Master's Degree In Education Research Articles

The Research Skills of Graduate Students in the Master Degree of Education at Kuwait University

The aim of this study was to identify theresearch skills of graduate studentsin the College of Education at Kuwait University.The study sample comprised of 68 graduate students. For the purpose of the study, the researcher developed a questionnaire that consisted of 48 items covering two domains: required research skills, and research difficulties. The validity of the questionnaire was checked by agroup of professors in the College of Education. Cronbach's alpha reliability coefficientwas found to be adequate. Results revealed that MA students have certain needs which should be fulfilled to be able to conduct research properly. In addition, they encounter certain difficulties which hinder the research process and inhibit achieving the purpose of research which is graduating competent researchers as well as knowledgeable teachers. The study concludes with some recommendations based on the findings such as: Providing MA students with a solid background on research methodology and familiarizing MA students with the importance of research in the educational process.

The Research Skills of Graduate Students in the Master Degree of Education at Kuwait University

The aim of this study was to identify theresearch skills of graduate studentsin the College of Education at Kuwait University.The study sample comprised of 68 graduate students. For the purpose of the study, the researcher developed a questionnaire that consisted of 48 items covering two domains: required research skills, and research difficulties. The validity of the questionnaire was checked by agroup of professors in the College of Education. Cronbach's alpha reliability coefficientwas found to be adequate. Results revealed that MA students have certain needs which should be fulfilled to be able to conduct research properly. In addition, they encounter certain difficulties which hinder the research process and inhibit achieving the purpose of research which is graduating competent researchers as well as knowledgeable teachers. The study concludes with some recommendations based on the findings such as: Providing MA students with a solid background on research methodology and familiarizing MA students with the importance of research in the educational process.

The Research Skills of Graduate Students in the Master Degree of Education at Kuwait University

The aim of this study was to identify theresearch skills of graduate studentsin the College of Education at Kuwait University.The study sample comprised of 68 graduate students. For the purpose of the study, the researcher developed a questionnaire that consisted of 48 items covering two domains: required research skills, and research difficulties. The validity of the questionnaire was checked by agroup of professors in the College of Education. Cronbach's alpha reliability coefficientwas found to be adequate. Results revealed that MA students have certain needs which should be fulfilled to be able to conduct research properly. In addition, they encounter certain difficulties which hinder the research process and inhibit achieving the purpose of research which is graduating competent researchers as well as knowledgeable teachers. The study concludes with some recommendations based on the findings such as: Providing MA students with a solid background on research methodology and familiarizing MA students with the importance of research in the educational process.

Expanding Leadership Capacity

A master's degree in nursing administration prepares the nurse to lead nursing and interprofessional teams, to create new and innovative approaches to improve care processes and outcomes, as well as traditional management responsibilities related to budgets, human resources, quality and safety, and a healthy work environment. Are we not at a critical juncture in our profession when we should challenge the profession to require a master's degree education for all levels of nursing administration?

Öğretmenlerin Kariyer Gelişimlerinde Lisansüstü Eğitim: Tercih Sebepleri ve Süreçte Karşılaştıkları Sorunlar/Master's Degree Education in The Career Development of Teachers: Reasons of Preference and The Problems That They Face throughout The Process

Öğretmenlerin Kariyer Gelişimlerinde Lisansüstü Eğitim: Tercih Sebepleri ve Süreçte Karşılaştıkları Sorunlar/Master's Degree Education in The Career Development of Teachers: Reasons of Preference and The Problems That They Face throughout The Process

1989 Tiananmen Incident and US-China Relations

Brittany Partridge is a junior at Georgia Southern University, studying History and Spanish. She is a member of The National Society of Leadership and Success and Phi Eta Sigma. She plans on perusing Master degree in Education after graduation.

