Research in Social Sciences and Technology (RESSAT) is an international journal that aims to publish scholarly work in the social sciences, technology, and their impact on education. The journal publishes original research articles, review articles, editorials, and book reviews. The RESSAT is an open access journal, with free access for each visitor. The journal uses an online submission system to ensure the international visibility and the rigid peer review process. The journal is published twice a year in online version. The overarching goal of the journal is to disseminate origianl research findings that make significant contributions to different areas of social sciences and technology with emphasis on education. The aim of the journal is to promote the work of academic researchers in social sciences, education and technology. Focus and Scope The topics related to this journal include but are not limited to: General Education History Geography Philosophy Law Economic Political Science Sociology. criminology. demography Communication and Culture Educational Assessment and Evaluation Intercultural Communication International and Comparative Education Transnationalism in Education
Research in Social Sciences and Technology
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Impact of Soc... more Research in Social Sciences and Technology (RESSAT) Call for Special Theme Issue: Impact of Social Media in Education Practices
Send Manuscripts to the Guest Editors by Feb. 15, 2019 Guest Editors Prof. Dr. Teguh Budiharso (IAIN Surakarta) Email: tbudiharso18@gmail.com Cell: +62 81226666561 Prof. Dr. M. Adnan Latief (Malang University) Dr. Sujito (IAIN Surakarta) Dr. Imroatus Solikhah (IAIN Surakarta)
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Research in Social Sciences and Technology (R... more Dear Colleagues: We are pleased to inform you that Research in Social Sciences and Technology (RESSAT) CALL FOR PAPERS SPECIAL ISSUE: ICT IN A GLOBAL WORLD Send abstract and statement of interest to ptadeu@ipg.pt and batanero@us.es by January 15, 2019. Guest Editors Pedro José Arrifano Tadeu (ptadeu@ipg.pt - Portugal) José Maria Fernandez Batanero (batanero@us.es - Spain) Schedule for Publication • Call for Papers for the special issue: December 15, 2018 • Initial date of call: January 15, 2019 • Call Deadline: April 1, 2019 • Publication: May 2019 • Please feel free to contact the editors if you have any questions Please see the link for details: http://ressat.org/index.php/ressat/announcement/view/15
Journal of Culture and Values in Education
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Guest Editor: Stephen K.... more Journal of Culture and Values in Education CALL FOR PAPERS SPECIAL ISSUE Guest Editor: Stephen K. Lafer, Ph.D Proposal Submission
It is expected from prospective authors to send an email to lafer@unr.edu by December 15, 2018 that includes the followings: • Cover page: Name of the author/authors, title, current position, institution, mailing address, phone number, e-mail • Proposed Paper: Title of the paper, abstract (should be 500-700 words, included theoretical framework and organizational structure for the manuscript (including key headings/subheadings)). • A Short Biographical Statement
All proposals should be written in accordance with the latest version of the APA style manual and submitted as Word attachments with the subject line ‘, LAST NAME_19’ to the guest editor, Dr. Lafer.
Tentative Schedule for Publication
Abstract submission due by: December 15, 2018 Preliminary acceptance granted by: December 20, 2018 Full chapter drafts due by: February, 2019 Anticipated publication: Spring 2019 Please feel free to contact the editors if you have any questions.
Social sciences and technology have an essential role in formation of society. Through social sci... more Social sciences and technology have an essential role in formation of society. Through social sciences one can understand what society needs and how these needs can be provided. Also, social sciences provide knowledge that address social demands, and possible solutions for problems of the society. The use of technology is obvious in all spheres of society and driving changes in daily life. Research in Social Sciences and Technology (RESSAT) journal emerges within this context and provides a scholarly platform to bring together articles related to social sciences and technology. As an international peer-reviewed journal, RESSAT will seek to publish articles that draws on the anthropology, archaeology, criminology, education, economics, geography, history, information and communications technology (ICT), law, linguistics, religion, political science, psychology, and sociology.With great pleasure we welcome all authors involved in improving research in social sciences and technology. RESSAT can be distinguished from other journals available in social sciences by its inter-disciplinary focus and its priority on the use of technology in social sciences. RESSAT provides an academic platform for authors to publish empirical studies together with discussion of conceptual and methodological issues of relevance to social sciences and technology.
