European Schoolnet1’s Games in Schools Study

2011 ◽  
pp. 51-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caroline Kearney
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
School Context ◽  
Digital Games ◽  
European Level ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Facilitators And Barriers ◽  
Teacher Recommendations ◽  
The Comparative Study

This chapter summarizes the main results of the comparative study, How are digital games used in schools? (European Schoolnet, April 2009), representing the most recent and comprehensive attempt to understand the current situation regarding games-based learning in schools across Europe. The study’s various elements are described, including: a literature review, teachers’ survey, case studies, and interviews with educational policy makers and experts. It concludes that some teachers do indeed use digital games (educational as well as commercial) in schools regardless of their gender, age, number of years in the profession, familiarity with games, age of their pupils, or the subject they teach. However, the use of games-based learning in schools across Europe remains limited. The study sheds some interesting light on the facilitators and barriers to using digital games in the classroom, the necessary conditions for their successful integration into the school context, and the role of the teacher. Recommendations for the education sector and industry are put forward, and new projects at European level aimed at further integrating games-based learning in schools are documented.

Role of school leadership and climate in student achievement

2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (6) ◽  
pp. 843-851 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdulraheem Ali Alhosani ◽  
Sanjay Kumar Singh ◽  
Moza Tahnoon Al Nahyan
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
School Leadership ◽  
School Context ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Research Findings

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop a conceptual model on students’ academic achievement that is well grounded in the academic research in the domain. The paper aims to weave together the divergent research findings into a comprehensive model for use by all the stakeholders. Design/methodology/approach It is a literature review-based paper wherein research papers on the factors that influence the academic achievement of the students were studied. The empirical evidence from literature that fits the context of this study was analyzed and used to propose a workable model. Findings A framework to understand the role of factors affecting students’ academic achievement was proposed. It was found that school leadership and climate together affect the academic achievement of the students, but mediated by the involvement of the parents of the students. Research limitations/implications As this paper is a literature review, a framework on the determinants of academic achievements of the students has been proposed but yet to be tested empirically. Practical implications The schools leadership and the policy-makers can effectively leverage the findings of the study to enhance the academic achievement of students in a school context. Originality/value There are few research-based studies on the determinants of the academic achievement of students. This paper has identified key variables which play a significant role in helping enhance academic achievement of the students.

Intellectual Property and Economic Development

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Property ◽  
Economic Effects ◽  
Research Review ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Technology Markets ◽  
Considerable Debate ◽  
Recognition And Enforcement ◽  
The Subject ◽  
National Economies

The economic impact of intellectual property rights has been the subject of considerable debate and research. This engaging research review discusses literature by distinguished scholars who have addressed, from different perspectives and in different contexts, how such rights help to shape goods and technology markets. The economic effects of intellectual property vary depending on the sectors involved, the level of development of the countries where they apply, and the policies implemented to govern their recognition and enforcement. Written by an expert in the field, this review is essential reading for academics, students, professionals and policy makers interested in understanding the role of intellectual property in national economies as well as in an international dimension.

scholarly journals The Role of Water as a Non Traditional Security Challenge

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 103-116
Author(s):  
Ambika Vishwanth
Keyword(s):  
Water Security ◽  
Political Stability ◽  
End User ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Global Challenge ◽  
The Core ◽  
Water Wars ◽  
Security Challenge ◽  
The Subject

Challenges such as climate change, water and environment or even food security were not considered under the traditional security paradigm. In 1994, the UN Human Development report brought to the forefront the need to shift focus to the concept of people‟s security and identified several essentials including economic, health and environment security. Water, which lies at the core of these essentials did not find adequate prominence and while „water wars‟ was under the subject of academic scrutiny, the concept of water security as a global challenge did not receive adequate attention. Currently, water and its inextricable relationship to energy, food and development, and political stability is placed at the core of every security debate. In 2015, leaders at the WEF in Davos ranked water as the No.1 risk to societies. The paper explores how a change in attitude is required from policy makers to the end user.

scholarly journals Evaluating the role of formulation in counselling psychology: A systematic literature review

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-68
Author(s):  
Harriet Challoner ◽  
Fani Papayianni
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Therapeutic Approaches ◽  
Regulatory Bodies ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Training Institutions ◽  
Shed Light ◽  
Counselling Psychology

Despite the importance placed upon the concept and act of formulation across multiple therapeutic approaches, there is a lack of literature from within the profession of counselling psychology directly on the role, use and practice of formulation, with existing literature predominantly emanating from the related yet distinct therapeutic fields of counselling, psychotherapy, clinical psychology or psychiatry. This, in conjunction with the controversies and lack of consensus on the subject, as well as the demands of the professional and regulatory bodies, have led to this paper. Our aim is to shed light on the role that formulation plays within the profession under the lens of counselling psychology’s philosophical underpinnings. More specifically, this systematic review investigates whether formulation may be considered as fact or opinion; whether formulations across therapeutic approaches may be cohesive or divisive within counselling psychology practice; whether formulations should be undertaken inclusively with clients and other professionals or exclusively by the practitioner. Such exploration uncovers key areas of debate and potential considerations for the profession regarding how formulation is approached, utilised in clinical practice and, taught by training institutions.

scholarly journals Friendship and Cancer

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 53-65
Author(s):  
Rebecca Evans ◽  
Pascal Mallet ◽  
Cécile Bazillier ◽  
Phillipe Amiel
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Medical Staff ◽  
School Context ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Evidence Based

Friendships are a powerful healing force for physical and mental illness. The study of the role of friendship for cancer patients has been relatively neglected and academic evidence-based studies are lacking. A literature review of research was performed linking cancer with friendships and social support (other than that provided by family members or members of medical staff). Some studies report the importance of friendships formed amongst young children and often in a school context; fewer studies have focused on friendships amongst adults with cancer. Direct links between friendships formed and/or maintained amongst cancer patients and their precise effects on an individual’s battle with cancer have yet to be explored.

