Programs In Higher Education Institutions Research Articles

ARTISTIC TRADITIONS OF THE EAST AND WEST IN CONTEMPORARY KAZAKH DESIGN

Purpose of the study: The purpose of the article is to determine the degree of interaction of the eastern and western art schools in the practice of Kazakh design and to identify their role in the formation and development of design in Kazakhstan.
 Methodology: The study is based on a complex methodology determined by an interdisciplinary approach involving the use of the methods of historicism, systematization, stylistic analysis, and comparative analysis. The methodology was based on research concepts of T. Stepanskaya, R. Yergaliyeva, E. Balabekov, B. Amanov, A. Mukhambetova.
 Main Findings: Based on the studied sources, the authors can draw the following conclusions: 1) The interaction of artistic traditions of the East and West is due to the fundamental unity of the human race, ensuring the permeability of cultural boundaries; 2) The diversity of creative individuality, originality of modern approaches combined with the achievements of traditional culture are the distinguishing features of the professional values of contemporary Kazakh design.
 Applications of this study: Thus, the scientific and practical significance of the study consists in the fact that: - the results can be the basis for the development of lecture courses in the framework of educational programs of higher education institutions for the specialty “Design”; - the conclusions can serve as an impulse for creative development in the modern practice of transmitting national traditions in design.
 Novelty/Originality of this study: The originality of the research is associated with the identification of trends and prospects for the development of fashion, advertising, interior, and environmental design in the modern cultural environment of Kazakhstan, as well as the establishment of the importance of spiritual and aesthetic foundations of color scheme in the disclosure of the figurative components of design projects. The novelty of the research consists in determining the influence of the traditional color scheme of Kazakh decorative and applied arts on the shaping and color scheme in the products of modern design, many of which are the main bearers of the regional ethno-semantics.

For whose benefit? Black and Minority Ethnic training programmes in higher education institutions in England, UK

Inequalities continue to exist in higher education, with Black and minority ethnic (BME) academics less likely to be professors or occupy senior decision‐making roles compared to their White colleagues. In order to increase BME representation in senior decision‐making roles, specific programmes targeted at BME groups have recently been introduced in higher education institutions (HEIs). This article draws on research carried out on two such programmes in England. By using principles of critical race theory (CRT), I argue that racism continues to play a key role in the lack of BME groups in senior leadership roles and that such programmes benefit HEIs rather than contributing to a commitment to inclusion, equity and creating a diverse workforce. Furthermore, such programmes work for the benefit of HEIs to perpetuate and reinforce White privilege, rather than addressing structural inequalities.

Fault tolerant controlled quantum dialogue against collective noise**Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 61502048), the Natural Science Foundation of Shanxi Province of China (Grant No. 201801D221159), the Scientific and Technological Innovation Programs of Higher Education Institutions in Shanxi Province of China (Grant No. 2019L0470), and Youth Research Foundation of Shanxi University of Finance and Economics in Shanxi Province of China (Grant No. QN-2016009).

Quantum system is inevitably affected by the external environment in the real world. Two controlled quantum dialogue protocols are put forward based on logical χ-type states under collective noise environment. One is against collective-dephasing noise, while the other is against collective-rotation noise. Compared with existing protocols, there exist several outstanding advantages in our proposed protocols: Firstly, the χ-type state is utilized as quantum channels, it possesses better entanglement properties than GHZ state, W state as well as cluster state, which make it difficult to be destroyed by local operations. Secondly, two kinds of logical χ-type states are constructed by us in theory, which can be perfectly immune to the effects of collective noise. Thirdly, the controller can be offline after quantum distribution and permission announcement, without waiting for all the participants to complete the information coding. Fourthly, the security analysis illuminates that our protocols can not only be free from the information leakage, but also resist against the intercept-and-resend attack, the entanglement-and-measure attack, the modification attack, the conspiring attack, and especially the dishonest controller’s attacks.

