preservice teachers are an important area of inquiry that warrants exploration, partly because teachers need to be prepared for teaching in a digital society and partly because they will enter schools and influence education in their own right. In this paper, we examine the socio-technical imaginations of pre-service teachers in relation to …
Foreign Language Anxiety and Study Abroad: Chinese Students’ Voices of Experiencing Foreign Language Anxiety During Their Study in Australia
Foreign language anxiety (FLA) has been investigated as a significant factor in language performance and achievement. Increasing studies have focused on relevant factors of FLA relating to learning environments, and the study abroad context is one of them. In Australia, Chinese students consist of the biggest group of international students. Given that language learning is …
The Influence of Family Socioeconomic Status on the Children’s Early Vocabulary Development in Mandarin Chinese
The study used 45 children aged from 3-5 years old as participants, through the distribution of questionnaires, parents’ reports, and the construction of communicative inventories in Mandarin to examine the differences in productive vocabulary use and expression among children with a variety of socioeconomic status, and further investigate the correlation and influence of SES on …
The Elderly as a Technological E-excluded
Communication and Information Technologies (ICT) are part of people’s daily lives, and indeed of older adults, whose inclusion often causes trauma and, as Casamayou et al. (2017) point out, is a challenge in contemporary societies. The insertion of the elderly means a significant slowness in the process, which leads them to a tacit and explicit …
Why Do Secondary School Pupils in Wales Choose to Study a Modern Foreign Language?
This paper reports on research examining why pupils choose to study a Modern Foreign Language at examination level in Wales. The Modern Foreign Language (MFL) is the third language, at least, for pupils in secondary schools in Wales. Pupils who attend Welsh-medium schools are fluent in both Welsh and English with pupils who attend English-medium …
The Impact of the Home Literacy Environment on the Development of Written Narrative Skills in Chinese Children Aged 8–11 Years
Being the hot topic of applied linguistics，narrative skills have been widely studied over the past decades given their great significance to children’s language and cognitive development. In spite of the numerous studies on narratives，very little is known about the impact of the home literacy environment on children’s narrative development. To this end，this study aims to …
Intercultural Communication as One of the Key Issues of Second Language Acquisition in the 21st Century
Universities aim to prepare students to become global citizens that are successful members of competitive labor markets. Intercultural awareness is one of the key skills of the 21st century. Communication between cultures is a great challenge in language teaching. The culture of the target language is an inevitable part of successful foreign language competency. The …
Current Trends in ESP Research in China: A Bibliometric Analysis of Chinese Journal of ESP
In recent years, academia and education departments in China have highly valued English for Specific Purposes (ESP). This paper reviewed all articles published in the Chinese Journal of ESP from 2013 to 2022 and selected 309 out of 362 articles as samples to generate knowledge maps using CiteSpace. Based on the bibliometric analysis, this paper …
Independent Learning: Analysis of the Academic Effect of Considering the Principles of Independent Learning (IL) in Teaching Filipino 9
Independent learning is an essential skill that improves students’ metacognitive skills and learning. This study assessed the effectiveness of Independent Learning (IL) as a Tier 1 Intervention in improving the academic performance of Grade 9 students in Filipino subject and explore the significance of IL and its principles on the learning and experience of Grade …
Ukrainian Schoolchildren in Europe: Between Preserving National Identity and European Integration
The paper discusses the main problems associated with educating Ukrainian children who were forcibly displaced when the Russian Army invaded Ukraine. The main models of behaviour of Ukrainian parents concerning their children’s education, such as enrolment in local schools or (and) continuing education remotely in Ukraine, are highlighted. The risks and difficulties associated with both …
The US-China Rivalry in the Maritime Domain: The Case of South China Sea
The US-China rivalry apart from being at the global sphere is also prevalent in the maritime domain in the South China Sea (SCS). SCS is important for the global trade and commerce that is marred by the unresolved maritime disputes between China and the Southeast Asian states, mainly Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan. …
What’s Role of Indonesian Young Voters in Upcoming 2024 Elections?
