scholarly journals Learning to Become Lifelong Global Citizens

2010 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Soveacha Ros
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Multicultural Education ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
First Year ◽  
South East Asia ◽  
Global Citizens ◽  
Interview Guide ◽  
Nous Utiliserons ◽  
Academic And Social Experiences ◽  
Depth Interviews

This study examines transition practices of four international male graduate students from Cambodia pursuing social science degrees at Northern Illinois University (NIU). An interview guide was designed and grounded in three questions: (1) How do informants describe their academic and social experiences during their first year at NIU?; (2) What adaptation resources do they have at their disposal (i.e. on NIU campus, in DeKalb and neighbouring communities, social networks in Cambodia and America)? How do these resources help them to adjust; (3) How do they view themselves as international students at NIU? And, how does this view play a role in their adaptation process? The analysis is drawn upon four individual in-depth interviews. Two informants have been at NIU since August 2006 referred to as Senior 1 and Senior 2. The other two participants have been at NIU since August 2007and are referred to as Junior 1 and Junior 2. Excerpts of critical markers accumulated from interviews are employed to emphasize key themes in the data. Implications for teaching and learning in multicultural education context and literature dealing with similar groups of students from South East Asia are also discussed. Le but de cet article est d’examiner les pratiques d’adaptation de quatre étudiants internationaux de troisième cycle, originaires du Cambodge et qui étudient à la faculté de Sciences de l’Université d’ Illinois du Nord (UIN). Nous avons mis en place un guide pour les interviews où nous les avons interrogés sur les trois questions suivantes: (1) Comment nos informateurs décrivent-ils leurs expériences académiques et sociales pendant leur première année à UIN ? ; (2) À quelles ressources d’adaptation ont-ils accès (par exemple sur le campus de l’UIN, à DeKalb et dans le voisinage, dans leurs réseaux de relations sociales au Cambodge et aux États-Unis) ? Comment ces ressources leurs servent-elles à s’adapter ? ; (3) Comment se perçoivent-ils eux-mêmes en tant qu’étudiants internationaux à UIN ? Et quel rôle joue cette perception dans leur processus d’adaptation ? Cette analyse puise dans les interviews de ces quatre individus. Deux informateurs sont à la UIN depuis août 2006. Nous nous réfèrerons à eux avec les mots anglais Senior 1 et Senior 2. Les autres deux participants sont à la UIN depuis août 2007. Nous nous réfèrerons à eux avec les mots anglais Junior 1 et Junior 2. Nous utiliserons des références critiques de quelques extraits des interviews afin de mettre l’accent sur des thèmes clés dans les données. Pour conclure, nous examinerons les implications pour l’enseignement et l’apprentissage dans des contextes éducatifs multi culturaux et analyserons les résultats d’autres recherches avec des groupes d’étudiants similaires, originaires de l’Asie du Sud Est.

scholarly journals ANALISIS MANAJEMEN PENDIDIKAN SEKOLAH DASAR BERORIENTASI MULTIKULTUR

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 83
Author(s):  
Nur Latifah ◽  
Arita Marini ◽  
Mohammad Syarif Sumantri
Keyword(s):  
Multicultural Education ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
School Education ◽  
Building Construction ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Systematic Research ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Descriptive Method

