Textbook Compilation Research Articles

EXAMINING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE

This study was conducted aimed to examine the relationship between knowledge management enablers and organizational performance. The study population is 446 managers and experts of National Education Research and Planning Organization of Iran (The main task of this organization is curriculum and compilation of textbooks for primary school, first and second period high school students). The study method is descriptive and correlational and sampling method is simple random sampling. In conducting the study three standard questionnaires of Lee, Wiig and Goldsmith (2003) were used. Validity and reliability of the questionnaire was measured and reviewed before the distribution of the sample. Many studies have been conducted in the field of knowledge management but in this study it was attempted to consider organizational culture, organizational structure, IT and leadership as knowledge management enablers as well as examine the relationship between knowledge management cycle and organizational performance regarding Achieve model. The study results showed that a significant relationship is found between organizational culture, information technology, leadership, knowledge management cycle as well as between knowledge management cycle and organizational performance

Chinese Interpreter Training in Context: Textbook Compilation as a Didactic Tool

Chinese Interpreter Training in Context: Textbook Compilation as a Didactic Tool

Analisis Penyajian Konsep dan Soal pada Lembar Kerja Siswa (LKS) Matematika SMK Kelas X Terbitan Cahaya Mentari, Surakarta

<p>:This study aimed at analyzing the presentation of concepts and questions on <br />theworksheet vocational high school students firt class a semester publications Cahaya Mentari. Methods of research using qualitative descriptive methods, in this study the authors did not conduct experiments or field research. Method used is literature study method in accordance with references from varioussources related dengnan issues to be addressed. Population taken in this study are the concepts and issues urian short and multiple choice, to serve as study sample. Review the concept based on common benchmark compilation of textbooks, while the review examined a matter of using the rules about the presentation in the form ofdescriptions and multiple choice according to the study of materials, construction andstudy of language. </p>

The State Power and the Historical Presentation in Korean Modern and Contemporary History

The characteristic of Korean modern historiography have been revealed by the modes of textbook compilation. The modern history education and historiography began in 1895. It was the most distinguishing in this period that the history textbook compilation and historiography of the Great Han Empire were strongly influenced by the colonial view of history in Japan. Since Japanese annexation of Korea, the Government-General forced the unified historiography with the state selection of textbooks.BR After the Japanese Empire fell in 1945, the state selection of textbooks did not disappear; rather, it was inherited by the Korean government; under the military government, Korean History textbook became government-designated in 1974. The state textbooks were partially converted into authorized textbooks in 2007. However, the state-designated textbook system has been paid attention since Lee Myung-bak government.BR This phenomenon means the vulnerability of democracy in Korea, the growth of the sound conservative force was obstructed by the extremely conservative force, which had established its identity only as anti-North Korea. However, we should ponder that the top-down tactic to inject the ruling ideology has not been successful as historical experiences have exhibited.

Proposals for Maritime Issues Review in Korean History Textbooks

Across the ages and in all countries of the world, mankind emphasis on historical roles, and always expect to get answers from history experience, when the crisis situation occurs. This is from positive attitude of history education, especially for the nation-state history education. Nevertheless, people of Korean society do not appreciate the value and meaning of history, thus leading to weaken history education, sometimes even be excluded. Nowadays history education is no longer a required course in high school of Korea. In order to explore historical facts, restore national identity, and accelerate the future development, Korea government needs to re-examine the way of ancient history education. Also Korea is Lack of maritime historical research especially there is no maritime history education in Korea. This paper confirmed the problem that young people learn nothing about ocean history of Korea in school education process. The author emphasis the improving value of maritime knowledge of new era, and suggest government should be actively involved in maritime research and education. In case of need, maritime history textbook compilation should also be considered.

Gender Images in EFL Textbooks

Abstract Textbooks, authorized by the national education agency to be major teaching materials used in schools in China, are a kind of cultural capital. Textbooks assimilate and spread the culture of a certain society, which standardizes and restricts the compilation of textbooks. The culture of a society, especially the main ideology inevitably permeates textbooks. Therefore, what content is chosen in textbooks, how to organize the knowledge and how to present it to the target readers and evaluate it，are surely influenced by ideology. And the influence is neither obvious nor hidden. EFL teaching materials, the bridge between students and their teachers, are indispensable from English language instruction. Within the framework of Critical Linguistics, this paper studies the complicated relationship between language, power and ideology, based on one of the widely used EFL textbooks in Mainland China Fun with English. It tries to expose hidden sexism in Fun with English through quantitative analysis, textual analysis and comparative analysis. Moreover, it shows how sexist EFL teaching material affects their users and tentatively suggests several practical suggestions for overcoming negative effects of such materials.