The present study investigates pre-service teachers' experience about playing technology games an... more The present study investigates pre-service teachers' experience about playing technology games and their opinions about using contemporary technology to play games as an instructional tool. The participants are 272 pre-service teachers from a university in Middle Anatolia. The present study used mixed methods. The data was collected through an online survey that was created by the authors. The survey contains demographic questions about the participants`gender, major, whether they play technology games or not, and questions about which technology games they play, their opinions about using technology (IWBs and tablets) to play games for instruction, and for which instructional purposes they plan using technology to play games. Following research questions were investigated for the current study: 1. Whether pre-service teachers play technology games or not? If yes, which technology games they play? 2. Whether pre-service teachers plan to use interactive white boards and tablets that were distributed by the government under FATIH project to play technology games for educational purposes? 3. Whether pre-teachers' opinions about using the IWBs and tablets to play instructional games associated with their gender and playing technology games? 4. For which instructional purposes pre-service teachers plan to use IWBs and tablets to play instructional games? For the second and third questions descriptive statistics and crosstabs were conducted. For the first and fourth questions content analysis was applied. Fifty-four percent (n=148) of the pre-service teachers agreed to use the IWBs and tablets to play technology games for educational purposes while 46% (n=124) did not. There is no statistically significant association between gender and plans using the IWBs and tablets to play instructional games. There was a statistically significant association between who Playing Technology Games and Plans Using IWBs and Tablets to Play Instructional Games. Pre-service teachers who play technology games reported higher scores than the ones who do not play technology games. The participants suggested that using IWBs and tablets to play games would make learning fun and easy. The study has implications for teacher education and K-12 education policy. The present study also adds to the knowledge of whether the Y-generation pre-service teachers find the recent technology games useful for education or not.
We are living in a world that is changing rapidly and becoming more globalized. Especially the ch... more We are living in a world that is changing rapidly and becoming more globalized. Especially the changes in the areas of science, technology and economy are becoming effective in the areas like education and health that are closely related to human life. We are experiencing a quick process named 'globalization' that changes economic, social and political structures of the world and that no one can predict the outcome. These changes create new opportunities while opening new challenging areas. In order for countries to compete with each other, they need to be creative in all areas and they also need to be reformist to cope with domestic, national and global problems. In this study, the innovations in the area of education throughout the world will be examined and the place of Turkey compared to other countries in educational innovations will be analyzed. Also the concept of 'Charter Schools' as acceleration in educational innovation in the United State of America, who is the leader in terms of innovation in the World, will be analyzed. This study will also analyze the Charter Schools in the USA and discuss whether the concept can be implemented in Turkey and bring dynamism to education or increase the quality of education. While looking for the answers of these questions, the researcher conducted a literature review and also used the data he gathered while staying in the USA for nine years for pursuing his MA and PhD degrees.
Technology integration in education is one of the most popular topics in the last decades. Many c... more Technology integration in education is one of the most popular topics in the last decades. Many countries have invested millions of dollars to equip classrooms with technological devices. As well as developed countries, Turkey has conducted several projects to provide technological devices and educational materials to classrooms. Thus, the purpose of this study is to examine teachers' attitudes toward the use of technology in social studies teaching. Understanding social studies teachers' attitudes is essential because it is one of the most important constructs of technology integration. The authors applied quantitative survey method and used cluster sampling to choose participants. The sample of the study consisted of 155 social studies teachers who are currently teaching at middle schools. The use of technology in social studies teaching attitude scale was used to collect data. The findings revealed that teachers have positive beliefs and attitudes toward the use of technology. Moreover, teachers who took educational technology and teaching material course and attended in-service training have more positive attitudes than others.
The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of managerial style, teacher burnout and de... more The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of managerial style, teacher burnout and demographics on teacher commitment. In accordance with this aim, a quantitative casual research design was implemented. Data of the research were gathered from 280 primary school teacher, by a questionnaire including managerial style, teacher burnout, teacher commitment and teacher demographics forms. For each research questions, Hierarchical Linear Regression analysis was carried out. According to the findings, task oriented behaviors of principal, emotional exhaustion level of the teacher, self-inadequacy feelings of teacher, marital status and work time spending at the same school predicts teacher commitment significantly. On the other hand, human orientation, isolation level from work environment, physical burnout level, vocational burnout level, gender, professional experience, educational level and working status variables does not predicts teacher commitment.
The purpose of this phenomenological study was to understand the experiences of six secondary pre... more The purpose of this phenomenological study was to understand the experiences of six secondary pre-service teachers that completed a semester long internship with a supervising mentor at a virtual school in the Southeastern United States. The secondary pre-service teachers in this study voluntarily chose a placement in the virtual school over a traditional classroom placement for completion of their initial licensure field experience. This study sought to examine why secondary pre-service teachers chose a virtual internship and what their experiences were like as online instructors. A total of six participants completed a sixty-minute semi-structured interview at the completion of the semester long virtual school internship. Results of the study indicated that secondary pre-service teachers' primary motivation for entering a virtual internship experience was " convenience. " Additionally, participants felt prepared for future employment in virtual schools, but had some reservations about their prospects in a traditional classroom setting.
