Aim Of Education Research Articles

Need for ICT adoption in the teaching of Christian religious education at the basic education level in Nigeria

The acquisition of essential skills and knowledge is considered a primary aim of education to effectively navigate and succeed in various aspects of life. In modern times, the role involves proactive engagement in a society that is rich in information, where knowledge is considered the primary driver for the socio-cultural and politico-economic progress of nations. The teaching and learning of religious education has not fully utilized the abundant resources available in the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) era, owing to several limitations. This study analyzed the current status of religious education during this era, as well as the factors that facilitate, inhibit or hinder the integration of ICT in Nigerian basic education level. The research provides recommendations for the effective integration of ICT initiatives in the teaching of Christian religious education within Nigerian basic education level in the contemporary era. The study employed quasi-experimental design. The research suggests that it would be beneficial for Nigerian basic education level to be equipped with contemporary computer laboratories by the appropriate authorities, for the benefit of both basic education level students and teachers.

Memperkuat Eksistensi Pendidikan Islam di Era Revolusi Industri 4.0

Without realizing it, education experiences quality imbalance that multidimensional. Based on the phenomenon that continues develop today, there are at least three main reasons; First, education experiences process of reducing meaning, even degraded only memorization activities and skills to do examination (UN). Second, education is plunged into the process of commercialization, where education has turned into a commodity that traded and managed, such as industrial world that tends to be profit oriented. Third, education only express the superiorization of schools, it is schools become increasingly invulnerable, distanced, and suppress students parents, both subtly, and blatantly. This article was written with the aim for study Islamic education, which is then adapted to truth of Islamic teachings. The results talk that in the Industrial Revolution 4.0 era, Islamic education has a very important to formation of morals or morals for humans because with Islamic education lead and direct to physical and spiritual development will be able to form a personality in accordance with the teachings of Islamic religion.

Education as initiation into social practices – the case of democracy

ABSTRACT In this essay I scrutinize the challenge Paul Hirst set to educational philosophers in rejecting rational autonomy as the central aim of education and proposing initiation into social practices instead. Although I disagree with some dimensions of Hirst’s argument, I find his main idea of utmost importance in answering some burning challenges of contemporary democratic education. Contrary to Hirst’s thinking, I argue that this theoretical development can be best done within the framework of philosophical pragmatism, on which appropriate interpretations of the concepts of democracy, social practices and habits can be based. In this framework, it is also possible to preserve as educational ideals the pragmatist interpretations of the notions of rationality and autonomy. Based on my theoretical development relying both on early pragmatist and contemporary thinkers, I argue that education for democracy should start from the aim of providing children with emotionally rewarding experiences of participation, membership and belonging.

Marcuse, Capitalism, and the One-Dimensional Student

AbstractDrawing on critical theorist Herbert Marcuse’s analysis of modern technological society in his 1964 book, One-Dimensional Man, this article argues that the forces of one-dimensionality that characterize citizens under capitalism have necessarily found their way into schools, leading to what we see as an epidemic of the one-dimensional student. Where other scholars have focused on the impacts of capitalism on schooling and possible structural reform efforts through educational policy, this analysis takes seriously the role of the individual in overcoming an all too easy tendency toward one-dimensional thinking. Applying Marcuse’s fundamental concepts of one-dimensionality, the authors point to the ways in which schools and society actively teach and promote one-dimensionality. Through this application of Marcuse to the field of education, the authors uncover the subtle ways that schools shape the consciousness of students, and in doing so perpetuate one-dimensional society. The article concludes with a number of solutions that reassess educational aims to be more in tune with the sharpening of critical consciousness, or what Marcuse calls negative thinking, for the sake of freedom of self and society.

Epistemic injustice and education in the digital age

The aim of this article is to function as a starting point for combining the study of epistemic injustice in a higher education framework with that of digitalization, including recent developments such as the entrance of AI in higher education. What is identified as the main problem is the power of digital technology and how technologies shape institutional practices of teaching and learning, often in opposition to democratic education aims. The introduction of AI in higher education deepens the mediatization process of higher education, demonstrated by a mainstream oriented usage of AI. In higher education, digital technology shapes practices that are indifferent to the epistemic claims and rights of students, and quite perfectly attuned to the ‘practical needs’ of digital technology which severely challenges the concept of knowing and also critical thinking in higher education.

