Digital Texts as Sources for Novice Writers

2013 ◽  
pp. 261-275
Author(s):  
Thomas DeVere Wolsey ◽  
Diane Lapp ◽  
Douglas Fisher
Keyword(s):  
Review Literature ◽  
Optimization Techniques ◽  
Future Research ◽  
School Students ◽  
Reading Processes ◽  
Digital Texts ◽  
Digital Environments ◽  
Novice Writers ◽  
Linguistic Approaches

In this chapter, the authors review literature describing how reading processes appear to work in online and other digital environments. In particular, the nature of reading, writing, and the academic utility of new literacies is explored and applied to the digital environments of secondary school students. Writing is described as an ill-defined domain and situated theoretically in classical discourse theories as well as cognitive-linguistic approaches that explain reading and writing interactions in digital environments. Specific considerations for using digital texts as sources for written work are explained, including the role of search engine optimization techniques on reading and how access to multiple varied sources changes what students can learn. Implications and suggestions for future research are provided.

scholarly journals Children’s Creativity: A Theoretical Framework and Systematic Review

2018 ◽  
Vol 89 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisa Kupers ◽  
Andreas Lehmann-Wermser ◽  
Gary McPherson ◽  
Paul van Geert
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Dynamic Systems Theory ◽  
School Students ◽  
Creative Development ◽  
Complex Dynamic Systems ◽  
The Moment

Within education, the importance of creativity is recognized as an essential 21st-century skill. Based on this premise, the first aim of this article is to provide a theoretical integration through the development of a framework based on the principles of complex dynamic systems theory, which describes and explains children’s creativity. This model is used to explain differing views on the role of education in developing children’s creativity. Our second aim is empirical integration. On the basis of a three-dimensional taxonomy, we performed a systematic review of the recent literature (2006–2017, 184 studies) on primary school students’ creativity. Our results show that creativity is most often measured as a static, aggregated construct. In line with our theoretical model, we suggest ways that future research can elaborate on the moment-to-moment interactions that form the basis of long-term creative development, as well as on the mechanisms that connect different levels of creativity.

Violence and Gender: Reports From an Urban High School

2002 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-72 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teresa Scherzer ◽  
Howard L. Pinderhughes
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
The Self ◽  
Urban High School ◽  
Future Research ◽  
School Students ◽  
Effective Prevention ◽  
Adolescent Violence ◽  
And Gender

This article reports on the survey component of a study examining urban high school students’ experiences with violence. The survey’s purpose was to collect information on students’ experiences with violence, explore gender differences, and identify which factors are associated with the self-reported use of violence. Two prominent risk factors for the self-reported use of violence were found: having a close friend or family member injured by violence, and gun possession. Young men and women did not differ significantly in overall exposure, victimization, and perpetration. However, gender clearly informed the types of violence reported. The findings offer practical strategies for addressing adolescent violence, such as reducing gun availability and community-level violence, but future research must further examine the role of gender in order to structure more effective prevention and intervention approaches that target different kinds of violence.

Intellectual Disability in the Family Context

2016 ◽  
pp. 370-385
Author(s):  
Swarnima Bhargava ◽  
Daanesh Marazban Umrigar
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Social Role ◽  
Review Literature ◽  
Current Data ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Parenting Skills ◽  
Raising Children ◽  
Indian Context ◽  
The Family

Literature with regard to parents with intellectual disability is scant. On one hand, parents with intellectual disability engage in the valued social role of raising children; on the other, their parenting attracts (typically negative) attention based on an expectation of their limited capacities to parent. Available research primarily addresses the question of whether or not individuals with intellectual disability can be adequate parents or reports on methods for improving their parenting skills. There has been relatively negligible work in the Indian context with regard to parents with intellectual disability. This paper attempts to review literature on the current data available about parents and parenting with intellectual disability in the Indian context concentrating on directions for future research.

scholarly journals Engaging Middle School Students in Authentic Scientific Practices Can Enhance Their Understanding of Ecosystem Response to Hurricane Disturbance

Forests ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 658
Author(s):  
Steven McGee ◽  
Amanda Durik ◽  
Jess Zimmerman ◽  
Randi McGee-Tekula ◽  
Jennifer Duck
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Scientific Practices ◽  
Transfer Of Knowledge ◽  
Ecosystem Response ◽  
School Students ◽  
Hurricane Disturbance ◽  
K 12