Abstrak: Penelitian ini bertujuan menganalisis pengelolaan pendidikan sekolah dasar yang berorientasi kepada pendidikan multikultural di Sekolah Dasar Negeri Sangiang Jaya. Fokus subjek dalam penelitian ini terdiri dari  4 orang yaitu 3 guru kelas tinggi dan kepala sekolah. Peneliti yang di gunakan adalah penelitian ini adalah pendekatan kualitatif melalui metode deskriptif  yang bertujuan untuk menjelaskan sebuah data, peristiwa atau kejadian yang digali berdasarkan hasil  wawancara menggunakan Google Form dengan narasumber di mana mereka mempunyai pemahaman dan pengetahuan serta yang berpengalaman mengenai kejadian tersebut. Metode deskriptif merupakan metode merupakan penelitian yang mendeskripsikan atau menjelaskan suatu data berdasarkan fakta secara objek sesuai penelitian yang tersusun dan terjadi dengan keadian yang ada. Teknik pengumpulan data berdasarkan hasil wawancara, observasi, dan dokumentasi, Hasil temuan dari penelitian ini menunjukkan Pengelolahan pendidikan sekolah dasar yang terdiri dari perencanaan (planning) yang terlihat dari proses pembuatan prangkat pengajaran yangterintegrasi dengan multikultur. Pengorganisasian (organizing) di mana manjement yang berdasarkan orientasi multikultur Nampak dari beberapa kegiatan yang di lakukan sekolah, pelaksanaan (actuating) di lihat berdasarkan proses pelaksanaan kegiatan belajar mengajar dan pengawasan (controling) yang berisi pemantauan berkala yang di lakukan, ke empet aspek tersebut di lihat berdasarkan nilai multikultural yaitu kesetaraan, keadilan, demokras kebebasan toleransi.ANALYSIS OF MULTICULTURAL PRIMARY SCHOOL EDUCATION MANAGEMENTAbstract: The purpose of this research is to analyze the management of school education that is oriented towards multicultural education at Sangiang Jaya State Elementary School. In this study, the subjects consisted of 4 people, namely 3 high class teachers and the principal. Researchers who use this research are a qualitative approach through descriptive methods that aim to tell a data, event or phenomenon that is excavated based on in-depth interviews with sources where they have an understanding and knowledge and in-depth experience of the phenomenon. Descriptive method is a research method that describes or explains data based on facts in a systematic research object and in accordance with natural situations. The data technique used is based on the results of interviews, observations, and documentation. The results of this study indicate the management of primary school education which consists of planning (planning) as seen from the process of making building construction integrated with multiculture. Organizing in which management is based on a multicultural orientation. It appears that from several activities carried out by schools, implementation is seen based on the process of implementing teaching and learning activities and monitoring (controling) which contains periodically carried out, to empathize these aspects are seen based on multicultural values namely equality, justice, democracy / freedom and tolerance.

scholarly journals SKDI-Based Needs Analysis for Designing English for Students of Medicine in Indonesia

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 209
Author(s):  
I Made Sujana ◽  
Untung Waluyo ◽  
Eka Fitriana ◽  
Dewi Suryani
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Needs Analysis ◽  
Learning Goals ◽  
First Year ◽  
Medical Doctors ◽  
Situation Analysis ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Language Programs ◽  
Depth Interviews

Abstract. This longitudinal study aims to seek for solutions concerning the teaching and learning English at the Faculty of Medicine University of Mataram (UNRAM). The first year of the study is emphasized on the outcomes of needs analysis, which encompasses the Present Situation Analysis (PSA), the Target Situation Analysis (TSA), and the Learning Situation Analysis (LSA). Various data were collected form the documents of Standar Kompetensi Dokter Indonesia (SKDI) a.k.a. Competency Standards of Medical Doctors in Indonesia, the Graduates Profile of Faculty of Medicine UNRAM and the documents of student English proficiency levels within the last 5 years. Other sources of data were taken from a number of focused group discussions and in-depth interviews with students, alumni, subject specialists, management of Block, and various techniques. The data were then analyzed descriptively and qualitatively. Findings of the study show that the level of English of students at Medical Faculty was still far from being adequate to meet the SKDI. As such, three learning goals were generated from this study, i.e. the short-tem, mid-term, and long-term goals. The study suggests that to bridge the gap, the Faculty of Medicine needs to develop a number of language programs to prepare these students to achieve competencies that meet the standard of Graduate Profile and SKDI.

scholarly journals Teaching as Authentic Practice in the Graduate Student Supervisory Relationship

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 77-98
Author(s):  
James Field ◽  
Galicia Blackman ◽  
Kaitlyn Francois
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Graduate Students ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Supervisory Relationship ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Supervisory Relationships ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Depth Interviews