Formación de profesionales para la educación en los museos y la puesta en valor del Patrimonio. Máster Universitario en Educación y Museos: Patrimonio, Identidad y Mediación Cultural

<p>This communication presents an educational model based on the web 2.0 through the online Masters Degree in Education and Museums. Heritage, Identity and Cultural Mediation (eMus). This program is hosted at the "Aula Virtual", University of Murcia's C-Learning enviroment, based on the open source software "Sakai" which facilitates communication, discussion and collaborative learning. It is an innovative program designed for an eLearning platform where students and teachers interact developing non-traditional teaching and learning processes. We have achieved to create a friendly and intuitive interface to present the contents that encourages knowledge building, creativity development and critical thinking.</p>

<b> Estudo comparativo sobre a formação de professores de música em Portugal e no Brasil </b>

http://dx.doi.org/10.5902/198464444843 A formação de professores de música em Portugal e no Brasil é o foco deste texto, que tem por objetivo apresentar aspectos preliminares de um estudo que vem sendo realizado a partir de contextos de ensino superior nos dois países. Com inspiração na metodologia da educação comparada, o presente estudo vem investigando documentos oficiais e currículos para promover a reflexão comparativa sobre diferentes caminhos oferecidos em Portugal e no Brasil para a preparação de professores de música, com ênfase na educação escolar. A formação de professores de música nos dois países foi pontualmente analisada a partir dos seguintes elementos: contexto educacional em Portugal e no Brasil; preparação musical anterior ao ensino superior e os critérios de ingresso nos cursos de formação de professores de música; elementos curriculares dos cursos formadores; prática docente e perspectivas profissionais. Os resultados preliminares desta análise comparativa demonstram semelhanças e diferenças nos dois contextos: 1) professores de música para a educação escolar são formados em instituições de ensino superior nos dois países, sendo que em Portugal, alem da Licenciatura em Música é exigida a formação em nível de Mestrado Profissionalizante; 2) em ambos os países são realizadas provas específicas de ingresso nas instituições, exigindo conhecimentos musicais prévios; 3) o equilíbrio entre a formação musical e pedagógica é um dos objetivos curriculares; 4) a prática docente é componente enfatizado na formação de professores; 5) em Portugal a motivação para a atuação na escola regular é maior do que no Brasil.

