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Education Provision to Every One:
Comparing Perspectives from
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BCES Conference Books:
Volume 1, 2002: Comparative Education in Teacher Training
Volume 2, 2003: Comparative Education in Teacher Training
Volume 3, 2005: Comparative Education in Teacher Training
Volume 4, 2006: Comparative Education and Teacher Training
Volume 5, 2007: Comparative Education, Teacher Training and New Education Agenda
Volume 6, 2008: Comparative Education, Teacher Training, Education Policy and Social
Inclusion
Volume 7, 2009: Comparative Education, Teacher Training, Education Policy, Social
Inclusion and Child Psychology
Volume 8, 2010: Comparative Education, Teacher Training, Education Policy, School
Leadership and Social Inclusion
Volume 9, 2011: Comparative Education, Teacher Training, Education Policy, Social
Inclusion, History of Education
Volume 10, 2012: International Perspectives on Education
Volume 11, 2013: Education in One World: Perspectives from Different Nations
Volume 12, 2014: Education’s Role in Preparing Globally Competent Citizens
Volume 13, 2015: Quality, Social Justice and Accountability in Education Worldwide
Volume 14, 2016: Education Provision to Every One: Comparing Perspectives from Around
the World

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© 2016 Bulgarian Comparative Education Society (BCES)
© 2016 Nikolay Popov, Charl Wolhuter, Jana Kalin, Gillian Hilton, James Ogunleye,
Ewelina Niemczyk

ISSN 1314-4693
ISBN 978-954-92908-9-9
Education Provision to Every One:
Comparing Perspectives from
Around the World

BCES Conference Books
Volume 14
Number 1

Editors

Nikolay Popov, Editor-in-Chief
Charl Wolhuter, Editor of Part 1
Jana Kalin, Editor of Part 2
Gillian Hilton, Editor of Part 3
James Ogunleye, Editor of Parts 4 & 5
Ewelina Niemczyk, Editor of Part 6

Bulgarian Comparative Education Society
This is a peer review book. The relevant part editor and the editor-in-chief decide which
papers to be reviewed. Each paper is then reviewed by at least two reviewers. Members of the
International Advisory Board are also involved in the peer review process. Finally, the six-
member International Editorial Board takes decisions on papers to be included in the book.

International Advisory Board

Alexander W. Wiseman, Assoc. Prof. Dr., Lehigh University, USA
Bruno Leutwyler, Prof. Dr., University of Teacher Education – Zug, Switzerland
Jana Kalin, Prof. Dr., University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Joachim Schroeder, Prof. Dr., Universität Hamburg, Germany
Johannes L van der Walt, Prof. Dr., North-West University, South Africa
Kas Mazurek, Prof. Dr., University of Lethbridge, Canada
Lilia Halim, Prof. Dr., Universiti Kebangsaan, Malaysia
Marco Aurelio Navarro-Leal, Prof. Dr., Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas, México
Nicholas Sun-Keung Pang, Prof. Dr., The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China
Oksana Chigisheva, Assoc. Prof. Dr., Southern Federal University, Russia
Patricia K. Kubow, Prof. Dr., Bowling Green State University, USA
Peter L. Schneller, Prof. Dr., University of Mount Union, USA

Education Provision to Every One: Comparing Perspectives from Around the World
BCES Conference Books, 2016, Volume 14, Number 1
Popov, N., Wolhuter, C., Kalin, J., Hilton, G., Ogunleye, J., Niemczyk, E. (Eds.)
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Contents 5
Contents
Preface
Nikolay Popov
Bulgarian Comparative Education Society: 25 Years of Being International / 9

Introduction
Lynette Jacobs
Education Provision to Everyone: Comparing Perspectives from Around the World / 11

Part 1: Comparative Education & History of Education

Charl Wolhuter
Jullien: Founding Father of Comparative and International Education Still Pointing the Way / 19

Teodora Genova & Nikolay Popov
Presentation of Marc-Antoine Jullien’s Work in Bulgarian Comparative Education Textbooks / 25

Ferdinand J Potgieter
“Teach Your Children Well”: Arguing in Favor of Pedagogically Justifiable Hospitality Education / 30