PERAN GURU MATA PELAJARAN AKIDAH AKHLAK DALAM MENGHADAPI ERA DIGITAL DI MADRASAH TSANAWIYAH EXCELLENT ZAINUL HASAN BALUNG JEMBER

Abstract: This journal aims to determine the role of Aqidah Akhlak subject teachers in facing the digital era at Madrasah Tsanawiyah Excellent Zainul Hasan Balung. The role of teachers, especially teachers of Aqidah Akhlak subjects in an educational institution, is very important. This refers to the aim of education which is one of the important aspects of life to form people of quality, character, responsibility and usefulness. This research uses a descriptive qualitative research approach. Data collection techniques using observation, interviews, documentaries. This research uses qualitative descriptive analysis. The results of this research are: 1). Teachers as educators include: (a) Religious inspirers, disciplinary inspirers. b) Religious motivator, discipline motivator. (c) Religious facilitator, discipline facilitator. 2) The teacher as a motivator, namely by instilling habitual character education, morning tadarus, reading Asmaul Husna, and welcoming students by the teacher at the front of the school gate to shake hands. 3) The teacher as an innovator in planning, namely using curmer to create teaching modules. In the implementation of learning the Aqidah Akhlak teacher uses 1 student 1 laptop as media.

MSW Student Wellness, Training Satisfaction, and Readiness to Address Substance Misuse

Social work educators aim to increase the goodness of fit between student preparation and the needs of the community. Because working with individuals with substance use disorders (SUD) can be emotionally challenging, training MSW students to do this well does require not only development of skills and knowledge but also a capacity to maintain personal wellness. The purpose of this study is to better understand how wellness strategies affect MSW students’ preparation. This study examined two strategies to maintain wellness used by MSW students, pro-active stress management and classmate support network, and their relationship to training satisfaction and student readiness to assist clients struggling with substance use. Thirty-three MSW students in the final month of their degrees completed program evaluation surveys in Spring and Summer 2020. We conducted linear regressions to assess how proactive stress management and classmate support network contributed to student satisfaction and practice readiness. While both proactive stress management and supportive classmate networks were significantly predictive of training satisfaction, only pro-active stress management also predicted several measures of student readiness to address substance misuse. Findings highlight the importance of student wellness in preparing students for practice, particularly the value of fostering student capacity for proactive stress management.

Leveraging Social Media and Deep Learning for Sentiment Analysis for Smart Governance: A Case Study of Public Reactions to Educational Reforms in Saudi Arabia

The Saudi government’s educational reforms aim to align the system with market needs and promote economic opportunities. However, a lack of credible data makes assessing public sentiment towards these reforms challenging. This research develops a sentiment analysis application to analyze public emotional reactions to educational reforms in Saudi Arabia using AraBERT, an Arabic language model. We constructed a unique Arabic dataset of 216,858 tweets related to the reforms, with 2000 manually labeled for public sentiment. To establish a robust evaluation framework, we employed random forests, support vector machines, and logistic regression as baseline models alongside AraBERT. We also compared the fine-tuned AraBERT Sentiment Classification model with CAMeLBERT, MARBERT, and LLM (GPT) models. The fine-tuned AraBERT model had an F1 score of 0.89, which was above the baseline models by 5% and demonstrated a 4% improvement compared to other pre-trained transformer models applied to this task. This highlights the advantage of transformer models specifically trained for the target language and domain (Arabic). Arabic-specific sentiment analysis models outperform multilingual models for this task. Overall, this study demonstrates the effectiveness of AraBERT in analyzing Arabic sentiment on social media. This approach has the potential to inform educational reform evaluation in Saudi Arabia and potentially other Arabic-speaking regions.

