Assessing Student Perceptions and Comprehension of Climate Change in Portuguese Higher Education Institutions

2016 ◽  
pp. 221-236 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. T. Santos ◽  
P. Bacelar-Nicolau ◽  
M. A. Pardal ◽  
L. Bacelar-Nicolau ◽  
U. M. Azeiteiro
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Higher Education ◽  
Student Perceptions ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Portuguese Higher Education

Project-Based Learning

2022 ◽  
pp. 242-262
Author(s):  
Laura Odila Bello Benavides ◽  
Gloria Elena Cruz Sánchez ◽  
Sandra Luz Meza Mesa Ortiz
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Higher Education ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
Climate Change Education ◽  
Complex Process ◽  
Continuous Support ◽  
Adaptation And Mitigation

This chapter presents the results and analysis of the design and development of a training program in climate change education (CCE) aimed at teachers of Normal colleges in Mexico (i.e., higher education institutions dedicated to the training of basic, preschool, primary, and secondary education). Its purpose was to incorporate CCE in the Normal colleges of the State of Veracruz, Mexico; it was materialized with a course workshop and follow-up actions in the implementation of CCE practices. The training proposal is based on the articulation of two conceptual axes: multidisciplinary knowledge on climate change and CCE approaches aimed at managing adaptation and mitigation response actions. From the systematization and analysis of the program, the authors concluded that the incorporation of the CCE as a transversal axis is a complex process that demands broader training processes and continuous support.

Student Mobility in Portugal

2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 120-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristina Sin ◽  
Orlanda Tavares ◽  
Guy Neave
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Labor Market ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Student Mobility ◽  
Main Obstacle ◽  
Important Constraint ◽  
Policy Goals ◽  
Main Driver ◽  
Main Factors ◽  
Portuguese Higher Education

The article examines how far the key Bologna objective of student mobility has been achieved in Portuguese higher education institutions and the main factors shaping it. It analyzes credit mobility, outgoing and incoming, between Portugal and Europe. Although mobility overall has risen, incoming mobility has grown faster, making Portugal an importer country. Portugal’s attraction power is explained mainly by its location, climate, and leisure opportunities. For outgoing mobility, employability is the main driver, explained by high unemployment and an uncertain home labor market. The main obstacle is financial, so country choice is increasingly based on proximity and living costs. Another important constraint is curricular inflexibility of Portuguese higher education institutions. The findings suggest that mobility in Portugal is far from reflecting Bologna’s policy goals, making the 2020 mobility target of 20% an ideal rather than an achievement.

Strategic priorities of Portuguese higher education institutions

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joaquim Mourato ◽  
Maria Teresa Patrício ◽  
Luís Loures ◽  
Helena Morgado
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Portuguese Higher Education

scholarly journals MEASURING THE STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION OF SERVICE QUALITY

2012 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonardi Lucky Kurniawan ◽  
N. Purnomolastu .
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Service Quality ◽  
Student Perceptions ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Student Perception ◽  
Mean Value ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Chi Square

Like in many other countries, higher education institutions in Indonesia are facing intense competition as the higher education market becomes globalized and competitive pressure intensifies. It is essential that higher education institutions continually monitor the quality of their services and commit themselves to continuous quality improvements in order to respond to the needs of their stakeholders. Measuring service quality in higher education is thus essential In order to provide a comprehensive view of the quality of education, it is valuable to assess not only student perceptions of their educational outcomes but also their perceptions of the manner in which polytechnic education is provided.This study aims at measuring the students’ perception of the service quality of education in a department; identifying differences of the student perception on the service quality based on their academic profiles; identifying which service attributes are more influential in providing service in higher education; and offering recommendation to the management which area(s) still need(s) some improvement.Using the 5-scale questionnaires, the researchers collected the data for the study from graduates of the 5 departments- Accounting, Marketing Management, Secretary Foreign Business Language and Taxation. Pearson Chi-Square and Alpha Cronbach techniques were used to test the validity and reliability before analyzing the data from the questionnaire. Descriptive statistics was deployed to find out the mean value of each indicator. This was followed bv Dummy Regression analysis.    JThe findings of the study suggest that faculty plays the most prominent indicator in reflecting the students perception of service quality of department.

scholarly journals Organizational Culture and Educational Innovations in Turkish Higher Education: Perceptions and Reactions of Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aysun Caliskan ◽  
Chang Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Student Perceptions ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Learning Collaborative ◽  
Open Communication ◽  
Student Centered Learning ◽  
Educational Innovations ◽  
Turkish Higher Education

