scholarly journals Directions of improving the quality of in-service teacher training in Serbia: The perspectives of different participants

2014 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-49
Author(s):  
Ivana Djeric ◽  
Vladeta Milin ◽  
Dejan Stankovic
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Training ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Topical Issue ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Efficient System ◽  
The Past ◽  
Content Analysis Method ◽  
N 93 ◽  
Insight Into

Improving the quality of in-service teacher training is a very topical issue in educational policies of a number of countries. This segment of the system was also subject to considerable changes in Serbia in the past ten years. The changes brought about certain improvements, but also opened up numerous dilemmas and issues. This paper is aimed at acquiring an insight into the opinions of different participants on the ways of improving the quality of in-service teacher training. The sample included three groups of respondents: the employees in education bureaucracy and experts in the field of education (N=34), principals (N=50) and expert associates from primary schools (N=93). We developed a questionnaire for the purposes of this research, using open-ended questions to collect respondents? suggestions on improving the quality of in-service teacher training. The content analysis method was used to process the collected data. Research results point to three directions of the necessary changes: (1) better governing of the system of in-service teacher training, (2) providing funding and other forms of support, and (3) higher flexibility of in-service teacher training and implementation of the acquired knowledge. The range and quality of respondents? suggestions demonstrate the need to take into account different perspectives in overcoming the difficulties in the system and practice of in-service teacher training. Consequently, the obtained results should be observed as a contribution to creating a more purposeful and efficient system of in-service teacher training.

scholarly journals Problems Encountered by School Managers in Supplying School Allowances and Expense Areas

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aynur Demir ◽  
◽  
Mehmet E. Usta
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
School Administrators ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
The Public ◽  
Content Analysis Method ◽  
Family Associations

The main purpose of this study is to collect information and develop suggestions about the problems faced by school administrators in supplying resources to the school and the spending areas of their allowances. The study group of the study consisted of a total of 20 school administrators, 5 of which are kindergartens, 5 primary schools, 5 secondary schools and 5 high schools, working in the public schools in the central Haliliye, Eyyübiye and Karaköprü districts of Şanlıurfa province, selected by the stratified sampling method. The study was conducted with the qualitative research method, and the data were collected by preparing a "Semi-Structured Interview Form." The data of the research were analysed by content analysis method. In the research conducted; it has been concluded that the amount of allowance allocated to the school by school administrators does not meet the school expenses, that the lack of sufficient financial support reduces the quality of education, the supply of resources to the school is expected from the school administrators in addition to their primary duties, the income obtained from the School Family Associations differs according to the regions, and this is incompatible with the equality of opportunity. Suggestions have been made such as increasing the share allocated to education from the general budget, granting allowances to schools according to the number of students, and removing the aids collected from parents.

scholarly journals Problems Encountered by School Managers in Supplying School Allowances and Expense Areas

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aynur Demir ◽  
Mehmet E. Usta
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
School Administrators ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
The Public ◽  
Content Analysis Method ◽  
Family Associations

The main purpose of this study is to collect information and develop suggestions about the problems faced by school administrators in supplying resources to the school and the spending areas of their allowances. The study group of the study consisted of a total of 20 school administrators, 5 of which are kindergartens, 5 primary schools, 5 secondary schools and 5 high schools, working in the public schools in the central Haliliye, Eyyübiye and Karaköprü districts of Şanlıurfa province, selected by the stratified sampling method. The study was conducted with the qualitative research method, and the data were collected by preparing a "Semi-Structured Interview Form." The data of the research were analysed by content analysis method. In the research conducted; it has been concluded that the amount of allowance allocated to the school by school administrators does not meet the school expenses, that the lack of sufficient financial support reduces the quality of education, the supply of resources to the school is expected from the school administrators in addition to their primary duties, the income obtained from the School Family Associations differs according to the regions, and this is incompatible with the equality of opportunity. Suggestions have been made such as increasing the share allocated to education from the general budget, granting allowances to schools according to the number of students, and removing the aids collected from parents.

SUITABILITY OF ACID-SOLUBLE AND ACID-INSOLUBLE LEATHER FRACTIONS IN RADIOCARBON DATING

Radiocarbon ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Alyssa M Tate ◽  
Brittany Hundman ◽  
Jonathan Heile
Keyword(s):  
Radiocarbon Dating ◽  
Insoluble Fraction ◽  
Economic Life ◽  
Chemical Pretreatment ◽  
Acid Base ◽  
The Past ◽  
Acid Soluble Collagen ◽  
Method Of Production ◽  
Insight Into

ABSTRACT Leather has been produced by a variety of methods throughout human history, providing researchers unique insight into multiple facets of social and economic life in the past. Archaeologically recovered leather is often fragile and poorly preserved, leading to the use of various conservation and restoration efforts that may include the application of fats, oils, or waxes. Such additives introduce exogenous carbon to the leather, contaminating the specimen. These contaminants, in addition to those accumulated during interment, must be removed through chemical pretreatment prior to radiocarbon (14C) dating to ensure accurate dating. DirectAMS utilizes organic solvents, acid-base-acid (ABA) and gelatinization for all leather samples. Collagen yield from leather samples is variable due to the method of production and the quality of preservation. However, evaluating the acid-soluble collagen fraction, when available, provides the most accurate 14C dates for leather samples. In instances where gelatinization does not yield sufficient material, the resulting acid-insoluble fraction may be dated. Here we examine the effectiveness of the combined organic solvent and ABA pretreatment with gelatinization for leather samples, as well as the suitability of the acid-insoluble fraction for 14C dating.