The Problem of Employment of College Graduates in the Labour Market of Kazakhstan in the Context of Regional Differences

In modern conditions in Kazakhstan and other countries of the post-Soviet space, the problems of employment of university graduates and the fullest realization of their professional and personal potential are becoming increasingly relevant. At the same time, graduated youth faces a complex of institutional problems in the labour market: – A small number of free jobs, – Bureaucratization, and bribe requests by employers, – Mismatch of acquired knowledge with vacant jobs, – Low degree of compliance of educational programs in higher education institutions with market conditions, – Lack of infrastructure in universities to interact with the labour market, etc. All this leads to dissatisfaction of young people with their professional and social status, to their choice of a profession which not corresponding to their specialty, to the use of personal ties of their family to the detriment of their own desires and qualifications, and therefore to the reproduction of imbalances in the economic system as a whole. Based on the author’s empirical research, the paper describes the development of the market economy of Kazakhstan, and identifies regional problems of its development. It is shown that the transition of the economy from planned and centralized to the market one has led to significant changes in the management of the economy. The authors characterize the modern economy of Kazakhstan, indicating that the uneven distribution of inhabitants in rural districts, the low level of development of rural areas and specialization of production creates an uneven distribution of labour resources, which gives rise to particular problems at labour markets. Youth labour strategies are associated with the economic well-being of areas, that is, the regions. It is shown that the regions are classified not according to the territorial principle adopted in the political-geographical respect, but according to the peculiarities of the labour market. Universities and their graduates are the main source of personnel for the economy of any region, but the demand for specialists depends on the structure of the labour market, the level of development of the national economy in the region, production relations, and socio-demographic characteristics. The paper presents the results of an empirical study of the authors (1.5 thousand respondents were interviewed), showing the problems of young specialists and the imbalances in the modern labour market in Kazakhstan. Recommendations are given on improving the youth employment system.

La investigación formativa contable en universidades de Tunja

Se presenta un estudio sobre la investigación formativa en los programas de Contaduría Pública, de las Instituciones de Educación superior de la ciudad de Tunja, Colombia, en el periodo 2010 a 2015. La investigación asume el enfoque cualitativo, de tipo descriptivo. Los resultados develan que la formación de los Contadores Públicos en Tunja, se encuentra enmarcada en áreas como: Auditoría, Finanzas, Tributaria, Normas Internacionales de Información Financiera, y Costos. Las tendencias predominantes son auditoría y finanzas, reflejando la articulación con las políticas económicas globales que con el tiempo han marcado la pauta dentro de la construcción de mallas curriculares, garantizando procesos formativos actualizados y de calidad. Asimismo, el proceso investigativo representa un porcentaje bajo en relación con las demás opciones para optar al título profesional, como son: pasantías y cursos en un programa de especialización o maestría, afines al campo de formación. Se concluye que queda un largo trayecto por recorrer en el ámbito de la investigación formativa contable, de modo que se generen propuestas para fortalecer su praxis en el área de influencia de las Universidades.

Service quality enhancing student satisfaction in international programs of higher education institutions: a local student perspective

ABSTRACTThis article aims to examine the impact of five different dimensions of service quality on student satisfaction in international programs of higher educational institutions. Data were collected from 398 students who have experienced services provided by the faculties and staff in international programs of higher education institutions in Thailand. The model examination result was statistically acceptable in terms of reliability and validity. The strongest dimension of service quality that affects student satisfaction is responsiveness, followed by empathy and facility, accordingly. This research highlights important dimensions of service quality that, if improved in higher education institutions, would enhance student satisfaction.

Affirmative Action and Substantive Equality in the Academia: Female Students’ Perspective the Case of Raya University

