Cases of dispute resolution over dowries and hereditary assets in Corfu (18th-19th c.) | Author : Spyridoula Mouratidis | Abstract | Full Text | Abstract :The study concerns the extrajudicial resolution of disputes over dowries and hereditary assets, which are registered in the notarial books of Corfu, one of the Ionian Islands, in the 18th and 19th centuries. The opposing parties can resort to arbitration, invoke the intervention of common unknown friends or resorve their differences by themselves. The quantitative and qualitative characteristics of the dowries and inherited assets highlight the social and economic status of the parties involved. |
| Pedagogical factors affecting English language learners oral communication | Author : Karina Salcedo-Viteri, Eliana Pinza-Tapia, Vanessa Toro | Abstract | Full Text | Abstract :The purpose of this study was to determine whether the pedagogical factors such as strategies, resources, and evaluation used by English teachers are appropriate to develop students oral communication skills in public high schools in Ecuador. For this purpose, a sample of 310 English teachers from public high schools in Ecuador was considered. To know their perceptions on the subject, data collection techniques such as survey, interview and observation were applied. The instruments designed were two questionnaires, one with closed questions for the survey design and the other with open questions for the interview design. In addition, an observation sheet was used to collect information from one class per teacher. The data obtained allowed concluding that pedagogical factors such as strategies, resources and evaluation used by teachers in English classes help students develop their oral communicative skills. However, it is suggested the frequent use of activities that promote interaction in real contexts to achieve the desired academic objective. |
| Factors related to self-efficacy, depression, stress and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder among teachers of Rajabhat University group of Thailand during COVID-19 | Author : Boonleang Thumthong | Abstract | Full Text | Abstract :Objective: The study self-efficacy, depression, stress, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. And to study factors related to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder among students.
Method of study: This research is a survey research. The sample consisted of 969 students by multistage randomization. The tools used to collect data include: general information inquiry form The ADHD screening questionnaire, the self-efficacy questionnaire, the stress assessment questionnaire, and the depression screening questionnaire. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics. And Pearson correlation analysis.
Results: The students had a high level of self-efficacy in preventing depression and stress disorder. There were low levels of stress and depression. Have a mild impairment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder among students was positively correlated with depression. Stress status of students and found that the depression. The stress variables had a positive relationship between each other. And the depression variable was positively correlated with the students attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Conclusion: The students of Rajabhat University during the new normal lifestyle had a high level of self-efficacy in preventing depression and stress disorder. There were low levels of stress and depression.
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| Married Korean Professional Women with Children in the U.S. and in Korea: A Mix of Occupational & Immigrant Status | Author : Youn Mi Lee | Abstract | Full Text | Abstract :This qualitative research examined Korean professional womens work and family experience in Korea and in the U.S. Fourteen in-depth interviews were conducted seven Korean immigrant women with children in the U.S. and seven Korean women with children in Korea. Immigrant status and occupational status are anchored to examine (a) how Korean women with children in a profession perceive their accumulated roles (i.e. conflict or enrichment) (b) how professional womens work influences families and vice versa and (c) how work-family experiences are different in the U.S. and in Korea. The effort to keep work-family balance and challenges, work environment differences between U.S. and Korea, language barriers, womens self-confidence, and feeling of wholeness emerged as central themes. Work-family policies will be discussed. |
| Multiple Intelligences Potentials of Students in Early Childhood Education Surindra Rajabhat University, Thailand | Author : Boonleang Thumthong, Patchara Thongpanruk, Phongnapha Phromkat, Phityanan PhunSopha | Abstract | Full Text | Abstract :The objectives of this study are: to study the potential of students multiple Intelligences Potentials and to compare the order of the multiple intelligence potential of students classified within the year and age level. The sample group was 175 students. The multiple intelligence potential survey had a reliability value of 0.93 The data were analyzed using frequency, percentage, one -way analysis of variance, open-ended questions, and content analysis. The research results are as follows:
1. The students had high multi-intelligence potential with an overall average of 86.86%. It was found that 100% of the 4-5th-year students had a high level of multi-intelligence.
2. The overall mean of the multi-intelligence potential of year 1-5 students, in order from large to small number, the first 3 rankings were 1) multi-intelligence potential in self-knowledge and self-understanding 2) multi-intelligence potential in cognition. And understanding of nature 3) the potential of multiple intelligences in music and the overall mean of the lowest multiple intelligence potential is logic and math.
3. Students of different grade levels had multiple intelligences potential, considering the overall picture; there was no statistically significant difference at the .01 level.
4. Students of different old levels had multiple intelligences potential, considering the overall picture there was no statistically significant difference at the .01 level. |
| Teacher Leadership and Job Satisfaction: A Comparative Case Study between a Rural Secondary School and an Urban Secondary School in Johor, Malaysia | Author : Shaiful Naszri Wahid1, Alberto Luis August | Abstract | Full Text | Abstract :This study examined teacher leadership dimensions and job satisfaction in two public secondary schools in Johor, Malaysia one located in a rural area and one located in the city. The study determined the differences and relationship in teacher leadership practices and job satisfaction. It investigated how teacher leadership dimensions facilitate or hinder teacher leadership development and job satisfaction in the selected schools. A total of 78 respondents comprising of administrators, middle leaders and subject teachers took part in this study. Using the sequential explanatory mixed-method research design, this study employed Teacher Leadership School Survey (TLSS), Mohrman-Cooke-Mohrman Job Satisfaction Scale (MCMJSS), and semi-structured interview as the instruments. Three respondents were selected from each school for a semi-structured interview. Descriptive and inferential statistics such as mean, standard deviation, t-test, correlation, and ANOVA were utilised in the quantitative phase, while qualitative data were treated according to the code, categories, and themes. The findings reflected that both schools ranked relatively high to very high in teacher leadership dimensions and job satisfaction. There was no significant difference found in teacher leaderships dimensions and job satisfaction, yet there was a statistically significant positive relationship between job satisfaction and teacher leadership dimensions in both schools. The qualitative findings in the study reflected that both schools acknowledged the importance of the dimensions in job satisfaction. Evidence of teacher leadership practices was found in both schools. There was a similarity in terms of impeding conditions for both schools, in which both schools highlighted a lack of confidence as one of the impeding conditions. Other impeding conditions include teachers personal problem, unsupportive administrators, motivation, and attitude. |
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