scholarly journals Design and Validation of a Questionnaire for the Measurement of Students’ Perceptions of Intercultural Practices within Bilingual Secondary Schools in the European Context

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 243-260
Author(s):  
María-Elena Gómez-Parra ◽  
Irina Golubeva ◽  
Roberto Espejo Mohedano
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Bilingual Education ◽  
Delphi Method ◽  
Intercultural Competence ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Bilingual Students ◽  
Alpha Coefficient ◽  
School Practices ◽  
Pilot Sample ◽  
School Training

Bilingual education (BE) is widely recognised as a complex phenomenon, which constitutes a priority for key educational institutions and organisations. However, further research is needed to uproot common beliefs such as that bilingual students can easily interact with two or more cultures. The literature affirms that BE students need specific school training to improve intercultural competence. The main aim of this study is to describe the design and validation of a questionnaire to measure students’ perceptions of intercultural practices at bilingual schools. The validity of content and comprehension was carried out through the Delphi method, for which three methodological phases were established. The reliability of the scale (internal consistency) was measured through the Cronbach’s alpha coefficient. Factorial analysis was used to check the validity of the construct. The psychometric parameters of the scale were obtained from a pilot sample of 40 students, and later from a sample of 213 students from bilingual secondary schools in several European countries (i.e., The Netherlands, Hungary, Germany, France, England, among others). As a major conclusion, we can state that this questionnaire can be used as a tool for two research goals: the identification of good intercultural school practices in BE, and the development of relevant guidelines for the incorporation of intercultural education into BE.

scholarly journals The role of secondary school in the training of women skilled personnel of Katerynoslav province in the II half of the XIX – early XX centuries

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (9-10) ◽  
pp. 52-63
Author(s):  
В. А. Добровольська
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Secondary Education ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Educational Backgrounds ◽  
Skilled Personnel ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Russian Empire

The point of this study is to cover the issue of history of women’s secondary education in Katerynoslavprovince in the 2nd half of the XIX – early XX centuries. Patriarchal judgments and views on the women’srole have been characteristic of the society of the Russian Empire for centuries. It has been found out thatthe democratic reforms of the 60-70s of the XIX century marked the beginning of the changes towardswomanhood. The historical premises for the formation of the women’s education system are covered. Itis established that the creation of women’s educational institutions of all classes in terms of legislativeframework begins in the 1950’s. Women’s educational institutions were subordinate to different institutionsand had different organizational and educational backgrounds. Thus, the Ministry of Public Education hadthe most rights and opportunities in the sphere of education. In addition to state schools, there were privateand public schools. It is established that the new system of educational sector management is claimed asstate-public. The main types of general secondary schools in Katerynoslav province in the II half of theXIX – early XX centuries were gymnasiums, progymnasiums, parochial secondary school for girls. Thefeatures of the financial situation of the gymnasiums on the example of certain educational institutions arerevealed. Thus, a large number of women’s gymnasiums and progymnasiums and their popularity withthe population were directly related to the rapid economic development of the region and the vigorousactivity of local self-government bodies. The content of education of those secondary schools is defined.The popularity of gymnasiums with the population comes from their class-inclusive nature. The range ofwomen’s gymnasiums in the early XX century is distinguished on grounds of division into classes andreligion. Education for daughters of clergymen was of a limited nature compared to the gymnasiums. As aresult, women’s religious secondary education evolved less dynamically. It is established that the religiousaffairs authority opened professional secondary educational institutions – parochial secondary school forgirls – primarily for the daughters of clergymen. There was only one such school in Katerynoslav province– in the principal town of the province. The content of the education of parochial secondary school forgirls is described. The proportion of disciplines of the humanities and mathematical and natural sciences iscompared. The article states that the end of the XIX - early XX centuries was marked by the decline in thesystem of parochial secondary school for girls, and defines the content of the reforms of the religious affairsauthority. The sources of funding of Katerynoslav parochial secondary school for girls and gymnasiums arecompared. The role of parochial secondary school for girls in the problem of providing public school withteachers is figured out.

scholarly journals Implementación de TIC’S para la gestión de Visitas de divulgación de la científica

2019 ◽  
pp. 17-22
Author(s):  
Juan Antonio Magdaleno-Zavala ◽  
Israel Duran-Belman
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Software Development ◽  
The State ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Technological Institute ◽  
Recreational Activities ◽  
Web System ◽  
Number Of Visits

