Volume 14

Education Provision to Every One: Comparing Perspectives from Around the World

Number 1

ISSN 1314-4693

ISBN 978-954-92908-9-9

Popov, N., Wolhuter, C., Kalin, J., Hilton, G., Ogunleye, J., Niemczyk, E. (Eds.)

Quire format 70x100/16, Printed quires 21

Book size B5–ISO (17x24 cm)

Paperback, 336 pages

Published by BCES

Printed by Investpress

Sofia, Bulgaria

May 2016

Full text

Title pages

Contents

Preface

Nikolay Popov

Bulgarian Comparative Education Society: 25 Years of Being International / 9

Introduction

Lynette Jacobs

Education Provision to Everyone: Comparing Perspectives from Around the World / 11

Part 1: Comparative Education & History of Education

Charl Wolhuter

Jullien: Founding Father of Comparative and International Education Still Pointing the Way / 19

Teodora Genova & Nikolay Popov

Presentation of Marc-Antoine Jullien’s Work in Bulgarian Comparative Education Textbooks / 25

Ferdinand J Potgieter

“Teach Your Children Well”: Arguing in Favor of Pedagogically Justifiable Hospitality Education / 30

Johannes L van der Walt

Theory for Explaining and Comparing the Dynamics of Education in Transitional Processes / 37

Teodora Genova

Nordic Internationalists’ Contribution to the Field of Comparative and International Education / 43

Karen L. Biraimah

International Research Partners: The Challenges of Developing an Equitable Partnership between Universities in the Global North and South / 51

Lynette Jacobs, Ernst Stals & Lieve Leroy

Providing Books to Rural Schools through Mobile Libraries / 58

Juliana Smith & Agnetha Arendse

South African Curriculum Reform: Education for Active Citizenship / 65

Marco Aurelio Navarro

Universities Response to Oil and Gas Industry Demands in South Texas (USA) and Tamaulipas (Mexico) / 73

Marco Aurelio Navarro & Ruth Roux

Goals That Melt Away. Higher Education Provision in Mexico / 79

Marzanna Pogorzelska & Susan Yelich Biniecki

How the Issue of Unemployment and the Unemployed Is Treated in Adult Education Literature within Polish and U.S. Contexts / 84

Mirian Inés Capelari

Contribuciones de un Modelo Multiniveles para el Análisis Comparado de Impactos de Políticas Educativas en la Educación Superior / 91

Amelia Molina García & José Luis Horacio Andrade Lara

Internationalization, Globalization and Relationship Networks as an Epistemological Framework Based on Comparative Studies in Education / 98

Part 2: Pre-service and In-service Teacher Training & Learning and Teaching Styles

Jana Kalin & Barbara Šteh

The Goals and Conditions of Qualitative Collaboration between Elementary Schools and Community – a Challenge for the Professional Development / 105

André du Plessis

South African Heads of Department on Their Role in Teacher Development: Unexpected Patterns in an Unequal System / 113

Marlena Plavšić & Marina Diković

Do Teachers, Students and Parents Agree about the Top Five Good Teacher’s Characteristics? / 120

Gordana Djigić, Snežana Stojiljković & Andrijana Marković

Personality Traits and Learning Styles of Secondary School Students in Serbia / 127

Part 3: Education Policy, Reforms & School Leadership

Gillian Hilton

Routes into Teaching: Does Variety Aid Recruitment or Merely Cause Confusion? A Study of Three Different Programmes for Teacher Training in England / 135

Corene de Wet

The Status of Teaching as a Profession in South Africa / 143

Renata Čepić & Marijeta Mašić

Initial and Continuing Professional Development of Adult Educators from an Educational - Policy Perspective: Rethinking from Croatia / 150

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