scholarly journals COVID-19 and Digital Primary Education: Impact and Strategies for Sustainable Development

2021 ◽  
pp. 245513332110496
Author(s):  
Sudarshan Maity ◽  
Tarak Nath Sahu ◽  
Nabanita Sen
Keyword(s):  
Gender Discrimination ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Digital Learning ◽  
School Students ◽  
Government Schools ◽  
Government School ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Village Government

The present study is based on primary data of 720 students from primary schools in West Bengal, India. With adherence to the Logistic Regression Model, the study investigates and analyses the factors that influence digital learning of primary students during the COVID-19 pandemic situation. Further with the application of Welch’s t-test, comparative study have been conducted based on parameters as village and city school students, private and government school students and gender discrimination. The findings conclude that the school structure; willingness of the school and teachers to conduct virtual classes; availability and accessibility of high-speed internet and economic capability of parents to bear the exorbitant internet charges are significant dimensions in virtual learning of primary section students. The study also confirms that during the pandemic girl students and students from village government schools are the worst hit in comparison to boys who are from city-based schools and private schools respectively.

Causes & Effects Of Absentees Of Girl Students In Government Primary Schools Of Rajasthan

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 89-101
Author(s):  
Dr. Nisha Tyagi ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Gender Discrimination ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Civil Society Organizations ◽  
School Level ◽  
Early Marriage ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Government Schools ◽  
Government School ◽  
Girl Students

The major objectives of the present research study were to analyse the factors affecting the educational development of the girl students and the magnitude of absentees of girls at primary level in the Government school of Rajasthan. India. An attempt was made to address the phenomenon of absenteeism in Government schools in the present context. This research was based on both primary and secondary data. The Structured Questionnaire were constructed for collecting data. The primary data was collected from teachers, parents, out of schoolgirls, administrators and focus groups. The secondary data was collected from government agencies, civil society organizations, existing research studies, newspapers, magazines and reports. The data was collected through random sampling method. Here some of the major reasons of girls’ absenteeism at primary school level in rural areas: 1. Unfavourable attitude of parents. 2. Involvement of girl children in domestic activities. 3. Poverty of parents. 4. Gender discrimination. 5. Early marriage and pregnancy. 6. Violence against girls in schools. 7. Funding. 8. Child-domestic labour. 9. Lack of government schools. 10. Lack of encouragement.

Roots of Truants of Girl Students in Government Primary Schools of Rajasthan (A Case Study of District Kota)

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 01-18
Author(s):  
Dr. Nisha Tyagi ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Gender Discrimination ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Civil Society Organizations ◽  
School Level ◽  
Early Marriage ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Government Schools ◽  
Girl Students

The core aims of the present research study were to study the factors affecting the educational development of the girl students and the scale of absentees of girls at primary level in the Government schools of District Kota, Rajasthan. This research was based on both primary and secondary data. The interview schedules were constructed for collecting data. The primary data was collected from teachers, parents, out of schoolgirls, administrators and focus groups. The secondary data was collected from government agencies, civil society organizations, existing research studies, newspapers, magazines and reports. The data was collected through random sampling method. Here some of the major reasons of girls’ absenteeism at primary school level in rural areas of Kota: 1. Unfavourable attitude of parents. 2. Involvement of girl children in domestic activities. 3. Poverty of parents. 4. Gender discrimination. 5. Early marriage and pregnancy. 6. Violence against girls in schools. 7. Funding. 8. Child-domestic labour. 9. Lack of government schools. 10. Lack of encouragement.

Current status of soil-transmitted helminthiases among pre-school and school-aged children from Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria

2010 ◽  
Vol 85 (3) ◽  
pp. 234-238 ◽  
Author(s):  
O.A. Sowemimo ◽  
S.O. Asaolu
Keyword(s):  
Private Schools ◽  
Private School ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Parasitic Infections ◽  
Government Schools ◽  
Government School ◽  
Soil Transmitted Helminths ◽  
School Aged Children ◽  
Stool Samples

