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The purpose of this qualitative, ethnographic study was to discover whether a relationship exists between discipline and spirituality in high school males. This study is important because it will apply traditional reasons for Catholics to... more

The purpose of this qualitative, ethnographic study was to discover whether a relationship exists between discipline and spirituality in high school males. This study is important because it will apply traditional reasons for Catholics to send their children to private Catholic schools, to the disciplined curricular rigor and spiritual environment offered at one single-gender, military and college preparatory, Catholic high school. This qualitative, ethnographic study investigated the relationship between discipline and spirituality, and the researcher was a participant-observer. The participants were stakeholders, ranging from 18 to 65 years of age. The following data was used for purposes of triangulation: interviews with students, parents, alumni, teachers (faculty group), and observations of teacher practice; a preference survey of alumni; and a comparative study of randomly selected blind (unnamed) student data, from JROTC and Administration records. These data were collected and analyzed to provide validity and integrity to interpreted qualitative data, and added a quantitative component to the study. The researcher’s analysis considered the data collected to identify the themes that emerged, and to find the voice of the stakeholder community. The study revealed 8 broad sub-themes that were paired as follows: (a) choice and culture; (b) brotherhood and camaraderie; (c) acculturation and enjoyment; and (d) Catholic and Mass. From the sub-theme pairs 4 overarching major themes emerged. They were choice, brotherhood, acculturation, and Catholic. These major themes represent the heart of the investigation. The study revealed that a relationship does exist between discipline and spirituality. This study contributes to the academic discussion, regarding single-gender education, and a positive learning environment. This study presents an invitation to future research.

If high-stakes standardized testing were to be abolished, as the report authors might like, American society as a whole would be much worse off, and so would many individual students. Probably the most unfairly affected would be the... more

If high-stakes standardized testing were to be abolished, as the report authors might like, American society as a whole would be much worse off, and so would many individual students. Probably the most unfairly affected would be the high achievers among the poor.Wealthy families who value academics have the choice of moving to a school district where their high achieving children can excel, or sending their children to a private school. It is a waste of money and otherwise too bad that they feel they must move, but they can. Poor families are not so mobile.
High achieving students who cannot leave a school district where academic achievement is undervalued face varied pressures that impede them: pressure to fit in and be popular; to excel at sports; to work at low-pay, dead-end jobs to earn money for cars and parties; and so on. If they study hard and excel at academics, they will be taunted; disliked; called “nerd,” “geek,” “dork”; or be accused of “acting White.”
The report spends considerable effort worrying about the feelings of students who might fail high-stakes tests, but little if any effort worrying about the social fallout of abandoning high academic standards. High-achieving students among our poor should be considered our country’s most precious human resources.
For a variety of reasons, our society very badly needs these students to prosper; so their gifts and ambitions should be nurtured, not discouraged. The report, however, in the effect of its recommendations, would have these students treated as pariahs and have them feel guilty for wanting to work hard and succeed. After all, if these students work hard and succeed, won’t that make other students who do not want to work hard look and feel bad?
Abandoning the enforcement of high academic standards will not eliminate pressures and hurt feelings among our youth, however. Pressure and hurt feelings are facts of life. Abandoning academics just means the pressures will come from and the hurt feelings will be caused by nonacademic aspects of these students’ lives.
Is that really what we want? In radical egalitarian bliss, there will be no high-stakes tests, no academic standards enforced in any meaningful way, and no academic tracking. Academic progress in every school and for every student will be slowed to the preferred pace of the least motivated student.

Based on social learning theory, this study aimed at providing a better understanding of the influence of social interaction on adolescents' conflict coping strategy. This study used the data from the Taiwan Educational Panel Survey... more

Based on social learning theory, this study aimed at providing a better understanding of the influence of social interaction on adolescents' conflict coping strategy. This study used the data from the Taiwan Educational Panel Survey (N=8717) to test the unique contribution of religious involvement, parent-child interaction, teacher-student interaction on adolescents' conflict coping strategy when they encountered an interpersonal offense in school. Findings showed that religious involvement, being physically hurt by father, being understood by father, and positive teacher-student interaction could increase the possibility of positive conflict coping strategy. And being verbally hurt by mother and negative teacher-student interaction would decrease the possibility of positive conflict coping strategy. Based on these results, implications for research and practice were discussed.

This study tests the importance of a noncognitive trait, grit, to predicting grades for a sample of Black males attending a predominantly White institution. Using multivariate statistics and hierarchical regression techniques, results... more

This study tests the importance of a noncognitive trait, grit, to predicting grades for a sample of Black males attending a predominantly White institution. Using multivariate statistics and hierarchical regression techniques, results suggest that grit is positively related to college grades for Black males and that background traits, academic factors, and grit explain 24 % of the variance in Black male's college grades. Grit, alone, added incremental predictive validity over and beyond traditional measures of academic success such as high school grade point average and American College Test scores. Implications for policy and practice are highlighted.