scholarly journals A NECESSARY REFLECTION ON: DISCIPLINE AND INDISCIPLINE IN THE CLASSROOM

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (7) ◽  
pp. 843-853
Author(s):  
Livia Maria Franco Moreira dos Santos
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
School Environment ◽  
Emotional Stability ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
The Subject

This text deals with the issue regarding discipline and indiscipline in the context of teaching Brazilian education, the role of didactics in teacher education, as well as the role of school and family along with the issue that permeates teaching which is discipline and indiscipline. In this way, the text deals with a literature review on the subject, through an analytical descriptive dialectic, with the objective of identifying, analyzing and reflecting the issues of discipline and indiscipline. The discussion showed that indiscipline is one of the biggest and most serious problems in the school environment, as it has the contribution of the school, teachers, students and family. The undisciplined behavior of the student is present throughout the school trajectory and stage, thus indicating indiscipline as one of the deficiencies of the pedagogical process due to compromising the students' learning, affecting their emotional stability and the performance of the teachers and the student.

scholarly journals The Role of Motivation in the Development of Transversal Competences

Proceedings ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (21) ◽  
pp. 1340
Author(s):  
María Isabel Rodríguez-Cáceres ◽  
Mónica Palomino-Vasco ◽  
María Victoria Gil Álvarez
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Public Speaking ◽  
First Year ◽  
Job Interviews ◽  
Class Attendance ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Audiovisual Presentation ◽  
The Relationship

The experience was carried out with the students of the optional subject “Wine and Health”, taught in 4th year of Degree of Oenology. This Degree has a low number of students, due to that, in the first year of teaching (2013/14) only three students enrolled in the subject, so we considered it was necessary to do something “different” to motivate students to enroll in this subject. This was carried out by inviting them to do a literature review on some topics, such as the relationship between moderate wine intake and Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Cancer or Allergy. In addition, they had to make an audiovisual presentation and expose it in the Conference of Viticulture and Oenology that are celebrated in Almendralejo (Badajoz, Spain), every year at the beginning of May. In general, after five years it has been observed that this methodology has increased the interest of students for this subject, which is reflected in more students in class, more class attendance and great interest. In addition, they have developed transversal skills such as public speaking, which has provided them with security and will probably be useful when conducting job interviews.

scholarly journals The Role of CSR on Social Entrepreneurship: An International Analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (17) ◽  
pp. 6976
Author(s):  
Inmaculada Buendía-Martínez ◽  
Inmaculada Carrasco Monteagudo
Keyword(s):  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Institutional Economics ◽  
New Institutional Economics ◽  
Research Trend ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Corporate Social

The increase in the weight of social entrepreneurship (SE) in the economy has driven the increase in research on the subject. Within the set of approaches developed by scholars to analyse SE, the institutional approach has recently acquired greater relevance. Following this research trend, this article seeks to expand the empirical research on SE by focusing on the informal factors that are less studied in the literature and using a cross-national base. Using the New Institutional Economics and partial least squares–structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM), our findings show the influence of cultural context on the SE dimension. In addition, this influence occurs through two groups of variables led by social capital and corporate social responsibility, although their impacts show opposite signs. These factors have important implications for policy makers in charge of fostering SE development.

scholarly journals Kemal Dervis, Masahiro Kawai, and Domenico Lombardi (eds.). Asia and Policymaking for the Global Economy. Asian Development Bank Institute, Tokyo. Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution Press, 2011. 200 pages, USD 19.95.

2011 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 179-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Uzma Zia
Keyword(s):  
Structural Transformation ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
World Economy ◽  
International Monetary System ◽  
Growth Dynamics ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Global Context ◽  
Monetary System ◽  
The Subject

Asia and Policymaking for the Global Economy is a collection of analysis on global economic cooperation. In particular it highlights Asia’s accomplishments, opportunities, its potential, and the role it can play in the global economy. It is divided into five chapters each constituting a different insightful article. The first chapter gives an introduction and an over view of the topics analysed in this book. It focuses on the structural transformation in Asia and the world economy, and discusses the rise of Asia and implications for economic coordination at international level. The second chapter focuses on growth dynamics in Asia in a global context. It provides an important contribution to the subject issue as it analyses the sources of structural transformation experienced by world economy. It suggests that policy-makers should focus on global savings and investment structures to rebalance world economy. The rebalancing debate is then connected to the debate on the international monetary system and role of reserve currencies in this chapter.

Enemies, allies or citizens? The subject positions of men in the making of birth leave for fathers in Israel

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 321-339
Author(s):  
Nadav Perez-Vaisvidovsky
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equality ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Radical Change ◽  
Division Of Labour ◽  
Legislative Process ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Subject Positions ◽  
The Subject

Gender equality-oriented policy-making adopts a complex attitude toward the role of fathers. While some branches of the legislative branches see the potential in engaging fathers in the household for promoting gender equality, others see the risk in men appropriating women’s few sources of power. In this article, the subject positions given to men in the legislative process of the birth leave for fathers programme in Israel are examined. I show how, in accordance with this division, fathers are given two subject positions ‐ that of the enemy and that of the ally. However, policy-makers fail to put fathers in the role of citizens, seeing them as entitled to rights based on their own status. This situation mirrors the citizenship of Israeli women, who are, in turn, limited to their motherhood. While the claim that fathers are not seen as citizens, and that their rights are not protected enough, might sound absurd, I claim that such a position is required in order to promote a radical change in the division of labour within the household.

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