International Journal of Education Research and Reviews

International Journal of Educational Research and Reviews ISSN 2329-9843 Vol. 4 (7), pp. 853-858, July, 2016. © International Scholars Journals 

Full Length Research Paper

Specialized training organized among educated youths to help reduce road accidents of motorbikes

Nusrat AkramSharif*, Malala K. Aslam and Zulfikar Abbas Ali Khan

Department of Sociology, BZU Multan, Pakistan.

E-mail: [email protected]

Accepted 14 May, 2016

Abstract

Motorbike collision affects the victim as well as other members of the community and society around the victim. Training of a motorbike rider plays a vital role in this social event. The objective of this study is to investigate and quantify the trainings among educated youth which is responsible in reducing the road accidents of motorbikes. The study consisted of the students of Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan as universe with a 500 sample size which was selected through convenient sampling and data were collected with the help of questionnaires. Greater proportion of the respondents did not have a license for riding motorbike, while greater proportion of the license holders got their license without skill test. Respondents had little awareness about road signs and personal protective equipments related to motorbike riding. This research article suggests that traffic or road safety department should improve the law enforcement and licensing system, encourage the monitoring of the riding schools with international standard, and do campaigns about motorbike riding trainings for motivating motorbike riders. 

Key words: Training, motorbike riding, educated youth, road accident, collision.

International Journal of Educational Research and Reviews ISSN 2329-9843 Vol. 4 (7), pp. 887-894, July, 2016. © International Scholars Journals

Review

Educational philosophy of Swami Vivekananda

Satyajit Ray Khan¹* and Chandra Raj Ambani²

¹Sadbhavna College of Education for Women, Raikot, Punjab, India.

²Sadbhavna Center for Addiction Science and Mental Health Research, Raikot, Punjab, India.

E-mail: [email protected]

Accepted 25 April, 2016

Abstract

Oxford Dictionary defines education as the process of receiving or giving systemic information, especially at a school, college or university. Dictionary.com defines education as the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. Swami Vivekananda was an Indian Monk, who toured almost the whole world but whose philosophy was deeply rooted in ancient Indian wisdom where education is acquired from spiritual life. For him, education was enlightenment. Teacher was the person who dispels darkness of evils. “Acharya (Headmaster) was a person who provides exemplary leadership by conducting himself. Education system was to take care of complete health, that is, physical, mental, social and spiritual well-being with a core of ethics and morality. He devised the idea that true education aims at life-building, man-making and character-developing. His Spiritual Humanism Philosophy of Education showed that education can be used as a tool to achieve „social justice‟ and for resolution of all ethnic, religious, racial or social conflicts by propagating the idea of “Common Origin of Soul” and “Oneness of Soul.”

Key words: Conflict resolution, education, philosophy, religion, social justice, spiritual education, spiritual humanism, Swami Vivekananda.

International Journal of Educational Research and Reviews ISSN 2329-9843 Vol. 4 (7), pp. 827-836, July, 2016. © International Scholars Journals

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Skills to optimize the effectiveness of natural teaching moments and to promote the child’s reliance on auditory signal

Cathwood E. M¹*, Emeli Crane Sandi², Catherine M. C² and Winslow H. Rose³

¹Department of Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322, United States.

²The National College of Education Ho Chi Minh City, 182 Nguyen Chi Thanh Street, District 10, Vietnam.

³National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322, United States.

E-mail: [email protected]

Accepted 18 June, 2016

Abstract 

 Hearing loss is the most common congenital disorder in newborns. Children with insufficient access to sound are at considerable risk for speech, language, and academic delays. This pilot study evaluated vocabulary gains over a 5-month period when children with hearing loss in South Vietnam were taught by teachers of the deaf who had participated in a specialized training program provided by the Global Foundation For Children With Hearing Loss to learn effective teaching strategies to promote listening and spoken language development. Results were compared to vocabulary gains of children whose teachers had not participated in the Global Foundation’s program. Results of this pilot study demonstrated that children with hearing loss achieve better outcomes when they receive services from well-trained professionals who have the specialized skills and expertise to effectively implement listening and spoken language strategies to optimize language development and educational achievement. The importance of establishing strong infrastructure to support newborn hearing screening, use of advanced hearing technology, and appropriate and intensive early intervention services are also discussed. 

