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Minors’ Engagement in Health-Based Programs: Insights From UNICEF Lesotho’s HIV-Nutrition Intervention
This paper explores strategies to enhance minors’ understanding of program participation, ensuring their active involvement from the program’s inception through its completion, emphasizing the crucial role of sustainability for long-term change. Drawing insights from UNICEF Lesotho’s three-year HIV-nutrition intervention (2019-2022) that spanned all 10 districts and 69 community councils, the project championed the health and …
Crucial Conversations With Adult Learners: Addressing Academic Remediation, Mental Health Concerns, and Lapses in Professionalism
In the intricate landscape of modern education, effective communication is paramount, particularly when engaging in crucial conversations with adult learners. This conceptual framework delves into the significance of these conversations, exploring their role in addressing academic remediation, mental health concerns, and lapses in professionalism. By examining the impact of such discussions on adult learners’ educational …
Reconnecting With New Zealand: There, Online, and Back Again for English for Specific Purposes Students With a Culture Focus, 2019–2024
Many programmes taught under emergency then planned online conditions from 2020-2022 are returning to face-to-face or blended teaching modes. This article relates and reflects on student experiences before, during, and after the pandemic, in original face-to-face, emergency-online, planned online, and blended modes, on an English for Specific Purposes (ESP) programme with a special focus on …
A Study Examining the Development of STEM Inquiry-Based Pedagogies With TVET Education Lecturers: An International Professional Development
The National Standards Curriculum implemented in 2016 in Jamaica includes expectations that STEM disciplines be integrated into the primary and grades 7-9 curriculum. This integration is framed on an inquiry-based model driven by problem-based and project-based learning. Lecturers therefore need to know about STEM integration and how to model this to preservice teachers. This paper …
Perception of Foreign English Speakers as Instructors in Elementary Schools in Japan Towards Various Attributions of Japanese Teachers of English
In elementary English education in Japan, Japanese teachers of English have heavily relied on foreign English speakers as assistant language teachers (ALTs). Kano and Hiratsuka (2023) highlighted the widening variety of the attributions of Japanese teachers in the recent few years. Nakazawa and Kano (2022) focused on the perceptions of Japanese teachers towards ALTs, both …
Synthesisability: Empowering Teachers, Promoting Research
Continuing professional development (CPD) is essential for enhancing teachers’ knowledge and skills in fast-changing times. Co-ordinated exploratory action research (EAR) initiatives present meaningful opportunities for teachers’ CPD in low resourced environments (Smith & Rebolledo, 2022). However, teachers may see research as troublesome, and researchers may overlook the value of teachers’ outputs. Tensions between mismatched stakeholder …
Well-Being of the Students – What Matters?
According to the WHO (2022), anxiety disorders are highly prevalent globally. It is much more prevalent among adolescents because of their exposure to a variety of stressors. Research shows that emotional well-being changes over the course of their schooling, with a general increase in anxiety, highlighting the need to further investigate the risk factors that …
The Establishment of an Asynchronous E-learning Course in Higher Education – Challenges and Guidance to Overcome Them
After the Corona period, the use of asynchronous e-learning settings has increased in higher education, including the Bachelor’s degree program in Business Information Technology (BIT) at the University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW). In autumn 2022 an asynchronous e-learning course was introduced for a compulsory finance module in the aforementioned program. The comparison of …
Identity Re-Articulation, Muslim Hip Hop and ‘Mappila Cool’ in Kerala, South India: Reading “Thallumaala”
This paper seeks to analyse the recently released Malayalam film “Thallumaala” (2022) in the context of Muslim hip-hop and Hindutva in Kerala, India. A carnivalesque action film that dabbles in themes like love and heartbreak, “Thallumaala”’s soundtrack, album, choreography, sartorial choices, making etc signal the arrival of ‘Muslim hip-hop’ in India. This paper makes use …
Online Language Learning in the Time of COVID: Instructor and Student Perspectives
While computer assisted language learning has been a long-established form of instruction (Chapelle, 2005; Lim & Aryadoust, 2022), this mode of learning surged during the recent pandemic when in-person instruction was rapidly shifted online. While the process of planning for online language instruction has been studied in detail (Pawan et al., 2016), the sudden migration …
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 …
Form of a Successful Y Series
The research in the topic of “Form of a Successful Y Series” is a qualitative research with the objective of studying and analyzing successful television series in the Boy’s Love genre (known in Thai as “Y Series ”). The methodology involves the textual analysis of 7 key qualities of the shows studied, including Plot, Character, …
Assessing Collaborative Teaching Under the Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic: Instrument Development in the Context of the SECI Model
This paper aims to develop and validate a SECI model (socialization, externalization, combination and internationalization) instrument to assess collaborative teaching quality under the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on transnational education in China. Although Chinese universities responded to this education disruption in emergent response, lockdown due to the COVID-19 brings pandemic pedagogy to transnational higher education. …
Koto-tsukuri: Education at the Interface
The move to online was a serious disruptor. We reflect here on almost three years of fully online educational work at university level in a science-based curriculum in Japan. Presented as a workshop at the conference, participants experienced a real-time deployment of a class management system put together with low-code tools. Initial setup was to …
The Development of Learning Activity of KWDL Technique Combined With BAR Model to Improve Problem Solving Ability in Math
The research entitled The Development of Learning Activity through KWDL Technique combined with BAR model to improve problem solving ability in Math for Secondary 1 (Grade 7) students made use of a quasi-experimental design wherein the experimental group was exposed with learning activities through KWDL technique combined with BAR model while the control group learned …
Toward Sustainable Design: A Study on Consumer Preferences for Design Characteristics of Chinese Spring Festival Clothing
Based on a questionnaire survey and analysis of consumers’ preferences for Spring Festival clothing, this study attempts to compare the traditional design characteristics with the art-derived design characteristics to test whether the latter is more in line with consumers’ preferences, and thus can be more sustainable. A questionnaire survey was conducted concerning festival costume consumption …
Leveraging WBCL in Higher Education Architecture Programs
Higher education programs in architecture are under increasing pressure to meet the challenges created by expanding integration of digital technologies, new online platforms, and the lingering limitations imposed by the Covid19 pandemic. New expectations for addressing expanding automation, material development, synchronous/asynchronous learning, online communication, increased environmental equity, and climate-change challenges, are triggering comprehensive changes in …
Using Pre-Test for Assessing Familiarity With Japanese Culture of Foreign Students During Japanese Communication Class
After over two years into the pandemic, international student mobility is still not recovered in Japan and many of the exchange activities with students at foreign universities are still being conducted online. In 2022, we conducted an online summer school for foreign students from abroad to learn about up-to-date scientific research trends as well as …
“That Was a Masterpiece!”: Crafting Effective Workshops for Japanese Pre-Service Teachers of English
The implementation of the new Course of Study Guidelines in Japan has increased the demands on teachers at elementary, junior, and senior high schools. Regrettably, the support structure for English teachers in the public system is sadly lacking. Every day, novice English teachers in Japan are facing challenges for which their pre-service training has failed …
Development of Analytical Thinking Using Flipped Classroom Approach for Big Data Analytics Courses
This research clarified the development of analytical thinking skills through 10 hands-on lab sessions conducted among undergraduates at Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP). This systematic review study examined 30 publications from 2017 to 2022 that were discovered through a comprehensive systematic mapping process for a more in-depth analysis. Previous studies indicate that most instructors and students …
