Mentoring in Graduate Education

Future Research ◽

Research And Practice ◽

Higher Educational

The purpose of this chapter is to examine and analyze the concepts of power, critical reflection, and potential for transformative learning in graduate mentoring models and programs, exploring research and models that reflect these concepts in their program design and “curriculum” for mentoring. The chapter concludes with an analysis of two mentoring models/programs and suggestions for future research and practice in mentoring in higher educational institutions that may lead to transformative learning among mentors and participants in these programs.

SOCIETY INTEGRATION EDUCATION Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference ◽

TRANSFORMATIVE DIGITAL LEARNING IN THE CONTEXT OF HIGHER EDUCATION: COMPARISON OF TRADITIONAL AND TRANSFORMATIVE CONCEPTS

10.17770/sie2020vol4.4994 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 ◽

pp. 691

Author(s):

Olga Vindača

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Transformative Learning ◽

Learning Process ◽

Research Problem ◽

Digital Learning ◽

Technology Learning ◽

Educational Processes ◽

Higher Educational

The topicality of the research problem is connected with transformative digital learning (TDL) in the context of higher education. The presence of technology in educational processes leads to a significant restructuring of the learning environment, promoting deep, strategic and personalized learning in lecturer-student collaborative teams, incorporating effective technology learning methods and learning to be based on new experiences and values creation. This article will review the issue of learning process in higher educational institutions focusing on traditional and transformative learning concepts. It is the preliminary result of on going applied research of RTA Research Institute for Regional Studies (RIRS).The aim of this article is to determine the necessity of learning process transformation in higher educational institutions analyzing proposals of experts from Latvian higher educational institutions and define the perspectives of TDL in the context of higher education. The research is based on two-part survey conducted for Latvian experts: 1) comparison of traditional and transformative learning concepts; 2) proposals for TDL perspectives and implementation. The results showed the necessity of learning process transformation, indicating the perspectives and its implementation problems.

Knowledge management practice in South Asian higher education institutions

IFLA Journal ◽

10.1177/0340035219876958 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 45 (4) ◽

pp. 309-321

Author(s):

Saima Kanwal ◽

Miguel Baptista Nunes ◽

Muhammad Arif

Keyword(s):

Knowledge Management ◽

Literature Review ◽

South Asian ◽

Management Practices ◽

Management Practice ◽

Educational Institution ◽

Future Research ◽

Higher Educational

The investigation reported in this paper intended to explore the research on knowledge management in higher educational institutions in South Asian countries. A systematic literature review was conducted to identify, select and retrieve relevant scholarly literature, by following a detailed protocol and a systematic data extraction strategy. The findings of the study showed that limited research on knowledge management in the context of higher educational institutions was conducted in both theoretical aspects and practical implementations, denoting an imperative to conduct more research in this area. The findings also disclosed that multiple factors affect the knowledge management practices among primary higher educational institution agents: faculty, administrative staff, and information professionals. As the result of the analysis of the literature review findings, a conceptual framework is proposed, which is expected to provide a good foundation for future research as well as pave the way towards more successful knowledge management implementations in the higher educational institutions in South Asia and beyond.

International Journal of Quality Assurance in Engineering and Technology Education ◽

Developing Mentoring Programs in Engineering and Technology Education

10.4018/ijqaete.2016040101 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 1-15

Author(s):

Catherine A. Hansman

Keyword(s):

Transformative Learning ◽

Mentoring Programs ◽

Mentoring Relationships ◽

Future Research ◽

Self Directed Learning ◽

Research And Practice ◽

Technology Students ◽

Engineering And Technology ◽

Directed Learning

Mentoring relationships have long been viewed as essential to encourage the career development of engineering and technology students. The purpose of this article is to examine and analyze the concepts of shared power, self-directed learning, critical reflection, and potential for transformative learning in mentoring models and programs, exploring research and models that reflect these concepts in their program design and “curriculum” for mentoring. The article concludes with an analysis of mentoring models and suggestions for future research and practice for mentoring in higher educational institutions engineering and technology programs that may lead to active and transformative learning among mentors and protégés in these programs.

