Education Journal

Volume 3, Issue 6, November 2014

  • Pondering over a Brand-New Development Pattern of Campus P. E. Culture Construction

    Li Yuming

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 6, November 2014
    Pages: 319-322
    Received: Sep. 16, 2014
    Accepted: Oct. 10, 2014
    Published: Oct. 30, 2014
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    Abstract: Sports culture of university campus is an important component in campus culture which virtually influences both teachers and students with its unique cultural atmosphere. A good campus P. E. cultural atmosphere is the foundation to realize China Dream. However, with the development of society and the progress of education, some problems appeared in... Show More
  • Education and Training in Italy: Status and Transitions

    Simona Savelli

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 6, November 2014
    Pages: 323-339
    Received: Oct. 17, 2014
    Accepted: Nov. 01, 2014
    Published: Nov. 10, 2014
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    Abstract: This paper describes the current Italian System of Education and Training (the Scuola dell’Infanzia, the Primo Ciclo di Istruzione, the Secondo Ciclo di Istruzione, the Istruzione Superiore, the Formazione Professionale Iniziale, the Apprendistato, the Istruzione e Formazione degli Adulti, the Formazione Continua) and summarizes the actions that th... Show More
  • China English and Its Implications for EFL Teaching in China

    Bihua Tan

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 6, November 2014
    Pages: 340-344
    Received: May 01, 2014
    Accepted: Oct. 21, 2014
    Published: Nov. 10, 2014
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    Abstract: Since the term China English was ever proposed, debates on it have never suspended in the academic world concerned. Nevertheless, both scholars in the PRC and abroad maintain that China English has become an objective existence. Within the framework of a review of the literature sources pertaining to this localized language phenomenon, this article... Show More
  • The Effect of Instructor Career Motivation on Student Learning Strategies and Performance

    Paula A. Cruise, Camille Graham

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 6, November 2014
    Pages: 345-354
    Received: Sep. 16, 2014
    Accepted: Oct. 31, 2014
    Published: Nov. 10, 2014
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    Abstract: This study investigated and compared instructors’ and students’ characteristics that determine student learning strategies. Specifically, the study filled a key gap in the literature by examining the relationship between teacher career motivation and student learning effectiveness. Students and instructors from a public school in England completed ... Show More
  • Transformational and Transactional Leadership of Pre-Service Teachers and Its Connection with Pedagogical Professionalism at Lithuanian Universities

    Rasa Nedzinskaite

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 6, November 2014
    Pages: 355-360
    Received: Nov. 05, 2014
    Accepted: Nov. 16, 2014
    Published: Nov. 20, 2014
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    Abstract: The international research (OECD PISA, TIMSS, PIRLS) shown, that the results of Lithuanian school children are decreasing. The international research ground this fact by showing a strong connection between the learning motivation of teachers-leaders and their students, as teachers are creating the teaching (learning) environment, encouraging the st... Show More
  • The Framework of Usefulness Evaluation of English Coursebook for Young Learners

    Ling Lin

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 6, November 2014
    Pages: 361-365
    Received: Oct. 21, 2014
    Accepted: Nov. 07, 2014
    Published: Nov. 27, 2014
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    Abstract: Course book plays a vital role in English teaching. No one could deny it that teaching young learners and adults are not identical. However, until now, the study of language course book evaluation has been focusing on learning materials for adults. The study presented here means to give some insightful analysis of course book evaluation and brings ... Show More
  • The Management Countermeasures Exploration of Oversea Students under the Background of Internationalization

    Yingkun Sun, Yingnan Lu, Chengji Liu

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 6, November 2014
    Pages: 366-368
    Received: Oct. 28, 2014
    Accepted: Dec. 02, 2014
    Published: Dec. 17, 2014
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    Abstract: Nowadays, the management of oversea students’ education has become an important part of higher education in our country. To improve the effectiveness of the management, this paper analyzed the characteristics of oversea students and furthering enumerated the existing problems of the current management, and then put forward new management countermea... Show More
  • The Effects of Students’ Perceptions of their Learning Experience on their Approaches to Learning: The Learning Experience Inventory in Courses (LEI-C)

    Eva Wong, Theresa Kwong, Dimple R. Thadani

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 6, November 2014
    Pages: 369-376
    Received: Dec. 01, 2014
    Accepted: Dec. 16, 2014
    Published: Dec. 22, 2014
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    Abstract: The clarity of students’ perceptions of their teaching/learning environment is regarded as an important quality indicator of good teaching. The Learning Experience Inventory in Courses (LEI-C) is a 12-item instrument that is designed to assess how clearly students perceive what it is they are required to learn, what they should be doing to learn it... Show More
  • Some Factors Affecting the Performance of the Principal

    Martua Manullang

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 6, November 2014
    Pages: 377-383
    Received: Dec. 05, 2014
    Accepted: Dec. 18, 2014
    Published: Jan. 04, 2015
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    Abstract: This paper describes some of the factors that affect the performance of the principal. Research conducted by the survey, involving a total of 116 persons of Secondary School Principals in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, which was taken by random sampling technique. Data captured with three types of instruments, namely instrument tests, observation... Show More