We have been facing with several challenges in all over the World. Global and local economies are... more We have been facing with several challenges in all over the World. Global and local economies are facing threats as well as the increasing numbers of migrants that have not been seen for several decades. Resources are becoming scarcer and more expensive as we consume more. Technology and especially the internet and social networking are changing the way we work, interact and communicate.The question of "Why is the study of social sciences so critical to our future?" has been asked number of times in the past! To speak of the future of the social sciences is not an easy task especially nowadays where the dynamics of the World has been dramatically changing which brings lots of crisis with pain at every level from local to global. The name of this change has been called as the "New Order of the World" as some of the players lose their power and importance while new players comes in to show themselves and claim that they are also important and cannot be ignored.
This study compares Turkey's and Singapore's mathematics content standards in terms of the highli... more This study compares Turkey's and Singapore's mathematics content standards in terms of the highligthed mathematical processes. A mathematical processes framework was employed to analyze the content standards drawing on the standards for mathematical practice defined by the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics. The standards for mathematical practice include make sense of problems and persevere in solving them, reason abstractly and quantitatively, construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others, model with mathematics, use appropriate tools strategically, attend to precision, look for and make use of structure, look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning. The data sources are 2013 mathematics curriculum standards of Turkey and 2013 mathematics syllabus of Singapore for grades 7 and 8. Data analysis revealed that the two countries reflected mathematical processes differently in their content standards. Some mathematical processes are not identified in Turkey's content standards while all mathematical processes are observed in Singapore's content standards. The distribution of the observed mathematical processes are also different in the two countries. Suggestions for future content standards revisions are shared in the paper.
This exploratory study surveyed how undergraduate students and higher education instructors at tw... more This exploratory study surveyed how undergraduate students and higher education instructors at two small faith-based universities in Southern California used mobile devices in and outside of the class for academic purposes. The researcher cross-referenced the results from the two groups to make correlations. The results of this study showed that nearly all instructor participants had multiple devices and almost half of the student participants had two or more devices as well. Those devices are being used in and outside of formal class for academics in very basic and emerging way that are just touching the surface of their capabilities. This study found that students use their devices in class to read, reference, or search materials. Faculty reported using their devices as presentation devices most often.
The aim of the study is to find out whether there is a statistically significant difference betwe... more The aim of the study is to find out whether there is a statistically significant difference between value priorities of public and private university students in Turkey and whether their values differ. This is a quantitative study using ANOVA for the analysis of the data. The results suggest that private university students show greater tendency towards universalism, power, tradition, conformity, and hedonism compared to the public university students, while the public university students showed greater sensitivity to benevolence compared to the private university students. The test results also showed that the education level of mothers do not have a significant effect on value priorities of both public and private university students, while father's education has significant effect on the perception of power.
Wilkins, A. (2016). Modernising school governance: Corporate planning and expert handling... more Wilkins, A. (2016). Modernising school governance: Corporate planning and expert handling in state education. New York, NY: Routledge. 172 pp., ISBN-9781138787476.Modernising School Governance: Corporate Planning and Expert Handling in State Educationis a part of Routledge Research in Education Policy and Politics series which aims to enhance readers understanding of key challenges and facilitate on-going academic debate within the influential and growingfield of education policy and politics by Routledge. Andrew Wilkings, the author, is a senior lecturer in Education Studies at the University of East London. Modernising School Governance is a product of a three-year project conducted between 2012 –2015and supported by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) in England.
As we live in the epoch of popular culture, it is very important to understand it and study its d... more As we live in the epoch of popular culture, it is very important to understand it and study its dimensions as well as their influences upon society. Technology is a very salient manifestation of popular culture that has brought substantial changes to the world. Thus, we have to be aware of the effects and the potential effects that technology may have upon us. One type of technology is Facebook which is the most popular social network website in terms of the number of members and visitors. As a virtual society, Facebook is growing more and more popular day by day. In this article, Facebook, as a technological medium, is going to be measured and explained according to Marshall McLuhan's perspective of media and technology. Therefore, we will try to explain, in McLuhan's words, how Facebook is considered a "message" as well as a "cool" or "hot" medium. In addition, there will be an attempt to discerning the reasons why people are very attached to such a virtual social life.
This qualitative research study examines a student teacher's assignment of a historical documenta... more This qualitative research study examines a student teacher's assignment of a historical documentary project in her eighth grade U.S. History class. Data for the study consisted of classroom observations, document retrieval, and interviews with both the student teacher and her cooperating teacher. Using a triad of frameworks (ambitious teaching, student teaching experimentation, and Cultural Historical Activity Theory), this study sought to understand what led the student teacher to employ documentary making and how she employed it into her classroom. Results reveal that this student teacher proposed the documentary project to the cooperating teacher, who supported the student teacher as she integrated it. Additionally, the two teachers employed documentary making as a means to foster a personal connection with students as well as a personal encounter with the past. Finally, the student teacher was proactive in light of experiencing adversity with assigning the documentary project. Implications of these findings are discussed.
