scholarly journals Learning Through Digital Stories for Safe School Environment

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sahin Akdag ◽  
Zehra Altinay
Keyword(s):  
Prospective Teachers ◽  
Special Education Teachers ◽  
School Environment ◽  
Safe Schools ◽  
Special Educational Needs ◽  
School Environments ◽  
Safe School ◽  
Raising Awareness ◽  
Digital Stories ◽  
The Impact

This study aimed to evaluate the impact of digital stories in the learning-based themes of safe schools and to examine the perceptions of special educational needs in safe school environments. Training were carried out with informative videos created through the Distance Education and Information Technology Center (UZEBIM) for principals and teachers-in-charge, and the effectiveness of this process was evaluated through reflective opinion forms. In addition to this, an evaluation form was presented to the prospective special education teachers to obtain their opinions and evaluate the effectiveness of digital stories at safe schools. A total of 100 prospective teachers participated in the evaluation of the impact of digital stories on their learning about safe school environments. Digital stories regarding safe schools become an important source of information in creating a safe school environment more rapidly and efficiently. In line with the interviews, it was observed that the awareness of safe school environments was increased and the digital dimensions of safe school environments were internalized through digital stories. Due to the raising awareness in the COVID-19 process, it was revealed that the schools did not have sufficient safe school characteristics and all stakeholders should take preventive measures in coordination to establish a safe school environment.

‘Soft barriers’ – The impact of school ethos and culture on the inclusion of students with special educational needs in mainstream schools in Ireland

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 159-174
Author(s):  
David Mc Keon
Keyword(s):  
Special Education Teachers ◽  
National Policy ◽  
Educational Needs ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Special Educational Needs ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Social Emotional ◽  
Inclusive Practice ◽  
Traditional Structures ◽  
The Impact

The use of ‘soft barriers’ to deter students with special educational needs (SEN) from accessing some schools has been reported in the Irish media. This article investigates the influence of ethos and culture on access to and inclusive practice in mainstream schools in Ireland. Ethos and culture are nebulous concepts yet are integral to how schools operate, how they present themselves and how they are perceived by the public. Findings from a small-scale, qualitative research study are used to illustrate this. In the study, the understandings and attitudes of principals, special education teachers and guidance counsellors in mainstream schools in relation to students with Social, Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties (SEBD) are investigated through the use of questionnaires and semi-structured interviews. In line with international experiences, an argument is presented suggesting that many sections of the education system in Ireland, while seemingly having been irrevocably transformed in response to national policy on inclusion, preserve very traditional structures, organisation and attitudes due to issues of ethos and culture remaining largely unchallenged in the inclusion debate. This phenomenon appears to have greater impact at post-primary level. Cosmetic, surface-level changes impede meaningful, systemic change in terms of access and inclusive practice.

Creating Safe and Supportive Schools for Students Impacted by Traumatic Experience

2012 ◽  
pp. 253-264
Author(s):  
Joel M. Ristuccia
Keyword(s):  
Self Regulation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Traumatic Experience ◽  
Student Needs ◽  
School Environments ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Safe School ◽  
School Based ◽  
Flexible Framework ◽  
The Impact

Addressing the needs of students impacted by traumatic experience begins with the development of trauma sensitive school ecologies. This can be achieved by addressing student needs in four domains: competence, self-regulation, relationships, and physical health/well-being. The characteristics of a trauma sensitive school include: 1. Staff awareness of the impact of trauma on learning; 2. Safe school environments for students, including physical, emotional and social safety; 3. Connections between students and the school community; 4. Coordination of efforts among school based, home and community based resources; and 5. Flexible and innovative responses to student needs to reinforce students’ sense of safety, connection to school, and success in school. The Flexible Framework (FF) is a process tool that is used to develop safe and supportive (trauma sensitive) school ecologies by assessing current needs, supporting the brainstorming of needed initiatives, guiding the implementation of new initiatives, and coordinating school wide efforts.

scholarly journals The impact of a special school placement on self-perceptions of confidence and competence among prospective PE teachers

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 474-490 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony Maher ◽  
David Morley ◽  
Julie Fimusanmi ◽  
Paul Ogilvie
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Prospective Teachers ◽  
Situated Learning ◽  
Educational Needs ◽  
Special School ◽  
Special Educational Needs ◽  
Self Perceptions ◽  
School Based ◽  
The Impact

School-based placements are often used as a way of preparing prospective teachers for the demands of their future role. However, little is known about the impact of such situated learning experiences on prospective physical education (PE) teachers’ confidence and competence. To the best of our knowledge, this article is the first of its kind to explore prospective teachers’ views of, and experiences within, special schools in order to identify the experiential mechanisms that shape self-perceptions of competence and confidence when teaching pupils with special educational needs and disabilities in PE. Thirty-two final year undergraduate students participated in focus group interviews and were selected on the basis that they: (1) were studying a Special Educational Needs and Disability in PE undergraduate module; (2) aspired to be a PE teacher; and (3) had attended six half-days of placement in a special school. All focus group transcripts were subjected to open, axial and selective coding in order to identify themes and sub-themes. The themes that were constructed from the analysis were: impact of placement role on confidence and competence; impact of knowing pupils’ needs and capabilities; conceptualising confidence and perceptions of its development; and conceptualising competence and perceptions of its development. We use these themes to discuss the usefulness of special school-based placements for preparing aspiring teachers for their role as inclusive educators.

