scholarly journals Nobody is left behind. The beauty of Service Learning

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessandra La Marca ◽  
Federica Martino
Keyword(s):  
Service Learning ◽  
Recovery Process ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Learning Enhancement ◽  
School Closures ◽  
Left Behind ◽  
Learning Development ◽  
The University ◽  
Learning Interventions

School closures due to COVID-19 have brought significant disruptions to education. Service-learning interventions have offered significant opportunities to reduce and reverse the long-term negative effects and to empower the recovery process of pupils in difficulty. The study was carried out with 869 students enrolled in the Primary Education Sciences master’s degree course at the University of Palermo. The participants have been involved in the planning and implementation of targeted educational courses designed for the “fragile” pupils from 33 different schools in Palermo. The primary level pupils were provided with a total of 60,000 hours of recovery and learning enhancement activities in remote mode. Challenging teaching activities fostered cognitive and learning development of the pupils. The results reveal that the service-learning project led to the rediscovery of the beauty of inclusion, integration, and civic responsibility.

scholarly journals Building Bridges: The Effective Learning Adviser as Trans-cultural and Cross-Disciplinary Communicator

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 180-187
Author(s):  
Julia Bohlmann
Keyword(s):  
Academic Writing ◽  
International Student ◽  
Significant Proportion ◽  
Learning Enhancement ◽  
Writing Classes ◽  
Effective Learning ◽  
Learning Development ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The University ◽  
Uk Higher Education

Out of 31,060 students currently enrolled at the University of Glasgow, about 25% are classed as international, reflecting a nationwide trend. In response to this situation, researchers and practitioners have stressed the need to improve the way universities accommodate multicultural student bodies. At the University of Glasgow, such efforts manifest in an expansion and diversification of the department facilitating student learning development: The Learning Enhancement and Academic Development Service (LEADS). LEADS is home to two Effective Learning Advisers (ELAs) who work with international students from all subject disciplines. Their work entails the creation and delivery of academic writing classes, the development of electronic resources and one-to-one tutorials. Due to the diversity of the international student cohort in terms of educational, cultural and subject backgrounds, a significant proportion of the international ELAs’ day-to-day job is to explain generic academic writing conventions pertinent to the UK Higher Education context to those coming from other educational cultures. Their role then is that of multicultural and cross-disciplinary communicators. This article outlines and reflects on the professional practice of the international ELAs and seeks to stimulate discussion around appropriate and effective practices of teaching academic writing to students from a multiplicity of backgrounds and disciplines.

scholarly journals The Implications of Modern Technology (Gadjet) For Students Learning Development in University

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 588-593
Author(s):  
Siti Marpuah, Et. al.
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Video Games ◽  
Modern Technology ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Learning Development ◽  
The University ◽  
Use Of Internet

The development of modern technology (gadgets) has led to the widespread use of Internet channels for everyday use among students at the University. Student engagement in the use of gadgets is usually online through mobile phones, computers, tablets and laptops. Generally, social media engagement with modern technology is a new phenomenon experienced by University students who are seen to have implications for their learning. The main objective of the study was to identify the positive and negative effects of gadgets on the development of student learning at the University. In addition, the researcher proposes steps to help students overcome the negative effects of excessive use of gadgets. This study was conducted using quantitative method that is by using ‘google form’ involving only 50 respondents consisting of students  Moral Studies Subject of Year one (I) at Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia. The results show that the positive effects of the gadgets can help students find information on the subject and make it easier to complete their assignments. Also, using gadgets or modern technology can improve their quality of work. While the negative effect of the use of modern technology on learning is that students spend a lot of time playing video games, surfing social media and others that are on the smartphone. To overcome these negative effects, researchers suggest that every student should be good at dividing time to carry out tasks as students by prioritizing work over video games and social media.  

scholarly journals The Effects of Parental Absence on Children Development: Evidence from Left-Behind Children in China

