scholarly journals THE ROLE OF CAPACITY- BUILDING FOR SCHOOL DECENTRALIZATION IN KOSOVO

2012 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 52-60
Author(s):  
Elmedina Nikoçeviq
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
Secondary School Principals ◽  
Local Level ◽  
University Education ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
School Decentralization ◽  
Education Science ◽  
Primary And Secondary School

After the war in Kosovo (1999) many powers concentrated in school were drawn out the former Department of Education, led by UNMIK. Many responsibilities were transferred from central to local level in the period from 2003 until 2010, but there was no assignment at school. Obviously, the return of powers to schools is having many difficulties. The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology in Republic of Kosovo has still no clear strategy on how to make the decentralization of educational system. This paperwork deals with analysis of the existence of capacities for successful implementation of decentralization process of school system. It also identifies the challenges and difficulties faced by principals and teachers in meeting the school needs because of a lack of competencies in school management. The study uses survey data generated from 29 primary and secondary school principals and 172 primary and secondary school teachers in Republic of Kosovo. According to the survey and interview results, schools in Kosovo do not enjoy autonomy. Their needs are addressed at the municipal level. Key words: decentralization, capacities, roles, legal infrastructure, pre- university education.

scholarly journals Speaking Subskills in EFL Coursebooks

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 113-133
Author(s):  
Katja Kranjec
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
Target Language ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Negotiation Of Meaning ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
School Students ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
Education Science

The primary goal of most EFL students is to achieve fluency in the target language and become autonomous speakers who can react naturally in most situations. To achieve this, mastery of speaking subskills is crucial. The paper aims to identify how well specific subskills, i.e. negotiation of meaning and agenda management, are represented and developed in EFL coursebooks. Twenty coursebooks approved by the Slovene Ministry of Education, Science and Sport for 3rd and 4th year grammar school students are reviewed. The number of all recorded subskills in the reviewed coursebooks suggests that less than a third are covered in each coursebook. Skills in negotiation of meaning are better represented than skills in agenda management in terms of the number of occurrences, the location within the unit and variety of skills. However, there are no significant differences among the remaining teaching elements. The study also indicates that most activities do not contain practice of meaning/form and pronunciation of target phrases. Although communicative activities are mostly present, they lack authenticity and are thus not sufficiently motivating for the target group. The results of the study can serve as a recommendation for secondary school teachers as to the type of speaking subskills, their presence in English coursebooks as well as the detail with which they are covered. Practical teaching advice is given on how the lack of variety in the selected subskills, as well as the quality of related activities can be resolved.

Factorial Validity and Measurement Invariance of the Principal Leadership Questionnaire in Greek Educational Context

2021 ◽  
pp. 003329412110091
Author(s):  
Aikaterini Gkolia ◽  
Nikolaos Tsigilis ◽  
Maria Evangelou ◽  
Athanasios Koustelios
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Principal Leadership ◽  
Concurrent Validity ◽  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
General Factor ◽  
Educational Context ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Validity Data ◽  
Primary And Secondary School

The purpose of this study was to investigate the applicability of the Principal Leadership Questionnaire (PLQ) to Greek educational context and to present the most important aspects describing educational leadership in a centralized educational context. It was sought to examine; a) the factorial structure of PLQ b) its invariance across teachers’ levels of education and c) its concurrent validity. Data were collected from 730 Greek primary and secondary school teachers of 77 schools. Teachers were asked to fill in the PLQ and Teacher’s Satisfaction Inventory (TSI). A bi-factor model was selected as the most tenable among five completive PLQ structures to describe teachers’ responses. Moreover, PLQ was found to be invariant across primary and secondary school teachers. Multiple-group analysis results indicate that primary, compared to secondary school teachers, reported more often that their principals behave as a transformational leader. On the contrary, secondary school teachers’ perceptions revealed that their principal implemented practices related to factor “intellectual; stimulation” more often than primary school teachers. Structural equation modeling showed that the general factor of the PLQ significantly and substantially predicted the “principal” facet of teachers’ job satisfaction, providing evidence of concurrent validity of the Greek version of the PLQ. Implications and suggestions for future research and policy are discussed.

scholarly journals DISTANCE LEARNING IN A PEDAGOGICAL UNIVERSITY: PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 144-152
Author(s):  
Olga Granichina ◽  
Svetlana Surikova
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Data Processing ◽  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
Learning Technologies ◽  
Years Of Experience ◽  
Future Teachers ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Distance Learning Technologies ◽  
Primary And Secondary School

The article discusses the possibilities, problems and prospects of using distance learning in the process of training primary and secondary school teachers. The presented results are based on a survey of students and undergraduates of one of the largest pedagogical universities in Russia. The identified problems that was based on data processing, are presented in an ordered form. The authors suggest possible solutions to problems based on many years of experience in using distance learning technologies in training of future teachers.

scholarly journals Ascertaining the Suitability of Writing Syllabus Specifications to the CEFR: Subject Matter Experts’ Perspectives

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Nurul Farehah Mohamad Uri ◽  
Mohd Sallehhudin Abd Aziz
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Level Set ◽  
Subject Matter ◽  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
Global Scale ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Subject Matter Experts ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Second Stage

The Implementation of CEFR in Malaysia is currently at the second stage whereby the classroom usage of the new CEFR-aligned syllabus and assessment has taken place since 2017 at all stages except for Form 5. Previous studies on CEFR in Malaysia have focused more on teachers’ views and their readiness in accepting the new changes. However, this study focusses more on ascertaining the suitability of the writing syllabus specifications against the CEFR writing scale to find out if the CEFR levels of writing syllabus specifications recommended by the teachers match the CEFR level set by the Ministry of Education, Malaysia. A total of 331 secondary school teachers were asked to respond to the writing syllabus checklist and the Winstep SPSS was used for data analysis. Findings have shown that productive skills of the writing syllabus specifications were found not to be aligned to the target CEFR level set by the Ministry. In conclusion, adjustment and alignment processes should be made accordingly to align and match the non-CEFR aligned English syllabus to the CEFR global scale instead of eradicating it.

scholarly journals The level of administrative creativity of secondary school principals in Sabya governorate: مستوى الإبداع الإداري لدى مديري المدارس الثانوية بمحافظة صبيا

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (43) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hussein Mohamed Ghalti
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
School Principals ◽  
Secondary School Principals ◽  
Educational Leaders ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Moderate Degree ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Education Department ◽  
Selection Of ◽  
Fair Degree

The study aimed to know the level of availability of the ingredients (elements) of creativity among managers, the level of their practice of the administrative creativity process, and the obstacles that limit their practice of the administrative creativity process. The researcher used the descriptive method, and the study sample consisted of (44) principals from the original community of principals in Sabya governorate, and a sample of teachers (285) from the original community of teachers, and the selection of all school administration supervisors and their number (9) educational supervisors, so a total sample Study (338). The study relied on two tools the questionnaire applied to teachers and managers, and the interview with the administrators of school management, and the study found a range of results: the level of elements of management innovation, the managers came to a fair degree, managers exercised the administrative process of innovation medium degree, and facing the practice of managers of administrative obstacles to creativity With a moderate degree, and that most of the obstacles hindering the practice of managerial creativity, organizational obstacles, and recommendations: The Education Department should choose secondary school principals from conscious educational leaders, who believe in the importance of administrative creativity in schools, and the researcher recommends the Ministry of Education and Education Departments to give school principals powers Commensurate with their responsibilities, allowing them the opportunity to show their creativity.

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