International Perspectives on Education and Training

Edited by John Kelvyn Richards
ISBN: 960-6672-03-4, 660 pages, Hardback
First published in 2006 by ATINER

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Table of Contents

	List of Contributors	xi
	Introduction John Kelvyn Richards	1
	PART I: Child Development
1.	The Effects of Interpersonal Cognitive Problem Solving Program on Preschool Children Şakire Anliak and Çağlayan Dinçer	19
2.	The Contribution of Drama in Education to Discourse Making and Language Development in the Early Years Curriculum Eleni Kanira	27
3.	Illiteracy and Innumeracy: Possible Interactions and Mutual Remediation Maria de Nazaret Trindade	47
4.	The Analysis of Child Painting from the Development Side Dilek Acer and Ayşe Çakir İlhan	57
5.	Childhood Obesity: The Disabling of American Youth Matthew Cascardo, Joseph Hay, Michelle Hobbs, Sarah Ruiz and Teri Marcos	67
6.	Analysis of Abuse of Children Aged between 9-11 and their Self- Concepts Neriman Aral, Gülen Baran, Figen Gürsoy, Aysel Köksal Akyol, Serap Erdoğan, Aynur Bütün Ayhan, Yasemin Aydoğan and Müdriye Yildiz Biçakçi	87
	PART II: Vocational Education
7.	Reforming the 14-19 Qualifications Framework in England: The Tomlinson Proposals in Context Tim Pound	99
8.	Graduate Employment in the Greek Labour Market Niki Kyriakidou	119
9.	Educating Journalists within the Academy Marsha Barber	131
10.	A Survey on the Technical Educational Tour Planning among the Students of Diploma in Tourism Management in the Polytechnic Jamaluddin Hashim and Jailani Mohd Yunos	139
11.	Comparison of Bi-Ennial Physical and Motor Performance Characteristics of Black African Children with Mental Retardation: Implications for Physical Activity Program and Health Ignatius Ugo Onyewadume	155
12.	Education on Database Systems as a Part of a Computer Science Curriculum Dušan Petković	171
13.	A Comparison of Musicians’ and Non-Musicians’ Aesthetic Response to Brazilian Music Experienced With and Without Instruction Elisa M. Dekaney and John C. Coggiola	177
14.	Choral Activities and their Influence on the Profile of a Graduate of Musical Fields of Pedagogical Faculties Josef Riha	189
15.	Comparison of Body Image and Satisfaction of Physical Education Teacher Education (PETE) and Sport Administration Majors Veli Onur Çelik, Coşkun Bayrak, İlker Yılmaz, Ferman Konukman and Ferhat Tekeş	195
16.	Athletes’ Perception of Sexuality in Turkey: A Comparative Study İlker Yılmaz, Coşkun Bayrak, Ferman Konukman, Ferhat Tekeş and Veli Onur Çelik	203
	PART III: Initial Teacher Training
17.	Professionalism in Early Years: A Dream Comes True or an Anathema for these Early Stages in Education? Aikaterini Nasou	211
18.	Crossing the Boundaries: Male Teachers and Young Children Deborah Jones	223
19.	Training Future Teachers about Assessment in an Era of High Stakes Accountability Lynne E. Houtz and Beverly A. Doyle	235
20.	Diverse Learners: Effectively Incorporating Pupil Assessment Practices in Teacher Preparation Programs Rita Mulholland and Sandra Mulholland	245
21.	Changing Ideas and Experiences in the Field of Initial Teacher Education in Portugal: An Exploratory Study Vítor Manuel Trindade	251
22.	From the Objectifying Gaze to Compound Vision: Using Patient Narratives in the Education of Health Professionals Christian Blickem and Esther Priyadharshini	265
	PART IV: Inservice Teacher
23.	Lifelong Learning and In-Service Teacher Training in Slovenia: Study of Teachers' Views about Effectiveness of In-Service Teacher Training Tatjana Devjak	279
