Education's Missing Link: How Private School Teachers Approach Evolution

2010 ◽  
Vol 72 (2) ◽  
pp. 91-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael W. Schulteis
Keyword(s):  
Science Education ◽  
Public Schools ◽  
Public School ◽  
Science Teachers ◽  
Private Schools ◽  
Private School ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Religious Schools ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Missing Link

Over 5 million students and 28,000 schools are consistently marginalized or left out of statistics that describe evolution and science education. Although they are relatively few in number compared with their public school counterparts, the millions of students and hundreds of thousands of teachers in private schools need to be counted in research about teaching and learning in the biology classroom. Assumptions have been made about how teachers in these often religious schools teach evolution, but do we have verifiable data? Could teachers in these schools be similar to those in public schools in their teaching of evolution, or is there a silent undercurrent that has not been detected? It is the purpose of this study to reveal more about this underrepresented segment of the population of science teachers.

scholarly journals Job Satisfaction Among Public and Private School Teachers

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Maher Bano ◽  
Syeda Kaniz Fatima Haider ◽  
Alay Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Public Schools ◽  
Public School ◽  
Private Schools ◽  
Private School ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Public School Teachers ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Female Teachers ◽  
Significant Difference

This paper compares job satisfaction of private and public school teachers in Peshawar. Sample comprised of sixty (N=60) teachers of both genders ranging in age from 25-50 years. Thirty (n=30) were public school teachers including fifteen (n=15 male) and fifteen (n=15) female teachers, thirty (n=30) private school teachers they included fifteen (n=15) male and fifteen (n=15) female teachers. The data was collected through non-probability sampling technique from Mardan city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. A questionnaire was constructed for the purpose of measuring Job satisfaction for teachers. The alpha reliability coefficient was significantly high, thus ensuring the reliability of the scale. The results showed that public teachers are more satisfied with their job as compared to teachers working in private schools. It was further revealed that there was no significant difference between male and female teachers working in public schools and private schools.

scholarly journals Using Quality Teaching and Learning Resources for Effective Integrated Science Education among Senior High Schools in Ghana

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rita Asano ◽  
Kwaku Darko Amponsah ◽  
Obed Baah-Yanney ◽  
Frederick Quarcoo ◽  
Delphine Abla Azumah
Keyword(s):  
Science Teachers ◽  
Private School ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Quality Teaching ◽  
Learning Resources ◽  
Science Content ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Learning Materials ◽  
Integrated Science ◽  
Second Year

The study examined the use of quality teaching and learning resources and how these affect the teaching and learning of Integrated Science. A total of 172 randomly selected second year Senior High School (SHS) students and 25 Integrated Science teachers purposively sampled served as the subjects for the study within six districts in the Central Region of Ghana. Questionnaires were used to collect the students’ and teachers' needed data. This study's key findings revealed a lack of teaching and learning materials and the stereotyped nature of Integrated Science teachers' methods of teaching. It was noted that access, selection and usage of good and quality teaching and learning materials and methods influenced learning outcomes of students in SHS Integrated Science. However, it was observed that both government and private school teachers used similar teaching methods in delivering the Integrated Science content. It was concluded that for successful teaching and learning of Integrated Science, the challenges should be addressed by SHS education stakeholders. As a result, the paper recommended possible solutions that would ameliorate the challenges hindering the teaching and learning of Integrated Science.

The “Violence” Phenomena Reflected on Drawings of School- Age Children in North Cyprus

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-28
Author(s):  
Enil Afşaroğlu Eren ◽  
Zihniye Okray
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Public School ◽  
Private Schools ◽  
Private School ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
Adult Males ◽  
Psychosocial Needs ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
North Cyprus ◽  
The Family

