Developing an Entrepreneurship Model to Increase Students’ Entrepreneurial Skills: an Action Research Project in a Higher Education Institution in Indonesia

In this chapter, the main purpose is to explain design, development, delivery, and evaluation process of a new distance web design course for the needs of students in a vocational higher education institution. It is important to highlight how wisely instructional technology was designed and used to mitigate problems to effectively support the course. Proactive action research was used as a framework of the study. This research focused on an analysis of the existing face-to-face course to mitigate its problems in the new design. Then, strengths and weaknesses of the new design in the new context were investigated. It is important to highlight that technology comes with its unique problems and opportunities. Thus, teaching in a technological environment confronts instructors with a wide range of pedagogical, technological, and physical challenges.

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There is an alternative: A report on an action research project to develop a framework for co-operative higher education

Learning and Teaching ◽

10.3167/latiss.2017.100106 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

pp. 87-105 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Mike Neary ◽

Joss Winn

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Action Research ◽

Social Science ◽

Public Funding ◽

Participatory Action ◽

Action Research Project ◽

Dual Roles ◽

Research Project ◽

Science Centre ◽

The University

This report provides an interim account of a participatory action research project undertaken during 2015–16. The research brought together scholars, students and expert members of the co-operative movement to design a theoretically informed and practically grounded framework for co-operative higher education that activists, educators and the co-operative movement could take forward into implementation. Our dual roles in the research were as founding members of the Social Science Centre, Lincoln, an autonomous co-operative for higher education constituted in 2011 (Social Science Centre 2013), and as professional researchers working at the University of Lincoln. The immediate context for the research was, and remains, the ‘assault’ on universities in the U.K. (Bailey and Freedman 2011), the ‘gamble’ being taken with the future of higher education (McGettigan 2013), and the ‘pedagogy of debt’ (Williams 2006) that has been imposed through the removal of public funding of teaching and the concurrent tripling of tuition fees (Sutton Trust 2016).

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Personal Tutoring in Higher Education: an action research project on how improve personal tutoring for both staff and students

Educational Action Research ◽

10.1080/09650792.2021.2013912 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-16

Author(s):

Elyse Wakelin

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Action Research ◽

Action Research Project ◽

Research Project

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Piloting a Methodology for Sustainability Education: Project Examples and Exploratory Action Research Highlights

Emerging Science Journal ◽

10.28991/esj-2019-01194 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 3 (5) ◽

pp. 312-326 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Cory Jensen ◽

Mohamed Kotaish ◽

Aditi Chopra ◽

Kiran A. Jacob ◽

Taqdees I. Widekar ◽

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Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Action Research ◽

Leadership Skills ◽

Education Institution ◽

Wicked Problem ◽

Future Research ◽

Higher Education Institution ◽

Research Perspective ◽

Educational Structure ◽

Student Projects

This invited writing shares the education methodology known as Wicked problem, Experiences, Available Resources, Solution-Innovation (WEARS) and results from applying a pilot education program with a group of international students. The pilot involved three components that contribute to enhancing leadership skills based on stakeholder informed or bottom-up change: 1) developing a professional competition, 2) proposing a WEARS project, and 3) initiating a related outreach event. Outlines of student projects are shared. Students’ interests in generalized sustainability related education topics were polled and results are presented as an average of the group. Reflection on conducting the pilot is also presented from an exploratory action research perspective. Potential translation to higher education sustainability related projects was a driver for action research. Several conclusions are shared related to the educational structure and content for application of the WEARS methodology at a higher education institution. Future research and iterations of the program are proposed in coordination with a higher education institution that promotes interdisciplinary education. Specifically, means to select program candidates and longitudinal study of overall impacts are proposed as necessary to continuously update the WEARS methodology.

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An Action Research on Design, Delivery, and Evaluation of a Distance Course in a Vocational Higher Education Institution

Web Design and Development ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-8619-9.ch019 ◽

2016 ◽

pp. 414-439

Author(s):

Erman Uzun ◽

M. Yaşar Özden ◽

Ali Yildirim

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Action Research ◽

Web Design ◽

Evaluation Process ◽

Education Institution ◽

Design Development ◽

Higher Education Institution ◽

Face To Face ◽

Wide Range ◽

Vocational Higher Education

In this chapter, the main purpose is to explain design, development, delivery, and evaluation process of a new distance web design course for the needs of students in a vocational higher education institution. It is important to highlight how wisely instructional technology was designed and used to mitigate problems to effectively support the course. Proactive action research was used as a framework of the study. This research focused on an analysis of the existing face-to-face course to mitigate its problems in the new design. Then, strengths and weaknesses of the new design in the new context were investigated. It is important to highlight that technology comes with its unique problems and opportunities. Thus, teaching in a technological environment confronts instructors with a wide range of pedagogical, technological, and physical challenges.

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Engaging Students with Micro-Businesses

Industry and Higher Education ◽

10.5367/ihe.2010.0010 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 24 (6) ◽

pp. 455-466

Author(s):

Catherine McConnell

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Action Research ◽

Crucial Role ◽

Teaching And Learning ◽

Industrial Sector ◽

Creative Industries ◽

The Self ◽

Action Research Project ◽

Research Project ◽

Art Design

This paper outlines an action research project developed to investigate the gap in teaching and learning placement materials available to students, academics and practitioners in the art, design and media sector, particularly with respect to micro-businesses. Previous research, funded by the UK's Higher Education Subject Centre for Art Design Media (ADM-HEA) and the Centre for Excellence in Professional Placement Learning (Ceppl) has shown that the creative industries are becoming strongly characterized by ‘portfolio’ employment: sole practitioners, freelancers and the self-employed who have established innovative micro-businesses and small to medium-sized enterprises. Engagement between educators and this industrial sector plays a crucial role in maximizing the placement opportunities available to learners and connecting students with the entrepreneurial options available to them following graduation.

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