scholarly journals Technological and pluricultural teacher training for a quality educational inclusion

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 224-239
Author(s):  
Cláudia de Barros Camargo
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Teacher Training ◽  
Graduate Students ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Strong Relationship ◽  
Multicultural Training ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
National Training ◽  
Educational Inclusion ◽  
Exploratory Factorial Analysis

The present work aims to establish the links that may exist between technological training and multicultural training of teachers with educational inclusion. The research design is non-experimental, explanatory and correlational, with a quantitative method. A reliable and content-validated Likert-type scale has been used. The sample used is 594 subjects, formed by university students in their last year of Primary Education and graduate students (Master of Teacher Training) (University of Jaen, Spain). An exploratory factorial analysis was carried out which validated the scale's construct and which allows us to conclude that greater value is given to foreign training than to national training, and furthermore, little value is given to teacher training as a key to an educational system in accordance with the 21st century. Spearman's Rho was applied, where the significant correlation between the training provided by non-university institutions and pluricultural training can be observed. Structural equation modeling (SEM) concludes by demonstrating the strong relationship between inclusive and pluricultural teacher education, and between the latter and technology, with a weak relationship between technology and general teacher education.

scholarly journals Modeling the relationship between motivational beliefs, cognitive learning strategies, and academic performance of teacher education students

2018 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 122-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles Magoba Muwonge ◽  
Ulrich Schiefele ◽  
Joseph Ssenyonga ◽  
Henry Kibedi
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Cognitive Learning ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Motivational Beliefs ◽  
Education Students ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Teacher Education Students

Although self-regulated learning has received much attention over the past decades, research on how teacher education students regulate their own learning has been scarce, particularly in third world countries. In the present study, we examined the structural relationships between motivational beliefs, cognitive learning strategies, and academic performance among teacher education students in Uganda. The sample comprised of 1081 students selected from seven universities. Data were collected using several subscales from the modified Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire and were analyzed by structural equation modeling. Cognitive learning strategies fully mediated the relationship between motivational beliefs and academic performance. Motivational beliefs contributed to students’ academic performance mainly through influencing their critical thinking and organizational skills. Therefore, interventions to improve teacher education students’ academic performance should focus not only on boosting their motivation but also on enhancing their use of cognitive learning strategies.

The Impact of Performance Variables on Industry in K-Economy

2013 ◽  
Vol 64 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Jawad Iqbal ◽  
Ibn-e- Hassan
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Economy ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Strong Relationship ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Survey Questionnaire ◽  
Performance Variables ◽  
Complementary Resources ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Associated Variables

In the knowledge economy, companies are thought to be the experts who develop innovative product or service as per demand and then market it to generate the revenue. The role of industry in a knowledge economy is to search and to promote inter-organizational collaborations for learning and to search linkages to arrange for complementary resources. These interactions improve the performance of industry in the knowledge economy. This research has been conducted to find out the impact of industry associated variables that significantly influence the performance of knowledge economy. Important attributes have therefore, been identified from the studies conducted in the field of knowledge economy. Influence of identified attributes on industry has been measured using structural equation modeling (SEM) technique. Data has been collected using survey questionnaire. Findings of the study confirm that there exist a strong relationship among the industry and it’s identified variables that collectively influence the performance of industry in the knowledge economy.

The Moderating Effect of the Status of Using a Product on the Relationship Between Brand Experience and Word of Mouth Recommendations

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 41-59
Author(s):  
Ngatno Ngatno ◽  
Endang P Apriatni
Keyword(s):  
Brand Loyalty ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Strong Relationship ◽  
Moderating Effect ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Brand Experience ◽  
User Group ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Brand Satisfaction

The purpose of this study was to examine the moderating effect of the status of using the product on the relationship between brand experience, satisfaction, loyalty and brand recommendation. Structural equation modeling (SEM) with multi groups was used for data analysis. The results of this study indicate that there is a strong relationship between brand experience, satisfaction, loyalty and brand recommendation. The effect of brand experience and brand satisfaction on WOM recommendations was higher in the new user group than in the established user group. While the effect of brand loyalty on WOM recommendations was higher for established users than for new users. The effect of brand experience on brand satisfaction was greater for established users than for new users. While the effect of brand experience on brand loyalty was greater in the new-user group, it was not significant. Finally, the effect of brand satisfaction on brand loyalty was greater for established users than for new users.

