Character Building in Education: A Proposed Theory for STAI’s Economic Syari’ah Program

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-39
Author(s):  
Weni Ratnasari
Keyword(s):  
Social Life ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learning Assessment ◽  
Optimal Learning ◽  
University Culture ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
The Government ◽  
Optimal Learning Environment ◽  
Life Education ◽  
Character Building

Character building in education is a program that has been socialized by the government since 2010. Character building can be integrated in teaching and learning process, it means that every subject must be connected with the norm or value and also improving and application with the daily life. So, the value of character not only shows in cognitive aspect, but they must be internalized as a real accomplishment in social life. Education has responsibility on developing human character, by the effort can be done by planting of local or national culture, changing curriculum, teaching and learning, assessment or evaluation, and habits of all the educators. It is important for educators, staff members and school or university counselors, to promote character building to create an optimal learning environment, create a school, college or university culture welcoming of diversity, and provide safety for all. Keywords: , , 

Public Education Policies in Turkey in the COVID-19 Crisis

2022 ◽  
pp. 194-204
Author(s):  
Hasan Alpay Karasoy
Keyword(s):  
Public Education ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Education Policies ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Government ◽  
Life Education ◽  
And Training ◽  
Descriptive Method

COVID-19 was declared a pandemic on March 11, 2020. With the COVID-19 crisis, new problem areas have appeared in many areas such as business, trade, social life, education, and the health sector in countries where it is effective. One of the areas where this limitation and new problems arise is the field of education. States have imposed restrictions in education and training to reduce the rate of the pandemic's spread and have suspended face-to-face education. Firstly, Turkey closed the schools for a while and then the government announced “distance learning” efforts. However, distance education has not been fully settled in both the learners and teachers. This study aims to handle education policies in Turkey during the COVID-19 pandemic and try to examine possible solutions for problem areas, which existed because of the pandemic. For this purpose, with a descriptive method, the subject was examined. Because of the changing spirit of the pandemic, this study focused on the education policy from March 1, 2020 to March 1, 2021.

scholarly journals CHARACTER VALUES: WHAT ARE THEY AND HOW THEY ARE INTEGRATED IN ENGLISH TEXTBOOK TEXTS?

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 106-130
Author(s):  
Putri Ayu Imayatul Utami ◽  
Rohmatillah Rohmatillah ◽  
M. Ridho Kholid
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Government Regulation ◽  
School Grade ◽  
National Education ◽  
High School Grade ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Data Source ◽  
The Government ◽  
Character Building

This study is based on the issue of character value, which has recently spread out as many as social problems in Indonesia, as well as the phenomena around us that many inappropriate textbooks contents. Character values should be incorporated into teaching and learning materials. It is also related to the government regulation that requires the inclusion of the character values proposed by the Ministry of National Education as character building in all elements of education. The aim of this study was to examine the character values found in the texts as well as the strategies used in integrating character values in the texts of Erlangga’s English textbook for Senior High School Grade XI. This study applied qualitative research with a content analysis approach. The data source was English textbook Pathway to English, and the data were 19 texts gathered by reading and taking notes on texts in English textbook. The research findings revealed that the character values which are found in the 19 texts of English textbook being analyzed covers 16 character values proposed by the Ministry of National Education and the strategies of delivering character values in the texts consisted of two forms, explicit and implicit strategy.  Keywords: Character values, character values integration, English textbook, texts

scholarly journals Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR) in Canadian Universities

2017 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 99-119
Author(s):  
Charles H. Belanger ◽  
Joan Mount
Keyword(s):  
First Century ◽  
Learning Assessment ◽  
Prospective Students ◽  
Prior Learning ◽  
Prior Learning Assessment ◽  
University Culture ◽  
Part Time ◽  
The Government ◽  
The University ◽  
University Setting

This study suggests that Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR) is gaining legitimacy in the university setting because of the Government/ Industry/ Labour agenda to prepare the workforce for the twenty first century; because of growing emphasis on lifelong learning characterized by mature students, part-time studies, and modular programs; because of the increasing integration of colleges and universities; and because of the prospective students' conviction that learning outside the classroom should be validated. Quality assurance and administrative issues have still to be resolved. At the same time, however, PLAR is not yet an important ingredient of university culture.

scholarly journals KISAH DHRUVA SEBAGAI MEDIA PENDIDIKAN KARAKTER PADA ANAK

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 47
Author(s):  
Ni Kadek Dwi Lestari
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
School Children ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Elementary School Children ◽  
Social Care ◽  
Early Age ◽  
National Pride ◽  
National Characteristics ◽  
The Government ◽  
Character Building

This paper aims to describe the personality  prominent of characteristics from Visnu Puraana of Dhruva story. the author describes many phenomena that indicate the decline of the morality of generations such as: elementary school children who have been smoking, teenagers who are exposed to free sex, lack of tolerance in social life, and there is a shift in values regarding norms of decency and ethics. Weak understanding of religious values can be regarded as an indicator of moral degradation. A civilization would want more improvement in regards to morality. In relation to the moral degradation of the nation's generation the government and society want children to have 18 national characteristics being; believe in religion, honesty, tolerance, fair for all, discipline, hardworking, creative, independent, democratic, curios to learn, national pride, communicative, peace-loving, avid readers, caring about the environment, social care, and responsibility. Building character using education for children is one way to make civilization better. The cultivation of character using education for children starts from an early age, ie through story or stories in Puraana that can be used as a medium of character building for children.

