scholarly journals A Thematic Review of the Studies on the Music Teacher Competencies in Turkey

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Hatice Çeliktaş ◽  
Doruk Engür ◽  
Sezen Özeke

The first official works about the teacher competencies in Turkey were began in 1998 and many revisions made since then. In this framework, subject-specific competencies were prepared for some areas for primary education in 2008 and secondary education in 2011. This research aimed to review and analyze studies about music teacher competencies between 2008 and 2017 when music teacher competencies were in effect. For this purpose, the studies conducted during this period in Turkey were scanned, and the thematic content analysis was carried out within the framework of the method/design, sample group, data collection tools, aims, results, and recommendations. One of the research findings showed that the studies concerned were particularly related to the competency areas of planning and regulation, the theoretical-applied knowledge and skill, and professional development. Another finding pointed out that the vast majority of the studies employed a descriptive survey model. Last but not least, it was found that the samples of the studies were mostly constructed from pre-service teachers rather than in-service teachers. This current research suggests that further studies should give priority to choose in-service teachers as samples rather than pre-service teachers and also suggests more functional courses for both undergraduate program and in service training.

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 242-264
Author(s):  
Ernest Nyamekye ◽  
Daniel Baffour-Koduah ◽  
Esther Asare

Since the advent of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), teaching and learning have somewhat taken a paradigm shift. It is, thus, imperative for teachers in all disciplines to appreciate the essence of integrating ICTs in teaching and learning. In this regard, this study sought to explore Basic School Ghanaian Language teachers’ perceptions of ICT integration in Ghanaian language teaching. The study employed a descriptive survey design. Stratified random sampling was used to obtain data from 205 teachers in the Bono, Bono East and Ahafo region of Ghana. Analysis of data collected through a self-developed questionnaire reveals that Ghanaian language teachers exhibit a positive perception of ICT integration in education. However, in practice, they tend to integrate ICT in their instruction on occasional basis. Also, it was revealed that a lack of financial support for ICT resources and lack of in-service training on ICT use were factors that militated against ICT integration in Ghanaian language teaching. Finally, the study revealed a statistically significant difference between degree holders and diploma holders’ perception of ICT integration in teaching and learning Ghanaian language.


2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 255-276 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Mashuri ◽  
Esti Zaduqisti

The present study examined the role of Indonesian Moslem majority’s national identification, collective emotions of pride and guilt in predicting their support in helping members of Islamic minority and their perceived inclusion towards this group. Data from this study (N= 182) demonstrated that, in line with our prediction, support for minority helping significantly predicted perceived inclusion. We also hypothesized and found that collective pride and collective guilt directly predicted the minority helping. Finally, national identification had significant direct effects on both collective pride and collective guilt. These findings shed light on the importance of collective emotions and national identification in giving rise to pro-social attitudes of Indonesian Moslem majority towards members of Islamic minority. Implications of the research findings were discussed with reference to theories of group-based emotion and intergroup helping, and to practical strategies Indonesian government can apply to recognize Islamic minorities.


2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 121
Author(s):  
Mbagwu, Felicia. O ◽  
Bessong, Columbus. Deku ◽  
Anozie, Okechukwu. O

This study focused on contributions of tourism to community development in Cross River State, Nigeria. Two research questions and two null hypotheses guided the study. The study adopted descriptive survey research design. The population used for the study was 357 respondents comprising, 101 community leaders and 256 tourism staff. A 21-item questionnaire and focus group discussion guide were used to elicit information from respondents and discussants. The questionnaire was analyzed using mean and standard deviation, t-test statistics was used to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance and the FGD was analyzed qualitatively. Findings from the study revealed among others, that tourism attracted banking institutions and communication industries; thus contributed to a high extent in economic development and very high extent in social development of Cross River State, Nigeria. Some recommendation was made based on the research findings.


Author(s):  
Sunaytan Mohammed Sunaytan Al-Harbi , Mohammed Abdulrahman M

    The research aimed to identify the level of achievement of Acive Learning programme objectives and the obstacles encountering the achievement of Active learning programme objectives at Hafer Al-Batin province. And to achieve these goals the researcher uses the descriptive survey approach and developed a 30-items questionnaire covering tow domains to collect data. The research tool was applied to a sample of (322) teachers. In order to consolidate the findings the researcher interviewed five educational supervisors to seek their opinions regarding the research findings. The findings of the research revealed a number of results the most important of them is, the level of achievement of the active learning program for the trainers' goals is very high. The target areas are ranked in descending order according to the verification level as follows: active learning area with a very high and average level of verification (4.41 of 5), 31 of 5), then the area of ​​the active teacher with a very high and average level of verification (4.25 of 5), and finally the field of active school with a very high and average level of verification (4,24 of 5), according to the results a number of results was revealed, the most important of them are: Increasing the number of strategies introduced in the active learning training programme, and considering the trainees' need to be trained on sufficient skills by increasing training periods of the active learning programme.    