EFL Teachers’ Experiences and Attitudes to Emergency Remote Teaching at Japanese Universities
In 2020 teachers worldwide faced an unprecedented situation in the form of the COVID-19 pandemic. In Japan, this forced educators to quickly adapt face-to-face programs to online ones as the new academic year started in April 2020. Although Japan is a technology rich society, the use of technology in education had been limited up until …
Superheroes by Design: Soundtrack-driven Content for Students’ Creation of Motion Graphics used in Live Orchestra Performance
The focus of this study is on the collaboration between multi-disciplines; music, design, time-based media and orchestra performance. This is a case study involving a series of motion graphics created by design students for the Superman comics-inspired “Metropolis Symphony” composed by Michael Daugherty (1988-93) and performed by the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra on June 17-18, 2022. …
The Effect of Spatial Intelligence and Learning Management on the Learning Outcomes of Mechanical Engineering Students in the Mechanical Drawing Course
The workforce needed in the industrial revolution era 4.0 is not only skilled at operating machines (machine operators), more than that it is required to have a better understanding of AI (Artificial Intelligence) which includes the latest machines. backed by skills. design, the achievement of student design competence from the learning process must be supported …
Preparing Undergraduate Designers Using the Results of a DE&I Survey of the Local Design Industry
This paper presents and analyzes the hidden biases in the Dubai design industry and proposes a pedagogical framework to assist students in transitioning into the workforce by equipping them with relevant tools to tackle their occurrences and engaging in reflection around their own biases. Diversity of Dubai is heralded everywhere, yet many designers experience bias …
The Faceless Learners, the Perplexed Instructors, and the Dilemma of Webcams: A Survey of Instructors at Two Bahraini Universities
After more than two years of teaching remotely in an emergency mode due to the Covid-19 pandemic (between March 2020 and October 2022), the interaction between university students and instructors in Bahrain has shifted tremendously due to the lack of social, visual, and physical presence associated with the more traditional face-to-face teaching practice. This paper …
A Comparison of Student Self-Assessment in Online and Face-to-Face Learning Environments
With the recent migration to online learning due to the global pandemic, the need to foster autonomous learners in English language courses has elicited much attention. Inherent to autonomy is the ability to assess one’s process and progress in learning. However, little research in student self-assessments has reviewed how online learning can impact this practice …
The Effectiveness of Interdisciplinary Learning on 21st Century Skills for Taiwanese Elementary School Students
The World Economic Forum has proposed a vision of Education 4.0 in 2022, pointing out that innovative pedagogies and emerging technologies should be applied to place students at the center of learning and develop their ability to solve real-world problems. This study implemented STEAM project-based learning (PBL) combined with emerging technologies in Taiwanese elementary schools, …
A Case Study of Pre-service Teachers’ Physics Laboratory Skill in Measurement and Uncertainty
In a physics laboratory, an experimental result and its uncertainty are significant because they permit others to evaluate the quality of the experiment. This is the most essential competency for high school science teachers. The purpose of this study was to explore laboratory skills in physics, particularly measurement and uncertainty. Data were collected from pre-service …
How Did Traditional Nomadic Herders Increase in the Past Decade? –The Relations of Higher Education, TVET, and Career Trajectory
This study aims to reveal the growth factors in nomadic herders, featuring the relations of higher education, TVET, and the job market in Mongolia. Past studies demonstrated the dramatic decrease of herder households in young generations in Mongolia due to the vulnerability under climate change and preference for an urban lifestyle after the mobility to …
An Analysis of Content Marketing on Social Media by Five Top Global Universities
Social media are used increasingly by higher education institutions (HEIs) to promote brands and connect to stakeholders. The authors analyzed post type and post content on Facebook posted by five selective universities of Top 20 QS World Ranking University 2022: Massachusetts Institute of Technology from USA, University of Oxford from UK, ETH Zurich-Swiss Federal Institute …
Advancing Educational Equality: Using AI Technology in K-12 English Language Education in Rural China
The development of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies provides the opportunity for students from disadvantaged areas to have equal access to educational resources. This paper applies the theory of educational equality to examine AI technology as an alternative to the current ICT practices for the improvement of English language education in rural China. A systematic review …
Analysis of Big Data and Education Research Using Data Mining
Background: The interest in big data in education related to the continuous industrial revolutions affecting education and several industries has led to increased publications about it. Objective: This study aims to identify prevalent big data in education research and describe the temporal trends of topics using data mining. Methodology: Social sciences-related abstracts were systematically mined …
Creativity in the Preschool Classroom
Polaroid photography in the early childhood classroom has been a subject, which is usually excluded from some early childhood curricula or small group activities because of its media being something of the past. This paper supports the value of polaroid photography in young children’s play and small group activities in an early childhood classroom. Utilizing …
Teaching in Times of Crisis – What Have We Learned (So Far)?
Coronavirus disease has made an enormous impact on many fields of functioning, including the educational system. This impact was pronounced in higher educational system and accelerated the transition toward remote learning strategies in medical education, leading from traditional to online education during crisis. The aim of this article is to review the body of literature …
Media Exposure and Health Behaviors of Menopausal Woman in Ranong Province, Thailand
This study examines the relationship between media exposure and health behaviors among menopausal women in Ranong Province, south of Thailand. The primary objectives of the research involve analyzing the association between media exposure and health behavior among 375 menopausal female patients who sought medical assistance at Ranong Hospital, Thailand in 2022. The results indicate significant …
Negotiating Gender Roles in Intercultural Communication in Qatar
This sociocultural linguistic study explores gender roles within the Qatari community emphasizing masculinity-femininity in terms of education, marriage, interdependence-independence and from different perspectives, including religion and traditions. More specifically, it focuses on the ways whereby gender roles associated with male and female Qatari students in intercultural communication courses in a university in Qatar are negotiated …
Universities and their Engagements with Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) Initiatives: An Environmental Scan
The ongoing rise of digitally immersive technologies is hard to ignore. According to a recent study by the Global Virtual Reality Association, by 2020 the augmented and virtual reality (AR-VR) sector will create an estimated 225,000 to 480,000 jobs in Europe alone. Come 2025, the global economic impact of immersive technologies is expected to reach …
Implications of Trilingual Education on Pre-service Training in Wales
This paper will focus on innovations in the Welsh education system in light of the introduction of a new curriculum in 2022, (Welsh Government, 2020). Language learning is one of the areas facing changes, with international languages, Welsh and English being placed in the Area of Learning and Experience known as Languages, Literacy and Communication. …
Health Impact Perceived by University Students at Three Sites in Asia: Two Years Into the Pandemic
Two years since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, education in universities is still being disrupted. Prolonged exposure to the pandemic situation may result in health-related problems for university students. In January 2022, we conducted an online survey in three universities in Bangladesh, Thailand, and Vietnam for a rapid assessment of students’ perceived impacts on …
Photopoetry as You Have Never Read/Seen Before: A Study of ʻAlāʼ ʻAbd al-Hādī’s Shagin [Sympathetici] (2003)
Pairings of poetry and photographs date back to the nineteenth century. However, the name photopoetry, was first used in Photopoems: A Group of Interpretations through Photographs (1936), photographed and compiled by Constance Phillips. Michael Nott (2022) defines photopoetry as “a form of photo-text that takes, for its primary components, poetry and photography” (p. 1). Rather …
Black Life Matters: Did It Change Our Perception of Art?