Johannes L van der Walt
Theory for Explaining and Comparing the Dynamics of Education in Transitional Processes / 37

Teodora Genova
Nordic Internationalists’ Contribution to the Field of Comparative and International Education / 43

Karen L. Biraimah
International Research Partners: The Challenges of Developing an Equitable Partnership between
Universities in the Global North and South / 51

Lynette Jacobs, Ernst Stals & Lieve Leroy
Providing Books to Rural Schools through Mobile Libraries / 58

Juliana Smith & Agnetha Arendse
South African Curriculum Reform: Education for Active Citizenship / 65

Marco Aurelio Navarro
Universities Response to Oil and Gas Industry Demands in South Texas (USA) and Tamaulipas
(Mexico) / 73

Marco Aurelio Navarro & Ruth Roux
Goals That Melt Away. Higher Education Provision in Mexico / 79

Marzanna Pogorzelska & Susan Yelich Biniecki
How the Issue of Unemployment and the Unemployed Is Treated in Adult Education Literature within
Polish and U.S. Contexts / 84

Mirian Inés Capelari
Contribuciones de un Modelo Multiniveles para el Análisis Comparado de Impactos de Políticas
Educativas en la Educación Superior / 91

Amelia Molina García & José Luis Horacio Andrade Lara
Internationalization, Globalization and Relationship Networks as an Epistemological Framework
Based on Comparative Studies in Education / 98

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Part 2: Pre-service and In-service Teacher Training & Learning and Teaching Styles

Jana Kalin & Barbara Šteh
The Goals and Conditions of Qualitative Collaboration between Elementary Schools and Community
– a Challenge for the Professional Development / 105

André du Plessis
South African Heads of Department on Their Role in Teacher Development: Unexpected Patterns in
an Unequal System / 113

Marlena Plavšić & Marina Diković
Do Teachers, Students and Parents Agree about the Top Five Good Teacher’s Characteristics? / 120

Gordana Djigić, Snežana Stojiljković & Andrijana Marković
Personality Traits and Learning Styles of Secondary School Students in Serbia / 127

Part 3: Education Policy, Reforms & School Leadership

Gillian Hilton
Routes into Teaching: Does Variety Aid Recruitment or Merely Cause Confusion? A Study of Three
Different Programmes for Teacher Training in England / 135

Corene de Wet
The Status of Teaching as a Profession in South Africa / 143

Renata Čepić & Marijeta Mašić
Initial and Continuing Professional Development of Adult Educators from an Educational - Policy
Perspective: Rethinking from Croatia / 150

Claudio-Rafael Vasquez-Martinez, Felipe Gonzalez-Gonzalez, Jose-Gerardo Cardona-Toro, María-
Guadalupe Díaz-Renteria, Maria-Ines Alvarez, Hector Rendon, Isabel Valero, Maria Morfin, Miguel
Alvarez
Educational Reform from the Perspective of the Student / 157

Nylon Ramodikoe Marishane
Leadership and Context Connectivity: Merging Two Forces for Sustainable School Improvement /
163

Vimbi P. Mahlangu
Approaches to In-servicing Training of Teachers in Primary Schools in South Africa / 170

Bo-Ruey Huang
Social Justice and Capacity for Self-development in Educational Systems in European Union / 177

Yu-Fei Liu
Social Justice and Capacity for Self-Development in Educational System in Japan / 183

Graciela Amira Medecigo Shej
Emotions in Education Generated by Migration / 190

Part 4: Higher Education, Lifelong Learning & Social Inclusion

Everard Weber
An Ambivalent Community: International African Students in Residence at a South African University
/ 193

Sibel Burçer & Ilze Kangro
Internationalization of Higher Education Institutions in Latvia and Turkey: Its Management and
Development during the Last Decade / 200
Contents 7
Petya Ilieva-Trichkova
Lifelong Learning: Capabilities and Aspirations / 207

Amanda S. Potgieter
Where Have All the Teachers Gone: A Case Study in Transitioning / 213

Alberto G. Canen, Iara Tammela & Diogo Cevolani Camatta
An Overview of Engineering Courses in Brazil: Actual Challenges / 219

