(2017). Principles of Curriculum Design and Construction Based on the Concepts of Educational Neuroscience. Journal of Education and Learning, v6 n3 p54-69. With the emergence of a wealth of research-based information in the field of educational neuroscience, educators are now able to make more evidence-based decisions in the important area of curriculum design and construction. By viewing from the perspective of educational neuroscience, we can give a more meaningful and lasting purpose of leading to human development with enhanced consciousness or wisdom as the goal of a curriculum. We can better decide on the essential contents of a curriculum that is carried out within a limited time, using the emerging and validating information. Knowledge of educational neuroscience can also be used effectively for instructional design or conveying important messages to learners in the learning support material provided. Further, educators can be better directed in forming appropriate assessment so that learners are prepared for active and deep engagements in the teaching-learning process developing the skills of independence and discovery… [PDF]
(2017). The Ethics of Online Research with Unsuspecting Users: From A/B Testing to C/D Experimentation. Research Ethics, v13 n3-4 p200-218 Jul. This article analyzes recent cases of company-sponsored online experiments with unsuspecting users and discusses the ethical aspects of such experimentation. These cases illustrate a new type of online research where companies modify their algorithms to intentionally misinform or mislead users. Unlike typical forms of A/B testing, where two versions of the same website are presented to different users to evaluate interface changes, algorithm modification is a deeper form of testing where changes in program code induce user deception. Thus, we propose to call this new approach C/D experimentation to distinguish it from the surface-level website evaluation associated with A/B testing. Three aspects raise ethical concerns regarding C/D experimentation: the absence of user consent to participate in research, the presence of intentional deception, and the complete lack of protection for human subjects who partake in privately funded behavioral research. Three recommendations are proposed… [Direct]
(2017). The Representation and Pay of Women and Minorities in Higher Education Administration: Institutions That Are Getting It Right. A CUPA-HR Research Brief. College and University Professional Association for Human Resources Earlier this year, College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR) published research briefs on representation and pay equity for women and racial/ethnic minority administrators in higher education, using data from 15 years of salary surveys. Although there were a few successes highlighted, gains in representation and pay for both women and minorities are barely perceptible; overall, higher education institutions are not performing as well as one might expect. This led CUPA-HR to wonder which institutions "are" doing well in their diversity and equity efforts. To answer this, CUPA-HR compared higher education institutions' performance over 16 years in terms of representation and pay equity for women and minority administrators. They identified 11 institutions that have had consistent success and looked more broadly at the kinds of institutions that have been more successful than their peers in four areas of diversity/equity. These data–along… [PDF]
(2011). Biological Motion Task Performance Predicts Superior Temporal Sulcus Activity. Brain and Cognition, v77 n3 p372-381 Dec. Numerous studies implicate superior temporal sulcus (STS) in the perception of human movement. More recent theories hold that STS is also involved in the \understanding\ of human movement. However, almost no studies to date have associated STS function with observable variability in action understanding. The present study directly associated STS activity with performance on a challenging task requiring the interpretation of human movement. During functional MRI scanning, fourteen adults were asked to identify the direction (left or right) in which either a point-light walking figure or spinning wheel were moving. The task was made challenging by perturbing the dot trajectories to a level (determined via pretesting) where each participant achieved 72% accuracy. The walking figure condition was associated with increased activity in a constellation of social information processing and biological motion areas, including STS, MT+/V5, right pars opercularis (inferior frontal gyrus),… [Direct]
(2015). Sustainability Education in Early Childhood: An Updated Review of Research in the Field. Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, v16 n2 p102-117 Jun. Sustainability education is increasingly practiced in early childhood, but a previous review of the literature suggests that there is little empirical research to provide the necessary foundation and critique. The current paper addresses the question of whether there has been an increase in empirical research in the field since this review, and if so, what are the theoretical and methodological developments informing this research. The method of the study is to review the literature in the field following similar processes to the previous review in order to provide a comparison. The articles identified were then categorized and evaluated according to their different theoretical and methodological orientations. The review found that there are twice as many articles as identified in the previous study and that these articles are now equally published in mainstream and environmental education journals. A meta-analysis of the articles using a typology of methodological orientations… [Direct]