The Use of Multimedia and its Impact on Bangladeshi EFL Learners at Tertiary Level

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 150
Author(s):  
Farzana Sharmin Pamela Islam
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Academic Writing ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Capital City ◽  
Tertiary Level ◽  
Language Classroom ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact

As 21st century is the era of modern technologies with different aspects, it offers us to make the best use of them. After tape recorder and overhead projector (OHP), multimedia has become an important part of language classroom facilities for its unique and effective application in delivering and learning lesson. Although in many parts of Bangladesh, a South Asian developing country, where English enjoys the status of a foreign language, the use of multimedia in teaching and learning is viewed as a matter of luxury. However, nowadays the usefulness and the necessity of it are well recognized by the academics as well as the government. The study aims to focus on the difference between a traditional classroom void of multimedia and multimedia equipped classrooms at university level by explaining how multimedia support the students with enhanced opportunity to interact with diverse texts that give them more in-depth comprehension of the subject. It also focuses on audio-visual advantage of multimedia on the students’ English language learning. The study has followed a qualitative method to get an in-depth understanding of the impact of using multimedia in an English language classroom at tertiary level. For this purpose, the data have been collected from two different sources. Firstly, from students’ written response to  an open ended question as to their comparative experience of learning  lessons with and without multimedia facilities; and secondly, through  observation of English language classes at a private university of Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh. The discussion of the study is limited to  the use of multimedia in English language classroom using cartoons, images and music with a view to enhance students’ skills in academic writing, critical analysis of image and critical appreciation of music. For this purpose, cartoons in English language, images from Google and music from You Tube have got focused discussion in this paper.

scholarly journals University Pedagogy: A New Culture is Emerging in Greek Higher Education

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katerina Kedraka ◽  
Georgia Rotidi
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Crucial Point ◽  
Innovative Teaching ◽  
University Culture ◽  
Self Reflection ◽  
Reflective Process ◽  
Alternative Teaching ◽  
Teaching Role ◽  
Professional Profile

The aim of this paper is to highlight University Pedagogy as a field that focuses on academics’ teaching role in Greek higher education. EU has recognized the need of improvement of the teaching skills of academics and urges the member states to recognize them as an important element of their professional profile. Only recently academics in Greece have launched the debate on innovative teaching and learning methods and practices. A Symposium that took place in 2016 and a significant empirical research are presented, because they are considered to mark the beginning of an emerging university culture, which incorporates the concern on teaching and learning excellence within higher education approaches in our country. The results of these initiatives indicate that critical self-reflection on teaching can lead to the transformation and to the adoption of alternative teaching practices, since the critically reflective process is a crucial point for the enhancement of an academic’s pedagogical, curricular and instructional knowledge.

Quantitative Surface Electromyography: Applications in Neuromotor Rehabilitation

Biofeedback ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 47-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey E. Bolek
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environment ◽  
Learning Theory ◽  
Surface Electromyography ◽  
Basic Research ◽  
Contextual Interference ◽  
Explicit Learning ◽  
Motor Impairments ◽  
Optimal Learning ◽  
Optimal Learning Environment ◽  
Basic Learning

Surface electromyography holds great potential in helping patients recover from injuries that result in motor impairments. To be able to assist the patient, the clinician must consider research obtained from the study of implicit/explicit learning, contextual interference, and basic learning theory. Quantitative surface electromyography (QSEMG) is a technique that is constructed around this basic research in order to present the optimal learning environment for the patient.

scholarly journals EDUCATION POLICY ANALYSIS IN ACCESS TO GOVERNMENT REGULATION NO 17 YEAR 2010

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 51-63
Author(s):  
Mutia Ulfa
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Government Regulation ◽  
Learning Assessment ◽  
Access To Education ◽  
Equitable Access ◽  
Political Analysis ◽  
Development Level ◽  
Education Personnel ◽  
The Government ◽  
Urban And Rural Areas

Access to education refers to the government regulation No. 17 of 2010 on the expansion and equitable access to education. Pemerintahah able to pursue that whole communities are able to obtain the same rights to education in both urban and rural areas. There are several products that include equity and equal access to education, namely; infrastructure standards, standards development level of achievement, the standard scope of development, lesson planning standards, standardized implementation of learning, learning assessment standards, standards kualisifikasi educators and education personnel, standardized management and financing standards. Further products in the distribution and access to education dianlisis from various perspectives, namely; economic analysis, political analysis, analysis of socio-cultural, and administrative analysis.

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