Indonesian millennials are the largest age-group as Indonesia is experiencing a demographic dividend, where the size of the young productive age population is the largest until 2030. Millennials and Gen-Zers hold about 54 percent of the population of 270 million people, according to official statistics. Meanwhile, the Association of Indonesian Internet Service Providers (2022) also …
Escape Room and Trivial as Tools to Reduce Anxiety Before Exams
One of the biggest causes of anxiety for students at any level in the academic field is taking tests. This study aims to reduce the levels of anxiety expressed by students in class. In this sense, an attempt is made to generate confidence in the knowledge acquired through review sessions, in which online games specifically …
The Experiences of Building Resilience Among Nursing Undergraduates in Macao: A Qualitative Study
Nursing students face many pressures during the undergraduate study. Resilience building is recognized as a valuable coping strategy for nursing students to effectively manage stress in their studies and daily lives. The aims are to understand how nursing students perceive and experience the struggles or stresses during their undergraduate studies and to identify factors that …
Changes of German Foreign and Security Policy Since Russian-Ukraine War –For Understanding the German Eurasian Strategy
German security policy under Scholz government changed from prudent to assertive one. “Policy entrepreneur” led to Militarization of German foreign policy. Thereby they broke the taboo norm about weapon provision much more deeply. As the result, Germany mostly abandoned the “culture of restraint.” Additionally, they decided to promote militarization and increase the defense expenditure-to-GDP ratio …
Consolidating People’s Voices for Participation in National Elections: Bridging Gaps Through ICT Initiatives
The study looks at populism as an issue and how it impacts the democratic system of government in the Philippines. It examines how populist organizations and figures appeal to the populace by denouncing the governing class and offering fixes to various sociopolitical problems. It also looks at how the Commission on Elections (COMELEC), which oversees …
Women’s Political Participation, Policymaking and Democracy in Indonesia
Issues related to women’s political representation, especially in Indonesia, have become an important issue lately. However, what has happened so far is that the patriarchal system is still inherent in some areas. Men are considered as rulers in several parts of the history of human civilization, while women are as if only taking care of …
Being Citizens in the Digital Era: An Empirical Study of Chinese University Students’ Practice of Digital Citizenship
As a newly emerged concept, digital citizenship received extensive attention from researchers and was mainly investigated from the following aspects including exploring its meanings, developing reliable and valid instruments, and identifying impacting factors. However, it is detected that there is limited research focusing on researching how people behave as citizens in the online community. Employed …
A Corpus-Based Study of the Disciplinary Variations in Lexical Bundles of Maritime English
“Maritime English” is an umbrella term for the language used by seafarers—both at sea and in port—and by individuals working in the shipping and shipbuilding industry (Bocanegra-Valle, 2013). In globalizing maritime contexts, Maritime English as a lingua franca has been essential for multilingual seafarers to ensure safety in ship navigation. Maritime English is known for …
Teaching History and Social Sciences in Multicultural Classrooms in Chile
This work is part of the recently defended doctoral thesis. Its objective was to analyse the educational practices of History, Geography and Social Sciences teachers in multicultural classrooms in Chile, to contribute to the improvement of student inclusion. This research was carried out in public schools in Santiago de Chile, characterized by having a great …
Virtual Assistants as a Tool for Motivation and Autonomous Learning
Teachers have many resources at their disposal to improve the teaching process. Technology, if properly integrated, not only improves teaching, but also motivates students (Flores-Vivar & García-Peñalvo, 2023). The aim of this study is to identify whether the use of voice-enabled virtual assistants such as Alexa, Google Assistant or Siri improves the teaching-learning process. The …
Examining Undergraduate Students’ Attitudes Towards Plagiarism in Mongolia
In light of the internet, technological advancement, and artificial intelligence, plagiarism has become one of the major issues for students and the academic community to be concerned. Plagiarism is an ethical misconduct in which one uses others’ ideas, words, and intellectual productions without acknowledging the authors or one’s contribution. Previous studies have documented contributing factors …
Exploring the Technology-Writing Connection Through Collaborative Writing in Google Docs
A strong connection between Technology and Writing is seen by many researchers in the field of Foreign Language Learning. They point out the importance of putting the thoughts into words via technology. It provides many tools for students to write online and offline. The aim of this paper is to explore the relationship between writing …
Online Voter’s Education, Change of Voting Perceptions, Awareness and Social Media Use of Fake News and Fact-Checking Behaviors Among Tertiary Students
Voter’s education is an avenue which engages student-voters into political socialization. However, their exposure to social media and lack of keenness in verifying information can make them vulnerable to spread of fake news which in the long run may affect voting perceptions and behavior. Others may not be conducting fact checking behaviors that are necessary …
The Challenges in Producing Social Entrepreneurs Among Graduates From the Indigenous Community in Malaysia