2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 3696
Author(s):  
Ümit Çelen ◽  
İlker Kösterelioğlu ◽  
Meltem Akın Kösterelioğlu

Teachers participate in-service trainings in order to contribute their vocational development after completing graduate education and appointed as a teacher. The positive attitudes of teachers about participating in-service trainings increase the expectations about the teaching activities in their classrooms. In addition, The participation levels of teachers and the quality of in-service training activities may have a significant role on boosting teacher’s attitudes on attendance to in-service trainings. Based on this principle aim, in this research, the answers to these questions of teachers’ working in pre-primary, primary, secondary and high schools in Amasya, Tokat, Samsun and Çorum cities were sought in this study:  what are the attitudes of the teachers in participating the in-service trainings? Do the attitudes of the teachers differ significantly based on the factors of gender, professional experience, the city where they work, or their branch?  And is there any interconnection between the attitude scores of the teachers participating in the in-service trainings and their ages and years of seniority? 4) What are the expectations of the teachers about improving the effectiveness of the in-service trainings? Since this research tries to define the existing situation, the descriptive survey model was used in this research. N=37.028 teachers are the population of this research. In the research, which used a stratified cluster sampling method, n=961 teachers’ data were collected. The data of the research were collected by using the “Attitude Scale on In-Service Training (ASIST)”, which was in likert-form, and developed by Çelen, Kösterelioğlu and Akın Kösterelioğlu (2016). According to the findings, a statistically significant difference could not be found among the attitude scores of the teachers who work in four different provinces regarding participation in in-service training activities in terms of the gender, marital status and the number of the children they have. In the attitude scores of teachers, a significant difference was seen only in branch variable in favour of pre-primary teachers. Furthermore, whether the subject of the training to be given meets the needs of the education and trainings in the school, whether the in-service trainings address the teachers’ vocational and social interests; and the time they are organised and by whom they are given can be defined factors which can affect the participation levels of teachers and indirectly the attitudes regarding them.   ÖzetÖğretmenler eğitim fakültelerinde hizmet öncesi öğrenimini tamamladıktan ve öğretmen olarak atandıktan sonra mesleki gelişimlerine katkı sağlamak için hizmet içi eğitim programlarına katılırlar. Öğretmenlerin hizmet içi eğitimlere katılmak konusunda olumlu bir tutuma sahip olmaları onların sınıflarındaki öğretim faaliyetlerinden beklenen etkiyi arttırır.  Bunun yanı sıra düzenlenen hizmet içi eğitim etkinliklerinin niteliği ve öğretmenlerin katılım düzeyi, zamanla hizmet içi eğitimlere katılma konusunda tutumlarının gelişmesinde etkili olabilmektedir. Bu nedenle bu araştırmada Amasya, Tokat, Samsun ve Çorum illerinde, okul öncesi, ilkokul, ortaokul ve liselerde görev yapan öğretmenlerin; hizmet içi eğitime katılmaya ilişkin tutumları nasıldır? Hizmet içi eğitime ilişkin tutum puanları, cinsiyet, öğretmenlik hizmet yılı, öğretmenlik yaptığı şehir, branş gibi değişkenler açısından manidar farklılık göstermekte midir? ve hizmet içi eğitimlerin etkililiğinin artmasına ilişkin beklentileri nelerdir? sorularına yanıt aranmıştır. Var olan durumu saptamak amaçlandığından araştırma, tarama modelinde nicel bir araştırmadır. Araştırmanın evreninde N=37.028 öğretmen yer almaktadır. Tabakalı küme örnekleme yöntemiyle seçilen örneklem üzerinde yürütülen araştırmada n=961 öğretmenden veri toplanmıştır. Araştırmada veriler, Çelen, Kösterelioğlu ve Akın Kösterelioğlu (2016) tarafından geliştirilen ölçek ile toplanmıştır. Verilerin analizinden elde edilen sonuçlara göre; öğretmenlerin hizmet içi eğitim programlarına katılma konusunda; Tokat, Çorum, Amasya ve Samsun illerinde görev yapma, cinsiyet, mesleki kıdem, medeni durum ve çocuk sahibi olma değişkenleri açısından anlamlı fark elde edilmemiştir. Öğretmenlerin tutum puanlarında sadece okul öncesi öğretmenler lehine olmak üzere branş değişkeninde manidar fark saptanmıştır. Ayrıca hizmet içi eğitime katılma konusunda eğitimlerin öğretmenlerin ihtiyaçlarına uygun olması, eğitimin ilgilerini çekmesi, eğitimin yapılacağı zamanın uygunluğu ve kim tarafından verilecek olması öğretmenlerin katılım düzeylerini arttıracak ve dolaylı olarak olumlu tutum geliştirmelerine etki edebilecek unsurlar olarak sıralanmaktadır.


Author(s):  
A. U. Nwabueze ◽  
Bridget Oluchi Ibeh

This paper examined extent of ICT literacy possessed by librarians in Federal University Libraries in South East Nigeria. The study adopted descriptive survey research design. The population comprised 133 academic librarians. Achievement test and structured questionnaire were used to collect data. Data generated were analyzed using descriptive statistics – simple percentage and arithmetic mean. The major findings include that librarians in Federal University Libraries in South East Nigerian possess high ICT literacy. Librarians in Federal University Libraries of South East Nigerian use ICT-based resources to a high extent The following constraints militate against librarians' acquisition of ICT skills: inadequate funding, poor infrastructural facilities, lack of in house/services training programmes for librarians on ICT, lack of implementation of ICT in the curriculum of library schools, librarians do not participate effectively in professional conferences, seminars and workshops on ICT. The study recommended that management should from time to time organize in-house training /service training on ICT for librarians.


