scholarly journals Teachers and Education Managers Perceptions and Practices Regarding National Professional Standards for Teachers: A Multiple Case Study

2019 ◽  
Vol IV (I) ◽  
pp. 326-334
Author(s):  
Fasiha Altaf ◽  
Muhammad Saeed
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Case Study ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Professional Standards ◽  
Teacher Appraisal ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
The Government ◽  
Compulsory Subject ◽  
Education Managers

Quality education is the birthright of every individual and this can only be possible when our teachers are adequately aware of and equipped with the National Professional Standards for Teachers. The current qualitative multiple case study explores this phenomenon by using purposive sampling technique with four cases (from rural and urban districts) alongwith eight teachers from each compulsory subject i.e. (English, Urdu, Islamiat and Pakistan Studies) as well as the EDOs and CEOs of both districts. All research requisites were duly fulfilled such as improvement and validation of instrument; triangulation of data etc. The results revealed that some teachers practiced those standards unknowingly while others knew a little but were curious to get themselves professionally improved. This study recommends that there is a dire need for raising awareness among teachers and education managers. The government should enhance the quality of education through teacher appraisal and evaluation.

scholarly journals Exploring the Practices of Government Secondary School Teachers about National Professional Standards for Teacher

2019 ◽  
Vol IV (IV) ◽  
pp. 494-500
Author(s):  
Fasiha Altaf ◽  
Muhammad Saeed
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Professional Standards ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
The Government

or enhancing the quality of teachers, the Government of Pakistan introduced the National Professional Standards for Teachers in 2009. The study was qualitative in nature. A case study design was adopted to conduct the research. A purposive criterion sampling technique was used to select the sample. A semi-structured interview and observation checklist was developed by the researcher. The instruments were validated and improved in the light of experts� opinions. Research ethics were observed during the study and before the data collection. Themes were generated and interpreted which were relevant to the research questions of the study. The findings of the study indicate that public sector teachers have command of the subject matter knowledge, but lesson planning and proper assessment are missing. It is being recommended that awareness about the National Professional Standards must be created among public sector teachers and teachers should be made bound for planning their instructions according to standards.

scholarly journals Early childhood curriculum in Thailand: An investigation into perceptions of the cultivation of Thainess in young children

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Sureepan Iemamnuay
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Multiple Case Study ◽  
Early Childhood Curriculum ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
The Government ◽  
Thai Culture

<p>In 2003, the Thai Government introduced a revised early childhood curriculum to replace the 1997 Pre-Primary Curriculum (Ministry of Education, 1997a). This was in response to social and economic changes in Thailand such as both parents working, increasing cultural diversity, and influences from other countries (Ministry of Education, 2003b; Renard, 2006). According to the Ministry of Education, these changes had a negative impact on the cultivation of Thainess and citizenship in a changing society. The 2003 Early Childhood Curriculum (2003-2017) provides a framework and specific guidelines for early childhood education and care for children from birth to 5 years of age (Ministry of Education, 2003b).  This study investigates how early childhood services addressed young children’s learning of Thai culture and identity when the early childhood services implemented the official curriculum. The investigation explored how services perceived the role of the government in supporting the cultivation of Thainess with young children. Parents’ perceptions of their participation in promoting Thainess with their children is also addressed.  The research design included a survey and a multiple case study, both carried out in two districts of central Bangkok: Klongtoey and Wattana. The survey received 235 responses while the multiple case study involved eight services. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with principals, head teachers, early childhood teachers, and parents. Document analysis was also used.  Findings revealed that the majority of the services integrated various aspects of Thai culture and identity into their daily programme despite the 2003 Early Childhood Curriculum not providing specific guidelines in this area. However, government regulations were key in promoting Thainess through young children’s participation in cultural activities and practices when attending early childhood services.</p>

scholarly journals Preparing public school leaders for culturally, linguistically, and religiously diverse communities : an exploratory multiple-case study of faculty in Thailand

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Warapark Maitreephun
Keyword(s):  
Academic Success ◽  
School Leaders ◽  
Multiple Case Study ◽  
Community Context ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Professional Standards ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Diverse Communities ◽  
Multiple Case

This exploratory multiple-case study "using an application of transformative learning as its conceptual framework and using cross-case synthesis and constructing grounded theory as its analytic approach" aimed at examining how Thai faculty conceive of their teaching roles. This study collected data from six Buddhist faculty who prepared prospective school leaders for culturally, linguistically, and religiously (CLR) diverse communities in Thailand's southmost region, where Malay Muslim are the majority. Two-interview series were conducted in addition to document collection and classroom observation. The findings suggested the faculty's flexible notions of Thainess, which extended a historically and culturally dominant concept and resonated with their views of culturally, linguistically, and religiously responsive school leadership (CLRRSL) practices. They described three dimensions of CLRRSL including (1) ascertain the community context, (2) build school-community relationships, and (3) collaborate with school teachers to enhance the academic success of CLR diverse students. Based on these practices, faculty perceived their teaching roles as training school leaders to comprehend CLRRSL concepts and to develop their critical and flexible mindsets. These findings uncover gaps in the way faculty members expected and taught prospective school leaders to learn the CLRRSL concept although the concept did not embrace in the professional standards for Thai school leaders. Finally, the findings of this study suggest Thai government agencies to include the CLRRSL concept in the professional standards for school leaders, to train in-service school leaders to affirm CLRRSL work, and to prepare faculty members in leadership preparation programs for CLRRSL training.