In You Are the Universe, the contemplative endocrinologist Deepak Chopra and the MIT physicist Menas Kafatos offer a groundbreaking, lucid work on consciousness that is refreshingly accessible without relying upon mathematical language or... more

In You Are the Universe, the contemplative endocrinologist Deepak Chopra and the MIT physicist Menas Kafatos offer a groundbreaking, lucid work on consciousness that is refreshingly accessible without relying upon mathematical language or overspecialized jargon. In summary, their book is a serious attempt to address the fundamental contemporary question, “Is the universe made of matter that learned to think, or is the universe made of mind that created matter?” (Chopra & Kafatos, 2017, p. 154). By the end of the book Chopra and Kafatos have gone so far as to argue that not only is the universe created and sustained by an underlying mind but that we are the universe, we are that mind. In a real sense, they declare, we as an organic species have co-created this universe.

A temática central deste livro é o relacionamento interpessoal, que é abordada sob diferentes aportes teóricos, em especial o das Habilidades Sociais. O termo Habilidades Sociais se configura como um campo de conhecimento e investigação,... more

A temática central deste livro é o relacionamento interpessoal, que é abordada sob diferentes aportes teóricos, em especial o das Habilidades Sociais. O termo Habilidades Sociais se configura como um campo de conhecimento e investigação, que vem crescendo de maneira admirável nos últimos anos em nosso meio.

This short paper, shows how executive coaching draws on psychotherapy, and offers insights into using psychodynamic and systems theory in coaching practice. To cite this paper: Western, S. (2006) Look Who’s Talking, Coaching at Work.... more

This short paper, shows how executive coaching draws on psychotherapy, and offers insights into using psychodynamic and systems theory in coaching practice.
To cite this paper: Western, S. (2006) Look Who’s Talking, Coaching at Work. London: People Management, Vol. 1:2 pp. 31-34.

The purpose of this study was to investigate primary and secondary mathematics teachers' candidates' effect of the success in geometry education. The sample of the study consists of students first and last class preservice primary... more

The purpose of this study was to investigate primary and secondary mathematics teachers' candidates' effect of the success in geometry education. The sample of the study consists of students first and last class preservice primary mathematics teachers which are enrolled program education at department of mathematics and students first and last class in preservice secondary mathematics teachers enrolled to Necmettin Erbakan University Ahmet Keleşoğlu Faculty of Education. As data collection tool, the 2016 Transition to Higher Education Examination questions asked in geometry was used. Data obtained were analyzed using Mann Whitney U test. Based on the findings, investigated that in first and last class of primary classroom teacher candidates and in first and last class of secondary mathematics teacher candidates were revealed in that whether there were statistically significant differences in terms of their success.

This paper was presented at the 4th International Conference on Critical Education (p. 310-317 of the proceedings). Two major figures of the early 20th century psychology, C.R. Rogers and L.S. Vygotsky are being studied in parallel in... more

This paper was presented at the 4th International Conference on Critical Education (p. 310-317 of the proceedings).
Two major figures of the early 20th century psychology, C.R. Rogers and L.S. Vygotsky are being studied in parallel in this paper. The two psychologists were interested, among others, in pedagogy; and, although both endeavoured to reform traditional education of the previous centuries, they moved toward totally opposite directions. C.R. Rogers stated that the development of personality occurs due to the self-actualising tendency, which is inherent in every person and suppressed by social norms. On the other hand, L.S. Vygotsky viewed personality development as the outcome of social interaction. Thus, the educational models that can be created on the basis of these two theories of personality development are themselves differentiated and apply to different educational contexts.

تتحدث هذه الورقة عن أبرز الاختلافات القديمة و الحديثة حول تقويم البرامج التعليمية

Reflective practice has become one of the most popular catch-phrases in the educational milieu during the last few years. In this paper, I chose to focus on the impact of reflective practice on education in general, and early childhood... more

Reflective practice has become one of the most popular catch-phrases in the educational milieu during the last few years. In this paper, I chose to focus on the impact of reflective practice on education in general, and early childhood education in particular. Through reflecting on teaching practices, everyday situations that occur in our classrooms and problems and obstacles encountered by teachers and other professionals in the education system, we can seek to improve not only our own personal theory of practice, but also to implement positive changes and growth in the education system as a whole. By seeking to understand how we can improve outcomes for students of all ages, we can broaden the scope of the learning experience of our students, as well as developing the professional competency of our educators.