Understanding the aims of education from a perspective of social ecology

Introduction. The article discusses the features of approaches to understanding issues in the philosophy of education, based on the principles and data of social ecology. Such environmentalist approaches, anticipated in E. Haeckel’s works, are actively developing today, which is reflected, in particular, in the existence of specialized periodicals and the formation of special thematic spaces for discussion.Purpose setting. The authors attempt to identify the socio- philosophical foundations of environmentalist approaches to education. At the center of the discussion presented in the article are environmentalist judgments regarding the question of the goals of education.Methodology and methods of the study. To solve this problem, the authors carry out a content-critical and comparative analysis of environmental solutions presented in domestic and foreign literature.Results. It is shown that from a socio-philosophical point of view, the environmentalist understanding of the relationship between the spheres of public life is not without interest. Many of the supporters of this direction make critical judgments regarding the influence of economic social institutions on the functioning of society and its development. Environmental problems, for which the educational transformations proposed by environmentalists are aimed at finding solutions, are determined from their point of view by social factors. In fact, environmental themes are used by environmentalists to argue for different views on education, based on differing attitudes not only of a theoretical but also of a political nature.Conclusion. The analysis carried out shows that it is advisable to consider environmentalism and social ecological philosophy of education as a thematically homogeneous complex of substantively different solutions. Such approaches are the result of reflection on the classical problems of philosophy of education with the help of «ecological» values and cognitive attitudes.

A Review of Integrated Curriculum Models in Language Teaching

Integrated curriculum models in language education aim to combine multiple disciplines and language skills into a cohesive framework, fostering connections between language learning and real-world contexts. While these models offer a holistic approach, their implementation has raised concerns about effectiveness, teacher readiness, and challenges in cross-subject integration. This review evaluates the current literature on integrated curriculum models in language teaching, examining their impact on language proficiency and learner engagement. The study reviews empirical studies, case reports, and theoretical discussions, focusing on both qualitative and quantitative research that assesses outcomes in language classrooms. Key themes include cross-curricular integration, teacher collaboration, and the influence of cultural and contextual factors. Findings suggest that integrated curriculum models improve language proficiency by encouraging language use in diverse contexts, helping learners develop both language and critical thinking skills. However, successful implementation requires significant teacher collaboration and curriculum alignment. Teacher preparedness and institutional support are also crucial for achieving positive outcomes. In conclusion, integrated curriculum models hold great potential to enhance language education, but their success relies on effective implementation and collaboration between educators. Further research is needed to assess the long-term effects and scalability of these models in different educational settings.

Academic Administration that Affects Proactive Learning of Educational Institutions under Chaiyaphum Municipality

Background and Aims: This research aims to study and compare the level of academic administration that affects active learning management in educational institutions under Chaiyaphum Municipality. The analysis will be separated according to educational level. Work experience and type of educational institution. In addition, there is a study of academic administration guidelines that can affect the management of active learning in these educational institutions. Methodology: The sample used in the research consisted of 129 personnel in educational institutions under Chaiyaphum Municipality, which were obtained from stratified random sampling. The research tools included a questionnaire using a 5-level rating scale and a structured interview with an IOC between 0.80 - 1.00 and a confidence value of 0.83. For the statistics used in data analysis, such as frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation. T-test, F-test, and pairwise difference test using the Scheffé Method. Results: the finding found that (1) Academic administration that affects the management of active learning in educational institutions under Chaiyaphum Municipality, overall it is at a high level. When considering each aspect, it was found that academic administration that affects proactive learning management is at a high level in every aspect. (2) Results of the comparative analysis of opinions regarding academic administration that affect active learning management of educational institutions under Chaiyaphum Municipality. Classified by educational level work experience and type of educational institution found that there was no difference. (3) Guidelines for academic administration that affect active learning management in educational institutions under Chaiyaphum Municipality include improving or changing the curriculum to be consistent with active learning management. educational institution context and student context. Encouraging teachers to organize problem-based teaching and learning activities. integrated teaching. Encouraging teachers to measure and evaluate learning according to actual conditions, which meets the aims of education. and use the evaluation results to develop individual learners. Teachers are also encouraged to develop modern teaching materials. By using technology to organize teaching and learning. and use the results of supervision to further improve and develop teaching media. Conclusion: The findings show that academic administration has a significant impact on active learning management in educational institutions in Chaiyaphum Municipality, with consistently high performance across all aspects. There were no differences according to educational level, work experience, or type of institution. Aligning curricula with active learning, encouraging problem-based and integrated teaching, promoting authentic assessment, and facilitating the development of modern teaching materials through technology and supervision are all important guidelines for improving academic administration.