Determinants of University Students' Waste Mobile Phones Recycling Intention

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 84-84
Author(s):  
Ho Sew Tiep ◽  
Goh Mei Ling ◽  
Radziah Shaikh Abdullah ◽  
Teo Kim Mui
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Efficient System ◽  
The Past ◽  
Tremendous Amount ◽  
Waste Management Practices ◽  
Insight Into

As the world becomes increasingly interconnected, mobile phones has become the utmost preference device for most Malaysian to stay connected. Over the past decades, mobile phone users in this country has been increasing steadily. Percentage of individuals in Malaysia using mobile phones increased from 94.2% in 2013 to 97.5% in 2015 (DOS, 2016). According to the hand phone users survey carried out by MCMC (2017) , there were 42.3 million mobile phone subscriptions with a penetration rate of 131.2% to a population of 32.3 million at the end of 2017. In a study on university students of Malaysia, Ho et al. (2018) revealed that a substantial amount of them (18.83%) actually do not know what to do with the waste mobile phones. This reflects the low awareness amongst university students and the lack of formal management system in Malaysia. Moreover, the findings show the rate of replacements of even functioning phones is high and a significant high stockpile of the waste mobile phones, which in turn increase the generation of e-waste eventually. Tremendous amount of waste mobile phones are expected to be generated in Malaysia. Malaysia is now facing a challenge on how to deal with the ever growing generation of waste mobile phones from users. An insight into their e-waste management practices and key predictors in relation to waste mobile phones recycling intention are therefore essential. This would help to lay the foundation for developing a suitable, workable, effective and efficient system of collecting e-wastes. This study aims to probe into university students' behavioural intentions to recycle waste mobile phones. In the meanwhile, it is expected to derive the policy implications for the future expansion and enhancement of mobile phones recycling response rate. Keywords: Determinants, Mobile Phones, Recycling, Intention, University Students

scholarly journals Directions of improving the quality of in-service teacher training in Serbia: the perspective of primary school teachers

2013 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 86-107
Author(s):  
Dejan Stankovic ◽  
Ivana Djeric ◽  
Vladeta Milin
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Training ◽  
Education System ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
School Setting ◽  
Training System ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Teachers Perceptions ◽  
Service Training

This paper presents one part of the findings of a research that deals with teachers? perceptions of educational reforms in Serbia. More specifically, the paper focuses on the segment of the research that was aimed at exploring teachers? views on the ways of improving the system and practice of in-service teacher training. Pursuing this topic is very important since the findings of recent studies have shown that this aspect of education system needs considerable improvement, while the authors who deal with educational change point to the importance of consulting the teachers in the development of the new system solutions. The questionnaire was used to collect the data from 326 teachers from 125 Serbian primary schools. The teachers provided answers to open-ended questions on what needs to be done in order to improve the quality of their in-service training. Content analysis was used to process the data - response categories were created inductively on the basis of teachers? answers, and then their frequency was established. The results indicate that, according to teachers, in-service teacher training has to be improved, primarily through increased funding, higher quality of programmes/seminars, diversification of types of training, as well as through creating a more encouraging system and school setting for in-service teacher training. These results are significant from the aspect of the in-service training system since they point to developmental priorities, as well as to the necessity of a more complex and comprehensive approach to the reform of this segment of education system.

scholarly journals Business Sustainability: The Trend of Human Resource Disclosure Based on Malaysian Evidence

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Norhayati Abdullah ◽  
A.H Fatima ◽  
Maliah Sulaiman
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Government Policy ◽  
Empirical Support ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Business Sustainability ◽  
Content Analysis Method ◽  
Increasing Trend

This paper aims to investigate the trend of human resource disclosure (HRD) quality based on publicly disclosed annual reports of 235 Malaysian listed companies. The data was collected through content analysis method using HRD index. The results reveal that there is an increasing trend of HRD quality from 2010 to 2014.  However the significant increase is only between 2012 and 2013. This study provides empirical support for Institutional theory’s coercive isomorphism, through its findings on quality of HRD. This is because, the related disclosure regulations and the Malaysian government policy through Malaysia Plan may have significantly influenced firms to increase HRD quality in their annual reports.

scholarly journals Mengefektifkan Kegiatan Keagamaan Majelis Taklim di Panti Sosial Tresna Werdha Tribuana Tunggal Dewi Lingkungan Balongrawe Kelurahan Kedundung Kecamatan Magersari Kota Mojokerto

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 75
Author(s):  
Mustain Mustain
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Method ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Observation Data ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Religious Activities ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Religious Knowledge ◽  
The People ◽  
Content Analysis Method