This article is the outcome of a co-inquiry with students where shared interests about student learning, students as partners, and a hermeneutic lens shaped the main research questions: What are graduate students’ experiences of the supervisory relationship and what happens inside the relationship in terms of learning and student success? We conducted 16 in-depth interviews with graduate students across various departments and programs. From these interviews we theorized that it may be more appropriate to speak of graduate supervision as a practice which produces internal and external goods. We found that it may be more appropriate to speak of the pedagogy as mentoring. We believe our research findings extend understanding of the supervisory relationship, contribute to the concept of teaching, and expand the idea of partnership with students in higher education wherever faculty and students find themselves in supervisory relationships. This is relevant to SoTL because it allowed us to think of the nuances in the word teaching and how supervisory relationships in higher education may need to expand the way we talk about teaching and learning in higher education.

Exploring Modes, Strategies, and Psychosocial Consequences of Cyberbullying Perpetration and Victimization Among University Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 787-817 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hira Kanwal ◽  
Humaira Jami
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Psychological Impact ◽  
Social Consequences ◽  
Cyber Victimization ◽  
Psychological Consequences ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Psychosocial Consequences ◽  
Interview Guide ◽  
Depth Interviews

The purpose of the study was to explore modes, strategies, and consequences of cyberbullying perpetration and victimization among university students. In-depth interviews of 14 volunteer university students (8 male and 6 female) were conducted who volunteered to participate in the study in which 10 participants were “cybervictims” whereas 4 were “cyberbully-victim”. Interview guide was used for conducting unstructured interviews. Thematic analysis of the interviews revealed different experiences in cyberspace with respect to gender and role (cybervictim and cyberbully-victim) in experiencing cyberbullying and cyber-victimization. Three themes emerged that is psychological consequences (emotional, behavioral, and cognitive), social consequences (family and peers), and change in lifestyle (online, offline, and academic). Facebook was found to be the most prevalent mode of cyberbullying. The cyberbully-victim participants derived more happiness while bullying and had revengeful attitude; whereas, cybervictims experienced more depression, increased family surveillance, social isolation, and became aware of negative consequences of social networking sites, became more vigilant and conscious in cyberspace. Moreover, the consequences reported by cyberbully-victim were distrust on security settings, low academic achievement, and their peers learnt from their cyberspace experience. Perception of cyber-victimization was different across gender and its psychological impact was more pronounced for girls than boys. The results and implications were discussed in Pakistani context.

Barriers to Female Condom Use among Undergraduate Health Science Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bongekile T. Dlamini ◽  
Mduduzi Colani Shongwe
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Female Condom ◽  
Sexual Pleasure ◽  
Health Science ◽  
Science Students ◽  
Tertiary Institution ◽  
Health Science Students ◽  
Inadequate Knowledge ◽  
Interview Guide ◽  
Depth Interviews

The female condom (FC), also known as the femidom, has been on the market since 1993, however, its use remains limited in many parts of southern Africa, including in Eswatini (formerly Swaziland). There is a dearth of literature on the reasons for the limited use of the FC, especially from the perspective of health science students who would otherwise be expected to be knowledgeable about and have favourable attitudes to it. The aim of this study was to explore and describe the barriers to FC use among undergraduate health science students at a selected tertiary institution in Eswatini. A qualitative, exploratory descriptive study was conducted among nine conveniently sampled, unmarried undergraduate students at a selected tertiary institution in the Hhohho region in Mbabane, Eswatini. Responses to an unstructured interview guide, using in-depth interviews were analysed thematically following Creswell’s steps of qualitative data analysis. Five themes emerged from the data: (1) inadequate knowledge about the FC, (2) the FC hinders sexual pleasure, (3) insertion of the FC is time-consuming and uncomfortable, (4) the FC is bigger than the vagina, and (5) fear of being labelled “promiscuous”. Generally, the participants stated that they did not use the FC because of societal myths. Therefore, there is a need to strengthen health education campaigns for the femidom to clear the myths and misconceptions that limit its use.