The study was conducted in Raya University, Ethiopia with a prime objective to assess and analyze the role of affirmative action program in improving female students’ academic achievement. Both quantitative and qualitative research approaches were employed in this study. Besides primary and secondary data sources were utilized. Proportional stratified sampling method was employed to determine sample size. Thus, 120 female students were participated in the study as primary data source from which the required data was generated. Besides 10 female instructors was included using purposive sampling method to validate and cross check the idea of female students. Multiple data collection instruments were utilized in the data collection process which includes questionnaire, interview and document analysis. The finding revealed tutorial class, material support and department placement are implemented to enhance female students’ academic achievement. Even though female students have positive perception towards the program they claimed that the program is not well organized and ineffective in its implementation. Thus, substantive equality is not assured in the academia between male and female students. This is in line with the document analysis result in which female students disproportionately scores lower academic result than their male counterparts. Economic problem, cultural barrier and lack of self-confidence of females are the most contributory factors for their failure. In view of these the researchers recommends capacity building schemes such as financial support, counseling service, tutorial class and awareness creation activities to be given due attention by concerned stakeholders for female students to minimize their challenges and enhance the effectiveness of affirmative action programs in higher education institutions. Keywords: Academia, Affirmative action, Female students, Substantive equality DOI : 10.7176/JEP/10-16-09 Publication date :June 30 th 2019

ECONOMIC EDUCATION IN THE CONTEXT OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Abstract. The article contains the substantiation of important condition for transition to a balanced economic development. This condition is the professional training of the specialists of the economic profile who would have the necessary competencies regarding the practical implementation of the concept of society’s sustainable development. The role of higher education for transition to sustainable development, in particular, raising the population’s awareness of ecology and sustainable development, is outlined; as well as great importance is a retraining and advanced training of civil servants and the managers in different spheres of the economy. The purpose of the article is to determine the availability of environmentally-directed disciplines and the disciplines relating to sustainable development, as well as the  educational programs of higher educational institutions of Ukraine, which train the students of economic specialties, thus providing the recommendations for improving the process of economists’ professional training in the context of sustainable development. The content of the educational and professional programs of 15 Ukrainian universities is analyzed. It is established that in most investigated universities the prospective economists do not study environmental disciplines at all, or only one discipline – «Ecology» – is taught for certain specializations. Among the studied higher educational institutions the disciplines devoted to outlining the concept of sustainable development and various aspects of the implementation of this concept, are taught only for the students specializing in «Green Economy» at Vadym Hetman Kyiv National Economic University. It is proposed: to introduce the study by the students of all specialties the ecological disciplines, including the disciplines that reveal the essence and strategies for the achievement of society’s sustainable development; to include in the educational-professional programs of all economic specialties the discipline «Environmental Economics»; to pay attention to opening the economic and ecologically oriented specializations, in particular, «Green economy», «Ecological marketing», «Ecological management».

First-Principles Investigation on the Fully Compensated Ferrimagnetic Behavior in Ti2NbSb and TiZrNbSb**Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No 51301119, the Natural Science Foundation for Young Scientists of Shanxi Province under Grant No 2013021010-1, and the Scientific and Technological Innovation Programs of Higher Education Institutions of Shanxi Province under Grant No 201802023.

The electronic structures of Ti2NbSb with Hg2CuTi structure and TiZrNbSb with LiMgPdSn structure are investigated using first-principles calculations. The results indicate that Ti2NbSb is a fully compensated ferrimagnetic spin-gapless semiconductor with an energy gap of 0.13 eV, and TiZrNbSb is a half-metallic fully compensated ferrimagnet with a half-metallic gap of 0.17 eV. For Ti2NbSb, the total energy of the Hg2CuTi structure is 0.62 eV/f.u. higher than that of the L21 structure, which is the ground state, and for TiZrNbSb, the total energy of the structure considered in this work is only 0.15 eV/f.u. larger than that of the ground state. Thus both of them may be good candidates for spintronic applications.

LFV decays of Z boson in Minimal R-symmetric Supersymmetric Standard Model * * Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NNSFC) (11747064, 11805140), the Scientific and Technological Innovation Programs of Higher Education Institutions in Shanxi (2017113), the Foundation of Department of Education of Liaoning province (2016TSPY10) and the Youth Foundation of the University of Science and Technology Liaoning (2016QN11)

A future Z-factory will offer the possibility of studying rare Z decays , such as those leading to lepton flavor violation (LFV) final states. In this work, by considering the constraints from radiative two-body decays , we investigate the LFV decays in the framework of the Minimal R-symmetric Supersymmetric Standard Model with two benchmark points from the existing literature. The flavor-violating off-diagonal entries , and are constrained by the current experimental bounds of . Considering recent experimental constraints, we also investigate Br( ) as a function of . The numerical results show that the theoretical predictions of Br( ) in the MRSSM are several orders of magnitude below the current experimental bounds. The LFV decays and may be promising observation targets in future experiments.