Through this presentation, I wish to share the research findings of the Tolerable Art project, and demonstrate how it will be leading to a ‘creative outcome’. I will also be wondering if the ‘creative outcome’ of the project remains ‘art’ in the typical sense. Tolerable Art research project started in April 2022. It is concerned …
Investigating Formative Assessment Strategies to Support Differentiation via Digital Technology in Elementary Math Classes
In this study we investigate how digital technologies can support educators’ differentiation and students’ learning through formative assessment (FA) strategies. A three-dimensional assessment framework is developed via a European project FaSMEd (2022) by eight experienced elementary teachers, familiar with digital technology, who received instructions (and support) for FA mathematics strategies. Five FA strategies were used …
In Their Shoes: A Framework to Enhance Faculty Intercultural Competence Through Virtual Reality and Self-Reflection
Intercultural competence is an essential tool in the 21st century and an integrated part of global readiness. A hidden curriculum plays an essential role in intercultural competence in higher education (Blasco & Tackney, 2013; Elliot et al., 2016; Leyerzapf & Abma, 2017). This hidden curriculum represents faculty’s beliefs, preconceived ideas, and behaviors unintentionally delivered and …
Information and Communication Technologies Use of Parenting in Early Childhood in the Pandemic Era: Benefits, Risks, and Implications
The COVID-19 pandemic outbreak poses serious challenges to traditional parenting practices. ICT-assisted parenting, in which parents seek information, make connections, and participate in intervention programmes, is receiving increased attention. Global studies indicate that online parenting is beneficial for children’s cognitive, emotional, and behavioural development, as well as for parent-child interactions. Despite this, there remains a …
Facilitating Technology Use by Older Immigrants: A Scoping Review and Reflection on Fieldwork Experience
Background: While technology usage has proven to be beneficial for older adults in general, many older immigrants remain excluded from the digital realm. Recent studies have examined technology usage among older adults, some of which focused on older immigrants. Objective: The objective of this poster is to present the major barriers to and facilitators of …
Fine Arts in a Digital Age
This article will summarize the research shared at The 10th European Conference on Arts & Humanities, 2022 hosted at Birkbeck, University of London, UK, including a discussion of the Canadian landscape of fine arts in an online environment, an exploration of the use of web technologies to promote diversity and equality through notable examples, and …
Evaluation of Media Architecture in Urban Night Scene — A Qualitative Study of Avena Theater in Swansea
In June 2020, the Media Architecture Biennale Formal (MAB) was held in Amsterdam. Due to the influence of pandemic, most of the activities were held online. In the introduction of this session, it is proposed that the transformation of media architecture is gradually transformed from media facade and urban screen to urban experience, management and …
“Nandopananda”- Process of Performance Rehearsal for the Creation of Contemporary Performing Arts
Nanthopananthasuttra Kham Luang is Buddhist literature that Prince Thammathibet Chaiyachet Suriyawong wrote in 1736 B.E. from the Nanthopanathapakorn scripture that Phra Buddhasiri originally composed in Pali. It is considered one of the valuable pieces of literature of the Ayuthaya period that represents the poetic genius of Prince Thammathibet, the writer who had composed this piece …
Resilient Design of Public Space in Older Communities of Shanghai
Sustainable Cities and Communities have been identified as a future international urban development objective by the United Nations Centre for Sustainable Development (UNCSD). And as an integral component of urban development, community resilience is one of the most important indicators of a city’s sustainable development level. Shanghai saw an outbreak and rapid spread of the …
Digital Learning Assistants in Higher Education Environments: A Qualitative Focus Group Study
Digital technologies have become increasingly important for educational institutions since the Covid-19 pandemic. In this paper, we present an artificially intelligent assistant system that supports students and prospective students on different levels. In addition to an AI-based chatbot as the central communication element, the virtual guidance system includes planning, study analysis, and motivation applications. To …
Mindfulness in Art Practices, an Ethnographic Research on Hong Kong Artists in Visual Arts, Music/sound Art, Performance and Contemporary Art
In the field of neuro-science and psychology, there have been many studies proving mindfulness practices help well-being. However, there are very few researches done in Hong Kong. This is the very first one regarding local artists’ mindfulness practices. Since 2019, Hong Kongers have been experiencing extreme difficulties due to political situations plus Covid-19. We are …
From E-Government to Social Media: An Analysis of Political Communication in the Xuzhou Eight-Child Mother Incident
New media platforms have the characteristics of fast speed, a wide range of communication, and multiple subjects (Li, 2022). The government uses social media to communicate with people and releases government-related information through e-government (Graham, 2014). New media platforms change the original top-down agenda setting, making the dissemination of events and information on the web …
Gender Analysis for the Pre-university Education Sector in Albania
Gender equality concept is unquestionably linked to the quality in the education system, as the foundations of the intellectual and social development of children. Achievement of gender equality in education system is an important challenge not only for the children but also for all responsible government institutions and their respective education and social policies. While …
Pingtung County Recovered from Natural Disaster and Achieving the Goal of Providing Domestic Electricity 100% by Green Power
After the completed “Aqua Solar Farm” project (installed capacity with 23.4 MW) due to typhoon Morakot in 2009, we are on the way to 100% green power for the need of domestic electricity in Pingtung. The first “Green Energy Promotion Office” was established to promote green energy in 2016. After engaging in “100% Renewable Cities …
The Learning Portfolio of Taiwanese High School Students and Its Impact on National University Admissions
To improve the effectiveness of Taiwan’s primary and secondary school curriculum reform, in 2022, the Ministry of Education will make changes to the manner of university access. One of the main reasons for concern among students and the general public is the inclusion for the first time of learning portfolios among the university entry requirements. …
Preferences for the Form and Financing of Long-term Care Among Older Adults – The Case of Warsaw and Madrid
As the number of family carers decreases, older adults with advanced dependency will have to rely on formal long-term care. Most older people prefer home-based care – provided by family members (informal) or by formal caregivers in their own home. However, as dependency increases, informal care is no longer effective. The aim of this study …
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 …
Enhance Your Student’s Perceived Learning, Attention and Motivation With Immersive Activities and Metaverse – Based Learning
This research was designed to test the effectiveness that immersive tools and activities, specifically metaverse-based activities, has on student learning. For this research, an experiment was designed with a control group and an experimental group in the course EM1009 – Business Model Innovation that is an Online Course lasting 5 weeks and was imparted in …
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 …
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 …
The State of Loneliness and Social Isolation Among Older Adults in Malaysia: A Scoping Review
Background: Social isolation/loneliness are negative feelings that can occur in any individual due to a lack of social contact or perceived dissatisfaction with relationships. When this occurs among older adults, higher morbidity and mortality ensues. This review identifies the prevalence, risk factors, and interventions for social isolation and loneliness among older adults in Malaysia. Methods: …
Precision Exercise Guidelines to Improve the Muscle Strength of the Elderly
WHO believes that aging is inevitable and is affected by the environment; how to create a healthy aging community space has become a trend in various countries. Taiwan’s elderly population exceeded 7% in 1993. In 2022, 21.69% of Chiayi County will enter the “super-aged (>20%)” society. The government department proposed the “Precision Sports Instructor Training …
Evaluating the Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index (GNRI) as a Predictor of Mortality in Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19
Introduction: Malnutrition can worsen clinical outcomes in older patients, underlying the importance of using a screening tool to detect patients at risk. We evaluated the association between Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index (GNRI) and mortality in elderly patients with COVID-19 infection. Methods: We evaluated 241 patients aged ≥65y who were admitted with COVID-19 infection to the …
Interfering Diffractively with Matter: Anamneses of the “Metagrid” Art Workshop
In this article, I examine how the concept of diffraction can be corporeally communicated within art workshops. Through my perception as an artist and workshop facilitator, I narrate the case study of the “metagrid”, which was part of “#metttafestival – Who are we on social media?” held at BUoY in Tokyo in October 2022. I …
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 …
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 …
