Impact of Systemic Teaching on Achievement and Literacy of Physics of the Fourth Scientific Grade Students

The research aimed to verify the impact of systemic model on achievement of physics and physical literacy of the fourth scientific grade students, the researcher used the experimental design of the two equivalent groups, the research community was the fourth scientific students in the public day schools in the General Directorate of Diwaniyah Education for the academic year (2017 - 2018). The researcher is randomly, including Division B to represent the experimental group consisting of (30) students and Division C represents the control group made up of (29) students, the two groups were equal in variables: time age, intelligence, grades of the first course test, and the measure of physical literacy, the researcher prepared two tools, namely the achievement test (40 items) and the physical literacy test (30 items), and their validity and reliability were confirmed. The results showed the superiority of the students of the experimental group that studied the systemic model over the students of the control group that studied the traditional method in both the achievement test and the physical literacy, and in light of this the researcher recommended the use of the systemic teaching and suggested conducting other studies of stages and subjects.

De la normatividad hacia la alteridad. Estudio mixto sobre el tratamiento de la diversidad en películas Disney

La diversidad es condición sine qua non de la propia existencia, no entendida únicamente a nivel físico sino como cualquier diferencia entre personas. Por ello, esta se percibe como la suma de la normatividad y alteridad. Esta realidad se convierte en una de las pretensiones de la escuela actual, especialmente durante la Educación Infantil como periodo educativo en el que se asientan los valores de tolerancia y respeto. No obstante, se cuenta con barreras en cuanto a dicho paradigma inclusivo con elementos como la cultura visual de la imagen que en parte de sus producciones incluye un discurso separatista, clasista y en contra de la diferencia. Un ejemplo concreto radica en la colección “Los clásicos” Disney como conjunto cinematográfico que exalta la normatividad occidental opacando la alteridad, y presentándola como situación normalizada. Como consecuencia, se procede a un estudio de tipo mixto para mostrar los filmes de esta colección que presentan un tratamiento positivo e inclusivo de la alteridad y que sirven por tanto como recurso didáctico para las plantillas docentes de la etapa educativa de Educación Infantil. Con todo, una de las sub-categorías más destacadas en el conjunto analizado es la normalidad con la que se presentan las Necesidades Educativas Especiales y razas diferentes a la blanca occidental. Diversity is a sine qua non condition of existence and it should not be only understood on a physical level but also as any difference between people. For this reason, diversity is perceived as the sum of normativity and otherness. The approach of diversity has become one of the aims of present-day schools, especially during Early Childhood Education because this is the period when the values ​​of tolerance and respect are established. However, there are barriers to this inclusive paradigm. One of them comes from the visual culture of images because part of its productions includes a separatist, classist and anti-difference discourse. A concrete example lies in the Disney "classics". This set of films exalts Western regulations, presenting them as the norm and, therefore, overshadowing otherness. To tackle this situation, the present mixed-method study focuses on the analysis of those films within the Disney classics which present a positive and inclusive treatment of alterity. These films, therefore, serve as a pedagogical resource for Early Education teaching staff. One of the most prominent sub-categories emerging from the analyzed films is the normality with which special needs and ethnicities different from the white Western one are presented.

Specialised Professional Training Makes a Difference! The Importance and Prestige of Typical Duties in All-Day Schools from the Perspective of Teachers, Leisure Educators, Principals and Coordinators of Extended Education

In Austria there is a specialised education (60 ECTS) for “leisure educators”, who are professionals working in all-day schools in the field of extended education but who are not teachers. Despite the existence of leisure educators, also teachers are often tasked with supervising extended education settings like lunchtime, extra-curricular activities and uncommitted free time in all-day schools in Austria. This paper aims to illustrate the difference of prestige that comes with different fields of duty in extended education and the implications of that difference. The paper is based on a quantitative study carried out in all-day schools in Vienna. It looks at the prestige of typical professional duties in all-day schools and at the importance attached to these duties by different professional groups. Leisure educators assign a higher importance to non-formal activities than teachers or other professional groups do. Yet, these activities represent relevant fields of duty in respect of training children and adolescents in 21st century skills. Hence the authors propose to address typical extended education duties in teacher education to enable all-day school professional teams to work on eye-level and efficiently.

SOCIAL PROTECTION OF STUDENTS IN UKRAINE: A RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS

During the second part of the twentieth century. in Ukraine, systemic signs of social protection of students of general secondary education have been formed. Thanks to the joint efforts of the state and the public, comprehensive education funds, boarding schools, extended day groups, transportation of children to school, food, conditions for the development, education and training of various categories of children through the opening of boarding schools, extended day schools, sanatoriums and boarding schools , special schools and boarding schools.

