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EDUCARE: International Journal for Educational Studies. This journal, with ISSN 1979-7877, was firstly published on August 17, 2008, in the context to commemorate the Independence Day in Indonesia. The EDUCARE journal was managed and organized by the Lecturers of FKIP UMP (Faculty of Education and Teacher Training, Muhammadiyah University of Purwokerto) in Central Java, Indonesia, since issue of February 2009 to issue of February 2016; and published by Minda Masagi Press, a publishing house owned by ASPENSI (the Association of Indonesian Scholars of History Education) in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia and BRIMAN (Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia Academic Network) Institute in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam, since issue of February 2018 to date. The EDUCARE journal is published every February and August. The EDUCARE journal is devoted, but not limited to, primary education, secondary education, higher education, teacher education, special education, adult education, non-formal education, and any new development and advancement in the field of education. The scope of our journal includes: (1) Language and literature education; (2) Social science education; (3) Sports and health education; (4) Economy and business education; (5) Math and natural science education; (6) Vocational and engineering education; and (7) Visual arts, dance, music, and design education.
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Development of Civic Education Campus-Based at Muhammadiyah Universities in Central Java, Indonesia Taniredja, Tukiran; Harmianto, Sri; Priyanto, Eko
EDUCARE Vol 2, No 2 (2010)
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ABSTRACT: The aims of main research are: (1) implementing the learning of civic education in democratic colleges; (2) the implementation of civic education campus-based embryo; and (3) implementing embryo of colleges as the laboratory of democracy. Research populations are all civic education lecturers and students of Muhammadiyah universities in Central Java who lecture and study civic education. Research methods are: interview, scale of attitude/opinion, questionnaire, and documentary study. Data of research are described with data reduction technique, data display, and conclusion. Conclusions are: (1) to create democratic civic education learning, student discussions should be stepped up to develop students’ civic values; and (2) to create embryo of civic education campus-based and embryo of college as the laboratory democracy. It needs: (a) efforts to create democratic college both in its intra-curriculum and extra curriculum; (b) implementing student-oriented lectures; (c) students are involved to participate in any political state activities; (d) making of student study groups; (e) implementing the freedom of having a notion, gender equality, and responsibility; (f) increasing number of students’ discussion about reality of social life, and its problem solving; (g) increasing number of students’ academic groups, and training them to obey in any rules; (h) in implementing the three college-dedications, lecturers have to involve their students; (i) college has to give students more chances to develop their potential; and (j) students should be introduced with democratic values earlier.  KEY WORDS: civic education, campus based education, Muhammadiyah universities, laboratory of democracy, and democratic civic education.   About the Authors: Prof. Dr. Haji Tukiran Taniredja is Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Education and Teacher Training UMP (Muhammadiyah University of Purwokerto), Jalan Raya Dukuhwaluh PO Box 202, Purwokerto 53182, Central Java, Indonesia; and Sri Harmianto and Eko Priyanto are also Lecturers at the Faculty of Education and Teacher Training UMP (Muhammadiyah University of Purwokerto). They can be reached at: tukiranump@yahoo.com and info@ump.ac.idHow to cite this article? Taniredja, Tukiran, Sri Harmianto & Eko Priyanto. (2010). “Development of Civic Education Campus-Based at Muhammadiyah Universities in Central Java, Indonesia” in EDUCARE: International Journal for Educational Studies, Vol.2(2) February, pp.153-170. . Bandung, Indonesia: Minda Masagi Press owned by ASPENSI in Bandung, West Java; and FKIP UMP in Purwokerto, Central Java, ISSN 1979-7877.Chronicle of the article: Accepted (December 27, 2009); Revised (January 15, 2010); and Published (February 17, 2010).
Info and Index of the EDUCARE Journal, Issue of February 2017 EDUCARE, Editor Journal
EDUCARE Vol 9, No 2 (2017)
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EDUCARE journal will provide a peer-reviewed forum for the publication of thought-leadership articles, briefings, discussion, applied research, case and comparative studies, expert comment and analysis on the key issues surrounding the educational studies in general and its various aspects. Analysis will be practical and rigorous in nature. The EDUCARE journal, with Print ISSN 1979-7877, was firstly published on 17 August 2008, in the context to commemorate the Independence Day in Indonesia. Since issues of February 2009 to February 2016, EDUCARE journal was organized by the Lecturers of FKIP UMP (Faculty of Education and Teacher Training, Muhammadiyah University of Purwokerto) in Central Java; and published by Minda Masagi Press, as an academic publishing owned by ASPENSI (the Association of Indonesian Scholars of History Education) in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. The EDUCARE journal is published twice a year, i.e. every August and February.Bandung, Indonesia: February 27, 2017.Prof. Dr. Haji Endang KomaraSecretary of Expert Board of ASPENSI (the Association of Indonesian Scholars of History Education) in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. 