Use of Machine-Learning in Engineering Students’ Trajectories
Students’ trajectories show the student path in the educational system from the beginning to the end of their studies. There are several statistical tools to achieve its understanding and subsequent decision-making by the institution. Each stage of the student’s trajectory can be described by educational, socio-economic, demographic and cultural variables. The purpose of the research …
Internal and External Factors Lead to Curriculum Change at Higher Education Institutions in Georgia
Various internal and external factors influence curriculum change and implementation which include but is not limited to the state educational policies, leadership and management, education institutional settings, teachers, technological advancement, resource materials, etc. These internal and external influential factors are closely interconnected. The UN Sustainable Development Goal Four (SDG4) focuses on education and aims to …
Participation of Families in Inclusive Education in the First Cycle of Basic Education: A Systematic Review
Family participation in school has proven to benefit child’s self-esteem, equality in inclusive education, and to a more enriching and equitable educational environment. The present study aims to deepen the understanding of the participation of families in the process of Inclusive Education in the first cycle of Basic Education, intending to conceptualize participation, involvement, as …
Engaging University Students in Designing an E-magazine
Student learning outcomes rely on the depth and quality of their engagement in language learning. Since the early 2000s, the concept of engagement has gained a lot of attention from researchers. They often define engagement as a complex construct that consists of behavioral, cognitive, and emotional components. In addition, students’ engagement is very important in …
Developing Graduate Attributes Through Active Feedback in Experiential Settings
In traditional course design, much of the assessment focusses on an individual submission, encouraging students to focus on the summative assessment instead of developing the expertise (Gibbs & Simpson, 2004). By embedding active feedback within class activities there is a shift in students’ focus on assessment outcomes to also being focussed on skills development. The …
Disability or a Personal Lifestyle? Examining Indian and Foreign Depictions of Obesity in “Double XL” and “The Whale”
Growing obesity rates are a serious problem among Indigenous populations in several nations throughout the world. Numerous media studies have been done on various elements of obesity, but there hasn’t been much research done on how obesity is portrayed in the media, particularly in films. Recent films released from both industries with the underlying theme …
The Impact of Low Birth Rate on Higher Education in Taiwan: University Teachers’ Work stress and Coping Strategies
The decreasing birth rate in Taiwan has caused a significant enrollment drop among many universities in Taiwan. In the year of 2022, a total of 19 universities have failed to reach a 60% enrollment rate. According to the statistics provided by the Ministry of Education in Taiwan, at least twelve universities have been shut down …
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 …
The Result of Lesson Learned to Develop a Manual for Development of Social Media Knowledge Project in Southern Border Provinces of Thailand
This research focuses on the problem of poverty and unrest prevailing in Thailand’s 4 southern border provinces during the digital era. To contribute to the resolution of these challenges, the researchers undertook a social media knowledge development project spanning from 2020 to 2022. The project’s implementation process involved several key steps, which were carefully analyzed …
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 …
Service Learning in Nutrition and Dietetics Education: A Systematic Review
Service learning (S+L) is a teaching method through which students apply what they learn in the classroom to real-life situations. In so doing, students help a community in addressing their needs and challenges, and, at the same time, students deepen their learning about specific contents in a university programme. The aim of this paper is …
What Does it Mean to Give Faithfully in the COVID-19 Pandemic and Polarized America?: A Case Study of Liberal Mennonites
This presentation aims to examine the ways in which American liberal Mennonites collectively and individually allocate their financial resources to reflect their faith. Based on their religious interpretation, Mennonite congregations have encouraged their members to offer funds for peace promotion and support for the poor and socially disadvantaged. However, it is sometimes challenging to figure …
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 Psychometric Review of Three Measures of Social Isolation Among Japanese Adults
The Japanese Ministry of Health maintains that the term “hikikomori” refers to prolonged, voluntary isolation or confinement to one’s living space for at least 6 months. However, the conceptualization of hikikomori as a disorder and the development of its measures within the context of the pandemic are still novel. As such, the purpose of this …
Research Labs: Cultivating Impact Through Collaboration
VCUarts Qatar is the branch campus of the School of the Arts at Virginia Commonwealth University (Richmond, Virginia), located in Qatar Foundation’s Education City (Doha, Qatar). In 2022 the VCUarts Qatar campus formalized a Research Lab initiative in an effort to cultivate trans- and multi-disciplinary research for increased impact in the community, the classroom, and …
The Takhi, The Bear, The Dragon, and The Eagle: Mongolia’s Historic Foreign Policy Challenges
Despite multiple interactions between the United States and Mongolia over the course of 70 years, a formal relationship was not established until 1987. Much of that delay was because U.S.-Mongolian relations often took a backseat to other strategic interests including relations with China and the Soviet Union. Three years after the normalization of relations, a …
Systematic Literature Review: Learning Design Using the Flipped Classroom Model to Improve Learning Outcomes and Student Participation
With the help of anytime, anywhere access to online technologies, the flipped classroom learning approach focuses on students’ needs to improve learning efficiency. One style of learning is called a “flipped classroom,” which combines face-to-face synchronous interaction with online, individual learning. This study aims to analyze the use of the flipped classroom model to improve …
Systematic Literature Review: Implementation of Digital Leadership in Education in Several Countries
Digital leadership is strategic leadership by utilizing technology, especially digital assets to achieve organizational goals. The purpose of this research is to find out how digital leadership is implemented in various countries. The research method used in this study is the SLR (Systematic Literature Review) method. Collecting data by collecting similar research articles with research …
Re-envisioning Web Learning and Communication Experience With WebXR
As the digital era progresses, various information and communication technologies are adopted to enhance the language learning process and to facilitate effective communication. Over the past decades, learners have been exposed to a whole new world of knowledge learning, diffusion, and communication with augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) technology. Web-extended reality (webXR) is …
A Content Analysis of Online Streaming’s Popular Korean Drama Series in Thailand: Alcohol Imagery and Scene
Exposure to alcohol-related imagery in the media is linked to increased regular use and initiation of alcohol consumption among youth and young adults. This association is particularly evident on online streaming platforms, where portrayals of alcohol are often unrestricted. This study aims to conduct a content analysis of alcohol-related imagery and scenes in five popular …
Towards Creating a Transformative Arabic Language Classroom: A Pedagogical Model
Language learning is interrelated with learners’ identities (Temples, 2010; He, 2010). However, research that explores Arabic teachers’ innovative identity-targeted pedagogic practices in creating transformative Arabic classrooms is limited. This qualitative study draws upon the field of Positive Futures (Kraft, 2022) where positive perceptions of the future enrich students’ learning outcomes and asks: what pedagogic innovations …
The Views of Romanian Teachers on the Sexual Development and Education of Children
The topic of sexuality passes for a taboo in our country even today, there being no open treatment of the subject, not even in the closest family circle. There is no sexual education in schools, while sexual enlightenment is restricted to 1-2 hours, provided at the age of 13-14. Our goal is to determine the …
Means of Expression of Metaphorical Thinking in Primary School Lithuanian Language Textbooks
The development of metaphorical thinking occupies a significant place in the process of holistic (total) education of the personality. The development of children’s metaphorical thinking is a current issue that opens up new opportunities for scientific and practical researches in the field of cognitive potential of childhood; therefore it is especially important that this education …
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 …
“Our Gipsy Blood”: A Pragmatic Analysis of Minor Languages in Peaky Blinders
The present paper seeks to explore how, in the popular TV series Peaky Blinders (BCC, 2013-2022), minor languages are employed to deliver “face attacks”. My analysis will be centred on the pragmatic function exerted by/towards the Shelby family members – the leading gangsters of Birmingham, where the plot unravels – when the so-called “broken Romanian” …
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 …
Knowledge, Attitude, and Perception Towards ChatGPT Among University Students and Faculty: A Preliminary Exploration
