MOTIVASI PENGLIBATAN SISWA GURU DALAM AKTIVITI SUKARELAWAN MEMBANTU GOLONGAN ORANG KELAINAN UPAYA (OKU)

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 63-73
Author(s):  
ANIS SYAFIQAH SHAFIE ◽  
NOR KAMILAH MAKHTAR
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Teacher Education ◽  
Program Planning ◽  
Motivating Factors ◽  
Volunteer Program ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
Disability Group ◽  
Volunteer Programs ◽  
The Value Function

Kajian bagi mengenal pasti penglibatan dan motivasi siswa guru di Institut Pendidikan Guru Malaysia (IPGM) dengan aktiviti-aktiviti berbentuk kesukarelawan terhadap golongan Orang Kelainan Upaya (OKU) amat diperlukan untuk penyediaan maklumat asas kepada pihak pentadbir IPGM dalam merangka program berbentuk kesukarelawanan untuk menarik minat siswa guru memberi sumbangan dalam bentuk khidmat masyarakat terutamanya kepada golongan OKU. Kajian deskriptif ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji motivasi penglibatan siswa guru dalam akiviti kesukarelawan membantu golongan OKU yang melibatkan 70 orang responden siswa guru dari Institut Pendidikan Guru Kampus Kota Bharu (IPG KKB). Instrumen kajian yang digunakan adalah berbentuk soal selidik adaptasi daripada Teori Fungsi Katz (1960) dan diubahsuai berdasarkan Volunteer Function Inventory (VFI). Analisis data dijalankan menggunakan perisian IBM SPSS Statistics (Statistical Packages for Social Sciences) Version 19.0 bagi mendapatkan data peratus, kekerapan, min dan sisihan piawai. Kajian rintis dijalankan dan nilai Alpha Cronbach yang diperolehi adalah 0.92. Dapatan kajian mendapati fungsi nilai (min= 4.32) dan fungsi pemahaman (min=4.31) merupakan faktor motivasi tertinggi yang menyumbang kepada penglibatan siswa guru dalam aktiviti sukarelawan membantu golongan OKU. Hasil kajian juga mendapati faktor jantina tidak begitu mempengaruhi motivasi penglibatan siswa guru IPG KKB dalam aktiviti sukarelawan membantu OKU. Namun begitu, terdapat perbezaan yang signifikan antara siswa guru lelaki dan siswa guru perempuan bagi penglibatan yang bermotivasikan peningkatan (t=3.14, p<0.05), perlindungan (t=4.14, p<0.05) dan kerjaya (t=2.88, p<0.05). Dapatan kajian memberi implikasi terhadap keperluan perancangan program sukarelawan dan khidmat masyrakat terhadap golongan OKU oleh pihak pentadbir IPGM bagi memupuk semangat kesukarelawan yang positif dalam kalangan siswa guru.   Research on the identification of the involvement and motivation of pre service teachers at the Malaysian Teacher Education Institute (MTEI) with volunteerism activities for the Disabled is needed to provide basic information to MTEI administrators in designing volunteer programs to encourage pre service teachers to contribute in the community service activities especially to the disability group. This descriptive study aimed to identify the motivation of pre-service teachers’ involvement in volunteering activities to help the disabled and 70 respondents of pre-service teachers from the Kota Bharu Campus Teacher Education Institute (KBCTEI) were involved in this study. The instrument used was the adaptation questionnaire from the Katz Function Theory (1960) and was modified based on the Volunteer Function Inventory (VFI). Data analysis was performed using IBM SPSS Statistics (Statistical Packages for Social Sciences) Version 19.0 software for Windows to obtain standardized data of percentages, frequency, mean and standard deviation. A pilot study was conducted and found that the Alpha Cronbach's alpha was 0.92. The study found that the value function (mean=4.32) and comprehension function (mean=4.31) were the highest motivating factors contributing to the involvement of pre-service teachers in volunteering to assist the disabled. The study also found that gender factors did not significantly influence the involvement of KBCTEI pre-service teachers in volunteering to assist the disabled. However, there was a significant difference between male and female pre-service teachers for improving function (t=3.14, p<0.05), protection function (t=4.14, p<0.05) and career (t=2.88, p<0.05). The findings of the study provide implications for the needs of volunteer program planning and services for people with disabilities by MITE administrators to foster a positive volunteer spirit among pre-service teachers.

