Education Journal

Volume 8, Issue 1, January 2019

  • Education in Human Rights: Conceptions and Educational Practices

    Francisca Barros Matos, Maria Neves Gonçalves, José Viegas Brás

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 1, January 2019
    Pages: 1-10
    Received: 23 November 2018
    Accepted: 22 December 2018
    Published: 19 January 2019
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    Abstract: These paper article analyse the problem how the human rights are conceived and carried out made effective in the educational environment of two public high schools of the state system of education in Brazil, based on students’ perceptions and teacher’s opinions. Objectives of the study: Aligned to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) fr... Show More
  • Business English Teaching Strategies Based on Content and Language Integrated Learning Theory

    Lu Manli

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 1, January 2019
    Pages: 11-15
    Received: 02 January 2019
    Accepted: 23 January 2019
    Published: 21 February 2019
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    Abstract: With the development of economy, business English talents are increasingly being needed in China, but the effectiveness of the training of business English students is not optimistic. How to cultivate the combination of “business” and “English” talents is an urgent problem to be solved in the field of business English education. This paper proposes... Show More
  • The Roles of Mainstream Schooling and Shadow Education in English Language Teaching: A Case Study in Hong Kong

    Yuksai Nam, Kawa Chan

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 1, January 2019
    Pages: 16-26
    Received: 02 January 2019
    Accepted: 21 January 2019
    Published: 21 February 2019
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    Abstract: In this article, the writers employ the Service Quality Gap Model to investigate a social phenomenon that has existed for decades but has taken off recently – Supplementary Education. Being a billion-dollar industry that reaches more than three quarters of students in prominent countries, it has a tangible influence on our education system. By comp... Show More
  • Determinants of Choice of Career Among Physical Education Majors of Two Nigerian Universities

    Aliyu Mohammed

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 1, January 2019
    Pages: 27-29
    Received: 16 November 2018
    Accepted: 10 December 2018
    Published: 25 February 2019
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    Abstract: The study investigated the predictor of choice of career among the Physical Education majors of two Nigerian universities. A total of 240 students comprising of 120 each from the two universities drawn from 300Level and 400Level using purposive sampling. The instrument used for data collection was a questionnaire designed using the 4 point Likert s... Show More
  • Disturbing Lessons from Free Primary Education in Sub Saharan African: A Case of Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi & Mozambique

    Lucy Njura Barimbui Njeru

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 1, January 2019
    Pages: 30-35
    Received: 20 January 2019
    Accepted: 25 February 2019
    Published: 18 March 2019
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    Abstract: A study on the progress of free primary education in Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and Mozambique was conducted via literature search. A critical analysis of statistics from local and international websites was done with the aim of assessing the progress of free primary education in Sub Saharan Africa. Several conclusions were made about the progress of ... Show More