Launched on November 30, 2022, ChatGPT has taken the world by storm with its ability to generate human-like text in a conversational style. The reactions varied from enthusiasm about its potential to enhance learning to concerns about its threat to students’ cognitive development and academic integrity. This exploratory study aims to (1) gauge the level …
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 …
Making Assessment Engaging for Elementary/Primary Students in Online Learning
This paper identifies the two main areas of online education that cause problems for elementary/primary school teachers. This is done through the use of quantitative and qualitative data collected cross culturally in 2022. Specifically, teacher interviews and surveys were used. Through rigorous data analysis and triangulation, the two key problem areas that come out on …
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 …
ISSN: 2187-4735 The Asian Conference on Asian Studies 2023: Official Conference Proceedings
ACAS2023 – Held in Tokyo, Japan and Online
Friday, May 19 to Monday, May 22, 2023
ISSN: 2187-4735
Concepts, Creation of New Realities, and Collaborative Work in Mixed Reality
This article intends to introduce the reader to a historical overview of technology as Mixed Reality (RM) and also to indicate artists that the author found relevant during his research for the group exhibition “Coação Pictórica”, which took place at Casa dos Crivos in Braga, Portugal, in 2021. It also addresses authors such as Deleuze, …
Digital Application Literacy and the Modern Classroom
Pivoting to online learning in a pandemic posed challenges for educators, administrators, parents, and students. This exploration examined quantitative data establishing the disparities of access to computers and the internet for students, the likelihood of canceled classes, and differing experiences with virtual coursework or remote learning on paper for students based upon gender and race/ethnicity. …
ISSN: 2187-4751 The Asian Conference on Cultural Studies 2023: Official Conference Proceedings
ACCS2023 – Held in Tokyo, Japan and Online
Friday, May 19 to Monday, May 22, 2023
ISSN: 2187-4751
Transforming Undergraduate Research Experiences With Experiential Learning
Science and technology drive innovation, create economic opportunity, and are critical to national security. With increased competition for a skilled STEM workforce, high barriers to participation in STEM, the missing millions (Gershenfeld et al., 2021), and the longstanding underrepresentation of minoritized US communities, collective action is urgently needed to expand STEM education and training. Strengthening …
Analysis of Time Management, Problem-Solving Ability and Automotive Electrical Competence
In the 21st century, the industrial revolution 4.0 and regulations limiting fossil fuel use have caused the automotive industry to compete to create environmentally friendly vehicles. Electric-based vehicles are the right solution for future vehicles. Therefore, the workforce’s ability in the electricity field is urgently needed. Therefore, there is a need to improve the quality …
Protecting a Minority Culture in a Bilingual Society: The Impact on Canadian Society of Laws Restricting English Use in Quebec
This paper presents the complex historical context and development of language laws and related government cultural policies at the federal and provincial level in Canada and examines the profound impact on Canadian society of laws restricting English use in the predominantly French-speaking province of Quebec. Landmark Canadian language laws are compared and contrasted, and the …
Household Internet Affordability and Its Affecting Factors in Thailand
Internet accessibility is considered a key factor affecting economic growth in the digital economy. In Thailand, while internet use is on the rise, household internet access is less widespread than in developed countries. This study examines the situation of household internet expenses, affordability, and the factors that affect households’ internet affordability from 2012 to 2021. …
Examining Ageism Faced by Older People in Engaging with Digitalization (A Literature Review)
The shift in global age structure has sparked debate among scholars from various disciplines, with the primary focus on ageing as an alarming risk. Ageism has arisen as a result of the media, policymakers, and many academics portraying old age as difficult rather than promoting the critical role of the elderly in society. Rosales and …
A Necessary Challenge to Avoid Missing the Turning Point to Avoid Medical Malpractice
This study analyzed perinatal medical malpractice court cases in Japan between 1999 and 2021, especially those where midwives were found negligent in cases involving the use of labor- inducing medications. The aim was to identify the turning points where adverse events could have been avoided and examine the necessary measures to prevent missing these turning …
YouTube Shorts as the Inner Dynamic of Strategically Changes to Channel Owners
This study explores Shorts as a dynamic of propelling changes within the inner ecosystem of YouTube and interprets relations by analyzing the discourse surrounding the launch of YouTube Shorts from the collected YouTuber episodes in Taiwan. Institutionally, native video content producers on YouTube have continuously adapted to regulatory conditions from platforms before Shorts and concerning …
ISSN: 2186-2303 – The Asian Conference on the Social Sciences 2023: Official Conference Proceedings
ACSS2023 – Held in Tokyo, Japan, and Online
Friday, May 26 – Monday, May 29, 2023
ISSN: 2186-2303
ISSN: 2186-229X – The Asian Conference on Arts & Humanities 2023 Official Conference Proceedings
ACAH2023 – Held in Tokyo, Japan, and Online
Friday, May 26 – Monday, May 29, 2023
ISSN: 2186-229X
Cultural Representations of Emiratis in British Media: Stereotypes, Discourses, and Dominance
This paper aimed to interpret the cultural representations of the Emiratis in the British media through content analysis of two newspapers with significant circulation between 2020 and 2021: Metro and The Sun. Through a quantitative and qualitative analysis of news, information trends were established, and the cultural representations of the United Arab Emirates and its …
A Design Project Aimed to Promote Social Change: From the Classroom to the Community
This study reports on pedagogical practice carried out in an academic context with undergraduate students from the 1st year of Communication Design at Lusófona University of Porto (ULP) in the first semester of 2021/22. A collaboration project with Pedro Hispano Hospital (PHH). Students were invited to design posters integrated into The Organization for Economic Cooperation …
Inspirational Curriculum Innovation: 21st Century Teachers Leading the Way – Teaching in Aotearoa New Zealand
The rapid advancements of education in the 2Ist century makes the value of innovation a priority and an integral part of teacher education. Eclectic teaching practices and the changing role of the teacher, signal the need for innovative approaches to curriculum development. In Aotearoa New Zealand early childhood teachers lead the way as innovators within …
From Fully Online to Face-to-Face Learning: A Qualitative Study of Malaysian Higher Education Students’ Agency in Learning following the Pandemic
Based on the concept of student agency which is an individual’s ability to manage their own learning, this study explores Malaysian higher education (HE) students’ responses in their transition back to on-campus learning following long periods of fully-online learning during the 2020-2021 COVID-19 pandemic. Data from students at 13 Malaysian HE institutions were gathered through an online survey’s open-ended questions, exploring their perceptions of their …
The Use of Chatbots to Support International Students in Higher Education: A Proposed Study
A current challenge across the higher education (HE) landscape are increasing drop-out rates and falling levels of student engagement within first year cohorts (Ellis, 2019; Bryson, 2014). In the case of international students studying abroad, increasing drop-out rates are correlated with feelings of “social isolation” (Peel 2000). These feelings are reportedly amplified by issues of …
Internal Protective Factors of Chinese Rural Students’ Academic Resilience
Youths are future pillars and valuable assets of a society. The large rural youth population defines the sustainability of tomorrow’s labor market. Empirical studies consistently suggest that Chinese rural students’ educational development is under considerable socio-economic and cultural threats (e.g., unprivileged family SES & unsupportive rural parental ethnotheories) (Kong et al., 2021), while little is …
Status of E-Inclusion, and Prediction of Social Inclusion Among the Elderly in Taiwan
Digital aging is an essential part of active aging. E-Inclusion means that everyone in society can participate in the information society. In an aging society, whether E-Inclusion affects social inclusion? The secondary data analysis method was used in this study— the source of original data from the National Development Council(2021). There are 1,745 who are …
Providing Accessible Learning Materials for the Diverse Learner: Equitable Learning Opportunities Provided Through School Libraries
Libraries are founded on a philosophy of equal access to information and are concerned about accessibility to all (Tewell, 2019). In the 21st century, technology provides an opportunity for accessing infinite learning materials. Once responsible for housing and dispersing written materials, libraries now meet new challenges of providing materials in various media and multimedia platforms. …
Initiatives on Performing Lesson Study in Egypt–Japan Schools (EJS) –Towards Realizing New Professional Development Scheme
In an unprecedented step towards developing the quality of education after decades of neglection, the government of Egypt established Egypt-Japan Schools (EJS) under the Egypt-Japan Education Partnership (EJEP), in 2018 (Mostafa and Hambara, 2018; Mostafa, 2021). So far, 51 schools have been established all over the country. These schools embrace the new curriculum “Education 2.0” …
