Book reviews     

José A. Ibáñez-martín  Miguel Anxo Santos Rego  Clara Foucault-Mohammed  Martin McLean  Ryszard Pachocinski  Cream Wright 《International Review of Education/Internationale Zeitschrift für Erziehungswissenschaft/Revue internationale l'éducation》1993,39(6):577-586

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The role of attitudes in the TAM: A theoretically unnecessary construct?     

Luis Miguel López‐Bonilla  Jesús Manuel López‐Bonilla 《British journal of educational technology : journal of the Council for Educational Technology》2011,42(6):E160-E162

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Extraction of complex index terms in non-English IR: A shallow parsing based approach     

Jesús Vilares  Miguel A. Alonso  Manuel Vilares 《Information processing & management》2008

The performance of information retrieval systems is limited by the linguistic variation present in natural language texts. Word-level natural language processing techniques have been shown to be useful in reducing this variation. In this article, we summarize our work on the extension of these techniques for dealing with phrase-level variation in European languages, taking Spanish as a case in point. We propose the use of syntactic dependencies as complex index terms in an attempt to solve the problems deriving from both syntactic and morpho-syntactic variation and, in this way, to obtain more precise index terms. Such dependencies are obtained through a shallow parser based on cascades of finite-state transducers in order to reduce as far as possible the overhead due to this parsing process. The use of different sources of syntactic information, queries or documents, has been also studied, as has the restriction of the dependencies applied to those obtained from noun phrases. Our approaches have been tested using the CLEF corpus, obtaining consistent improvements with regard to classical word-level non-linguistic techniques. Results show, on the one hand, that syntactic information extracted from documents is more useful than that from queries. On the other hand, it has been demonstrated that by restricting dependencies to those corresponding to noun phrases, important reductions of storage and management costs can be achieved, albeit at the expense of a slight reduction in performance.  相似文献   

Using Online Studio Groups to Improve Writing Competency: A Pilot Study in a Quality Improvement Methods Course     

Jamison V. Kovach  Michelle Miley  Miguel A. Ramos 《Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education》2012,10(3):363-387

Communication skills are a significant contributor to an individual's success in the workplace. Unfortunately, students often have trouble expressing their ideas in written form and the poor quality of students’ written work often impedes the learning process. This pilot study investigates the use of online writing studios within a quality improvement methods course and the impact of this intervention on students’ writing competency and perceptions about the writing process. The impact of this approach on student performance is evaluated within and across semesters using comparative statistical analyses. Results show that students who participated in online writing studios performed better (i.e., at least one rubric level higher) on their final written assignments for the course compared to students who did not, and that this approach is associated with improved students’ perceptions about the writing process. This research suggests that the use of online writing studios within a content‐specific course can incrementally improve students’ writing competency over the course of one semester, and can positively affect the learning of written communication skills and change students’ perceptions about various aspects of the writing process.  相似文献   

Reflecting on the moral bases of critical pedagogy in PETE: toward a Foucaultian perspective on ethics and the care of the self     

Alvaro Sicilia-Camacho  Juan Miguel Fernández-Balboa 《Sport, Education and Society》2013,18(4):443-463

In teacher education and in physical education teacher education (PETE), the possibilities and pitfalls of critical pedagogy (CP) for transforming society have been frequently debated. From these debates, it has become quite clear that the lines separating ‘technocrats’ from ‘radicals’ are so strongly drawn that limit the advance of PETE. In the spirit of collegiality, we offer an alternative approach to CP based on Foucault's genealogical work on the History of Sexuality. It promotes a pedagogical perspective toward the development of ethics and the care of the self. We argue that this approach, far from discrediting what non-critical pedagogues do, can not only advance the practice of CP, but also open up new ways of conceptualizing PETE that are worth considering both by critical pedagogues and by the members of other pedagogical camps. We discuss the implications of this approach in the personal, social–professional and political spheres.  相似文献   

E-Government procurement observatory,maturity model and early measurements     

Gastón Concha  Hernán Astudillo  Miguel Porrúa  Carlos Pimenta 《Government Information Quarterly》2012

Electronic government procurement (eGP) is quickly becoming an essential piece of national e-government programs, since it enables active transparency and favors efficient vendor relationships; however, little attention has been paid to the need for periodical measurement of eGP portals' performance and goal satisfaction. Although maturity levels schemes have been proposed for other domains, most notably IT-related, to the best of our knowledge no maturity level model of eGP has been widely deployed yet. This article presents the e-Government Procurement Observatory Maturity Model (eGPO-MM), which focuses on both legal and institutional arrangements, and portals' technical aspects; the model consists of two Leverage Domains, seven Key Domain Areas, and 25 Critical Variables, which are valued with a weighted scoring system that produces quantitative indicators about portal capabilities and allows direct comparisons. The model was used to evaluate eGP portals from 14 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean; the measurements are presented, and fit well with previous rank perception, leading to a good reception by participant agencies. eGPO-MM has already allowed to identify areas for joint action and fostered knowledge-sharing among governments, including identification and dissemination of e-procurement best practices; it also established clear reference points to allow each agency to determine a roadmap to higher e-procurement maturity.  相似文献   

