Factors Influencing Student Acceptance of Mobile Learning in Higher Education     

Mary Helen Fagan 《学校用计算机》2013,30(2):105-121

The purpose of this study was to explore the acceptance of mobile learning by students in a higher education setting. The unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) was extended to include hedonic motivation, operationalized as enjoyment, as well as social influence in a field study involving the adoption of iPad mobile devices. Survey data were collected from 171 college students and analyzed using partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). The results indicated that enjoyment and performance expectations were important factors influencing the acceptance of mobile learning in this context. For those engaged in the mobile learning pilot project upon which this study was based, the use of the UTAUT and the results provided a theory-based empirical approach to support an assessment that the pilot project goals were achieved. Overall, students perceived iPads to be useful and enjoyable tools for accomplishing educational tasks and improving learning outcomes.  相似文献   

Suggestions for Utilizing the 2008 EPAS in CSWE-Accredited Baccalaureate and Masters Curriculums—Reflections from the Field,Part 2: The Implicit Curriculum     

Helen E. Petracchi  Charles Zastrow 《Journal of Teaching in Social Work》2013,33(4):357-366

This article is Part 2 in a 2-part series discussing the new guidelines for Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS) issued in April 2008 by the Council on Social Work Education. The 2008 EPAS shifted the focus of assessment for accreditation or reaffirmation from the evaluation of program objectives to assessment of educational outcomes and student achievement of practice competencies. Because major accreditation challenges for social work programs derive from the 2008 EPAS, this article continues the discussion of a model for sequencing accreditation tasks that began in Volume 30, Issue 2 of this journal. In this article, Part 2, the authors discuss the program's implicit curriculum and its assessment under the 2008 EPAS. The articles in this 2-part series are intended to be companion pieces.  相似文献   

Defining family engagement among Latino Head Start parents: A mixed-methods measurement development study   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Christine M. McWayne  Gigliana Melzi  Adina R. Schick  Joy L. Kennedy  Kevin Mundt 《Early childhood research quarterly》2013

Given the increasing numbers of Latino children and, specifically, of dual-language learning Latino children, entering the U.S. educational system, culturally contextualized models are needed to understand how parents construct their involvement roles and support their children's educational experiences. Current measures of parenting and family engagement have been developed primarily with European American families and, thus, might not capture engagement behaviors unique to other ethnic groups. Lacking culture-appropriate measurement limits our ability to construct programs that adequately incorporate protective factors to promote children's successful development. The present mixed-methods investigation employed an emic approach to understand family engagement conceptualizations for a pan-Latino population. One hundred thirteen parents from 14 Head Start programs in a large, northeastern city participated in the first study, in which domains of family engagement were identified and specific items were co-constructed to capture family engagement behaviors. Then, 650 caregivers participated in a second study examining the construct validity of the resulting 65-item measure across two language versions: Parental Engagement of Families from Latino Backgrounds(PEFL-English) and Participación Educativa de Familias Latinas (PEFL-Spanish). Four theoretically meaningful dimensions of family engagement among Latino Head Start families were identified empirically. The measure was then validated with teacher report of family involvement and parent report of satisfaction with their experiences in Head Start.  相似文献   

Erratum to: Secondary School Students’ Epistemic Insight into the Relationships Between Science and Religion—A Preliminary Enquiry     

Berry Billingsley  Keith S. Taber  Fran Riga  Helen Newdick 《Research in Science Education》2013,43(4):1733-1733

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Critical Pedagogy in Process: A Collaborative Self‐Study     

Dawn Abt‐Perkins  Patricia Hauschildt  Helen Dale 《Teaching Education》2013,24(2):101-107

... the most important consideration in formulating purpose in education is the happiness of the students themselves. — T. Makiguchi  相似文献   

Parent Experiences with State Child Care Subsidy Systems and Their Perceptions of Choice and Quality in Care Selected     

Helen Raikes  Julia Torquati  Cixin Wang  Brinn Shjegstad 《Early education and development》2013,24(4):558-582

Research Findings: This study investigated parents’ experiences using Child Care and Development Fund and other state-dispersed child care subsidies, reasons for choosing their current child care program, and perceptions of the quality of child care received from their current program. A telephone survey of 659 parents receiving child care subsidies in 4 states showed that parents gave generally positive ratings to accessibility and reliability of subsidies, reported that child care subsidies were a substantial benefit to them, and gave low ratings to limitations of child care subsidies. However, 40% of parents reported that they had experienced a disruption in eligibility for subsidy. Parent experiences with child care subsidies varied by state. Parents in the sample identified 4 criteria used to choose their child care program: (a) characteristics of the provider, (b) convenience, (c) whether the provider was licensed or accredited, and (d) whether a personal relationship existed with the provider. Selection criteria varied by type of care parents were using. The majority of the participants rated the overall quality of their child care as perfect or excellent (73.6%), but ratings of quality also varied by the type of child care parents were using. Practice or Policy: Implications for child care subsidy program administration and for improving the quality of child care purchased by public subsidies in the context of parental choice are discussed.  相似文献   

Sustaining and Refreshing Group Energy in Collaborative Research Organizations     

Helen J. Stewart 《Teaching Education》2013,24(2)

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The presence of African American scholarship in early American criminology texts (1918–1960)     

Shaun L. Gabbidon  Helen Taylor Greene 《Journal of Criminal Justice Education》2013,24(2):301-310

This paper reviews the results of a citation analysis conducted to determine the extent of references to African American scholarship in American criminology texts published between 1918 and 1960. The analysis showed that African American graduates from the University of Chicago's “Chicago School”, including Charles Johnson, E. Franklin Frazier, Monroe Work, and Earl R. Moses, were cited most often. They were usually cited in discussions of either race or culture areas and crime. African American scholars' discussions of the effects of social, economic, and political conditions such as slavery, segregation, racism and oppression on crime and criminality, especially among African Americans, were generally not cited. These findings suggest that while claims that African American scholarship cannot be found in mainstream publications might be somewhat overstated as they relate to early American criminology texts, the most important themes found in the writings of African Americans were excluded.  相似文献   

Pedagogical reconstruction: Incorporating African-American perspectives into the curriculum     

Vernetta D. Young  Helen Taylor Greene 《Journal of Criminal Justice Education》2013,24(1):85-104

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Putting Students First: How Colleges Develop Students Purposefully     

Reviewed by Helen M. Burnstad Ed.D. 《Community College Journal of Research & Practice》2013,37(3):245-247

What environmental conditions have a significant effect on community college student‐transfer activity? What are the interrelationships between the external and institutional conditions affecting community college student‐transfer activity? These questions were examined using a sample of 78 public community colleges across the country that participated in the 1990 Transfer Assembly (Center for the Study of Community Colleges). Analyses involved semi‐stepwise regressions and two‐tailed t‐ tests. The dependent variables based on first‐time freshmen of the Fall 1985 cohort were credits accumulated and transfer rates of students completing 12 or more credits. Findings suggest that institutions with larger percentages of students completing 12 or more credits have greater proportions of full‐time and younger students and are located in areas with high unemployment. Institutions with larger percentages of students transferring with 12 or more credits have are located in high income areas in states with formalized articulation and transfer agreements.  相似文献