Volunteer Management Reference for Local VCE Master Gardener Coordinators

HortScience ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 503a-503
Author(s):  
Sheri T. Dorn ◽  
Paula Diane Relf
Keyword(s):  
Educational Program ◽  
Program Planning ◽  
Community Leaders ◽  
Volunteer Management ◽  
Educational Programming ◽  
Job Descriptions ◽  
Master Gardener ◽  
Volunteer Program ◽  
Reference Guide

Virginia Cooperative Extension's (VCE) Master Gardener volunteer program is available in 72 unit offices. The unit programs are managed by MG coordinators who currently include 10 locally funded agents, eight locally funded technicians, and 28 volunteers. The VCE Master Gardener Coordinator Manual, a 12-unit resource book, was developed cooperatively with teams of MGs, coordinators, and agents to enhance coordinators' skills for managing the local VCE MG program. The manual includes chapters on VCE MG components such as risk management; job descriptions; recruitment and screening; and volunteer review, recognition, and retention. Additional resources within the manual include a synopsis of educational program planning, implementation, and evaluation, as well as a copy of the current VCE Master Gardener Program Policies and the volunteer section of the Virginia Master Gardener Handbook, which serves as program orientation for new or prospective trainees. The VCE Master Gardener Coordinator Manual is the basis of three local MG coordinator training sessions in 1998. Additional resources available to coordinators for enhancing the local MG program include a MG newsletter focused on the role of Master Gardeners as community leaders and educators; program policies and guidelines for the management of MG training and operation; VCE publication 426-699 Welcome to Virginia Master Gardenering! Guide to Educational Programming and Resource and Reference Guide; and the VCE Master Gardener Internet website at http://www.ext.vt.edu/vce/specialty/envirohort/mastergard/master.html.

scholarly journals Citation Analysis Shows Promise as an Effective Tool for Monograph Collection Development

2010 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 86
Author(s):  
Scott Marsalis
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Citation Analysis ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Test Method ◽  
Local Context ◽  
The Social ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Us

A Review of: Enger, K. B. (2009). Using citation analysis to develop core book collections in academic libraries. Library & Information Science Research, 31(2), 107-112. Objective – To test whether acquiring books written by authors of highly cited journal articles is an effective method for building a collection in the social sciences. Design – Comparison Study. Setting – Academic library at a public university in the US. Subjects – A total of 1,359 book titles, selected by traditional means (n=1,267) or based on citation analysis (n=92). Methods – The researchers identified highly-ranked authors, defined as the most frequently cited authors publishing in journals with an impact factor greater than one, with no more than six journals in any category, using 1999 ISI data. They included authors in the categories Business, Anthropology, Criminology & Penology, Education & Education Research, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology/Anthropology, and General Social Sciences. The Books in Print bibliographic tool was searched to identify monographs published by these authors, and any titles not already owned were purchased. All books in the study were available to patrons by Fall 2005. The researchers collected circulation data in Spring 2007, and used it to compare titles acquired by this method with titles selected by traditional means. Main Results – Overall, books selected by traditional methods circulated more than those selected by citation analysis, with differences significant at the .001 level. However, at the subject category level, there was no significant difference at the .05 level. Most books selected by the test method circulated one to two times. Conclusion – Citation analysis can be an effective method for building a relevant book collection, and may be especially effective for identifying works relevant to a discipline beyond local context.

scholarly journals An Examination of Teachers’ Attitudes Towards the National Park in Their Environment: The Isparta, Denizli Example