This study aims to determine the level or extent of practices on the norms or behaviours of the p... more This study aims to determine the level or extent of practices on the norms or behaviours of the participants with regard to the use of technology. It is technically termed as digital citizenship. A researcher-made survey questionnaire patterned from an online article with slight modification is the main tool used in this study. The research setting of this study is in one of the colleges in the Sultanate of Oman. The participants are two hundred randomly selected students who are officially enrolled in Levels 5 and 6 in the Academic Year 2016-2017. The result of the study dwelled on the three main indicators namely: respect yourself and/or respect others; educate yourself and/or connect with others; and protect yourself and/or protect others. The findings revealed that gender and educational level impacts the level or extent of norms that are applied in terms of technology use. It was manifested by the participants that self-education and connection with others is practiced by them at an extent higher than their self-respect and respect to others. Furthermore, it can be concluded that males are more sensible than females when it comes to self-education and/or connection with others as applied in the use of technology. According to what was shown by most of the participants, protecting oneself or protecting others is generally at a lesser extent of practice by them. Some of the male and female participants are less conscious on what is meant by digital health and wellness
A Collaborative Interaction Management System (CIMS) is a system that potentially provide some as... more A Collaborative Interaction Management System (CIMS) is a system that potentially provide some assistance to the teachers in managing the student's collaborative interaction in forum discussions. The projected main function of the CIMS is to provide tools that automatically gauge the quality of interaction as reflected in student's individual contributions so as to make it easier for the instructor to make judgments on the effectiveness of the collaborative process. This study aims to assess how effective and usable is the developed CIMS based on the evaluation of faculty and students. The descriptive research design is utilized in this study. The five-point Likert scale is used and the gathered data are statistically interpreted through the utilization of a weighted mean. The sample population of this study is the one hundred twenty participants coming from the different universities in the area where the survey was conducted. The researcher adopted a survey instrument made by some software specialists. The bases of the instrument are some of the characteristics listed on the software quality model of ISO 9126. These are the functionality, usability and the reliability. Each of these software characteristics is described by some indicators to obtain the responses of the participants. The overall evaluation of the participants displayed the weighted mean of 4.0, thus it can be concluded that the functionality, usability and reliability of the software is very good.
Research in Social Sciences and Technology
(RESSAT)
Call for Special Theme Issue:
Impact of Soc... more Research in Social Sciences and Technology (RESSAT) Call for Special Theme Issue: Impact of Social Media in Education Practices
Send Manuscripts to the Guest Editors by Feb. 15, 2019 Guest Editors Prof. Dr. Teguh Budiharso (IAIN Surakarta) Email: tbudiharso18@gmail.com Cell: +62 81226666561 Prof. Dr. M. Adnan Latief (Malang University) Dr. Sujito (IAIN Surakarta) Dr. Imroatus Solikhah (IAIN Surakarta)
Dear Colleagues:
We are pleased to inform you that
Research in Social Sciences and Technology (R... more Dear Colleagues: We are pleased to inform you that Research in Social Sciences and Technology (RESSAT) CALL FOR PAPERS SPECIAL ISSUE: ICT IN A GLOBAL WORLD Send abstract and statement of interest to ptadeu@ipg.pt and batanero@us.es by January 15, 2019. Guest Editors Pedro José Arrifano Tadeu (ptadeu@ipg.pt - Portugal) José Maria Fernandez Batanero (batanero@us.es - Spain) Schedule for Publication • Call for Papers for the special issue: December 15, 2018 • Initial date of call: January 15, 2019 • Call Deadline: April 1, 2019 • Publication: May 2019 • Please feel free to contact the editors if you have any questions Please see the link for details: http://ressat.org/index.php/ressat/announcement/view/15
Journal of Culture and Values in Education
CALL FOR PAPERS
SPECIAL ISSUE
Guest Editor: Stephen K.... more Journal of Culture and Values in Education CALL FOR PAPERS SPECIAL ISSUE Guest Editor: Stephen K. Lafer, Ph.D Proposal Submission
It is expected from prospective authors to send an email to lafer@unr.edu by December 15, 2018 that includes the followings: • Cover page: Name of the author/authors, title, current position, institution, mailing address, phone number, e-mail • Proposed Paper: Title of the paper, abstract (should be 500-700 words, included theoretical framework and organizational structure for the manuscript (including key headings/subheadings)). • A Short Biographical Statement
All proposals should be written in accordance with the latest version of the APA style manual and submitted as Word attachments with the subject line ‘, LAST NAME_19’ to the guest editor, Dr. Lafer.
Tentative Schedule for Publication
Abstract submission due by: December 15, 2018 Preliminary acceptance granted by: December 20, 2018 Full chapter drafts due by: February, 2019 Anticipated publication: Spring 2019 Please feel free to contact the editors if you have any questions.
