Education Center Research Articles

Development of Management Guidelines of Inclusive Education in Special Education Center, Petchabun Province

Development of Management Guidelines of Inclusive Education in Special Education Center, Petchabun Province

Constituting the American Higher-Education Elite: Rush and Jefferson on Collegiate Civic Engagement

The foundation of new centers for civic education has sparked a new round of debate over the political independence of the public university. Do legal mandates by state legislatures undermine academic freedom? The underlying debate concerns alternative visions of elite formation, as comparing Benjamin Rush and Thomas Jefferson’s arguments during the Founding period makes apparent. Both believed that the American constitutional order depended on educated citizens of a certain character, requiring coercive authority in education to instill moral and political commitments. But whereas Jefferson made an exception for educational coercion, Rush viewed education as an aristocratic element that could complement democracy. Rush’s prioritizing of duties over rights offers a more helpful framework for the task of reforming elite education today to restore trust between leaders and people.

Quality of Planning Practices in Early Childhood Education Centres in Ghana: Directors’ Perspectives and Experiences

Quality of Planning Practices in Early Childhood Education Centres in Ghana: Directors’ Perspectives and Experiences

Digital transformation in adult education centres in Baden-Wuerttemberg

ABSTRACT The article discusses processes of digital transformation in adult education centres (AEC) in Baden-Wuerttemberg. It focuses on (a) environmental changes as perceived by specific actors, (b) topics and content related to the public education mandate, and (c) development and expansion of the organisation’s digital media repertoire. The data come from an explorative study in one German state, in which 34 managers were interviewed between November 2021 and May 2022 about key changes within their organisations. The results show that (a) different actors from the organisational environment are involved in shaping the digital transformation. A distinction can be made between enablers and inhibitors. In addition, (b) the AEC’s public education mission and thus the AEC’s efforts to promote digital inclusion are also changing. Finally, (c) digital transformation is also changing the organisation’s digital media repertoire. Ensuring basic infrastructure and new digital technologies for micro-didactic areas and exchange within and outside the AEC are seen as necessary. The results show that digital transformation is a multidimensional process with clear interrelations. These have hardly been explicitly considered in previous research. Pedagogical practice can gain suggestions from the results for improving cooperation with the organisational environment or for improving the organisational media repertoire.

Using an ‘effective’ model of professional development in science education to improve primary teachers’ classroom practice: the CSSP experience

ABSTRACT The international research literature concludes that effective professional development for teachers needs to: be truly collaborative involving an active role for practitioners; help break down teacher insulation and isolation; provide opportunities for teachers to work together in developing their classroom practices. However, professional development, as understood in the Irish context, tends to be characterised by predominantly transmission of knowledge models. The Clare Small Schools Project (CSSP) is an innovative professional development programme in primary science education in Ireland. Its constituent partners are Clare Education Centre, Dublin City University and small rural primary schools in County Clare. It is planned and designed in accordance with agreed characteristics of transformative professional development: ongoing, collaborative, embedded in teachers’ work, with an emphasis on changing classroom practice. This paper draws on the key developments emerging from the programme. Findings show that the CSSP is making positive changes in teachers’ individual and collaborative practices and is helping teachers overcome professional isolation. Key to this is the prominent role the Education Centre plays in encouraging participatory approaches to practice. These findings add to what is known about providing transformative professional development. They have far-reaching implications for teacher educators in Ireland and farther afield.

Insights into optimizing phantom pain management: A human-centered approach to end-user perspectives.

This report explores and summarizes perspectives from end users on unmet needs in achieving optimal and effective phantom pain management through a human-centered design approach. To examine current strategies, pharmacological, nonpharmacological, surgical procedures, virtual reality, and mirror therapy, and the evidence supporting them, in the management of phantom limb pain. This study reviewed and analyzed transcripts acquired in nonresearch contexts from the Veterans Affairs Translational Education and Mentoring Center's commercialization training program and from a Veteran Engagement Panel. Key themes were extracted using quasi-qualitative analysis of one-on-one interviews. Clinicians and patients report that early patient intervention and education will yield improved management of phantom limb pain, which aligns with the growing recognition of the impact of patient-centered care on overall treatment outcomes. Mirror therapy is viewed as an effective and low-risk therapy, though compliance and buy-in may be barriers to clinical practice. Patient engagement can contribute to better treatment adherence and outcomes. The study highlights implementation barriers, importance of end-user input, and the role of the Veteran Engagement Panel in providing feedback to pain researchers. The findings help explain unaddressed challenges and areas requiring further research to direct phantom pain management.

