scholarly journals Challenges of Promoting Sustainable Mobility on University Campuses: The Case of Eastern Mediterranean University

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 4842 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abolfazl Dehghanmongabadi ◽  
Şebnem Hoşkara
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Eastern Mediterranean ◽  
Demand Management ◽  
Sustainable Transportation ◽  
Sustainable Mobility ◽  
Local Conditions ◽  
Transportation Demand ◽  
University Campuses ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative Methods ◽  
The University

Universities have the extraordinary ability to generate awareness regarding all aspects of sustainability in communities. To be successful, they must first adopt and model sustainable concepts within their own campuses. Transportation is one of the most affective sectors on the level of sustainability on university campuses. In recent decades, numerous universities around the world have begun encouraging usage of active modes of transportation through various strategies. This research has a multi-faceted approach to researching proven strategies, sampling local conditions, and making context-driven recommendations. The literature review outlines the most effective strategies related to Transportation Demand Management (TDM) for promoting usage of active modes of transportation inside university campuses. After that, the condition of existing facilities and strategies as well as commuters’ propensities related to active modes of transportation in the Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU) campus are evaluated using both qualitative and quantitative methods. The results include a set of recommendations and a framework for administrating, implementing, and enhancing a sustainable transportation system thereby increasing the commuter’s use of sustainable active modes of transportation to, from, and within the university campus.

scholarly journals Experience in the use of distance education at the university

2020 ◽  
pp. 37-43
Author(s):  
Elena N. Yudina
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Personal Experience ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Sociological Study ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative Methods ◽  
Part Time ◽  
The University ◽  
Independent Work

The article analyzes personal experience in distance learning using the Microsoft Teams application. The author defines distance education as a form of interaction between a teacher and a student and a student’s independent work using information technology in accordance with the educational program. The article presents the results of the author’s sociological study, conducted with the help of qualitative and quantitative methods of information collection. 30 free unstructured interviews and a small questionnaire survey were conducted. There were 250 respondents. The results of the survey lead to the conclusion that as a forced measure, most participants in the educational process took this type of training positively. In the future, distance education can be recommended for use in full-time and part-time educational formats.

scholarly journals EVALUATION OF LOGGER PRO INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY SUPPORTED APPLICATIONS IN THE SCOPE OF STEM

2021 ◽  
Vol 79 (5) ◽  
pp. 751-766
Author(s):  
Ahmet Kumaş
Keyword(s):  
High Schools ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Further Education ◽  
Innovative Technology ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Physics Teaching ◽  
Student Groups ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative Methods ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
The University

Although advanced technological tools and equipment are used effectively in daily life, the inability of all students to access high-tech experiment applications in high schools negatively affects disadvantaged student groups in the further education process. The main purpose of the research evaluates students in four different categories about 10th-grade illuminance subjects by using Logger Pro technology within the scope of STEM. The study was carried out with 84 students at the school where the researcher taught in the fall semester of the 2019-2020 academic year. Within the scope of action research, qualitative and quantitative methods were used together. Quantitative findings were evaluated with SPSS and qualitative findings were evaluated with content analysis. Based on the research findings, it is revealed that the use of experimental content supported by innovative technology within the scope of science in high schools make a significant contribution in three categories within the scope of hopes and goals for STEM. Making applications supported by Logger Pro with technological content in schools improves the responsibilities of students in homework, contributes to their successful graduation from high schools and enables them to get into the departments they want in the university. These practices cause students to enjoy the professions they will choose in the future and help them reach their favorite professions by working harder. Keywords: experimental content, innovative technology, physics teaching, STEM

scholarly journals A STUDY ON NATIVE-LIKE PRONUNCIATION MATTERS ENCOUNTERED BY THIRD-YEAR ENGLISH MAJORS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF FOOD INDUSTRY IN HO CHI MINH CITY

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nhi Huỳnh Nguyễn
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Language Instruction ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative Methods ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Voice Control ◽  
English Majors ◽  
Problem Solving Strategy ◽  
Solving Strategy ◽  
The University ◽  
Writing Practice