2017 ◽  
Vol 37 (6) ◽  
pp. 437 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rufai Danmusa Gambo ◽  
Sani Masanawa Aliyu

<p align="center">This research work investigates the usage of Open Educational Resources (OER) and Print Educational Materials by the students of Federal College of Education Katsina, Nigeria. Using descriptive survey, 358 students were sampled as respondents. The research find out that while print section still remain relevant, an alarming negative attitudes by the students toward print educational materials have been found. Factors including students’ learning needs and interest, infrastructural decay, outdated books stocks, under equipped nature of the print sections and the unfriendly attitudes of the librarians toward clients are responsible this attitudes. However, OER enjoy an overwhelming patronage of students. The unrestricted nature of open educational resources coupled with its ease of access, freeness, proximity, relevance and IT infrastructural advancements are what make it an educational hotcake of the time. Better funding of education, inculcation of reading culture in younger generation, massive development of print materials into open educational resources and in-service training of library staff has been recommended. </p><p> </p>


Author(s):  
Alvin Boye Dolo*

This study access the Investigation into the Involvement of Liberia Women in cross Border Trade at the Guinea Border with Liberia; 2014-2016.” The significance of the include: The research findings are of value to the various industries in the region that will have available information on the functions of the cross border trade. Government and policy makers. The study was carried out through a descriptive survey design. The target group for the purposes of this study was importers and exporters at border point. The study focused on female traders on the Liberia side of the border. The total population of the study is 500 registered female traders with a sample size of 70 respondents. The study used both primary and secondary data was used in this research. The study shows that 25 respondents representing 42% and all comprising of females in the study were between 30 – 39 years and another 16 respondents representing 26% and all comprising of female in the study were between 20– 29 years. The study shows that 30 respondents representing 50% in the study agreed that Liberia Females are involved in Traders at the border between Guinea and Liberia, 20 respondents representing 33% and all comprising of females in the study agreed that the involvement of Liberia Female Traders at the Liberian and Guinean has an impact on the development of trade at the Liberian and Guinean border. Base on the findings the researcher concludes that: The regional Governments have made considerable efforts in reducing the incentives to trade informally, by diminishing the costs of formal importing/ exporting; enhancing compliance levels with existing regulations; and improving trading opportunities and services for traders in the formal sector. The study recommends that: 1) Formulation of the Customs Management Act, the Customs Management Regulations outlining standard forms and fees payable across the region. 2) Simplifying and reducing documentation.


2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 151
Author(s):  
Sunday Omorohwovo Onojetah

The study investigated the challenges and coping strategies for enhancing the effectiveness of distance learning in achieving the objectives of Business Education in Delta State, Nigeria. The descriptive survey research design was employed. A total of 73 lecturers participated in the study. All the 73 lecturers participated in the study because of their manageable size. The medium of data collection was a 35-item structured questionnaire, which was validated by experts in Measurement and Evaluation and Business Education. The instrument had a reliability index of 0.81.  Mean, standard deviation and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) were used to analyse the data collected for the study. The study identified 10 administrative challenges, 10 technology-based challenges and 13 strategies for achieving the objectives of the Business Education programme under the distance learning education system. The study recommended adequate funding, recruitment of qualified facilitators, production and distribution of course materials to students and lecturers, the appointment of educational administrators and planners as Directors of Centres and regular in-service training for the facilitators in the use of ICT in instructional delivery.


2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 390-406
Author(s):  
Malikuddin Sembiring

Low light brick purchasing decisions constructs and real estate companies in Jakarta Provincial allegedly caused by product, distribution, promotion and customer value are still low. The purpose of this research is to Determine and analyze the effect of product, distribution, and promotion of partial or jointly to customer value. To Determine and analyze the effect of product, distribution, promotion and customer value partially or jointly to the purchasing decision. The population in this research amounted to 964 project managers of 241 construction and real estate companies in Jakarta. The method used in this research method was a descriptive survey and explanatory survey with a sample size of 295 respondents, and the data to the analysis methods used are SEM (Structural Equation Modeling) with 8.70 lisrel use application. Based on the results of the research, the following research findings product Obtained a positive and significant effect on customer value. Distribution of significant effect on customer value. Promotion significant effect on customer value. Product, distribution, and promotion together significant effect on customer value is equal to 47% while the remaining 53% is influenced by other factors. Partially promotion of the most dominant effect on customer value. The product does not affect the purchase decision. Distribution of positive and significant effect on purchasing decisions. Promotion of a positive and significant impact on purchasing decisions. Customer value of positive and significant effect on purchasing decisions. Product, distribution, promotion and customer value together positive and significant effect on purchasing decisions is equal to 81% while the remaining 19% are influenced by other factors. Partially customers value the most dominant influence on purchase decisions.


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