The psychotherapeutic use of dance as an educational tool to improve social skills in children with autism

ABSTRACT Educational tools based on the use of dance for professionals working with children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are scarce. The aim of this article is to highlight the benefits of dance therapy by presenting new research in the literature, and to describe the results of an intervention proposal that includes dance therapy in this field of education. The relevance of arts education as a strategy of attention to diversity in schools for the integrated development of academic and social skills is highlighted. The intervention proposal was designed with a programme of activities that included dance therapy and was implemented in children with autism. The aim was to determine whether it contributed to the development of their social skills. A descriptive qualitative methodology was used, with a purposive sampling of subjects affected by autism spectrum disorder attending the same educational centre. The results were collected in a field diary detailing the evolution of each subject in each module. Stufflebeam’s CIPP model was used to evaluate the results in terms of improvements in social skills. The results confirmed that dance therapy is an appropriate tool for the development of social skills in students with ASD.

Evaluation of Select Monarda Taxa in Montane and Piedmont Regions of Georgia: I. Horticultural Performance and Disease Tolerance

We evaluated several horticultural cultivars and species of Monarda, a genus native to North America with a center of diversity in the Southeast and advertised as beneficial to wildlife, to assess landscape performance with respect to vegetative habit, flower production, and disease tolerance in Georgia Piedmont and montane habitats. We established two experimental sites: the State Botanical Garden of Georgia in Athens (USDA Zone 8b) and the Georgia Mountain Education and Research Center in Blairsville (USDA Zone 7b). We then tracked plant performance over 2 years after establishment. Our study included 10 samples of Monarda, representing five cultivars and four species. Estimated height and width at flowering showed M. bradburiana, M. Sugar Buzz® Grape Gumball, and the M. punctata ecotypes were smaller than other tested taxa. M. fistulosa had the most flowers at the Blairsville site and equal flowering with M. punctata at the Athens location, but most taxa flowered for 2 to 3 months with ∼100 flowering stems per stand. All samples were susceptible to powdery mildew, but M. bradburiana displayed the highest level of tolerance. Otherwise, cultivars tended to be more tolerant to powdery mildew than species. The observed variations in horticultural characteristics and performance highlight the high value of this genus for Georgia landscapes.

The Effectiveness of Sports Massage and Cold Water Immersion towards Fatigue Recovery and Post-Exercise Stress Levels of Sprinters at the Student Sports Education and Training Center (PPLP)

The Effectiveness of Sports Massage and Cold Water Immersion towards Fatigue Recovery and Post-Exercise Stress Levels of Sprinters at the Student Sports Education and Training Center (PPLP)

Mobility of care around a municipal daily care center in Cuenca, Ecuador

Historically, there has been an inequality in mobility conditions between men and women, which derives mainly from their gender roles in society. Generally, women are responsible for caregiving activities, such as caring for children. In this context, studying the mobility of care in different areas is vital. To reflect on this issue, the environment around the 27 Febrero Municipal Child Development Center in the city of Cuenca-Ecuador was used as a case study. Four instruments were applied: Case-type surveys to parents, open-source tools for the micro-scale evaluation of eMAPS environments, non-participant direct observation, and semi-structured interviews. It was found that, although the quality of the urban environment influences the mobility conditions for caregiving when traveling to and from the educational center, other factors are more relevant, such as the means of transportation used and personal safety.