Спадщина українських учених-культурологів у контексті викладання навчальної дисципліни "Історія Української культури" у закладах вищої освіти

Останні десятиліття позначилися значними досягненнями в дослідженні особливостей української культури. Українські культурологи опираються на традиції, закладені творчістю видатних вчених, концепції культури яких характеризуються вірою у майбутнє українського народу. Вітчизняні філософи, етнографи, історики минулих століть традиційно зверталися до проблем, пов'язаних із розумінням духовно-творчої сутності людини у взаємопов'язаності з Богом, Космосом, культурою як світом людини. Початок ХХ ст. став переломним етапом для формування історичної культурології в українській науці. Багато відомих науковців, серед яких були зокрема Михайло Грушевський, Володимир Охрімович, Федір Вовк, Степан Рудницький, Іван Огієнко, Микола Хвильовий, створили в Україні фундамент науки про культуру. Наприкінці ХХ ст. інтерес вчених до культурологічної проблематики набув значного прискорення. Певним чином це було зумовлено введенням у зміст підготовки фахівців із вищою технічною освітою в Україні таких нових дисциплін, як: "Українська та зарубіжна культура", "Культурологія". На жаль, протягом останніх років у закладах вищої освіти України значно скоротилася кількість годин, відведених на вивчення цих дисциплін, у деяких закладах вони повністю зникли з навчальних планів. В умовах реформування вищої школи України необхідно зберегти інтерес юнацтва до вивчення історії української культури. Певним чином цьому буде сприяти повернення до навчальних планів підготовки фахівців у закладах вищої освіти дисциплін "Історія української культури", "Культурологія". Необхідно докласти певних зусиль, щоб зберегти набутий досвід викладання гуманітарних дисциплін, зокрема культурологічного спрямування, осучаснити їх зміст та модернізувати методи навчання, утвердити таку систему засобів, форм і методів організації навчального процесу, яка б гарантувала необхідний рівень якості підготовки конкурентоспроможного спеціаліста.

Should Nursing Programs at Schools That Prohibit Same-sex Marriage be Accredited?