All Work and No Play Makes Jack a Dull Boy Is No Longer True
Education is not always funny, and teachers must motivate students in order to give them the sense of a constant work. Active learning removes apprentices from their safe place by establishing a situation where risk gambling is supported, as Howell (2021) explains in his investigation. This environment allows them to share their thoughts and highlights …
Female Students’ Responses to Change: Adaptation, Maintenance, or Surrender
The present research examined college students’ reactions to the post-pandemic instructional world. The participants were from an understudied student population of women from a society in transition from a patriarchal order to one fostering gender equity in education and employment. Thus, participants had to cope with a return to pre-pandemic educational practices (i.e., a local …
Teachers’ and Learning Advisors’ Perspectives on Integrating Reflection Activities into a Language Curriculum
According to Huang (2021), reflection on language learning is a process whereby language learners think deeply about their abilities, strategy use, and task performance, and in doing so, become more aware of their linguistic knowledge and self-regulation skills. This is important in helping them develop metacognitive awareness, setting a “foundation for learning and success” (Fleming …
Significance of Working Together to Create and Revise a Consistent Achievement Goal Chart: Focusing on Teachers’ Narratives
Japan’s Ministry of Education and boards of education in each prefecture have been emphasizing collaborative activities between elementary, junior high, and high schools. However, it has been pointed out that collaboration between schools has not progressed very well. This may indicate the need for collaborative activity research in English education between different school types is …
Rural Home Care Nurses’ Experiences With Continuing Nursing Education
Rural home care nurses require access to continuing nursing education to address the increasing complexity of client care needs in their communities. There is currently limited literature on continuing nursing education for rural home care nurses. The purpose of this study was to explore the continuing nursing education experiences of rural home care nurses using …
The Effects of Podcast Sound Bites on Information Retention: An Experimental Analysis
Podcasts are an increasingly popular tool for teaching and learning in higher education (e.g., Newman et al., 2021). These audio recordings often couple narration with sound bites, or excerpts from interviews. To date, little-to-no research has been conducted on the cognitive effects of educational podcasts. This lack of research, in combination with the structure of …
Teacher Preparedness for Human Rights Education – Curriculum Assessment in Higher Education Programmes in Albania
The pre-service training of teachers is the first important stage in the professional journey of the teacher toward his or her main mission. It lays the foundation for professional thinking and provides the new teacher with a set of basic skills to make classroom learning truly effective. Initial teacher training is a key factor in …
Mental Health Difficulties Among Asian Psychologists and Trainees
There is a lack of representation of Asian faculty and trainees in clinical and counseling psychology, and their mental health challenges are often overlooked. We surveyed accredited doctoral training programs and internships across the United States and Canada in 2021. Out of 1959 responses, 158 respondents (8%) identified as Asian. Most Asian respondents (n = …
The Effects of Social Media Use on School Learning: Evidence From PISA 2018
It is shown that younger users are more active on social media (Colleen Mcclain, Emily A. Vogels, Andrew Perrin, 2021). The frequent use of social media is changing the manner in which a new generation of students communicate, learn, and think. As a result, the discussion on the impact of social media on learning achievement …
The Identity of People With Disabilities: Advancing Through a Study on Self-Determination and Self-Knowledge
The concept of identity has been a research topic for hundreds of years. Researchers have considered the influences of culture, physical development, and interpersonal relationships to describe how a person’s identity, or self-concept, develops. Another aspect of a person’s self-concept involves physical, mental, or learning disabilities. A study was conducted in southeastern Spain in 2021 …
Learning Motivation of Adult Learners During the Transition to Fully Online Learning Due to COVID-19
This paper investigates the learning motivation amongst adult learners in Singapore, during Singapore’s transition to fully online learning due to COVID-19. A mixed methods study consisting of two phases was conducted from 2020-2021: (i) Phase One is an online survey which consists of a series of Likert-scaled items that ask respondents to reflect on their …
Make the World a Better Place: Design Skills in an Academic Context
This article aims to present a pedagogical practice carried out in an academic context with undergraduate students from the 2nd year of the Communication Design course at Lusófona University (UL) in the second semester of 2021/22. A proposal that provides continuity to a project developed in the 1st semester in partnership with this NGO. A …
Barriers and Challenges of Online Assessments During the COVID-19 pandemic: Perceptions of Undergraduate Pharmacy Students
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed inherent weaknesses and posed novel challenges during the implementation of distance education. This mixed-method study aimed to investigate undergraduate pharmacy students’ perceptions of the barriers and challenges in online assessments during the pandemic lockdowns. A self-reported questionnaire was designed to collect responses from third-year pharmacy students from April – May …
Unpacking the Impact of Network Organization on Knowledge Creation: A Case Study in the Sino-foreign University
The emerging knowledge economy and disruptive information technologies significantly impacted and challenged the university. Due to the drawbacks of cumbersome procedures and rigid reporting lines (Kotter, 2014), the traditional hierarchical structure adopted by the universities severely hinders flexible cross-departmental collaboration and interdisciplinary innovation within universities. As a potential solution, network organization is proposed due to …
Intergenerational Differences and Inheritance of Marriage Between Born “Around-1975” and “After-1995” Groups Based on China
The globalised rise in late marriage and divorce rates is to some extent a reflection of life choices and attitudes towards marriage. China is a densely populated country, and after the one-child policy, most families have a pyramidal structure; in 2021, the Chinese government officially enacted the three-child policy, with the aim of stimulating and …
Improved Adjunct Compensation Leveraging The Continuous Improvement Cycle
This session will share the continuous improvement process leveraged by the University of Arizona Global Campus’s Academic Operations department to carry out faculty focused system and process initiatives. The focus will be specifically on the design, development, and implementation of a new adjunct faculty compensation model the university launched in October of 2021, and the …
The Public Good in South African Education: The Lifeblood of Democracy
This paper investigates how the concept of education as a public good in South Africa has been affected by privatisation since 1994. This study locates itself within a human rights framework, which is premised upon South Africa’s (seemingly progressive) Constitution of 1996 and seeks to investigate the potential shift of education as a public good …
Locating Your Inclusive Practice: A Reflective Heuristic and Workshop
Conceptions and theoretical understanding of what constitutes Inclusive Pedagogy abound (Hernández-Torrano et al., 2020; Hockings, 2010; Lawrie et al., 2017; Livingston-Galloway & Robinson-Neal, 2021). Furthermore, wide-ranging recommendations proliferate, complicating implementation. Building on the groundwork of Lewis and Norwich (2004) and Moriña’s (2020) the facilitator provides a heuristic for attendees to clarify their own conception, implementation, …
Reflection on My Interactions With Student J Within the Framework of Motivational Interviewing
Current pedagogies for supporting academically struggling students mainly include tailoring learning contents to meet their differentiated needs or offering one-on-one interventions to improve their self-management. However, using counseling approach to elicit behavioral change has not been explored much. This case study analyzes my three conversations with an academically struggling student in a rural primary school …
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 …
Trauma-Informed Leadership: A Case Study of Educational Leadership and Crisis Management of Secondary Schools
This qualitative research utilized a case study research design that investigated the school head’s leadership and crisis management. It enlisted the participation of five school heads using convenient sampling based on inclusion criteria. To collect data, a semi-structured written interview based on Lawson (2021) was used. To display the narratives, the data were transcribed, examined, …
The Influence of Self-Concept on Interest in Becoming a Teacher in Indonesian Students of Mathematics Education
This study aims to determine the influence of self-concept on interest in becoming a student teacher in the Mathematics Education study program at a private university in Indonesia. The method used in this study is a survey method with a descriptive-quantitative approach. The sample used in this study was made up of students of the …
Virtual vs. Conventional Internship: Its Impact on University Students and Fresh Graduate’s Employability Level
