International Journal of Education, Culture and Society

Volume 2, Issue 2, April 2017

  • A Selective Review of Social Status Characteristics of Folk Dance Dancers and Their Family Members with Presentation of Gender Specificities

    Jasna Popović, Ružena Popović, Vladimir Mutavdžić

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 2, April 2017
    Pages: 38-49
    Received: Jan. 09, 2017
    Accepted: Feb. 06, 2017
    Published: Mar. 15, 2017
    Downloads:
    Views:
    Abstract: In the present paper, using social identity and self-categorization theories as theoretical frameworks, we explore the role that social identity plays in affecting individual well-being of Folk-dance dancers, both Male (M) and Female (F) in Niš (Serbia). The status of manifest stratification variables were estimated on the Total sample of responden... Show More
  • Assessment of Barriers Hindering Women from Upward Mobility to Leadership Positions and Stereotypes Against Them in District Education Offices of Illu Abba Bora Zone, South Western Ethiopia

    Wakgari Megersa Aga, Gebremedhin Woldemariam

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 2, April 2017
    Pages: 50-60
    Received: Feb. 01, 2017
    Accepted: Feb. 20, 2017
    Published: Mar. 18, 2017
    Downloads:
    Views:
    Abstract: Regardless of the fact that lots of efforts have been made, numerous legal & regulatory mechanisms have been adopted to empower women, their proportion in managerial position is still negligible because of many challenges. Moreover, the negligible proportions who come to leadership positions often encounter lots of challenges. In education institut... Show More
  • Perils of Women Trafficking: A Case Study of Joynagar, Kultali Administrative Blocks, Sundarban, India

    Karabi Das

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 2, April 2017
    Pages: 61-68
    Received: Feb. 25, 2017
    Accepted: Mar. 13, 2017
    Published: Mar. 28, 2017
    Downloads:
    Views:
    Abstract: The Indian Sundarban, comprising of 19 community development blocks (6 in North 24 Parganas and 13 in South 24 Parganas) is physiographically a deltaic plain, having an intricate network of creeks and is ravaged by natural hazards like Tropical cyclones. The inhabitants of Sundarban are primarily involved in agriculture (monocropping due to increas... Show More
  • Assessment of the Effectiveness of Post Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) Programme in Meeting the Job Needs of Teachers in Gboko, Benue State, Nigeria

    Emmanuel Okechukwu Chukwu, Iormough Jonah Tarnongu, Fiase Terna Mesuur, Achukwu Chinyere Evangeline, Chia Terkuma

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 2, April 2017
    Pages: 69-75
    Received: Feb. 23, 2017
    Accepted: Mar. 11, 2017
    Published: Mar. 28, 2017
    Downloads:
    Views:
    Abstract: This study was designed with an objective to assess the effectiveness of the PGDE programme in meeting the job needs of teachers in secondary schools in Gboko local government area of Benue state. A cross sectional descriptive survey design was used in the study. The instrument used for the data collection is a well-structured questionnaire consist... Show More
  • Foresight is Partially Formed from Resilience: The Relationship Between Self-Esteem and Future Time Perspective Among Japanese High School Students

    Yukihiro Takagishi, Tomoko Kuraoka, Tomohiro Ide

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 2, April 2017
    Pages: 76-82
    Received: Feb. 27, 2017
    Accepted: Mar. 13, 2017
    Published: Mar. 28, 2017
    Downloads:
    Views:
    Abstract: Self-esteem is considered as an influential factor that makes foresight positive; however, people experience a variety of adversities over their lifetime that impair their self-esteem. Nevertheless, many people still have positive foresight because of the influence of resilience, which aid one in overcoming specific adversities. We examined the rel... Show More