Category Archives: JSS

Open Journal of Social Sciences

What Do Teachers Desire in Music Digital Textbook for Leaner-Centered Curriculum?

by scirp Posted on January 29, 2015

Author(s)： Sahoon H. Kim ABSTRACT We are living in the 21st century that requires us to know how to integrate paper based curricula into interactive media. The purpose of the study is to provide exemplary cases that music teachers hope … Continue reading →

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Does the Metacognitive Attitude Predict Work Motivation in Italian Teachers?

by scirp Posted on December 26, 2014

Author(s):Paola Magnano, Giuseppe Santisi, Tiziana Ramaci ABSTRACT Motivation to teach is a complex construct; often it is not observed directly but rather inferred from the teachers’ behavioural indexes, such as verbalisations, task choices and goal-directed activities. It is related to … Continue reading →

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The Ebola Crisis in the West African Region: Should It Have Been So Severe?

by scirp Posted on October 30, 2014

Author：Ezeakukwu E. Nsoedo ABSTRACT A lot of factors magnified the severity of the Ebola outbreak in the West African region. The various regional governments lack the rudimental health care structure and support equipment necessary to checkmate outbreak of infectious diseases … Continue reading →

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The Saartjie Baartman’s Body Shape versus the Victorian Dress: The Untold African Treasures

by scirp Posted on October 7, 2014

Author(s) ： Anne Mastamet-Mason ABSTRACT In most African countries, it is still a common belief that thin women are not attractive. Until the 21st century, full-figured women were considered attractive, were respected, and their padded (with flesh) and curvaceous bodies represented wealth, … Continue reading →

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How to maximise your child’s potential?

by scirp Posted on August 22, 2014

Author：Ann Buchanan It was the distinguished UK psychiatrist, Professor Sir Michael Rutter, who first promoted the idea that there were risk and protective factors within the wider ecological framework of the child which profoundly influenced the child’s development.   Although there … Continue reading →

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