Importance of Social Media to Create Environmental Awareness in Sustainable Higher Education System

2019 ◽  
pp. 72-81
Author(s):  
T. Phani Madhavi
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Education System ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Environmental Awareness ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Knowledge Generation ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Mandatory Requirement

This chapter mainly addresses on the importance of social media to achieve the environmental sustainability in higher education system comprised of universities, colleges, and training institutions, which is responsible for skills development, personal development, and knowledge generation. Higher education systems play a critical role to develop the values and attitudes of the individuals and to create environmental awareness about the several issues There are many environmental issues such as global warming, waste management, environmental pollution in a global community. It is a mandatory requirement to create environmental awareness about the effects of environmental hazards. Due to rapid increase in living standards and industrialization, all the individuals as well as organizations should act in environmentally responsible ways and also promote sustainable practices for the protection of the environment.

How Web 3.0 Tourism Students See the 1.0 Higher Education System

2020 ◽  
pp. 252-268
Author(s):  
José Alexandre Martins ◽  
Romeu Lopes ◽  
Vitor Roque
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Education System ◽  
Cultural Resistance ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Web 3.0 ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
Portuguese Higher Education

Social media does not seem to easily fit in the higher education system. The Web 3.0 students use social networks on a daily basis, however, 1.0 higher education institutions are not taking advantage of these tools. There are some institutional constraints, pedagogical issues, and cultural resistance for its adoption. A survey directed to Portuguese Higher Education students was held, aiming to identify social networks' use either in a personal and academic context. Results show that social networks are under-exploited in the teaching-learning process, both by students and also their teachers. They are both aware of the platforms and applications but are rarely used for an academic purpose. The study raises important issues and gives practical examples for effective use of social media in education. In order to address these challenges and opportunities wisely, it is necessary an effective engagement in social media by students, professors, and all the academic staff.

scholarly journals A CASE STUDY OF "HABITUS" AND "FIELD": THE CHINESE RURAL STUDENTS ON THE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS

2012 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-64
Author(s):  
Jingyi Dong
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Education System ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Rural Students ◽  
Chinese Higher Education ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Education Inequality ◽  
Financial Pressure ◽  
The University

This research focuses its inquiry on the economic aspect of rural university students' life in China, but the discussion goes beyond the economic field. Massification in the Chinese higher education system has increased the chance for rural youths to receive tertiary education. However, there is rarely sufficient data to record their status quo on the campus. This research intends to fill up the gap by making a comparison between the rural students who are located at different levels in the higher education system. This comparative analysis eventually leads to such findings: Those at the higher extreme of the hierarchy, who have more subsidies, tend to experience more frustration under financial pressure than those at the lower extreme, who are insufficiently funded. Presumably, the former are more directly exposed to rural-urban disparity. While the latter experience less frustration, they are less prepared to impacts from the unfamiliar urban society. The research, eventually going beyond the economic problems, has exposed a process in which the rural youths are victimized by the system that discriminates against the Chinese peasants, in which the higher education system plays a critical role. Key words: higher education, inequality, poverty, rural students.

Exploring education-related use of social media: business students perspectives in a changing India

2018 ◽  
Vol 60 (2) ◽  
pp. 198-212 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jehangir Bharucha
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Student Engagement ◽  
Education System ◽  
Business Education ◽  
Easy Access ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Purpose Within a connectivist learning model, the purpose of this paper is to investigate the adoption of social media for educational purposes in India, a hitherto unexplored area of research. The basic research thrust is on students’ experiences when social media is incorporated into higher education. This research tries to gather evidence on the effectiveness of this role and its potential future role as a facilitator and enhancer of learning in the Indian system. Design/methodology/approach The current research draws on the perspectives of the students regarding the adoption of social media for educational purposes. The data collection was done in two separate stages. Stratified random sampling was applied and a structured questionnaire was sent via e-mail. Usable responses were received from 568 respondents. The second stage consisted of an exploratory qualitative study using in-depth interviews and reflections of 250 students from the original sample. Findings Four clear themes emerged from the responses collected via the structured questionnaire and particularly from the in-depth interviews. These include: widespread usage of social media, definite usage in business education, strengths of social media in business education and the flip side of learning with social media. One thing is certain: social media will continue to play an important role in the Indian education sector. A number of colleges and universities in India are including social media in their pedagogy, but the challenge lies in effectively aligning it with curriculum. Practical implications Despite the widespread use of online social media for communication and entertainment, the use in the educational sphere seems to be less. This year-long study tries to gather evidence on all these issues. No doubt social media’s contribution in the classroom depicts a rising interest in technology as a tool to assist learning but it also reinforces a paradigm shift in the way students learn. Social implications With nearly a billion people on mobile phones, the online system certainly has vast potential to create the right kind of learning. As this study has shown at a micro-level, technology-led reach and easy access is bringing about a socio-economic difference in the lives of Indian learners. While this study certainly supports digital learning in India it points out that higher educational institutions are yet to exploit its full advantage for better student engagement. Originality/value One key characteristic of this generation is that they are very education oriented. Due to the relative freshness of the approach in India and fairly restricted use in the Indian higher education system, empirical studies are limited and the impact of social media on student engagement in the higher education system in India is not known.

