International Journal of Social Sciences and Education Research

1-17

Authors: Tanju Deveci, Nader Ayish

A common refrain is that today’s youth lack empathy and are concerned mainly with their own well-being. Freshman university students, especially those involved with project-based courses, have been singled out for this behavior. Students, once put on teams, may be expected to acquire the essential interpersonal skills. However, the interplay between personal responsibility and interpersonal communication is complex. This study investigated 143 freshman students’ responsibility and interpersonal communication propensities in the UAE. Data were collected using two questionnaires. Results indicate that the students’ responsibility and interpersonal communication scores were at a moderate level, while the responsibility scores of students in the second level course were higher. However, the students in the first level course had a slightly higher interpersonal communication. Female students’ interpersonal communication scores were more varied than male students’. A weak positive correlation appeared between responsibility and interpersonal communication scores. Results are discussed, and recommendations are made as to how to increase students’ responsibility behaviors in courses that require the effective use of interpersonal communication skills.

24-31

Authors: Rumen Vasilev, Vesela Mareva

The analysis of the topic aims at presenting the authors point of view, supporting the process of training students and all those interested in the topic of the possibilities of deviating from criminal proceedings child offenders and the temporal aspect of action. The authors presents only a brief view of this extremely broad and important topic of law enforcement. The idea of ​​the authors is to familiarize students with the thesis of the social and legal significance of the movement (the time horizon of preparation and realization) of educational cases, as an element of particular importance for children offenders, in which society is particularly sensitive.

41-48

Authors: Talmeez Naqvi, Shaikh Abul Barkat

India’s economic growth cannot be conceived in isolation of its household and tiny level industry such as the Aligarh lock industry. It is more so as the growth of India’s petty industrial units has not at par with the over all, rather rapid economic growth of the country and the artisans engaged in the household and tiny level units have also not been equally benefitted with the consequential profits. The Muslims who constitute large number of artisan class have particularly been at a loss as they tend to excessively concentrate in the low-paying jobs, engage in artisanal sectors, or else serve as casual labour. Most of them are self-employed in low income artisan based works. Above all, they are educationally more backwards than their counterparts in other communities. Restrained further by over all security scenario all this goes to curtail their mobility. The present field based study that ascertains the status of Muslim artisans of Aligarh lock industry brings forth the fact that the artisans have been struggling hard for sustaining with the bare minimum of resources (income), yet aspiring to stick to the same hereditary profession. Availing of educational facilities is a far cry for them. Yet, they like to expose their children to formal education, even though it looks the least beneficial to them. This takes us to the next stage: how to improve their lot through educational means that could be geared to provide craft centred education to them all and educate them in the art of marketing their product, a more profitable step for raising levels of income.

61-67

Authors: Kıvanç Bozkuş

In this research, which was conducted to determine burnout experienced by teachers working at public schools in Kütahya, Turkey data collected from 386 teachers were analyzed. Results indicate that almost half of teachers experience burnout. Great amount of teachers feel tired at least occasionally. Female teachers feel tired more than their male counterparts. Male teachers feel trapped, worthless and unsuccessful more than their female colleagues. Teachers working at technical high schools experience burnout more than other teachers. Reduction of teacher workload, exploration of why teachers experience burnout and generating preventive measures from research findings were suggested.

81-95

Authors: Kemal Can, Şafak Uluçınar Sağır

Metacognitive, which is a high level awareness system in which cognition is controlled and assessed, is influential on individual problem-solving abilities and self-efficacy perception. This research was conducted to investigate the metacognitive learning strategies, self-efficacy perceptions and problem solving skills of classroom teachers in terms of different variables and to determine the relation between them. Correlational survey method was used in this research. The research universe consists of class teachers in Aksaray and the sample consists of 109 female and 108 male teachers working in primary schools in Aksaray province in 2016-2017 academic year. The data were collected by teacher self-efficacy scale, problem solving scale, metacognitive learning strategies scale and personal information form. According to the results of the research, it was determined that the level of metacognitive learning strategies, problem solving skills and self - efficacy perception level of the class teachers were high. There was no significant difference between metacognitive learning strategies and problem solving skills according to age, gender and professional experience characteristics. In addition, while the self-efficacy perception does not show any significant difference according to sex, it shows a significant difference according and professional experience groups. It has been determined that there is a positive and moderately significant relation between classroom teachers' metacognitive learning strategies, self-efficacy perception and problem solving skills. It has been suggested that classroom teachers' self-efficacy perceptions, metacognitive learning strategies and the studies' they will do to improve problem-solving skills may increase the quality of instruction.

110-137

Authors: Ferdi Kılıç, Salih Paşa Memişoğlu

"School Administrators' Leadership Qualification Scale", "School Effectiveness Scale" and School Culture Scale were applied to 364 teachers in 72 SAC in Turkey in 2016. It has been found that the perceptions of the teachers', administrators regarding the subordinate dimensions of leadership competencies are "Very adequate". It was observed that teachers found their institutions effective at perceptions of teachers about sub-dimensions of institutional effectiveness; "many" levels in the safe and regular environment subdimension, open school mission and goals, high expectations, learning opportunities and development monitoring, and "very" level in school family relationships and instructional leadership subdimensions. The perceptions of teachers about the sub-dimensions of corporate culture were found to be at the level of "I fully agree". Although there were significant differences between the perceptions of the teachers' administrators' leadership competencies and institutional effectiveness the variables of the teachers' occupational seniority status, the way they were assigned to SAC, and the way administrators were assigned to SAC, there was no significant difference between the gender and educational status variables. There were no significant differences between gender status, vocational seniority status, and education status variables, although there were significant differences between the perceptions of teachers about institutional culture and the way in which teachers were assigned to SAC and administrators were assigned to SAC.