Marriage may have religious, emotional, or financial significance depending on an individual’s view and beliefs, but the legal aspect of marriage and the rights and privileges that go along with it are common to all marriages. Marriage rights in the United States were expanded to include civil marriages between 2 individuals of the same sex between 2004, when it became legal in Massachusetts, through 2015, when it became legal nationwide. During this time and since, public support for same-sex marriage has increased to a broad majority. However, there remain those who oppose same-sex marriage, as well as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) individuals’ rights in general, including institutions of learning that include academic nursing programs. Given that same-sex marriage is now legal, should nursing programs at institutions where it is not condoned be accredited? —Donald GardenierPointLinda M. Gibson-YoungLinda M. Gibson-Young, PhD, FNP-BC, is an associate professor at Auburn University School of Nursing in Auburn, AL. She has over 20 years of experience as a clinician, administrator, and educator. She is an academic and practitioner on-site evaluator for the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. Dr. Gibson-Young is a fellow of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners and a Leadership for Academic Nursing Program Fellow. Linda M. Gibson-Young, PhD, FNP-BC, is an associate professor at Auburn University School of Nursing in Auburn, AL. She has over 20 years of experience as a clinician, administrator, and educator. She is an academic and practitioner on-site evaluator for the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. Dr. Gibson-Young is a fellow of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners and a Leadership for Academic Nursing Program Fellow. Program accreditation focuses on standards and quality that do not include larger social justice or inclusion issues. Much has changed regarding quality. Similar to business, health care indicators focus on benchmarks and use data to compare efforts and outcomes across programs. According to the US Department of Education, accreditation is intended to measure the quality of academic programs in higher education institutions by creating a culture of continuous improvement and encouraging levitation of standards. As we also consider social justice, we often deliberate on the topic of quality and judge whether or not a program is meeting required standards. Who decides whether social justice is appropriate to include or not, and how do we measure it? In nursing, the primary purpose of accreditation is to ensure that programs meet common standards of quality. The primary accrediting bodies for academic nursing programs are the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education and the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing. There are numerous reasons why attending an accredited institution is important. Accreditation substantiates the quality of a program and provides benefits upon graduation. Students completing a degree from an accredited program are more competitive in the market of health care because the quality of education has met national standards. Accreditation for nursing education uses specific standards with prescribed elements under each standard. Whether the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education or the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, specific standards must be met to meet criteria for accreditation. Although I clearly believe we are morally entitled to open our eyes as individuals, it should not be the judgment of the programmatic accrediting body to decide matters of social justice or inclusion. This would be outside the purview of academic nursing program accreditation. CounterpointF. Patrick RobinsonF. Patrick Robinson, PhD, RN, is provost and vice president of academic affairs at Arizona College in Phoenix, AZ. He has a distinguished record of service and leadership to the human immunodeficiency virus care nursing community. He currently serves as cochair of the LGBTQ Health Expert Panel for the American Academy of Nursing in which he is also a fellow. F. Patrick Robinson, PhD, RN, is provost and vice president of academic affairs at Arizona College in Phoenix, AZ. He has a distinguished record of service and leadership to the human immunodeficiency virus care nursing community. He currently serves as cochair of the LGBTQ Health Expert Panel for the American Academy of Nursing in which he is also a fellow. The primary purpose of accreditation in higher education is to assure quality. However, quality is subjective. In accreditation, standards for quality are established by nongovernmental agencies that rely on the collective judgments of an array of constituents including faculty, administrators, employers, and the public. One widely accepted hallmark of quality in higher education accreditation is that institutions must operate with integrity. For nursing education programmatic accreditation, operating with integrity would include, at the very least, concordance with nursing’s Code of Ethics, which states, “The nurse practices with compassion and respect for the inherent dignity, worth, and unique attributes of every person” (American Nurses Association, 2015). Thus, a program that even tacitly discriminates against or marginalizes LGBTQ individuals should not be granted accreditation. Furthermore, nursing programmatic accreditation is 1 mechanism by which programs are held accountable to the constituencies they serve, including patients. If a program or its parent institution does not recognize the fundamental civil rights of any of its stakeholders, including LGBTQ individuals, then accreditation should not be possible. In a broader sense, institutional accreditors, such as the 6 regional accrediting organizations recognized by the US Department of Education, should be guided by the fundamental understanding that education is a common good and take seriously a commitment to assuring that colleges and universities are preparing students for a diverse world. This preparation includes the promotion of open dialogue, tolerance, and justice. In this frame, discrimination of any kind is incompatible with the goals of higher education. Because institutional accreditation is the gateway to the use of federal financial aid, the stakes are high. Federal funding should not be given to institutions that discriminate against any individual. Finally, higher education has been the birthplace of great ideas, societal reform, and social justice. Accreditation organizations are obligated to assure this legacy continues. Comments or suggestions for future columns should be sent to Department Editor Donald Gardenier at [email protected]

Does Bilingual Instruction Impact Students’ Academic Performance in Content-Based Learning? Evidence from Business School Students Attending Bilingual and L1 Courses

Despite the rapid adoption of bilingual programs (English–Chinese) in Chinese higher education institutions (HEIs), concerns have been raised about perceived language hindrance to students’ academic comprehension and performance. In response to these concerns, we investigated the effects of bilingual instruction on content-based learning, and provide empirical evidence after testing influential factors in bilingual environments. Analyzing a sample of 498 undergraduate students enrolled in a fundamental business course at a sample university in China, we found insignificant statistical differences in the students’ academic performance between bilingual and L1 (Chinese) classes. We attribute this to the English language support provided by the university, and show that learning competence can help students minimize language barriers and solve common learning problems facing both bilingual and L1 students. Overall, our paper aimed to identify key determinants of students’ academic performance during bilingual instruction, and provide policy implications for developing desirable bilingual programs in HEIs.

