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The Use of ICT and the Mother Tongue in the Academic Performance of Immigrant Students in Secondary Education within a Vulnerable Context
This study analyzes the influence of ICT and the mother tongue at home in the academic performance of immigrant students in secondary education within a vulnerable context in the subjects of language and mathematics. Using an ad hoc questionnaire several indicators were collected and analyzed to meet the aims established. The statistical tests used to analyze the data of the study were Mann-Whitney U test and Wilcoxon Z test. Among the conclusions it is important to highlight that there are no significant differences regarding linguistic, mathematical and general competences, between the students that do not use Spanish as...
Source: Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences - March 9, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Cross-national Examination of Teachers ’ Intercultural Values
Publication date: 21 February 2017 Source:Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, Volume 237 Author(s): Albina R. Drozdikova-Zaripova, Natalya N. Kalatskaya The relevance of the studied problem is substantiated by the fact that social living conditions, the vector of society and human requirements development which predetermine transformation of modern teachers’ values changed in the post-Soviet area over a quarter of a century after the USSR collapsed. The research aims to single out cross-cultural features of social and professional values and valuable orientations of teachers - practitioners in Russia, Belarus,...
Source: Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences - March 9, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

ICT in Teaching a Foreign Language in High School
Publication date: 21 February 2017 Source:Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, Volume 237 Author(s): Albina Bilyalova The purpose of the study is to evaluate the importance of ICT usage in teaching foreign languages in universities and the development of practical recommendations to enhance the effectiveness of foreign language teaching using ICT. The paper summarizes the most effective types of ICT for the development of linguistic and communication competence of students: PowerPoint presentation, correspondence by e-mail, training programs on CD-ROM, internet resources in teaching of foreign languages. In the st...
Source: Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences - March 9, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Leadership: Its Importance in the Management of School Coexistence
Publication date: 21 February 2017 Source:Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, Volume 237 Author(s): Sara Conde Vélez, Mª Carmen Azaustre Lorenzo, Juan Manuel Méndez Garrido This paper discusses educational leadership in the management of school coexistence. To this end, we examined a series of variables that may be included in a committed and transforming leadership model that encourages a positive climate of coexistence. A survey type methodology was followed. The sample included 46 secondary schools in Andalusia integrated in the network «School: Space for Peace», taking 46 teachers and 46 families as in...
Source: Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences - March 9, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Knowledge of the Natural and Social Environment in ICT Consumer Children
This study shows the influence of the current technological culture and ICT in the dynamics of socialization and the process of interaction with the reality of 2 to 4 year old children who are active or passive consumers of digital technology. Following the action-research method proposed by Kemmis (2010), the results of a previous study conducted with students of the Early Childhood Education Degree are analyzed. An alteration is observed in the children's mental representation of the natural and social reality, in their interpretation and interaction, showing the need to develop a training program for prevention and corr...
Source: Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences - March 9, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Involvement of Immigrant Families in the School Life
Publication date: 21 February 2017 Source:Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, Volume 237 Author(s): Mª Ángeles Hernández-Prados, Mª Paz García-Sanz, Joaquín Parra, Mª Ángeles Gomariz The aim of this study was to analyze the involvement of families that live in Spain in regards to the educational process of students, in terms of country of origin of these families. A questionnaire was given out to a total of 14876. The study was a descriptive research. The results showed that families from a Spanish origin valued higher, than families from other countries the variables considered in the study, except th...
Source: Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences - March 9, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Life Project: Perceptions and Experiences Associated with the Welfare Students in Virtual Mode
Publication date: 21 February 2017 Source:Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, Volume 237 Author(s): Alfredo Rojas Otálora, Astrid Sofía Suárez Barros The following paper is derived from a qualitative research approach, from an interpretive-hermeneutic perspective, generating knowledge from theory founded, associated with the valuation of the experiences and conceptions of Life Project and Welfare. It was done with virtual mode students in the National Open University and Distance, UNAD to document, through understanding and conceptualization, the previously studied constructs. The population is made up of vir...