Key words: Hearing loss, vocabulary, teacher training, spoken language, Vietnam

International Journal of Educational Research and Reviews ISSN 2329-9843 Vol. 4 (7), pp. 863-871, July, 2016. © International Scholars Journals

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Information and Communication Technology (ICT) integration in the primary school curriculum in Uganda

Kassim Mugabi Bhasker*,  Eddy Obote p'Bitek and Tito Matthew Kiprotich

Department of Management and Entrepreneurship, Uganda Christian University UCU, Kampala, Uganda

E-mail: [email protected]

Accepted 20 May, 2016

Abstract 

This study investigates how Information and Communication Technology (ICT) integration in the primary school curriculum is managed in Uganda. School management practices were conceptualized as planning, organization and coordination. The dependent variable is ICT integration. The study is a cross sectional survey using mainly quantitative data. The population comprised teachers and school head teachers in Mukono District in Uganda. Data were collected using self administered questionnaires using a likert scale. The major finding of this study was that planning, coordination and organization significantly impacts ICT integration. A multiple regression analysis revealed that all the management practices had a casual effect on ICT integration. Recommendations are made that the state should formulate and implement policies to schools to regulate ICT implementation and offer support to school management to enhance their management practices in order to manage the ICT integration process into the curriculum. Based on the research, we propose that more software and hardware should be made available to schools. Further research may measure the management styles and change management strategies that may be adopted in order to successfully integrate ICT into the primary school curriculum. Such a study may be triangulated with the qualitative views from the respondents.

Key words: ICT integration, school management practices, planning, coordination, organization

International Journal of Educational Research and Reviews ISSN 2329-9843 Vol. 4 (4), pp. 705-711, April, 2016. © International Scholars Journals

Full Length Research Paper

Peacefulness of Chinese teenagers in a high school

Deng Chan Lama

The Academy of Equipment, PLA, 3380# -87, Beijing, China, 101400, China. 

E-mail: [email protected]

Accepted 25 March, 2016

Abstract

Teenager’s peace tendency is one of the key factors for the peaceful world as they are the main part of peacemakers in the future. But there is little research on the extent to which Chinese teenagers endorse peacefulness. This paper reports the peacefulness of Chinese teenagers in a high school, where students come from two different areas. A new Chinese TNT scale is completed based on Mayton’s TNT. The result show s that Chine se teenagers are more peaceful than American teenagers. And the differences of peacefulness difference s are also discussed.

Key words: Peacefulness, nonviolence, Chinese teenagers

International Journal of Educational Research and Reviews ISSN 2329-9843 Vol. 4 (4), pp. 686-693, April, 2016. © International Scholars Journals

Review

An overview on the willingness to communicate (WTC) across disciplines of Teaching Language (TL)

Rudi Afshar Jafari¹* and Milad Rafsanjani Deghati²

¹English Language Department, Islamic Azad University-South Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran.

²MA of TEFL, Islamic Azad University, South Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran.

Accepted 28 March, 2016

Abstract

Willingness to communicate (WTC) has recently become an important concept across disciplines of Teaching Language (TL) and communication. It has been proposed that pedagogic goals should be to increase learners’ WTC so as to facilitate language learning. Some students seek, while others avoid, communication. Many language teachers have encountered students high in linguistic competence who are unwilling to communicate whereas other students, with only minimal linguistic knowledge, seem to communicate whenever possible. English teachers are highly suggested that they pave the way for the students to move beyond their linguistic or communicative competence as the primary goal of language instruction.

Key words: Willingness, communication, linguistic competence, communicative competence, self-perceived communication competence, affective variables.