On Internet-Based Translation Teaching Mode Reform and Practical Translation Talents Cultivation

Along with the rapid socioeconomic development and the steady growth of science and culture, there appears a growing demand from the society and the market for high-level and high-quality translators. However, in the traditional teaching mode, which cannot meet the social needs for qualified translators, the cultivation of translators is isolated from the social demands, leading to the increasing contradiction between supply and demand. This paper will, based on the current state of the course of translation for foreign language majors in our college, discuss the teaching mode reform of translation from the aspects of curriculum, teaching method reform, elevation of teachers’ professional attainment, and textbook compilation, aiming to foster practical translators with solid professional background, good language and culture knowledge, and innovation spirit.

Development and Suggestions of Dance Creation Teaching-Learning Activities Based on Secondary School Physical Education Textbooks According to the 2009 Revised Curriculum Focusing on the Understanding of Aesthetic Expressions Section.

Korean curriculum follows frequent revision policy of revising it partially at any time when necessary according to the needs of the times and society. Upon revision of the curriculum, the compilation of a new textbook becomes inevitable. And textbooks are official teaching-learning materials helping implementation of the national curriculum in actual classroom situations. Therefore, it can be said that textbooks play very important functions for ensuring the quality of education. In this study, the researcher intends to propose dance creation teaching-learning activities based on PE textbooks that can embody the significance of dance education actually and can also reflect the educational goals of creative personnel training and learner-centered teaching methods which are emphasized in the current curriculum faithfully

Aspects of Writing the Textbooks of the Albanian People History in Pre-University Education

This paper aims to analyse the challenges of historiography, in particular those coming across during the process of writing the textbooks of history for the educational curriculum. Its approach is theoretical as much as empirical. The object of the paper is to evaluate the level of meeting the scientific criteria in the text “The history of the albanian people 12”. Considering the fact that historical literature, including the school books of history, is written continuously, historians should meet the following criteria: 1. The generalising criterion, meaning the synthetic presentation of historical processes treated with a scientific objectivity. During the compilation, it is necessary to avoid biased stance, politicisation and extreme ideological arguments that distort the historical truth. Scientific accuracy can be reached by using the valid thesis of native and foreign historiography. 2. The chronological criterion, as the main characteristic of the historicism, implies time arrangement of historical events. It intends to analyse in right proportion the historical periods, in conformity with the most accepted periodisation of this scientific discipline. 3. The psychopedagogic criterion is based on the adaptation of the formative and informative material with the psychological and intellectual qualities, as well as the perceiving and assimilating abilities of the reader. The accurate meeting of these scientific criteria leads the historian’s work during the process of research and the interpretation of the sources. These last ones require the research methods of analysis (deduction) and synthesis (induction), as well as the methods of synchronic and dychronic analogy. The analytic approach of the historical facts and events influences on the development of the critical thinking and the scientific content of history as discipline, that begins with the compilation of the school textbooks of preliminary and high educational system. DOI: 10.5901/jesr.2014.v4n4p466

Birth and succession of a current of learning in Korean medicine: the supporting yang current of learning

Birth and succession of a current of learning in Korean medicine: the supporting yang current of learning

Hyeon Chae’s Growth as One of the Main Agents of Modern Translation

This article examines the process by which Hyeon Chae (玄采), who had been a yeokgwan (譯官) in Joseon, emerged as a modern intellectual through his works on foreign book translation and textbook compilation. Hyeon worked at the Hakbu (學部) as a translator and compiler of textbooks after the 1894 Kabo Reforms. He did not limit himself to performing a passive role as a government official. Hyeon has been concerned about the organization of textbooks and worked to give new meaning to his translation work within the context of his times. He translated foreign books for the purpose of educating people and ultimately making the Daehan Empire a rich and powerful independent nation. Hyeon’s consciousness and knowledge which have accumulated through translations manifest clearly in the Yunyeonpildok(幼年必讀), an introductory textbook for children and the general public. Hyeon attempted to organize the material in a clear and straightforward manner suitable for the level of children or those new to modern education. He intended to evoke people’s patriotism through various contents in this book. Hyeon also recognized the necessity of industrial and scientific education in reaching the goal of building a rich, powerful, and independent nation, Hyeon Chae, who had been a lower level official in the premodern era, transformed himself into an active modern intellectual who would lead the introduction, processing, and circulation of modern knowledge through translation.

A Dynamic Study of English Intertextual Lexical Repetition Rates

ABSTRACTThis research divides the large-scale written British National Corpus (BNC) and American National Corpus (ANC) into the experimental set and test set and makes a dynamic study of the English intertextual lexical repetition rates. First, a theoretical mathematical model to calculate intertextual lexical repetition rates is established. Then based on the experimental set, the standard deviations for the repetition rates of all text pairs and the 95% confidence intervals for the estimated values of repetition rates for all text pairs are calculated. After the test of the model and its 95% confidence intervals against all the observed intertextual lexical repetition rates in the test set, it is found that the theoretical model and its 95% confidence intervals experience a very small margin of error, and the model can be used to estimate the intertextual lexical repetition rates and their possible range of variation for authentic English texts of different lengths. The significance of this research is that it can be applied in English teaching, learning and English textbook compilation.