Enhancing Quality of Higher Education for Graduate Research Students Development Abiddin, Norhasni Zainal; Ismail, Affero; Taniredja, Tukiran
EDUCARE Vol 5, No 2 (2013)
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ABSTRACT: Quality education becomes a major issue in higher education. The numbers of graduate students to pursue their higher education keep increasing by years. In the meantime, the institutions of higher learning are striving to attract more students, especially at the graduate level by making every effort to provide quality education. Graduate students contribute to the development of research outcome. Some scholars proposed that the strategic success of a service organization depends on its ability to consistently meet or exceed customer service expectations. A constant effort should be made to ensure the customer satisfaction. This paper provides the relevant input for effective resource development in institutional of higher education. The approach would address the needs of students further along the process with an emphasis on data gathering, management and analysis, compiling a thesis or dissertation, assessment, and the publishing of research results. Another approach would relate to generic aspects of graduate growth, development, and progress. Conceptual evidence is presented which combination of resource needs to focus. It is hoped to contribute a proper insight of effective resource in developing distinguished human capital.KEY WORDS: Higher education, quality education, graduate students, resource development, and student development.    About the Authors: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Norhasni Zainal Abiddin is a Lecturer at the Department of Professional Development and Continuing Education, Faculty of Educational Studies UPM (Putra University of Malaysia), 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia; Affero Ismail is a Staff at the Manpower Department, Ministry of Human Resource, Federal Government Administration, 62530 Putrajaya, Malaysia; and Prof. Dr. Haji Tukiran Taniredja is a Lecturer at the Faculty of Education and Teacher Training UMP (Muhammadiyah University of Purwokerto) in Central Java, Indonesia. Corresponding author is nonie@putra.upm.edu.myHow to cite this article? Abiddin, Norhasni Zainal, Affero Ismail & Tukiran Taniredja. (2013). “Enhancing Quality of Higher Education for Graduate Research Students Development” in EDUCARE: International Journal for Educational Studies, Vol.5(2) February, pp.133-146. Bandung, Indonesia: Minda Masagi Press owned by ASPENSI in Bandung, West Java; and FKIP UMP in Purwokerto, Central Java, ISSN 1979-7877.Chronicle of the article: Accepted (December 19, 2012); Revised (January 30, 2013); and Published (February 17, 2013).   
A Study of Under-Graduate Students’ Attitude towards Computer Hasan, Mohd; Parvez, Mohammad
EDUCARE Vol 8, No 1 (2015)
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ABSTRACT: Nowadays, the role of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), especially in education sector, has been increased to empower the educational activities. Computer as an integrated part of ICT has become a very crucial and handy tool to perform the various required educational activities. All the ladders of education system have their own ways and purpose to use the computer based applications in their set up. So, computer education has become mandatory in every walks of the life. Educational activities at any level cannot be performed effectively until and unless one seeks help from the computer based applications. For an effective use of computer, one should have proper attitude towards computer as well as computer education. That is why the present study aims to investigate the computer attitude of under-graduate students of Science and Social Science streams. A sample of 100 (male = 50, female = 50) was drawn by using standardized Computer Attitude Scale, according to T. Khatoon & M. Sharma (2011), from the under-graduate students of Science and Social Science Faculties of AMU (Aligarh Muslim University) in Aligarh UP (Uttar Pradesh), India. A non-probable purposive sampling technique was used to draw the sample. In order to test the hypotheses, descriptive statistical measures like Mean and Standard Deviation and t-test were applied. Analysis of data revealed that there is no significant difference between the computer attitude of under-graduate students of Sciences and Social Science streams at all the basis of comparison. The study has an educational implication for educational practitioners and professionals.KEY WORDS: Information and communication technology, computer education, computer attitude, gender, science and social science streams, and educational practitioners and professionals.  About the Authors: Mohd Hasan is a Research Scholar at the Department of Education AMU (Aligarh Muslim University), Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India; and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mohammad Parvez is a Lecturer at the Department of Education AMU, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India. For academic purposes, the author can be contacted via mobile phone at: +91-9451513343 or be searched at an e-mail: mhasanedu@gmail.comHow to cite this article? Hasan, Mohd & Mohammad Parvez. (2015). “A Study of Under-Graduate Students’ Attitude towards Computer” in EDUCARE: International Journal for Educational Studies, Vol.8(1) August, pp.23-30. Bandung, Indonesia: Minda Masagi Press and UMP Purwokerto, ISSN 1979-7877. Chronicle of the article: Accepted (May 13, 2015); Revised (July 16, 2015); and Published (August 25, 2015).
