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Eritrean teachers' perceptions of learner-centred interactive pedagogy
2021
In most sub-Saharan African countries, mainstreaming learner-centred interactive pedagogy (LCIP) is defined as a policy priority. Similarly, Eritrea has adopted the same policy to seek a solution to its educational challenges. Rather than rote mastery of course content, the LCIP approach prioritises learners in constructing knowledge through interaction, active participation and controlling the learning process. This paper explores secondary school teachers' perceptions of LCIP and their challenges in implementing this pedagogical approach. Constructivism and sociocultural learning theory are considered conceptual frameworks to highlight LCIP as an approach for teaching and learning. Qualit…
Investigating the causal mechanisms underlying the customization of software development methods
2017
Over the last four decades, software development has been one of the mainstream topics in the Software Engineering and Information Systems disciplines. Thousands of methods have been put forward offering prescriptions for software development processes. The goal of these methods is to produce high-quality software in a systematic manner. However, it is widely known that these methods are rarely followed as prescribed – developers often modify or skip different steps, practices, or quality rules recommended by software development methods. While a group of previous studies suggests that maximizing the flexibility and leanness of software development processes is the key driver of such custom…
Self-care and total care: the twofold return of care in twentieth-century thought
2020
The paper studies two fundamentally different forms in which the concept of care makes its comeback in twentieth-century thought. We make use of a distinction made by Peter Sloterdijk, who argues that the ancient and medieval ‘ascetic’ ideal of self-enhancement through practice has re-emerged in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, particularly in the form of a rehabilitation of the Hellenistic notion of self-care (epimeleia heautou) in Michel Foucault’s late ethics. Sloterdijk contrasts this return of self-care with Martin Heidegger’s concept of being-in-the-world as ‘total care’ (Sorge), an utterly ‘secularized’ understanding of the human being as irreducibly world-embedded that reject…
Theoretical Perspectives and Therapeutic Approaches in Music Therapy with Families
2021
Music therapists have described the importance of working collaboratively with family members in various populations throughout the history of the profession. Despite the growing amount of literature, not enough is known regarding the scope of theoretical perspectives and therapeutic approaches that guide family centered music therapy. The aim of this international survey study was to better understand the professional perspectives and approaches of music therapists who work with families around the world. This article presents the results of the survey where a total of 125 responses were analysed. Participants’ responses indicated that music therapy with families is well established as an …
Varhaiskasvatuksen laatu suomalaisten ja portugalilaisten lastentarhanopettajien näkökulmasta : Q-menetelmällinen tutkimus
2017
Tässä tutkimuksessa tarkastellaan suomalaisten ja portugalilaisten lastentarhanopettajien näkökulmia varhaiskasvatuksen laadusta. Kasvatusta ei koskaan toteuteta tyhjiössä vaan se luodaan vallitsevan kulttuurin ja siinä toimivien yksilöiden kesken. Toimintaperiaatteet ja käytännöt ovat ajallisesti, paikallisesti ja sosiaalisesti rakentuneita, jolloin niin varhaiskasvatus kuin sen laadun määritelmätkin vaihtelevat eri kulttuureissa. Tarkastelemalla rinnakkain eri kulttuureja on mahdollista päästä lähemmäksi sitä, mitä kunkin maan varhaiskasvatus on ytimeltään. Tutkimus toteutettiin Q-menetelmää käyttäen ja tutkimusjoukkona oli 24 suomalaista ja 25 portugalilaista lastentarhanopettajaa. Suome…
Luokittelumenetelmän evaluointimenetelmien vertailu pienten aineistojen tapauksessa simulointikokein
2016
Luokitteluanalyysin tyypillinen ongelma on mallin valinta ja/tai muuttujien eli piirteiden valinta. Tavoitteena on estimoida luotettavasti luokitteluvirheen todennäköisyys opetusaineiston avulla - ideaalissa tilanteessa käyttäen riippumatonta testiaineistoa. Tällöin saadaan estimaatti yleistämisvirheelle, joka kuvaa opetusaineistosta estimoidun mallin kykyä ennustaa riippumatonta testiaineistoa. Usein kuitenkin aineiston niukkuudesta johtuen ei voida käyttää erillistä riippumatonta testiaineistoa, jolloin ei myöskään voida estimoida suoraan yleistämisvirhettä. Tällöin voidaan kuitenkin käyttää otoksen uudelleenkäyttömenetelmiä, joista käytetyimmät lienevät ristiinvalidointi ja bootstrap. Me…
The Ghost of the Hawk: Top Predator Shaping Bird Communities in Space and Time
2021
Despite the wide recognition that strongly interacting species can influence distributions of other species, species interactions are often disregarded when assessing or projecting biodiversity distributions. In particular, it remains largely uncharted the extent to which the disappearance of a keystone species cast repercussions in the species composition of future communities. We tested whether an avian top predator can exert both positive and negative effects on spatial distribution of other species, and if these effects persist even after the predator disappeared. We acquired bird count data at different distances from occupied and non-occupied nests of Northern goshawks Accipiter genti…
School Bullying Through Graphic Vignettes : Developing a New Arts-Based Method to Study a Sensitive Topic
2020
The purpose of this study was to develop a new arts-based measure assessing school bullying and to test it within a pilot study involving 19 schoolchildren (mean age = 15.4; range = 1.00). The researchers designed the new methodological tool (referred to as graphic vignettes) as a set of incomplete comic strips, which participants were asked to complete in a creative way. Researchers then invited participants to engage in follow-up interviews using completed comic strips as individualized interview prompts. The authors detail the design and administration of the graphic vignettes and discuss their efficacy, limitations, and potential applications. The researchers argue that studies on sensi…
Comparing the Effect Size of School Level Support on Teachers’ Technology Integration
2020
Teachers are expected to lead the innovative use of Information Communication and Technology (ICT) at the classroom level of context. However, research literature shows that a number of factors influence their ICT pedagogical practices. Therefore, the present study investigates the influence of school level support on teacher educators’ technology integration. A mixed method is used to collect data through three focused interviews (N = 19) and self-completion survey (N = 136). The data collected is analysed both qualitatively and quantitatively. The result shows support for the model hypothesized and suggests that the ICT pedagogical practices of the teacher educators do not predict their t…
Kohti innovatiivista tietotekniikan opetuskäyttöä : kansainvälisen SITES 2006 -tutkimuksen tuloksia
2008
Tieto- ja viestintätekniikan mahdollisuuksiin opetuksen ja oppimisen edistämisessä on kohdistettu suuria odotuksia viimeisten vuosikymmenten aikana. Nopea teknologinen kehitys ja syvälliset muutokset monissa ihmisten toiminnoissa ovat herättäneet keskustelua siitä, minkälainen rooli koulutuksella sekä tieto- ja viestintäteknologialla on tietoyhteiskuntakehityksessä. Eri puolilla maailmaa on myös strategisilla linjauksilla osoitettu suuntia sille, miten koulutus voisi edistää aktiivisten ja osaavien tietoyhteiskunnan kansalaisten kasvattamista. Kansainvälisessä SITES 2006 -tutkimuksessa selvitettiin, missä määrin ja millä tavoin eri maissa tietotekniikan käyttöä integroidaan opetukseen. Tutk…