Editors: Nikolay Popov; Charl Wolhuter; Bruno Leutwyler; Gillian Hilton; James Ogunleye; Patrícia Albergaria Almeida, 2012
BCES (Bulgarian Comparative Education Society) Conference Books, Volume 10. Sofia: BCES. Pages xvi + 448; ISBN 978-954-92908-1-3
More info about the 10th International Conference, 12-16 June 2012
Full pdf (465 pages). 5 parts:
Nikolay Popov Editor-in-Chief
Charl Wolhuter Editor of Part 1: Comparative Education and History of Education, including Stereotypes in Pupils Self Esteem and art. about Poland, Nigeria, Hungary, Hamburg, Middle East Countries, Crete, Mexico, Serbia & Slovenia,
Bruno Leutwyler Editor of Part 2: Pre-service and in-service Teacher Training
Gillian Hilton Editor of Part 3: Education Policy, Reforms and School Leadership
James Ogunleye Editor of Part 4:
Patrícia Albergaria Almeida Editor of Part 5
Full content list:
Foreword
Karen L. Biraimah
Remembering the Past – Anticipating the Future: Reflections on the BCES’s Jubilee Conference……………………………………………………………………………………………………….xi
Editorial Preface
Nikolay Popov, Charl Wolhuter, Bruno Leutwyler, Gillian Hilton, James Ogunleye, Patrícia Albergaria Almeida
An Established Conference Tradition …………………………………………………………………… xiii
Introduction
Alexander W. Wiseman
A Framework for Understanding International Perspectives on Education…………………… 1
Part 1
Comparative Education & History of Education
Charl Wolhuter
Also a door to the inside of a new house — yet another use for Comparative Education ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 23
Nikolay Popov
Structures of School Systems Worldwide: A Comparative Study ……………………………… 29
Vera Spasenović, Natasa Vujisić Zivković, Klara Skubic Ermenc
The Role of Comparative Pedagogy in the Training of Pedagogues in Serbia and Slovenia…………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 36
Konstantinos G. Karras & Evanthia Synodi
Comparative and International Education and the teaching profession.
The case of Marc-Antoine Jullien ………………………………………………………………………… 43
Marco Aurelio Navarro-Leal, Concepción Niño García, Ma. Luisa Caballero Saldivar
Comparing management models of secondary schools in Tamaulipas, Mexico:
An exploration with a Delphi method……………………………………………………………………. 49
Pella Calogiannakis & Theodoros Eleftherakis
Classroom and Socialization: a case study through an action-research in Crete, Greece…………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 55Contents vi
Hamid Rashidi, Abbas Madandar Arani, Lida Kakia
E-learning, State and Educational System in Middle East Countries ………………………… 62
Amalija Žakelj, Milena Ivanuš Grmek, Franc Cankar
Approaches to internal testing and assessment of knowledge in relation to the pupils’ achievements in national assessment of knowledge………………………………………………. 67
Franc Cankar, Amalija Žakelj, Milena Ivanuš Grmek
The Stereotypes in Pupil’s Self Esteem ……………………………………………………………….. 76
Joachim Schroeder
Insecure identities: Unaccompanied minors as refugees in Hamburg……………………….. 81
Johannes L van der Walt & Ferdinand J Potgieter
The origins of religion as an historical conundrum: pedagogical and research methodological implications and challenges …………………………………………………………. 87
Katarzyna Charzyńska, Marta Anczewska, Piotr Świtaj
A brief overview of the history of education in Poland …………………………………………….. 92
Zsolt Dózsa
“Everybody is given a chance, my boy … everybody who is willing to work for socialism”: An Overview of English Textbooks in the Postwar Period in Hungary……………………….. 99
Gordon O. Ade-Ojo, Mike Adeyeye, F. Fagbohun
Situated literacy practices amongst artisans in the South West of Nigeria: developmental and pedagogical implications………………………………………………………. 105
Part 2
Pre-Service and In-Service Teacher Training
Bruno Leutwyler, Danijela S. Petrović, Carola Mantel
Constructivist Foundations of Intercultural Education: Implications for Research and Teacher Training……………………………………………………………………………………………….111
