...Using evidence from the syllabus of your subject area at a pre-tertiary level of education in Ghana, discuss the dominant curriculum orientation(s) underlying the instructional programme. Introduction Science education has always been a part of the Ghanaian (and Sub-Saharan) culture. Modern education in Ghana came with the advent of European missionary and mercantile enterprises, and has largely become the vehicle for social upward mobility. Education in general, and science education, for that matter, is serious issues for all Ghanaians. Curriculum orientations are beliefs about what a school curriculum should achieve and how teaching, learning and assessment should occur (Eisner, 1970). The most fundamental concern of schooling is curriculum (Ornstein, 1982). These prepositions have led me to have an in depth study by evaluating the Ghanaian Basic School Science Curriculum from both the primary to the Junior High School levels trying to find out the various and dominant curriculum orientation(s) underlying the teaching and learning process of Integrated Science in schools. The Ghanaian Basic School Science Curriculum and Delivery The Ghanaian integrated science curriculum follows the “spiral approach,” treating the same themes at different times and in greater depths within each educational level. The curriculum is the modern replacement of what used to be called “nature study.” This is a generalist, survey course, which exposes the child to the universe. At this level...
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...Associate Degree Programme First Semester 2012-2013 English for Academic and Professional Purposes (Part II) Assignment 2: Research Report “The Attitudes towards Homosexual among HKU SPACE Community College Students" To: Ms. Winnie Tsang From: Liu Tak Wing Mark James (10520098) Lam Pui Yan, Winnie (10519795) Pang Yin Chun, Sean (10520113) Fong Man Wai, YoYo (10518801) Suen Cheuk Wing Kevin (10520889) Class: CC 88-363-01-22 Submission Date: 07December 2012 Table of Contents Table contentsList of figures 1. INTRODUCTION 2.1 Abstract 2.2 Introduction 2.3 Methodology 2. DISCUSSTION 3.4 Acceptance of homosexuality in specific situations 3.5.1 Teacher 3.5.2 Friend 3.5.3 Family member 3.5 Homosexual celebrities 3.6.4 Attitudes towards homosexual celebrities 3.6.5 Influence of homosexual celebrities 3.6 Homosexuality in public 3.7.6 Education and knowledge in homosexuality 3.7.7 Anti-discrimination in educational 3.7.8 Anti-discrimination in workplace 3. CONCLUSION 4. RECOMMENDATIONS 5. WORKS CITED 6. APPENDIX | Page23456-78-999-1011-1212-131414-1516-17181920-22 | List of Figures Figure 1.1 Gender of respondentsFigure 1.2 Age group of respondentsFigure 2.1 Acceptance of homosexuality in friendsFigure 2.2 Acceptance of homosexuality in teachersFigure 2.3 Factors...
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...quality schooling” (p. 4). There was escalating violence against staff in the Memphis School District. They adopted the National Gun-Free School Act into their Student Code of Conduct and later added battery of school personnel and drugs possession as a Zero-Tolerance offense. The teachers looked at the revised policy and as a tool to get what they considered as problem students out of their classroom so they could concentrate on teaching the students that wanted to learn. This caused a conflict between Superintendent Gerry house and the Memphis Teachers Association. Superintendent Gerry House put incremental changes in place with her “Basics Plus” plan that allowed the schools to choose one of eleven school improvement models by 1999. The School Boards adoption of Zero-Tolerance reversed a long tradition of keeping the children in school. The School District had a full range of special education programs designed to keep kids off the street. They had set up a Task Force on School Safety to promote safety in the schools and neighborhood. The School District sent mixed message to the teachers by assigning Jim Paavola to enforce the policy. He had headed the school’s mental health program and his...
