scholarly journals The Practice of Religious Tourism among Generation Z’s Higher Education Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 469
Author(s):  
Julio García-del Junco ◽  
Eva M. Sánchez-Teba ◽  
Mercedes Rodríguez-Fernández ◽  
Irene Gallardo-Sánchez
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Cultural Analysis ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Communication Plan ◽  
Generation Z ◽  
Religious Tourism ◽  
Shed Light

The purpose of this paper is to shed light on the possibilities offered by religious tourism according to Generation Z’s education in values. Both the theoretical and empirical frameworks of the research have focused on Hofstede’s Cultural Model, aiming to predict with a certain level of success the influence of cultural and social values on the consumption of religious tourism by the young age segment of Generation Z. A cross-cultural analysis was performed using exponential sampling (Snowball Sampling). All respondents were higher education students. The surveys were carried out using “Google Forms”. The results obtained allow the design of a communication plan for the management of Religious Tourism according to the dimensions of Masculinity-Femininity, Individualism-Collectivism, Distance to Power, Risk Aversion, and Long-term Orientation.

scholarly journals Cross-cultural effects of COVID-19 on higher education learning and teaching practice: A case study from Greece

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 73-89
Author(s):  
Margarita Kefalaki ◽  
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Michael Nevradakis ◽  
Qing Li ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Cultural Effects ◽  
Global Pandemic

COVID-19 has greatly impacted all aspects of our everyday lives. A global pandemic of this magnitude, even as we now emerge from strict measures such as lockdowns and await the potential for a ‘new tomorrow’ with the arrival of vaccines, will certainly have long-lasting consequences. We will have to adapt and learn to live in a different way. Accordingly, teaching and learning have also been greatly impacted. Changes to academic curricula have had tremendous cross-cultural effects on higher education students. This study will investigate, by way of focus groups comprised of students studying at Greek universities during the pandemic, the cross-cultural effects that this ‘global experience’ has had on higher education, and particularly on students in Greek universities. The data collection tools are interviews and observations gathered from focus groups.

Current and Future State of ICT Deployment and Utilization in Healthcare

2008 ◽  
pp. 2232-2246
Author(s):  
Bernd Carsten Stahl ◽  
Simon Rogerson ◽  
Amin Kashmeery
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Analysis ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Ethical Implications ◽  
Sensitive Areas ◽  
Future State ◽  
Ict Development ◽  
Shed Light ◽  
Cross Cultural Analysis

The ever-changing face of ICT can render its deployment rather problematic in sensitive areas of applications, such as healthcare. The ethical implications are multifaceted and have diverse degrees of sensitivity from culture to culture. Our essay attempts to shed light on these interplaying factors in a cross-cultural analysis that takes into account prospective ICT development.

scholarly journals The analysis of Basque conflict and ETA in the 1990s: The kidnapping of Miguel Angel Blanco

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 1058
Author(s):  
Sezai Özçelik
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Analysis ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Peace Studies ◽  
Low Intensity ◽  
Cross Cultural Differences ◽  
Conflict Analysis And Resolution ◽  
Special Case ◽  
Shed Light ◽  
Basque Conflict

Since the fall of the Franco’s regime in Spain, the Spanish governments have been dealing with the low-intensity conflict in their country, namely the Euskadi Ta Askatusuna (ETA) attacks. This article analyzes the Basque conflict within the framework of the conflict analysis and resolution perspective. First, it highlights the conflict issues among the Basque conflict parties. Second, it clarifies the conflict issues by focusing on kidnapping and assassination done by the ETA during 1990s. The special case of Miguel Angel Blanco who was a local Basque councilman is a case study. In order to shed light on the Blanco case, it is necessary to focus the conflict resolution dynamics of the Basque conflict. Third, the paper aims to examine the Blanco case in terms of conflict issue identification, conflict issue clarification, and conflict cultural analysis perspectives. The issue identification perspective focuses on identity, face, and instrumental issues of the Basque conflict. The issue clarification perspective concentrates on two conflicting parties’ perceptions and positions in the conflict. The cultural analysis perspective mainly attempts to analyze the cross-cultural differences between ETA and the Spanish government. Based on the analysis of Miguel Angel Blanco, this study concludes that it is necessary to reframe, re-identify and re-clarify the Basque conflict within the framework of conflict and peace studies. 

scholarly journals ASSESSMENT TOOLS IN TEACHING FOREIGN LANGUAGES FOR HIGHER EDUCATION: CHALLENGES OF GENERATION Z

2021 ◽  
pp. 143-153
Author(s):  
Мария Владимировна Пупышева ◽  
Мария Александровна Харитонова
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Interactive Methods ◽  
Traditional Assessment ◽  
Generation Z ◽  
Long Term Forecasting ◽  
Use Of The Internet ◽  
New Generation