Theory of Planned Behaviour Approach to Analyse Intention of Cash Waqf Contribution among Muslims in Malaysia: Application of Extended and Moderator Variable

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 90-90
Author(s):  
Wan Musyirah Binti Wan Ismail ◽  
Mohamed Saladin Abdul Rasool
Keyword(s):  
Correlation Analysis ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Theory Of Planned Behaviour ◽  
Strong Relationship ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Technology Usage ◽  
Moderator Variable ◽  
Planned Behaviour ◽  
Technology Advancement ◽  
The Government

Cash waqf plays a big role in economy and society in the country, and also play a vital role in the advancement of socio economic wellbeing of the Muslim community. Scholars believe that contribution of waqf by using cash is much important and more relevant due to its flexibility than waqf properties in the present day. In Malaysia, cash waqf is one of the alternative instruments that can overall improve the social welfare and reduce the poverty rate and at the same time, lessen the burden of the government. Many ways have been proposed to encourage the society to contribute cash waqf for the benefits of the ummah. Therefore, this paper aims to identify the behaviour that influence the contribution of cash waqf in Malaysia using the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB). In line with technology advancement, it is expected that technology adoption in the method of collection cash waqf could be a steppingstone to increase the amount of fund. With this reason, technology usage will be proposed to enhance the contribution of cash waqf. In addition, perception on performance of cash waqf proposed as moderator variable in this theory. This study used 284 respondents who were employed Muslims to identify the factor influence contribution of cash waqf. The Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) was used to analyse data through correlation analysis. Referring to the correlation analysis, the finding discovered that there is a positive and strong relationship between Theory of Planned Behaviour and technology usage with contribution of cash waqf, hence it can be summarized that, technology usage could increase intention of Muslims to contibute cash waqf as technology advancement implemented in the method of collection. However, perception on performance of cash waqf is not significant in this research. Keywords: Cash waqf, technology advancement, technology usage, Theory of Planned behaviour (TPB),perception.

Assessing international students' satisfaction of a Jordanian university using the service quality model

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ayman Abu-Rumman ◽  
Rasha Qawasmeh
Keyword(s):  
International Students ◽  
Service Quality ◽  
Student Satisfaction ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Strong Relationship ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Quality Model ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Five Dimensions ◽  
Practical Implications

PurposeEducation plays a key role in socio-economic development and globalization has increased the numbers of students wanting to study abroad. Attracting international students is therefore an important objective for universities as international students open up opportunities to bring economic, cultural and academic benefits to both the universities themselves and to the countries in which they are located. This study therefore aimed to assess student satisfaction with a Jordanian university using the dimensions of quality contained within the established SERVQUAL model.Design/methodology/approachTo achieve these goals, quantitative data was collected from international students attending one university located in Jordan via a questionnaire survey, using a randomized sample. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to analyze the construct validity, and correlations between student satisfaction and the different dimensions of quality were tested.FindingsConsistent with other studies, the findings demonstrated that the five dimensions of service quality, i.e. tangibility, reliability, responsiveness, assurance and empathy, and the university of study, have a strong relationship with student satisfaction. However, there was no statistically significant correlation between country satisfaction and the tangibility and assurance sub-dimensions of quality.Practical implicationsPractical implications – The findings of this study are of interest and practical benefit to university leaders in developing their quality and student acquisition strategies.Originality/valueThis study makes a useful contribution to the growing body of evidence of service quality in higher education set within the context of a developing country.

Evaluating Teacher Education Programs for Philology Students

2017 ◽  
pp. 93-111
Author(s):  
Diana Presadă ◽  
Mihaela Badea
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Teacher Training ◽  
Graduate Students ◽  
Education System ◽  
Compulsory Education ◽  
Teacher Education Programs ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Academic Level ◽  
Language And Literature ◽  
The Creation

The chapter will deal with the process of training philology students for their future careers as language and literature teachers in the compulsory education system of Romania. Based on the concurrent model, their training implies studying at the same time for the Bachelor's and Master's degree and a teaching qualification. An analysis of the transformations undergone by Romanian teacher training education in the last twenty years may enable an exchange of opinions among the researchers concerned with the improvement of the field. The chapter will offer a chronological analysis of the process of training philology undergraduate and graduate students paying particular attention to the creation and development of new programs at academic level.

The relationship between food heritage and clan culture: is “familiness” the missing link in SMEs?