Source: Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences - March 9, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Teacher Training in the Use of ICT for Inclusion: Differences between Early Childhood and Primary Education
Publication date: 21 February 2017 Source:Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, Volume 237 Author(s): Ma del Carmen Pegalajar Palomino The Spanish education system considers the principle of educational equity and inclusion as a way of ensuring equal opportunities for students, serving as a compensatory approach that addresses personal, cultural, economic and social inequalities. Moreover, the impact of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) has led to changes in the teaching-learning process, taking into account the principles of universal design and accessibility; this plays a key role in moving towards ...
Source: Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences - March 9, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Healthy Exercise of Registered Female Nurses in Khon Kaen Province, Thailand
Publication date: 21 February 2017 Source:Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, Volume 237 Author(s): Parisa Nippanon, Niyon Kwasu, Tang Keow Ngang This analytical research aimed to investigate healthy exercise among registered female nurses in Khon Kaen province, Thailand. A total of 527 registered female nurses who are working in Khon Kaen hospital were involved as respondents using stratified random sampling. Researchers employed a survey design utilizing questionnaire as instrument. Duration of data collection was about one month. Data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Descriptive sta...
Source: Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences - March 9, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Intercultural Values in the European and Latin American Basic Education
Publication date: 21 February 2017 Source:Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, Volume 237 Author(s): Beatriz Manzano-García, María Tomé-Fernández This research pretend to know what intercultural values are transmitted in the European and Latin American basic education laws. The aim of this paper is evaluating if the inclusive and intercultural education are encouraged from the educative legislation. For this reason, a qualitative analysis has been done, through an intercultural values system, validated previously. The analysis was about the Basic Educative Law of 32 European countries and 19 Latin American co...
Source: Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences - March 9, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Systematic Review of the Prevalence of School Violence in Spain
The objective of this study was to do a systematic review of all published studies concerning bullying at school where a Spanish sample is used, in order to make an evidence-based estimation of the prevalence of bullying in Spain. The results obtained, based on data from the 32 studies that were included, indicate a prevalence rate of 11.45% for bullying overall, and when broken down by type, a higher rate for “traditional” bullying than for cyberbullying. These data are comparable to the most recent national and international studies. (Source: Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences)
Source: Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences - March 9, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Intercultural Sensitivity on the Websites of the Hospitals Belonging to the Andalusian Public Health Service (SSPA), Spain
In conclusion, we found a complete lack of linguistic diversity, and little interest in this aspect by the managers of these hospitals or the Andalusian Ministry of Health. On the other hand however, the notice concerning the rights and obligations of the citizens has been translated into 7 different languages. Very little consideration was given to translations of food menus or information about religious services. The Andalusian Health Ministry has preferred to use a telephone translation service rather than having permanent translators available in the hospitals. More information for immigrants should be provided on the...
Source: Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences - March 9, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Digital Literacy and Cyberconvivencia in Primary Education
The objective is defining their Internet and mobile phones usage patterns, and to analyze which cyberconvivencia related communicative processes are established. Internet usage patterns are very similar between both stages, although there are some differences on the activities that take place on the Internet. The data presented in this study shows the need of focussing action from earlier ages. (Source: Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences)
Source: Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences - March 9, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Socio-educational Activities for the Generation of Intercultural Citizenship: Evaluation of Results
Publication date: 21 February 2017 Source:Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, Volume 237 Author(s): Pilar Arnaiz Sánchez, Remedios de Haro Rodríguez, Mª. Paz García Sanz The aim of this study was to evaluate the results from 129 projects involved in different socio-educational actions designed to meet the reception and integration needs of immigrants and contribute to the development of an intercultural society. To this end, through evaluative research, structured interviews were carried out with project coordinators. The results indicate a good global rating of the projects as well as a high degree of atta...
Source: Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences - March 9, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Teaching in our Society: Primary Teachers and Intercultural Competencies
Publication date: 21 February 2017 Source:Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, Volume 237 Author(s): Paola Dusi, Monia Rodorigo, Pietro Andus Aristo Living in a context marked by pluralism and heterogeneity is never straightforward, even less so if you belong to a marginalised part of society, in terms of social status, culture and religion. The processes that lead to social exclusion take effect in the first years of a child's life and too often they are formalised in the school system. In Italy, research data and statistics reveal a deep-rooted disparity in the academic trajectories of students from a migrant ...
Source: Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences - March 9, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research