Presentation Type: Oral Presentation
Effect of Reflective Teaching Practices on the Performance of Prospective Teachers
The present research aims to examine the effect of reflective teaching practices on prospective teachers’ performance. Reflective teaching practice helps teachers to plan, implement and improve their performance by rethinking about their strengths and weaknesses. An experimental study within an action research was conducted by the researchers. All prospective teachers of sixth semester in a …
Owu Cultural Institution and Its Administrative System in Oru East Local Government Area, 1970-2013
Owu cultural institution is found among the Igbo of Nigeria. A cultural heritage of the people of Oru East Local Government Area, it conducts the celebration of the famous Owu Festival which the people are known for. As a feature, it possessed an administrative system establishing its uniqueness amongst other cultural institutions in the study …
Kronecker, Einstein and the Cross
Two eminent scientists, the German mathematician Leopold Kronecker, and the German-born theoretical physicist Albert Einstein, made comments in which they refer to God in their respective rebuttals of the theory of transcendental and transfinite numbers and of the consequences of quantum theory. The apparent contradiction between the objective activity of science and the subjective experience …
Repairing Intangible Cultural Damage: Reflections in the Light of the Aboriginal Experience in Canada
Although cultural transformations are today presented as inevitable due to the multiplication of contacts between populations, it can be said that there is an injustice when the crushing of a population’s cultural identity by another group stems from a deliberate process. Such a phenomenon has particularly manifested itself in the case of colonial projects where …
Value and Values
In order to understand the new interpretations of the “value” convention and the value phenomena, on an absolute/relative background, we must start from redefining all conventions (convention, language, atom, man, ethics, value, truth, freedom, energy, (non-matter), etc.) Everything, absolutely everything, is convention (“limitation unlimited”) but it is especially a convention that can be or not …
Action Research Writing Ability Among Secondary School Teachers
This study focused on the action research writing ability of secondary school teachers in Tabuk City Division, Philippines, as affected by their socio-demographic profile. There were 15 secondary schools in the division; however, only 7 schools were participating in research. This was planned as a basis in giving technical assistance to improve teachers’ action research …
Environmental Efficiency of Drinking Water and Wastewater Utilities
Demand for drinking water and wastewater services has increased drastically due to increased urbanization and population growth worldwide. The provision of these services entails several negative externalities including greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs). Conventional economic performance evaluation methods often ignore the negative externalities of production. Using a nonparametric model, this paper analyses the environmental performance of …
Evaluation of Effectiveness of Iec/Bcc Materials Related to Safe Motherhood and Newborn Health in Nepal
Background: National Health, Education, Information Communication Center (NHEICC), Ministry of Health, Nepal and Population, Health and Development (PHD) Group jointly conducted a survey with the objectives of assessing production process, broadcasting, distribution mechanisms and use of existing IEC/BCC materials related to safe motherhood and newborn health. Methods: Both qualitative and quantitative methods were utilized in …
Performance of a Compact Solar Collector with Nanofluids
One of the main uses of energy is heating of fluids, mainly water and air. In residential and industrial sectors, energy applications are diverse, mainly; cooking food, laundry and personal hygiene, as well as the generation of steam and heat to process. Solar collectors represent an excellent sustainable alternative to cover the needs of these …
Design Pedagogy in Architectural Curriculum
‘Design’ is an important part of Architecture Curriculum. It is a foundation of Architecture education. Design pedagogy is very subjective and requires innovation essentially. One teaches design based upon his own set of ideologies and beliefs. Flexibility and experimentation are very essential for a design teacher. Architecture curriculum has Basic and Advance Stage. Design Pedagogy …