2020 ◽  
Vol 123 (1) ◽  
pp. 337-354
Author(s):  
Fahimeh Khatami ◽  
Alberto Ferraris ◽  
Paola De Bernardi ◽  
Valter Cantino
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Small Sample Size ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Strong Relationship ◽  
Small Sample ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Clan Culture ◽  
The Relationship

PurposeThis paper empirically tests the relationship between food heritage, familiness, and clan culture, thus, highlighting the pivotal role of familiness in building robustly competitive food firms based on clan culture and food heritage.Design/methodology/approachThe methodological approach adopted is based on a quantitative analysis with data from one eco-tourist city in Iran (Torqabeh). In this regard, we developed a structured questionnaire surveying 98 small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) operating in the food industry. We then used partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) to carry out the analysis.FindingsThe results indicate the significant positive relationship between food heritage and clan culture, and highlight the role of familiness as a strong mediator, which is also associated with a strong relationship between food heritage and clan culture.Research limitations/implicationsIn the present study, the main limitation was linked to the small sample size and data collection, which took place in only a single city; however, further research could overcome this limitation by investigating SMEs from a heterogeneous geographical context.Originality/valueThe value of this research relates to studies that have examined food heritage as a possible antecedent of familiness. Moreover, the novelty of this research is to study the concept of familiness in improving resource-based views and organizational theories.

Cross-national roles of perceived reputation dimensions for MNCs

2020 ◽  
Vol 37 (6) ◽  
pp. 1051-1081
Author(s):  
Bernhard Swoboda ◽  
Nadine Batton
Keyword(s):  
Multinational Corporations ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Strong Relationship ◽  
Reputation Management ◽  
Multilevel Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Environmental Responsibility ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Social Environmental ◽  
Cross National

PurposeExtending the holistic research on corporate reputation (CR), the authors examine whether and how single CR dimensions affect consumers' intentional loyalty toward multinational corporations (MNCs) across nations. They study the dimensions of the predominant customer-based CR scale of Walsh and Beatty (2007): customer orientation, product range quality, social/environmental responsibility, good employer and reliability/financial strength. Furthermore, important country-level moderators – embeddedness and country development – are studied.Design/methodology/approachThe authors refer to hierarchical data on 32,811 consumer evaluations of a MNC in 44 countries using the still novel method of multilevel structural equation modeling.FindingsThe results underscore a strong relationship between CR in general and consumers' loyalty but identify different effects for the CR dimensions (e.g. product quality, social/environmental responsibility dominate). The important national institutions reinforce or diminish some – but not all – effects of the CR dimensions.Practical implicationsThe results are of importance for finer-grained cross-national reputation management. Studying both national culture and country development shows that MNCs face tradeoff decisions. Accordingly, the authors provide a country portfolio, which offers options for standardized operations in groups of countries with similar country characteristics and CR effects.Originality/valueDisentangling the five CR levers emphasizes that CR is not a pure signal of quality. Two main levers emerge: one stable across countries and one strongly depending on a country's degree of country development, for example. A finer-grained management of CR signals across nations is possible, especially in emerging countries, with increasing importance for MNCs.

Drivers and outcomes of brand engagement in self-concept for luxury fashion brands

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 589-609
Author(s):  
Munyaradzi W. Nyadzayo ◽  
Lester W. Johnson ◽  
Monica Rossi
Keyword(s):  
Brand Loyalty ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Brand Image ◽  
Strong Relationship ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Brand Engagement ◽  
Positive Word Of Mouth ◽  
Descriptive Survey

PurposeTo understand consumer brand engagement processes in luxury fashion brands. Grounded on the brand engagement in self-concept (BESC), this study examines key drivers (i.e. value co-creation, social media marketing (SMM) activities, brand self-connection and brand image) of BESC that in turn, enhance brand loyalty and positive word-of-mouth (WOM) in the context of luxury fashion brands.Design/methodology/approachA descriptive survey approach was utilized and data were analyzed using structural equation modeling (SEM).FindingsThe findings reveal that value co-creation, SMM activities and brand self-connection are significantly related to BESC and subsequently, BESC is related to both brand loyalty and positive WOM. However, brand image is not related to BESC and brand loyalty but shows a strong relationship with WOM.Originality/valueThe recognition that consumer experiences add significant value to a brand drives companies to engage with their consumers focusing on the self-concept.

Media Richness Perspective of Social Media Usage for Learning

2018 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Albert Gyamfi
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Organizational Learning ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Strong Relationship ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Media Richness ◽  
Media Richness Theory ◽  
Media Usage ◽  
Seci Model ◽  
Media Platform

This chapter examines the effect of media richness of four popular social media (Facebook, YouTube, Skype and Wikipedia) applications on their usage for organizational learning. The study is guided by a research framework based on the amalgamation of the SECI model and the media richness theory (MRT). This framework was used to investigate the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCBOD) to investigate which social media platform used by this organization was effective for organizational learning. Data was gathered and analysed using surveys and hierarchical second-order structural equation modeling (SEM). The data was validated using SmartPLS 3. the study concludes that there is a strong relationship between media richness and social media usage for organizational learning.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document