Truth-telling about (Teacher) education as settler-colonial project: ‘The past is always with us’

ABSTRACT One of the Editors’ 2022 Challenges to the Field was: What is the story this government wants us to tell our children? What is education for? Continuing this conversation leads to a related question: What can be learnt from reviewing the history of schooling in Australia in this light? I argue here that the nation’s founding discourse of White Australia produced a purposeful project of schooling and teacher education designed to ‘keep rural Australia white’. This also led to the disassociation of rural education and Aboriginal education that remains problematic for rural schools today. As a form of truth-telling from a non-Indigenous perspective, I offer a basis for reflection on the extent to which 21st Century educational practices continue to (re)produce this discourse. Understanding the past – about how the newly federated Australian states century set out to educate their future citizens – is crucial for teacher education aiming for social and environmental justice and change. An anti-colonialist reading of this history of colonial settler schooling might help us understand why the discourse of White Australia (and the systematic regimes of ‘truth’ about our country, its original inhabitants, and its waves of new settler-citizens) has remained so powerful over time.

Connecting gender equality with sustainability in early childhood: educators understandings in Victoria, Australia

Three decades of international recommendations have highlighted the importance of advancing gender equality in achieving the aims of Education for Sustainability (EfS) at all levels of education. However, there has been a persistent disconnect between considerations of gender and sustainability in early childhood education (ECE). This article presents findings from a small-scale, mixed methods research project that sought to address this gap. The project explored educators’ understandings of the relationship between gender equality and sustainability, using survey and interview methods, with early childhood educators in Victoria, Australia. Key findings indicate a disconnection between discourses of sustainability and gender equality obscures educators’ perceptions of the ways that gender influences EfS in ECE. Equally, while the majority of participants had not previously considered their connection, they believed gender equality is important to, and pedagogically aligned with, their sustainability teaching objectives. The findings are used to propose a Continuum of Gender Equitable Early Childhood Education for Sustainability.

Resilience to Boredom: An Aim of Education?

Resilience to Boredom: An Aim of Education?

Aerodynamics learning based on the development of an simplified conceptual glider design and flight testing

This study explores numerically and experimentally the conceptual design of a glider aircraft, focusing on achieving stable and efficient flight. The purpose of the work was the applied learning of aerodynamics for an undergraduate course in aerospace engineering. After research, simulations, and theoretical analyses, the project progressed to the practical stage, involving the construction and flight testing of the aircraft. This research included the identification of possible airfoils, consideration of Reynolds number limits and detailed analyses in XFLR5. Methods such as the Lifting Line Theorem and the Vortex Lattice Method were studied and applied in the project development.This approach underlines the study’s education aim - to demonstrate the practical application of theoretical knowledge. In summary, the design process, emphasizing the key milestones and challenges encountered during the manufacturing phase and the outcomes of the flight tests are discussed in detail. The project enabled the simulation and validation of aerodynamic concepts through construction, yielding flight results that were consistent with previous numerical predictions. This demonstrates that the proposed educational approach significantly enhances the practical application of theoretical knowledge in aerodynamics.

Rekindling Connections to Languages through Socio-Cultural Immersion Using Game-Based Learning and Virtual Reality: Cipher VR Case Study

Traditional language learning methods often fall short in engaging learners, especially in the context of indigenous languages like Irish. In this study we show how the language learning game Cipher VR combines digital game-based language learning with Virtual Reality (VR) to reconnect learners with indigenous languages, using the Irish language as a case study. Initially designed for English, Cipher has undergone several iterations to adapt to the Irish context, and is now completing its metamorphosis into a VR platform aimed at meeting the needs of less-resourced and endangered languages. This paper explores Cipher VR's development, emphasising the learner-centric design that merges educational aims, engaging gameplay and a culturally grounded approach to create an immersive and motivating learning experience.