Principals’ Leadership Style and Stress with Teacher’s Intention of Leaving the Teaching Profession Din, Anuar; Alipin, Sabdin Hussin; Ambotang, Abdul Said
EDUCARE Vol 7, No 1 (2014)
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ABSTRACT: The principal plays an important entity in the schools success. In order to produce an excellent school, the principal must pay attention to good working conditions for teachers. Factors of the principal’s school management and leadership greatly affects aspects of teachers satisfaction and their comfort in handling their jobs as a teacher in the school. This study aims to investigate the leadership style and stress among teachers with the intention of leaving the teaching profession. A total of 165 respondents were involved in this study. This study is a survey using quantitative methods. The questionnaire used in this study. Data were analyzed by computer software Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20.0 using t-test, one way ANOVA, and Pearson correlation analysis; and the data obtained are described through descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. The results showed a significant relationship (r = .195, p < 0.05) between the style of leadership with the intention of leaving the teaching profession. The results also showed a significant correlation (r = .293, p < 0.01) between teacher stress with the intention to leave the teaching profession among teachers. In addition, the study also showed that the intention to leave the teaching profession based on demographic factors of gender, age, education level, job category, and length of service among teachers is simple. At the end of the discussion, the researchers expressed some implications of the study and further research recommendations.KEY WORDS: Leadership style, stress, intention of leaving the teaching profession, the role of teacher in Malaysia, and demographic factors.    About the Authors: Dr. Anuar Din is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Education and Social Development UMS (Malaysia University of Sabah), 88400 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia; Sabdin Hussin Alipin is a Teacher at Sabah Education Department, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia and Graduate Master of Education (Education Management) from UMS; and Dr. Abdul Said Ambotang is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Education and Social Development UMS in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. The authors can be contacted via e-mails address at: anudin@ums.edu.my, sabdyn_81@yahoo.com, and said@ums.edu.myHow to cite this article? Din, Anuar, Sabdin Hussin Alipin & Abdul Said Ambotang. (2014). “Principals’ Leadership Style and Stress with Teacher’s Intention of Leaving the Teaching Profession” in EDUCARE: International Journal for Educational Studies, Vol.7(1) August, pp.27-42. Bandung, Indonesia: Minda Masagi Press and UMP Purwokerto, ISSN 1979-7877. Chronicle of the article: Accepted (March 20, 2014); Revised (May 30, 2014); and Published (August 17, 2014).
The Relationship between Communication Apprehension and Emotional Spiritual Quotient among Malaysian Students Mustaffa, Che Su
EDUCARE Vol 2, No 1 (2009)
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ABSTRACT: Communication skills and emotional spiritual quotient are important for employees to achieve organizational goals and mission. In order to achieve the organization’s objectives, the level of communication apprehension must be low and emotional spiritual quotient must be high. This research intends to find out the level of communication apprehension and emotional spiritual quotient of students, whether significant relationship exist between all the dimensions of communication apprehension and emotional spiritual quotient, and whether there exist any differences between the communication apprehension and emotional spiritual quotient based on demographic factors. A total of 340 respondents were selected using the stratified random sampling method. The results indicate that there exists a significant and positive relationship between communication apprehension and emotional spiritual quotient. There are no significant differences between communication apprehension and emotional spiritual quotient based on demographic factors. KEY WORDS: communication apprehension, emotional spiritual quotient, and Malaysian students.About the Author: Associate Professor Dr. Che Su Mustaffa is a Lecturer at the College of Arts and Sciences UUM (University of Utara Malaysia) in Sintok, Kedah, Malaysia. She can be reached at: chesu402@uum.edu.myHow to cite this article? Mustaffa, Che Su. (2009). “The Relationship between Communication Apprehension and Emotional Spiritual Quotient among Malaysian Students” in EDUCARE: International Journal for Educational Studies, Vol.2(1) August, pp.35-46. Bandung, Indonesia: Minda Masagi Press owned by ASPENSI in Bandung, West Java; and FKIP UMP in Purwokerto, Central Java, ISSN 1979-7877.Chronicle of the article: Accepted (June 5, 2009); Revised (July 7, 2009); and Published (August 17, 2009).