To understand emotional experiences of the children and identify their  psychosocial  needs    studying their drawings is  one of the  significant methods.Children are an important group  who are  exposed  to violence  in various ways  in the family, at school, in virtual environment, via television, in their country, in health system. Research sample is a group of  10-11 years old girl and boys at public and private school.The violence phenomena  reflected in the paintigs are mostly  experienced  in the  family and among children.In general,  physical and verbal violence are described.In paintings  violence  perpetrators are mostly adult males.  50% of victims are  female, 46,4 % of are male, 57% of victims are children and 39.2% of  are adults. In drawings of children in private schools violence phenomena is mostly pictured at parks and garden area. In drawings of children in public school the violence is pictured in their homes besides park and garden area. The children at public school pictured more tools of violence (gun, knife) in their drawings. The majority of children who draw guns are girls. In drawings of children in public school human figures are stick figures and incomplete, in the drawings of children at private school the human figures are mostly pictured in details. Based on the results we can assume that the public schools in North Cyprus need to be improved academically and in both public and private schools the psychological counselling and guidance departments need to be developed and supported. In this study the analysis of drawings emphasize the children’s perception or experience of violence and also reflect the children’s problems with the adults and give clues about the solutions of these problems. The  gathered results contribute to understanding the emotional and social level of the children in Northern Cyprus.

“Students in public and private schools—which are at higher risk of drug abuse?”: A survey from Iran

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Bahramnejad ◽  
Abedin Iranpour ◽  
Nouzar Nakhaee
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Public Schools ◽  
Drug Abuse ◽  
Public School ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Private Schools ◽  
Private School ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Public School Students

Abstract Background Recent evidence from Western countries suggests that private school students are more prone to drug use. Such an evidence is lacking in Muslim countries. The aim of this study was to examine whether the risk of drug use is higher in private schools than public schools. Methods This cross sectional study was conducted on 630 randomly selected 10th grade students of Kerman city, the center of largest province of Iran. Well-validated questionnaires regarding current, lifetime substance use, and perceived use by classmates were utilized. Substances included in the questionnaire were waterpipe, cigarette, alcohol, marijuana, opium, methamphetamine, and Naas. Drug Abuse Tendency Scale was used to measure the attitudes of students towards drug use. Results More than 82% of sample were public school students (n = 504). Ever use of cigarette, alcohol and marijuana was higher in private schools (27.6%, 39.0%, and 5.7%, respectively) than public schools (15.3%, 25.8%, 2.2%, respectively) (P < 0.05). The drug abuse tendency score was nearly higher in public school students (10.4 ± 9.4) than private schools (12.1 ± 9.9) (P = 0.090). Perceived prevalence of cigarette and marijuana use by classmates was higher among private school students. Conclusion Despite the popular belief that private schools are better than public schools regarding the risk of substance use, students who attend private schools are at a higher risk of turning to some drugs comparing to public schools in Iran.

Private Schools and the Willingness to Pay for Public Schooling

2007 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 152-174 ◽  
Author(s):  
David M. Brasington
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Public School ◽  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
Private Schools ◽  
Price Elasticity ◽  
Private School ◽  
School Quality ◽  
Income Elasticity ◽  
Public Schooling ◽  
Public And Private

Households pay a premium to live in houses assigned to high quality public schools, and the housing market yields information about the demand for public school quality. The current study estimates a two-stage house price hedonic emphasizing the role that private schools play in the willingness to pay for public school quality. The elasticity of house prices with respect to public school quality is 0.15, and 0.04 with respect to private school quality. The price elasticity of demand for public schooling is −1.72, with an income elasticity of 0.31. Public and private schools are substitutes, with a cross-price elasticity of 0.32. A school choice program that reduced private school tuition by 10 percent would reduce the willingness to pay for public school performance by 1.9 percent. The magnitude of the results generally varies markedly between large and small houses, with large houses more responsive to public and private schooling variables.

scholarly journals Teaching Mathematics at High School: A Comparison of Public and Private School Teachers’ Practices

2018 ◽  
Vol III (IV) ◽  
pp. 127-141
Author(s):  
Gulnaz Hameed ◽  
Intzar Hussain Butt
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Public Schools ◽  
Public School ◽  
Private School ◽  
Teaching Practices ◽  
School Teacher ◽  
Public High School ◽  
Public School Teachers ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Text Book

