scholarly journals Lessons from a student-led development project in Peru: Aligning technical and educational perspectives

2014 ◽  
pp. 525-539 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel Chisolm ◽  
Elliott T Gall ◽  
Laura Read ◽  
Fernando Renzo Salas
Keyword(s):  
Service Learning ◽  
Community Dynamics ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Development Project ◽  
Local Context ◽  
Student Interest ◽  
Open Communication ◽  
Peruvian Andes ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Humanitarian Engineering

With the growth of student interest in humanitarian engineering development projects, a critical assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of this type of work is crucial to success. While a number of models exist for joining development with technical expertise in humanitarian engineering projects, this paper focuses on the experiences of students working on a program in Peru within the Greater Austin Chapter of Engineers Without Borders (EWB)-USA. This program is a unique EWB-USA program that builds on ongoing academic research in the Peruvian Andes at the University of Texas at Austin and regional efforts by The Mountain Institute to mitigate the effects of climate change on Peruvian communities that need technical solutions to water issues. We contrast the benefits and struggles of pursuing a student-led initiative with a regional scope. Specifically, this case study shares how the roles of partnerships between universities, private sector, government, and nongovernmental organizations create challenges and opportunities for a student-led humanitarian engineering program. The key challenges identified are (1) effectual use of U.S. team members, (2) building trust and open communication with in-country partners, and (3) understanding community dynamics and adapting projects to their local context. We present how development of a ‘non-traditional engineering classroom’ framework can serve as a proactive means for facilitating effective knowledge transfer, critical reflection, and service-learning to improve project outcomes.

scholarly journals Embedding Formative Assessment in Blended Learning Environment: The Case of Secondary Chinese Language Teaching in Singapore

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 360
Author(s):  
Kwong Tung Chan
Keyword(s):  
Blended Learning ◽  
Formative Assessment ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Chinese Language ◽  
Language Assessment ◽  
Local Context ◽  
Assessment Literacy ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Lesson Delivery ◽  
Teaching Learning

The fast global spread of COVID-19 has resulted in the mass disruption of teaching, learning, as well as assessment, in mainstream schools in Singapore. Teachers were caught unprepared and this jeopardised the quality of classroom delivery and assessment. The Ministry of Education has since shifted to an online asynchronous mode of teaching whilst attempting to keep the face-to-face method of lesson delivery, to which it is called ‘blended learning’ (BL) in the local context. Besides being propelled to learn and use new technology tools for online lessons, teachers also need to quickly explore to embed formative assessment (FA) in the new BL environment to substitute traditional classroom assessment. In this context, I argue that teachers’ language assessment literacy (LAL), pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) and e-pedagogy are vital to the success of embedding FA in BL. Following, I also describe some tentative predictions for future challenges and opportunities of embedding FA in the BL environment of secondary Chinese Language (CL) teaching in Singapore. On this basis, I discuss the ways in which current conceptualisations of language assessment literacy will need to shift in response to these challenges. Finally, I make some recommendations for practice based on this argument.

scholarly journals The Qatar crisis: Challenges and opportunities

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 158-167
Author(s):  
Hani Albasoos ◽  
Gubara Hassan ◽  
Sara Al Zadjali
Keyword(s):  
Crisis Management ◽  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Soft Power ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Secondary Source ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Accelerated Growth ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
Source Of Information ◽  
Positive Force

This study reviews the challenges and opportunities encountered by Qatar because of the blockade imposed by the neighboring countries, namely Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, and Egypt. It endeavors to highlight potential scenarios of the crisis. This paper employs a secondary source of information to achieve the objectives, such as books, articles, reports, and academic research, which were later subjected to thematic analysis. The findings of this research reveal that crisis management was an effective strategy implemented by the Qatari Government. It helped Qatari officials to change and transfer the negative impacts to a positive force. The crisis management strategy encouraged Qatar to rely on their local industries, improve education and media institutes, and use Qatar’s soft power internationally. Although 2017 was a challenging year for Qatar due to the crisis, yet the national economy showed an accelerated growth of 5% in the second half of the same year. 