Impact of Colored Noise on Population Model with Allee Effect**Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China Grant No.11571009, Shanxi Scholarship Council of China under Grant No. 2015-032, Technological Innovation Programs of Higher Education Institutions in Shanxi Grant No. 2015121 and Applied Basic Research Programs of Shanxi Province Grant No. 2016021013

We study a population model with strong and weak Allee effect driven by internal noise and external noise. Firstly, a single-species population model with Allee effect under environmental colored noise is established, then stable and unstable states are analyzed and interpreted in biology. After that, stationary probability distribution (SPD) of population is derived based on Fokker-Planck equation. Next, mean first-passage time (MFPT) is defined in order to quantify the transition between extinction state and survival state with Allee effect. It is found that population will not extinct when weak Allee effect exists. It is not beneficial to survival of the population with the increase of Allee threshold no matter whether strong Allee effect or weak Allee effect. When strong Allee effect occurs, the correlation time of multiplicative noise plays a positive role in survival of population, while the correlation time of additive noise has a negative effect. Crucially, the phenomenon of resonant activation is firstly discovered in population dynamics with Allee effect. The conclusions we obtain can be applied to the further research of population dynamics in ecology.

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With an aim to articulate the reason of existence of nonprofit/nongovernmental (NPO/NGO) higher education in South Korea, this study examines the curriculum of NPO/NGO management programs in higher education institutions. This study postulates that the higher education curriculum in NPO/NGO management may reflect the main forces that have led to the development and evolution of South Korean nonprofit organizations, framed as social movement and entrepreneurial management. South Korea has showcased a civil-society-led democratization model. Its nonprofit organizations have faced an increased pressure for professional service provision and sustainable operation. This study proposes that the social movement drive outweighed the entrepreneurial management drive regarding the visibility in the NPO/NGO higher education. Recent program changes show that the entrepreneurial management drive has been strengthened in their curriculum. This study also observes a preferential pattern of ties to societal forces by disciplines.Subscribe to JNEL

Studio Trad: Facilitating traditional music experiences for music production students1

Many music production programmes in higher education institutions are heavily invested in popular music genres and production values in contrast to the diversity of musics often included in other music programmes and encountered in everyday life. Commenting on his 2017 album, Ed Sheeran highlights the potential for incorporating Irish traditional music into popular music. Over the past number of years, creative practice research projects at Dundalk Institute of Technology have provided opportunities for music production students to engage in the recording and production of Irish traditional music, broadening their experience beyond popular music genres and facilitating time for them to work collaboratively with Irish traditional musicians. Thus, an authentic and action-oriented mode of engagement in higher education is utilized to enhance the learning experience continuously aware of changes and attitudes in the music industry. This article focuses on three Summer Undergraduate Research Projects that provided students with the opportunity to research and record Irish traditional music during the summer months. The project not only provided the students with credible industry-like experience, it also provided the staff involved with an insight into the potential of collaborative project work to address multiple learning aims and objectives. In this article, a critical review of the projects is informed by feedback from the students involved, which can inform future development and structures of existing programmes in music production education.

Analysis of the drivers and benefits of BIM incorporation into quantity surveying profession

PurposeBuilding information modeling (BIM) inclusion in education pedagogy is crucial in preparing skilled graduates for employment in the construction industry. Against this backdrop, studies on BIM education abound in architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) programmes in higher education institutions (HEIs). However, there are limited empirical studies on BIM potentials in the quantity surveying (QS) profession in HEIs, particularly in developing countries. The purpose of this study is to identify and assess the BIM drivers and benefits as important to the QS profession using an empirical approach.Design/methodology/approachA comprehensive literature review was conducted to identify the BIM drivers and benefits in relation to the QS profession, which was used to design a questionnaire. To capture a broad perception, a questionnaire survey was carried out which targeted the academia and final year undergraduate students from two selected universities offering QS honour degree programmes in Nigeria. Data collected were analysed using mean score, standard deviation and Mann–Whitney test.FindingsThe study identified 12 BIM drivers in relation to the QS profession and the analysis of the ranking revealed that almost all the identified BIM drivers are considered by respondents as important. The study further identified 14 BIM benefits and the analysis of the ranking indicated that all the identified BIM benefits are considered as important. The results of the Mann–Whitney test indicated a slight statistically significant difference, particularly in one of the selected universities on the ranking of the BIM drivers and benefits as important to the QS profession.Practical implicationThe findings of the study provide empirical evidence on the current perceptions of the drivers and benefits of BIM to QS academia and students as they explore the concept for the advancement of QS profession.Originality/valueThis study would provide practical insights to use BIM for QS practice. Also, this study would contribute to improving the QS graduates and professional quantity surveyors understanding of the BIM knowledge applicable to QS profession.