Social sciences and technology have an essential role in formation of society. Through social sci... more Social sciences and technology have an essential role in formation of society. Through social sciences one can understand what society needs and how these needs can be provided. Also, social sciences provide knowledge that address social demands, and possible solutions for problems of the society. The use of technology is obvious in all spheres of society and driving changes in daily life. Research in Social Sciences and Technology (RESSAT) journal emerges within this context and provides a scholarly platform to bring together articles related to social sciences and technology. As an international peer-reviewed journal, RESSAT will seek to publish articles that draws on the anthropology, archaeology, criminology, education, economics, geography, history, information and communications technology (ICT), law, linguistics, religion, political science, psychology, and sociology.With great pleasure we welcome all authors involved in improving research in social sciences and technology. RESSAT can be distinguished from other journals available in social sciences by its inter-disciplinary focus and its priority on the use of technology in social sciences. RESSAT provides an academic platform for authors to publish empirical studies together with discussion of conceptual and methodological issues of relevance to social sciences and technology.
The present study investigates pre-service teachers' experience about playing technology games an... more The present study investigates pre-service teachers' experience about playing technology games and their opinions about using contemporary technology to play games as an instructional tool. The participants are 272 pre-service teachers from a university in Middle Anatolia. The present study used mixed methods. The data was collected through an online survey that was created by the authors. The survey contains demographic questions about the participants`gender, major, whether they play technology games or not, and questions about which technology games they play, their opinions about using technology (IWBs and tablets) to play games for instruction, and for which instructional purposes they plan using technology to play games. Following research questions were investigated for the current study: 1. Whether pre-service teachers play technology games or not? If yes, which technology games they play? 2. Whether pre-service teachers plan to use interactive white boards and tablets that were distributed by the government under FATIH project to play technology games for educational purposes? 3. Whether pre-teachers' opinions about using the IWBs and tablets to play instructional games associated with their gender and playing technology games? 4. For which instructional purposes pre-service teachers plan to use IWBs and tablets to play instructional games? For the second and third questions descriptive statistics and crosstabs were conducted. For the first and fourth questions content analysis was applied. Fifty-four percent (n=148) of the pre-service teachers agreed to use the IWBs and tablets to play technology games for educational purposes while 46% (n=124) did not. There is no statistically significant association between gender and plans using the IWBs and tablets to play instructional games. There was a statistically significant association between who Playing Technology Games and Plans Using IWBs and Tablets to Play Instructional Games. Pre-service teachers who play technology games reported higher scores than the ones who do not play technology games. The participants suggested that using IWBs and tablets to play games would make learning fun and easy. The study has implications for teacher education and K-12 education policy. The present study also adds to the knowledge of whether the Y-generation pre-service teachers find the recent technology games useful for education or not.
We are living in a world that is changing rapidly and becoming more globalized. Especially the ch... more We are living in a world that is changing rapidly and becoming more globalized. Especially the changes in the areas of science, technology and economy are becoming effective in the areas like education and health that are closely related to human life. We are experiencing a quick process named 'globalization' that changes economic, social and political structures of the world and that no one can predict the outcome. These changes create new opportunities while opening new challenging areas. In order for countries to compete with each other, they need to be creative in all areas and they also need to be reformist to cope with domestic, national and global problems. In this study, the innovations in the area of education throughout the world will be examined and the place of Turkey compared to other countries in educational innovations will be analyzed. Also the concept of 'Charter Schools' as acceleration in educational innovation in the United State of America, who is the leader in terms of innovation in the World, will be analyzed. This study will also analyze the Charter Schools in the USA and discuss whether the concept can be implemented in Turkey and bring dynamism to education or increase the quality of education. While looking for the answers of these questions, the researcher conducted a literature review and also used the data he gathered while staying in the USA for nine years for pursuing his MA and PhD degrees.
Technology integration in education is one of the most popular topics in the last decades. Many c... more Technology integration in education is one of the most popular topics in the last decades. Many countries have invested millions of dollars to equip classrooms with technological devices. As well as developed countries, Turkey has conducted several projects to provide technological devices and educational materials to classrooms. Thus, the purpose of this study is to examine teachers' attitudes toward the use of technology in social studies teaching. Understanding social studies teachers' attitudes is essential because it is one of the most important constructs of technology integration. The authors applied quantitative survey method and used cluster sampling to choose participants. The sample of the study consisted of 155 social studies teachers who are currently teaching at middle schools. The use of technology in social studies teaching attitude scale was used to collect data. The findings revealed that teachers have positive beliefs and attitudes toward the use of technology. Moreover, teachers who took educational technology and teaching material course and attended in-service training have more positive attitudes than others.