IN MEMORIAM: Ruth Wheeler Roessel April 15, 1934 - April 13, 2012

IN MEMORIAM RuthWheelerRoessei April15,1934-April13,2012 Mydadand I shared something incommon: Weboth "tried" tosupervise my mom - Ruth Roessel. During much ofher 15 -year tenure asthe director ofNavajo Studies at Rough Rock Community School, my father andIheld (atdifferent times) the position of executive director. Howdoyou supervise someone who issmarter, more passionate, more articulate - andalways right? Mymother's knowledge andwisdom far surpassed the traditional measures ofintelligence. Thedaughter ofamedicine man, shewastold byher high school guidance counselor atFt.Wingate High School that sheought tolook for a husband because shewould belucky towork asa waitress. Shedidfind a husband but became much more than a waitress. Together, Ruth andRobert (Bob)Roessel went on tochange Navajo education. Mydadalways saidthat Ruth wasthe inspiration who gave him a small glimpse into the Navajo world. For Ruth, the Navajo world waswho shewasand allshe believed. With every breath, sheshowed how Navajo culture isrelevant totoday's society and why Navajo students need toknow something about it. Itwasfrom this vantage point that Ruth Roessel taught, led,andlived Navajo culture ina way that showed the true meaning of being Navajo. Ruth began her career asa dormitory aideatNazlini Boarding School inArizona. Soonafter shemarried BobRoessel in1956, they moved toTolani Lakeandeventually toTempe, Arizona. Shewould return toher home inRound Rock, Arizona onweekends tolearn stories andsongs from her father. Thisgoing away andreturning home would mark her marriage andthe raising ofher family. Thestory goesthat when Bobasked to marry Ruth, hehadtopromise not totake her far away from the reservation. So,even while heserved asa professor atArizona State University (ASU),they would drive back onweekends - justtosatisfy this promise. When I worked asa photographer, I would travel throughout the reservation with her asI took pictures andshevisited. Ateachstop, shewould learn and listen andshare. Her patience wasnever-ending aswasher pride inbeing Navajo. Every person counted. Every story mattered. Everyone wasNavajo andsheseemed toknow everybody. Mymom welcomed challenges asopportunities tochange the playing field. Her "why not" attitude resulted inher writing books from the Navajo perspective. Navajo Stories ofthe Long Walk Period and Navajo Livestock Reduction :ANational Disgrace (both published byNavajo Community College Press) exemplify the way sheprovided anauthentic voice onNavajo history. Both books were shaped byher conversations with friends andneighbors. Itwasoneway ofmaking Navajo culture real for others. Inher roles asa kindergarten teacher, writer, andcollege program director, Ruth worked tomake her students proud ofbeing Navajo. Shehad away offinding connections between her grandfather's teachings and those ofher professors atASU,where she earned abachelor's and master's degree ineducation. Soft ofvoice, shedidnot sit back orstand aside inlife; she jumped in.Sheserved asthe first director ofNavajo Studies atNavajo Community College(nowDiñéCollege), as principal ofPiñónandRound Rock elementary schools, andas a chapter president andschool board member. Eachrole became a forum toshow how education canandshould strengthen culture. Journal of American Indian Education -51,Issue2,2012 3 Born ina Round Rock hooghan in1934, Ruth's maternal clanwasKinyaa'aani (Towering House)andshewasborn for Áshijhí (SaltClan).Shehadfive children, 12 grandchildren andonegreat-grandchild. Her philosophy for raising children wassimple: "When the baby ishungry, feed her; when the baby istired, put her ina cradleboard and tosleep; when ababy iscrying, pick her up." Mymom had away ofmaking things simple - even ifsheknew they weren't. Sheapplied that same logic toworking inschools. I remember ata Rough Rock staff meeting wewere discussing a discipline issue atthe high school and sheasked pointed questions: "Mr. Superintendent [referring tome], what areteachers doing about theissue? Mr.Superintendent, havetheparents been contacted?" After a short while I could tell shewasgetting agitated andfinally shesaid, "Dr.Roessel, what these kids need isnot more discipline - what these kids need ismore love." Andsoitwaswith Ruth, without excuse orapology - the necessity ofNavajo teaching andlearning wasasimperative asbeing abletoread andwrite. Shetaught not "what tolearn" but a "way tolive." Shebrought loveinto Navajo education - loveof the students, love ofthe subject, and most ofall, love for the process and the potential that education hadtobetter every student's life. Her philosophy ofeducation wascombining the best ofboth worlds.. .with a little love. - C. Monty Roessel, Ed.D. Round Rock, Arizona May15,2012 4 Journal of American Indian Education -Volume 51,Issue2,2012 ...

Evaluative Study Of M.A. Education Programmes Of Teacher Education At Higher Education Level In Pakistan

The study was aimed at evaluating the MA Education Programme of teacher education in Pakistan. Post-graduate teacher’s training institutes in Pakistan grant the Master of Education (MA/M.Ed.), Master of Philosophy (M.Phil) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph D) post-graduate degrees in the field of education to enhance the careers and accelerate the professional development of educators. The population of the study was all heads and teachers of education departments of public sector universities and government colleges of education and prospective teachers enrolled in public sector universities and government colleges where the Master degree of Education (MA Education) programme was offered. The sample of 20 heads of public sector universities and government colleges of education, 56 teacher educators of 10 public sector universities and 10 government colleges of education, and 200 prospective teachers enrolled in public sector universities and government colleges of education departments, where the Master degree of Education (M.A./M.Ed.) was offered in Pakistan, was selected through cluster random sampling. For the collection of data, three questionnaires - one each for heads of institutions, teacher educators and prospective teachers - were developed. For analysis, chi-square as the contingency test, was applied for identifying the trends from the frequency of responses of each questionnaire item. It was concluded that the teaching faculty of the MA education programme was using a variety of teaching methods according to the nature of objectives, content and students. Evaluation systems for students of the MA education programme were found satisfactory. It is recommended that required changes be introduced in admission criteria, curriculum, duration of degree programme, teaching-practice, research work, rewards and incentives of existing MA Education Programme in Pakistan.