To support the sustainability of entrepreneurship agenda within the Higher Education (HE) institutions in Malaysia, the Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) launched the Entrepreneurship Action Plan 2021-2025 and the HE Integrated Entrepreneurship Education Guide. This is because, it has been the aspiration of the Malaysian government through these entrepreneurship policies, that Malaysia starts to produce …
Improving Educational Management in Developing Countries Using an Operational Research Approach
Educational management requires equal rigour and meticulousness as any other management obligation. Efficiently administered education, training, and growth strategies can provide developing nations with proficient individuals with the knowledge and expertise necessary to fulfil various governmental goals and aspirations. This research paper aims to a) present an enhanced practice model for educational management procedures and …
Traditional Seeds Saving Learning Site: An Experiential Learning for Food Security and Community’s Sufficiency Economy in a World Heritage Site, Thailand
This research aims to study the design of the local seed conservation learning centre of the Pwo Karen community and to study a learning model through villagers’ experience in maintaining food security and community economy in the world heritage. Data were collected by a survey and interviews with nineteen people and then analysed. The results …
The Effect of Teacher Immediacy as Leverage Technology on Online Students’ Participation, Academic Achievement and Knowledge Retention
COVID-19 pandemic has led to a major shift towards online learning, emphasizing the importance of teacher immediacy in promoting students’ participation, academic achievement and knowledge retention. The transition to online learning has become increasingly prevalent, necessitating a deeper understanding of the factors that influence students’ academic performance in environment. One such factor is teacher immediacy, …
Analysis of Gender Difference of Factors Affecting Academic Performance of Mathematics Doctoral Students
This study aimed to investigate the gender differences in the factors affecting the academic performance of mathematics doctoral students. A total of 147 participants were surveyed using a questionnaire that included items such as fear of delay, doctoral student engagement, support from parents and teachers, facilitating conditions, stress levels, and well-being. this study aimed to …
The Effect of Parental Attitude Depending on the Developmental Stages of Children
Parental attitudes have been the focus of research for many years. In this study, the effect of a dynamic parenting attitude as a function of the developmental stages of the children is discussed. Current parental attitudes, the evaluation of scientific studies and stages of development were examined in detail using the thematic synthesis method. Apart …
Nexus Between Research and Teaching: Fostering Students’ Expectations of Research-Informed Teaching Approaches
Integration of research and teaching in higher education can provide valuable ways of enhancing the student learning experience, but establishing such integrative links can be complex and problematic given different practices and levels of understanding. This study contributes to the pedagogical literature in drawing on findings from students’ survey exploring perceptions of research-informed teaching, to …
Futuristic Education: Utilizing ChatGPT as a Support Learning Tool
ChatGPT has grown in popularity among educators over the past few months. The way we teach and learn could be completely changed by the implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) technology in schools. Therefore, the main goal of this study is to determine in-depth public perceptions of ChatGPT use in Chinese educational programs, particularly for college …
Digital Preservation and Data Integrity: A Case Study
This study investigated the data integrity affected by digital preservation in archival institutions. Digital preservation is a broad term that includes everything that needs to be done to keep digital materials accessible even if the media fails or technology changes. The objectives of this study are to identify the factors that influence digital preservation, to …
Investigating the Challenges of Teamwork for 1st Year Undergraduate Engineering Students
Literature has shown that the ability to work in teams is one of the most highly coveted skills by engineering employers (Levy & Rodkin, 2016). On the Biochemical Engineering programme at UCL, teamwork is present across the programme curriculum and has seen consistently high levels of positive feedback in annual evaluation surveys. However as the …
Development of Interaction Simulation Video for Enhancing Digital Empathy Skills
This study applies research and development design aimed creates an interactive simulation video that enhances digital empathy skills. There are two groups of participants. First, six experts in educational technology and digital empathy content were purposively selected. Second, 48 high school students were multi-stage sampling. The research instruments were (1) the evaluation form to check …
Equitable and Socioemotional Approach on School Discipline Through Feminine-Oriented Leadership: A Case Study
The role of educational leaders’ identities in education has been extensively discussed, especially when it comes to female leaders’ identities. Scholars are particularly interested in terms of their gender intersecting with their leadership identity considering them as minorities in educational leadership with complex lived experiences. This research examines the experiences of an Indonesian Islamic school’s …
Appplying and Adapting Resistance to Change Theory to the Changed Adult Education Landscape in South Africa
This article demonstrates how the ‘Resistance to change’ theory of Kurt Lewin can be interpreted as be helpful in facilitating consultative and participative change management. I demonstrate this through the investigation on transition of former Adult Basic Education and Training sector to Community Education and Training sector. This transition was elicited by the need to …
Perspectives on the Implementation of the SDGs as an Innovative Strategy in Higher Education for English Language Teaching in Colombia