This milestone text provides a comprehensive and state-of-the art overview of perfectionism theory, research, and treatment from the past 25 years, with contributions from the leading researchers in the field. The book examines new... more

This milestone text provides a comprehensive and state-of-the art overview of perfectionism theory, research, and treatment from the past 25 years, with contributions from the leading researchers in the field. The book examines new theories and perspectives including the social disconnection model of perfectionism and the 2 × 2 model of perfectionism. It also reviews empirical findings, with a special focus on stress, vulnerability, and resilience, and examines perfectionism in specific populations. Finally, it considers how perfectionism relates to physical health and psychophysiological processes and introduces new approaches to effective prevention and treatment. By increasing our understanding of perfectionism as a complex personality disposition and providing a framework for future explorations, this landmark publication aims to promote further research in this field. It will be invaluable reading for academics, students, and professionals in personality psychology, clinical and counselling psychology, applied psychology and related disciplines.

In an increasingly fast-changing, complex and diverse world, social and emotional skills are becoming ever more important. In this paper we present an overview of literature on social and emotional skills, describing the nature and... more

In an increasingly fast-changing, complex and diverse world, social and emotional skills are becoming ever more important. In this paper we present an overview of literature on social and emotional skills, describing the nature and structure of these skills, their development, malleability and factors that influence them, their cross-cultural comparability and their relevance for a wide range of educational, economic and life outcomes. The paper also represents a conceptual framework for the OECD’s new Study on Social and Emotional Skills, an international survey that assesses 10- and 15-year-old students in a number of cities and countries around the world.
We focus on the underlying skills within and outside of the widely researched Big Five model that are found to be more predictive and policy relevant. We examine the relationships of these skills with a variety of indicators of individual and societal wellbeing such as education, employment and income, health, and personal well-being. The paper discusses the structure of child’s social and emotional skills and the developmental trajectories of these skills across a lifetime. It presents the evidence of malleability of these skills as well as their relevance across a wide range of cultural contexts.

The main objective of this study is to develop a self-report instrument to measure pre-service teachers’ perceptions of the extent to which they experience the necessary support and training in order to integrate technology into classroom... more

The main objective of this study is to develop a self-report instrument to measure pre-service teachers’ perceptions of the extent to which they experience the necessary support and training in order to integrate technology into classroom activities. The questionnaire items of this instrument were drawn up on the basis of a synthesis of 19 qualitative studies (Authors et al., 2012) and were reviewed by experts in the field. In order to study its reliability and aspects of validity, data were collected and analysed consisting of a sample of 688 pre-service teachers in Flanders (Belgium). The resulting scale showed highly satisfactory psychometric properties. Item response theory revealed a good fit of the measurement to a Rating Scale Model for 22 out of 24 items. The results also indicate that the items differ in their degree of difficulty. It seems that helping pre-service teachers to design ICT-rich lessons and providing adequate feedback can be considered more challenging for teacher training institutions. Recommendations are given regarding how the new scale can be useful for both teacher training institutions and schools in developing approaches to equip pre-service teachers with the competencies needed to integrate technology in teaching and learning processes.

This is a short poem by Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī al-Ṣabbān (d. 1206/1791) translated from the original Arabic into English verse. The poem is a concise, technical list of the ten essentials aspects of any science. It is intended to help students... more

This is a short poem by Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī al-Ṣabbān (d. 1206/1791) translated from the original Arabic into English verse. The poem is a concise, technical list of the ten essentials aspects of any science. It is intended to help students memorize the outline of the topic, while a teacher's additional commentary would be needed to really understand the content and meaning of the ten essentials.

Боловсролын сэтгэл судлалын талаархи онол, бүтэц, судлах зүйл. Боловсролын сэтгэл судлал нь Сэтгэл судлал, Боловсрол судлал нь хавсарга шинжлэх ухаан болох нь. Сурган хүмүүжүүлэх ухаан нь аргазүй, Сэтгэлзүйн зарим онолууд, Сургалтын... more

Боловсролын сэтгэл судлалын талаархи онол, бүтэц, судлах зүйл. Боловсролын сэтгэл судлал нь Сэтгэл судлал, Боловсрол судлал нь хавсарга шинжлэх ухаан болох нь. Сурган хүмүүжүүлэх ухаан нь аргазүй, Сэтгэлзүйн зарим онолууд, Сургалтын онолууд: Бихеворизм, Нийгмийн сурахуйн онол, Л.С.Выготскийв Дэлгэрэнгүйг нь доорх линкээс орж уншина уу. https://www.scribd.com/word/document_edit/245554754

Given the prominence of Muslim veils—in particular the hijab and full-face veil—in public discourse concerning the place of Muslims in Western society, we examined their impact on non-Muslims’ responses at both explicit and implicit... more

Given the prominence of Muslim veils—in particular the hijab and full-face veil—in public discourse concerning the place of Muslims in Western society, we examined their impact on non-Muslims’ responses at both explicit and implicit levels. Results revealed that responses were more negative toward any veil compared with no veil, and more negative toward the full-face veil relative to the hijab: for emotions felt toward veiled women (Study 1), for non-affective attitudinal responses (Study 2), and for implicit negative attitudes revealed through response latency measures (Studies 3a and 3b). Finally, we manipulated the perceived reasons for wearing a veil, finding that exposure to positive reasons for wearing a veil led to better predicted and imagined contact (Study 4). Practical and theoretical implications are discussed.

