Closing the Opportunity Gap: Bridging the Digital Divide in the U.S. Schools DOI Open Access

Peter Kofi Dabie

Open Journal of Social Sciences, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 13(02), С. 85 - 100

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2025

Язык: Английский

Physical Education Access in U.S. Public Schools: A Multistate, Multiregion Study DOI
Ben D. Kern, Wesley J. Wilson, Chad M. Killian

и другие.

Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown, С. 1 - 13

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2024

Purpose : Our purpose was to gather and evaluate accurate, up-to-date information on physical education (PE) policy implementation across multiple U.S. states regions. Methods A Physical Education Activity Policy questionnaire developed completed by 4,845 public-school PE teachers from 25 states. The assessed quantity (days per week minutes week), class sizes grade level, practices that limit access. Descriptive statistics correlations of with size were calculated in aggregate individually state. Results Aggregate quantities elementary, middle school, high for students disabilities well below the recommendations (150 min/week elementary 225 secondary) varied between Average students/class state, significant positive weekly students/PE observed. Discussion access is limited United States, stronger commitment needed.

Язык: Английский

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Interactive Technologies in Online Teacher Education in Africa: A Systematic Review 2014–2024 DOI Creative Commons
Mohamed Oubibi, Antony Fute, Daniel Kangwa

и другие.

Education Sciences, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 14(11), С. 1188 - 1188

Опубликована: Окт. 30, 2024

This systematic review investigates the integration of interactive technologies in online teacher education across Africa from 2014 to 2024. The study aims identify types employed, leading countries regard their adoption, and outcomes usage on training programs. Despite significant advancements, particularly like Kenya South Africa, effectiveness these varies widely due infrastructural, socio-economic, policy-related challenges. findings highlight critical role reliable information communication technology (ICT) infrastructure, culturally relevant content, comprehensive for educators optimizing use technologies. Additionally, emphasizes need greater policy coordination collaboration among African nations fully leverage concludes that, while hold substantial potential terms transforming sustained efforts are required overcome existing barriers ensure equitable access quality continent.

Язык: Английский

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A Radial Basis Function Neural Network Approach to Predict Preschool Teachers’ Technology Acceptance Behavior DOI Creative Commons
Dana Rad, Gilbert C. Magulod, Evelina Balaș

и другие.

Frontiers in Psychology, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 13

Опубликована: Июнь 9, 2022

With the continual development of artificial intelligence and smart computing in recent years, quantitative approaches have become increasingly popular as an efficient modeling tool they do not necessitate complicated mathematical models. Many nations taken steps, such transitioning to online schooling, decrease harm caused by coronaviruses. Inspired demand for technology early education, present research uses a radial basis function (RBF) neural network (NN) technique predict preschool instructors' usage classes based on recognized determinant characteristics acceptance. In this regard, study utilized RBFNN approach teachers' acceptance behavior, theory planned which states that behavioral achievement, our case actual use class, depends motivation, intention ability, control. Thus, design is adapted version model (TAM) with eight dimensions: D1. Perceived usefulness, D2. ease use, D3. enjoyment, D4. Intention D5. Actual D6. Compatibility, D7. Attitude, D8. Self-efficacy. According TAM, significantly predicted other seven dimensions used research. Instead using classical multiple linear regression statistical processing data, we opted NN RBF behavior. This included 182 teachers who were randomly chosen from project-based national teacher training program responded questionnaire. After designing output variable input variables, summary, obtained sample sum squares error 37.5 percent incorrect predictions 43.3%. testing sample, 14.88 37%. can conclude 63% classified data are correctly assigned models' dependent variable, i.e., significant rate correct sample. high percentage classification represents important result, mainly because first apply RBFNN's prediction psychological opening up new interdisciplinary field

Язык: Английский

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COVID-19–Related Stressors and Mental Health Disorders Among US Adults DOI Open Access
Rebekah Levine Coley, Naoka Carey, Christopher F. Baum

и другие.