The purpose of this research project was to characterize innovative strategies to assess the pedagogical practices of teaching English as a foreign language in educational institutions at the national level in Colombia. The case study was developed with a mixed methodology, addressing methodological strategies implemented in educational institutions to assess their effectiveness and compliance in …
Discursive Fragments of Kayabi / Kawaiweté / Brazil Indigenous Youngsters About Life Project
The general objective of this paper is to present a study on the life projects, realities and expectations of young indigenous high school students from the Kayabi / Kawaiweté of the tribe Tatuí, in the city of Juara / Mato Grosso /Brazil. We used qualitative, bibliographical and ethnographic approach in education research to answer the …
A Study on Interaction Between Mainland ASEAN States and China After the Cold War—Centered on the GMS Mechanism
The Greater Mekong Subregion Economic Cooperation (GMS) is a key focus for integrating the regional economy of Southeast Asia and an important clue for studying regional integration in Southeast Asia. This paper aims to explain the causal mechanism behind the development of the GMS, that is, why GMS has been able to withstand the systemic …
Unveiling the Local-Turn in Peacebuilding: Exploring the Roles and Contributions of Bangsamoro Civil Society Organization in Mindanao Peacebuilding
This research addressed the role of Bangsamoro civil society organizations (BMCSOs) and the conditions that allow their participation in Philippine peacebuilding efforts. Using an institutional approach, the researcher collected qualitative data from BMCSO members and other peace actors. Findings reveal that local CSOs contribute to effective and long-term peacebuilding with their knowledge of the conflict …
Introducing Artificial Intelligence in High School Curriculum
In May 2019, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), convened the first conference on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Education to reflect on the impact of this emerging technology on teaching and learning. In the history of education, disruptive technologies including electronic calculators, computers, the Internet, and the World-Wide Web have set new …
Beyond CAVEs and Domes: Creating Accessible Multi-User Virtual Installations for Immersive Learning
New opportunities for immersive learning on campuses with high fidelity installations like CAVEs and domes have been made possible by the development of various technologies like virtual reality, motion capture, projection mapping, and more. These high fidelity installations have been created by commercial companies, primarily for marketing, exhibitions, and events. However, there is still a …
Roasting Online Towards the 2024 Elections: Frame Analysis in Indonesia’s Political Activism of Komika on Instagram and Twitter
Political fanfare has gotten louder in advance of the 2024 general elections in Indonesia, including social media. Political memes are one criticism that has attracted a lot of responses from social media users. This study focuses on how Komika on social media construct and launch critical discourse that is both specifically related to the election …
Marked Lexis in Specific Religious Texts
Sermons are characterised by a well-thought-out formal composition and detailed content argumentation. The study aims to interpret linguistic devices from selected rhetorical speeches, which influence the addressee persuasively, didactically as well and aesthetically. Special-occasion rhetorical speeches have a more complex linguistic-compositional structure; a certain degree of subjectivity and expressiveness is applied in these speeches (cf. …
Assessing the Responsibility of Project Leadership on Project Management Success in Global Multinational Organizations
Cultural diversity in the global environment includes different leadership competencies and organizational requirements. Project-based organizations with global expansion objectives have organizational cultures that challenge the project innovation environment, team efficiency, and project success opportunities in foreign contexts (Caligiuri & Tarique, 2012; Thamhain, 2013b). Environmental and cultural challenges increase the risks involved with the team-building process …
AI Maturity Assessment Level for Educational Leadership
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a growing interest as a research topic. Adapting to AI technologies has become essential for educational institutions, specifically educational leaderships in order to embrace AI trends in enhancing educational leadership practices. This study comes in response to the increase discussion of implementing AI in education, which has created the need for …
Love as a Critical Act of Resistance: Teaching Refugee Children in Disquieting Times
Educational organisations must address the needs of refugees and migrants and mitigate the concerns and prejudices of local communities, yet little is known about how teachers are addressing these challenges. Since its democracy in 1994, the influx of refugees into South Africa has increased rapidly. African refugees in South Africa have become the new other, …
Homosexuality and Bara Manga in Japan – Representation of the Psychological State of Mind of the Contemporary LGBT+ Plus Size Men in Japan
This article discusses various aspects of LGBT representation and history in Japan, including the history of homosexuality in Japanese culture, the challenges faced by the LGBT community in contemporary Japan, and the representation of LGBT people in Japanese popular culture, particularly in the genre of bara manga. This article seeks to promote awareness of the …
Factors Influence Saudi Females’ Attitudes Towards the Use of E-learning for Continuing Education
This research aimed to investigate the relationship between self-determination and Saudi females’ attitudes towards the use of e-learning for continuing education, as well as the moderating effect of perceived ease of use and usefulness of e-learning on the self-determination and attitudes relationship, and the mediating role of subjective norms in the relationship between self-determination and …
Reimagining the Role of Art for Student Learning at Wenzhou-Kean University
