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Development of Appropriate Knowledge Cultivation and Production of Para Rubber for Farmers in Loei Province, Thailand
This research aimed to study on 1, To create and promote participatory learning in the field of knowledge management of the para rubber in the community . 2, To develop a set of appropriate knowledge of cultivation and production of para rubber for farmers in Loei province, Thailand .The research methodology were both quantitative and …
Designing an Adrenaline Auto-Injector: The Perception of Shape as an Affordance of Use
Adrenaline auto-injectors are considered an effective and immediate emergency treatment for severe allergic reactions that may result in potentially fatal anaphylaxis if not treated on time. These auto-injectors are designed to be self-administered intramuscularly by the patient or the carer, who are generally instructed on how to apply them; however, studies indicate that these are …
Development of an Automated Drinking System Using Microcontroller for Broiler Production
Although the broiler industry is one of the fastest growing industry in the Philippines, it still lacks the process of automation. Thus, this study sought to develop an automatic drinking system for broiler production that can monitor, control, record water quality and environmental data parameter. An automated drinking system was designed using the Arduino microcontroller …
Past, Present, and Future: Roles and Trends of Thai Community Newspapers in Los Angeles
This study focuses on Thai newspapers in Los Angeles, regarding services and benefits offered to the Thai community, their individual characteristics, and challenges they have encountered. In-depth interviews were conducted among 9 Thai newspaper publishers in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. A focus group consisted of 15 Thai readers with varying ages. Those research participants …
Teaching History or Retelling Ancient Stories with Pictures: William Blake and the School Version of Virgil
History is not only told by words but also images and objects. This paper looks into the book illustrations of an early 19th-century British school book and their means and purposes for history education. The English poet and printmaker William Blake made a famous set of woodcuts for Dr. Robert Thornton’s “Pastorals of Virgil” (1821) which …
The Practice of Language Advising at the School of Modern Foreign Languages (Falem) at the Federal University of Para (UFPA)
This presentation aims at defining language advising, as well as informing how the practice is done, and who is involved in the process. Studies have shown the importance of language advisers in teaching and learning a foreign language (GARDNER; MILLER, 1999; MOZZON-McPHERSON, 2007; RILEY, 1997; VIEIRA, 2007). One of the goals of language advising is …
“Dancing Boys to Dancing Men Danicng Their Differences” Using Critical Events, Critical Reflection and (Auto)Biography to Inform Us of the Lives of a Community of Male Dancer/Choreographers.
Boys and men do not dance – it is not perceived as a masculine characteristic or trait in a culture that is deemed masculine. For the boys who grow to men and choose a career as dancers, life can be difficult, problematic and at times traumatic. This is further heightened by their having to negotiate …
Efficacy of STEM and Engineering School Model Programs in the Los Angeles, California Area
California is famous for being the home of leading tech innovators such as Space-X, Tesla, Apple Computer, Facebook, Ebay and many others. But what are California schools doing to create a workforce capable of working in those “Tech” jobs? This presentation covers the curriculum models most likely to create students who seek engineering and science …
IIIEPE – A Laboratory for the Development of Stem Teaching Competencies Through Computational Thinking and Artificial Intelligence
This article presents a teacher training strategy based on the design of an educational innovation laboratory that promotes the development of STEM teaching competencies through computational thinking and artificial intelligence in public schools in the State of Nuevo León, Mexico. Today, the development of computational thinking is a core teaching competency, which reveals the importance …
Health Risk Assessment of Heavy-Metal Containing Soil Near Some Auto Service Centers of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
The municipal solid waste of coal combustion is one of the main environmental problems in Ulaanbaatar, especially in the area of “Ger” districts due to lack of heating system and no waste management [D. Altantuya et al., 2012 and B.Byamba et al., 2017 and Delgermaa et al 2016]. The coal ash is disposed of in …
The Quilombola School and the Confrontation of Prejudice: A Management Experience in a Riverine-Quilombola Community
The discussions developed in this article are part of an experiment on the management of a quilombola school located in a community remaining in the city of Abaetetuba, State of Para. Since this is a school that is located in a territory that attends quilombolas students and others who are not remaining quilombolas some situations …