This paper compares the mathematics teaching practices of private and public high school teachers in Punjab. Two hundred public and 180 private school teachers were selected by using random sampling technique from district Sahiwal. The quantitative data was collected by using a Likert type 58 questionnaire items. The questionnaire consisted of six parts: mathematic teaching practices, mathematic effective students’ instruction, mathematic resources availability, use of mathematic resources, use of instructional techniques and evaluation techniques used by the teachers. The study indicated that private school teacher teach in cooperative environment, individual concentration, small group discussion and encourage students in mathematic classrooms as compared to public school teachers. They write equations to represent concept and then engage students in problem solving and practice computational skill as compared to public school teachers. Public school teachers highly believe that text book is primary instructional tool for teaching. They practice difficult problem by drill in their classes. Although Public school teachers are well trained, qualified and experienced yet they emphasize rote learning which is a big hurdle in conceptual understanding. Provision of material resources in public schools is high. Mathematic curriculum document, manipulative, measuring devices, and spreadsheets, worksheet calculators, teacher guide and computers as teaching resources are available in public schools. Whereas, helping books and calculators’ availability is better in private schools.

scholarly journals The Perceptions between Teachers’ in Public and Private Schools related to the (LFH) Learn from Home Policy

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 78-82
Author(s):  
Sri Wahyuni ◽  
Ariyanti Ariyanti
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Teacher Perceptions ◽  
Private Schools ◽  
Private School ◽  
Public School Teachers ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Education Development ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Teachers Perceptions ◽  
Data Subject

Knowledge of the various kinds of teacher perceptions between 2 different schools about LFH policies will increase our knowledge of each teacher's strengths and weaknesses in learning activities using LFH policies during the pandemic. This research was conducted in private schools SD Darul Falah 2 Samarinda and public schools SDN 019 Muara Badak, namely four teachers and two principals. It collected data in this study using interview techniques to determine the strengths and weaknesses of LFH policies from teacher perceptions of LFH policies and questionnaire techniques to support interviews with teachers. Furthermore, The results showed that 24% of private school teachers' perceptions of the LFH policy were included in the "Disagree" category. Similar to private schools, the results showed that public school teachers' perceptions of LFH policies, namely 23.5%, were also included in the "Disagree" category. From these two results, it can be concluded that the average teacher disagrees with the LFH policy because it is considered to have many deficiencies that can impact current education development. The data subject was challenged to face in the learning process because the situation made students and teachers need a high focus level to understand what was conveyed by the teacher in daring or online learning.

scholarly journals Textual production of children without learning difficulties

CoDAS ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 350-358 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Aparecida Gonçalves dos Santos ◽  
Simone Rocha de Vasconcellos Hage
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Public School ◽  
Private Schools ◽  
School Children ◽  
Private School ◽  
School Students ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Specific Protocol ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Overall Performance

PURPOSE: To characterize the writing skills of students, to compare the performance of students in public and private schools, and to identify enhancements in the course of the school year.METHODS: Three texts (narrative, game rules description, and a note or letter) written by 160 students from public and private schools were analyzed based on a specific protocol. Descriptive statistical analysis was performed. To compare the overall performance by the protocol between school grades, the Kruskal-Wallis and Miller tests were used, and to compare results as to schools (private and public), Mann-Whitney test was used.RESULTS: Median values of aesthetic aspects, coherence, clarity, and concision for game rules description among public school students remained one point below the top score. Students from private schools achieved the highest score at medians. When comparing schools, private institutions had students with better performances, with significant difference. As to grades, statistical difference was found between the fourth and sixth grades of public schools and between the fourth and fifth grades of private schools.CONCLUSION: Most of the private school children showed consolidation of skills assessed in the different grades. However, public school children had this consolidation only at the sixth grade. Students from private schools had better performances compared to those from public schools. There is tendency to evolution from the fourth to sixth grades in public schools. However, the overall performance is similar in all grades in private schools.

The psychological effect of compensation on decent work dimensions: a research on public and private school teachers in Turkey

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cavit Çolakoğlu ◽  
Arda Toygar
Keyword(s):  
Public School ◽  
Private Schools ◽  
Private School ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Access To Healthcare ◽  
Public School Teachers ◽  
Decent Work ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Content Type