scholarly journals School climate in creating safe school: A conceptual analysis

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 73-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Temel Çalık ◽  
Türker Kurt ◽  
Cemal Çalık
Keyword(s):  
School Climate ◽  
School Environment ◽  
Safe Schools ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
School Life ◽  
Safe School ◽  
School Concept ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Support Students

In this study, they have been dealt with safe school and school climate concept as an important factor to improvement of safe school. When the researches and projects aimed at preventing violence at schools and creating a safe school environment are examined, the short term projects and precautions directly related to violence do not present the desired results, and in addition, they cause some negative consequences in school environment. In this respect, it is indicated that violence prevention projects and programs need to pervade the school's and education programs' every part, and to be handled using a more general approach. School climate is one of the most prominent concepts, in this sense. In this research, first of all, safe school concept was defined and information was given about research and other studies related to safe school subject. Afterwards, school climate concept was introduced and it was examined how school climate affect creating safe schools. It was determined that studies carried out to create safe school environment should handle school holistically, support students goodness at school, ensure students to have positive behavior, and be long term. Also, prevention activities should integrate all areas, primarily teaching-learning process, of school life. It is stated that, in this respect, the most related and mostly emphasized concept is school climate. Therefore, it can be asserted that the prior condition of a safe school is making school climate more positive.

The Impact of School Environment on Talent Development: A Retrospective View of Gifted British and Polish College Students

2021 ◽  
pp. 1932202X2110349
Author(s):  
Marcin Gierczyk ◽  
Steven I. Pfeiffer
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
School Environment ◽  
Gifted Students ◽  
Talent Development ◽  
School Environments ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Retrospective View ◽  
Depth Interview ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Universal Representation

The aim of this study was to examine gifted British and Polish college students’ ( N = 30) retrospective perceptions of their school environments in relation to talent development using a semi-structured, in-depth interview. Qualitative analyses revealed how school and teachers influenced gifted students’ talent development. Findings indicate that, according to both the British and the Polish students, teachers play an extremely important role in their talent development. The environment in English schools was depicted as considerably more facilitative than the Polish school environment, although both have their advantages and disadvantages. Although this research study does not claim universal representation, the findings may be of significance to school, educational, and psychological practices on preventive, teaching, and interpersonal levels.

The Impact of School Environment and Grade Level on Student Delinquency: A Multilevel Modeling Approach

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Celia C. Lo ◽  
Young S. Kim ◽  
Thomas Allen ◽  
Andrea Allen ◽  
P. Allison Minugh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Multilevel Modeling ◽  
School Environment ◽  
Grade Level ◽  
Modeling Approach ◽  
The Impact

Pupil with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 7-25
Author(s):  
Karolina Diallo
Keyword(s):  
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder ◽  
School Performance ◽  
School Environment ◽  
Detrimental Effect ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive ◽  
Compulsive Disorder ◽  
The Past ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Impact

Pupil with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Over the past twenty years childhood OCD has received more attention than any other anxiety disorder that occurs in the childhood. The increasing interest and research in this area have led to increasing number of diagnoses of OCD in children and adolescents, which affects both specialists and teachers. Depending on the severity of symptoms OCD has a detrimental effect upon child's school performance, which can lead almost to the impossibility to concentrate on school and associated duties. This article is devoted to the obsessive-compulsive disorder and its specifics in children, focusing on the impact of this disorder on behaviour, experience and performance of the child in the school environment. It mentions how important is the role of the teacher in whose class the pupil with this diagnosis is and it points out that it is necessary to increase teachers' competence to identify children with OCD symptoms, to take the disease into the account, to adapt the course of teaching and to introduce such measures that could help children reduce the anxiety and maintain (or increase) the school performance within and in accordance with the school regulations and curriculum.

scholarly journals Do Prospective Teachers Care About PISA Studies? A Pilot Study among University Students in Germany

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olga Ioannidou ◽  
Despoina Georgiou ◽  
Andreas Obersteiner ◽  
Nilufer Deniz Bas ◽  
Christine Mieslinger
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
University Students ◽  
Prospective Teachers ◽  
International Student ◽  
Teacher Education Program ◽  
Student Assessment ◽  
International Student Assessment ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Very High ◽  
Expected Outcomes

The results of international comparison studies such as the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) have initiated intense discussions about educational reforms in Germany. Although in-service and pre-service teachers are an essential part of such reforms, little is known about their attitudes towards PISA studies. The present study aims to fill this gap through the investigation of pre-service teachers’ awareness, interest, perception, and attitudes towards PISA. A questionnaire was used to survey a sample of 107 university students who were participating in a teacher education program. The results reveal that 100% of the participants are aware of PISA. Nearly 69% of the participants think that the impact of PISA is rather high or very high, while 41% of them believe that PISA results are reliable. Accordingly, half of the participants seem to be interested in PISA results for their country. The present study discusses these findings in the light of the expected outcomes as proposed in standards for teacher education.

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