Rejane P. Costa & Ana Ivenicki
Multiculturalism and Peace Studies for Education Provision in Time of Diverse Democracies / 226

Ewa Sowa-Behtane
Social Inclusion of Foreigners in Poland / 233

Maria Dishkova
An Autistic Child Would Like to Say “Hello” / 240

Momodou M Willan
Research Approaches for Higher Education Students: A Personal Experience / 247

Gordana Stankovska, Slagana Angelkovska & Svetlana Pandiloska Grncarovska
Social Networks Use, Loneliness and Academic Performance among University Students / 255

Slagana Angelkoska, Gordana Stankovska & Dimitar Dimitrovski
The Personal Characteristics Predictors of Academic Success / 262

Part 5: Law and Education: Legislation and Inclusive Education, Child Protection &
Human Rights Education

Elizabeth Achinewhu-Nworgu & Queen Chioma Nworgu
An Exploration of the Wider Costs of the Decision by the Rivers State Government in Nigeria to
Revoke International Students’ Scholarships / 269

Elizabeth Achinewhu-Nworgu, Steve Azaiki, Shade Babalola & Chinuru Achinewhu
Strategies for Improving the Employability Skills and Life Chances of Youths in Nigeria / 276

Elizabeth Achinewhu-Nworgu, Steve Azaiki & Queen Chioma Nworgu
Examining the Role, Values, and Legal Policy Issues Facing Public Library Resources in Supporting
Students to Achieve Academic Success / 283

Gorazd Sotosek
Peer Exclusion at Physical Education / 290

Johan Beckmann
Exclusion and Education in South Africa: An Education Law Perspective of Emerging Alternative
Understandings of Exclusion / 295

Anna Czyż
Educational and Social Inclusion of Handicapped Children. Polish Experiences / 303

Part 6: Research Education: Developing Globally Competent Researchers for
International and Interdisciplinary Research

Johannes L van der Walt
Observations about Research Methodology during 15 Years of Presenting Capacity-Building
Seminars / 311
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Anna Mankowska
Using a Play-Based Methodology in Qualitative Research: A Case of Using Social Board to Examine
School Climate / 317

Abstracts

Marzanna Pogorzelska
Project-Based Learning in Polish-American Comparative Perspective / 324

Juliana Smith
Teaching and Researching Intervention and Facilitation in a Process of Self-reflection: Scrutinity of
an Action Research Process / 324

Ayşe Duran
Investigating Perceptions of Male Students in Early Childhood Education Program on Learning
Experiences / 325

Emine Gumus & Mehmet Sukru Bellibas
Teacher Professional Development and Student Achievement in Turkey: Evidence from TIMSS 2011
/ 325

Yehuda Bar Shalom & Amira Bar Shalom
The Usage of CBT and Ayeka Approach at the Kedma School / 326

Mehmet Sukru Bellibas & Sedat Gumus
Factors Affecting Turkish Teachers’ Use of ICT for Teaching: Evidence from ICILS 2013 / 327

James Ogunleye
Application of Big Data Predictive Analytics in Higher Education / 328

David Chapman, Sigrid Hutcheson, Chang Da Wan, Molly Lee, Ann Austin, Ahmad Nurulazam
The Pursuit of Excellence in Malaysian Higher Education: Consequences for the Academic Workplace
/ 328

Pepka Boyadjieva & Petya Ilieva-Trichkova
Challenging the Value and Missions of Higher Education: New Forms of Philanthropy and Giving /
329

Jinmin Yu & Hong Zhu
The Effects of Major-changing between Undergraduates and Postgraduates on the Major
Development of Postgraduates / 330

Ewelina Kinga Niemczyk
Spotlight on Canadian Research Education: Access of Doctoral Students to Research Assistantships
/ 331

JP Rossouw & MC Rossouw
Regulation or Freedom? Considering the Role of the Law in Study Supervision / 331

Gertrude Shotte
The Subjectivity-Objectivity Battle in Research / 332

Margarita Stoytcheva & Roumen Zlatev
An Interdisciplinary Approach to Teaching Chemistry: Electrochemical Biosensors Case Study / 333