The Irapuato Higher Technological Institute has the "Itinerant Laboratory" program, a project that carries out various scientific dissemination activities that are offered to educational institutions in the state of Guanajuato; However, poor communication between Responsible led to various problems that prevented the provision of the services of this itinerant laboratory; In 2017, a total of 32 applications were made by primary and secondary schools, of which only 12 were met, due to the lack of organization and the time it took to complete the process. In order to mitigate these delays and increase the number of visits, it was decided to use IT by designing a web system through which educational institutions can request visits. The methodology followed for software development is based on the cascade life cycle; It culminated with a web system that manages the requests for visits as well as the existing recreational activities in addition to providing reports of attention and number of people benefited, resulting in an increase in requests received by 30% and attention to them with a 40% increase compared to the previous year.

scholarly journals Pedagogical Coordination in Secondary Schools from a Distributed Perspective. Adaptation of the Distributed Leadership Inventory (DLI) in the Spanish Context

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 175
Author(s):  
Inmaculada García-Martínez ◽  
Pedro J. Arrifano Tadeu ◽  
José Luis Ubago-Jiménez ◽  
Carlos Brigas
Keyword(s):  
School Improvement ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Distributed Leadership ◽  
Delphi Method ◽  
Leadership Characteristics ◽  
Pilot Test ◽  
Department Heads ◽  
Academic Improvement ◽  
Potential Capacity ◽  
Set Up

Introduction: Leadership as the second factor in school improvement needs potential leaders to be effective. Method: The present study aimed to know the potential capacity of leaders in Spanish secondary schools through the adaptation of the DLI questionnaire to Spanish. To accurately adapt this questionnaire, the present research group conducted content validity processes in 2017, using the Delphi Method, in which eight experts from the Spanish Network for Research into Leadership and Academic Improvement were invited to participate (RILME). As part of a pilot test, preliminary tools were administered to 547 participants from secondary schools in Granada and Jaén (Spain). Results: The present study reports on the adaptation of the DLI instrument within the Spanish context. Acceptably high values were obtained in the analysis of reliability and internal consistency, suggesting that this item can be reliably utilised for the exploration of the dynamics of internal functioning in secondary education and the evaluation of the distribution of leadership characteristics. Conclusions: The pilot study highlights how heads of studies and department heads are potential leaders, making it easier to set up and sustain educational projects in schools.

scholarly journals Do stays abroad increase intercultural and general competences, affecting employability?

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Petia Genkova ◽  
Lisa Kruse
Keyword(s):  
Intercultural Competence ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Cultural Intelligence ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Research Question ◽  
World Market ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Host Country Nationals ◽  
Personal Skills

Abstract With a globalized and growing world market, companies and educational institutions are getting more and more ambitious to re-orient their work patterns to the international level. Universities reacted to the demands of the globalized economy for flexibility and adaptability by the internationalization of their study programs. Research question: Do stays abroad and therefore intercultural experiences of students actually promote occupational competences and personal development? Design: In order to investigate this relationship, an online survey was employed, and a sample of N = 367 students, who had spent at least one semester abroad before, was recruited. The questions were aimed at measuring characteristics of the participants’ stays abroad, as well as occupational engagement, resilience, intercultural competence personality characteristics related to job performance. Results: The findings suggest that experience abroad can partly enhance employability by serving as an additional job qualification. The results reveal that people who have experienced a stay abroad show higher work and study commitment and are more ambitious regarding their work. Furthermore, people with experience abroad show higher levels of resilience. They are more active concerning problem solving and have higher abilities to maintain emotional distance to work. Additionally, people show the more cultural intelligence the longer they stay abroad. Regarding the manifestation of cultural intelligence, the contact quality with the host country nationals played a significant role. It was evinced that higher contact quality is associated with higher values of cultural intelligence. Regarding occupational performance capacity, the results highlight that participants with a stay abroad are more dominant in an occupational context, i.e., they are more oriented towards superiority above others. Value: The present study contributes to the understanding of relevant personal skills and characteristics in intercultural contexts and of how personality might affect the process of becoming more competent. By demonstrating that stays abroad can increase certain work-related competences for students this study indicates that companies and educational institutions should spend more recourses on fostering experiences abroad of students and workers, in order to stay in tune with the requirements of globalization.

