Purpose -This study aims to verify the impact of cooperative learning as an intervention strategy... more Purpose -This study aims to verify the impact of cooperative learning as an intervention strategy towards the achievement of peace, equality and equity in the science classroom as part of the democratic process necessary for sustainable development. Design/methodology/approach -The study sample comprised 56 SSS 2 students in one public co-educational secondary school in Lagos State. Using a students' gender equity and peace questionnaire, results indicate that cooperative learning is effective in achieving a good measure of equity and peace between sexes in the biology classroom. Furthermore, cooperative learning was observed not to have differential impact on students of different ability levels with respect to their achievement of gender equity in the biology classroom. Findings -The study concludes that cooperative learning mode is a gender friendly interaction pattern for all and should be encouraged at the secondary school level in order to empower all students to begin early to imbibe democratic values and behaviors necessary for peaceful coexistence and sustainable development.
There is great interest in educational leadership in the early part of the 21st century because o... more There is great interest in educational leadership in the early part of the 21st century because of the widespread belief that the quality of leadership makes a significant difference to school and student outcomes. There is also increasing recognition that schools require effective leaders and man agers if the y are to provide the best po ssible edu cation f or their learn ers. Schools need trained and committed teachers but they, in turn, need the leadership of highly effective prin cipa ls and su pp ort from other senior an d m iddle managers. While the need for eff ective leaders is widely ack nowledged, there is much less certainty about which leadership behaviours are most likely to produce favourable outcomes. I examine the theoretic al u nd erpinn ing s f or the fie ld of ed uc atio na l lead ersh ip and management, assess different leadership models, and discuss the evidence of their relative effectiveness in developing successful schools.
States often encounter difficulties in adjusting to their new cultural environment. In addition, ... more States often encounter difficulties in adjusting to their new cultural environment. In addition, they often struggle with academic language while learning the content and conceptual structures of various graduate level disciplines. This phenomenological study identified cultural and linguistic challenges experienced by NNES Asian international graduate students at a mediumsized rural university in the northwestern United States. A pedagogical framework and recommendations for professional practice address the linguistic, cultural, and academic needs of this particular student population in higher education.
Purpose -This study aims to verify the impact of cooperative learning as an intervention strategy... more Purpose -This study aims to verify the impact of cooperative learning as an intervention strategy towards the achievement of peace, equality and equity in the science classroom as part of the democratic process necessary for sustainable development. Design/methodology/approach -The study sample comprised 56 SSS 2 students in one public co-educational secondary school in Lagos State. Using a students' gender equity and peace questionnaire, results indicate that cooperative learning is effective in achieving a good measure of equity and peace between sexes in the biology classroom. Furthermore, cooperative learning was observed not to have differential impact on students of different ability levels with respect to their achievement of gender equity in the biology classroom. Findings -The study concludes that cooperative learning mode is a gender friendly interaction pattern for all and should be encouraged at the secondary school level in order to empower all students to begin early to imbibe democratic values and behaviors necessary for peaceful coexistence and sustainable development.
There is great interest in educational leadership in the early part of the 21st century because o... more There is great interest in educational leadership in the early part of the 21st century because of the widespread belief that the quality of leadership makes a significant difference to school and student outcomes. There is also increasing recognition that schools require effective leaders and man agers if the y are to provide the best po ssible edu cation f or their learn ers. Schools need trained and committed teachers but they, in turn, need the leadership of highly effective prin cipa ls and su pp ort from other senior an d m iddle managers. While the need for eff ective leaders is widely ack nowledged, there is much less certainty about which leadership behaviours are most likely to produce favourable outcomes. I examine the theoretic al u nd erpinn ing s f or the fie ld of ed uc atio na l lead ersh ip and management, assess different leadership models, and discuss the evidence of their relative effectiveness in developing successful schools.
States often encounter difficulties in adjusting to their new cultural environment. In addition, ... more States often encounter difficulties in adjusting to their new cultural environment. In addition, they often struggle with academic language while learning the content and conceptual structures of various graduate level disciplines. This phenomenological study identified cultural and linguistic challenges experienced by NNES Asian international graduate students at a mediumsized rural university in the northwestern United States. A pedagogical framework and recommendations for professional practice address the linguistic, cultural, and academic needs of this particular student population in higher education.
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