Beyond the Bars, Breaking Barriers towards Digital Inclusion: Family Visits through ICT-Based “E-Dalaw” as Innovation in the Reformation Program of the Maximum Security Inmates of the New Bilibid Prison, Philippines
Information Communication Technologies (ICT)’s enabling power of bringing about participation fosters social and digital inclusion, and supports the Philippines’ development goal of “Inclusive Growth”. The country’s Correctional System piloted an ICT-based program called “e-Dalaw,” that enables inmates to connect to their families regularly. This is in line with modern reformation concepts, as prison visits were …
Evaluation of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) on Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual Education (MTB MLE) Program among Grades 1 and 2 Public School Teachers in Lupi, Camarines Sur
Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual Education (MTB MLE) in the Philippines is on its early stage of implementation. It aims to address the issue of language as a barrier in education mainly caused by contents of materials that are unfamiliar to learners. While there are many challenges in the implementation of MTB MLE, the success of this …
Content Analysis of the Forum Theater Play Melanie on HIV/AIDS Stigma
The study aimed to determine how the forum theater play Melanie portrayed HIV/AIDS stigma, specifically: 1) count occurrences of HIV/AIDS stigma based on three conceptual frameworks on stigmatization; 2) analyze how the theatrical codes identified by Kowzan (1975; as cited by Segre, 1980) are related to the portrayal of HIV/AIDS stigma; and 3) identify the …
Generative Design: Co-Creation Process Between Designer and Computational Thinking
Generative design is a projective tool that allows designers and creators from other areas of knowledge to have applied innovation approaches. It is currently an emerging exploration process that integrates artificial intelligence and parametric design processes, consolidating itself as a milestone in the construction of alternative design proposals. This research analyzes the potential value of …
When Cyber Libel Restrains Press Freedom: The Case of Maria Ressa
Local and international journalism organizations continuously call for the decriminalization of libel, monitor harassment and impunity toward media practitioners, and push for the free speech of media organizations and their journalists. In the Philippines, threats to journalism can hardly disappear when tyrants are elected into government: freedoms of expression and of the press are continuously …
Supervision as an Educational Activity in Clinical Psychology Training Programs: Conceptions on Its Core Characteristics and Implementation
During the first stage of a broader educational evaluation study, a qualitative exploration has been conducted on conceptions that clinical supervisors hold in regard to: 1) the characteristics of clinical supervision as an educational activity; and 2) input, activities and results related to the implementation of supervision as a formative component in clinical psychology training …
Dialogue, Problematization, Political Commitment and Community Participation as the Main Elements of Integrated Pedagogical Actions of Rural Family Houses
The intent of this paper is discuss the integrated teaching experience in a rural family house maintained by an organization of rural workers in the Brazilian Amazonia, Province of Gurupá, state of Pará, Which promotes the Integrated Technical Education into basic education focused on high school. This essay is based on the Gramscian Concept of …
A Study of Relocation Factors of Production Base and Investment of Japanese Investors from Thailand to CLMV+I Countries
The aim of this research is to study the factors that affect theories applied to the inventory management of auto- parts manufacturing companies. The sampling group was the executives who were responsible for inventory management of 342 auto- parts manufacturing companies located in industrial estates. Systematic random sampling was used to select the samples. The …
Preparing Future Educators to Support the Language Needs of All Students
Due to the increasing number of English as a Second Language (ESL) in United States classrooms, educators in higher education must provide experiences to prepare students to support all learners. Educators can support learners to naturally build in opportunities to speak in their native language. Gonzalez (2014) shares “allowing students some use of their first …
Ethno-cinematographic Rhizomes: Examples From the Independent Cinema of Apichatpong Weerasethakul and Anocha Suwichakornpong
We propose a conceptual framework of filmic analysis, the “ethno-cinematographic rhizome”, as a parallel and convergent vehicle of audiovisual artistic creation and para-ethnographic observation of non-Western societies in today’s global era. It is based on the concept of “rhizome” by the French philosopher Gilles Deleuze, an “image of thought” that understands knowledge in a non-hierarchical …
Language as the Foundation of “Dasein”