A study of challenges with native-like pronunciation encountered by third-year English majors at HUFI based on theory, previous study results, and the situation of English learning of students specializing in English at HUFI. Pronunciation is an important part of the speech process. Pronunciation should be worked on right from the start of language instruction. Pronunciation aids in the understanding of most information transmitted when communicating with students in English when learning and practicing language skills such as listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Practice is the most important factor in achieving proficiency and fluency. The production and reception of sounds used in speech are referred to as pronunciation. This study is a hybrid of qualitative and quantitative methods. According to a 2021 survey of 50 university students, students understand the importance of English communication skills in general and English pronunciation in particular. However, this does not reflect the reality of student learning. Furthermore, empirical research shows that audiovisual tools, the use of a problem-solving strategy for improving pronunciation, and the method for improving pronunciation in a voice control system are the most effective and widely used methods for improving pronunciation.

Readership of Newspapers among the University Students at the wake of Covid-19 Pandemic in Nakuru County.

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 189-196
Author(s):  
James Kimani Kuria
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Primary Source ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative Methods ◽  
Research Designs ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Quantitative Design ◽  
Convenience Sampling ◽  
The University

Covid-19 pandemic has adversely affected the newspaper sector. Majority readers, especially among the students, have since opted to use social media, television, radio, and online for news updates. Most of the students avoid reading the newspaper due to fear of contracting the disease. The study used both qualitative and quantitative methods of research designs. The quantitative design helped in identifying the readership magnitude of the hardcopy, online and broadcast versions before and after the Covid-19 pandemic while; the qualitative design helped identifying the causes of variation in magnitude in hardcopy newspaper readership. The study collected data from the primary source using a questionnaire with a sample of 50 respondents picked through convenience sampling method. The findings indicate that majority age of students interviewed ranged between 18-22 years and majority were male at 68% compared to female, 32%.  Also, most students, 94%, read the newspapers before the outbreak of Covid-19. 56 percent of them preferred the Daily Nation, 24% the Standard Newspaper while the rest went for the Star, the Nairobian and other versions of print media. However, after the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic, most students, 90%, feared reading the newspapers and instead 68% went for Facebook, 24% used twitter while 8% used other forms of social media for news update. In conclusion, the use of traditional media like television and radio is still common among the students. The study indicate that majority 58%, of students used television sets for news update, 24% used radio, 10% used online media while 8% used other forms of media. 

scholarly journals Changing commuters’ mobility behaviors of university campuses: environmental and energy comparisons

2021 ◽  
Vol 312 ◽  
pp. 12003
Author(s):  
Laura Cirrincione ◽  
Salvatore Di Dio ◽  
Maria La Gennusa ◽  
Giorgia Peri ◽  
Gianfranco Rizzo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Hybrid Vehicles ◽  
Commuter Students ◽  
Local Institutions ◽  
Sustainable Mobility ◽  
University Campuses ◽  
Field Campaigns ◽  
Polluting Emissions ◽  
The University ◽  
Effective Contribution

Governments are required to take proper measures to promote the use of electric and hybrid vehicles and, more generally, to push people towards sweeter modalities including walking and biking. To reach such tight and challenging goals, local institutions should be deeply involved, and universities among them. The promotion of sustainable mobility practices among commuter students must be considered indeed an effective contribution to facilitating the transition towards greener cities. On purpose, students of the University of Palermo that daily commute from their residences to the campus are considered here. These commuters, in fact, mainly adopt traditional polluting transportation means. Avoiding the recourse to these means by supporting the use of sweeter modalities such as walking, biking, public transport and vehicle pooling and sharing, would contribute to significantly reducing the associated polluting emissions. This task might be accomplished by involving students in app-based games that would reward their greener mobility behaviors. Results of a couple of in-field campaigns including a significant sample of commuter students is presented here, along with the obtainable environmental and energy benefits. The proposed method thus candidates itself as an effective tool that not only academic institutions but also local administrations could adopt to make their decarbonization pathways. Finally, it is argued whether universities (as well as local administrations) could be candidate for carbon or energy credits within the existing trading schemes because of the reduction of their energy consumption and greenhouse gases release.