Theory of educational forms of education: an unwritten chapter in Polish theory of education

In the article attention is drawn to fact that, opposite to the others extracted contents of a structure of educational process, such as educational values, aims, situations, relations and methods, in Polish theory of education the issue of an educational forms has no complex theoretical development in comparison to proposal presented in the 80s of the XX century by Heliodor Muszyński. The article discusses this approach, indicates its weaknesses and limitations, then presents arguments which supports the need of development of mentioned issue in the frames of educational theory understood as a subdiscipline of contemporary educational sciences. At the end the article proposes some possibility of direction for such development.

Students’ local vs. global views of data distributions: a cross-grade-level analysis using eye-tracking

AbstractThe ability to interpret and compare data distributions is an important educational goal. Inherent in the statistical concept of distribution is the need to focus not only on individual data points or small groups of data points (so-called local view), but to perceive a distribution as a whole, allowing to recognize global features such as center, spread, and shape (so-called global view). However, the latter is challenging for students to acquire. This study, involving 68 students in grades 4, 6, and 8, had two main objectives. First, we aimed to examine the potential impact of grade level on how students perceive and compare distributions presented in dot plots. Despite variations in specific pre-knowledge, our findings showed no significant grade-related differences in students’ gaze behavior or their ability to process global features when comparing distributions. This finding suggests that there is no significant developmental trend across grade levels regarding students’ capacity to perceive distributions globally, a critical aim in statistics education. Our second objective was to extend the findings of our previous work regarding the identification of specific eye-tracking measures as indicators of students’ local vs. global views. In line with our hypotheses, differences in gaze behavior between students with a local and global view were determined regardless of their grade level. This robustness across different educational stages underscores the validity of specific eye-tracking measures as reliable indicators for students local vs. global view of data. Our research highlights the potential of eye-tracking for understanding students’ data interpretation approaches in statistics education.

Through the looking glass; midwifery students' experience of ethical issues: A feminist explanatory case study

BackgroundThe ethical component in midwifery education is governed by international professional values, codes, and ethical principles. The aim of midwifery education is to encourage students to develop a lifelong commitment to ethical practice within their midwifery role and scope. However, little evidence is available on the experiences of midwifery students and how they navigate ethical issues in maternity systems. AimTo present a case study from a midwifery students' perspective that demonstrates observed ethical issues and to provide analysis of the ethical issues identified. DesignA Single explanatory case study design with a feminist lens applied. Explanatory case studies present the ‘how and why’ of a phenomenon and contributes to understanding phenomena in a holistic and real-life context. SettingThis project was set at a West Australian university from which pre-registration midwifery courses are delivered. ParticipantsA solitary case study is presented from a midwifery students' clinical placement. MethodsEthics were approved 2023-04805. Edith Cowan University HREC. The source of data for this case study was direct observation by the primary author (Priya, 2021) and the Joanna Briggs Methods for Case study reporting guide followed. Thematic analysis with a feminist lens was applied to the data. ResultsThree themes were generated ‘Through the looking glass; observing ethical issues’; ‘Whose body Is It? The Erosion of Maternal Consent’ and ‘Relational care versus defensive practice’. These themes explain the antecedents and consequences of the ethical issues identified by the midwifery student, the findings are supported by ethical theory and midwifery philosophy to highlight some of the underlying causes that contribute to ethical issues. ConclusionMidwifery students experience ethical distress when they observe ethical issues and are powerless to support birth people in a way that aligns with midwifery philosophy of relational, woman-centred care. Further research is required to better understand how midwifery students may be better supported to foster ethical care.

Religious ideologies of minimal computing: negotiating digital technology in religious nationalist education

ABSTRACT Using resistance to digital technologies in religious nationalist public high schools in Israel as a frame for discussing minimal computing, this paper explores how socio-religious ideologies foster minimal technological practices. Based on interviews with administrators, homeroom teachers, and religious and secular content teachers from three schools near an urban center, the study explores how multiple mandates to provide religious, nationalist, and modern education shape teachers’ educational approaches to digital technologies. The paper argues that an approach that segregates technologies to secular domains disentangles digital devices from religious subjectivity; one that allocates time for ‘profane’ digital technologies creates discontinuity between digital practices and religious educational aims; and one that integrates technologies into religious practice fosters a symbiotic digital–analog religiosity. By highlighting the role of religious ideology in shaping limited technological approaches, the paper explores how constraints on teachers’ practices stem not only from resource-driven limitations but from minimal technological will.