Public Health Reports, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 137(6), С. 1217 - 1226

Опубликована: Сен. 8, 2022

Objectives: The COVID-19 pandemic has led to severe mental health repercussions. We examined rates of anxiety and depression in the United States during by demographic characteristics, individual stressors, infection policy contexts. Methods: merged data from April 2020–March 2021 US Household Pulse Survey with state-level on mitigation policies, including stay-at-home orders, face mask mandates, restaurant closures. estimated weighted logistic regression models assess correlates depression. Results: Rates peaked late 2020 at 39% 32%, respectively. Food insecurity disrupted medical care were associated more than twice odds (food insecurity: ratio [OR] = 2.58 for 2.61 depression; care: OR 2.40 2.27). Being not employed (OR 1.32 1.45 depression), uninsured 1.30 1.38), housing insecure 1.41 1.34), experiencing disruptions education 1.28 1.25) linked 25% 45% increased Increases state significantly heightened 1.01 but policies not. Conclusions: Levels rose pandemic, particularly among economically vulnerable individuals those economic service disruptions. Future research should effectiveness targeting

Язык: Английский

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Healthcare providers' intention to leave their jobs during COVID‐19 pandemic: A cross‐sectional study DOI
Mohammad M. Alnaeem, Ayman M. Hamdan‐Mansour, Abdulqadir J. Nashwan

и другие.

Health Science Reports, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 5(6)

Опубликована: Окт. 4, 2022

Abstract Background and Aims During the coronavirus pandemic (COVID‐19), healthcare providers confronted risks of disease transmission to themselves their family members, resulting in physical psychological burdens. This might affect decisions leave jobs temporarily or permanently, fearing infection protecting families. study examined factors related intention a job among during COVID‐19 Jordan. Methods A cross‐sectional correlational design was used collect data using convenience sample 557 working different sectors across Data were collected self‐administered questionnaire about pandemic. Results The included 368 females (63.8%) 209 males (36.6%) participants. mean age participants 30.8 years (SD = 6.65). Differences found relation ( t 2.60, p < 0.05), gender X 2 4.25, 0.001), marital status 18.2, 0.001). Participants with high risk exposure who experienced higher workloads had scores COVID‐19, while being married lower scores. Conclusions Policy‐makers need pay attention young single prevent them job. Crucial guidelines for managing workload are needed. pandemics have protect feel they at infection.

Язык: Английский

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Impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on professional identity development of intern nursing students in China: A scoping review DOI Creative Commons

Wen-ting Luo,

Aimei Mao

PLoS ONE, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 17(10), С. e0275387 - e0275387

Опубликована: Окт. 13, 2022

Purpose Clinical experience plays a vital role in the development of professional identity (PI) nursing students. China has applied strict zero- COVID health policy combating COVID-19 pandemic since December 2019 and studies have been conducted different places to explore PI students during time among intern who are on clinical practices. This review study aims synthesize previous provide comprehensive picture impacts Methods Arksey O’Malley’s five-stage scoping framework was used. Combinations keywords were used search relevant articles both Chinese English databases published from inception until final date (10 March 2022). The initially included also appraised for their quality, those that passed appraisal left data analysis. analytic results cross-checked reviewers. Result Three themes emerged studies: 1) levels, 2) personal social factors PL, 3) specific impact pandemic. levels students’ ranged 66%-80% total scores instruments, almost same as pre-pandemic time, despite elevated image nurses after There is no consensus about most across studies. positive negative. Conclusions epidemic exerted complicated While it necessary address fear students, may not be an opportunistic enhance PI.

Язык: Английский

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Natural multi-hazard risk perception and educational insights among Geography and Tourism students and graduates amid the Covid-19 pandemic DOI Creative Commons
Mihai Ciprian Mărgărint, Sanja Kovačić, Andra-Cosmina Albulescu

и другие.