This research aimed at exploring the opinions of undergraduate students at Wenzhou-Kean University (WKU) towards the issue of reimagining the role of art for student learning. Previous research had shown that the art method was crucial for students’ learning process. This study had investigated 70 students varying in different majors from College of Business & …
A Bleeding Edge or a Cutting Edge? A Systematic Review of ChatGPT and English as a Second and/or Foreign Language Learners’ Writing Abilities
This systematic review, adhering to PRISMA guidelines (Page et al., 2021), examines the educational implications of ChatGPT, an AI language model by OpenAI, on the writing abilities of English as a Second and/or Foreign Language (ESL/EFL) learners. Relying on data from academic databases like Scopus and Web of Science, the review integrates both statistical techniques …
Letter Transposition Effects in Arabic English Bilinguals
Transposed Letter (TL) effects refer to the well-established finding in Indo-European languages that a transposed-letter non-word (e.g., JUGDE) facilitates the recognition of a related real word target (JUDGE) in comparison with a substituted-letter non-word (e.g., JUFTE). In Semitic languages, like Arabic, the TL effects is more evasive obtaining with tasks that do not trigger lexical …
Exploring Cross-Cultural Understanding Through Chinese Paper-Cutting: An Observational Study in Welsh Communities
In the contemporary globalised world, cross-cultural communication has become a subject of widespread concern, with cross-cultural understanding being a key component. Traditional folk art and cultural heritage can be potent vehicles for promoting cross-cultural understanding. This research seeks to explore how the art of Chinese papercutting can be utilised as a medium for cross-cultural communication. …
Massive Open Online Course (MOOC): Instructor Student Rapport and Student Interests Among College Students of Karnataka
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have gained immense popularity in re-cent years, with the emergence of various platforms such as Coursera, Udacity, edX, etc. These platforms offer courses in various fields, ranging from computer science to humanities. The objective of the present study is to examine the association between student-instructor rapport and student interest while …
The Value of Leisure Reading Among the Youth in A Higher Education Institution in South Africa
Some young adults like reading, but others struggle. They may not have learned the value of reading or how to read throughout their early schooling. Many children may grow up without local or worldwide information if they don’t read. Due to their bad social group, not reading may keep them busy and out of trouble. …
Educational Management and Quality of Life: Diagnosis of an Educational Unit of Ambato
The paper addresses a critical and collaborative vision of educational management (EM) and quality of life (QoL). The measurement of the levels of the study variables was for EM (the questionnaire proposed by the Ministry of Education of Ecuador composed of 3 dimensions, 4 sub-dimensions and 55 questions) and for QoL (the QOL – GOHISALO …
Toward Teaching Kids in Arab Countries Programming Skills: A Case Study
Teaching children to code has gained popularity in recent years, with many schools and institutions now providing tools and programs to get young learners started with computer programming. High-level programming languages, such as Python, Java, and C Sharp (i.e., C#), are often used in these educational contexts due to their simplicity and versatility. This article …
Empowering Rural South African Women to Lead Local Business Sustainability Educational Initiatives: A Sustainable Livelihoods Approach
Globally, rural women empowerment initiatives have been proved by several academics and practitioners to be associated with the sustainability of local livelihoods. South African post-Apartheid government accept this and embarks on various women empowerment educational initiatives around the country. The gap is in increasing the participation and leadership of rural women in business sustainability-related initiatives …
Protecting Children: Reflective Practice for Future Educators
In Italy, Bachelor’s degree courses in Education Sciences prepare future educators who can work within public, private and third sector organizations in the planning, implementation and evaluation of educational interventions. A curricular traineeship of 250 hours is foreseen, preceded by a 50-hour training course on critical situations in educational contexts. During their traineeship, students participate …
The Effects of Growth Mindset, Multicultural Efficacy, and Peer Relationship on Democratic Citizenship of Elementary Students in South Korea
The purpose of this study was to verify the effects of growth mindset, multicultural efficacy and peer relationship on democratic citizenship of elementary students. The subjects were 212 4th~6th grade elementary students in South Korea, surveys were conducted from November 2022. Descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, and multiple regression analysis was performed using SPSS 27.0 for …
Creating Innovative Educational Hackathons as a Means for International Institutions to Collaborate While Also Assisting NGOs
Educational hackathons offer a unique learning opportunity for participants. They provide a platform for individuals to learn new skills, collaborate with others, and solve complex problems while working on real-world projects and gaining hands-on experience. This approach is particularly rewarding when used to connect universities across continents and to partner with international NGOs. This paper …
Transforming Science Education at Grade 9 With a Pedagogical Technological Integrated Medium: An Integrated Approach for Teaching, Learning, and Assessment
The study aimed to explore the potential of technology beyond its role as a teaching tool in science education by introducing the concept of a Pedagogical Technological Integrated Medium (PTIM). The PTIM approach functions as a platform for scaffolding, enabling students to construct meaningful knowledge structures. It brings together teachers (T), learners (L), and parents …