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...finest aspirations of Canadian Society” and although “Sexual Orientation” is not recorded under the sections protected from discrimination, it was deemed by the Supreme Court of Canada in the Egan v. Canada, 1995 case to be an equivalent ground to make claims of discrimination; Gay men and women are all equal in rights and dignity and should have protection of those rights. The Vriend v. Alberta case was monumental in that it was not only a conflict to Alberta’s Individual’s Rights Protection Act, but the rights of all homosexuals in Canada based on the Charter Section 15 (1). It was an igniter against the Province of Alberta, the Government of Canada, as well as conservative religious groups. It was a conflict of religious rights versus human rights and which aspect of humanity is of greater importance to Canadian society as a whole. The road to equality has been a long and hard road for all homosexuals, working towards this right the Vriend case was a small stepping stone on this long journey. Vriend demonstrated to society, that as stated in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, all individuals are equal in both human rights and dignity, and therefore should not be discriminated against based on their sexual orientation. (1) Charter of Rights of Freedom (2) Case The significance and worth of every Canadian must be recognized, regardless of any personal characteristic, such as sexual orientation. Mr....
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...New Teachers Orientation Proposal Contents Introduction & Rundown 1 Arrival and Welcoming 2 Daily Operation 3 Introduction to Department Heads 3 Lunch with Principal, Vice-principal and Department Heads 4 Campus Tour 5 Workshop – ‘How to be a modern teacher?’ 7 Q&A section and refreshment 9 Conclusion 10 Introduction Pui Ching Middle School was established in 1889 with the motto “至善至正”. It is a co-education school with Christian religion background. It has an area of 15,000 m2 and is located in Kowloon City. The main teaching medium is Chinese. It also aims at enhancing students’ knowledge in Information Technology and Chinese culture. There are 6 classes in each form and 77 teachers in total. Every year a teacher training and development day will be held. In the coming year, there is a batch of 6 junior teachers with 0 to 2 years’ experience to join our school. We are now devising a new teacher orientation day which will be held before the commencement of the next school year in August. A handbook including all the information will be distributed to them on that day. Rundown 09:00 – 10:00 | Arrival and Welcoming | 10:00 – 11:30 | Daily Operation | 11:30 – 12:00 | Meeting Department Heads | 12:00 – 13:30 | Lunch with Principal, Vice-Principal and Department Heads | 13:30 – 15:00 | Campus Tour | 15:00 – 17:00 | Workshop – ‘How to be a modern teacher?’ | 17:00 – 17:30 | Q & A Session and Refreshment | Arrival and Welcoming Venue: School...
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...truly are. Instead of only seeing what the teacher knows and values it focuses on what the children know. As adults we tend to see the classroom and students as people who need to learn their alphabets and spelling. When learning to see it means the teachers are seeing children as people who use knowledge to read and write. Piaget's statement that we don't "know what we see; we see what we know,” shines a light on teaching. As teachers each year we will have new students in our classrooms ready to learn and discover new things. Piaget's statement affects the classroom because teachers only notice and know the things they want to see. Instead of looking at drawings of maps,...
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...Research Pool, University of Saint Louis, Tuguegarao City, Philippines Email: luisaaquino031580@gmail.com Abstract—The substantive aim of this study was to investigate the favorable and unfavorable study habits and study attitudes of the freshmen students and determine its implications in formulating academic intervention programs. The Survey of Study Habits and Attitudes (SSHA) instrument developed by Brown and Holtzman (1969) was used to assess the study habits and attitudes of the students. Results show that students generally do not approve teacher methods and classroom management, and have inefficient time management. Favorable and unfavorable study habits and attitudes of the students were also revealed. Implications of these findings were discussed and the theory of confluent education was considered in designing a framework of academic intervention programs among HEIs. Index Terms—study habits, study attitudes, study orientation, academic achievement, academic intervention programs, confluent education I. INTRODUCTION A great deal of research literature provides an evidence that study habits and study attitudes are both significant variables which determine the academic performance of students [3, 5, 9, 12, 15].Yet, in spite of the perceived importance of study habits and study attitudes to educational achievement, very little attention were given by academic institutions to improve these factors. This is manifested from the very low understanding level and the equally...