Education

Since the 1960s, a growing number of American evangelicals have withdrawn their children from “government schools,” seeking alternative provision either in private Christian day schools or in parentally provided education within the home. Over two million American children are being home educated, and in the last few years, the number of children involved in home education has grown at a rate around twelve times that of the number of students entering public schools. Across the United States, but especially in north Idaho, an increasing number of believers are turning to several varieties of Christian education to dispute the minoritarian and subcultural assumptions of those believers who have conceded to liberal expectations, and to educate a generation of the faithful that will work to reclaim and eventually control the cultural mainstream. The influence of conservative religion on the public school system has never been greater, but in home schools, private schools, and liberal arts colleges, education has become a vital weapon in strategies of survival and resistance in evangelical America.

Penerapan Full Day School Dalam Mengembangkan Budaya Religius di Sekolah Dasar Muhammadiyah 1 Menganti Gresik

In general, elementary school-age children will feel bored when they are in school for longer, in contrast to the phenomenon that occurred at SD Muhammadiyah 1 Menganti. Students in this school actually look comfortable and very disciplined when they are at school, especially in terms of worship. Starting from this phenomenon, researchers want to know in depth about the application of full day schools in developing religious culture at SD Muhammadiyah 1 Menganti, with a focus on the problem of how to implement full day schools in developing religious culture at SD Muhammadiyah 1 Menganti ?. This study uses a qualitative method with a case study approach. Data collection techniques with observation, interviews, and documentation. The data analysis technique used the analysis of Miles and Huberman. Test the validity of the data by triangulation and reference adequacy. The results showed that full day school learning at SD Muhammadiyah 1 Menganti starts at 07.00 until 16.00. The learning is combined with Islamic habituation which becomes an effort in developing religious culture in schools, and is formed in several activities, namely: shaking hands and saying greetings to teachers, congregational prayers (dhuha prayer, midday prayer, Asr prayer, Friday prayer) , Koran morning, mutual respect and tolerance, tahfiz juz 30, Thursday morning study, study of women, Darul Arqom, MABIT, habituation of daily prayer, PHBI, social service, and habituation of giving. [Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan penerapan full day school dalam mengembangkan budaya religious di SD Muhammadiyah 1 Menganti Gresik. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif dengan pendekatan studi kasus. Teknik pengumpulan data dengan observasi, wawancara, dan dokumentasi. Teknik analisis data menggunakan analisis dari Miles dan Huberman. Uji keabsahan data dengan triangulasi dan kecukupan referensi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pembelajaran full day school di SD Muhammadiyah 1 Menganti Gresik dimulai pukul 07.00 sampai pukul 16.00. Pembelajarannya dipadukan dengan pembiasaan Islami yang menjadi suatu upaya dalam mengembangkan budaya religius di sekolah, dan terbentuk dalam beberapa kegiatan yaitu: berjabat tangan dan mengucapkan salam kepada guru, sholat berjama’ah (sholat dhuha, sholat dhuhur, sholat ashar, sholat jum’at), ngaji morning, saling hormat dan toleran, tahfiz juz 30, kajian kamis pagi, kajian keputrian, darul arqom, MABIT, pembiasaan doa sehari-hari, PHBI, bakti sosial, dan pembiasaan berinfaq]

Ability Streaming as a Predictor of Academic Inferiority Feelings Among Form Three Students in Kisii County, Kenya

There is substantial literature on the relationship between ability streaming and academic performance among students. This literature however is scanty on the relationship between ability streaming and academic inferiority feelings. The main aim of this study was therefore to investigate the relationship between ability streaming and academic inferiority feelings among students who do not perform well. Alfred Adler’s theory of individual psychology forms the theoretical framework of the study. The study adopted a mixed methods sequential explanatory research design. It was carried out in Kisii County, Kenya. The target population was all the Form Three students in public schools in Kenya (593711 students). Proportionate stratified sampling was used to select the top, average and low-ranking schools in the county. It was further used to stratify schools into boys’ boarding, girls’ boarding, mixed day and boarding and mixed day schools. Simple random sampling was used in the selection of the 400 respondents from 20 schools to form the sample. The research instruments were questionnaires and an interview schedule for the students administered by the researcher. Personal and academic self-concept inventory (PASCI) was used to collect data on academic inferiority feelings and Stephanie Soto Gordon’s questionnaire was used to collect data on ability streaming from students. A pilot study was used to validate and ensure reliability of the research instruments. Both descriptive and inferential statistical procedures were used to analyze data with the help of Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20. The results were presented using frequency tables. The results showed that there was a relationship between ability streaming and academic inferiority feelings with most of the respondents having moderate feelings of academic inferiority i.e. 83%. Sex differences were found in ability streaming in regard to academic inferiority feelings. Boys experienced a slightly higher level of academic inferiority feelings with a mean of 67.11as compared to girls who had a mean 65.08. A major recommendation of the study among others was that the ministry of education should try to do away with ability streaming in schools which makes the students feel academically inferior.