The sociopolitical struggle and promise of bilingual teacher education: Past, present, and future

ABSTRACTThis article draws from historical, political, theoretical, and practice perspectives that provide a comprehensive analysis of how bilingual teacher education programs have strategically navigated around and through anti-immigrant sociopolitical ideologies to survive the incessant attacks on Latinx student populations, notably in the two decades since Proposition 227 was passed in California and, later, similar legislation in Arizona and Massachusetts. These restrictive language policies not only eradicated K–12 bilingual education in many public schools, they also brought an end to most bilingual teacher education programs in higher education institutions. As a result, conversations intensified among bilingual teacher educators across the nation, revolving around the challenges of identifying, naming, and confronting the unyielding issues that arise in the preparation of and professional development for bilingual teachers. Most significantly, this article discusses how a long-standing bilingual teacher preparation program in a Hispanic Serving Institution not only survived in an era of restrictive language policies but has forcefully reemerged as a bilingual teacher education program with equity and critical consciousness at the core. The revised program has energized and mobilized groups, neighborhoods, communities, districts, campuses, and networks to reengage the radical nature of transformative collective action. Now thriving under Proposition 58, which brought an end to restrictive language policies, the program serves as a model for other bilingual teacher preparation programs and is currently driving the language rights movement to reinstate bilingual education in California.

Policies and Politics Surrounding Islamic Studies Programs in Higher Education Institutions in the United States

In the aftermath of the September 11 attacks, the long and checkered relationship between Islam and the West entered a new phase. The sense of suspicion and denouncement that swept through the public sphere of many European countries and the United States was accompanied by major changes in governmental policies and a shift in the politics in each country that has witnessed or suffered from the repercussions of these attacks; this has been exasperated further by the rise of Islamic State (ISIS). This study uses different types of data sources and focuses on the previous academic work on establishing institutions of higher education within an existing unique context to examine the challenges that these institutions face on both the policy and political levels due to the prevailing current geopolitical climate vis-à-vis Islam. While focusing on the present and offering some insights into the future, this paper provides a base for a more comprehensive historical overview of the main policy changes by creating a timeline of key changes in the policies and mapping the significant events that have had an impact. It is designed to investigate challenges and opportunities of Islamic higher education institutions and programs from a policy perspective and within the changing political governmental agenda specifically in the United States, and it offers a preliminary analysis of the dynamics of these evolving transformations. Considering the emerging need to revisit these institutions and the more recent recurring calls to reform existing Western Islamic studies programs, this paper fills another gap in the literature by providing some recommendations.

The Application of Web-Based Distance Learning to the Instrument (Guitar) Education In Undergraduate Program: The Sample of Kastamonu University

The aim of this study is to test the applicability of distance learning instrument education in undergraduate programs of higher education institutions. It is intended that a web-based experimental study has been designed for guitar education as a part of instrument education and that designed study has been applied to the undergraduate students through distance learning. Guitar performance rating scale was used to collect data. Obtained data was analyzed by using Mann Whitney U and Wilcoxon nonparametric tests which measure and evaluate the significance of the difference between two mean scores. Following the analysis, the results were interpreted.According to the findings, it was concluded that the intended target behaviors were attained by the students who were taught by the conventional method and the students who were taught by the web-based distance education method at the same level and the web-based distance education has had the same effect on students’ learning as the traditional instrument education practice. Suggestions in this context suggestions were also provided.