scholarly journals The Analysis of Peace Teaching Practices at the University Level in Pakistan

sjesr ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 117-127
Author(s):  
Tariq Manzoor ◽  
Dr. Muhammad Sarwar ◽  
Ashfaque Ahmad Shah
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Practices ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Mixed Methods Design ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative Methods ◽  
Education Commission ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
University Level ◽  
Multistage Sampling ◽  
Teaching Peace ◽  
The University

The peaceful coexistence among people is the key to a stable and progressing world. The focus of the study was to examine the desired and existing level of peace teaching practices at the university level. Convergent mixed methods design was considered best fit, using qualitative and quantitative methods. Respondents of the study were all administrators, the teachers, and BS students at the universities of Pakistan. Multistage sampling techniques were used for the selection of the respondents. Three instruments were used in this study; first and second instruments were self-developed questionnaires consisting of 50 items both for teachers and students used to collect quantitative data. The reliability of questionnaires was computed after pilot testing applying Cronbach’s Alpha (0.92). The third instrument i.e. interview schedule consisted of (5) questions, was used to collect qualitative data. The analysis of data revealed that the desired level for peace teaching practices and its subsidiary values is significantly greater than the existing level of peace teaching practices. It leads to the conclusion that there is more need for teaching peace and its subsidiary values to university students. Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan may suggest a separate course on peace in its policy guidelines for the universities under its auspices.

scholarly journals Continuing Assessment of Library Instruction to Undergraduates: A General Education Course Survey Research Project

2008 ◽  
Vol 69 (4) ◽  
pp. 370-383 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kate Zoellner ◽  
Sue Samson ◽  
Samantha Hines
Keyword(s):  
General Education ◽  
Survey Research ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Public Speaking ◽  
Library Instruction ◽  
Student Responses ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative Methods ◽  
Information Tools ◽  
The University

An assessment project was conducted by the Mansfield Library to evaluate the teaching and content of a research module embedded into a popular undergraduate course, Introduction to Public Speaking, part of the University of Montana's General Education Requirement. The project aimed to develop internal benchmarks and improve the curricula, as needed. Pre- and post-surveys were developed to assess student research confidence, perceptions of information tools, Web evaluation abilities, and assistance-seeking attitudes. Data from 426 student responses were analyzed using qualitative and quantitative methods. The process, results, and analysis of the project are discussed.

scholarly journals The University Library As Learning Organization for Innovation: An Exploratory Study

1998 ◽  
Vol 59 (3) ◽  
pp. 220-231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rena K. Fowler
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Learning ◽  
Learning Organization ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Shared Vision ◽  
Outcome Variable ◽  
Organization Model ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative Methods ◽  
University Library ◽  
The University ◽  
Learning Team

This study examines an innovating university library as a learning organization and explores the mechanisms by which organizational learning facilitates innovation. Both qualitative and quantitative methods are applied. Three levels of library activity—individual, departmental, and organizational—are studied. Three aspects of a learning organization model are considered: continuous learning, team learning, and shared vision. Internet use serves as the outcome variable, representing innovation. Through qualitative analysis, a series of vehicles for organizational learning is identified, and partial support for the model was established through quantitative analysis.

scholarly journals The London Geography Alliance: Re-connecting the school subject with the university discipline

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alex Standish ◽  
Duncan Hawley ◽  
Tessa Willy
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Subject Knowledge ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative Methods ◽  
New Ideas ◽  
University Lecturers ◽  
The University

The London Geography Alliance was established to provide a network of subject-based support to primary and secondary schools, by linking teachers and university lecturers. Workshops and fieldwork were conducted over a 17-month period to address different aspects of the geography curriculum. The effects of the project were evaluated using qualitative and quantitative methods. Primary school teachers improved their knowledge of geography and their confidence to identify and facilitate geographical learning. Secondary school teachers enhanced their subject knowledge, developed new ideas, schemes of work and resources for teaching, and improved their use of fieldwork techniques. The project showed how teaching in schools can be improved through making links to university disciplines.

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