Leonie G Higgs
Theory in Teacher Education: Students’ views…………………………………………………….. 119
Stephen Adebanjo Oyebade
Policy and practice of pre-service and in-service teacher training programmes and facilities in Nigeria……………………………………………………………………………………………. 125
Claudio Rafael Vásquez Martínez, Graciela Girón, Antonio Ayón Bañuelos
Student Perceptions of the Distance Education Mode Compared with Face-to-Face Teaching in the University Distance Education Programme…………………………………… 133Contents vii
Graciela Girón, Claudio Rafael Vásquez Martínez, Juan Sánchez López, Antonio Ayón Bañuelos
Environmental Education: From the Perspective of Scientific Knowledge for Constructivist Learning…………………………………………………………………………………….. 141
Olga Nessipbayeva
The Competencies of the Modern Teacher …………………………………………………………. 148
Irem Kızılaslan & Bruno Leutwyler
Pre-service teacher action research: Concept, international trends and implications for teacher education in Turkey ……………………………………………………………………………… 155
Part 3
Education Policy, Reforms and School Leadership
Gillian L. S. Hilton
Changing policies changing times: initiatives in teacher education in England…………. 163
Nicholas Sun-Keung Pang & John Pisapia
Dealing with Change in Hong Kong Schools using Strategic Thinking Skills ……………. 169
Nicholas Sun-Keung Pang & Ting Wang
Institutions’ Espoused Values Perceived by Chinese Educational Leaders ……………… 175
Amelia Molina García
Social Service Community Education as an area of training and participation for social development…………………………………………………………………………………………………… 182
Ruth Roux
English Language Education Policy in Colombia and Mexico………………………………… 187
Emma Leticia Canales Rodríguez & Tiburcio Moreno Olivos
Compensatory Programs in Mexico to Reduce the Educational Gap………………………. 193
Aaron A. R. Nwabude & Gordon Ade-Ojo
Changing times, Changing roles: FE Colleges’ perceptions of their changing leadership role in contemporary UK politico-economic climate………………………………………………. 199
Haim H. Gaziel, Yael Cohen-Azaria, Klara Skubic Ermenc
Role perceptions and job stress among special education school principals: Do they differ from principals of regular schools?…………………………………………………………….. 206
Olivera Knezevic Floric & Stefan Ninkovic
Multiculturalism: challenge or reality…………………………………………………………………… 215
Phillips Olayide Okunola & Simeon Adebayo OladipoContents viii
Privatization of higher education in Nigeria: Critical Issues……………………………………. 221
Martha Nkechinyere Amadi
Policies and initiatives: reforming teacher education in Nigeria………………………………. 230
Esmeralda Sunko
Leadership in Educational Institutions………………………………………………………………… 237
Part 4
Higher Education, Lifelong Learning and Social Inclusion
James Ogunleye
Validation of skills, knowledge and experience in lifelong learning in Europe …………… 243
Marta Anczewska, Joanna Roszczyńska-Michta, Justyna Waszkiewicz, Katarzyna Charzyńska, Czesław Czabała
Empowering women with domestic violence experience ………………………………………. 250
Aloy Ejiogu & Sheidu Sule
Sixty Five Years of University Education in Nigeria: Some Key Cross Cutting Issues .. 257
George Odhiambo
Brain Drain in Higher Education: Lost Hope or Opportunity?…………………………………. 265
Donald B. Holsinger
Searching for the Dividends of Religious Liberty: Who Benefits and Who Pays? ……… 271
Ellen S. Holsinger
More than Mere Law: Freedom of Religion or Belief…………………………………………….. 278
Sabina Jelenc Krašovec & Sonja Kump
Intergenerational Learning in the Family …………………………………………………………….. 284
Barbara Šteh & Jana Kalin
Students’ Views on Important Learning Experiences – Challenges Related to Ensuring Quality of Studies ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 291
Dalena Vogel
Campus life: The impact of external factors on emotional health of students …………… 298
Veronica Adriana Popescu, Gheorghe N. Popescu, Cristina Raluca Popescu