Entrepreneurship Education Structure and SMEs Performance amongst Managers in Port Harcourt Metropolis, Rivers State, Nigeria

The importance of entrepreneurial education skills in supporting countries’ economic growth and development has been recognized by experts in the field of accounting, finance, sociology and economics. Today, the issue of entrepreneurship skills is becoming so increasingly important that it has turned into a priority for developing countries including Nigeria. This study empirically explores the relationship between entrepreneurship education skills and venture performance amongst managers of small and medium scale firm in Port Harcourt metropolis. Descriptive survey design was adopted and correctly completed 400 sets of questionnaire were used. Series of statistical analysis were applied including mean, aggregate mean, standard deviation, and Spearman rank correlation with the aid of statistical package for social sciences, version 25. The empirical results indicate that psychomotor education significantly relates to profitability and market share. We therefore conclude that entrepreneurship education structure relates to small and medium enterprises performance amongst managers in Port Harcourt Metropolis, Rivers State, Nigeria, and recommend that policy makers should consider introducing entrepreneurship in primary and secondary schools through integration to other subjects or as a stand-alone subject. This could function as an introductory stage which will prepare students for more advanced entrepreneurship education structure in the small. Policy makers should also create conducive entrepreneurship education centers within the business eco-system to enable traders attend free workshops when scheduled. Traders can be pre-informed about the benefits of attending/participating in business workshops through social media before slating any.

Spanish Students’ Categorical Perceptions of Feminist Movements

Identifying a society’s perceptions and, by extension, opinions of a certain social movement can help to understand to what extent the movement has been successful in effecting change. When working to gain such an understanding, a focus on the student population is essential, as their opinions provide insight into the future conditions of society and, thus, into whether the movement has been successful in effecting lasting social change. The present work focusses on the feminist movements and, in line with the above, analyses the perceptions held by a sample of 600 Spanish students enrolled in compulsory secondary, pre-university, and university education. The method employed begins with the use of association tests to extract lexical networks. Then, following a theoretical transformation, the traditional lexical availability index is applied in combination with fuzzy set theory to the sample of lists obtained so as to map the structure of the collective network, a novel approach that results in different levels of compatibility. The highest levels of compatibility reveal the prototypical conceptualisation as well as the sample’s shared cognitive perception. The results suggest that although the population under study may have absorbed the feminist movements’ messages of equality and respect, distorted perceptions could still remain in certain groups analysed. This work therefore recommends that education centres may wish to consider communicating objective information on the feminist movements specifically to women, as this could ultimately lead to all students fully embracing a feminist awareness distanced from extreme ideologies.

A Service-Learning Experience in Secondary Education to Promote STEM Learning Through Collaboration Between Research and Education Centers

The needs of the digital revolution and the knowledge-based economy impose a transformation of traditional education to improve technical and scientific knowledge and include alternative abilities. This work presents a service-learning initiative with multiple goals: to improve scientific, technical, engineering, and mathematic (STEM) knowledge at school, to enhance students’ engagement, and to make people aware of the repercussions of poor indoor air quality. The initiative involves four actors: the administration which steers the initiative, students who are the receivers of the knowledge, teachers as facilitators of the activity and research centers as expert references. Within this service-learning initiative, a real-life project has been proposed, focusing on measuring carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2</sub>) levels in classrooms and correlating them with indoor airborne infection transmission. Reference experts have developed two systems provided to teachers and students for project implementation. The project involves an engineering step where students set up the systems, and a scientific step where students hypothesize, develop experiments, analyse data, and communicate results gaining experience with the scientific method. Through the combined efforts and appropriate allocation of responsibilities, this experience has yielded excellent results in STEM knowledge transmission and has proven effective in fostering student commitment to their learning process.

Effects of School-Based Neurofeedback Training on Attention in Students with Autism and Intellectual Disabilities.

In this study we aimed to assess the influence of school-based neurofeedback training on the attention of students with autism and intellectual disabilities. We assessed 24 students of a special education center who attended neurofeedback training sessions during the schoolyear; we also assessed 25 controls from the same center. We used two computer tasks to assess sustained attention in simple and cognitively demanding test situations, and we used a pen-and-paper task to assess selective attention. Each student who took part in the study was tested at the beginning and at the end of the schoolyear. Students from the experimental group significantly improved their performance in the task related to sustained attention to simple stimuli. No performance improvement related to neurofeedback treatment was observed in either sustained attention in cognitively demanding situations or selective attention. School-based neurofeedback training may improve sustained attention to simple stimuli in students with developmental disabilities.

