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Issue:2017 - Vol. 5 - Iss.1
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Articles:6 articles
International Journal of Educational Research and Reviews
IJERR
A peer-reviewed, open access journal that considers articles on all aspects of public health and epidemiology, including the social determinants of health, the environmental, behavioral, and occupational correlates of health and disease, and the impact of health policies, practices and interventions on the community. IJERR intends to promote and integrate the intellectual, methodological, and substantive diversity of educational scholarship. Articles dealing with educational research involving any discipline and me… More
2017 Vol.5 Iss.1 (6 articles)
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Research Article
Misplacement between policy and practice: Initiating environmental education in school curricula in Botswana
Abstract: Botswana introduced environmental education (EE) in its school curricula in 1995 to be infused in all subjects as part of an overall improvement of the school curricula. The actual infusion in practice was left to the classroom teachers offering a unique opportunity to compare what they taught and perceived as being important in environmental education with the official programme and policy. A questionnaire was distributed to sixteen schools to evaluate the interpretation given to, and the impact of, the programme…
Keywords: Botswana; environmental education; policy; practice; curriculum development.
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Women empowerment and participation in economic activities as tools for self-reliance and development of the Nigerian society
Abstract: The objective of the study was to examine women empowerment and participation in economic activities as tools for self-reliance and development of the Nigerian society. Research questions and hypothesis were used to guide the study. Structured questionnaire was used as the major instrument for data collection. Copies of questionnaires were administered to 402 women randomly selected from 6 out of the 21 local government Areas of Anambra State. 351 copies of questionnaire recovered were analyzed using mean to answer…
Keywords: Women empowerment; economic activities; self-reliance; societal development.
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Relationship between grades, attendance and first year undergraduate criminology students?
Abstract: This paper discusses the findings of research concerned with analyzing the relationship between student attendance to core first year undergraduate criminology and criminal justice modules and the grades they receive in their first summative assessed coursework task for these modules. The research took place against the background of a concern with improving student retention and minimizing academic failure. The research found evidence of an association between student attendance and grade outcomes. But it also not…
Keywords: Assessment; attendance; grades; student retention; criminology students.
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Attitudes of Turkish language teachers’ towards their stuttering students
Abstract: Stuttering is a speech defect which is seen in all countries. Stuttering affects fluency of speech due to some physiological, psychological and neurological causes. Protractions, clogs and repeats are seen in stuttering. Since it will probably result in social handicaps, stuttering should be considered as more important than other speech defects. There are many physiological, mental and psychological factors affecting stuttering. Findings of researches show that in addition to environmental factors, psychological m…
Keywords: Stuttering; education of Turkish Language; language education; teacher attitude.
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Integration of different management styles among school directors
Abstract: Management style can be defined as a special behavior of directors in the work process that affects the performance in an organization, in this case-school. Management style has two related meanings: first is behavior of directors to employees, second is directors’ approach in school regarding management, participation of employees in decision making processes, relationships and communication. The aim of the research is to determine the integration of different management styles among school directors – autocratic…
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Appreciation of the formative experiences of cooperating teachers and their use during practical training in physical education
Abstract: The Cooperating Teacher is recognized as a central figure in the initial training of teachers and the preparation for the exercise of this role has been spare and understood as a matter of great importance. The appreciation of the formative experiences is an important process for the construction of personal conceptions of the Cooperating Teacher in Physical Education. This study tried to unveil relations training path of the Cooperating Teacher with their current conceptions about their role in the formation of st…
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