Automated Classification of Student’s Emotion Through Facial Expressions Using Transfer Learning
Emotions play a critical role in learning. Having a good understanding of student emotions during class is important for students and teachers to improve their teaching and learning experiences. For instance, analyzing students’ emotions during learning can provide teachers with feedback regarding student engagement, enabling teachers to make pedagogical decisions to enhance student learning. This …
Student Interest in STEM in Qatar: Aspirations, Barriers and Future Prospects
Embedded in the local cultural and political context, this study sought to explore the individual, social and cultural influences affecting students’ interest in pursuing Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) studies and eventual careers in Qatar. Guided by the Theory of Systems Thinking, this study was implemented with a view to investigating the factors likely …
Exploring the Integration of Sociocultural Theory and Self-Determination Theory in Blended Learning: Implications for Language Education
Blended learning, which combines traditional classroom teaching with online learning, is a popular educational trend. This study explores the integration of Sociocultural Theory (SCT) and Self-Determination Theory (SDT) in blended learning environments to enhance language learners’ motivation, autonomy, and learning outcomes. This article provides an overview of blended learning in second/foreign language contexts, followed by …
Improvements in the Effectiveness and Quality of Learning Through the Peer Review Strategy: A Case Study in the UPV/EHU
In formal education, assessment is the most widespread way of ensuring that students have learned the content of subjects. In most cases, such assessment is carried out on the basis of an examination. However, there are authors who criticise assessment seen in this way, since student participation is passive and prevents consideration of other elements …
Unraveling Young Chinese Addiction With the K-pop Culture: Cultural Identity and Representation
With the rise of the “Second Korean Wave” driven by K-pop culture, it has become ubiquitous in the lives of Asian students, particularly in China. Notably, Chinese students have exhibited a strong addiction to this pop culture phenomenon. This study aims to investigate the reasons behind young Chinese students’ addiction to K-pop culture, utilizing the …
Proposing a Trauma-Informed Curriculum Framework for Basic Science in Medical Education- A Comprehensive Exploration
This study addresses the impact of psychological trauma on medical students and investigates interventions to support academic success. Observations at a Caribbean medical school revealed students facing trauma-related difficulties, prompting an inquiry into the inadequacies of current educational strategies and the need for trauma-informed medical education. The study hypothesizes that a dedicated and inclusive curriculum …
A Study on Vocational Commitment and Related Factors of Special Education Assistants in Taiwan
In recent years, Taiwan has invested a lot of resources in hiring special education assistants to assist students with disabilities and reduce the burden on special education teachers. Their job responsibilities include working under the supervision of teachers to meet their teaching needs, assisting classroom students with school learning and campus life, and many other …
Communication of Cultural Heritage Through Performing Art: Theatre and Memories of Former Mental Asylums
Traditional theatre performances contain many other arts such as singing, acting, and dancing, consisting of diverse design processes including masks, costumes, people, stories, and place settings. They are perfect examples of synthesis of arts that create a perfect dialogue between space and body helping people to feel, empathize, and experience the culture, history, and the …
An Alternative Approach to Working With Assessment in School –How to Make Students Profit From Teachers’ Feedback
A programme on assessment for learning has been running in Norwegian schools for years, and this has resulted in teachers putting much effort into making criteria lists and giving thorough feedback to students. One element of the programme that may have been less prioritized is the involvement of students in the assessment work. This study …
Concreteness and Imageability Differentially Predict Judgments of Manual and Visual Similarity
How we understand language is fundamentally shaped by our interactions with the world around us, according to modern theories of cognitive embodiment and predictive inference in perception. Sensorimotor experiences associated with specific words are reflected in those words’ levels of concreteness and imageability, psycholinguistic constructs that are meant to capture the sensorimotor tangibility of word …
The Charm of Reproduction: The Special Experience Brought to Visitors by “Flying Mythological Horses” in the Hong Kong Palace Museum
The emergence of digital technology has had an immeasurable impact on society. Reproduction using VR, AR and other technologies as media also appear more frequently in museum exhibitions, which has also aroused many people’s doubts about the “authenticity” of museums. In “The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction,” Benjamin believes that reproduction …
Practices and Challenges of Learner Autonomy in English Learning: Voices From High and Low Achievers
Autonomy of English language learners in EFL contexts has long interested scholars to investigate how autonomy is practiced and ways to promote it. However, there seems less research investigating how learner autonomy is practiced among students from different academic competence levels. Therefore, this qualitative study aims to investigate students’ practices and challenges of autonomy in …
Challenging the Social Order of a Patriarchy Through Social Media Activism: The Case of the Greek #MeToo Movement
