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The impact study involved 16 teacher-trainees of the Holy Spirit National High School who attended the free training on writing an action research with proofreading and editing techniques which was offered by the Department of English, Foreign Languages and Linguistics as part of its extension program. The quantitative data which were collected through a survey revealed that the participants who have been teaching for more than 11 years have gained self-confidence in writing research using the English language followed by the second impactful gain which is being promoted to a higher rank. The write-shop part was chosen by the majority as the key factor to the effectiveness of the training.
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Constructing the preschool school culture based on the happy school model is a study focusing on a new educational approach, emphasizing the creation of a friendly, safe, green learning environment. It aims to engage students in enjoyable learning hours, free from pressure, stress, and fatigue, enabling them to freely play, interact harmoniously with peers. Constructing the preschool school culture following the happy school model emphasizes the importance of creating a positive educational environment, encouraging curiosity and creativity, while supporting the holistic development of children, encompassing cultural, mental, and physical aspects. This research proposes several solutions for building the school culture based on the happy school model, highlighting the role of the principal in shaping the school's culture; Establishing a safe and proactive learning environment; Encouraging curiosity and creativity; Fostering a positive social learning environment; Supporting the multidimensional development of children; Encouraging close cooperation among teachers, parents, and the community.
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The experiential activities through a collaborative approach involve a pedagogical process with specific objectives, content, tools, and forms employed by teachers to enable students to effectively apply existing knowledge and experiences to real-life situations. This is done by enhancing interaction, support, and mutual constraints among students. Managing these experiential activities through a collaborative approach entails a planned process initiated by school management to guide teachers, students, and educational stakeholders within the institution towards comprehensive educational goals, based on reinforcing interaction, support, and mutual constraints among students. This study focuses on understanding and analyzing subjective and objective factors that impact the management of experiential activities in primary schools through a collaborative approach.
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Objective: To analyse the impact of the management of educational services administration on the social integration of learners in general education secondary schools in the Mfou district. Methodology: This is a qualitative study. Medical education research techniques were used to collect field data in four general secondary schools in the Mfou district. Using interview guides, information was gathered from administrative staff with more than two years' seniority, learners in science and literature final year classes, and former pupils likely to be integrated into society. A content analysis of the qualitative data was carried out. Results: This article reveals the importance of the administrative management of educational services. School administration management is an action aimed at helping an isolated or marginalised individual move towards a situation characterised by satisfactory exchanges with his or her environment and the integration of young people into the country's socio-economic system. The process of social integration or the managerial skills of a head teacher, administrative practices/techniques in general-education High Schools have an impact on the integration of young people. Discussion: The social integration of pupils educated in public general education schools remains problematic. Renowned for their long studies par excellence, they have remained the preserve of learners whose sole ambition is to obtain a matricule to serve in the administration. However, it was necessary to anticipate issues relating to the next generation and even the changes that society was about to undergo. Conclusion: Administration management does not take into account training for self-employment or the social reintegration of learners. This article establishes a link between school administration management techniques and the evaluation of their impact on the social integration of young students. In a socio-economic context marked by the difficulty of social .......
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The Covid-19 pandemic has introduced a new normal characterized by online learning. Students and instructors have been forced to familiarize with the online technologies and media that will foster learning. While many institutions and learners have embraced it, they have different perceptions of online learning depending on their experiences. The following research, therefore, seeks to research on Malaysian undergraduate students’ perception of online learning. Participants were obtained from one of the Malaysian universities. Ten participants engaged in the research and data was collected using a semi-structured interview where the participants were asked questions related to the topic. On the type of media commonly used by the leaners, all said that they preferred WhatsApp groups while 30% and 10% preferred zoom meeting and Moodle respectively. On whether the faculty had adequate resources, 70% of the participants agreed while the rest disagreed stating that they miss lessons as a result of insufficient resources. 80% of the learners also pointed out the intensity and quality of the internet as the main issue. Moreover, they were being given more assignments than course material because of the low innovation among undergraduate teachers. Half of the participants agreed that teachers had adequate resources to facilitate online learning.
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Mark Sundeen is an American born author of many successful books touching on various themes. One of his most prolific book is The Unsettlers, which was published in 2017, and focuses on two emerging practices, living off the grid and living simply. The author combines these two themes in The Unsettlers as though to imply that they are related. This provides a starting point for the reader to understand what they are. Living simply underscores the quest to resist the material culture prevailing in America and the world today. Living off the grid underscores the quest to be free from bills and utility connections for water, electricity, and gasoline. The simplicity theory by Nick Chater. Paul Vitanyi, Jacob Feldman, Jean-Louis Dessalles, and Jürgen Schmidhuber provide a better understanding of human affinity to noncomplex things. When examined through the concepts of anti-consumerism and environmentalism, simplicity theory helps understand Sundeen’s ideas about living simply. The theory of Eco-psychology by Theodore Roszak offers a better understanding of the link between the environment and economic activities. This theory helps understand the ideas of Sundeen on living off the grid when evaluated through the concepts of environmental sustainability and ecological economics. This paper examines the motivations and processes of living simply and living off the grid.