Ecosystem response to hurricane disturbance is complex and multi-faceted. The likelihood of increased frequency of severe hurricanes creates a need for the general public to understand how ecosystems respond to hurricanes. Yet, opportunities to study disturbances to complex systems are rare in U.S. K–12 schools. Educators and researchers in the Luquillo Long-Term Ecological Research program used the results of research on ecosystem response to hurricane disturbance in the Luquillo Experimental Forest as a foundation for the development of Journey to El Yunque, a web-based, middle-school curriculum unit. The program engages students in using models as evidence to develop explanations for how particular species respond to hurricane disturbance. Prior research in education has shown that engaging students in a particular role, like that of a scientist, could have detrimental effects on students’ abilities to transfer what is learned from one context to another. In this research, we sought to understand whether having students engage in authentic scientific practices could support transfer of knowledge to the abstract context of a standards-based assessment. Students were randomly assigned to engage in the program in the role of a scientist or in the role of a student learning about an ecosystem. The dependent variables included students’ comprehension of the background readings, their predictions of population changes, and their overall learning of ecology. The results indicate that taking on a scientist role during the learning activities had an indirect effect on general ecology knowledge by increasing the quality of students’ notetaking during background reading. The results also indicate that students struggled to use their knowledge to develop a robust explanation for how species respond to hurricane disturbance. Journey to El Yunque provides a framework for engaging students in authentic investigations of hurricane disturbance. Future research will examine how to improve the quality of students’ final explanations.

Interparental conflict, parent–adolescent attachment, and adolescent Internet addiction: The moderating role of adolescent self-control

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (9) ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Chang Wei ◽  
Pei Chen ◽  
Mucheng Xin ◽  
Hui Liu ◽  
Chengfu Yu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Internet Addiction ◽  
Interparental Conflict ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Future Research ◽  
School Students ◽  
Adolescent Attachment

We explored the extent to which adolescent self-control moderated the relationships among interparental conflict, parent–adolescent attachment, and adolescent Internet addiction. Participants comprised 459 junior high school students, who completed the Adolescents' Perception of Interparental Conflict Scale, the Self-Control Scale, the Inventory of Parent and Peer Attachment, and the Internet Addiction Scale. Results show that adolescents' perceptions of interparental conflict was significantly and positively correlated with their Internet addiction. In addition, the relationship between perceived interparental conflict and Internet addiction was mediated by parent–adolescent attachment. Finally, self-control moderated the relationships among interparental conflict, parent–adolescent attachment, and Internet addiction. Policy implications, limitations, and directions for future research are discussed.

scholarly journals Implementation of E-Training in Developing Country: Empirical Evidence from Jordan

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fawzieh Mohammed Saeed Masa'd
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Developing Country ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Review Literature ◽  
Perceived Support ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Modelling Framework ◽  
Computer Self Efficacy

This paper is to emphasize the factors that aid e-training adoption in the developing country like Jordan. This paper is based on past review literature databases. The literature recognized the role of computer self-efficacy, availability of resources and perceived support in e-training adoption. This paper using the technology acceptance model (TAM) for modelling framework and explained the importance of these variables in e-training adoption in developing country context. The author found that the combined role of computer self-efficacy, technological infrastructure, Internet facilities and technical support is critical for e-training adoption in developing countries, particularly in Jordan.Thus, the authors proposed the combination of these variables which would encourage future research on the use of TAM in technology adoption. Research limitations/implications – This paper gives an elaboration of the role of computer self-efficacy, perceived cost, availability of resources and perceived support with TAM as base of the framework. This provides researchers the opportunity to test the proposed framework empirically and further suggest other variables that can aid e-training adoption in the context of developing country.Practical implications – The result of this paper can serve as a guide to managers and policymakers to have a better understanding of the requirements for e-training adoption, especially in developing countries. This will go a long way towards designing good policies that could maximise e-training results.

scholarly journals A Conceptual Analysis of Autistic Masking: Understanding the Narrative of Stigma and the Illusion of Choice

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy Pearson ◽  
Kieran Rose
Keyword(s):  
Social Theory ◽  
Psychological Theory ◽  
Review Literature ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Social Strategy ◽  
Autistic People ◽  
Missed Diagnosis ◽  
Developmental Factor ◽  
Identity Shifts

Research into autistic masking has recently started to gain traction, showing that masking is related to late/missed diagnosis, and a selection of negative outcomes including burnout and suicidality in autistic people. Though masking is described as a social strategy, the application of social theory to understanding masking is sparse. In this analysis we review literature so far in light of the historical deficit focussed narrative of autism and make suggestions for how we can use social psychological theory to better understand what masking is. We discuss the role of stigma on identity expression, and how social theory can be applied to understanding which aspects of contextual identity shifts are harmful to autistic people. We also discuss issues around a gendered narrative of masking, including the exclusion of non-binary autistic people, and those whose autistic characteristics do not fit within a binary narrative. Finally, we make suggestions for future research, including the use of a multidimensional conceptualisation of masking that takes into account the role of internal and external aspects of masking, in interaction with the role of time as a developmental factor.