The existence of majelis taklim felt increasingly important and expected to play a bigger role in addressing various problems arising in the community. However, in organizing and managing its activities, not a few problems and obstacles faced by majelis taklim. It is quite a lot of faced is the management aspects, organization, and administration are weak and less systematic review and quality of human resources (HR) is still limited. One of the root of the problem is the lack of a proselytizing missionary or ustadzah who is able to provide good, systematic and qualified congregations. The purpose of this study are: 1) Describe religious activities majelis taklim in Social House Tresna Werdha Tribuana Tunggal Dewi. 2) Describe the obstacles in the effectiveness of religious activities majelis taklim in Social House Tresna Werdha Tribuana Tunggal Dewi. This study is a research Community-based parcipatory research (CBPR) Researchers directly jumped to make changes, and see the changes that occur. The research data used is secondary data. Data collection techniques used are documentation and observation. Data analysis in this research is done during and after data collecting by using descriptive-critical-comparative method, and content analysis method. From the explanation described, it is concluded: 1) Religious Activity Program of Majelis Taklim made the residents of Social House Tresna Werdha Tribuana Tunggal Dewi Environment Balongrawe Kelurahan Kedundung Magersari Subdistrict Mojokerto City is enthusiastic in following and deepening the religious knowledge of Islam. 2) The obstacles encountered are locations that are less representative of the narrow musholla and temat wudlu which he only point. While the people who built a lot of wide enough practice practice or praying in congregation menajadi constrained

scholarly journals Overview of Quality of Life of Older Lesbians and Trans Women in India

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mani A
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Present Author ◽  
Small Sample ◽  
Queer Women ◽  
Interdisciplinary Work ◽  
The Past ◽  
Trans Women ◽  
Women In India ◽  
Insight Into

It is well-known that lesbians, trans and queer women face considerable discrimination, exclusion, stigmatization, and abuse in India. That is over and above the misogyny and discrimination faced by women in the patriarchal country. LGBTQIA people were also criminalized by law till recently. In spite of all the oppression and discrimination, lesbians and trans women have always existed in the country. A number of small sample studies with limited focus have been conducted by academic bodies, NGOs, and few state transgender boards over the past few years. Some of these studies provide direct or indirect insight into the quality of life of older trans women and lesbians (QOLO). In this research, these studies are reviewed in detail from a QOLO perspective, and a number of critical conclusions are arrived at by the present author. Further, an enhanced version of QOL (and QOLO) for lesbians is also proposed by her. It is hoped that this research would be useful for motivating interdisciplinary work in a relatively neglected area.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Studies on Positive Behavior Support Interventions

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rukiye Uslu ◽  
Başak Bağlama
Keyword(s):  
Problem Behaviors ◽  
Positive Behavior Support ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Positive Behavior ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Behavior Support ◽  
Positive Behavioral Support ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Content Analysis Method

Positive behavioral support is an approach that uses the principles of applied behavior analysis and system changes to improve individuals' quality of life and reduce problem behaviors. In positive behavior support, it is aimed to determine the functions of the problem behaviors of the child and to gain appropriate behaviors that meet the same functions. This study aims to provide an overview of the studies on positive behavior support through a comprehensive literature review and determine the current trends in the studies on positive behavior support interventions. A total number of 53 studies were examined in the study according to year of publication, country, journal, subject, research method, research sample, data collection tools, data analysis method, type of document, research sample, sample size and authors’ study interests. Data were analyzed with content analysis method and results were presented with frequency and percentages in tables and figures. Results were discussed with relevant literature and recommendations for further research and practices were provided.

scholarly journals Analisis Stilistika dalam Tunjuk Ajar Melayu karya Tenas Effendy

GERAM ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-26
Author(s):  
Sri Rahayu ◽  
Alber Alber ◽  
Hasan Basri
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Literary Work ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Large Role ◽  
The Past ◽  
Content Analysis Method ◽  
Teaching Values ◽  
Research Problems ◽  
Figure Of Speech ◽  
The Way

Tunjuk Ajar Melayu (TAM) is very important for Malay people, especially in the past trying after all their power to disseminate, bequeath and perpetuate the teaching values ​​referred to through literature (both oral and written). Understanding and living a literary work, one of which is through the study of stylistics. Stylistics as one of the sub-sciences in literature plays a large role in the study of literature because it examines the way the writer uses elements and language rules by looking for the effects caused by the use of language, examining the characteristics of the use of language in literature. Stylistics studied the use of the figure of speeches in its function. In this study, the researcher formulated the research problems, what was the comparative and linkage figure of speeches in TAM by Tenas Effendy?. Therefore, this research was conducted to describe, analyze, and interpret the comparative and linkage figure of speeches contained in TAM by Tenas Effendy. This research used the content analysis method. The data was collected through documentation and hermeneutic techniques. The data was documented by reading, taking notes, then summarizing and grouping according to the type of work. The results of this study were comparative figure of speeches in TAM by Tenas Effendy consisting of simile, personification, metaphor, and allegory. The linkage figure of speech in TAM by Tenas Efendy consisted of synecdoche figure of speech of tutom pro parte category.  

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