Name Index / 335
Preface 9
Preface
Nikolay Popov
Bulgarian Comparative Education Society: 25 Years of
Being International
Thirty years ago: An important interview
Thirty years ago, in the spring of 1986, while writing my Master of Education
graduation thesis on the history of Comparative Education, I had an interview with
Prof. Gencho Piryov (1901-2001), one of the most prominent Bulgarian
psychologists, who during his early academic years, in the 1920s and 1930s, was the
most active comparativist in Bulgaria with more than 30 articles and 2 books in the
field of Comparative Education. During the interview, Piryov told me about his first
comparative studies, his visit to the International Institute, Teachers College,
Columbia University, in 1926-1928, and his cooperation with such famous
comparativists as Paul Monroe, Isaac Kandel, William Russell and others. At the
end of the interview, I asked him: ‘Prof. Piryov, could you please tell me what
Comparative Education is for you?’. He smiled, thought for a moment and said:
‘Comparative Education is my first love in science’. I was impressed by what
passion, love and sentiment this 86-year old man was talking with about his ‘first
love in science’.
After that interview I decided to devote all my interests, time and efforts to the
wonderful world of Comparative Education. And in the past 30 years Comparative
Education has been my field of professional development, academic career,
research, publications, international contacts, and all activities.
Twenty-five years ago: BCES establishment
Twenty-five years ago, at the beginning of 1991, I had active correspondence
with Wolfgang Mitter, Raymond Ryba, and Erwin Epstein, who strongly
encouraged me to initiate establishing a comparative education society in Bulgaria.
Some months later, in October 1991, a small group of 12 people founded in Sofia
the Bulgarian Comparative Education Society (BCES). Gencho Piryov was elected
honorary member. Our aims were to contribute to the development of Comparative
Education as a university discipline and research field in Bulgaria, and to become an
integral part of the international comparative education community. In 1997,
according to newly adopted higher education standards, Comparative Education was
introduced as an obligatory discipline in all university teacher training programs.
Five years later, those obligatory standards were abolished but despite that fact,
since then Comparative Education has kept its position in the curricula of teacher
training programs.
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The BCES is very small. Regardless its size, the BCES performs a large number
of activities and keeps close contacts with many foreign societies. In the past two
decades the BCES has published or supported the publication of books on
Comparative Education, Bulgarian education, and other topics. Organizing various
events – roundtables, seminars, and conferences – is also among its activities.
The annual international conference is the BCES main event. The conference
was organized for the first time in 2002 and since then it has been developed as an
established, traditional and prestigious forum. The very large international scope is a
typical feature of the conference. Colleagues from all continents every year come to
this modest but high quality event.
This year’s volume
Volume 14 of BCES Conference Books is published in 2 numbers. Number 1 of
the volume contains papers submitted to the XIV Annual International Conference
of the Bulgarian Comparative Education Society (BCES), held in Sofia, Bulgaria, 14
– 17 June 2016. Number 2 of the volume includes papers submitted to the IV
International Partner Conference of the International Research Centre (IRC)
‘Scientific cooperation’, Rostov-on-Don, Russia. This partner conference has been
organized as part of the BCES Conferences for the past four years.
The XIV BCES Conference theme is Education Provision to Every One:
Comparing Perspectives from Around the World.
The book consists of an introductory chapter by Lynette Jacobs and 45 papers
written by more than 70 authors. The papers are divided into 6 parts: 1) Comparative
Education & History of Education; 2) Pre-Service and In-service Teacher Training
& Learning and Teaching Styles; 3) Education Policy, Reforms & School
Leadership; 4) Higher Education, Lifelong Learning & Social Inclusion; 5) Law and
Education: Legislation and Inclusive Education, Child Protection & Human Rights
Education; 6) Research Education: Developing Globally Competent Researchers for
International and Interdisciplinary Research. The book also contains 14 abstracts of
other papers.

May 2016

Prof. Dr.habil. Nikolay Popov, Sofia University, Bulgaria
BCES Chair, Editor-in-Chief, [email protected]