Intellectual Disability in the Family Context

2016 ◽  
pp. 600-615
Author(s):  
Swarnima Bhargava ◽  
Daanesh Marazban Umrigar
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Social Role ◽  
Review Literature ◽  
Current Data ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Parenting Skills ◽  
Raising Children ◽  
Indian Context ◽  
The Family

Literature with regard to parents with intellectual disability is scant. On one hand, parents with intellectual disability engage in the valued social role of raising children; on the other, their parenting attracts (typically negative) attention based on an expectation of their limited capacities to parent. Available research primarily addresses the question of whether or not individuals with intellectual disability can be adequate parents or reports on methods for improving their parenting skills. There has been relatively negligible work in the Indian context with regard to parents with intellectual disability. This paper attempts to review literature on the current data available about parents and parenting with intellectual disability in the Indian context concentrating on directions for future research.

scholarly journals COUNSELOR’S ROLE IN TRUANCY

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (32) ◽  
pp. 367-378
Author(s):  
Siti Hajar Johari ◽  
Dharatun Nissa Fuad Mohd Karim ◽  
Siti Nor Aisyah Akhwan ◽  
Restu Nabila ◽  
Jeffery Apdal
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Dominant Factor ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Information ◽  
School Students ◽  
Study Approach

The problem of truancy is a serious problem in the world of education, and it requires a counselor to address this problem at the school. Therefore, this study aims to understand the role of counselor to address truancy among secondary school students and identifying factors that the dominant factor among the four factors of truancy among secondary school students. This study used a qualitative case study approach. Study participants consisted of three counselors from three schools who had experienced over 10 years and had handling the session to address the issue of truancy. Study data were obtained through a semi-structured interview technique. The results indicated that the issue of the role of the counselor in delinquency counseling service is run professionally with students skipping and diversifying counseling programs that are appropriate to student truancy. Environmental factors such as family and student residence of students and teachers between the dominant factor contributing subjects the issue of truancy among secondary school students. In conclusion, the relationship between a counselor, teacher and student absenteeism is essential to curb the issue of protracted. The study provides implications for the field of science and practice of counseling and implications for future research. Information from this study can be used by school counselors, whether at the primary and secondary schools as a measure to curb the culture of school absenteeism.

scholarly journals The neglected contexts and outcomes of evidence-based management: a systematic scoping review in hospital settings

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tina Sahakian ◽  
Lina Daouk-Öyry ◽  
Brigitte Kroon ◽  
Dorien T.A.M. Kooij ◽  
Mohamad Alameddine
Keyword(s):  
Scoping Review ◽  
English Language ◽  
Review Literature ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Research Areas ◽  
Innovative Methodology ◽  
Insight Into

PurposeThe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic highlighted the necessity of practicing Evidence-based Management (EBMgt) as an approach to decision-making in hospital settings. The literature, however, provides limited insight into the process of EBMgt and its contextual nuances. Such insight is critical for better leveraging EBMgt in practice. Therefore, the authors' aim was to integrate the literature on the process of EBMgt in hospital settings, identify the gaps in knowledge and delineate areas for future research.Design/methodology/approachThe authors conducted a systematic scoping review using an innovative methodology that involved two systematic searches. First using EBMgt terminology and second using terminology associated with the EBMgt concept, which the authors derived from the first search.FindingsThe authors identified 218 relevant articles, which using content analysis, they mapped onto the grounded model of the EBMgt process; a novel model of the EBMgt process developed by Sahakian and colleagues. The authors found that the English language literature provides limited insight into the role of managers' perceptions and motives in EBMgt, the practice of EBMgt in Global South countries, and the outcomes of EBMgt. Overall, this study’s findings indicated that aspects of the decision-maker, context and outcomes have been neglected in EBMgt.Originality/valueThe authors contributed to the EBMgt literature by identifying these gaps and proposing future research areas and to the systematic review literature by developing a novel scoping review method.

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