LEISURE OF STUDENT YOUTH: RESULTS OF MONITORING RESEARCH

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 102-120
Author(s):  
Alina V. KULMINSKAYA ◽  
Lyubov D. ZABOKRITSKAYA
Keyword(s):  
Leisure Activities ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Cultural Development ◽  
Middle Urals ◽  
Student Interest ◽  
Close Attention ◽  
Study Programs ◽  
Last Stage ◽  
Main Factors ◽  
Humanitarian Engineering

The article presents the results of the eighth stage of monitoring the socio-cultural development of youth. It has been carried out for over 25 years under the guidence of Yu. R. Vishnevsky. The sample size of the last stage consisted of 2,000 third-year students of intramural studies at the universities of the Middle Urals. Quota parameters are gender and study programs of respondents (humanitarian, engineering, socio-economic and natural sciences). The purpose of the article is to record the changes that have occurred in the structure of students leisure activities since 2016. The sample of 2016 is compiled by the same principles, n = 1,827. The theoretical part of the article reviews approaches to defining the concept of leisure, its types and main factors that affect the structure of preferences when choosing leisure activities. The results of the article include the dynamics of student interest in leisure activities for the period from 1995 to 2020. An increase in the number of leisure activities per respondent was revealed, as well as an increase in interest in activities related to digital technologies. A decrease in interest was noted in active forms of leisure such as tourism, outings, sports. Interest in leisure activities related to social interaction, both in direct and indirect form, remains. The close attention is paid to the comparison of data from 2016 and 2020, since it was during these years that the most complete range of students’ activities was formed. The influence of the respondent’s gender on the choice of leisure activities has been also analyzed. The respondents have been grouped according to several classifications of leisure. Based on the classifications, an interest in recreational activities and the preservation of the recreational function of leisure are noted.

Effects of Corporate Social Responsibility and Creating Shared Value on Sustainability

2019 ◽  
pp. 1272-1284
Author(s):  
Janthorn Sinthupundaja ◽  
Youji Kohda
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Deep Understanding ◽  
Local Context ◽  
Shared Value ◽  
Contributing Factors ◽  
Creating Shared Value ◽  
Corporate Social

This article describes how recently, there has been a shift in corporate social responsibility (CSR) to creating shared value (CSV), filling the gap between the strategies underlying competitive advantage and sustainability. Although the principles of CSR and CSV have been broadly studied and investigated, there is still little academic research focusing on the transitions regarding on economic, social, and environmental sustainability. In this article, literature and a case study were reviewed and analyzed to identify differences and contributing factors towards sustainability, based on value co-creation and collaboration approaches. The authors' findings present that the CSV emphasizing on co-created value with the cross-sector collaboration leads to the sustainability. Working together with local people or social organizations enables deep understanding of local context and understand the real social and environmental issues. The study contributes to sustainability and business literature by investigating insights into the sustainability of CSR and CSV, and strengthening the importance of social involvement.

From the Digital Divide to Multiple Divides

2013 ◽  
pp. 1622-1639
Author(s):  
Francesca Comunello
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
Digital Divide ◽  
Development Project ◽  
Local Context ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Complex Relationships ◽  
Ict For Development

It is widely acknowledged that the label “digital divide” can be partially misleading, because it emphasizes a binary dichotomy (“haves vs. have nots”) and a mere technological dimension (in terms of physical availability of devices or conduits). Behind the dichotomous model, however, lie different use and adoption strategies. People cannot be described as being either in or out. Evaluating the complex relationships between technological, social, and human factors raises a number of questions, mainly related to the role of technology in social development. Moreover, we should also reconsider what is commonly meant by information and communication technology. In this chapter, I will try to introduce a multilevel model for analyzing the digital divide, focusing on effective access and new media literacy. The focus will be shifted from technology to humans. In every ICT for development project, local context and local needs should be regarded as the key factors.

Intercultural Education

2020 ◽  
pp. 201-224
Author(s):  
Felipe Furtado-Guimarães ◽  
Kyria Rebeca Finardi
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Intercultural Education ◽  
Internationalization Of Higher Education ◽  
Local Context ◽  
Relevant Alternatives ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Global North ◽  
The University

This chapter discusses intercultural education (in general) addressing some of its challenges and opportunities within a local context of a public university in Brazil. A review of literature on intercultural education and internationalization of higher education was conducted, followed by a meta-analysis of a corpus composed of 22 studies/documents in the university analyzed, comparing them with the reviewed literature. The study sought to answer the research question of what are the possibilities and limitations of intercultural education in the university analyzed (UFES). The discussion contrasts the analysis of the corpus with the literature reviewed suggesting that UFES adopts English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI) approaches and internationalization models from the Global North which in turn, pose more difficulties than possibilities for intercultural education there. The chapter concludes that the use of other languages besides English in approaches such as CLIL, COIL, and Intercomprehension represent relevant alternatives to foster multilingualism and intercultural education in that context.

