The introductory paper to this Special Issue discusses the idea of crisis in relation to European integration from a historical perspective in order to contextualize four different current events in the European Union (EU) in turn – euro area crisis,…
This study reports the influence of shyness on self-concept and academic achievement in high school children. In the present study Crozier's (1995) shyness scale, Singh's (1986) self-concept scale and academic achievement of the students were…
This study reports relationship of self-esteem on variables of shyness,personally and academic achievements in high school students.In the present study ,Coopersmith's Self Esteem Inventory ,Crozier's Shyness Scale ,Eysenck's Personally Inventory…
This study attempts to answer the question 'does shyness really affects reaction time?' In the present study, Crozier's (1995) shyness scale was employed to measure the level of shyness. Reaction times both for sound and light in simple and…
The United States (US) is usually thought of as a nation representing freedom, democracy and human rights. However, as shown by Noam Chomsky and a few others, the US has turned out to be the most dominant imperialist nation as it is a ‘super power’…
Around the world, people who are angry at stagnant wages and growinginequality have rebelled against established governments and turned topolitical extremes. Liberal democracy, history's greatest engine of growth,now struggles to overcome…
The use of GeoGebra in teaching geometric transformations was investigated in this study. GeoGebra is a math software available in over 100 plus languages, both online and offline. GeoGebra is a useful application to improve and enrich mathematics…
Researchers emphasize the importance of maintaining learning communities and environments. This article describes the building and nourishment of a learning community, one comprised of middle school students who learned mathematics out-of-class using…
This research attempted to find out how the characteristics of outdoor activities carried out with the mobile phone influence students' emotions. The research findings point at the following components related to the activity as influencing students'…
Several researches examined students' mathematics learning using mobile phones, while very few researches examined mathematics teaching using this new educational tool. This research attempts to analyze in-service and pre-service teachers'…