Doing Things-Out-Of-Love: Rearing Children with Special Needs from the Lens of their Parents

Owing to the importance of parents as partners of teachers in Special Education (SPED) institutions, various scientific explorations were conducted to understand the parents` experiences in dealing with their children with special needs. Among these, there is a dearth of studies that unveiled the experiences of parents in the upland municipalities of the Philippines towards the development of responsive interventions tailored to the parents` needs. This prompted the investigation in Rosario Elementary School - Special Education Center, Cervantes District to determine the parents` challenges in dealing with their children with special needs and their coping as insights in the development of a practical intervention. This endeavor utilized the Qualitative Method with Case Study as its design. It considered total enumeration to comprehensively depict the picture of the parents` experiences. Using an interview protocol, data were gathered and analyzed thematically. After the analyses of the transcripts, the study revealed that parents face emotional stress, financial constraints, communication obstacles, and a lack of methods to employ for their children`s acquisition of academic skills and basic life skills. They cope by being optimistic, empathetic, resourceful, and hardworking. A SPED – Based Parental Convergence Program was developed tailored to the findings. Through parents` kind hearts, they thrive every day despite the challenges they encounter. However, they need to be armed with various supports from a pool of experts, concerned authorities, and their fellow parents for them to be more productive. Further, studies may be conducted to validate the study`s findings.

TURTLE CONSERVATION AND EDUCATION CENTER (TCEC) AS A DIGITAL PROMOTION STRATEGY TO INCREASING THE NUMBER OF TOURIST VISITS AND SUSTAINABILITY

Promotional strategies play a pivotal role in enhancing the attractiveness of tourist destinations. This research endeavors to explore the promotional tactics utilized by the Turtle Conservation And Education Center (TCEC) to amplify tourist footfall, scrutinize its marketing blend, and evaluate the repercussions of these promotional endeavors. Employing three methodologies for data collection, namely interviews, observations, and documentation, the study conducts qualitative data analysis using descriptive approaches. The results will elucidate the promotional maneuvers implemented to augment tourist visits via the Marketing Mix (7Ps) adopted by TCEC. These maneuvers encompass social media engagement, partnerships with travel agencies, development of tailored tour packages, participation in tourism expos, and educational ventures. These endeavors aspire to widen the visibility of TCEC among tourists. The impact of these promotional campaigns is manifested in the surge of annual tourist arrivals. In 2019, around 41,563 visitors were recorded, a figure that substantially dwindled to 5,795 in 2020 due to the adverse repercussions of the Covid-19 pandemic on Bali's tourism, particularly at TCEC. Nonetheless, there was a marginal upturn to 7,187 tourist visits in 2021, escalating further to 10,872 by 2022. This notable upsurge underscores the efficacy of TCEC's marketing team in their promotional endeavors, accentuating the center's conservation initiatives, amenities, and available activities. TCEC remains proactive in its promotional stratagems, persistently disseminating information to visitors regarding its conservation initiatives and offerings.

TURTLE CONSERVATION AND EDUCATION CENTER (TCEC) AS A DIGITAL PROMOTION STRATEGY TO INCREASING THE NUMBER OF TOURIST VISITS AND SUSTAINABILITY

Promotional strategies play a pivotal role in enhancing the attractiveness of tourist destinations. This research endeavors to explore the promotional tactics utilized by the Turtle Conservation And Education Center (TCEC) to amplify tourist footfall, scrutinize its marketing blend, and evaluate the repercussions of these promotional endeavors. Employing three methodologies for data collection, namely interviews, observations, and documentation, the study conducts qualitative data analysis using descriptive approaches. The results will elucidate the promotional maneuvers implemented to augment tourist visits via the Marketing Mix (7Ps) adopted by TCEC. These maneuvers encompass social media engagement, partnerships with travel agencies, development of tailored tour packages, participation in tourism expos, and educational ventures. These endeavors aspire to widen the visibility of TCEC among tourists. The impact of these promotional campaigns is manifested in the surge of annual tourist arrivals. In 2019, around 41,563 visitors were recorded, a figure that substantially dwindled to 5,795 in 2020 due to the adverse repercussions of the Covid-19 pandemic on Bali's tourism, particularly at TCEC. Nonetheless, there was a marginal upturn to 7,187 tourist visits in 2021, escalating further to 10,872 by 2022. This notable upsurge underscores the efficacy of TCEC's marketing team in their promotional endeavors, accentuating the center's conservation initiatives, amenities, and available activities. TCEC remains proactive in its promotional stratagems, persistently disseminating information to visitors regarding its conservation initiatives and offerings.

