International Journal of Secondary Education

Volume 3, Issue 6, December 2015

  • Shaping a Public Secondary School Culture of Volunteer Commitment During the Economic Crisis in Greece

    Styliani Lalagka, Areti Valasidou

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 6, December 2015
    Pages: 55-60
    Received: Oct. 01, 2015
    Accepted: Oct. 15, 2015
    Published: Oct. 28, 2015
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    Abstract: Times of economic crisis bring changes. Low funding and sequential problems provide new challenges for school community in order to move forward. This paper demonstrates a completely volunteer program for a Greek, public secondary school, involving the whole school community, school staff, students, parents and citizens, and aiming to shape the sch... Show More
  • Analysis of Determinants Influencing Students’ Academic Achievement in English and Mathematics Subjects of Ending Classes of Schools at Bahir Dar and Debre Tabor Towns, Ethiopia

    Endris Assen Ebrahim, Mulugeta Alemayehu Dagnaw

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 6, December 2015
    Pages: 61-66
    Received: Nov. 03, 2015
    Accepted: Nov. 11, 2015
    Published: Jan. 08, 2016
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    Abstract: Quality education is the question of many countries. Students’ achievement were a measure of teaching-learning process. Scholars suggested that regardless of the subject nature, many factors affect students’ achievements in each school subject. This study is an attempt to determine factors influencing academic achievements of grade 8, 10 and 12 stu... Show More
  • Job Design and Employee Absenteeism: A Case Study of Some Government Parastatals in Nigeria

    Don-Solomon Amakiri, Godday Raymond Luke

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 6, December 2015
    Pages: 67-71
    Received: Apr. 09, 2015
    Accepted: Apr. 09, 2015
    Published: Feb. 01, 2016
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    Abstract: This empirical study examined the relationship between job design and employee absenteeism in Bayelsa State Civil Service, in a bid to proffering solution to the myriad of absenteeism in the ministries, this literature focused on dimensions such as job rotation and job enlargement and their relationship to absenteeism. A sample size of 348 workers ... Show More
  • Improving Self-Regulated Learning Style amongst Students

    Hamilton-Ekeke, Joy-Telu

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 6, December 2015
    Pages: 72-76
    Received: Apr. 09, 2015
    Accepted: Apr. 09, 2015
    Published: Feb. 01, 2016
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    Abstract: Learning is a goal directed act, acquiring new, or modifying and reinforcing existing knowledge, behaviours, skills, values, preferences and may involve synthesizing different types of information. Learning may be viewed as a concept and like all other concepts; it lacks a generally accepted definition. However, there appear to be a consensus that ... Show More
  • Different Teaching Methods: A Panacea for Effective Curriculum Implementation in the Classroom

    Theresa Ebiere Dorgu

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 6, December 2015
    Pages: 77-87
    Received: Jun. 25, 2015
    Accepted: Jun. 27, 2015
    Published: Feb. 01, 2016
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    Abstract: The paper focused on the teaching methods as a panacea for effective curriculum implementation in the classroom in Nigeria. Teaching methods denote various strategies that the teacher uses to deliver his/her subject matter to the students in the classroom based on the instructional objectives to bring about learning. Teaching methods aids learning ... Show More
  • Methods of Biomechanical Analyses in Sports

    Joseph Rugai

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 6, December 2015
    Pages: 88-91
    Received: Aug. 31, 2015
    Accepted: Sep. 01, 2015
    Published: Feb. 01, 2016
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    Abstract: This paper discusses the concept of biomechanics and the different biomechanical analyses used in sports. Biomechanical analysis involves the evaluation of techniques, whether in sports, industry, or everyday life. Methods of analysis used in biornechanics vary, from those requiring expensive and complex equipment, to techniques utilizing little mo... Show More