The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of managerial style, teacher burnout and de... more The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of managerial style, teacher burnout and demographics on teacher commitment. In accordance with this aim, a quantitative casual research design was implemented. Data of the research were gathered from 280 primary school teacher, by a questionnaire including managerial style, teacher burnout, teacher commitment and teacher demographics forms. For each research questions, Hierarchical Linear Regression analysis was carried out. According to the findings, task oriented behaviors of principal, emotional exhaustion level of the teacher, self-inadequacy feelings of teacher, marital status and work time spending at the same school predicts teacher commitment significantly. On the other hand, human orientation, isolation level from work environment, physical burnout level, vocational burnout level, gender, professional experience, educational level and working status variables does not predicts teacher commitment.
The purpose of this phenomenological study was to understand the experiences of six secondary pre... more The purpose of this phenomenological study was to understand the experiences of six secondary pre-service teachers that completed a semester long internship with a supervising mentor at a virtual school in the Southeastern United States. The secondary pre-service teachers in this study voluntarily chose a placement in the virtual school over a traditional classroom placement for completion of their initial licensure field experience. This study sought to examine why secondary pre-service teachers chose a virtual internship and what their experiences were like as online instructors. A total of six participants completed a sixty-minute semi-structured interview at the completion of the semester long virtual school internship. Results of the study indicated that secondary pre-service teachers' primary motivation for entering a virtual internship experience was " convenience. " Additionally, participants felt prepared for future employment in virtual schools, but had some reservations about their prospects in a traditional classroom setting.
We have been facing with several challenges in all over the World. Global and local economies are... more We have been facing with several challenges in all over the World. Global and local economies are facing threats as well as the increasing numbers of migrants that have not been seen for several decades. Resources are becoming scarcer and more expensive as we consume more. Technology and especially the internet and social networking are changing the way we work, interact and communicate.The question of "Why is the study of social sciences so critical to our future?" has been asked number of times in the past! To speak of the future of the social sciences is not an easy task especially nowadays where the dynamics of the World has been dramatically changing which brings lots of crisis with pain at every level from local to global. The name of this change has been called as the "New Order of the World" as some of the players lose their power and importance while new players comes in to show themselves and claim that they are also important and cannot be ignored.
This study compares Turkey's and Singapore's mathematics content standards in terms of the highli... more This study compares Turkey's and Singapore's mathematics content standards in terms of the highligthed mathematical processes. A mathematical processes framework was employed to analyze the content standards drawing on the standards for mathematical practice defined by the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics. The standards for mathematical practice include make sense of problems and persevere in solving them, reason abstractly and quantitatively, construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others, model with mathematics, use appropriate tools strategically, attend to precision, look for and make use of structure, look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning. The data sources are 2013 mathematics curriculum standards of Turkey and 2013 mathematics syllabus of Singapore for grades 7 and 8. Data analysis revealed that the two countries reflected mathematical processes differently in their content standards. Some mathematical processes are not identified in Turkey's content standards while all mathematical processes are observed in Singapore's content standards. The distribution of the observed mathematical processes are also different in the two countries. Suggestions for future content standards revisions are shared in the paper.
This exploratory study surveyed how undergraduate students and higher education instructors at tw... more This exploratory study surveyed how undergraduate students and higher education instructors at two small faith-based universities in Southern California used mobile devices in and outside of the class for academic purposes. The researcher cross-referenced the results from the two groups to make correlations. The results of this study showed that nearly all instructor participants had multiple devices and almost half of the student participants had two or more devices as well. Those devices are being used in and outside of formal class for academics in very basic and emerging way that are just touching the surface of their capabilities. This study found that students use their devices in class to read, reference, or search materials. Faculty reported using their devices as presentation devices most often.
The aim of the study is to find out whether there is a statistically significant difference betwe... more The aim of the study is to find out whether there is a statistically significant difference between value priorities of public and private university students in Turkey and whether their values differ. This is a quantitative study using ANOVA for the analysis of the data. The results suggest that private university students show greater tendency towards universalism, power, tradition, conformity, and hedonism compared to the public university students, while the public university students showed greater sensitivity to benevolence compared to the private university students. The test results also showed that the education level of mothers do not have a significant effect on value priorities of both public and private university students, while father's education has significant effect on the perception of power.
Wilkins, A. (2016). Modernising school governance: Corporate planning and expert handling... more Wilkins, A. (2016). Modernising school governance: Corporate planning and expert handling in state education. New York, NY: Routledge. 172 pp., ISBN-9781138787476.Modernising School Governance: Corporate Planning and Expert Handling in State Educationis a part of Routledge Research in Education Policy and Politics series which aims to enhance readers understanding of key challenges and facilitate on-going academic debate within the influential and growingfield of education policy and politics by Routledge. Andrew Wilkings, the author, is a senior lecturer in Education Studies at the University of East London. Modernising School Governance is a product of a three-year project conducted between 2012 –2015and supported by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) in England.