scholarly journals Evaluation of supply chain performance: A methodology based on exchange information

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (4-6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Phuoc Van Nguyen ◽  
Nguyen Trong Hoang
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Case Study ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Supply Chain Performance ◽  
Distinctive Character ◽  
Design Rules ◽  
Production Models ◽  
Exchange Information ◽  
Indigenous Production ◽  
Multiple Case

Cloud producing (CP) is seen as a modern way of localising development, different from previous multinational and indigenous production manifestations. This analysis produces three major contributions. First the study brings together two literary bodies, namely CP configuration and the provision of infrastructure to examine the sense of CP. Secondly, these theoretical lenses are applied in research to describe the distinctive character of CP in seven dimensions of study. Third, new CP design rules are defined by drawing on both literature and the CP case evidence compared to the more developed models for localized development. The literature on developed localized production models and CP were used to analyze the modernizing of the supply network (MSN) and the infrastructural projections. The CP model was then identified and further investigated in a multiple case study. For the collection of five instances, a maximum variation sampling technique was used.

scholarly journals Early childhood curriculum in Thailand: An investigation into perceptions of the cultivation of Thainess in young children

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Sureepan Iemamnuay
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Multiple Case Study ◽  
Early Childhood Curriculum ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
The Government ◽  
Thai Culture

<p>In 2003, the Thai Government introduced a revised early childhood curriculum to replace the 1997 Pre-Primary Curriculum (Ministry of Education, 1997a). This was in response to social and economic changes in Thailand such as both parents working, increasing cultural diversity, and influences from other countries (Ministry of Education, 2003b; Renard, 2006). According to the Ministry of Education, these changes had a negative impact on the cultivation of Thainess and citizenship in a changing society. The 2003 Early Childhood Curriculum (2003-2017) provides a framework and specific guidelines for early childhood education and care for children from birth to 5 years of age (Ministry of Education, 2003b).  This study investigates how early childhood services addressed young children’s learning of Thai culture and identity when the early childhood services implemented the official curriculum. The investigation explored how services perceived the role of the government in supporting the cultivation of Thainess with young children. Parents’ perceptions of their participation in promoting Thainess with their children is also addressed.  The research design included a survey and a multiple case study, both carried out in two districts of central Bangkok: Klongtoey and Wattana. The survey received 235 responses while the multiple case study involved eight services. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with principals, head teachers, early childhood teachers, and parents. Document analysis was also used.  Findings revealed that the majority of the services integrated various aspects of Thai culture and identity into their daily programme despite the 2003 Early Childhood Curriculum not providing specific guidelines in this area. However, government regulations were key in promoting Thainess through young children’s participation in cultural activities and practices when attending early childhood services.</p>

Die Problematik der Implementierung von Kinästhetik in Einrichtungen der stationären Langzeitpflege – Eine Multiple Case-Study

Pflege ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Carola Maurer ◽  
Heidrun Gattinger ◽  
Hanna Mayer
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Case Study ◽  
Multiple Case

Zusammenfassung. Hintergrund: Einrichtungen der stationären Langzeitpflege investieren seit Jahren Ressourcen in die Entwicklung der Kinästhetikkompetenz der Pflegenden. Aus aktuellen Studien geht hervor, dass die Implementierung, bzw. die nachhaltige Förderung der Kinästhetikkompetenz problematisch ist, vertiefte Erkenntnisse zu den Ursachen fehlen jedoch. Fragestellung: Welche Hemmnisse verhindern eine nachhaltige Implementierung von Kinästhetik in Einrichtungen der stationären Langzeitpflege? Methode: Es wurde eine Multiple Case-Study in drei Einrichtungen der deutschsprachigen Schweiz durchgeführt. Aus leitfadengestützten Interviews und (fallbezogener) Literatur zum externen Kontext wurden in den Within-Case-Analysen die Daten induktiv verdichtet und diese Ergebnisse in der Cross-Case-Synthese miteinander verglichen und abstrahierend zusammengeführt. Ergebnisse: Die Synthese zeigt, dass die Implementierung von Kinästhetik innerhalb der Einrichtung auf drei verschiedenen Ebenen – der Leitungs-, Pflegeteam- und Pflegeperson-Ebene – als auch durch externe Faktoren negativ beeinflusst werden kann. Schlussfolgerungen: In der Pflegepraxis und -wissenschaft sowie im Gesundheitswesen benötigt es ein grundlegendes Verständnis von Kinästhetik und wie dieses im Kontext des professionellen Pflegehandelns einzuordnen ist. Insbesondere Leitungs- und implementierungsverantwortliche Personen müssen mögliche Hemmnisse kennen, um entsprechende Strategien entwickeln zu können.

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