The COVID-19 pandemic impacted various aspects of people’s life. In the education aspect, the COVID-19 pandemic has changed learning methods from face-to-face to online via Zoom or similar platforms (Feldman, 2021). At the same time, there is a need for students and recent university graduates to develop skills to enter the workforce despite the pandemic …
Development of Student Status Reports of a Faculty in University Using Interactive Microsoft Power BI for Effective Academic Administration
The student status report is generally designed for academic administration to get information to analyze the learning progress. For the case study at the Faculty of Industrial Education and Technology (FIET), King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi, there are 8 undergraduate programs, 7 master’s programs, and 1 doctoral program. There are average number of 755 …
A Study on the Challenges and Transformation of Small Schools in Taiwan
The proportion of small schools in Taiwan continues to increase, with public elementary schools with 12 or fewer classes reaching 55.3% in 2021. In addition to inherent factors such as geography, transportation, and culture, the impact of a declining birthrate has exacerbated the situation. In an era of diverse educational development, small schools face various …
The Use of Virtual Tabletop for Revising Electron Counting in Inorganic Chemistry
Electron counting of metal complexes is an important skill for chemistry undergraduate students learning inorganic chemistry. As part of game-based learning, we have developed a card game termed “CountQuest” for students to revise electron counting after learning this concept from conventional lectures. In this proceeding, we describe the use of a free web-based virtual tabletop …
An Assessment of Students’ Mathematical Competency Through the Mathematics Festival’s Activity
The purpose of this research was to explore ways in assessing students’ mathematical competencies needed for the 21st-century goal. The creation of the Thailand Mathematics Festival was adapted from the original Moscow Mathematics Festival in providing various assessment activities to analyze students’ mathematical competencies. The target group consisted of seventh-grade students who participated in the …
The Glocalization Strategy of Contemporary Thai Cinema
Since the success of Bad Genius (2017, Nattawut Poonpiriya), the most recent international success story in Thai cinema, Thai content has proven itself as a subject of interest in the global market. Following its success, many Thai filmmakers attempted to follow this formula. They utilized local culture and beliefs in order to attract international audiences. …
Fostering Career and Life Development of Secondary School Students Through Effective School Self-Evaluation Mechanism
OCED (Mann, Denis & Percy, 2020) reported that in the survey of PISA (2018) 15 year-old students in OECD countries participate in career and life development (CLD) activities were relatively low (average 46%) and Hong Kong was merely 27%. An effective self-evaluation mechanism, as an important part of the quality assurance process, could support ongoing …
Difficulties in Instructing Novice Nurses as Perceived by Preceptors
Preceptors of novice nurses are expected to play an important role as part of the continuing education of novice nurses who have just become nurses after graduating from school. Since preceptors may experience a variety of difficulties in instructing novice nurses, it is necessary to provide support for preceptors to alleviate the difficulties in instructing …
Teachers’ Engagement in Literacy Practices
Teachers’ personal and professional literate histories impact their beliefs and practices regarding literacy instruction (Gomez, 2009). Bernstein (2014) explained, “Students pick up on the ways in which teachers are oriented to literacy and if teachers—in part—shape students’ literacy practice and, possibly, their identity, then researchers must continue to attend to the complexity of teachers’ literacy …
Age Limit for Teachers’ Recruitment in Moroccan Public Schools: Investigation of Teachers and Student Teachers’ Perspectives About the Policy
In November 2021, the Moroccan government launched a new educational policy restricting the age for teachers’ recruitment in Moroccan public schools, bringing the age down to 30, which caused a lot of controversy and disagreements among Moroccan student teachers. The aim of this study was to investigate teachers from Moroccan public primary and secondary schools, …
The Perceptions and Experiences of Graduate Students: Evidence From a Japanese National Research University
The study is devoted to exploring the perceptions and experiences of graduate students at a case Japanese national university through a comparison between graduate students in Humanities and Social Sciences and those in Sciences and Engineering. The data from the Students Experiences in the Research University (SERU) survey conducted at the case university from 16th …
Community College Instrumental Faculty Using Technology to Engage Remote Learners During a Pandemic
Instrumental faculty include music instructors and directors focusing on teaching specific instrumentation, often in ensemble or orchestra settings. During the pandemic, community college instrumental faculty relied heavily on technology to engage remote learners. Research regarding their experiences currently exists, and a better understanding of what transpired will inform both pitfalls and best practices for using …
A Study on the Application of Tiger Metaphors in Diaspora Woman’s Growth Narrative – Focusing on Tae Keller’s Novel: When You Trap a Tiger
Korean-American author Tae Keller applied Korean tiger stories such as Sister and Brother Who Became the Sun and the Moon and A Bear and A Tiger Who Want to Be Human to the 2021 Newbery Award-winning book When You Trap a Tiger. In this growth narrative of diaspora woman, the aspects of tiger metaphors being …
Navigating Indonesian Media Independence: An Analysis of Kompas.com’s Framing of the Government’s Physical Distancing Policy
Government power and control of the media are two things that always go together. The government must continually exert control over the media to retain its hegemony. As a control node, the concept of laws and regulations arises. This event makes the media a supporter and agent of the government’s interests. This paper aims to …
Sync or Async: Charting the Course for Engagement in Adult Education
Adult education often offers both asynchronous and synchronous modes of online learning to provide flexibility for learners. However, there is a limited understanding of engagement in these modes within adult education. This study aims to explore how the behavioural, cognitive, emotional, and social dimensions of engagement are facilitated in asynchronous and synchronous modes. A mixed-methods …
Rethinking Inclusive Education in Portugal
After the Salamanca Statement, UNESCO (2017) reiterated the challenge that every student matters and matters equally. Therefore, the policies, practices and culture of inclusion must dictate the guarantee of equity, coating with authenticity an education aimed at “for all,” “with all” and “by all,” through political decision-makers, educational agents and of societies that have the …
Compassionate Acts: Implementing Forum Theatre as a Tool to Create a Compassionate Peer Structure for Bereaved Students in Schools
Child Bereavement Network estimates 127 children are bereaved of a parent every day. Compassion Arts, in partnership with St Luke’s Hospice, aims to change the nature in schools around death and dying by 1) training young people to understand bereavement, dying, and anticipatory grief and 2) talking about death and bereavement in an open and …
ISSN: 2758-0970 The Paris Conference on Arts & Humanities 2023 Official Conference Proceedings
PCAH2023 – La Maison de la Chimie, Paris, France
Friday, June 16 – Monday, June 19, 2023
ISSN: 2758-0970
ISSN: 2758-9374 APISA 17th Annual Congress (APISA2023) Official Conference Proceedings
APISA2023 – Warmadewa College, Bali, Indonesia
Thursday, June 29 to Saturday, July 1, 2023
ISSN: 2758-9374
Audiovisual Translation Through NMT and Subtitling in the Netflix Series Summertime
Over the past few years, the rise of Netflix, HBO, Amazon Prime Video and other streaming platforms has made it necessary to rethink entertainment media. Accessibility to their catalogues not only offers the audience the opportunity to choose among a variety of films, series, documentaries and other audiovisual resources but also to make use of …
Nora Fantasia: Transferring Nora’s Folk Tune to Wind Band
Nora, a southern Thai folk-dance theatre, was awarded UNESCO status in 2021. The music of Nora is distinctive because the performer must improvise a long oral devotion singing together with dance, including being compatible with the rhythm. Nora’s overture, called Dam Noen or proceed in English, is typically played on a Pi Nora, a double …
The Recollection of Khun Yuam: Music Evokes Memories
Khun Yuam, a small district in Mae Hong Son, northern Thailand, is known as a wood and border trade area. From 1943-1945, the Japanese army retreated to Khun Yuam, and this period became part of the local people’s memories. Furthermore, during music fieldwork in 2021, the researcher interviewed the Ruam Dao Khun Yuam Ensemble, a …
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 …
Accessibility of Inclusive Education in Indonesia: A Trajectory From Classroom Practice to Policy Recommendation
Based on statistical data for Special Education (2020), there are a total of 2,270 Special Schools (SLB) at various levels of education units throughout Indonesia. With details of 593 schools owned by the government and 1,677 schools owned by the private sector. The number of SLB mentioned above is compared with the number of predictions …
An Empirical Test of Dimensions That Influence Community Members’ Engagement With a University in Uganda