With the enormous scientific and technological developments, higher education institutions are facing rapid structural, social, technological changes. Because they are considered as an important center of talent development and knowledge production and sharing for countries. To fulfill their educational, social and economic needs, higher education institutions need to respond to changing education needs, to adopt the more flexible modes of organizational culture.  Organizational culture is a promotive environment which influences values, assumptions and beliefs. In an innovative culture, people can easily develop new ideas and exhibit collaboration. Therefore, this paper examines the relationship between the organizational culture features and the perceptions and student reported implementation with regard to student-centered learning, collaborative learning and use of innovative educational technologies in Turkish higher education. Four universities were involved, and 894 students responded to a questionnaire comprising three groups of questions. The three groups of questions capture (i) demographic characteristics, (ii) student perceptions of organizational culture, (iii) students’ perceptions of and responses to educational innovations comprising the following scales in a survey study. The results show that features of organizational culture affect students’ perceived need for innovation, their views about innovative approaches to instruction, responsiveness to instructional innovations and the perceived implementation level of educational innovations. In addition, differences among the institutions were examined and discussed. The study concludes that hierarchical structure, lack of open communication and autonomy, workload, lack of financial resources and support are main barriers for educational innovations in Turkish universities. It also implies to understand the link between organizational culture and educational innovations in Turkish higher education context.

scholarly journals Online Communication and Assessment Practices during the Covid Pandemic: A Study of the Portuguese Higher Education Students’ Perceptions

2021 ◽  
pp. 288-302
Author(s):  
Lina Morgado ◽  
João Paz ◽  
Hugo Pereira ◽  
Ana Loureiro ◽  
Inês Messias ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Online Communication ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Pedagogical Practices ◽  
Ongoing Research ◽  
First Semester ◽  
Emergency Education ◽  
Portuguese Higher Education

This proposal is part of an ongoing research and presents the results on the perceptions and pedagogical practices experienced by students from various higher education degrees in Portuguese higher education institutions, during the period of social confinement determined by the Portuguese Government, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The main objective of the general research was to understand how Higher Education faculty and students experienced the digital transition to emergency education and the pedagogical practices adopted during the period. The research was based on a mixed methods approach and, in order to address the research objectives and describe the pedagogical practices implemented, specific instruments were developed for data collection. A questionnaire was developed, aimed at students, and interviews aimed at both students and faculty, focusing on technological and pedagogical dimensions, as well as the assessment of the experience. Data collection was carried out after the first lockdown, at the end of the first semester of 2020, and took place in eight higher education institutions. In this paper we will present a preliminary analysis of Questionnaire results related to two dimensions: online communication and assessment.

scholarly journals METRICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE APPLIED TO THE QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF THE SERVICES OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE REPUBLIC OF SRPSKA / METRIJSKE KARAKTERISTIKE UPITNIKA PRIMIJENJENOG U PROCJENI KVALITETA USLUGA VISOKOŠKOLSKIH INSTITUCIJA U REPUBLICI SRPSKOJ

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Velibor Srdić ◽  
Milan Nešić ◽  
Sanel Jakupović
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Quality Of Service ◽  
Student Perceptions ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Ordinal Scale ◽  
Cronbach’S Alpha ◽  
Cronbach's Alpha ◽  
Banja Luka ◽  
Republika Srpska

In order to validate the research instrument used to identify student perceptions of the quality of service provided by higher education institutions in the Republika Srpska-(Pan-European Apeiron University in Banja Luka, University of Banja Luka, University of East Sarajevo, Prijedor College of Medicine and University of Business Studies Banja Luka) (within a broader empirical study), its metric characteristics were determined. In our study, respondents expressed their estimation by choosing one of the positions on a five-point Likert scale. The numerical values of the ordinal scale arranged in this way corresponded to the intensity of the assessment of thirty service indicators, namely: 1 (much less than my expectations); 2 (less than my expectations); 3 (according to my expectations); 4 (more than my expectations); 5 (significantly more than my expectations). The value evaluation of the response is interpreted in accordance with the rule: (a) the perception of the quality of service “as expected” (if the scalar average is close to the quantitative value of three), (b) the perception of the quality of the service “below expectations” (when the scalar average is well below quantitative values of three), (c) perception of service quality “above expectations” (if it is a scalar average well above quantitative value of three) (Klarić & Kulišan, 2011). Also, in order to rank the importance of indicators, in manifest space, values of scalar averages (Mean) are used in interpretation (Nešić et al., 2017).The questionnaire, based on the HEDUQUAL scale, was tested using two procedures: (1) factor analysis (Principal Components Analysis, Direct Oblimin) and (2) Scale Reliability Analysis - based on Cronbach’s alpha coefficient). The sample of respondents consisted of a population of students attending one of the higher education institutions in the Republika Srpska, a total of 863 students (M = 265; F = 598) with an average age of 21.5 years. The results obtained confirm the good metric of the scale, both in terms of validity (KMO = 0.972; Bartlett’s Test of Sphericity = 14292.613; Sig. = 0.000) and in the context of its reliability (Cronbach’s Alpha = 0.966). All statistical inferences were conducted at a significance level of 0.05 (Sig. <, 05). The good metric characteristics of the instrument defined the quality basis for further analytical observations of the study results.Based on good metric characteristics obtained in this part of the study (whose task was to validate the survey questionnaire), it is reasonable to expect that, in continuing the analytical examination of the empirical results of the study, the research conclusions can be reasonably based on accurate and academically correct statistical background. Which is a prerequisite for the correct dissemination of the information obtained and, accordingly, a scientifically correct interpretation of the overall results of the study.