With the advent of “Response to Intervention” there has been emphasis on preventing reading disabilities. This study examined the effectiveness of a classroom teacher Tier II intervention for struggling readers in kindergarten and first... more

With the advent of “Response to Intervention” there has been emphasis on preventing reading disabilities. This study examined the effectiveness of a classroom teacher Tier II intervention for struggling readers in kindergarten and first grade called the Targeted Reading Intervention. Three rural schools were randomly assigned to experimental and control conditions, with 8 experimental and 12 control classrooms. Five struggling and five non-struggling readers were randomly selected from each classroom. With the support of biweekly coaching, experimental teachers instructed struggling readers in one-on-one sessions in the classroom. Intent-to-treat analyses revealed significant kindergarten gains for initial word identification but no significant gains in first grade. Discussion focuses on the use of classroom teachers to prevent reading disabilities.

ICT has a great impact on human lives. The use of mobile technology in education is a positive response to the learning development in most tertiary institutions. Nowadays, it is difficult to motivate students to learn calculus.... more

ICT has a great impact on human lives. The use of mobile technology in education is a positive response to the learning development in most tertiary institutions. Nowadays, it is difficult to motivate students to learn calculus. Therefore, creative teaching techniques using WhatsApp is used to attract students. WhatsApp enhances idea sharing among students and makes communication easier and faster. This research seeks to assess students' readiness in using WhatsApp Application for calculus subject. Data were collected from 485 respondents from sixteen classes of diploma in mechanical engineering students in Universiti Teknologi MARA (Pulau Pinang) using the score of the test results. Data analysis was performed using descriptive statistics and analysis of one sample t-test at 0.05 level of significance. One sample t-test was used to identify whether to accept or reject the null hypothesis. Based on evaluation, more than half said that they prefer to use WhatsApp as one of the most effective teaching tool and students who were usually inactive in lecture class, contributed a lot in WhatsApp group. The findings of the study suggested that the marks increase in calculus subject is caused by flexible learning facilitated by WhatsApp mobile learning.

This paper outlines a theory explaining why the provider role is important to boys in the development of their masculine identity. The family is a primary site for identity formation, and boys appear to be more badly affected by growing... more

This paper outlines a theory explaining why the provider role is important to boys in the development of their masculine identity. The family is a primary site for identity formation, and boys appear to be more badly affected by growing up in non-intact families than girls. Female identity is more marked by biological transitions (e.g. pregnancy), and gives mothers a more central role within the family than fathers. Thus the male role within the family – the provider role-needs to be socially and culturally constructed. Where the father is absent and the role is devalued, transition from boyhood to manhood is made difficult, and masculinity may be problematized as 'hegemonic', 'toxic', and 'hyper'. Solutions from traditional cultures are discussed.

We present consequential mistakes in uses of correlation in social science research, particularly psychology

Since the turn of the millennium there has been a clear rise in the implementation and research of mindfulness across primary, secondary and postsecondary education. These implementations, however, hardly constitute a uniform phenomenon.... more

Since the turn of the millennium there has been a clear rise in the implementation and research of mindfulness across primary, secondary and postsecondary education. These implementations, however, hardly constitute a uniform phenomenon. They reflect a variety of framings, modalities and educational aims, as documented in hundreds of peer-reviewed papers. To date no overarching review has provided an empirically-based mapping of this multifaceted and rapidly developing discourse. This paper offers a first-of-its-kind map of mindfulness in education based on the 447 peer-reviewed papers published between 2002 and 2017 that constitute this academic discourse, applying grounded theory methodology. The research reveals an exponential rise in the amount of publications over years, with a complex discourse that evolves from seven different framings of the practice, applied to nine different educational domains and through various types of implementation. It maps this complexity and outlines two main patterns that reflects this discourse to date: a) Mindfulness in education, which comprises mostly of outsourced, secularized interventions aimed at improved mental-physical health, social-emotional learning and cognitive functions. b) Mindfulness as education, which is a more transformative strand characterized by contemplative pedagogy in higher education and sporadic whole-school implementations. Overall, in the studied period mindfulness has been moving from near-anonymity toward the mainstream; however, this discourse reflects a nascent phase given that it is only beginning to critique itself. Furthermore, its two patterns reflect a split discourse that is challenged by the practice's psychological-secular framing and its Buddhist framing.