24.	Dynamics of an Online Teachers’ Community: A Uses and Gratifications Approach Kursat Cagiltay and Goknur Kaplan Akilli	293
25.	Improving Literacy Skills of ‘at Risk’ Students One Year after Transfer to Secondary School Paulet Brown	301
26.	University Teacher in the Field of Transacting Dilemmas Albinas Bagdonas, Sigita Girdzijauskienė and Dovilė Butkienė	313
27.	Potentials of Isomorphic Experiences in Teacher Training Pedro Francisco González	325
28.	Adding Excitement and Relevance to Elementary Social Studies Instruction with the Use of Primary Sources Andrea M. Noel	333
29.	Understanding the Reading Process: A Study of Early Years Teachers’ Views Angeliki Kostopoulou and David Wray	343
30.	Dispositions: Teacher Education Effectively Addressing Cognitive and Affective Domains Johnnie Thompson and Jeri A. Carroll	355
31.	Teachers and Educators Transforming Classrooms: Beyond Multicultural Education Lettie Ramírez and Olivia M. Gallardo	369
32.	Introducing Hands-on and Minds-on Practices in the Learning of Science at Lower Secondary Level of Education in the Mauritian Context Jayantee Naugah, Yashwantrao Ramma, Anita N Ramdinny and Pritam V K Parmessur	375
33.	Jordanian Secondary Science Teachers’ Acquisition of Lesson Planning Skills Imfadi R. A. Abu-Hola	383
	PART V: Educational Management
34.	Sustainable Educational Development in Schools with Increasing Teacher Absenteeism Esther A.S. de Waal, S.C.Steyn and C.C. Wolhuter	399
35.	Early Years Inclusion: Policy into Practice Frances Ross-Watt	413
36.	The Development of Inclusive Education in Chinese Society Kenneth Kuen-Fung Sin	431
37.	Leading Multicultural Schools: A Concept of Adab for Managing Diversity Saeeda Shah	439
38.	The Effect of School Size on the Sense of Belonging, Attendance, Discipline and Communication in School Kasım Karakütük, Binali Tunc, Sabri Güngör, Tuncer Bulbul and Guven Ozdem	457
39.	The Power of Power in Classroom Discourse Lenora de la Luna and George Kamberelis	473
40.	Leadership Succession for 21^st Century Catholic Schools in Australia: Some Challenges of Generational Change Helga Neidhart and Paul Carlin	489
41.	How do Schools Manage without a National Timetable? When School Practice meet School Policy under New Conditions Martin Kristiansson	499
42.	Principals’ Opinions about Physical Punishment at Schools of Turkey Naciye Aksoy	525
43.	Preparedness of Public Schools for Crises: A Study in Elementary Schools of Ankara/Turkey Hasan Huseyin Aksoy and Naciye Aksoy	539
44.	Disciplinary Authority and Autonomy of Canadian High School Vice-Principals Ken Brien	553
45.	Investment of the Slovene Municipalities in Primary Education Srečko Devjak	571
	PART VI: Futures
46.	Citizenship Consciousness of Quebec Students: Preliminary Results from a Qualitative Research Jean-François Cardin, Jean-Pierre Charland and Marc-André Éthier	587
47.	Negotiating Cross-Cultural Education: A Case-Study at Maria Springs, South Australia Jose W.I.M. van den Akker	597
48.	A Cross Cultural Study of Child-Teacher Relationships: A Comparison between Turkish and U.S. Cultures John E. Kesner and Derya Beyazkurk	615
49.	Children in Crisis; Global Perspectives on Research-Based Practices Ann Gruenberg	625
50.	Promoting Human Securiability in the Field of Education Solvita Lazdina	635
51.	Assessing Sexual Risk Behaviors and the Impact of the ‘HIV 101’ Seminar on Students’ Knowledge Karen L. Butler and Maya Gibbons	645