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...Jordan’s Male Academy: An Insight Look American individualism, a conceptualized form of individualism, is the basis through which individuals are believed to be best represented for accuracy to generalized standards of behavior. However, it is the diversity of this country that makes the American individualism more opaque and less clear, when deviations from the standard appear. Jordan High School is an institution in Long Beach, and the place for the project observations to take place. The framework to be used in this project is a combination of Geert Hofstede’s value dimensions and Edward T. Hall’s High and Low Context cultures, to better understand the culture within the school. As part of my research, outside sources are included such as websites, books, scholarly journals, etc. According to data from the academic year 2013-2014, the total enrollment of the school is 3,481 students. The student ethnicity is divided as follows: 67.3% Hispanic or Latino, 21.6% Black or African American, 4.1% Asian, 3.2% Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 1.8% White, 0.2% American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.3% Two or more races, and 0.2% Not reported. The student population is majorly populated by students on the free/reduced meals program, and an estimated 22% are English learners. The most frequent language of English learner students is Spanish, with an 84%, followed by Khmer (Cambodian), 0.8%. The teacher’s ethnicity is described as follows for the 2011-2012 academic school year, 62...
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...adjusts physically, learns new cognitive abilities, forms positive social relationships, develops a positive sense of self, and forges a personal code of ethics and morality (Eccles, Midgley,1989;Jackson & Davis,2000). Schools, along with peers and families, play an important role in fostering young peoples’ healthy development through the adolescent years (Meece, 2003). Thus, ignoring the developmental needs of students in school might result in the students developing a wrong notion of school until adulthood. Students’ eagerness and motivation to go to high school may decline as they go through their first year in high school if they may still lack the interaction they need to become familiar with and to be exposed to the high school’s norms and environment (Eccles & Midgley, 1989) (Barone, Aguirre-Deandreis, & Trickett, 1991). First year students tend to become lost in the “new world” they are in (Mizelle, 1995; Phelan, Yu, & Davidson, 1994) as they are expected to be more independent in high school, with less spoon-feeding of information and more application of good study habits. The new first year students are expected to be more mature as they deal with new classroom subjects, adopt a better value system, and be more proactive in all classroom activities, both extra- and co-curricular. Dealing with new and sometimes unfamiliar lessons, numerous projects and deadlines, adjusting in a new environment and taking on a different and new culture contribute to low marks...
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...ACHIEVEMENT OF TEACHER – TRAINEE A STUDY OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND FAMILY ENVIRONMENT AS DETERMINANTS OF ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF TEACHER – TRAINEE Dr. Khushvinder Kumar, Principal, B.C.M. College of Education, Ludhiana, Punjab, India E-mail address: drkhush01@gmail.com Ramanjeet Kaur, D.A.V. Public School, Ludhiana, Punjab, India e-mail address: specialeducation09@yahoo.in ABSTRACT: The present study analyses if there is any significant difference in the Academic Achievement, Emotional Intelligence and Family Environment of male and female teacher-trainees. It also studies if there is any significant relationship between Academic Achievement and Emotional Intelligence; Academic Achievement and Family Environment; Emotional Intelligence and Family Environment of teacher-trainees. Sample consisted of 145 B.Ed. students (61 males and 84 females) selected randomly from four education colleges of Ludhiana district. Descriptive survey method of investigation was used in the present study. t-test and Karl Pearson’s correlation was used to find out the differences of male and female teacher-trainees on the three variables and relationship of Academic Achievement with Family Environment and Emotional Intelligence and further the relationship between Family Environment and Emotional Intelligence . Findings of the study reveal that Emotional Intelligence is gender- biased whereas Academic Achievement is not. Male and female teacher-trainees...
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...goods, services and/or ideas. This uses distribution, communication and pricing strategies to give customers and stakeholders with the goods, services, ideas, values and benefits they desire when and where they want them. There are some market management philosophies. They are production orientation, sales orientation, market orientation and societal marketing orientation. Production orientation is the philosophy that gives what the firm want to give. They focus on internal capabilities of the organization rather than on the desires and need for the marketplace. It means the management assesses its resources and ask questions about their capabilities such as “What can we do best?” and “What can our engineer design?”. Next is sales orientation. Sales orientation is based on the ideas that people will buy more goods and services if aggressive sale techniques are used and that high sales results in high profits. In the other hand, market orientation is based on the understanding that a sale does not depend on aggressive sales force but rather customer’s decision to purchase a product. Besides that, market management philosophies also consists societal marketing orientation. Societal marketing orientation is based on satisfying the customer’s wants and needs and to meet organizational objectives and also preserve or enhance individuals’ and society’s long-term best interests. Nestlé Nestlé was found in 1886 by Henri Nestlé. It started off with initiatives to produce infant formula...