Greece’s traditionally patriarchal society was shaken by the emergence of the Greek #MeToo movement in 2021, enabled by social media’s speed and networked power. However, two and a half years since the movement’s emergence on Greek social media and mainstream news media, its legacy and long-term impact on Greek society are still being questioned. Although …
The Clarinet as a Tangible Acoustic Interface: New Features
This article supports the concept that a clarinet can be transformed and considered as a Tangible Acoustic Interface (TAI), when under the influence of new media art or digital components, and several approaches to achieve it. The traditional instrument, developed over centuries by luthier´s handcraft in collaboration with instrumentalists and composers, underwent an evolution triggered …
Dyslexia and Graphocentrism: Neuroscience Contributions
This study focuses on the lack of special scientific agenda of Brazilian education institutions regarding dyslexia as a Learning Disorder, which unfortunately leads not only to students’ frustration, but also to a lack of interest and, consequently, it also leads to the false idea that successful reading and writing skills are the only actual proof …
GPT and Its Implications for Assessment in University Language Courses
This presentation considers the impacts that GPT is having on the assessment of non-native English speakers at a language centre in a university in Hong Kong. This presentation starts with a brief summary of how computer assisted language learning (CALL) has developed over the last few decades to bring us to this point in mid-2023 …
Scenarios as Means for Identifying, Developing, and Accessing Critical Thinking in Pre- and In-Service Teacher Education: A Preliminary Discussion on the Findings of an International Collaboration
Critical thinking is widely considered a vital aspect of education, necessary for comprehending concepts and solving problems. Compelling evidence from various studies indicates that even a significant number of university graduates lack the ability to think critically, despite its emphasis in education. Critical thinking involves a process of reasoning that is reasonable, reflective, and aimed …
Effectiveness of Video-Based Flipped Classroom on Students’ English Achievements: A Meta-Analysis
Today, flipped classrooms (FC) effectively blend traditional education with social networks, encompassing both in-class and out-of-class environments. The popularity of FC increased its research numbers in many particular contexts and medium. The study specifically focusses on video usage as FC’ medium of learning. Therefore, the present study aims to evaluate the impact of using the …
Using Technology at Community Colleges to Equip Adult Learners for Employment: Digital Divide a Challenge
The world has entered the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) and South Africa is no exception. In order not to be left behind, everyone needs to embrace 4IR. This study emanates from the Adult Community Education and Training (ACET) programmes that are offered at community learning centres in the rural area of Limpopo Province whereby, facilitators …
Mitigating Social Engineering Attacks on the Elderly: Personalized Countermeasures to Enhance Cyber Situational Awareness
The elderly population has experienced a significant financial and psychological impact from cyber abuse, particularly during and after COVID-19. This heightened vulnerability is primarily due to the rapid shift of essential services – such as Internet banking, telemedicine, and online shopping – to digital platforms, leaving many older adults unprepared and reluctant users of these …
Art and Sports Images as an Approach for Teaching and Learning in Art and Physical Education Curricula
Art and sports are two domains that have traditionally been considered separate entities within educational settings. However, by combining these disciplines, educators can create a more holistic and interdisciplinary learning experience for students. This paper examines the potential benefits of using art and sports images as educational tools, including enhancing creativity, fostering critical thinking, promoting …
Scaffolding Teacher Talk in Face-to-Face vs. Online EAP Contexts: Teachers’ and Students’ Views
Despite growing research evidence on the facilitative role of scaffolding strategies in enhancing students’ learning outcomes, scaffolding L2 learners in hybrid EAP contexts has been an under-researched area. The aim of the present study is twofold: 1) to explore how English language instructors use teacher talk to scaffold language learning during online and face-to-face EAP …
Programme Review, Lessons Learned and Challenges
The objective of this presentation is to share some of the lessons learned and challenges faced when revising the process of programme design in our institution. Affected by the experience of having to adjust teaching and learning during the pandemic, our school started a long-term project to introduce a new procedure and principles for programme …
Demand for and Use of Political News by Youth Groups: The Mediating and Moderating Role of Media Impressions
Extant studies have explored the influence of media content on political perceptions and behavior from a media effect perspective, which essentially treats individuals as homogenized atoms. In addition, individuals are proactive and dynamic in their choice of media. Therefore, this study examines the relationship between the political news needs of young people and their use …
Exploring the Dynamics of Ice Hockey Strategies Using YOLOv8 and Gephi in Sports Education
In modern fixed-field team sports, computer vision techniques have been commonly applied in analyzing team strategies and tactics. This research presents a combination approach using object detection, multi-object tracking, and social network analysis (SNA) to investigate the dynamics of ice hockey strategies. Specifically, we utilize YOLOv8 object detection algorithm to detect players and ByteTrack to …
Making Decision: Masculine Women in Indonesian Movies
Gender is understood as a cultural concept that seeks to make a distinction in terms of roles, behavior, mentality, and emotional characteristics between the sexes of men and women. In society, gender tends to implicate feminine traits in women and masculine traits in men. One of the fundamental but significant masculine traits is the courage …
