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Shaping a Public Secondary School Culture of Volunteer Commitment During the Economic Crisis in Greece
Styliani Lalagka,
Areti Valasidou
Issue:
Volume 3, Issue 6, December 2015
Pages:
55-60
Received:
1 October 2015
Accepted:
15 October 2015
Published:
28 October 2015
Abstract: Times of economic crisis bring changes. Low funding and sequential problems provide new challenges for school community in order to move forward. This paper demonstrates a completely volunteer program for a Greek, public secondary school, involving the whole school community, school staff, students, parents and citizens, and aiming to shape the school culture into volunteer commitment during hard times. Our research is based on secondary data that were retrieved by up to date sources that aimed to discuss the volunteerism and its impact on modern educational leadership. We discuss the case study of Western Australian schools that used a volunteerism program and we discuss how this can be implemented at Greek schools. Working throughout international literature we found a complete volunteer program for organizations and we adapted it for Greek public secondary school. In order this project to be achievable we suggest a transformational leader who is charismatic and visionary to be the head teacher of the school. On reimaging schooling, our assumption was that if a public school could shape a volunteer commitment by all school members then the consequences of economic crisis will be more easily hand able.
Abstract: Times of economic crisis bring changes. Low funding and sequential problems provide new challenges for school community in order to move forward. This paper demonstrates a completely volunteer program for a Greek, public secondary school, involving the whole school community, school staff, students, parents and citizens, and aiming to shape the sch...
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Analysis of Determinants Influencing Students’ Academic Achievement in English and Mathematics Subjects of Ending Classes of Schools at Bahir Dar and Debre Tabor Towns, Ethiopia
Endris Assen Ebrahim,
Mulugeta Alemayehu Dagnaw
Issue:
Volume 3, Issue 6, December 2015
Pages:
61-66
Received:
3 November 2015
Accepted:
11 November 2015
Published:
8 January 2016
Abstract: Quality education is the question of many countries. Students’ achievement were a measure of teaching-learning process. Scholars suggested that regardless of the subject nature, many factors affect students’ achievements in each school subject. This study is an attempt to determine factors influencing academic achievements of grade 8, 10 and 12 students in Debre Tabor Town (DT) and Bahir Dar Town (BDT) in 2013-2014 academic year with achievements variations occurred in student, class and school levels. Depending on the objectives descriptive analysis and multivariate multilevel linear regression analysis with maximum likelihood estimation were used to analyze the data. The results of BDT data show that school type and average work load of teachers jointly show a significant effect on both subjects; Teachers experience in terms of Mathematics, class size and availability of reference and text books in terms of English show significant influence on academic achievements. From the study, it was found out that multilevel modeling is much better than the single level ordinary regression model in fitting the data and in explaining the variations of the academic achievement at different levels. Likewise, on average non-governmental school students achievements were better than governmental. It can be concluded from this study that the variation of academic achievement of students in each grade level of mathematics and English subjects high within class followed by between schools. It can be recommended that academic facilities and managements at schools and home, and students personal efforts need to be improved in order to achieve better quality of education in all fields of studies at high standard.
Abstract: Quality education is the question of many countries. Students’ achievement were a measure of teaching-learning process. Scholars suggested that regardless of the subject nature, many factors affect students’ achievements in each school subject. This study is an attempt to determine factors influencing academic achievements of grade 8, 10 and 12 stu...
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Job Design and Employee Absenteeism: A Case Study of Some Government Parastatals in Nigeria
Don-Solomon Amakiri,
Godday Raymond Luke
Issue:
Volume 3, Issue 6, December 2015
Pages:
67-71
Received:
9 April 2015
Accepted:
9 April 2015
Published:
1 February 2016
Abstract: This empirical study examined the relationship between job design and employee absenteeism in Bayelsa State Civil Service, in a bid to proffering solution to the myriad of absenteeism in the ministries, this literature focused on dimensions such as job rotation and job enlargement and their relationship to absenteeism. A sample size of 348 workers from nineteen ministries was involved in the study. The data was analyzed with Spearman Rank Order Correlation Coefficient, whereas the impact of the moderating variable on the strength of relationship between the independent and depended variables was analyzed with Partial Correlation Coefficient. The findings from the study revealed that job enlargement and job rotation significantly relates to absence intensity. Base on the findings, it was recommended that organizations including ministries should take deliberate effort in designing job of its employee putting into consideration job enlargement and job rotation, as they are necessary ingredients that improves employee attendance rate thereby curtailing their level of absenteeism. it was also recommended that, employers should rotate employees from one job to the other to enable them acquire variety of skills and experience to make them have intrinsic satisfaction of their job that will in turn improve their commitment level to the organization including being regular and punctual to work.