As we live in the epoch of popular culture, it is very important to understand it and study its d... more As we live in the epoch of popular culture, it is very important to understand it and study its dimensions as well as their influences upon society. Technology is a very salient manifestation of popular culture that has brought substantial changes to the world. Thus, we have to be aware of the effects and the potential effects that technology may have upon us. One type of technology is Facebook which is the most popular social network website in terms of the number of members and visitors. As a virtual society, Facebook is growing more and more popular day by day. In this article, Facebook, as a technological medium, is going to be measured and explained according to Marshall McLuhan's perspective of media and technology. Therefore, we will try to explain, in McLuhan's words, how Facebook is considered a "message" as well as a "cool" or "hot" medium. In addition, there will be an attempt to discerning the reasons why people are very attached to such a virtual social life.
This qualitative research study examines a student teacher's assignment of a historical documenta... more This qualitative research study examines a student teacher's assignment of a historical documentary project in her eighth grade U.S. History class. Data for the study consisted of classroom observations, document retrieval, and interviews with both the student teacher and her cooperating teacher. Using a triad of frameworks (ambitious teaching, student teaching experimentation, and Cultural Historical Activity Theory), this study sought to understand what led the student teacher to employ documentary making and how she employed it into her classroom. Results reveal that this student teacher proposed the documentary project to the cooperating teacher, who supported the student teacher as she integrated it. Additionally, the two teachers employed documentary making as a means to foster a personal connection with students as well as a personal encounter with the past. Finally, the student teacher was proactive in light of experiencing adversity with assigning the documentary project. Implications of these findings are discussed.
This study aims to determine the level or extent of practices on the norms or behaviours of the p... more This study aims to determine the level or extent of practices on the norms or behaviours of the participants with regard to the use of technology. It is technically termed as digital citizenship. A researcher-made survey questionnaire patterned from an online article with slight modification is the main tool used in this study. The research setting of this study is in one of the colleges in the Sultanate of Oman. The participants are two hundred randomly selected students who are officially enrolled in Levels 5 and 6 in the Academic Year 2016-2017. The result of the study dwelled on the three main indicators namely: respect yourself and/or respect others; educate yourself and/or connect with others; and protect yourself and/or protect others. The findings revealed that gender and educational level impacts the level or extent of norms that are applied in terms of technology use. It was manifested by the participants that self-education and connection with others is practiced by them at an extent higher than their self-respect and respect to others. Furthermore, it can be concluded that males are more sensible than females when it comes to self-education and/or connection with others as applied in the use of technology. According to what was shown by most of the participants, protecting oneself or protecting others is generally at a lesser extent of practice by them. Some of the male and female participants are less conscious on what is meant by digital health and wellness
A Collaborative Interaction Management System (CIMS) is a system that potentially provide some as... more A Collaborative Interaction Management System (CIMS) is a system that potentially provide some assistance to the teachers in managing the student's collaborative interaction in forum discussions. The projected main function of the CIMS is to provide tools that automatically gauge the quality of interaction as reflected in student's individual contributions so as to make it easier for the instructor to make judgments on the effectiveness of the collaborative process. This study aims to assess how effective and usable is the developed CIMS based on the evaluation of faculty and students. The descriptive research design is utilized in this study. The five-point Likert scale is used and the gathered data are statistically interpreted through the utilization of a weighted mean. The sample population of this study is the one hundred twenty participants coming from the different universities in the area where the survey was conducted. The researcher adopted a survey instrument made by some software specialists. The bases of the instrument are some of the characteristics listed on the software quality model of ISO 9126. These are the functionality, usability and the reliability. Each of these software characteristics is described by some indicators to obtain the responses of the participants. The overall evaluation of the participants displayed the weighted mean of 4.0, thus it can be concluded that the functionality, usability and reliability of the software is very good.
Interested authors should submit abstracts of up to 300 words and identify their future manuscrip... more Interested authors should submit abstracts of up to 300 words and identify their future manuscript as an empirical research article or essay/opinion paper. Research articles should include a review of literature, clearly stated research question, methodology/design of the study, findings, and discussion/conclusion. Special issue timeline: • Submit abstract to Anatoli Rapoport rapoport@purdue.edu by April 1, 2019. • Invitation to submit manuscript – by April 20, 2019 • Initial draft of the manuscript to guest editor – by September 1, 2019 • Reviewed draft back to authors – by October 10, 2019 • Revised manuscripts to journal and guest editor – by November 15, 2019 • The RESSAT special issue The Impact of Technology on Global Citizenship Education is scheduled for publication in December 2019.