(2019). Time Points: A Gestural Study of the Development of Space-Time Mappings. Cognitive Science, v43 n12 e12801 Dec. Human languages typically employ a variety of spatial metaphors for time (e.g., "I'm looking forward to the weekend"). The metaphorical grounding of time in space is also evident in gesture. The gestures that are performed when talking about time bolster the view that people sometimes think about regions of time as if they were locations in space. However, almost nothing is known about the development of metaphorical gestures for time, despite keen interest in the origins of space-time metaphors. In this study, we examined the gestures that English-speaking 6-to-7-year-olds, 9-to-11-year-olds, 13-to-15-year-olds, and adults produced when talking about time. Participants were asked to explain the difference between pairs of temporal adverbs (e.g., "tomorrow" versus "yesterday") and to use their hands while doing so. There was a gradual increase across age groups in the propensity to produce spatial metaphorical gestures when talking about time. However,… [Direct]
(2014). Thoughts on Amending China's "Vocational Education Law". Chinese Education & Society, v47 n5 p65-74. An analysis of China's existing "Vocational Education Law" finds that it does not focus entirely on human development or career advancement, nor does it fully reflect the special requirements of vocational education. It does not align the obligations, rights, and liabilities of vocational education stakeholders. The law does not specify the government agencies for its supervision and enforcement. Its terminology is neither standardized nor mandatory, resulting in language with uncertain connotations that lacks solemnity. Based on these observations, this article contains suggestions for amending the current "Vocational Education Law," to place it on track with China's guiding ideologies of "putting people first" and "improving the people's livelihood." Specific provisions should be included to reflect the special characteristics of vocational education, clarify the obligations, rights, and liabilities of vocational education stakeholders,… [Direct]
(2015). The Social Roots of a Global Community. NAMTA Journal, v40 n2 p113-126 Spr. Polli Soholt points to normalization in the first plane as leading to the successful realization of the human personality, which is the basis of social development. Children who have cultivated concentration and purposeful work at an early age develop the virtues to become world citizens. Normalization can be assisted by certain practices: 1) interesting and purposeful presentations; 2) small group discussions and conversation; 3) group singing, finger plays, games, poetry, and true stories; and 4) group movement and demonstrations through acting out right actions. Normalization, according to Soholt, is an integral result of classroom group activities and is influenced by the teacher's self-presentation of respect, clarity, and consistency. [This article is based on the talk presented at the NAMTA conference titled "Fostering Montessori Preparedness for Global Citizenship" in Seattle, WA, November 13-16, 2014.]… [PDF]
(2021). 'It Put Me in Their Shoes': Challenging Negative Attitudes towards Asylum Seekers among Australian Children. Human Rights Education Review, v4 n2 p85-104. This paper evaluates a short school-based intervention run by Australian Red Cross, designed to reduce children's prejudice towards asylum seekers. A total of 121 children aged between 10 to 12 in four schools in Perth, Western Australia, completed questionnaires at Time 1 (pre-intervention), Time 2 (immediately after the intervention), and Time 3 (8-9 months after the intervention). The intervention used a mixture of approaches: providing information, encouraging empathy, making positive social norms more explicit, and fostering imagined contact with asylum seekers. The intervention content was also reinforced by teachers throughout the school year. The study found that the intervention was effective in increasing the children's positivity towards asylum seekers, reducing prejudiced attitudes, and increasing intentions to interact with asylum seekers. It also found that the intervention increased the children's accuracy in defining 'asylum seeker' and 'refugee'. These results… [Direct]
(2019). Education and New Developments 2019 – Volume I. Online Submission This book contains the full text of papers and posters presented at the International Conference on Education and New Developments (END 2019), organized by the World Institute for Advanced Research and Science (WIARS). Education, in our contemporary world, is a right since we are born. Every experience has a formative effect on the constitution of the human being, in the way one thinks, feels and acts. One of the most important contributions resides in what and how we learn through the improvement of educational processes, both in formal and informal settings. The International Conference seeks to provide some answers and explore the processes, actions, challenges and outcomes of learning, teaching and human development. The goal is to offer a worldwide connection between teachers, students, researchers and lecturers, from a wide range of academic fields, interested in exploring and giving their contribution in educational issues. We take pride in having been able to connect and… [PDF]