Metacognition, together with anthropolinguistics, evolutionary psychology, and philosophy, have for years postulated a scientific consideration of the interrelationships between language and the self-awareness of a being in relation to its existence. Recognizing one’s own existence “in” and “in relation to” the world can be described as Heideggerian Dasein. Theories of consciousness formulated within the framework …
The Moral Imperative of Bi-Cultural Leadership: The Leader Laid Bare
This paper explores my journey as a High School principal as I explore culturally appropriate leadership styles that will ensure equity of educational outcomes for Maori students at Rangiora High School, a large state secondary school in the South Island of New Zealand/Aotearoa. This study was prompted following an analysis of our student achievement data …
Exploring the Notions of an Indigenous Presence in the Public Sphere of Mining Discourse: The Alangan Mangyan’s “Enclaved Public”
The study problematized the presence of “public sphere” in an indigenous people’s community using the Habermasian construction of the public sphere as lens. It assumes that constructs of public sphere, is communicatively constituted in their articulations about their engagements with the mining issue. The study surfaced the AlanganMangyan construction of the “public sphere” by examining …
USA Rural High School Students Creating Safe Spaces to Develop Community-Focused Techno-Social Projects
This paper describes a techno-social justice program (Scott, 2021) across six rural high schools in Arizona, USA between 2019 and 2021. We explore how students developed safe spaces in their classrooms while creating community-focused projects using technology. Projects included a website on environmental justice awareness, where visitors were encouraged to calculate their carbon footprint and …
Meaning for Meaning: Applying the Theories of Dynamic Equivalence and Contextual Correspondence in Language Translation
The effectiveness of “dynamic equivalence” and “contextual correspondence” as theories/approaches in language translation was tested in two translation contexts: (1) applying and testing the theories in translating scientific articles on food biotechnology, and (2) using the theories to analyze the cultural meanings of “storm surge” in the context of the super typhoon “Haiyan” (“Yolanda”). For …
Visser: Addressing the Need for Modern Science Laboratories in the Philippines
Access to modern science laboratories is still a problem in most public high schools in developing countries like the Philippines. Based on a survey with 173 respondents conducted from September 2013 to June 2014, 77% of schools have laboratories. However, only 15% have access to digital measuring devices and sensors. To address the need for …
My Own Little Television: Implications of the Conflation of Internet Broadcasting and Television Broadcasting in the Korean Context
Internet broadcasting jockey (BJs) has been a lucrative occupation in Korea, but it has not necessarily been a legitimate job. However, the recent boom in independent internet broadcasting shows spearheaded by an online video streaming service AfreecaTV has brought these shows and the BJs into the limelight. Not only do some of the popular BJs …
Stories of Diaspora of Overseas Filipino Workers in Singapore: A Management Perspective
This qualitative study focused on the documentation and analysis of the narratives on the diaspora stories of the overseas Filipino workers in Singapore in the contexts of their fear, opportunities, and management initiatives, viewed through management perspectives. The Filipino diaspora has gone global having overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) present in all parts of the world. …
Conceptually-Driven Intergenerational Programming in Singapore: A Case Study
There is scarce information on how and why intergenerational programming (IG) contributes to psychosocial change, and a dearth of conceptually-driven IG in Singapore. Given this, our exploratory study fills a practice research gap by identifying a conceptual basis, theory of change, and translation enablers for psychosocial change in the young. Focus group discussions were carried …
Psychometric Properties of Chinese Translated Body Compassion Scale
According to the structure of self-concept, physical is considered as one of the elements affecting a person’s evolvement of self. In regards to the equilibrium mental benefits of self-compassion in reducing the possibility of judgmental bias involved in self-esteem, the concept of body compassion was focused. Body compassion has addressed and enlightened both the dimension …
Cheats, Thieves and ‘the Kids’: Electronic Dance Music and Technological Change
Over the past two decades, electronic dance music (EDM) has shifted away from being primarily a vinyl-based culture due to the adoption of new technologies for production and performance. Whilst enabling new creative possibilities for musicians, these technologies have also disrupted existing norms within EDM culture. Audiences reacted with unease to the initial use of …