Education and Lifelong Learning in Romania – Perspectives of the Year 2020 ………… 305
Luminita Moraru
Scientific reputation and “the golden standards”: quality management system impact and the teaching-research nexus …………………………………………………………………………….. 311Contents ix
Pascal Lafont
The implementation of the Validation of Acquired Experience (VAE) in France would be a cultural revolution in higher education training? …………………………………………………… 317
Hilary English
Transition of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds to research led Universities……………………………………………………………………………………………………. 323
Miss Shamaas Gul Khattak
Attitudes of Parents towards Contemporary Female Higher Education …………………… 329
Nosheen Rachel Naseem
Structured Peer Mentoring: Enhancing Lifelong Learning in Pakistani Universities…… 335
Chad O. Coates
The Rise of Private Higher Education in Jamaica: Neo-liberalism at Work?…………….. 341
Chad O. Coates
Educational Developments in the British West Indies: A Historical Overview……………. 347
Elizabeth Achinewhu-Nworgu, Gertrude Shotte, Queen Chioma Nworgu
Focus Learning Support: Rising to Educational Challenges ………………………………….. 353
Daina Vasilevska
Distance Education in Higher Education in Latvia………………………………………………… 361
Oksana Chigisheva
Evidence-based research study of the Russian vocational pedagogy and education motivational potential in the internationalisation projection ……………………………………. 367
Салтанат Ганиевна Тажбаева / Saltanat Tazhbayeva
Формирование здорового образа жизни во внеучебной деятельности студентов в вузе / Healthy lifestyle formation within the extra-curricular activities of students at universities …………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 373
Турсынбек Мырзаханович Баймолдаев / Tursynbek Baimoldayev
Управление школой на основе менеджмента / Management based organisation of school’s educational process…………………………………………………………………………….. 378
Саним Кожаевна Кожаева / Sanim Kozhayeva
Модернизация высшей школы в контексте Болонского процесса в Республике Казахстан / Modernization of higher education in the context of the Bologna Process in the Republic of Kazakhstan………………………………………………………………………………. 383
Г. Т. Хайруллин & Г. С. Саудабаева / G. T. Hairullin & G. S. SaudabaevaContents x
О проблеме самоопределения личности / About the problem of self-definition of personality)……………………………………………………………………………………………………. 387
Part 5
Learning and Teaching Styles
Patrícia Albergaria Almeida
Learning Styles and Disciplinary Fields: is there a relationship?…………………………….. 391
Cecília Guerra, António Moreira, Rui Marques Vieira
ICT competences for teachers in 21st Century – a design framework for science primary teacher education courses ……………………………………………………………………………….. 397
Patrícia Albergaria Almeida, Mariana Martinho, Betina Lopes
Teacher Education in the context of international cooperation: the case of East Timor 403
Aaron A. R. Nwabude
How would Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) Enhance Assessment for Learning Mathematics by the Special Education Needs Students (SENs) in Secondary Education Sector………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 410
Mariana Martinho, Patrícia Albergaria Almeida, José Teixeira-Dias
A gender perspective on student questioning upon the transition to Higher Education 418
Sandra Ozola
Student-Centred Learning: A Dream or Reality ……………………………………………………. 425
Габит Капезович Кенжебаев, Сауле Хайрулловна Байдильдина, Тенлик Токтарбековна Далаева / Gabit Kapezovich Кenzhebayev, Saule Hairullovna Baidildina, Tenlik Toktarbekovna Dalayeva
Проблемы формирования E-Learning контента в сфере исторического образования Республики Казахстан / Problems of development of E-Learning content in historical education on the Republic of Kazakhstan …………………………………………………………… 430
Айгерим Кошербаева, Кульмесхан Абдреимова, Асем Ануарбек