PurposeThe purpose of this work is to examine the psychological impact of adequate compensation, which is one of the dimensions of Decent Work Scale (DWS) evaluated within the psychology of work theory (PWT), on other dimensions of DWS in teachers working in public and private schools in Turkey.Design/methodology/approachIn this study, DWS developed by Duffy et al. was used. In total, 175 private school teachers and 216 public school teachers participated in the study. The data were analyzed with LISREL 8.7 and SPSS 23.0 package programs.FindingsConsidering the structural equation model formed by the sub-dimensions of the DWS and the path diagrams related to the model, it was seen that the “adequate compensation” dimension made a significant difference in “access to health services” on both public and private school teachers. In private school teachers, there is a significant relationship between the dimension of adequate compensation and “access to healthcare”, “physically and interpersonally safe working conditions”, “free time and rest” and “organizational values that complement family and social values”. However, a significant relationship was not found between the variables other than “access to healthcare” in public school teachers. According to the results of the “Independent Sample T-Test”, there is a significant mean difference between the perceptions of teachers working in public and private schools. When this difference is examined, it was seen that teachers working in public schools have a higher level of good job perception than teachers working in private schools.Research limitations/implicationsDWS is a newly developed scale and has been used in a limited number of studies. It is a scale open to be developed and used with different sample groups.Originality/valueApplication of DWS to teachers working in Turkey is one of the fundamental features that distinguish this study from other studies in this area. In addition, the evaluation of the psychological effects of the adequate compensation dimension, which is an important study factor, on the other dimensions of DWS adds originality to the study. It is predicted that this research will fill the deficiency in the relevant literature.

scholarly journals An investigation of attitudes of 10-12 year-old students enrolled in public and private schools towards physical education course Devlet okulu ve özel okulda okuyan 10-12 yaş grubu öğrencilerin beden eğitimi ve spor dersine karşı tutumlarının incelenmesi

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 4628
Author(s):  
İsmail Özsarı
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Public School ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Private Schools ◽  
Private School ◽  
Attitude Scale ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Students Attitudes

The aim of this study is to investigate whether there are any difference in 10-12-year-old students’ attitudes towards physical education course according to school types (public school/private school). The survey method was used in the study. The sample consisted of 185 students from two public schools and two private schools. 119 students were enrolled in public school while 66 students were in enrolled in private school. As data collection tools, a 24-item questionnaire to obtain sport activities students participate, the resources they have, and their demographic information; and a likert-type, 49-items "Physical Education Course Attitude Scale" to assess their attitudes towards physical education course were used.  The scale was developed by Sherrill and Toulmin in 1977 and adapted by Özer and Aktop into Turkish in 2003. The data were analyzed using SPSS 20.0 software, findings were presented in frequency-percentage tables, and independent group t-test and chi-square test were used. According to findings, students of private schools had significantly more positive attitudes towards the physical education course than students of public schools.Extended English abstract is in the end of Full Text PDF (TURKISH) file.ÖzetBu çalışma 10-12 yaş grubu öğrencilerinin okudukları okul türü değişkenine (devlet okulu/özel okul) göre Beden Eğitimi ve Spor dersine karşı tutumlarında farklılık olup olmadığını ortaya koymayı amaçlamaktadır. Araştırmada betimsel tarama modeli kullanılmıştır. Örneklem grubunu İstanbul ilindeki ikisi devlet okulu, ikisi özel okul olmak üzere dört farklı okulda öğrenim gören toplam 185 öğrenci oluşturmaktadır. Öğrencilerden 119’u devlet okulunda, 66’sı özel okulda öğrenim görmektedirler. Veri toplama aracı olarak öğrencilerin demografik bilgileri, yaptıkları spor faaliyetleri ve sahip oldukları olanakları yansıtan 24 maddelik anket ve Beden Eğitimi ve Spor dersine karşı tutumlarını ölçmek amacıyla 49 maddelik, 7’li likert tipindeki “Beden Eğitimi Dersi Tutum Ölçeği” uygulanmıştır. Ölçek 1977 yılında Sherrill ve Toulmin tarafından geliştirilmiş, Özer ve Aktop tarafından 2003 yılında Türkçe’ye uyarlanmıştır. Elde edilen veriler SPSS 20.0 programı ile analiz edilmiş, bulgular frekans-yüzdelik tabloları şeklinde sunulmuş ve bağımsız grup t-testi ki-kare testi teknikleri kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın sonucunda özel okulda okuyan öğrencilerin Beden Eğitimi ve Spor dersine ilişkin tutumlarının, devlet okulunda okuyan öğrencilere göre anlamlı derecede daha olumlu olduğu ortaya çıkmıştır.

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