AbstractA cross-sectional survey was conducted to determine the prevalence and intensity of soil-transmitted helminths among pre-school and school-aged children attending nursery and primary schools in Ile-Ife. Single stool samples were collected between January and March, 2009 from 352 children randomly selected from a total of 456 children attending both private and government schools. The stool samples were processed using the modified Kato–Katz technique, and then examined for the eggs of soil-transmitted helminths (STHs). One hundred and twenty-one (34.4%) samples were positive for STH eggs. The overall prevalences of Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura and hookworm were 33.2%, 3.7% and 0.9%, respectively. The prevalence of STH infection in government schools (47.8%) was significantly higher than in private schools (16.1%) (P < 0.001). The most common type of mixed infection was the combination of A. lumbricoides and T. trichiura (6.8%). The prevalence and intensity of A. lumbricoides rose with age. The lowest prevalence and intensity (7.7%; 0.240 ± 0.136 eggs per gram (epg)) were recorded in the 2- to 3-year-old age group, while the highest prevalence and intensity (58.7%; 1.820 ± 0.237 epg) were recorded in children aged 10 years and above. A questionnaire survey indicated that 73% of the children attending private school had been treated with anthelminthics less than 2 months prior to the collection of stool specimens, while 43% of the children attending government school received anthelminthic treatment during the same period. The findings indicate that STH infections are endemic among schoolchildren in Ile-Ife and that the burden of parasitic infections is greater in government schools than in private schools.

scholarly journals Resilience and Gender as Determinants of Entrepreneurial Intentions among Secondary School Students in Kwara State, Nigeria

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 153-160
Author(s):  
Umar Talatu Ibrahim
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intentions ◽  
School Students ◽  
Ex Post ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Ex Post Facto ◽  
And Gender

The purpose of this study was to investigate resilience and gender as determinants of entrepreneurial intentions among secondary school students in Kwara State, Nigeria. Descriptive research design of ex-post-facto type was used in the study. Five hundred respondents were selected randomly from 5 Local Government Area in Kwara State, Nigeria. The respondents were measured with validated scale and the data obtained was analyzed using the Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) statistical analysis. Two research hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05level of significance. The result showed that there was significant relationship between the resilience and entrepreneurial intentions among secondary school students (r = 0.817; p < 0.05) and there no significant difference in the entrepreneurial intentions of male and female secondary school students (t = 0.71; p > 0.05). In view of these findings, the study recommended that the entrepreneurship training should be made compulsory at all levels of learning from primary schools to the tertiary institutions and curriculum should be tailored towards learning the skills for starting businesses after graduation from school, thus changing the orientation of the students at an early stage towards entrepreneurship.

scholarly journals School Socio-Cultural Identity and Perceived Parental Involvement About Mathematics Learning in Greece

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 234 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreas Moutsios-Rentzos ◽  
Petros Chaviaris ◽  
Sonia Kafoussi
Keyword(s):  
Parental Involvement ◽  
Cultural Identity ◽  
Quantitative Study ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Mathematics Learning ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Pedagogical Implication ◽  
And Gender

In this quantitative study we investigated the primary school students’ perceived parental involvement in mathematics with respect to different school socio-cultural identity as identified by the students’ ethnicity. 493 students attending the two last grades of three primary schools participated in the study. The role of the students’ grade and gender, as well as the mother/father contrast were also considered in the analyses. The findings of the study revealed both inter-school and intra-school divergences and convergences, thus suggesting the complex links between school identity and perceived parental involvement. More specifically, according to our results, the ‘multi-cultural’ seems to be linked with a more stable perceived parental involvement across different year groups and calendar years. The pedagogical implication of the findings are discussed.

scholarly journals Health promoting lifestyle among secondary school students of government schools in Sandhikharka municipality

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (12) ◽  
pp. 4934
Author(s):  
Rabina Khadka ◽  
Shreesti Sharma ◽  
Laxmi Gautam
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Spiritual Growth ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Government Schools ◽  
Government School ◽  
The Status ◽  
Health Promoting ◽  
Health Promoting Lifestyle