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (18) ◽  
pp. 6770
Author(s):  
Mingzhi Mao ◽  
Lijun Zang ◽  
Haifeng Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Test Score ◽  
Educational Achievement ◽  
Cognitive Test ◽  
School Outcomes ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Parental Absence ◽  
Left Behind ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
Children Development

Parental care in early childhood is viewed as one of the most important factors that help foster children’s abilities. Using two nationally representative datasets collected in China, this paper examines the effects of parental absence on the short-term in-school outcomes and long-term educational achievement of left-behind children. The results show that parental absence is negatively associated with the development of left-behind children. Left-behind children have a lower cognitive test score and academic test score, and they are also less likely to attend a college. In particular, a mother’s absence seems to have persistent negative effects on children’s development. Mechanism analyses show that parental absence may result in a less healthy mental status of children and reduce children’s efforts in class. However, we do not find significant evidence that the exposure to left-behind children in class lowers the in-school outcomes of children.

scholarly journals A methodology for exploring, documenting, and improving humanitarian service learning in the university

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Devin R. Berg
Keyword(s):  
Service Learning ◽  
Community Impact ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Professional Careers ◽  
Thinking Processes ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
Long Term Impact ◽  
The University ◽  
Service Groups

Through the use of service learning in higher education, universities hope to both provide real benefit to the partnering community and allow students to develop a greater understanding of course curriculum, their discipline, and their personal positioning within society. Through these educational activities, service learning seeks to engage students in critical thinking processes while simultaneously achieving a greater sense of civic and social responsibility through targeted participation in meaningful community service activities. However, in practice, service learning can take a variety of forms predicated on technical, cultural, societal, and political constraints. Thus, while some work shows positive effects on students' attitudes, social behaviour, and academic performance, less research has demonstrated long-term community impact. Nor has much research shown that participation in service learning has a long-term impact on students' ethical perspectives and frameworks, and whether those ethical frames carry on to their professional careers. Moreover, as institutions partner with such humanitarian service groups as Engineers Without Borders USA, we know considerably less about the institutional cultures and climates that are developed through such partnerships and how sustainable they are, given those inherent technical, political and cultural limitations. As a first step towards these goals, this paper proposes a methodology for investigating the impacts of service learning activities on both the students and communities involved.

scholarly journals A Methodology for Exploring, Documenting, and Improving Humanitarian Service Learning in the University

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Devin R. Berg ◽  
Tina Lee ◽  
Elizabeth Buchanan
Keyword(s):  
Service Learning ◽  
Community Impact ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Professional Careers ◽  
Thinking Processes ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
Long Term Impact ◽  
The University ◽  
Service Groups

Through the use of service learning in higher education, universities hope to both provide real benefit to the partnering community and allow students to develop a greater understanding of course curriculum, their discipline, and their personal positioning within society. Through these educational activities, service learning seeks to engage students in critical thinking processes while simultaneously achieving a greater sense of civic and social responsibility through targeted participation in meaningful community service activities. However, in practice, service learning can take a variety of forms predicated on technical, cultural, societal, and political constraints. Thus, while some work shows positive effects on students’ attitudes, social behaviour, and academic performance, less research has demonstrated long-term community impact. Nor has much research shown that participation in service learning has a long-term impact on students' ethical perspectives and frameworks, and whether those ethical frames carry on to their professional careers. Moreover, as institutions partner with such humanitarian service groups as Engineers Without Borders USA, we know considerably less about the institutional cultures and climates that are developed through such partnerships and how sustainable they are, given those inherent technical, political and cultural limitations. As a first step towards these goals, this paper proposes a methodology for investigating the impacts of service learning activities on both the students and communities involved.

