On the same wavelength but tuned to different frequencies? Perceptions of academic and admissions staff in England and Wales on the articulation between 14–19 education and training and higher education

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie Wilde ◽  
Susannah Wright
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Young People ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Approaches To Learning ◽  
Effective Communication ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
England And Wales ◽  
And Training

This paper examines the views of staff at higher education institutions on how well 14–19 education and training prepares young people for higher education (HE) study. It draws upon research involving focus groups with approximately 250 academic and admissions staff at 21 higher education institutions in England and Wales. The data collection was conducted between February and June 2005. The paper presents their perceptions of the articulation between 14–19 education and training and higher education. It examines their perceptions of the preparedness of young people to enter HE, and their preparedness to engage with HE. The evidence presented suggests an urgent need for more effective communication between the respective actors and institutions in 14–19 education and training and HE, particularly with regard to approaches to learning.

scholarly journals A Policy Agenda for Legal Education and Training and the Fourth Industrial Revolution: The Case of England and Wales

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Andra Le Roux-Kemp
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Education Policy ◽  
Higher Education Policy ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Legal Education ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Policy Agenda ◽  
England And Wales ◽  
Fourth Industrial Revolution ◽  
And Training

While the full impact of the Fourth Industrial Revolution remains uncertain, it is by now generally accepted that highly intelligent technologies and their applications – such as robotics, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, digitialisation, and big Data – will continue to fundamentally transform all aspects of our occupational and personal lives. Yet, in the realm of higher education policy and specifically with regard to non-STEM disciplines like law, thorough-going engagement with this most recent wave of technological development remains lacking. It is the aim of this article to set a policy agenda for legal education and training that is sensitive to the opportunities and potential negative outfall of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (now exacerbated by COVID-19), while also taking into consideration the distinctive nature of legal education and training in England and Wales. Set against the higher education policy landscape of England and Wales, a number of concrete recommendations are made for bringing legal education and training into the age of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. These include, for example, a call for the radical transformation of the traditional, linear, and monodisciplinary LLB degree, addressing current and projected skills gaps and skills shortages by way of, inter alia, curriculum reform, and working towards greater mobility of law graduates between different legal jurisdictions and also within one jurisdiction but amongst different roles. These changes are necessary as legal education and training in England and Wales currently leave law graduates ill-equipped for the future labour market and do not adequately value and build on the job-tasks that legal professionals uniquely supply.

Entrepreneurship education and training in Indian higher education institutions: a suggested framework

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Meghna Chhabra ◽  
Leo-Paul Dana ◽  
Sahil Malik ◽  
Narendra Singh Chaudhary
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Entrepreneurship Education ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intentions ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Evaluation Systems ◽  
Education In India ◽  
Indian Higher Education ◽  
And Training

PurposeThe study aims to evaluate the components of entrepreneurship education and training (EET) in India. The paper proposes a framework for an effective EET regime for amalgamating entrepreneurship education as fundamental to mainstream higher education in India.Design/methodology/approachThe current study utilises a qualitative research technique, that is, the narrative inquiry methodology based on in-depth interviews. The study respondents included sixteen educators who are actively engaged in EET and related activities for a minimum of ten years.FindingsThe study identified five broad “meaning units” or “themes,” that is, “incremental pedagogical efficiency and flexible evaluation systems,” “entrepreneurial experience of the faculty,” “extended support,” “holistic mentoring” and “experiential learning” as components of an effective EET regime.Originality/valueThe study will help the policymakers and higher education institutions (HEIs) revisit their policy frameworks and practices to promote entrepreneurial capacity and entrepreneurial intentions among students. The study will also help to gain deeper insights into EET components and will propose a framework for an effective EET regime based on its findings.

scholarly journals Reflections on the Role of Higher Education Institutions in Introducing Emerging Technologies Into the Educational Process in the Face of the Pandemic Challenge COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 363-371
Author(s):  
George Bucăţa
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Member States ◽  
Training Systems ◽  
The Face ◽  
Training Institutions ◽  
And Training

Abstract The pandemic COVID-19 has had an impact around the world and in the European Union, putting unprecedented pressure on education and training systems. It has fundamentally changed the way we learn, teach, communicate and collaborate in our education and training communities. This has implications for students, families, teachers, trainers, institutional leaders and society as a whole. Most European Member States have decided to extend the physical closure of education and training institutions, while mobilising alternative solutions and support for distance education and learning, especially digital solutions. This transformation has challenged education and training systems and stakeholders in these areas in Member States, particularly students and families, as well as teachers and trainers, but it has also provided them with valuable learning and training experiences, accelerated the digital transformation of education and training institutions. Emerging and disruptive technologies have undergone numerous and sufficient changes to ensure this. Thus, they will change the face and vision of higher education institutions.

scholarly journals Technology Transfer and Commercialization as a Source for New Revenue Generation for Higher Education Institutions and for Local Economies

2021 ◽  
pp. 89-111
Author(s):  
Richard S. Katzman ◽  
Ricardo Azziz
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Technology Transfer ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Knowledge Generation ◽  
Knowledge Transmission ◽  
Local Economies ◽  
Revenue Generation ◽  
And Training

AbstractThe basic and underlying mission of most universities is two-fold: knowledge transmission (education and training) and knowledge generation (research and scholarship).

scholarly journals Research on the Application of VR Technology in the Cultivation of Double Innovation Talents

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 13
Author(s):  
Deyu Luo ◽  
Zhiyuan Ye
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Colleges And Universities ◽  
Multiple Perspectives ◽  
Innovative Thinking ◽  
Talent Education ◽  
And Training ◽  
Resource Input

Shuangchuang talents refer to talents with innovative thinking and entrepreneurial abilities. This is also the main goal of training talents for education and teaching in my country’s higher education institutions. In the process of training and teaching innovative and entrepreneurial talents, there are problems such as imperfect training facilities and insufficient teachers, which have seriously affected the training of innovative talents in universities. The rise of VR technology has provided a new way for the training of entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs, which not only greatly eases the resource input of talent education in colleges and universities, but also effectively improves the efficiency of talent training. This article conducts detailed research on the application of VR technology in talent education and training from multiple perspectives.

scholarly journals Introduction of New Forms of Education in Modern Higher and Vocational Education and Training

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 107
Author(s):  
Liudmyla I. Berezovska ◽  
Galyna D. Kondratska ◽  
Anna A. Zarytska ◽  
Kateryna S. Volkova ◽  
Taras M. Matsevko
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Vocational Education ◽  
Education System ◽  
Comparative Method ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Vocational Education And Training ◽  
National Education ◽  
And Training

This article sets sights on highlighting the effectiveness and efficiency of higher and vocational education and training, as well as exploring ways to address and implement the current reform agenda in the field. The research was conducted on the basis of a generalizing and comparative method, to identify the problems and development of vocational and higher education. Within the framework of the conducted research the current state of vocational and higher education has been characterized; the features of online learning at leading universities and its advantages has been clarified; the prospects of introduction of continuity of education have been studied, for the development of personality abilities, taking into account changes in society in the context of improvement of the system of vocational and higher education caused by the European integration process of education; directions for the development of vocational and higher education as part of the national education system and society in general have been outlined. It is determined, that at the present stage the domestic education system should be improved and transferred to an innovative way of development in accordance with developed countries. In the near future, such modern forms of education as: distance education, dual education, continuing vocational education and others, should be improved and implemented into the educational process.

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