Differentiated bilingual vocabulary assessment reveals similarities and differences compared to monolinguals: Conceptual versus single-language scoring and the relation with home language and literacy activities

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 715-728
Author(s):  
Birgit Ehl ◽  
Gunnar Bruns ◽  
Michael Grosche
Keyword(s):  
Control Variable ◽  
Primary Students ◽  
Home Language ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Bilingual Students ◽  
Language And Literacy ◽  
Expressive Vocabulary ◽  
Literacy Activities ◽  
Bilingual Group ◽  
Vocabulary Assessment

Purpose: As bilingual students often achieve lower scores than monolinguals in single-language vocabulary assessments, a deficit-oriented view of bilingualism is widespread in educational institutions. This study examined whether this alleged difference remains when the conceptual vocabulary scores of bilingual primary students are considered, and when home language and literacy activities are taken into account. Methods: Extensive expressive vocabulary measures were administered in both the environmental language (German) and the heritage language (Turkish) to simultaneous and sequential bilingual students, and to their monolingual peers. Their parents provided information about the frequency of home language and literacy activities. Data: The study included 302 students (5;9–10;9 years). 83 were simultaneous bilingual, 55 sequential bilingual and 164 monolingual. Comparisons on vocabulary were conducted via separate multiple regression analyses with frequency of home language and literacy activities as a control variable. Findings: In single-language vocabulary scores of the environmental language, simultaneous and sequential bilingual students scored lower than monolinguals. In contrast, and most importantly, there were no differences between either bilingual group and monolinguals with regard to conceptual vocabulary and the relationship between conceptual vocabulary and frequency of home language and literacy activities. Controlling for frequency of home language and literacy activities did not change these findings. Originality: This study compared the expressive single-language and conceptual vocabulary scores of simultaneous and sequential bilinguals with the scores of monolinguals in a large sample of primary students, for the first time additionally controlling for home language and literacy activities, with the German and Turkish languages. Implications: Because bilingual students have the same conceptual vocabulary scores as monolinguals, lower single-language vocabulary scores do not reflect a language deficiency.

Social Science: Textbook for the Graduating Class of Secondary Schools and Secondary Specialized Educational Institutions.

1976 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 381
Author(s):  
Wesley A. Fisher ◽  
G. Kh. Shakhnazarov ◽  
A. D. Boborykin ◽  
Yu. A. Krasin ◽  
V. V. Sukhodeyev ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Social Science ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Science Textbook

scholarly journals ACADEMIC PROCRASTINATION OF STUDENTS

Abjadia ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 132-141
Author(s):  
Dyla Fajhriani N
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Subject Matter ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Survey Methods ◽  
College Education ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Academic Procrastination ◽  
Guidance Counseling ◽  
The Subject

The process of college education differs from educational institutions in secondary schools or primary schools because the subject matter given to students is broader than the subject matter provided at secondary schools or elementary schools. students must also learn to prepare themselves not only to do their work but also in facing exams. Students often procrastinate on assignments given by lecturers for a period of a week. Most students will do their work when the allotted time is getting closer. The actual tasks can be completed faster than the deadline   it is not done immediately because they feel that if done faster or with the Overnight Speeding System "SKS" will not affect the results of the assessment. Lecturers will not give rewards for tasks that are completed faster. So that other activities or jobs that are less important (watching television or cinema, hanging out, playing games with peers) actually take precedence because it gives more self satisfaction.  This study aims to determine the academic procrastination of students in doing assignments. The research used is quantitative research using survey methods of 40 students. The results of research conducted by researchers found that the level of academic procrastination of Islamic Guidance Counseling Department students is low.

scholarly journals Authentic Inclusion in Two Secondary Schools: "It’s the Full Meal Deal. It’s Not Just in the Class. It’s Everywhere."

2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Anthony Thompson ◽  
Vianne Timmons
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Critical Element ◽  
School Based ◽  
Educational Assistants ◽  
Specialized Care ◽  
Authentic Inclusion

Inclusive educational practices vary across Canada, and perhaps most especially in secondary schools. Researchers use the term authentic inclusion to describe exemplary inclusive educational institutions. Using an appreciative inquiry framework, two such high schools were identified and profiled within the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Students with and without disabilities, parents and/or guardians, teachers, educational assistants, and other school-based personnel were interviewed using semi- structured protocols. Data were analyzed and two main interrelated themes emerged; the first, authentic inclusion: “the full meal deal—it’s everywhere”; and the second, inclusive pedagogies. Several sub-themes provide greater detail, namely: a) a broad and infused inclusive vision, (b) leadership: implementing the vision, (c) pushing all students beyond comfort zones, (d) no to the new exclusion, and lastly, (d) rejection of false dichotomies: specialized care vs. social inclusion. In the final section, the notion of hope is taken up, as it hearkens back to the appreciative methodology, and more generally, to the promise of authentic inclusive education. We explore the notion of hope-filled schools, and students’ hopes for the future. Hope may be a critical element in the practice of authentic inclusion for students with disabilities.

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