Current Issues in Educational Methods and Theory in a Changing World

Gail Caruth & Marilena Ticusan

ISBN: 978-960-598-209-6, 198 pages

First published in 2018 by ATINER

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Table of Contents

List of Contributors		i
Editorial Team		iii
Current Issues in Educational Methods and Theory in a Changing World: An Introduction		v
Theoretical Aspects of the Modern Classroom
1.	Facing the Complexity of Inclusive Classrooms through Reflection on Simplex Principles Erika Marie Pace & Paola Aiello	3
2.	Toward a View of Classroom Social Psychology: An Examination of Real Life Classroom Situations Gamze Inan Kaya	19
3.	A Phenomenon Called Learning: 21^st Century Skills Maarika Piispanen & Merja Meriläinen	29
4.	Happiness Education: The Role of Education in Boosting Happiness Ilona Suojanen	41
5.	Liberal Education as a Key for World Citizenship Valbona Nathanaili	53
Methods for Creating Success in the Classroom
6.	The Impact of Class Size on the Academic Achievements of Students Hama Karim Barzan Hadi	65
7.	High School Students’ Views of Mathematics as a Tool for Social Critique Anastasia Brelias	77
8.	Education to Vocation: Curriculum, Outcomes and Practices Leading to Greater Employability for Undergraduate Students Julia Underwood & Roxanne Helm-Stevens	91
9.	Exploring Best Practices in the Supervision of International Students in Engineering and IT Karen Woodman & Prasad Yarlagadda	99
10.	The Effects of Instruction on 5^th Grade Students’ Conceptual Understandings of the Concept of Light Ayberk Bostan Sarioglan	109
Project Reports of Contemporary Educational Undertakings
11.	Mathematical Education in the Italian Project “From Soccerene to Fullerene” Enzo Bonacci	123
12.	Children, Things and Culture: Observations in a Fab Lab Christina Schachtner	131