Since even before COVID-19, one of the most important challenges of Higher Education has been and continues to be the need for innovative and flexible educational methods. We could all agree that one of the goals of Higher Education is to equip students with a variety of intellectual and practical skills that, at the same …
Preservice Teacher Perceptions of Using 360° Cameras and Virtual Reality for Education Preparation
Using XR technological tools such as 360° cameras and virtual reality in education preparation has been found to be a beneficial way for preservice teachers (PSTs) to reflect on their teaching styles and experience the virtual classroom (Ardisara & Fung, 2018; Coffey, 2014; Ferdig & Kosko, 2020; Feurstein, 2019). Additionally, utilization of XR in PST …
Restructuring Interdisciplinary Teaching Materials: Crossing Over From Non-STEM to STEM
This study presents seven types of visual modifications to customize teaching materials for an interdisciplinary course called “The Role of Hydrogen Energy for Net Zero Emission and Practice.” An instructional designer with a non-STEM background worked with a team of instructors to redesign their lecture slides, with the goals of appealing to students from a …
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 …
Novice Teachers’ Reflections Regarding Curriculum Material Use in the Community of Practice Program
Teachers are instructional designers and lifelong learners. The collaborative inquiry of design teams and their reflective practices are important in the professional development of mathematics teachers.While designing instructional processes, facilitating professional learning elements such as collaboration and reflection is essential (Toker, 2021). These reflections can provide insights for professional development of teachers and the reform …
School’s Project: Multiple Case Studies in Four Primary Schools
The concept of quality burst into the school world in the 1990s with the interlinked ideas of innovation and educational improvement. From then on, schools have increasingly felt invested by an urgent and pervasive demand for quality: a cultural challenge involving the entire community. A process that culminated in the 2030 Agenda (UN, 2015) Goal …
Investigating the Effectiveness of Feedback Loop on Second Language Writing Accuracy Among Young Learners
Feedback and its effectiveness on L2 writing performance has been studied by many scholars, and the debate about its effects has been a controversial topic for over two decades (Cao, 2021). Apart from the inconclusive results, most studies on this topic have been conducted with postsecondary students (75%) and adult learners (86%), which highlights the …
Innovative English Language Teaching (ELT) at a Korean Science and Engineering University
This study examines Integrating Content and Language in Higher Education (ICLHE), a dual-focused educational approach that aims to facilitate both content and language learning, at an elite science and engineering university in Korea (Coyle et al., 2010; Wilkinson & Walsh, 2015). ICLHE or Content and Language Integrating Learning (CLIL) in higher education is a popular …
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 …
Evolution of Character Culture Through Collaboration in Japan: The Sanrio Case
According to a survey by Yano Research Institute, the size of the character business market in 2021 reached 1,256 billion Japanese Yen. Character culture has spread not only in Japan but also worldwide, and characters from comics such as “Mickey Mouse” have been independently developed. Similarly, characters from Japan such as “Hello Kitty” and “Pokémon” …
Can Virtual Tours be Really Experienced? Meaningful Experience and Perceived Authenticity in Online Tours
COVID-19 crises have transformed our society, and a new normal standard has been required in every aspect, including the tourism industry. To accommodate the social distancing measures and border controls put in place by government, fundamentally different approaches to providing tourism products and services were sought. Virtual tourism has rapidly attracted attention in this challenging …
Building Resilience in the Classroom: Empowering Students/Teachers Against Linguistic Discrimination via Linguistic Skills
This study aims to bring Linguistics to classrooms to advocate Linguistic Equality and build resilience against discrimination. Modern linguists regard all languages and language varieties as equal in value; however, academic and social discourse practices regard standard variety as essentially superior to non-standard varieties (Collins, 1999). Such discrimination includes all native speakers, particularly the variations …
Study of University Education in COVID-19: Considering Future Lectures Based on Survey Results
COVID-19, which is longer than expected, has a great negative impact on our society and life. We are restricted in our actions and many restaurants and businesses are bankrupt. The unemployed are also accelerating. In the field of education as well, various restrictions were imposed, and we had no choice but to change to a …
A Corpus-based Study of Sexist Language in the Hashtag #everydaysexism on Twitter
This paper examines the Twitter hashtag #everydaysexism as the discourse of sexist language about the digital feminist movement, focusing on the fourth wave of feminism. Twitter users use #everydaysexism to “shouting back” and expose their experiences relating to sexism in daily life. The corpora consist of 1118 tweets in the hashtag #everydaysexism that include all …
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 …
Implementing Critical Content Based Instruction (CCBI) in Chinese Language Classroom
Critical content-based instruction (CCBI) integrates critical pedagogy and content-based instruction. By applying a critical lens to content-based and culturally based themes in language classes and forging the connectedness between language learning and society, language teachers have the power to foster not only linguistic and cultural competence but also expand their students’ worldviews. This presentation discusses …
School Songs: Place, Space and Embodied Architecture Within UK Independent School Communities
Since the 1850s, UK independent schools have composed songs which encapsulate their singular identity (David, 1850) and, through their regular performance (Farmer, 1860), establish a lasting bond amongst staff, students and past students (Butler, 1953). These school songs fall within eight broadly connected themes (Ewart, 1969) and are a lens through which to view the …
Liminality in Inclusivity: Faculty Perceptions Towards an Inclusive Educational Community
As Singapore lives with COVID-19, the notion of an inclusive educational community is imperative to enhance the engagement of persons with diverse learning abilities. Over the course of eight months from February to September 2021, concepts of human-centred design, disability through the lens of inclusion, and principles of Universal Design for Learning were examined in …
Course Redesign Collaboration and Scaffolding
Designing courses that engage online learners to achieve the highest level of mastery of course learning outcomes is at the forefront of online course development at The University of Arizona Global Campus. In Spring 2021, full-time faculty in the Department of Education and Liberal Arts had the opportunity to redesign one of their core courses, …
Development of Exploring Computer Science With Lynx for Student Learning Geometry and Logo Programming Code
Research on Logo programming contributing to student learning has appeared in the literature during the last four decades. Empirical and meta-analysis research studies support of teaching Logo coding in developing student cognitive problem-solving skills has been documented using teacher-mediated or guided instruction. Using guided instruction with teacher-mediated scaffolding Exploring Computer Science with MicroworldsEX (Walsh 2013-2017) …
Vocabulary in Japanese EFL Textbooks: A Bidirectional Coverage Analysis
Textbooks developed based on the new Course of Study Guidelines have been in use since April 2021. One notable change can be seen in the increase of the variety of vocabulary words, from 1,200 words to between 1,600–1,800 words, that learners need to be familiar with before they graduate junior high school. In this study, …
Representation of Korean Cultural Flow in the West During COVID-19: The Case of BTS
Amidst the closing of national borders due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Korean pop culture flow continues to transcend boundaries with these notable achievements, namely in pop music with the success of the Korean band BTS. With their first Grammy nomination for a Korean band and success of virtual concerts, the band is an indicator of …
Teaching and Iterative Improvement: The Impact of Instructor Implementation of Courseware on Student Outcomes
Students need digital learning resources that will benefit their learning process, and educators need tools that provide meaningful data insights and can be integrated into their teaching practice. Courseware as a learning resource is designed based on learning science principles to optimize the learning process for students. However, it is also well-known that digital resources …
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 …
Stakeholder Perceptions of Connecting ESP Courses With Graduation Seminar Topics
English as a global language and recent attention to the merits of the integration of language learning with knowledge/content construction has led to the necessity for the inclusion courses reflecting these ideals in tertiary educational programs including liberal arts. With this in mind, in the 2020 academic year, the presenters’ university in Japan asked them …
Ready or Not? A Critical Policy Analysis on the Implementation of Flexible Learning Policy and Its Effect on High School Learners
In 2019 Corona Virus Pandemic created a massive impact in the Philippines most especially in Education. All face-to-face classes from kindergarten to tertiary level were suspended because, many provinces, municipalities, and cities in the country were in lockdown. Private and Public School Teachers, Administrators, and Students were incarcerated inside their houses. And to respond to …