SCIFARI: Exploring the Effectiveness of Team Teaching in Science on Middle School Students
In the Middle School Science department at Mallya Aditi International School, Bangalore, India, a team of teachers designs and delivers course content to enhance learning experiences. The pedagogy of the Middle School departments includes deliberations among the team regarding lessons, hands-on activities, experiential learning opportunities and evaluation processes before and during implementation. This has been …
A Design-Led Approach to STEM Education: Challenges and Opportunities in Hong Kong Secondary School Teachers’ Responses to D-STEM
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education is now recognised as a key factor in the development of a country’s workforce and economy. In Hong Kong, the design-led approach to STEM (D-STEM) facilitates the integration of creativity and technology and thereby encourages students to adopt collaborative and reflective processes and helps them develop the interdisciplinary …
Exploring the Use of Technology to Enhance Parental Involvement in Children’s Education: A Qualitative Study in Selected Rural Schools in Limpopo Province
Parental involvement is a crucial factor in enhancing children’s academic achievement and success. However, in rural areas parental involvement in children’s education is often limited due to challenges, such as the lack of resources, and inadequate communication channels between parents and schools. The study responded to the question of: How do teachers and educators perceive …
Digital Literacy: From Embodied to E-bodied Reading Experience
According to the approach of Embodied Reading (Malafouris, 2013; Mangen & Schilhab, 2012) the reading body and the reading brain get into a dynamic interaction with the pure materiality of the medium. During reading, this interaction of the Body-Brain-Medium Triad creates a complex reading experience, which “depends on direct experiences in the moment as well …
What PISA Set Aside? The Ignored Role of Writing Skills and Reading Fluency in OECD PISA Reading Literacy Assessments
The OECD/PISA Reading Literacy Assessments (RLA) are the most accepted but controversial large-scale measurements, which generate significant debates about their validity. The consequences drawn from the survey reports of 2000-2022 seem to be misleading in several cases, especially how they discuss/ignore writing skills and reading fluency. In my lecture, I claim that (1) the PISA …
Teaching Peace Linguistics in ESL Classrooms: A Catalyst for Global Peace
Peace Linguistics is a branch of Linguistics aimed at helping users of languages to create conditions for communicating peacefully in varied contexts by humanizing the use of language and raising awareness of individuals’ communicative roles to interact in a dignified manner. This field of linguistics is borne out of the need for the use of …
Strength in Numbers: Analysis of the Effectiveness of Team Teaching in Mathematics in Middle School
Mallya Aditi International School, Bangalore, India, is an inclusive school that caters to a wide range of students from high-end socio-economic backgrounds to economically underprivileged students, admitted under the Right to Education Act. The students have been exposed to team teaching from the early years of school and continue to experience the same in Middle …
Hindu Worldview Through Folk Etymology in Vāyupurāṇa
It is noteworthy that some of the interesting characteristics in Indian texts are the way to see the world through folk-etymological analyses especially in Hinduism, which leads to the objective of this article: to study Hindu worldview in the text named Vāyupurāṇa (VP), one of the significantly early Śaiva Hindu texts. The research methodology is …
Exploring Users’ Sensory Experiences in Physical Learning Spaces: Politecnico di Milano School of Design as a Case Study
The paper aims to identify learning space users’ sensory needs and preferences and determine which interior design elements and strategies best meet them to positively influence behavior and impact learning, educational performance, and individual and social well-being. A two-phase mixed-methods research (MMR) methodology is employed in the study. First, a thorough literature review was conducted …
Lyricism and Voiced Spaces in Tennyson’s ‘Maud’
Tennyson’s ‘monodrama’ has often been approached by critics as a choral text: one which is usually seen as a synergistic challenge to the Victorian singular self. What is less explored are its other conversations with the ideas of place, and its use of setting and location for its fractured conceptualization of selfhood. It is an …
Creating Interaction: A Storytelling Framework for Arts and Design Referring Quantum Theories
In art practices, the challenge of enhancing practitioner’s creativity is the most important topic in the filed of arts and design. As once assumed, the creativity is the most vital ingredient as its appearance is unpredictable just like quantum leaps (Koyama and Niwase, 2017, p.3). Referring to the String Theory, the eleven dimensions of space-time …
An Exploratory Pilot Study on the Integration of Neurodiverse University Students Into Mainstream Learning and Their Performance: Case of Jones Learning Center
This pilot study explores the impact of inclusive classroom on neuro-diverse college students at Jones Learning Center (JLC) – University of the Ozarks, and their consequent academic performance having participated in an integrative process designed to support students who are intellectually capable of obtaining a college degree, but who require support for learning challenges owing …
Life Satisfaction Determinants of Older Adults with Disabilities – Hierarchical Regression Model for Abu Dhabi
This study investigates the factors influencing the life satisfaction of older adults with disabilities in Abu Dhabi. Drawing from 319 older adults (60+) with disabilities who participated in the Abu Dhabi Quality-of-Life (QoL) survey conducted in 2021, a hierarchical regression model was fitted, controlling for specific individual attributes. The significant model identified several life-satisfaction determinants …