Background: Health behaviours’ are most likely introduced in adolescence stage of life. Socio-demographic and socio-economic factors have found to influence health directly or indirectly. Therefore, study was conducted to assess the status of health promoting lifestyle among secondary school students of Government Schools as well as their associations with socio-demographic and socio-economic variables.Methods: The cross sectional study was performed among Government School students. Health promoting lifestyle proforma (HPLP) was prepared consisting of 2 parts, Part-I sociodemographic and socio economic characteristics and part-II health promoting lifestyle profile-II developed by Walker et al. was modified into Nepalese version. It consists of 46 items divided into 7 subscales (health responsibility, physical activity, food practices, spiritual growth, self-concept, inter personal relations and stress management). Descriptive statistics was used to describe HPLP. Data was analyzed by using SPSS. Chi-square test was used to identify the associations.Results: The overall HPLP mean score of respondents was 2.99±0.27, with the highest mean scores for spiritual growth (3.2±0.28) and interpersonal relations (3.16±0.28) and the lowest mean score for physical activity (2.80±0.25) and nutrition (2.84±0.29). Only, Occupational status of mother were found to be significantly associated with the Health-Promoting Lifestyle.Conclusions: This study showed that the status of health promoting lifestyle among secondary level students was good with ample room for improvement as adoption of sedentary lifestyle is increasing remarkably. Therefore, health education and promotion programs might be prerequisite to promote the health of Youths.

Ideología, racismo y sexismo en textos escolares de educación básica para la enseñanza del inglés: una aproximación desde el análisis crítico del discurso

2015 ◽  
pp. 53
Author(s):  
Marcela Amaya García ◽  
Mercedes Mardones Corrales
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Structural Characteristics ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
Semantic Features ◽  
School Students ◽  
Government Schools ◽  
Linguistic Resources ◽  
The Government

ResumenEn el presente trabajo se lleva a cabo un estudio de los recursos lingüísticos utilizados con fines ideológicos,racistas y sexistas presentes en el discurso docente, específicamente, en los textos escolares de educación básica para la enseñanza del inglés desde la perspectiva del análisis crítico del discurso de Van Dijk (1997a, 2002,2003, 2005). En concreto, se analiza la ocurrencia de éstos como rasgos léxicos-semánticos asociados a las características estructurales internas de los textos escolares empleados en la pedagogía del inglés en los colegios de administración pública y privada del país. Se parte de una muestra representativa de ocho libros educacionales(del año 2007) utilizados de tercero a octavo básico, elegidos según los referentes conceptuales planteados porAlarcón (2006). Los resultados indican que a través del discurso docente se reproduce y perpetúa la ideología patriarcal y las actitudes sexistas.Palabras Claves: Ideología, racismo, sexismo, discurso docente, textos escolares, análisis crítico del discurso. IDEOLOGY, RACISM AND SEXISM IN SCHOOL BOOKSOF PRIMARY SCHOOL FOR THE ENGLISH TEACHING:AN APPROACH FROM THE CRITICAL ANALYSIS OFTHE SPEECHAbstractThis paper presents an analysis of the linguistic resources, found in the teaching scenario, for the presence (sometimes unintentional) of sexist, racist and ideological overtones. It focuses on textbooks used for the teaching of English as a foreign language in primary schools of the private sector as well as those used in the government schools (public sector) in Chile. The study was carried out taking into account Van Dijk’s critical discourse analysis(1997a, 2002, 2003, and 2005). The sample consisted of 8 textbooks (of 2007) used in third to seventh grade primary school and considered according to the conceptual references presented by Alarcón (2006). The textbooks used in government schools are, in fact, ones that are used all over the country for primary school students. The occurrence of the above mentioned overtones as well as the lexical-semantic features which occur in association with the structural characteristics present in the examined textbooks are analyzed.Key Words: Ideology, racism, sexism, teaching discourse, English textbooks, critical discourse analysisConferencia presentada en 2010 IATEFL-TESOL Chile International Conference:Communication, Culture & Community bajo el título “Ideology, sexism & racism in Englishtextbooks”.

Childhood Obesity in Public and Private Middle School Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (11) ◽  
pp. 3392-3394
Author(s):  
Faiza Altaf ◽  
Somiya Sabeeh Awan ◽  
Uzma Naaz ◽  
Saba Riaz ◽  
Rahat Ayub ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Childhood Obesity ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Private Schools ◽  
Private School ◽  
School Students ◽  
Government Schools ◽  
Government School ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
The Mean