From Volunteering to Academic Programming: A Case Example

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (17) ◽  
pp. 7-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cindy Gill ◽  
Sneha Bharadwaj ◽  
Nancy Quick ◽  
Sarah Wainscott ◽  
Paula Chance
Keyword(s):  
Special Needs ◽  
Cultural Relevance ◽  
Master's Program ◽  
Speech Language Pathology ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Charitable Organization ◽  
Language Pathology ◽  
The University

A speech-language pathology master's program that grew out of a partnership between the University of Zambia and a U.S.-based charitable organization, Connective Link Among Special needs Programs (CLASP) International, has just been completed in Zambia. The review of this program is outlined according to the suggested principles for community-based partnerships, a framework which may help evaluate cultural relevance and sustainability in long-term volunteer efforts (Israel, Schulz, Parker, & Becker, 1998).

Influence of NPK fertilization on weed flora in maize field

2014 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
pp. 139-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Éva Lehoczky ◽  
M. Kamuti ◽  
N. Mazsu ◽  
J. Tamás ◽  
D. Sáringer-Kenyeres ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plant Nutrition ◽  
Crop Production ◽  
N Availability ◽  
Weed Species ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Production Factors ◽  
Maize Field ◽  
Weed Flora ◽  
Npk Fertilization

Plant nutrition is one of the most important intensification factors of crop production. The utilization of nutrients, however, may be modified by a number of production factors, including weed presence. Thus, the knowledge of occurring weed species, their abundance, nutrient and water uptake is extremely important to establish an appropriate basis for the evaluation of their risks or negative effects on crops. That is why investigations were carried out in a long-term fertilization experiment on the influence of different nutrient supplies (Ø, PK, NK, NPK) on weed flora in maize field.The weed surveys recorded similar diversity on the experimental area: the species of A. artemisiifolia, S. halepense and D. stramonium were dominant, but C. album and C. hybridum were also common. These species and H. annuus were the most abundant weeds.Based on the totalized and average data of all treatments, density followed the same tendency in the experimental years. It was the highest in the PK treated and untreated plots, and significantly exceeded the values of NK fertilized areas. Presumably the better N availability promoted the development of nitrophilic weeds, while the mortality of other small species increased.Winter wheat and maize forecrops had no visible influence on the diversity and the intensity of weediness. On the contrary, there were consistent differences in the density of certain weed species in accordance to the applied nutrients. A. artemisiifolia was present in the largest number in the untreated control and PK fertilized plots. The density of S. halepense and H. annuus was also significantly higher in the control areas. The number of their individuals was smaller in those plots where N containing fertilizers were used. Contrary to them, the density of D. stramonium, C. album and C. hybridum was the highest in the NPK treatments.

Factors Influencing Academic Stress on Students of University of Economics and Business - Vietnam National University

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nham Phong Tuan ◽  
Nguyen Ngoc Quy ◽  
Nguyen Thi Thanh Huyen ◽  
Hong Tra My ◽  
Tran Nhu Phu
Keyword(s):  
Academic Stress ◽  
Stress Factors ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Stress Scale ◽  
Perceptions And Attitudes ◽  
National University ◽  
Questionnaire Surveys ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

The objective of this study is to investigate the impact of seven factors causing academic stress on students of University of Economics and Business - Vietnam National University: Lack of leisure time, Academic performance, Fear of failure, Academic overload, Finances, Competition between students, Relationships with university faculty. Based on the results of a practical survey of 185 students who are attending any courses at the University of Economics and Business - Vietnam National University, the study assesses the impact of stress factors on students. The thesis focuses on clarifying the concept of "stress" and the stress level of students, while pointing out its negative effects on students. This study includes two cross-sectional questionnaire surveys. The first survey uses a set of 16 questions to assess students’ perceptions and attitudes based on an instrument to measure academic stress - Educational Stress Scale for Adolescents (ESSA). The second survey aims to test internal consistency, the robustness of the previously established 7-factor structure. Henceforth, the model was brought back and used qualitatively, combined with Cronbach’s Alpha measurement test and EFA discovery factor analysis. This study was conducted from October 2019 to December 2019. From these practical analyzes, several proposals were made for the society, the school and the students themselves.

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