Grounding participatory action research in rural Colombia: a demonstration study on youth financial inclusion     

Gideon de Jong  Miguel Arturo Fajardo Rojas  Gloria Almeyda 《International Journal of Lifelong Education》2013,32(2):184-197

ABSTRACT

Since the new millennium, the issue of financial inclusion of young people has increasingly gained recognition, especially in relation to those living in deprived circumstances. Financial inclusion can be promoted through education that specifically aims for the strengthening of young persons’ financial capabilities. In 2013, a participatory action research project was started in a rural region of Colombia to improve the research capacity of a local university through the development and implementation of a demonstration project on the financial inclusion of young people. University teachers, students and employees of a financial cooperative were trained in conducting qualitative methods with a specific aim of being responsive to the life stories of their interviewees. This paper shares the experiences from an international team of educational scholars who aim for the democratisation of research capacity and the dissemination of localised knowledge. This is done by working closely together with stakeholders and ultimately giving a voice to youth employed in the informal economy as they are usually the ones being most deprived from access to financial services.  相似文献   

Funciones del logopeda en un centro de educación especial     

Pilar Fitor  Miguel Puyuelo  Estela Vicuña 《Infancia y Aprendizaje》2013,36(6):56-69

RESUMEN

La complejidad de los trastornos del habla y las alteraciones del lenguaje que presentan los deficientes mentales requiere un tratamiento terapéutico especializado por parte del logopeda en su medio natural, que deberá desarrollarse en colaboración con la familia y profesores, con el fin de que el trabajo se realice en una misma dirección. Estos niños presentan desfases de comprensión y expresión verbal, desfases que aumentan con la edad. Por ello un diagnóstico adecuado en colaboración con otros profesionales es imprescindible para realizar una intervención lo más temprana posible. La escuela es un medio adecuado para su tratamiento por utilizarse el lenguaje como medio de comunicación. Se aconseja un tratamiento grupal para favorecer la comunicación y la sociabilidad de estos niños. Sin embargo, aquellos con algún problema específico deben recibir atención individualizada.  相似文献   

Memoria incidental e intencional en preescolares     

Miguel Angel González  Francisco Valle 《Infancia y Aprendizaje》2013,36(27-28):223-235

Resumen

En general, se ha mantenido que los niños en edad preescolar recuerdan mejor en tareas de aprendizaje incidental que en las de aprendizaje intencional. En este estudio se ha reexaminado esta cuestión y se ha visto que no existe tal diferencia. Niños de 3 a 5 reconocieron de modo semejante una serie de objetos y dibujos, tanto si se les había advertido previamente que debían recordar como si no. El estudio ha demostrado asimismo, y en concordancia con otros trabajos, que el recuerdo no es independiente del nivel de conocimiento ni de la edad del niño. En virtud de estos resultados se hace una interpretación de la memoria infantil acorde con la teoría de los niveles de procesamiento.  相似文献   

Social representations of the development of intelligence, parental values and parenting styles: a theoretical model for analysis     

Isabel Miguel  Joaquim Pires Valentim  Felice Carugati 《European Journal of Psychology of Education - EJPE》2013,28(4):1163-1180

Within the theoretical framework of social representations theory, a substantial body of literature has advocated and shown that, as interpretative systems and forms of knowledge concurring in the construction of a social reality, social representations are guides for action, influencing behaviours and social relations. Based on this assumption, the primary goal of the current study was to investigate the relationship between social representations of the development of intelligence and parenting styles while also examining the role played by the values that parents desire for their children. The sample included 466 subjects with educational responsibilities (117 fathers, 227 mothers and 122 mother–teachers). Participants completed a self-administered survey on their representations of the development of intelligence, values desired for their children and parenting styles. A theoretical model which examined the relations among these variables was tested. Structural equation modelling procedures indicated, as hypothesised, that dimensions which emphasise the role of parents and the importance of constant accompaniment of children for the development of intelligence influence the authoritative parenting style, while dimensions which outline the role of school and teachers relate to authoritarian and permissive parenting styles. Additionally, although in some cases values were seen both to be determined by social representations and to influence parenting styles, the meditational hypothesis of values was not fully confirmed. Overall, the results obtained suggest that social representations, styles and values tend to build up a potentially significant organisation for parental activities. Theoretical and practical implications of these findings in research and educational intervention are discussed.  相似文献