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 86, С. 103549 - 103549

Опубликована: Янв. 24, 2023

Multi-hazard risk perception is an emerging research topic that has been gaining more and interest since the beginning of Covid-19 pandemic, due to unprecedented interactions between management practices pandemic other co-occurring natural hazards, compounded impact these multi-hazards. This paper aims investigate specialization study level-dependent differences concerning multi-hazard hazard-related education insights future potential specialists in hazard-induced tourism reconstruction. These were explored by applying a multi-layer questionnaire on 547 Geography Tourism students graduates from two universities Iași City (Romania) Novi Sad (Serbia), performing descriptive differential statistical analyses. The statistically significant emerged refer estimations level hazards at different spatial scales socio-economic activities, training/career respondents, improvements. Up date, none papers existing literature integrate both co-occurrent as objects students' perception, which makes present starting point for such endeavours.

Язык: Английский

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‘Teachers are the guinea pigs’: teacher perspectives on a sudden reopening of schools during the COVID-19 pandemic DOI Creative Commons
Jillian Ryan,

Nicole Koehler,

Travis Cruickshank

и другие.

The Australian Educational Researcher, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 51(2), С. 445 - 461

Опубликована: Фев. 13, 2023

Primary and secondary education systems experienced substantial disruption during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, little is known about how public health policy has affected Australian teachers This study examines teacher perspectives on a sudden change of policy, whereby schools were abruptly opened to students at beginning At same time, strict social distancing rules applied remainder population. Qualitative data from 372 Western schoolteachers analysed using thematic analysis. Results highlight impacts teachers' workloads adverse effects wellbeing. Perceptions that they acting as guinea pigs subjected different than other citizens particular stressors. Findings consequences policies roles wellbeing teachers.

Язык: Английский

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COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy: A Global Public Health and Risk Modelling Framework Using an Environmental Deep Neural Network, Sentiment Classification with Text Mining and Emotional Reactions from COVID-19 Vaccination Tweets DOI Open Access
Miftahul Qorib, Timothy Oladunni, Max Denis

и другие.

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 20(10), С. 5803 - 5803

Опубликована: Май 12, 2023

Popular social media platforms, such as Twitter, have become an excellent source of information with their swift dissemination. Individuals different backgrounds convey opinions through platforms. Consequently, these platforms a profound instrument for collecting enormous datasets. We believe that compiling, organizing, exploring, and analyzing data from can offer various perspectives to public health organizations decision makers in identifying factors contribute vaccine hesitancy. In this study, tweets were downloaded daily Tweeter using the API. Before performing computation, preprocessed labeled. Vocabulary normalization was based on stemming lemmatization. The NRCLexicon technique deployed convert into ten classes: positive sentiment, negative eight basic emotions (joy, trust, fear, surprise, anticipation, anger, disgust, sadness). t-test used check statistical significance relationships among emotions. Our analysis shows p-values joy-sadness, trust-disgust, fear-anger, surprise-anticipation, negative-positive relations are close zero. Finally, neural network architectures, including 1DCNN, LSTM, Multiple-Layer Perceptron, BERT, trained tested COVID-19 multi-classification sentiments (positive, negative, joy, sadness, anticipation). experiment attained accuracy 88.6% 1DCNN at 1744 s, 89.93% LSTM 27,597 while MLP achieved 84.78% 203 s. study results show BERT model performed best, 96.71% 8429

Язык: Английский

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Back to School After COVID‐19: The Views of Psychological Counselors at Schools About the Effects of the Pandemic on Students DOI Creative Commons
Fatih Bozbayındır, Tuğçe Çetiner Akalın

Journal of Theoretical Social Psychology, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 2025(1)

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2025

This study aimed to determine the effects of pandemic on students returning school after COVID‐19 from perspective psychological counsellors. The research was designed as a qualitative using phenomenological design. group consists 11 counselors at schools working in public Türkiye, who were determined by maximum diversity and criterion sampling purposeful methods end 2021–2022 academic year. data collected semistructured interview form created researchers. MAXQDA 2020 program used analyze data. As result analysis, themes obtained regarding students. These include changes students’ emotions, thoughts, behaviors, dimensions, topics that counsellors included their programs pandemic, they suggested be following years. results reveal there is need for practices emotion regulation, conscious use technology, development social skills, reducing bullying, improving resilience, increasing motivation success. It thought may contribute can reduce harmful positively affect mental health school.

Язык: Английский

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