Blue paper on Alzheimer's disease in China(Simplified Version)

With the population aging, the prevalence and mortality rate of Alzheimer's disease (AD) have been rising in China. AD has become one of the biggest threats to population health and social sustainable development. In order to support the Healthy China Initiative and promote health in China, the Blue Paper on Alzheimer's Disease in China was compiled by experts from the National Center for Neurological Disorders, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University; the National Center for Chronic and Noncommunicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention; the National Health Commission Capacity Building and Continuing Education Center; and the China Population and Development Research Center. The epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment, and control of AD and related cognitive disorders in China were reviewed in this blue paper. This work aimed to provide references for the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and related policy formulation of AD in China. Specifically, the blue paper covered the following topics of AD and related cognitive disorders: (1)epidemiology characteristics; (2)economic burden; (3)impact factors; (4)China Brain Cognitive Health Index; (5)the diagnosis of AD and related cognitive disorders; (6)the treatment of AD and related cognitive disorders; (7)national center for cognitive disorders;(8)community prevention and control; (9)patient care; (10)public health resources for prevention and control.

РОЛЬ ЦЕРКОВНО-ПРИХОДСКИХ ШКОЛ В ПРОСВЕЩЕНИИ ЗАБАЙКАЛЬСКИХ СТАРООБРЯДЦЕВ (НА ПРИМЕРЕ СЕЛ ХАСУРТА И УНЭГЭТЭЙ ЗАБАЙКАЛЬСКОЙ ОБЛАСТИ В НАЧАЛЕ ХХ ВЕКА)

The paper examines the history of the creation of rural parochial schools in the Old Believer villages of Transbaikalia at the beginning of the twentieth century using the example of the villages of Khasurta and Unegetei. These villages are notable for the fact that they were formed at the beginning of the 19th century by baptized Buryats of the Khorinsky department, who converted to the Old Believers. They formed a separate clan administration - Kurbinskoe. Analysis of the materials showed that the literacy schools founded in 1903 in two villages of the society, Khasurta and Unegetei, had their own buildings in 1910 and were the only cultural and educational center of the Kurba Valley. With the assistance of missionary Orthodox priests, children of baptized non-Russians and Old Believers peasants were involved in the educational process, increasing the level of literacy among the population. The education system of parochial schools included subjects of a religious nature, but the educational component was not strictly ecclesiastical. Children at school also received natural and humanitarian knowledge. The parochial schools created at the beginning of the twentieth century “survived” the historical stage of the transition of the old pre-revolutionary education system to the new Soviet school. The education system on which the teaching of new schools in the first years of Soviet power was based, for the most part, relied on the traditional teaching methods of the old church school. The paper pays due attention to the work of a rural teacher who, despite everyday difficulties and meager funding, taught rural children to read and write. After the revolutionary events of 1917, the teacher was in the thick of all the affairs of rural activists, helping to transform the lives of rural residents.

Internet use and risky online activities in children with developmental disorders: parental perspectives

Objectives This study aimed to identify Internet use and risky online activities in children with developmental disorders from the viewpoint of parents. Methods This descriptive study was carried out with the parents of 407 children, aged between 6 and 17, who were receiving educational and rehabilitation support at the special education and rehabilitation centers. A questionnaire consisting of socio-demographic data and information on risky online activities was used to collect data. Results Mobile phones are the preferred device for 89.1% of children to access the Internet. The average age for starting to use a smartphone is 4.57 ± 2.10 years. Most commonly, children use the Internet for playing games (86.5%), listening to music (73.9%), and watching videos (69%). Risky online activities were noted while using the Internet, including revealing actual names (69.8%), submitting personal photos (90.6%), sharing personal photos with others (93.8%), and divulging the streets of their neighborhood (46.1%). Conclusions Internet practices of children with developmental disorders are precarious. Thus, it is crucial for parents to assume substantial responsibility in safeguarding children with developmental disorders from risky online activities. Educational programs should be developed to raise awareness and encourage responsible use of the Internet in order to promote healthy digital literacy.