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 398
Author(s):  
Aytaç Karakaş ◽  
Hasan Genç
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
National Parks ◽  
National Park ◽  
Attitude Scale ◽  
Alpha Coefficient ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Teachers Attitudes ◽  
One Way Anova ◽  
Education Process

Environmental education in national parks is equivalent to an open and permanent education process in which individuals and communities become aware of their natural environment and gain a critical and sensitive attitude towards it and the use of its resources. The aim of this study was to examine the attitudes of teachers towards national parks who work in schools near different national parks in terms of different variables. As a work of descriptive research, it was conducted with a total of 167 teachers who worked in schools around Kovada Lake National Park, Kızıldağ National Park, and Honaz Mountain National Park. In the study, an attitude scale with a Cronbach’s Alpha coefficient of 0.83 and consisting of 32 items was used for the national parks. The SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Sciences Program) was used to evaluate the data obtained. A T-test and a one-way ANOVA test were used to analyze the data. According to the results obtained, teachers’ attitudes towards the national park did not show a significant difference in terms of their gender, their tenure, the branches they serve, their purpose of visiting the national park, their opinions on the importance attached to the national park, the different schools near the national park, the national park near the schools they worked in, their purpose in visiting the national park previously while they differed significantly according to whether the teachers had visited the national park before.

scholarly journals A Survey of the Environmental Conservation Costs by Local Authorities in Kenya

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 89-102
Author(s):  
Nicholas Muthuma Mutua ◽  
Samuel Kakui Kilika
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Preliminary Evidence ◽  
Environmental Conservation ◽  
Environmental Costs ◽  
Motivating Factors ◽  
Local Authorities ◽  
Conservation Costs

This study investigates the environmental conservation costs of the local authorities in Kenya by analyzing the data collected from 90 of these local authorities. The population of the study is the 175 local authorities in Kenya. A sample of 90 local authorities has been used. Both statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) version 17 and Excel have been used to determine the level of environmental conservation costs in the studied local authorities. The results indicated that there was a wide use of environmental conservation costs among the local authorities. The study provides preliminary evidence on environmental conservation costs used by local authorities in Kenya. Further research is suggested to explore the possible motivating factors among different local authorities’ degree of application and level of environmental costs in different activities.

scholarly journals A study of the status of access facilities available for children with disabilities studying in BMC school at Mumbai

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 54-63
Author(s):  
Arun A Banik ◽  
Aninda Duti Banik
Keyword(s):  
Mental Retardation ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Children With Disabilities ◽  
School Principal ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
The Status ◽  
Free Environment ◽  
Visually Handicapped ◽  
Descriptive Survey

The present study title “A study of the status of access facilities available for children with disabilities studying in BMC school”, a descriptive survey designed was made with the aim to study the status of access facility available for the children with disabilities viz. hearing impairment, mental retardation, physically handicapped (Locomotors Disability), visually handicapped in BMC recognized schools. Further to give recommendation in order to promote the access needs for children with disabilities in school. Looking into the prospective of the study it also aim to create an awareness on the issue of barrier free environment for children with disabilities. As a part of tool of the study, self-made questionnaire was developed and validated by a group of professionals. 10 BMC recognized schools were selected in and around Mumbai and the questionnaire was administered by the researcher and taken information from the school principal.Mean average and percentage was calculated from the obtained data. On an average, overall 14.38% schools or centers with disabilities were having access facilities for students with disabilities. With respect to schools or centers related to Locomotors Disabilities, Hearing Disabilities, Mental Retardation, and Visually Handicapped study findings were 14.4%, 14.3%, 13.7% and 15.1% respectively, having access facilities for the children with disabilities in BMC schools. Where the data was subjected to statistical analysis and it was found that there was no significant difference (p&#62;0.05) in terms of access facilities between the schools or centers for disabilities. Results indicated that there were very insufficient as well as inadequate access facilities across all children with disabilities in the BMC recognized schools. The results has shown an impact in the education of the disabled students as they need full accessible educational support to undertake their successful study. Hence, Government and all other educational authorities are suggested to take up this issue in a positive manner to improve the quality of education as there is a much needed access facilities in all the schools.