(2019). Education and New Developments 2019 – Volume II. Online Submission This book contains the full text of papers and posters presented at the International Conference on Education and New Developments (END 2019), organized by the World Institute for Advanced Research and Science (WIARS). Education, in our contemporary world, is a right since we are born. Every experience has a formative effect on the constitution of the human being, in the way one thinks, feels and acts. One of the most important contributions resides in what and how we learn through the improvement of educational processes, both in formal and informal settings. The International Conference seeks to provide some answers and explore the processes, actions, challenges and outcomes of learning, teaching and human development. The goal is to offer a worldwide connection between teachers, students, researchers and lecturers, from a wide range of academic fields, interested in exploring and giving their contribution in educational issues. We take pride in having been able to connect and… [PDF]
(2009). A Child's Right to Human Dignity: Reforming Anti-Bullying Laws in the United States. Irish Educational Studies, v28 n3 p333-350 Sep. This article presents the findings of research into the bullying laws in the United States. Against the backdrop of international law, it addresses children's rights to protection from bullying in US schools. It includes recommendations for improving anti-bullying legislation based on state anti-bullying legislation in the United States, and provides a framework for further efforts to improve laws and school policies to better protect children in schools. (Contains 64 notes.)… [Direct]
(2018). Evaluation of Educational Problems Regarding the End of Term Inspection Reports of the Inspectors of Education (Ordu Province Sample) = Maarif Mufettislerinin Ogretim Yili Sonu Denetim Raporlarina Gore Egitim Sorunlarinin Degerlendirilmesi (Ordu Ili Ornegi). Online Submission, International Journal of Eurasia Social Sciences (IJOESS) v9 n31 p320-365 Mar. The aim of this research is to evaluate the educational problems in the city of Ordu regarding the reports of the inspectors of education that were done based on their findings of the work they have done during the academic year. In this research, which was designed according to the qualitative research techniques, document inspection and dialoguing techniques were used. The documents are made up of the end of term reports by the city of Ordu inspectors of education. The data that was acquired via document inspection were subjected to content analysis, and the interviews were subjected to descriptive analysis. In these analyses, educational problems of the city of Ordu were divided into three themes as educational activities, administration activities and financial processes; and into twelve subthemes as, physical conditions and equipment, health and security, testing and assessment, counselling, social activities, school-region relations, student affairs, human resources,… [PDF]
(2023). The Implementation of Ecological Design Ideas with the Help of Waste: Ukraine's Experience. Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning, v13 n6 p1073-1091. Purpose: The purpose of the research is to substantiate the possibilities of the development of ecological design in the process of future designers professional training and the implementation of student projects in practice. Design/methodology/approach: This article offers one of the possible ways to solve the problem of rational use of wastes of natural resources in the projects of design students. In Ukraine, the ecological direction acquires national features and many Ukrainian manufacturers associate this mainly with ecologically clean materials: this is most typical for furniture products and traditional construction made of wood. The proposed technique is an effective tool for analyzing the interaction of environmental and design disciplines at different levels, as well as an effective criterion for evaluating methods of structuring educational material. The introduction of the correlation index makes assessing the effectiveness of the application of environmental knowledge… [Direct]
(2017). Value System and Value Preferences of Prospective Teachers of Secondary Schools: An Indian Survey. Universal Journal of Educational Research, v5 n8 p1403-1409. Present society needs a moral, more sustaining order in every sphere of life to have a firm foundation for further human progress. School education touches the chord of ethical conduct of children as it plays a vital role in the inculcation of right values. This will stand them in good stead as they grow up. As adults, they can practice the values in social life which they imbibed at a formative stage. Hence, value education should be the primary concern of teacher preparation because a teacher has the responsibility of shaping children thoughts which decide their behaviour, and actions later on in their life. The present study examines the value system and value preferences of the prospective teachers. A sample of 330 preservice teachers of B.Ed. programme was randomly selected, and Rokeach Value Survey (RVS) was adopted for the study. The study reveals that the prospective teachers are self-oriented towards the end state of their existence showing their inclination towards freedom,… [PDF]