Claudio-Rafael Vasquez-Martinez, Felipe Gonzalez-Gonzalez, Jose-Gerardo Cardona-Toro, María-Guadalupe Díaz-Renteria, Maria-Ines Alvarez, Hector Rendon, Isabel Valero, Maria Morfin, Miguel Alvarez

Educational Reform from the Perspective of the Student / 157

Nylon Ramodikoe Marishane

Leadership and Context Connectivity: Merging Two Forces for Sustainable School Improvement / 163

Vimbi P. Mahlangu

Approaches to In-servicing Training of Teachers in Primary Schools in South Africa / 170

Bo-Ruey Huang

Social Justice and Capacity for Self-development in Educational Systems in European Union / 177

Yu-Fei Liu

Social Justice and Capacity for Self-Development in Educational System in Japan / 183

Graciela Amira Medecigo Shej

Emotions in Education Generated by Migration / 190

Part 4: Higher Education, Lifelong Learning & Social Inclusion

Everard Weber

An Ambivalent Community: International African Students in Residence at a South African University / 193

Sibel Burçer & Ilze Kangro

Internationalization of Higher Education Institutions in Latvia and Turkey: Its Management and Development during the Last Decade / 200

Petya Ilieva-Trichkova

Lifelong Learning: Capabilities and Aspirations / 207

Amanda S. Potgieter

Where Have All the Teachers Gone: A Case Study in Transitioning / 213

Alberto G. Canen, Iara Tammela & Diogo Cevolani Camatta

An Overview of Engineering Courses in Brazil: Actual Challenges / 219

Rejane P. Costa & Ana Ivenicki

Multiculturalism and Peace Studies for Education Provision in Time of Diverse Democracies / 226

Ewa Sowa-Behtane

Social Inclusion of Foreigners in Poland / 233

Maria Dishkova

An Autistic Child Would Like to Say “Hello” / 240

Momodou M Willan

Research Approaches for Higher Education Students: A Personal Experience / 247

Gordana Stankovska, Slagana Angelkovska & Svetlana Pandiloska Grncarovska

Social Networks Use, Loneliness and Academic Performance among University Students / 255

Slagana Angelkoska, Gordana Stankovska & Dimitar Dimitrovski

The Personal Characteristics Predictors of Academic Success / 262

Part 5: Law and Education: Legislation and Inclusive Education, Child Protection & Human Rights Education

Elizabeth Achinewhu-Nworgu & Queen Chioma Nworgu

An Exploration of the Wider Costs of the Decision by the Rivers State Government in Nigeria to Revoke International Students’ Scholarships / 269

Elizabeth Achinewhu-Nworgu, Steve Azaiki, Shade Babalola & Chinuru Achinewhu

Strategies for Improving the Employability Skills and Life Chances of Youths in Nigeria / 276

Elizabeth Achinewhu-Nworgu, Steve Azaiki & Queen Chioma Nworgu

Examining the Role, Values, and Legal Policy Issues Facing Public Library Resources in Supporting Students to Achieve Academic Success / 283

Gorazd Sotosek

Peer Exclusion at Physical Education / 290

Johan Beckmann

Exclusion and Education in South Africa: An Education Law Perspective of Emerging Alternative Understandings of Exclusion / 295

Anna Czyż

Educational and Social Inclusion of Handicapped Children. Polish Experiences / 303

Part 6: Research Education: Developing Globally Competent Researchers for International and Interdisciplinary Research

Johannes L van der Walt

Observations about Research Methodology during 15 Years of Presenting Capacity-Building Seminars / 311

Anna Mankowska

Using a Play-Based Methodology in Qualitative Research: A Case of Using Social Board to Examine School Climate / 317

Abstracts

Marzanna Pogorzelska

Project-Based Learning in Polish-American Comparative Perspective / 324

Juliana Smith

Teaching and Researching Intervention and Facilitation in a Process of Self-reflection: Scrutinity of an Action Research Process / 324

Ayşe Duran

Investigating Perceptions of Male Students in Early Childhood Education Program on Learning Experiences / 325

Emine Gumus & Mehmet Sukru Bellibas

Teacher Professional Development and Student Achievement in Turkey: Evidence from TIMSS 2011 / 325

Yehuda Bar Shalom & Amira Bar Shalom

The Usage of CBT and Ayeka Approach at the Kedma School / 326

Mehmet Sukru Bellibas & Sedat Gumus

Factors Affecting Turkish Teachers’ Use of ICT for Teaching: Evidence from ICILS 2013 / 327

James Ogunleye

Application of Big Data Predictive Analytics in Higher Education / 328

David Chapman, Sigrid Hutcheson, Chang Da Wan, Molly Lee, Ann Austin, Ahmad Nurulazam

The Pursuit of Excellence in Malaysian Higher Education: Consequences for the Academic Workplace / 328

Pepka Boyadjieva & Petya Ilieva-Trichkova

Challenging the Value and Missions of Higher Education: New Forms of Philanthropy and Giving / 329

Jinmin Yu & Hong Zhu

The Effects of Major-changing between Undergraduates and Postgraduates on the Major Development of Postgraduates / 330

Ewelina Kinga Niemczyk

Spotlight on Canadian Research Education: Access of Doctoral Students to Research Assistantships / 331

JP Rossouw & MC Rossouw

Regulation or Freedom? Considering the Role of the Law in Study Supervision / 331

Gertrude Shotte

The Subjectivity-Objectivity Battle in Research / 332

Margarita Stoytcheva & Roumen Zlatev

An Interdisciplinary Approach to Teaching Chemistry: Electrochemical Biosensors Case Study / 333

Name Index / 335