scholarly journals La Predicción Del Rendimiento Académico En Alumnos De Bachillerato. Estudio De Un Caso (Centro) En España

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (25) ◽  
pp. 111
Author(s):  
Miguel Ángel Broc
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
First Year ◽  
Ex Post ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Ex Post Facto ◽  
Humanities And Social Sciences ◽  
Lineal Regression ◽  
Humanities Students ◽  
Evaluation Patterns

This paper studies the assessment during the first year of baccalaureate in seventy-six students. In a public educational institution of Saragossa (Spain), no differences in academic achievement between men (forty) and women (thirty-six) were found, but between two main modalities (Sciences, thirty-five students, versus Humanities and social Sciences, with forty-one students), finding differences outstrip students Sciences throughout the year, equaling to end with their counterparts. This leads us to study the hypothesis of whether the ratings could be “inflated” by teachers in Humanities students. For this they were conducted by a retrospective design “ex post facto” an multiple lineal regression analysis, using as a dependent variable grades in the third final evaluation, and as independent, performance in the first and second assessment and all subjects, not including any other variables. The results show different prediction equations that explaining 87% and 88% of the variance in the final performance, in the two types of modalities respectively. The values predicted by the model resulting in a significant percentage of “inflation” in the ratings of 23% in the group of Sciences and 37% in the Humanities and Social Sciences. The mean scores of the subjects discussed in three different moments are analyzed and significant difference was observed in the three evaluations, emerging some evaluation patterns in the teachers. It intuits that the “rating inflation” could begin much earlier than in the preuniversity entrance course.

scholarly journals What are the expectations of parents from preschool education institutions: Why do they choose? What are they waiting for?

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 108-123
Author(s):  
Sibel Yoleri
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Preschool Education ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
School Policy ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Income Levels ◽  
Income Status ◽  
Significant Difference

The goal of this study was to investigate the expectations of the parents with a child enrolled at a preschool education institution from preschool education institutions. This research was designed as a survey study. The sample of this study consisted of 326 children, enrolled at preschool education institutions in the center of Usak province, and their parents. "Parents' Expectations from Preschool Institutions Questionnaire" developed by Simsek and Ivrendi (2014), and "Demographics Information Form" were used as data collection tools to determine the expectations of parents from preschool education institutions. It was concluded as a result of the study that the parents had a "low level" expectation related to the sub-scales of (teacher, education-family, school policy, informing) of the Parents' Expectations from Preschool Institutions Questionnaire. A significant difference in favor of males was found out in the informing sub-scale according to the t-test results carried out related to parents' expectations in line with the gender of children. The expectations of parents from preschool institutions showed a significant difference according to income status. It was found out that the expectations of families with low income level from preschool institutions were higher compared to the expectations of families with middle- and high-income levels regarding the sub-scales of teacher and education-family.

Analysis on the Effects of using Active Learning Training Module (ALTM) on the Level of Achievement among Student Teachers in Teacher Education Curriculum

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 1085-1088
Author(s):  
Zaini Abdullah Et.al
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Active Learning ◽  
Student Teachers ◽  
Professional Education ◽  
Good Effect ◽  
Education Curriculum ◽  
Training Module ◽  
Final Exam ◽  
Teacher Education Curriculum ◽  
Significant Difference

This study aims to explore the effect of using Active Learning Training Module (ALTM) on the achievement of a professional education course among student teachers in teacher education curriculum. The module used in the learning of Education Development in Malaysia: Philosophy and Policy (KPF3012) course was built up based on Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation and Evaluation model (ADDIE). A quantitative study was carried out using ex-post facto method where it was carried out by analyzing 1,613 students' achievement for the course base on final exam result. Final Exam Question for KPF3012 Semester 2 Session 2017/2018 was used as an instrument for data acquisition. The collected data was then analyzed using percentage and one-way ANOVA. The results show that, the use of ALTM had successfully promote high students’ level of achievement; that is 46.5% of the students had achieved excellent level. The findings also show that the level of the students’ achievements had no significant difference (F=5.549,p=0.00) based on programs of studies . As for conclusion, ALTM has a good effect on students’ achievement in the learning of KPF3012 and has no significant bias to students based on study program. Therefore the use of the module by students in the learning of KPF3012 is suggested in the future semesters.