Обучение поколения Z в высшей школе должно быть адаптировано под его особенности, среди которых повышенная тревожность и отсутствие навыков долгосрочного прогнозирования. Данные черты снижают эффективность традиционного письменного контроля, уступая место более интерактивным игровым методам. Существуют инструменты, доказавшие свою эффективность для проведения текущего и промежуточного контроля, преимуществом которых является интуитивность их использования, а также сокращение времени подготовки и проверки работ обучающихся. Предлагаемые интерактивные инструменты контроля с использованием смартфона положительно сказываются на мотивации студентов, формируют правильное представление о собственном прогрессе и интегрируют цифровые технологии в учебный процесс, что само по себе уже является приоритетным направлением развития современной системы образования. The article focuses on the effectiveness of traditional assessment tools applied in higher education for teaching generation Z, considering the fact that the new generation of students has its own characteristics, including increased anxiety and lack of long-term forecasting skills. These features, combined with the intuitive use of the Internet, reduce the effectiveness of traditional written tests, giving way to more interactive methods. The authors suggest a number of modern tools suitable for the formative and summative assessment in both classroom and remote learning, highly demanded during the pandemic: Quizlet multimedia cards, Learningapps small interactive modules, the Edpuzzle platform for video files, online testing services of Kahoot! and Class Marker, as well as Mentimeter interactive presentations service. The indisputable advantage of the listed applications is their intuitiveness, and therefore they do not require long training for using them, and they also can reduce the time spent on the preparation and evaluation of students’ tests. The proposed interactive assessment tools imply an active use of smartphones by students and have a positive effect on their motivation, help them form a proper idea of their own progress and integrate digital technologies into the educational process, which in itself is already a priority for the modern education system.

scholarly journals Cross-cultural impacts of COVID-19 on higher education learning and teaching practices in Spain, Oman, Nigeria and Cambodia: A cross-cultural study

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 135-151
Author(s):  
Javier Cifuentes-Faura ◽  
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Deborah Odu Obor ◽  
Loeurt To ◽  
Ishaq Al-Naabi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Teaching Practices ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Cultural Impacts

Adapting new learning and teaching practices during COVID-19 pandemic has impacted students’ learning in higher education. Using a cross-sectional research methodology, the study attempted to understand the cross-cultural impacts of COVID-19 on higher education students in Cambodia, Nigeria, Oman and Spain to determine the changes that COVID-19 has brought about in higher education students; examine how students' learning behaviour and attitudes have changed during COVID-19; identify the challenges they have experienced; and identify the changes that have taken place in learning and teaching in the selected countries. A total sample of 242 students was randomly selected from four higher education institutions in each of the selected countries. The study provided a cross-cultural understanding of how COVID-19 has affected students’ well-being, behaviors and learning. The results show that COVID-19 had adverse effects on the well-being of students in the four countries. Students received inadequate social support and security protection from others and instructors when they needed it. Omani students received less social support compared with the other three countries. COVID-19 had the worse effect on students’ employment in the four countries. The effect pressed much concern on Nigerian students who experience a great job loss. Students from the four countries were required to put a lot of effort and energy to fulfil the requirements in the program.

scholarly journals The Impact Of A Demand-Driven Higher Education Policy In Australia

2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 441-452 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony Stokes ◽  
Sarah Wright
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Education Policy ◽  
Higher Education Policy ◽  
Australian Government ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Government Subsidies ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Education Courses

In 2012, the Australian government introduced a demand-driven entitlement system for domestic higher education students in which recognised higher education providers are free to enrol as many eligible students as they wish in eligible higher education courses and receive corresponding government subsidies for those students. This paper examines the impact that already has occurred as a result of this decision and the likely long-term effects that this will have on higher education in Australia.

Current and Future State of ICT Deployment and Utilization in Healthcare

2011 ◽  
pp. 169-183
Author(s):  
B. Carsten Stahl ◽  
S. Rogerson
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Analysis ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Ethical Implications ◽  
Sensitive Areas ◽  
Future State ◽  
Ict Development ◽  
Shed Light ◽  
Cross Cultural Analysis

The ever-changing face of ICT can render its deployment rather problematic in sensitive areas of applications, such as healthcare. The ethical implications are multifaceted and have diverse degrees of sensitivity from culture to culture. Our essay attempts to shed light on these interplaying factors in a cross-cultural analysis that takes into account prospective ICT development.

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