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Special Theme Issue:
Opposing Exclusionary Democracy: Culture and Values beyond Reactionary Populism
Guest Co-Editors: Christopher G. Robbins and Joe Bishop
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Impact of Social Media in Education Practices
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Prof. Dr. M. Adnan Latief (Malang University)
Dr. Sujito (IAIN Surakarta)
Dr. Imroatus Solikhah (IAIN Surakarta)
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CALL FOR PAPERS
SPECIAL ISSUE: ICT IN A GLOBAL WORLD
Send abstract and statement of interest to ptadeu@ipg.pt and batanero@us.es by January 15, 2019.
Guest Editors
Pedro José Arrifano Tadeu (ptadeu@ipg.pt - Portugal)
José Maria Fernandez Batanero (batanero@us.es - Spain)
Schedule for Publication
• Call for Papers for the special issue: December 15, 2018
• Initial date of call: January 15, 2019
• Call Deadline: April 1, 2019
• Publication: May 2019
• Please feel free to contact the editors if you have any questions
Please see the link for details: http://ressat.org/index.php/ressat/announcement/view/15
CALL FOR PAPERS
SPECIAL ISSUE
Guest Editor: Stephen K. Lafer, Ph.D
Proposal Submission
It is expected from prospective authors to send an email to lafer@unr.edu by December 15, 2018 that includes the followings:
• Cover page: Name of the author/authors, title, current position, institution, mailing address, phone number, e-mail
• Proposed Paper: Title of the paper, abstract (should be 500-700 words, included theoretical framework and organizational structure for the manuscript (including key headings/subheadings)).
• A Short Biographical Statement
All proposals should be written in accordance with the latest version of the APA style manual and submitted as Word attachments with the subject line ‘, LAST NAME_19’ to the guest editor, Dr. Lafer.
Tentative Schedule for Publication
Abstract submission due by: December 15, 2018
Preliminary acceptance granted by: December 20, 2018
Full chapter drafts due by: February, 2019
Anticipated publication: Spring 2019
Please feel free to contact the editors if you have any questions.
Call for Papers
Special Theme Issue:
Opposing Exclusionary Democracy: Culture and Values beyond Reactionary Populism
Guest Co-Editors: Christopher G. Robbins and Joe Bishop
Please send full papers to
crobbin2@emich.edu & jbishop3@emich.edu
Submissions due no later than April 25, 2019.
(RESSAT)
Call for Special Theme Issue:
Impact of Social Media in Education Practices
Send Manuscripts to the Guest Editors by Feb. 15, 2019
Guest Editors
Prof. Dr. Teguh Budiharso (IAIN Surakarta)
Email: tbudiharso18@gmail.com Cell: +62 81226666561
Prof. Dr. M. Adnan Latief (Malang University)
Dr. Sujito (IAIN Surakarta)
Dr. Imroatus Solikhah (IAIN Surakarta)
We are pleased to inform you that
Research in Social Sciences and Technology (RESSAT)
CALL FOR PAPERS
SPECIAL ISSUE: ICT IN A GLOBAL WORLD
Send abstract and statement of interest to ptadeu@ipg.pt and batanero@us.es by January 15, 2019.
Guest Editors
Pedro José Arrifano Tadeu (ptadeu@ipg.pt - Portugal)
José Maria Fernandez Batanero (batanero@us.es - Spain)
Schedule for Publication
• Call for Papers for the special issue: December 15, 2018
• Initial date of call: January 15, 2019
• Call Deadline: April 1, 2019
• Publication: May 2019
• Please feel free to contact the editors if you have any questions
Please see the link for details: http://ressat.org/index.php/ressat/announcement/view/15
CALL FOR PAPERS
SPECIAL ISSUE
Guest Editor: Stephen K. Lafer, Ph.D
Proposal Submission
It is expected from prospective authors to send an email to lafer@unr.edu by December 15, 2018 that includes the followings:
• Cover page: Name of the author/authors, title, current position, institution, mailing address, phone number, e-mail
• Proposed Paper: Title of the paper, abstract (should be 500-700 words, included theoretical framework and organizational structure for the manuscript (including key headings/subheadings)).
• A Short Biographical Statement
All proposals should be written in accordance with the latest version of the APA style manual and submitted as Word attachments with the subject line ‘, LAST NAME_19’ to the guest editor, Dr. Lafer.
Tentative Schedule for Publication
Abstract submission due by: December 15, 2018
Preliminary acceptance granted by: December 20, 2018
Full chapter drafts due by: February, 2019
Anticipated publication: Spring 2019
Please feel free to contact the editors if you have any questions.
Special issue timeline:
• Submit abstract to Anatoli Rapoport rapoport@purdue.edu by April 1, 2019.
• Invitation to submit manuscript – by April 20, 2019
• Initial draft of the manuscript to guest editor – by September 1, 2019
• Reviewed draft back to authors – by October 10, 2019
• Revised manuscripts to journal and guest editor – by November 15, 2019
• The RESSAT special issue The Impact of Technology on Global Citizenship Education is scheduled for publication in December 2019.