The Science and Art of Interviewing

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathleen Gerson ◽  
Sarah Damaske
Keyword(s):  
Social Research ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Social Contexts ◽  
Science And Art ◽  
The Social ◽  
Interview Guide ◽  
Hidden Patterns ◽  
User Friendly ◽  
Depth Interviews

Qualitative interviewing is one of the most widely used methods in social research, but it is arguably the least well understood. To address that gap, this book offers a theoretically rigorous, empirically rich, and user-friendly set of strategies for conceiving and conducting interview-based research. Much more than a how-to manual, the book shows why depth interviewing is an indispensable method for discovering and explaining the social world—shedding light on the hidden patterns and dynamics that take place within institutions, social contexts, relationships, and individual experiences. It offers a step-by-step guide through every stage in the research process, from initially formulating a question to developing arguments and presenting the results. To do this, the book shows how to develop a research question, decide on and find an appropriate sample, construct an interview guide, conduct probing and theoretically focused interviews, and systematically analyze the complex material that depth interviews provide—all in the service of finding and presenting important new empirical discoveries and theoretical insights. The book also lays out the ever-present but rarely discussed challenges that interviewers routinely encounter and then presents grounded, thoughtful ways to respond to them. By addressing the most heated debates about the scientific status of qualitative methods, the book demonstrates how depth interviewing makes unique and essential contributions to the research enterprise. With an emphasis on the integral relationship between carefully crafted research and theory building, the book offers a compelling vision for what the “interviewing imagination” can and should be.

scholarly journals Developing Number Sense: An Approach to Initiate Algebraic Thinking in Primary Education

Mathematics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 518
Author(s):  
Natividad Adamuz-Povedano ◽  
Elvira Fernández-Ahumada ◽  
M. Teresa García-Pérez ◽  
Jesús Montejo-Gámez
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Number Sense ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Number System ◽  
Algebraic Thinking ◽  
First Year ◽  
Symbolic Language ◽  
Decimal Number ◽  
Language Characteristic ◽  
Theoretical Foundations

Traditionally, the teaching and learning of algebra has been addressed at the beginning of secondary education with a methodological approach that broke traumatically into a mathematical universe until now represented by numbers, with bad consequences. It is important, then, to find methodological alternatives that allow the parallel development of arithmetical and algebraic thinking from the first years of learning. This article begins with a review of a series of theoretical foundations that support a methodological proposal based on the use of specific manipulative materials that foster a deep knowledge of the decimal number system, while verbalizing and representing quantitative situations that underline numerical relationships and properties and patterns of numbers. Developing and illustrating this approach is the main purpose of this paper. The proposal has been implemented in a group of 25 pupils in the first year of primary school. Some observed milestones are presented and analyzed. In the light of the results, this well-planned early intervention contains key elements to initiate algebraic thinking through the development of number sense, naturally enhancing the translation of purely arithmetical situations into the symbolic language characteristic of algebraic thinking.

A Compass During the Storm: Offering Students Critical Rigor for Polarizing Times

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Andrew M. Wender ◽  
Valerie J. D’Erman
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Civic Engagement ◽  
Political Science ◽  
Cognitive Processes ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Learning Objective ◽  
First Year

ABSTRACT Teaching and learning in higher education is occurring, unavoidably, within the broader civic context of today’s extraordinarily polarizing political times. We seek to help students situate themselves with respect to and, above all, thoughtfully assess others’ as well as their own perspectives on issues of profound contention, without contributing to exacerbated polarization ourselves. Specifically, we offer students in our first-year exploratory political science course a vital tool—critical rigor—for navigating but not being inundated by the storm. This article discusses our experiences in teaching the course titled, “The Worlds of Politics,” as we attempt to help students deeply engage in cognitive processes of critical thinking and analysis, without undue infringement from their own—and least of all our own—personal political biases. Our focal learning objective is the cultivation of critical-thinking skills that promote students’ drawing of distinctions between advocacy and analysis, as well as their discerning civic engagement.

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