Developing and testing student engagement scale for higher educational students

Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education ◽

10.1108/jarhe-11-2020-0388 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Ahmed Faisal Siddiqi ◽

Muhammad Salman Shabbir ◽

Mazhar Abbas ◽

Arshad Mahmood ◽

Rabia Salman

Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

Student Engagement ◽

Classroom Environment ◽

Future Research ◽

Initial Structure ◽

Content Type ◽

Higher Educational ◽

Engagement Scale

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to develop and empirically test the student engagement scale and to understand the factors that contribute to student engagement at higher educational institutions.Design/methodology/approachThe investigation started with a rummage for variables, available in the literature, 59 in numbers, which were then used to collect data from a sample of university students in Lahore, Pakistan. An exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was applied to develop an initial structure of the construct. A confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was then conducted to confirm the reliability and validity of these factors for the student engagement construct.FindingsIt has been found that factors, predominantly social and exogenous to the classroom environment, such as campus atmosphere and facilities, are more responsible for creating engagement among students at higher educational institutions of Pakistan.Originality/valueThis is one of the pioneer studies for developing a student engagement scale for measuring the students' engagement in higher educational institutions. The authors believe that the scale developed in this study contributes substantially to the student engagement literature. Limitations, future research directions and implications are discussed.

Does the University Third Mission Entail Sustainability Science: Evidence from Indian Higher Educational Institutions’ Sustainable Technological Patenting Activity and Collaborations

International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering - 2 ◽

10.35940/ijrte.c1011.1083s219 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 8 (4) ◽

pp. 65-72

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Centrality Measures ◽

Future Research ◽

Third Mission ◽

Process Data ◽

Collaboration Patterns ◽

Higher Educational ◽

The University

This paper explores the vision of “University Third Mission” on the emergence of “Sustainable Science”. We aim to track environmentally sound technologies (ESTs) patent trends, proportionate players, collaborative players of higher educational institutions. The patentscope database and green patent inventory of World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO )is utilized to extract patent filings details of Indian Universities and Indian Institutes of Technologies(IITs), thus totally 930 institutions for the period of 14 years. After the cleaning process, data visualization tools and technique like Gephi, are applied on data to check collaboration patterns using centrality measures and excel for charts. We find that overall patenting trends are increasing; yet ESTs patent filings are low. Only a meager number of institutions are active and a handful of institutions have the collaboration record showing the research for sustainability is something to embrace. Status of current research output shall equip the policymakers and university management to design future research agenda and strategies to execute the university third mission and to contribute for sustainable development. This research brings new thoughts on university research for sustainable development and adds value within university third mission; it focuses on Technologies for sustainable development filings, micro level players and their collaboration patterns.

Hygienic assessment of learning environment conditions (by the example of higher educational institutions of the city of Ufa)

Hygiene and Sanitation ◽

10.33029/0016-9900-2020-99-4-405-411 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 99 (4) ◽

pp. 405-411

Author(s):

Elena Ju. Gorbatkova

Keyword(s):

Ionizing Radiation ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Republic Of Bashkortostan ◽

Average Relative Humidity ◽

Higher Educational ◽

The Republic ◽

And Performance ◽

The City

Introduction. The important factors affecting health and performance of young people are the conditions of education, in particular, a comfortable microclimate in the classrooms of higher educational institutions. Materials and methods. In view of the urgency of this problem, an analysis was made of the microclimate parameters of educational organizations of different profiles (Ufa city, the Republic of Bashkortostan). 294 classrooms were studied in 22 buildings of 4 leading universities in Ufa. A total of 3,822 measurements were taken to determine the parameters of the microclimate. The analysis of ionizing radiation in the aerial environment of classrooms. There was performed determination of radon and its affiliated products content. In order to assess the conditions and lifestyle of students of 4 higher educational institutions of the city of Ufa, we conducted an anonymous survey of 1,820 students of I and IV years of education. Results. The average temperature in the classrooms of all universities studied was 23.9±0.09 C. The average relative humidity in all classrooms was 34.2 ± 0.42%. Analysis of ionizing radiation (radon and its daughter products decay) in the aerial environment of the classrooms and sports halls located in the basement determined that the average annual equivalent equilibrium volumetric activity of the radon daughter products (EROA ± Δ222Rn) ranged from 28 ± 14 to 69 ± 34.5 meter, which meets the requirements established by SanPiN. Conclusion. The hygienic assessment of the microclimate parameters of educational institutions of various profile revealed a number of deviations from the regulated norms. The results indicate the need to control the parameters of the microclimate, both from the administration of universities, and from the professors. According to the results of the study, recommendations were prepared for the management of higher educational institutions in Ufa.