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...of effective motivational components will be beneficial to all when it comes to completing necessary tasks. Throughout the years, many theories of motivation have been developed. This paper will address the findings behind the Goal-Orientation Theory, the Self-Determination Theory and the X and Y Theories and how they relate to education. The foundation of the Goal-Orientation Theory focuses on the question “why.” When individuals are given a task, why do they pursue it? In other words, what are the reasons for performing different tasks? These reasons influence the level of success that the individual has in accomplishing the goal. According to the 2 x 2 model redesigned by Elliot and McGregor (McCollum & Kajs, 2009, p4), there are four goal orientations. These goal orientations are derived from the correlation between mastery and performance goals and the reasons of avoidance and approach: mastery-approach, performance –approach, mastery-avoidance, and performance – avoidance. When looking at the different goal orientations, one will be able to associate a more positive outlook as well as a sense of intrinsic motivation to the mastery-approach orientation. While it also exhibits positive characteristics, the performance-approach orientation, identifies more with external or extrinsic motivations. Whether it is “a desire to “develop competence” or “gain favorable judgment…in relation to others,” (McCollum & Kajs, 2009, p5) both of...
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... At that time, this was a very hot topic. I went to canteen; they were taking about how to decide economic major. I went to classroom, they were sitting together as a group of four, and discussed. In my sweet class, there was no one would like to talk or share a little information. I didn’t know whatever they think about me, but I’m sure that the thought “Hang is on safe with being a teacher, there is no need to waste time to talk with her!” was on their mind. Actually, I liked to be a teacher since I was a child, and my parents always told me the beautiful future of being a teacher, therefore I accept this orientation. I always kept in mind that I went to school to fulfill it. For all the time I searched for information about my future university of Education, I unintentionally found out the scholar of Asian University for Women (AUW) through the vocational orientation. It’s called surprising opportunity that suddenly came when I decided to participant in one and only one orientation since twelve years studying in school. The two young teachers gave me an English application. It was totally new and interesting information! They told me that there were sixteen Vietnamese...
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...THE CONCEPT AND PRACTICES OF SUPERVISION/INSPECTION IN KWARA STATE PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS BY S. A. ONASANYA Ph.D. DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE EDUCATION, FACULTY OF EDUCATION, UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN, ILORIN, NIGERIA. Introduction The sudden explosion of pupils population coupled with the attendant increased complexity of the school organization and the introduction of the new school basic system of 6-3-3-4 or 9-3-4 (?) system of education in the country has indeed necessitate a greater attention of supervision more than ever before. This is more so because school supervision occupies a unique place in the entire education system. If qualitative education is a thing seriously desired in schools so that standard of education in our schools can be highly improved, school supervision must therefore be accorded high priority. Through inspection and supervision, the inspectors and supervisors assist in improving classroom instructions because teachers are made more competent and efficient, parent are satisfied with the performance of their children, children are motivated to work harder in order to achieve the required standard, hence in the long run, the goal of education is achieved. Concept of Supervision Supervision is a way of stimulating, guiding, improving, refreshing and encouraging and overseeing certain group with the hope of seeking their cooperation in order for the supervisors to be successful in their task of supervision. Ogunsaju (1983). Supervision is essentially the practice...
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...of Mrs. McBaine, Twinkletoes Early Childhood Centre’s Director for the past 14 years. She has manifested her intention to migrate to another country, thus leaving her post vacant. This paper analyzes her Director position and presents a recruitment process adapted from Pilbeam & Corbridge (2006). Upon learning of the director’s job description and required qualifications of candidates interested in taking over her position, a job advertisement is created to attract qualified candidates. They are thoroughly screened if they have the right educational qualifications and work experience. These do not necessarily have to match Mrs. McBaine’s education and work experience because her credentials as the centre’s pioneering director and teacher are unmatched. Shortlisted candidates go through the selection process of testing and interviews until the most qualified and most...
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