Educação em saúde: experiência de avaliação em uma disciplina na pós-graduação

doi: 10.5216/ree.v12i4.5819 O tema em pauta é o ensino de educação em saúde, com ênfase no processo de avaliação com construção de projetos. O presente texto teve como objetivo relatar a experiência de uma disciplina de educação em saúde, no contexto do ensino de pós-graduação, destacando o caminho percorrido na avaliação desse processo. A experiência relatada ocorreu na disciplina de educação em saúde 2007-2009, disciplina eletiva do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação - Mestrado da Universidade do Estado do Pará (UEPA). Descrevem-se as características da disciplina, com ênfase no caminho alternativo adotado para avaliação, qual seja, a construção de projetos de extensão em educação em saúde. Indicam-se a estratégia, instrumentos utilizados, passos do processo. Discute-se a experiência enquanto meio de favorecer o protagonismo dos alunos em uma ação que parte da realidade e a ela pretende retornar, bem como enquanto via de conexão com os objetivos e linhas de pesquisa do programa como um todo. Conclui-se que o ensino de educação em saúde requer um processo teórico-prático e a construção de projetos favorece tal perspectiva. Descritores: Educação em saúde; Educação superior; Avaliação educacional.

An Analysis of Japanese Education Master's Degree Theses - Focused on Japanese Literature(2001∼2007)

An Analysis of Japanese Education Master's Degree Theses - Focused on Japanese Literature(2001∼2007)

ESTADO, IMPRENSA E IDEOLOGIA (1950)

The press, since it was official in Brazil, in 1808, until the XXI century, hascharacterized itself as an instrument of dissemination and manipulation of ideas. From thecourt press to the enterprise press, it was an object used for the propagation of ideas of thehistorical context and the interests that lead the ones who were backwards its pages. Havingas object a local periodical of the interior of Parana, in the decade of 1950, the present texthas as objective to argue the relations between the State, the Press and ideology. This studyis the result of a research carried through the Education Master Degree Program of theState University of Ponta Grossa, with the title “Education and Ideology in the Press ofIrati, - PR (1954-1959), in the year of 2006.

SELECTING A FIRST PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE TO TEACH PROSPECTIVE TEACHERS CASE EXAMPLES FROM TWO PROGRAMS

The purpose of this paper is to identify the factors that influence the decision to select a programming language to teach students enrolled in a graduate level course in education. The paper illustrates the experience of two degree programs: First, the master degree of business education (M.Ed.) at Eberly College of Business and Information Technology – Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP), and second, the master of education (M.S. Business Education) at Robert Morris University (RMU). The paper first reviews literature regarding factors that make learning to program a difficult task. It then introduces a programming language named Alice and discusses how this language is able to address the difficulty with learning to program. It then illustrates the experience of both programs at IUP and RMU in selecting a programming language to teach for their students enrolled in their respective education master degree programs.

Population Health Clinical Experiences at an Agency Serving Individuals With Developmental Disabilities

The American Association of Colleges of Nursing's (AACN) Essentials of baccalaureate and master's degree education require teaching population health skills in nursing programs. Clinical site placement for learning population health skills is hoped to be beneficial for both students and the agencies. This article reports on the experience of placing undergraduate and graduate student groups at an agency serving adults and children with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) as well as many chronic health conditions. Each group of students developed a population health assessment and program plan, with each group building on the efforts of previous groups. The work of multiple student groups has assisted the agency in improving care for their clients, managing health issues associated with aging and chronic health conditions, and making organizational system changes. Lessons can be drawn from these experiences that are of benefit to others developing population health clinical experiences for nursing students.

How a Learning Community Enhances Individual Learning in a Graduate Distance Education Program

Little empirical research is currently available on Jewish distance learning, a nascent but growing field of practice. By way of qualitative case study methodology, this research explored the learning experience of a group of adult learners participating in a Jewish education Master's degree program that is offered by way of videoconferencing technology. A key finding was that the learning community constituted an informal learning context, fostering openness to new perspectives, appreciation of collaborative learning, and critically reflective thinking. The study sheds light on the unique cultural vestiges that enhance Jewish learners' shared spirit or desire for community, and their motivation and ability to create it in a distance learning program, as well as on what facilitates and/or hinders learning. The principle recommendation was that to enhance learning, educators in videoconferencing programs should work toward making the learning community a visible entity, and should facilitate collaborative learning opportunities for students both within and across sites.