A Novel Sequence Graph-Based Approach to Find Academic Research Trends

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-56
Author(s):  
Soumya George ◽  
M. Sudheep Elayidom ◽  
T. Santhanakrishnan
Keyword(s):  
Computer Science ◽  
Efficient Method ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Subject Area ◽  
Research Trends ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Sequence Graph ◽  
Academic Publications ◽  
Subject Areas

Research trends are dynamic, changing from time to time. It is an indicator of the latest innovations in each field of research, current areas of research, the latest technologies, and developments in each field of research. It also helps with future innovations and developments by providing current challenges and opportunities. This article proposes an efficient method to find research trends in each field of research of any subject area by using the graph-based subject classification of published papers. This methodology can be efficiently used to find research trends at any point of time, based on the published year of academic publications. A study of change in research trends in three subject areas - physics, mathematics, and computer science have been successfully conducted based on a total of 4500 publications since 2004.

Increasing Student Interest and Self-Efficacy in STEM by Offering a Service-Learning Chemistry Course in New Orleans

2020 ◽  
Vol 97 (11) ◽  
pp. 4008-4018
Author(s):  
Emily Schmidt ◽  
Ryan Vik ◽  
Benjamin W. Brubaker ◽  
Sienna S. Abdulahad ◽  
Diana K. Soto-Olson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Service Learning ◽  
New Orleans ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Student Interest ◽  
Learning Chemistry

scholarly journals A systematic review of reviews to identify key research opportunities within the field of eHealth implementation

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (5) ◽  
pp. 276-285 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bakhtiyar Ahmed ◽  
Thomas Dannhauser ◽  
Nada Philip
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Regional Differences ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Local Context ◽  
Cochrane Library ◽  
Design And Implementation ◽  
Start Up ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Review Of Reviews

Introduction This paper is a systematic review of the relevant literature surrounding the implementation and utilisation of eHealth to identify key challenges and opportunities to future eHealth applications. Methods NHS Evidence, PubMed, IEEE Explorer, Cochrane Library and JMIR Publications were all searched for reviews published between 1 January 2010 and 30 June 2017. Results A total of 47 papers met the final inclusion criterion. The published literature focused on a wide array of challenges categorised into five areas, facing the implementation and utilisation of eHealth; from this, four areas of opportunity to advance eHealth were identified. Discussion The five challenge areas are (C1) stakeholders and system users, (C2) technology and interoperability, (C3) cost-effectiveness and start-up costs, (C4) legal clarity and legal framework and (C5) local context and regional differences. The four opportunity areas are (O1) participation and contribution, (O2) foundation and sustainability, (O3) improvement and productivity and (O4) identification and application. Conclusion The literature analysed in this systematic review identifies design and implementation priorities that can guide the development and utilisation of future eHealth initiatives.

scholarly journals Refocusing loyalty programs in the era of big data: a societal lens paradigm

2020 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 405-418
Author(s):  
Valeria Stourm ◽  
Scott A. Neslin ◽  
Eric T. Bradlow ◽  
Els Breugelmans ◽  
So Yeon Chun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Big Data ◽  
Technological Change ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Loyalty Programs ◽  
Societal Factors ◽  
Societal Needs ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities

AbstractBig data and technological change have enabled loyalty programs to become more prevalent and complex. How these developments influence society has been overlooked, both in academic research and in practice. We argue why this issue is important and propose a framework to refocus loyalty programs in the era of big data through a societal lens. We focus on three aspects of the societal lens—inequality, privacy, and sustainability. We discuss how loyalty programs in the big data era impact each of these societal factors, and then illustrate how, by adopting this societal lens paradigm, researchers and practitioners can generate insights and ideas that address the challenges and opportunities that arise from the interaction between loyalty programs and society. Our goal is to broaden the perspectives of researchers and managers so they can enhance loyalty programs to address evolving societal needs.

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