From Compassion Fatigue to Compassion Satisfaction: A Research Among Physicians Specialising in Oncology at the University of Padua
Context: The quality of health workers’ professional life includes some expressed or latent metacognition skills related to psycho-emotional stress management, especially in settings where there is constant contact with suffering or dying patients. The purpose of this study was to ascertain the quality and quantity of self-care strategies among oncology residents. Method: A professional educator …
The Motivation of Chinese Students in Learning Foreign Languages Other Than English
This paper investigates the motivation of Chinese university students in learning Languages other than English (LOTEs) through the lens of Self-determination Theory, exploring the difference in motivational types among different subjects of 75 university students who are English, LOTE and non-language majors who took part in the questionnaire-based study. Students’ motivation was measured using Noels …
Estimation of Nitrogen Dioxide Concentrations in the Inner Bangkok by Land Use Regression Model
The Pollution Control Department (PCD) has long been responsible for an hourly measurement of Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) concentrations at its twelve stations located within the 430 square kilometer area of Inner Bangkok. In the past, to estimate NO2 concentrations at any unmeasured location, the proximity model, interpolation model, or dispersion model were employed. These models …
Multi-level Structural Equation Model of Factors Affecting the Performance Appraisal Effectiveness of Special Education Teachers
The purposes of this research was to develop and examine the congruence of multi-level structural equation model of factors affecting the special education teacher’s performance appraisal effectiveness. The research divided into two phases; (I) The synthesizing the key factors of MSEM of factors affecting the performance appraisal effectiveness of special education teachers, using synthesis documents …
ISSN: 2186-2311 – The Asian Conference on Sustainability, Energy and the Environment 2012 – Official Conference Proceedings
“Working Together Towards a Sustainable World”
May 3-6 2012, Osaka, Japan
ISSN: 2186-2311
ISSN: 2189-1044 – The IAFOR International Conference on Language Learning – Dubai – 2016 Official Conference Proceedings
IICLLDubai2016, Dubai, UAE
Conference Themes 2016: “Convergence and Divergence”
Saturday, February 27 – Monday, February 29, 2016
ISSN: 2189-1044
The Experiences of the Members of Basic Faith Community (BFC) of San Isidro Labrador Parish, Virac, Catanduanes
This study explores the Basic Faith Community experience of San Isidro Labrador Parish in Virac, Catanduanes. It also identifies the personal, spiritual and community life of the members prior to and after joining the Basic Faith Community (BFC). The primary data were gathered from documents of the diocese; parish priest; priests directly involved in the …
Resilience Throughout Books for Young Learners
The global pandemic changed the lives of many adults and children across the globe. As students return to school and continue to navigate the new world after facing this hardship, educators must be prepared to provide support and guidance. Mulvahill (2021) shares “kids need support and instruction to manage successfully in school (whether that’s in …
Supporting Out-of-School Literacy Experiences
Educators are aware of the importance of extending the learning environment beyond the classroom. When parents, guardians, and families are involved in the learning process, students have additional support and can make greater academic gains. Learning Liftoff (2015) states “recent research on the best practices in education suggests that parental involvement, not income or social …
Utilizing Mentor Texts with Elementary Students
Mentor text can be utilized in all academic areas to support students. While many educators often associate mentor texts with reading and writing, quality mentor texts can go beyond those two academic areas, such as math, science, social studies, and physical education/health. While selecting mentor texts, educators need to look for texts with engaging characters, …
Games to Support Vocabulary Development With Elementary Students
Vocabulary is an important component of learning for students in all academic areas. The use of games to teach and master vocabulary terms in various school settings has many benefits. Games can be challenging for students but also provide students with opportunities to be engaged at a deeper level. Learning Lands (2021) states that “instead …
Strategies and Activities to Promote Active Engagement in the Classroom
Educators understand the importance of active engagement in the classroom setting to promote higher order thinking. According to Hurst (2021), “research shows that students whose teachers spend too much time talking are less likely to be engaged during classroom instruction. Luckily, reading instruction can be so much more than lecture, reading practice, memorization, or decoding …
Enrichment in the Elementary Classroom