scholarly journals Perceived Stress and Indicators of Burnout in Teachers at Portuguese Higher Education Institutions (HEI)

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (9) ◽  
pp. 3248 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renata Teles ◽  
Antonio Valle ◽  
Susana Rodríguez ◽  
Isabel Piñeiro ◽  
Bibiana Regueiro
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Emotional Exhaustion ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Teaching Experience ◽  
Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽  
Teaching Profession ◽  
Personal Accomplishment ◽  
University Teachers ◽  
Portuguese Higher Education

The aim of this study was to examine the phenomena of burnout and perceived stress in teachers at Higher Education Institutions, as this professional class is one of the most affected by high levels of stress. A sample of 520 university teachers was used, of which 339 (65.2%) were women. The Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) was used to measure burnout, and the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) was used to measure perceived stress. A sociodemographic data questionnaire produced by the authors was also applied, which consisted of questions about age, sex, experience in the teaching profession and the participants’ teaching areas. The results indicated that university teachers over 60 years old exhibited lower levels of perceived stress, as did teachers with more teaching experience (30 years or more), and those with less experience (less than 10 years). Women exhibited higher levels of perceived stress than men. Women also scored higher levels of Emotional Exhaustion in the burnout dimensions, whereas teachers will less experience (under 10 years) and teachers with more experience (more than 30 years) had the lowest scores in this dimension. Through an examination of the relation between perceived stress and the burnout dimensions, we concluded that perceived stress was directly proportional to emotional exhaustion and depersonalization; and was inversely proportional to personal accomplishment. A total of 31.3% of the variance in burnout was explained by perceived stress.

Clock hours of food and nutrition education in curricula of undergraduate nutrition programs: a two-country comparison

2021 ◽  
Vol 34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabela Cicaroni OTTONI ◽  
Bruno Miguel Paz Mendes de OLIVEIRA ◽  
Daniel Henrique BANDONI ◽  
António Pedro Soares Ricardo GRAÇA
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Nutrition Education ◽  
Professional Practice ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Nutrition Programs ◽  
Human And Social Sciences ◽  
Food And Nutrition ◽  
The Hours ◽  
Food And Nutrition Education ◽  
Portuguese Higher Education

ABSTRACT Objective To make a critical and comparative analysis of curricula of Brazilian and Portuguese higher education institutions in terms of clock hours and semester distribution of food and nutrition education in undergraduate nutrition programs, also assessing the main differences among courses classified into thematic axes and professional practice areas. Methods The curricula of fifteen Brazilian and eleven Portuguese nutrition programs were collected and classified into thematic axes and professional practice areas with the method of Document Analysis. Next, we performed statistical analysis regarding the total and proportional clock hours of instruction and their semester distribution to assess the differences between the two countries. The variables of interest were the hours of Food and Nutrition Education and their semester distribution. Results The Food and Nutrition Education axis was the second smallest one, with statistically significant differences among the axes (2.2% of curricula; p<0.001). Brazilian higher education institutions showed greater total clock hours of Food and Nutrition Education (p=0.018), Human and Social Sciences (p=0.003), Public Health (p<0.001), as well as a wider dispersion and lower relative weighted mean for the semester offering of courses (p=0.004) of Food and Nutrition Education courses. Portuguese higher education institutions showed greater total and proportional clock hours of instruction for Exact Sciences (p<0.005; p=0.001, respectively) and more proportional hours of Biologic and Health Sciences (p<0.001). Conclusion Our study found a reduced presence of the area of Food and Nutrition Education in the undergraduate training of nutritionists in both countries.

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