Assessments of Students’ Practical Skill in Laboratory: A Case Study in Second Year Chemistry Students of Bule Hora University, Ethiopia Ligani, Shemsu; Anbessa, Baressa; Kere, Bula
EDUCARE Vol 9, No 1 (2016)
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ABSTRACT: Effective education should offer a balance of theoretical and practical experiences to help learners develop the competencies they need to enter professional practice and to become life-long learners throughout their careers. Laboratory activities have long had a distinctive and central role in the chemistry curriculum; and chemistry educators have suggested that many benefits accrue from engaging students in chemistry laboratory activities. The general objective of the study is to assess the practical skills of chemistry students at the BHU (Bule Hora University) in Southern Ethiopia. BHU is the newly emerged university in Ethiopia. The university is try to apply student centered approach to bring problem of surface learning in to an end and introduce deep learning, which make students critical thinker or imaginative. As a result, the university teacher educators incorporate the practical session to make learner knowledgeable, skill full, and bring attitudinal change. The data of this research was collected through questioner, focus group discussion, interview, and observation. Several problems in chemistry practical activities were identified, such as lack of confidence; shortage of time; and lack of background practical exposure, particularly on chemistry lab, lack of laboratory equipment and chemicals, lack of interest, fear of chemical toxicity, and lack of experimental freedom for independent work. In general, from the tremendous benefit of practical activities in chemistry, the authors suggested that, for example, using simulation and virtual experiments; and encouraging students to show their innate talents and make students familiar with the basic educational tool/technology.KEY WORDS: Effective Education; Chemistry Practical Activity; Students and Teachers; Lack of Confidence; Using Simulation.    About the Authors: Shemsu Ligani is a Lecturer at the Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural and Computational Sciences BHU (Bule Hora University), Bule Hora, Ethiopia. Baressa Anbessa and Bula Kere are the Lecturers at the Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural and Computational Sciences BHU, Bule Hora, Ethiopia. Corresponding author is: liganishemsu@gmail.comHow to cite this article? Ligani, Shemsu, Baressa Anbessa & Bula Kere. (2016). “Assessments of Students’ Practical Skill in Laboratory: A Case Study in Second Year Chemistry Students of Bule Hora University, Ethiopia” in EDUCARE: International Journal for Educational Studies, Vol.9(1), August, pp.49-58. Bandung, Indonesia: Minda Masagi Press owned by ASPENSI, ISSN 1979-7877. Chronicle of the article: Accepted (June 22, 2016); Revised (July 15, 2016); and Published (August 30, 2016).
Character Education in the Perspective of Humanistic Theory: A Case Study in Indonesia Hartono, Yudi; Haryanto, Samsi; Asrowi, Asrowi
EDUCARE Vol 10, No 2 (2018)
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ABSTRACT: Character education has been an important agenda since the beginning of Indonesian independence. This article, based on the qualitative study and historical approach, tries to elaborate the character education in Indonesia. Findings show that the government policy in later periods affects the character education models in the schools. In the Old Order era, 1959-1966, especially in the Guided Democracy era, the character education had tended to be indoctrinated. Similarly, during the New Order era, 1966-1998, tend to be indoctrinated too. During the Reform era, 1998 to date, the character education is integrated into every lesson, self-development activities, and school culture. The learning model is given to the teachers. Teachers can develop innovative learning models according to student characteristics and learning needs. In the perspective of character education as a process of values education, the concept is initially a component that touches the philosophy of educational objectives of humanizing humans or humanistic learning. The learning models relevant to the concept are constructivist learning. With these models, students will discover and understand the values of the nations character as the basis for taking certain attitudes and actions through internalization process, i.e. the developmental change from externally controlled behavior to internally controlled behavior. Indoctrination models, such as in the Old Order era and New Order era in Indonesia, did not suitable with the humanistic philosophy of value education.KEY WORDS: Character Education; Indoctrination; Humanistic Theory; Indonesian Governments Policy; Learning Models.    About the Authors: Yudi Hartono, M.Pd. is a Doctoral Student at the Study Program of Education Science FKIP UNS (Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Sebelas Maret University), Jalan Ir. Sutami No.36-A Kentingan, Surakarta 57126, Central Java, Indonesia. Prof. Dr. Samsi Haryanto is a Professor Emeritus at the Departement of History FKIP UNS in Kentingan, Surakarta 57126, Central Java, Indonesia. Dr. Asrowi is a Lecturer at the FKIP UNS in Kentingan, Surakarta 57126, Central Java, Indonesia. Corresponding author is: yudihartono@student.uns.ac.idSuggested Citation: Hartono, Yudi, Samsi Haryanto & Asrowi. (2018). “Character Education in the Perspective of Humanistic Theory: A Case Study in Indonesia” in EDUCARE: International Journal for Educational Studies, Volume 10(2), February, pp.95-108. Bandung, Indonesia and BS Begawan, Brunei Darussalam: Minda Masagi Press owned by ASPENSI and BRIMAN Institute, ISSN 1979-7877. Article Timeline: Accepted (December 19, 2017); Revised (January 20, 2018); and Published (February 28, 2018).