Enrichment activities can provide students with additional learning opportunities. However, as educators, it can be a challenge to develop meaningful enrichment activities for students. “Enrichment encourages students to take a more expansive or in-depth look at a concept or topic, perhaps by further research, approaching it with a different lens or perspective, or connecting the …
Education and Training for Social Change: Analyzing a Social Welfare Model for Grassroots Development in Bangladesh
The shortage of skilled workers is the major barriers to economic prosperity in Bangladesh. A third of its population falls between 10-24 years old but the youth forces are not well-trained with technical education and social knowledge. The present study shows how philanthropic endeavors can contribute to improving the vulnerable conditions of the rural population …
Social Policy and Female-Headed Household in the Post Revolutionary Iran
In the recent three decades Iran bears various changes such as revolution, war and socio-economic development which have also brought changes in Iranian families. One of the most dramatic of these changes in the Iranian family in these years has been the increase in the prevalence of female-headed households. Purpose: The main purpose of this …
A Redesign of Principal Education Program During the COVID-19 Crisis
COVID-19 pandemic around the world entailed an uncertain reality for higher education system. We, at the Faculty of Education, of a well-known and established teacher education college, felt the need for documenting this transformation focusing mainly on challenges and obstacles in teacher education during the crisis. In this respect, we invited lecturers to share their …
When a Media Entity Humanizes its Identity Politics of Representation in The Filipino Channel’s Own Historiography
The study is a critical discourse analysis of the ‘auto-historiography’ of The Filipino Channel (TFC) in the form of periodic station IDs and 20th anniversary audio-visual presentation. It looks into how TFC constructs a humanized identity of itself as a transnational Filipino, and why maintaining such an identity is necessary for longevity. Using the three-dimensional …
When It Absolutely, Positively Has to Be Learning Online: Emic Reflections of Teacher – Student Resilience within an Australian Tertiary Pathways Landscape
COVID-19 signalled an end to the free movement of international students to Australian tertiary institutions necessitating a paradigm shift away from conventional face to face teaching and the benefits of cultural and linguistic immersion for online learning. This paper draws on auto-ethnography to explore and evaluate the impact of this transformation upon the affective and …
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 …
Topographies of Memory and History: Japan in the Films of Chris Marker
The sense of disorientation experienced by the memory crises of global technological modernity isoften described in spatial language. The French term depaysement captures this comminglingof categories of time and space literally: out of country-ness. This is the condition of vertigo activelyconstructed in the seminal films of Chris Marker, whose travelogues, or auto-ethnographies, employa range of …
“I See the Urgent Needs of Children”: A Dialogue With the “Firefighter of Charity Work”
This paper explores the career journey of an award-winning founder of a charity. The interview data comprised a Zoom recording, which was auto-converted into verbatim transcript, and then analyzed using social-cultural discourse analysis with a focus on the use of descriptive metaphors by the speaker. The first part of interview consisted of an informative public …
The Relevance of Technical Vocational Education and Training Skills in Meeting the Market Demand in Eswatini
There are several types of technical vocational education and training (TVET) skills offered to offenders who are incarcerated in correctional services worldwide, Eswatini included. The paper presents the findings about the relevance of TVET skills offered to offenders in meeting the demand of the market in Eswatini. The research questions were: What type of vocational …
ISSN: 2186-2303 – The Asian Conference on the Social Sciences 2011 – Official Conference Proceedings
“Sustaining the Future”
June 2-5 2011, Osaka, Japan
ISSN: 2186-2303
ISSN: 2432-8642 – The IAFOR International Conference on Sustainability, Energy & the Environment – Hawaii 2021 Official Conference Proceedings
IICSEEHawaii2021
January 06-10, 2021 | Held online from Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
ISSN: 2432-8642
“Princess Robot Bubblegum” Critiques “Cool Japan:” An Illustration of the Impact of Japan’s Soft Power Movement through a Cross-Cultural, Cross-Media Response
The anime parody ‘Princess Robot Bubblegum’ found in Grand Theft Auto IV has stirred controversy in both video game and anime fan communities: Some members recognize the parody’s alienation as a critique of Japan’s attempt to build cultural capital and soft power; others argue that the episode illustrates how humor can be used to foster …
Development of a Solar Cooling System Based on a Fluid Piston Convertor