scholarly journals Interdisciplinarity in Teacher Education: Evaluation of the Effectiveness of an Educational Innovation Project

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (17) ◽  
pp. 6748 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elsa Santaolalla ◽  
Belén Urosa ◽  
Olga Martín ◽  
Ana Verde ◽  
Tamara Díaz
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Teacher Education ◽  
Preservice Teachers ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Student Teachers ◽  
Educational Innovation ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Teaching Skills ◽  
School Students ◽  
Innovation Project

Interdisciplinary projects play an important role in the development of a student profile based on the 21st century skills. Nevertheless, the implementation of an interdisciplinary approach is a challenge for both teachers and teacher educators. The aim of this study is to create an interdisciplinary model for teacher education, and to provide an empirical study which analyses its impact on learning. An educational innovation project was carried out with preservice teachers who experienced and subsequently designed a Problem Based Learning with interdisciplinary activities including Mathematics and Social Sciences, using the National Archaeological Museum as an educational resource. The proposals were implemented amongst children to evaluate the project’s effectiveness, considering two aspects: (a) improved teaching skills for preservice teachers (N = 26) and (b) improved learning for Mathematics and Social Sciences content amongst primary school children (N = 58). In the case of the student teachers, the variance analysis implemented showed sufficient empirical evidence of the improvement between the pre and post treatment, in different dimensions of the teaching skills and competences. On the primary school students, some significantly statistic progresses were found concerning the learning of both subjects, as well as their perception of museums as place for learning.

Volunteer Programs Supporting People With Dementia/Delirium in Hospital: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Pritchard ◽  
Sze-Ee Soh ◽  
Renata Morello ◽  
Danielle Berkovic ◽  
Annaliese Blair ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Length Of Stay ◽  
Rate Ratio ◽  
Program Effectiveness ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Risk Of Bias ◽  
Narrative Synthesis ◽  
Program Outcomes ◽  
Volunteer Program ◽  
People With Dementia ◽  
Volunteer Programs

Abstract Background and Objectives Volunteer-delivered programs to assist people with dementia and/or delirium in-hospital can provide person-centered one-on-one support in addition to usual care. These programs could mitigate hospital resource demands; however, their effectiveness is unknown. This review evaluated literature of volunteer programs in acute hospital settings for people living with dementia and/or delirium. Research Design and Methods Four databases were searched. Studies that reported patient or program outcomes were included (i.e., delirium incidence, length of stay, number of falls, satisfaction). Risk of bias was completed. Meta-analysis was performed where 2 or more studies measured the same outcome. Narrative synthesis was performed on the qualitative results. Results Eleven studies were included in the review, with varied design, participant groups and outcomes measured. Risk of bias averaged 71%. Volunteer-delivered programs addressed delirium risk factors, for example, hydration/nutrition, mobility, use of sensory aids. Eight patients and 6 program outcomes were captured, but only 3 patient outcomes could be pooled. Meta-analyses demonstrated a reduction in delirium incidence (rate ratio = 0.65; 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.47, 0.90) but no reduction in length of stay (mean difference −1.09; 95% CI −0.58, 2.77) or number of falls (rate ratio = 0.67; 95% CI 0.19, 2.35). Narrative synthesis identified benefits to patients (e.g., less loneliness), volunteers (sense of meaning), and staff (timesaving, safety). Discussion and Implications Volunteer-delivered programs for inpatients with dementia and/or delirium may provide benefits for patients, volunteers, and staff. However, studies conducted with more robust designs are required to determine overall effectiveness on program outcomes. Further high-quality research appropriate for this vulnerable population is required to identify volunteer program effectiveness.

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