Background: Obesity is defined as the syndrome in which excessive fat deposits in the adipose tissues, which affects the normal functioning of the body. Childhood obesity is the great challenge these days. In Pakistan recent study on children 10-15 years of age shows high prevalence of childhood obesity. The present study will help to inform the community regarding the frequency and percentage of overweight and obese children in middle standard schools. Objective: Objective so this study were to identify the recent estimate of frequency of obesity in middle school students in year 2017 and then to compare the frequency of obesity in public and private sector schools. Material and methods: This Descriptive cross sectional study was conducted in 2 private schools of Sahiwal and 2 government schools of Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. About 324 children (81 from each school) were recruited randomly and interviewed about their physical activities. Height and weight were measured and BMI was calculated. Children were distributed in different BMI group and obesity as assessed. Results: The mean age of children in government school was 13.01 ± 1.09 years while in private school was 12.75 ± 1.08. 50% were females from government school and 50% from private school. 50% were male students from government school and 50% from private schools. The mean BMI of participants was 18.48 ± 3.36 kg/m2 in government school while 20.14 ± 3.66 kg/m2 in private school. When frequency of government and private school was compared results shows that out of 162 students from each school, 13 (8%) in government schools and 24 (14.8%) in private schools are overweight, while 8 (4.9%) in government schools and 17 (10.5%) in private schools are obese. Conclusion: High frequency of obesity and over weight in children of middle schools was noted. This frequency is greater in students of private schools both males and females as compared to students of government schools both males and females. Keywords: Obesity, school going Children, private school, government school, body mass index, height, weight

scholarly journals Effect of dairy milk, eggs, meat, fish and fruits intake on academic performances of secondary school students in Bangladesh

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 355-359
Author(s):  
MS Hossain ◽  
MR Islam ◽  
MA Ferdous ◽  
AA Trisha ◽  
MM Rahman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Science ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
School Students ◽  
Meat Intake ◽  
Interview Method ◽  
The Social ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Dairy Milk ◽  
The Town

Background: Contribution of dairy milk and other food items and schools to academic performances of students are the important factors to build a peaceful meritorious nation with sound mental and physical health.Objective: This experiment was designed to study the contribution of dairy milk and other food item intake pattern and schools to academic performances.Method: Students of class nine in Bangladesh were enumerated using a preprescribed questionnaire during March 2016 to June 2016 by direct interview method. Collected primary data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 14.015.Results: Male (69.63%) students and students of schools in the town (84.97%) performed better. Majority of the students in towns (46.85%; 49.65%) and villages (45.51%; 50.90%) drank dairy milk and ate meat respectively, once or twice in a week. Many students in towns (30.77%) and villages (38.92%) ate eggs for 3 to 4 days in a week. Maximum students in town (53.50%) and in village (46.71%) took fish for 5 to 7 days and 3 to 4 days in a week, respectively. Many students in town (39.86%) and in village (59.88%) took fruits 1 to 2 days and 5 to 7 days in a week, respectively. Most (74.31%) of the students who took dairy milk, meat (73.68%), fruits (66.67%), fish (65.81%) and eggs (64.71%) everyday in a week obtained A grade.Conclusions: Schools, availability of dairy milk, meat, fruits, fish and eggs, Tiffin intake status and gender affected the academic performances but educational institutions had no effect on weekly dairy milk, eggs and meat intake of the students but weekly fish and fruits intake status were affected.Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol.17(3) 2018 p.355-359

scholarly journals Psychometric Intelligence and Academic Achievement, A Comparative Analysis of Elementary Schools

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 83-95
Author(s):  
Sunita Malhotra
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Social Science ◽  
Private School ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
School Achievement ◽  
Child Growth ◽  
School Students ◽  
Government School ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Improve Student Achievement

 Intelligence and achievement are two different, but interrelated, constructs (Kaya, Juntune, & Stough, 2015). They have been studied for over a century in an attempt to explain differences in educational and life outcomes. School achievement may be considered a resultant of the total growth pattern of the child. Growth in interest and in attitudes towards learning is as important as growth in knowledge. Learning methods of solving problems is fully as valuable as the facts gained or improvements made in school or community in the process. The present research focuses on the primary school children’s academic achievement and Intelligence level.  The sample for the present study consisted of 150 students from different types of schools such as of NGO’s based school, Government school and Private primary schools of the different regions of India. The Raven’s Colored Progressive Matrices was used for measuring the IQ level of the students and for measuring the Academic Achievement, Achievement Test Battery of Singh (ATB-SR), 2008 which consists of test Hindi, English, Mathematics, Science and Social Science. The results revealed that there was a significant difference between the achievement scores of Hindi, English, Mathematics, Science and Social Science of the NGO’s based school, government and private school students. Important implications for educational practices may derive from these findings since they can provide valuable information to design instructional actions and programs that can improve student achievement and satisfaction.      

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