Solar water pumping and dynamic water desalination has been developed at Northumbria University during the last few years. These systems are built around the fluid piston converter with a simple design and made of low cost materials. In water pump and desalination systems, the fluid piston converter works as an engine driven by solar thermal …
The Role of Teacher’s Written Formative Feedback on Students’ Critical Thinking
In higher education formative feedback has positive effects when it facilitates the development of students’ reflection and self-assessment in learning (Nicol, Thomson, & Breslin, 2014). Nevertheless, an increasing pressure of workload on university teachers makes the design of formative feedback strategies more difficult to implement (Yorke, 2003). This study shows innovative ways for promoting written …
A Need to Support Teacher Diversity Through Culturally Relevant STEM Education at the Elementary School
The United States and European nations are persistently engaged in advocating the need for culturally relevant practices for the diverse student population to achieve maximum student participation and engagement in mathematics and science (hereinafter referred as MSED). However, there exists a huge gap in preparing mathematics and science teachers who could implement culturally relevant practices …
A Phenomenological Study on Experiencing in-Class Discussion Among University Students in Hong Kong
Adoption of various type of information and communication technologies in different teaching and learning activities have been a common practice all over the world. One of its adoptions is to facilitate an interaction among students through online discussion forum. While such practice wins a lot of adherents in higher education, there is a concern over …
ISSN: 2435-5240 The Southeast Asian Conference on Education 2020: Official Conference Proceedings
SEACE2020, MAX Atria at Singapore EXPO, Singapore
Friday, February 7– Sunday, February 9, 2020
ISSN: 2435-5240
Understanding Perceptions in Foster Care: Changing the Narrative
Changing the Narrative is a youth-initiated effort to identify implicit bias toward youth and alumni of foster care (YAFC) and to redress it within the education and social services sectors. Results from a survey distributed to a representative sample of the general public in Los Angeles County (N=2488) confirmed both that the public has negative …
From the Classroom to the Community and Back: The Development of a Community-based Research Model for Contemporary Higher Education
Community-based research is a collaborative research approach to address a community-identified need that can also be used as a pedagogical tool. In this study, we describe the development of the Capstone experience module, an academic module at a residential college in an Asian university. This module creates an unique learning environment through the formation of …
The Silk Roads, 300 BCE to 1700 CE: Connecting the World for Two Millennia
The trade networks of the Silk Roads offered an astonishing array of intellectual and cultural influences, which, through the exchange of knowledge and ideas, both verbal and written, still reverberate throughout our societal framework today. Science, arts and literature, textiles and technologies were shared and disseminated into societies along the lengths of these routes, and, …
ISSN: 2188-1162 The European Conference on Education 2021: Official Conference Proceedings
ECE2021 Online from London, United Kingdom
Thursday, July 15 – Sunday, July 18, 2021
ISSN: 2188-1162
Student Ambiguity Tolerance as Predictor of Problem-Solving Ability in Mathematics
Development of problem-solving ability among students is one of the main goals of mathematics education. This study investigated the relationship between student ambiguity tolerance and their problem-solving ability in mathematics. In particular, it sought to determine whether or not students’ positive reaction toward unfamiliar or uncertain stimuli predict their ability to solve non-routine word problems. …
L.A. Streetwalkers: Female Artists Telling Stories on the Streets
This presentation will examine the practice and artwork of three female street artists’Annie Preece, A Common Name and Anna Drumm’who currently live in Los Angeles and illegally put up work on its streets. Their practice varies in material, aesthetic and narrative content but shares a strong ideological commitment to authentic communication, a raw energy and …
ISSN: 2186-5914 – The Asian Business & Management Conference 2013 – Official Conference Proceedings
ABMC 2013, Osaka, Japan
Conference Theme 2013: Corporate Governance and Business Sustainability
Osaka, Japan
November 21-24, 2013
ISSN:2186-5914
Strengthening and Supporting Social Emotional Development
Social-emotional learning (SEL) for students plays a crucial role in student success and well-being. This research investigates the challenges in social emotional development among students in the post-pandemic learning environment, specifically for a charter school in Southeast Los Angeles. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, 87% of public schools have reported the negative …