150-164

Authors: Bayram Oğuz Aydın, Özlem Duğan

Purpose of this study is to determine self-efficacy on writing of undergraduate students in field of public relations. In order to realize the purpose of the study, data is collected thanks to questionnaire from 67 university students, who take public relations copywriting course in fall semester of 2017 at communication faculty of a university in the Southeastern Anatolia Region. For determining the self-efficacy levels of public relations students, average scores are used and the independent sample t-test is used to determine differences by gender. Collected results showed that perception level of public relations students on writing self-efficacy were above the average. It is determined that students' perception of composition skills was higher than grammar usage. Another result is that while there is no difference in the composition between genders, women are more likely to see themselves than men in grammar use.

185-198

Authors: M. Nezih Özmutaf, Ipek Aydin

Backround: Non-governmental organizations (NGO) are social organizations that guide the presentation of social services and play an effective role on legislative, implementation and controlling processes. There are NGOs related to health services such as professional rights and sustainability, quality of service delivery, follow-up and feasibility of technological developments. There are different practices in the scope of the effects of NGOs to the social structure among countries. Additionally, there are differences between developed and developing countries. These differences may be from the value that governments give to NGOs and their place in society There are a number of NGOs developed for different purposes in Turkey as well. However, NGOs are carrying out activities, which are beneficial for society; it is possible to say that there are aspects that need improvement in Turkey. Many NGOs have aimed to provide services for the benefit of society. It is very important that NGOs evaluate the effectiveness of the services that they are offering. The evaluation of these activities can also provide realistic results by obtaining the views of healthcare managers. Because healthcare managers can be directly affect to the decisions taken by the administrations in planning, implementation and supervision stages. The main aim of this study is evaluation of the effectiveness of NGOs in planning, implementation and controlling processes. Methods: The present study aimed to assess the perceptions of healthcare managers on adequacy of NGOs. The universe of the study is composed of the health managers working in İzmir province. 105 health managers were involved in the study. Questionnaire was developed to collect data and conducted on the internet. Data was obtained by administrating a structured-questionnaire consisting two parts. The main part of the survey was developed to assess the perceptions of healthcare managers on adequacy of NGOs. The items were rated on a five-point scale (5= strongly agree; 4=agree; 3=neither; 2=disagree; 1=strongly disagree). The last part inquired demographic questions. After scanning process, questionnaires which are eligible to be included in the analysis, were computerized. Statistical program was used for data analysis. Exploratory factor analysis was applied in the study to measure construct validity. The reliability (Cronbach's alpha) of the data which were intended for overall effectiveness of NGOs data set, and each effectiveness of NGOs subscale items were tested. Correlation analysis was conducted in order to determine the direction and strength of the relationships among the effectiveness of NGOs. Finally, stepwise regression analysis was conducted to determine the effects of independent variables on the dependent variable. Statistically, p value which was equal or less than 0,05 was accepted to be significant. Results: The obtained data were analyzed with the statistical analysis program and the findings were interpreted. As a result, explanatory factor analysis and internal reliability analyses were conducted to the scale. For the effectiveness of NGOs data set, Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin illustration value realized as 0.93, 19 variables are formed under two factors and explained 83,33% of the variance. These factors are named as basic functions; and secondary functions. The reliability tests were conducted on data for internal consistency. The general Cronbach’s alpha is found 0.98 for effectiveness of NGOs data sets, over the recommended value of 0.70 for reliability analysis. In the study there is no significant difference was found between the answers given by the health managers according to the gender, job and type of NGOs. In order to analyze the relationship among dimensions of effectiveness of NGOs, correlation coefficient values were calculated. There was a significant positive correlation between the dimensions of effectiveness of NGOs. Regression analysis is applied to determine the importance of independent variables on dependent variables. It is found out that R square value in regression analyses is in the sufficient level for the researches made in social sciences. The regression analysis aims to determine the relative importance of effectiveness of NGOs dimensions on adequacy of NGOs. Using the stepwise method, it was found that the overall model explains 0.32 of the variation in effectiveness of NGOs (p<0.001 R2 = 0.32). The Beta coefficients are calculated and according to the regression analysis performed, it has determined that only basic functions has a significant effect on adequacy of NGOs. Conclusions: NGOs, one of the main indicators of democratic societies, need to work adequately and effectively. According to results, to ensure NGOs’ activities sufficiently should focus on basic function of NGOs rather than secondary functions. First of all employees wanted to ensure physiological and safety needs. Improvements to be made in the effectiveness of basic functions will also enhance the adequacy of NGO activities. This study takes a micro stand by focusing on the views of healthcare managers on the effectiveness of NGOs. It is limited by the region and it can be carried out in country wide.