Learning about research: exploring the learning and teaching/research relationship amongst educational practitioners studying in higher education

The paper examines aspects of the relationship between teaching and research in higher education in social science research methods, with particular reference to the subject area of Education. There are three main themes: reflections on how social science research methods should be (or are) taught; a review of current debates about the relationship between teaching and research, both in higher education and for school teachers; and finally, reporting how a group of educational practitioners (mainly school teachers) studying at Masters level experience learned about research methods. The paper is illustrated by qualitative data from a case study of student experiences of research methods teaching on a Masters degree in Education in a research-intensive UK university. It is suggested that studying the journey embarked upon by taught postgraduate students inexperienced in research is helpful in understanding how learning about research methods takes place, which in turn can assist future research methods teaching.

An online survey of chiropractors' opinions of continuing education

BackgroundContinuing Education (CE) for chiropractors is mandatory for licensure in most North American jurisdictions. Numerous chiropractic colleges have begun collaborating with universities to offer master's degree programs. Distance education master's degree programs may be desirable to allow full-time practicing doctors to further their post-graduate education. The present survey sought to answer three questions. First, what is the level of satisfaction of chiropractors with their continuing education? Second, what is the level of interest of chiropractors in online master's degree programs? Lastly, what is the response rate of chiropractors to an online survey?MethodsAn online survey consisting of 22 multiple choice questions was e-mailed to 1000 chiropractors randomly selected from the mailing list of an online chiropractic newsletter. Upon completion of the questionnaire, participants' answers were saved on a secure site. Data analysis included evaluation of the demographic characteristics of the respondents, their opinions of and patterns of taking CE including online education, preferred learning formats, and their interest in proposed online master's degree programs. A survey response rate was determined.ResultsNearly 86% of respondents felt their previously completed CE courses were either somewhat or extremely satisfactory. Over ninety percent of respondents who had completed online or distance CE coursesfound them to be somewhat or extremelysatisfactory. Almost half the respondents indicated that they most preferred online distance learning, while 34.08% most preferred face-to-face interaction. Fifty-three percent of respondents indicated an interest in starting a master's degree program; however 70.46% of respondents were interested in an online master's degree program that would offer CE credit. A response rate of 35.8% was obtained.ConclusionSatisfaction among chiropractors with CE programs is high. The notion of completing a part-time online master's degree (or online combined with face-to-face interaction) appears to be popular among respondents, with a M.Sc. in Chiropractic Sciences being the most popular of those mentioned. Online surveys are a viable method of obtaining opinion in a cost and time efficient manner; there are some sources of bias involved in this type of research, and numerous steps need to be taken to obtain a suitable response rate.

Getting on the Fast Track, or How to Get an MLIS Through Distance Education, with a Specialization in Medical Librarianship

The article describes an innovation in MLIS education for medical librarianship, with an introduction to the FastTrack, the distance education program at the University of Pittsburgh's library and information science school, together with an overview of a model program linking the biomedical library at Vanderbilt University with the School of Information Sciences in Pittsburgh. Admissions requirements and specific curriculum for the distance education master's degree are detailed in an FAQ format.

A Comparative Study of Dropout Rates and Causes for Two Different Distance Education Courses

This paper reports the results of a survey conducted to examine the root causes leading to student dropout at a Greek distance education university. Data was gathered from two different courses – an undergraduate course leading to a Bachelors degree in Informatics (characterized by high dropout rates), and a postgraduate course leading to a Masters degree in education (characterized by low dropout rates). A comparative analysis of these two different courses revealed important similarities in dropout percentages and the reasons cited by students for dropping out. Our analysis also revealed important differences as well. This paper presents the results of a survey designed to investigate the relationship between dropout with intrinsic (student-related) factors such as sickness, work/ school conflict etc., and extrinsic (institutional-related) factors such as study methods and materials, educational approach, and tutor influence.