The Effects of Use of Learning Strategies Training on Students Foreign Language Vocabulary Learning Fallahchai, Seyed Reza
EDUCARE Vol 5, No 1 (2012)
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ABSTRACT: Foreign language vocabulary learning, in this case is English, is not the same as memorizing words in the context of serial lists. To master a foreign language, words must be recalled and recognized in new and unexpected contexts. The paper describes a research project which investigated how vocabulary can best be learned or taught with 558 primary (6th grade)  students (four groups of from sixteen intact classes). Four approaches to vocabulary instruction: (1) Vocal rehearsal + phonological awareness training; (2) Sub-vocal rehearsal + phonological awareness training; (3) Vocal and sub-vocal rehearsal + phonological awareness training; and (4) No rehearsal and phonological awareness training were examined in this study and a comparison was made of their effects on students vocabulary acquisition. Pre-test and post-test vocabulary knowledge scales were administrated and an ANOVA analyses was conduct to identify any significant difference among four groups. The results indicate that all three methods resulted in significant vocabulary gains. Furthermore, the difference between first group, vocal rehearsal phonological awareness training; and second group, sub-vocal rehearsal phonological awareness training, was not significant; participants in the third group did significantly better than those.KEY WORDS: Learning strategies, rehearsal, phonological awareness, foreign language, teaching vocabulary, and English as second language.===About the Author: Dr. Seyed Reza Fallahchai is Assistant Professor of Psychology at the Department of Psychology HU (Hormozgan University), P.O. Box 3995, Bandar Abbas, Iran. He can be reached at: rfallahchai@yahoo.comHow to cite this article? Fallahchai, Seyed Reza. (2012). “The Effects of Use of Learning Strategies Training on Students Foreign Language Vocabulary Learning” in EDUCARE: International Journal for Educational Studies, Vol.5(1) August, pp.25-38. Bandung, Indonesia: Minda Masagi Press owned by ASPENSI in Bandung, West Java; and FKIP UMP in Purwokerto, Central Java, ISSN 1979-7877.Chronicle of the article: Accepted (June 20, 2012); Revised (July 30, 2012); and Published (August 17, 2012).
Teaching-Learning Challenges Facing Students of English in the Preparatory Year at the Taif University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Tawalbeh, Thaer Issa
EDUCARE Vol 6, No 2 (2014)
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ABSTRACT: The present study aimed to investigate the teaching-learning challenges students face in the Preparatory Year Program (PYP) at Taif University from instructors and students perspectives. The first two questions were concerned with the instructors’ and students’ extent of agreement on the challenges students face while learning English in the preparatory year at Taif University from students’ and instructors’ points of view. The third question tried to answer whether there were any statistically significant differences at (a = 0.05) between instructors’ and students’ responses due to the five domains of teaching-learning challenges. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data related to the first two questions, and Independent t-test was used to answer the third question. The findings of the first question showed that the fifth and the first domains include most of the teaching-learning challenges facing Taif University students in the Preparatory Year Program from the instructors’ point of view. The results of the second question indicated that with the exception of the third domain, all the other domains represent teaching-learning challenges facing students from their own points of view. In addition, the results of the first two questions showed an agreement between instructors and students in terms of ranking the fifth and the first domains as having most of the teaching-learning challenges facing students. As for the third question, the findings showed that there were statistically significant differences at (a = 0.05) between instructors’ and students’ views due to the five domains of the teaching-learning challenges. These findings could be due to the fact that instructors and students are two heterogeneous groups having different mentalities, belonging to different age groups, and educational and cultural backgrounds. KEY WORDS: Instructors’ perceptions, students’ perceptions, teaching-learning challenges, Taif University students, learning EFL, and preparatory year.About the Author: Dr. Thaer Issa Tawalbeh is a Lecturer at the Testing Unit, English Language Center TU (Taif University) in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. For academic purposes, the author can be contacted via his e-mail address at: ansathaer@hotmail.comHow to cite this article? Tawalbeh, Thaer Issa. (2014). “Teaching-Learning Challenges Facing Students of English in the Preparatory Year at the Taif University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia” in EDUCARE: International Journal for Educational Studies, Vol.6(2) February, pp.145-160. Bandung, Indonesia: Minda Masagi Press owned by ASPENSI in Bandung, West Java and FKIP UMP in Purwokerto, Central Java, ISSN 1979-7877.Chronicle of the article: Accepted (December 15, 2013); Revised (January 18, 2014); and Published (February 17, 2014).  Â