Abstract: This empirical study examined the relationship between job design and employee absenteeism in Bayelsa State Civil Service, in a bid to proffering solution to the myriad of absenteeism in the ministries, this literature focused on dimensions such as job rotation and job enlargement and their relationship to absenteeism. A sample size of 348 workers ...
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Improving Self-Regulated Learning Style amongst Students
Issue:
Volume 3, Issue 6, December 2015
Pages:
72-76
Received:
9 April 2015
Accepted:
9 April 2015
Published:
1 February 2016
Abstract: Learning is a goal directed act, acquiring new, or modifying and reinforcing existing knowledge, behaviours, skills, values, preferences and may involve synthesizing different types of information. Learning may be viewed as a concept and like all other concepts; it lacks a generally accepted definition. However, there appear to be a consensus that it is a relatively permanent change in behaviour as a result of practice or experience. The purpose of education is not merely to enable students to accumulate facts. A major goal is that by the time students finish school; they should be able to solve problems that will enable them to be happy and successful in life and to contribute to society. To achieve this goal, students need to develop high order thinking skills through self-regulation of learning. Self-regulated learning is learning that is guided by metacognition (thinking about one's thinking), strategic action (planning, monitoring, and evaluating personal progress against a standard), and motivation to learn. Metacognition was regarded as a valuable term because it emphasized how the “self’ was the agent in establishing learning goals and tactics and how each individual’s perceptions of the self and task influenced the quality of learning that ensued.
Abstract: Learning is a goal directed act, acquiring new, or modifying and reinforcing existing knowledge, behaviours, skills, values, preferences and may involve synthesizing different types of information. Learning may be viewed as a concept and like all other concepts; it lacks a generally accepted definition. However, there appear to be a consensus that ...
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Different Teaching Methods: A Panacea for Effective Curriculum Implementation in the Classroom
Issue:
Volume 3, Issue 6, December 2015
Pages:
77-87
Received:
25 June 2015
Accepted:
27 June 2015
Published:
1 February 2016
Abstract: The paper focused on the teaching methods as a panacea for effective curriculum implementation in the classroom in Nigeria. Teaching methods denote various strategies that the teacher uses to deliver his/her subject matter to the students in the classroom based on the instructional objectives to bring about learning. Teaching methods aids learning and help to communicate ideas and skills to the students. There are several teaching methods to use in the classrooms, it is left for the teacher to use the ones most appropriate for the lesson. These methods if properly used will enhance teaching and learning and bring about desired changes in the students. While the teacher’s task is to ensure that learning is effective, one major way to achieve this is the use of appropriate teaching methods. This paper examines the concept of teaching, the teacher, learning, and discussed various teaching methods that can be used in the classrooms. The paper further discussed curriculum implementation and its implication for teaching methods and proffered the way forward for an effective use of teaching methods for better results in the classroom teaching and learning process.
Abstract: The paper focused on the teaching methods as a panacea for effective curriculum implementation in the classroom in Nigeria. Teaching methods denote various strategies that the teacher uses to deliver his/her subject matter to the students in the classroom based on the instructional objectives to bring about learning. Teaching methods aids learning ...
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Methods of Biomechanical Analyses in Sports
Issue:
Volume 3, Issue 6, December 2015
Pages:
88-91
Received:
31 August 2015
Accepted:
1 September 2015
Published:
1 February 2016
Abstract: This paper discusses the concept of biomechanics and the different biomechanical analyses used in sports. Biomechanical analysis involves the evaluation of techniques, whether in sports, industry, or everyday life. Methods of analysis used in biornechanics vary, from those requiring expensive and complex equipment, to techniques utilizing little more than an acute eye and an understanding of the mechanics of movement. Qualitative or subjective method of analysis describes quality without the use of number, and this is the most frequently used during direct observation of movement. Quantitative analytical method entails the collection, measurement and evaluation of data from the activities of interest and it involves the use of number. Visual observation is inadequate to solve the performer’s problem, unless qualitative and quantitative analyses are combined. However, the general aim of work in predictive analysis is to use a computer model of a person or piece of equipment to predict changes which would occur in a movement as a result of alterations to the input parameters. This paper therefore recommends that tools and materials needed for biomechanical analyses should be made available to sport and exercise scientists to enable more quantitative research, for optimal performance.
Abstract: This paper discusses the concept of biomechanics and the different biomechanical analyses used in sports. Biomechanical analysis involves the evaluation of techniques, whether in sports, industry, or everyday life. Methods of analysis used in biornechanics vary, from those requiring expensive and complex equipment, to techniques utilizing little mo...
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