Globalization and Chinese Education in the Early 20th Century

With China’s growing significance in the global economy ever more evident, studies in recent years have highlighted multiple aspects of China’s “Globalization” (or global connections) that predate the contemporary period. This article focuses on educational reform in the late Qing and early Republic as a way of illuminating a significant aspect of China’s Globalization during this period. In particular, the article highlights the role of an emerging Chinese educational “lobby” that was involved in administration, teaching, and textbook compilation; furthermore, this lobby pioneered the introduction of new ideas, concepts, and innovative practice from abroad in the specialized journals on education—the first of their kind in China—which they edited and contributed to. More significantly, contributors to these journals engaged with and discussed educational issues and problems that were simultaneously being debated in the West. In the process Chinese educators and officials were able to draw upon, either to valorize or critique, a wide spectrum of contemporary foreign educational debate and practice in their prognosis of domestic education and its future. The picture that emerges of Chinese education during this period is one in which Chinese educators perceived themselves very much as active participants in a global educational community.

Neuro-Ophthalmology in Korea

Neuro-Ophthalmology in Korea

A Study on the Compilation of Middle School Korean Textbook by Education Curriculum 2009 Revised Version

A Study on the Compilation of Middle School Korean Textbook by Education Curriculum 2009 Revised Version

Repetition of teaching contents between genetics and relative courses in agricultural and forestry colleges and approaches to solving the problem

Genetics is one of the main courses in agricultural and forestry colleges. However, there is large repetition of teaching contents and joining problems between genetics and the relative courses. The negative effects of above problems are discussed in this paper. In order to relieve the conflict between the increase of genetics contents and the decrease of teaching hours in genetics teaching of undergraduates and provide reference for future textbook compilation, some approaches on solving repetition of teaching content and suggestions on joining problems are put forward.

Current situation of the university education and examination system of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in Taiwan

The TCM education is most crucial to the heritage and development of TCM. During the republican period of China there were many TCM colleges set up in succession to train doctors of TCM in some places throughout the country, but none in Taiwan. In 1951, Mr. ZHENG Pin-cong advocated establishing the private "Southeast College of TCM"; this eventuated in 1958 and it then changed the name to "Chinese College of TCM". Thereafter, the college and the compilation of textbooks as well as decisions on the courses developed continuously. The research work of TCM and the postgraduate education were also gradually carried out. In 1998, Chang Gung University established the department of TCM. With the development of TCM education, the licensing examination of Traditional Chinese physicians was gradually standardized.

The Realities of Textbook Policy and Textbook Compilation of Joseon Government-general in the Period of Japanese Occupation by Force

The Realities of Textbook Policy and Textbook Compilation of Joseon Government-general in the Period of Japanese Occupation by Force

An Evaluation of the English Immersion Approach in the Teaching of Finance in China

The English immersion teaching approach adopted by SEIB of GDUFS in China was developed on the basis of the immersion theory which was originally developed in North America. Its purpose is to create a learning environment in which the students acquire knowledge in business with English as the main carrier. The adoption of this approach aims to cultivate students with qualifications in both English language proficiency and business knowledge and skills. EDIF is one of the departments within SEIB that has implemented this approach since its establishment in 2001. The paper analyzes the implementation of English immersion teaching approach in the teaching of finance in EDIF from the perspectives of curriculum design, teacher training and recruitment, textbook selection and compilation and classroom teaching. Finally by comparing the results of language proficiency tests of EDIF students and those of the English majors of other colleges in China and by analyzing the employment situation of EDIF graduates, this paper concludes that students of EDIF outperform the other college students in both English language proficiency and employment competitive advantage. This indicates that English immersion teaching approach adopted by EDIF is effective and successful in the cultivation of students in both English proficiency and business knowledge.

Educational Publishing in China: Status Quo, Problems and Counter Measures

In China, educational publishing is devoted to publishing mainly textbooks and teaching materials. For a long time, education publishing has dominated others in China’s publishing industry. However, after entering the new century, especially in the last 2 years, there has been the impact of changes in the College-Entrance Examination, the Invitation to Bid for Compilation and Publication of Textbooks, government procurement and Scientific and Technological Advancement for supplementary books. Therefore, publishing for education has been losing its previous major role and dominance. For making a leap forward and breakthrough in educational publication, we must open up a new train of thought for the development of educational publishing, we need three distinct transformations: first, change in publishing mode from extensive to intensive growth. Second, transformation from variety-scale to market-scale expansion. Third, transformation from being just a provider of content to one providing both content and services.