Social media for environmental sustainability awareness in higher education

2017 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 474-491 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suraya Hamid ◽  
Mohamad Taha Ijab ◽  
Hidayah Sulaiman ◽  
Rina Md. Anwar ◽  
Azah Anir Norman
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Keyword Search ◽  
Environmental Awareness ◽  
University Policy ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
The University

Purpose The explosion of social media use such as Facebook among higher education students is deemed to have great potential in widely disseminating environmental sustainability awareness. The paper aims to capture, summarise, synthesise and comment on the role of social media to garner interest of students and staff on environmental sustainability issues. Design/methodology/approach Systematic literature review technique is adopted, and three selected online databases were searched for relevant papers for review. Specific data were extracted from each paper, and the discussion section was based on the developed research questions. Findings Higher education needs to fully leverage the ubiquity of social media to extend how environmental sustainability is viewed by the students and staff. Sustainability practices conducted at the university level such as recycling, reduction of electricity and water consumptions and paper reduction in classroom and used to engage students on environmental matters. For staff, social media can be leveraged as to convey the university policy and assist in their quest to become full-fledged green universities. Research limitations/implications Some of the limitations of this research include the lack of keyword search using synonyms or related terms equivalent to the term “awareness”, lack of forward and backward searches, and the papers were searched until end of 2013 only. Future research needs to take advantage of the current limitations to investigate this topic and be empirically supported by theories using quantitative, qualitative or mixed-method-based research. Future studies could also develop relevant frameworks to propose an effective use of social media for creating environmental sustainability awareness in higher education. Practical implications Propagations of environmental sustainability awareness in higher education would be more effective with the use of social media. Social implications In principle, the increase of environmental awareness level would increase the students’ good behavioural conduct on environmental sustainability. Originality/value While the broad topic of environmental sustainability in higher education is widely discussed, the role of social media in shaping environmental sustainability awareness is still under researched. This situation provides a significant potential for exploration by sustainability researchers to craft their investigation on the effective role of social media in creating environmental awareness in higher education.

scholarly journals Formation of norms for the future translators professional behavior at the professional research lesson in the higher education system

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 183-189
Author(s):  
Alla Nicolaevna Ryblova
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Education System ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Cognitive Activity ◽  
Professional Behavior ◽  
Practical Training ◽  
Significant Information ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Experience Teaching ◽  
Professional Research

The article touches upon an urgent problem to improve the quality of the personnel practical training, for which the author offers solutions to shape norms for future translators professional behavior at the professional research lesson in the higher education system. On the basis of theoretical and methodological analysis of the works of domestic and foreign scientists the author considers it necessary to modernize the technology of organizational process on the basis of needs of employers and individual needs of students. At the same time the main activity of students at the professional research lesson should be autonomous cognitive activity focused on their future profession, the realization of which the article offers a detailed description of different types of students group activities aimed at processing foreign language professionally significant information in professionally given situations under the supervision of a teacher at the professional research lesson. The author, based on many years of experience teaching activities in the university confirms that this type of lesson promotes the acquisition by students of professional experience, the formation of organizational and production skills and provides personal development training, which ultimately contributes to the intensive and high-quality practical training of translators in the system of higher education.

scholarly journals Features of the Higher Education for the Circular Economy: The Case of Italy

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (20) ◽  
pp. 11338
Author(s):  
Ilaria Giannoccaro ◽  
Gaia Ceccarelli ◽  
Luca Fraccascia
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Education System ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Business Leaders ◽  
Academic Programs ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Detailed Classification ◽  
Different Levels

The higher education system plays a critical role in supporting the transition towards a circular economy (CE). It helps create business leaders and policymakers having appropriate skills, competences, and consciousness referring to the CE challenges. Nevertheless, few studies have specifically investigated how the higher education system is addressing the CE, how the current academic offering is integrating the CE principles, and which skills and competences are currently provided. This paper overcomes these limitations by investigating the current offering of the higher education for the CE in Italy. We analyze the academic programs, courses, and modules at different levels of 49 Italian universities and, by means of a detailed classification of the learning outcomes, provide a clear picture of the knowledge, skills, and competences offered by the CE education. We finally discuss implications of our findings concerning the development of CE education and CE jobs.

Assessing university student perceptions and comprehension of climate change (Portugal, Mexico and Mozambique)

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (03) ◽  
pp. 316-336 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernando Morgado ◽  
Paula Bacelar-Nicolau ◽  
Jaime Rendon von Osten ◽  
Paulo Santos ◽  
Leonor Bacelar-Nicolau ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Higher Education ◽  
Student Perceptions ◽  
Education System ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Cultural Dimensions ◽  
Education Curriculum ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Higher Education Curriculum ◽  
Higher Education System

Purpose Higher education system has a critical role to play in educating environmentally aware and participant citizens about global climate change (CC). And, as shown by the 21st Conference of the Parties of the UN Convention on Climate Change – COP 21, held in Paris in December 2015, there is still a path to be followed regarding the role played by universities in the negotiations and in influencing decision-making on a matter of such global importance. The purpose of this first study conducted within Portuguese (Europe), Mexican (Spanish-speaking North America University) and Mozambican (Africa) universities is to investigate higher education system students’ perceptions on CC. Design/methodology/approach The data were collected through a questionnaire aiming at characterising students from the socio-demography, and from their perceptions, motivations, attitudes and knowledge relating to the topic of CC. Statistical analysis was used to compare and characterise the three national groups under study. Findings This study did not show significant perception differences among the analysed subsamples, although there was a tendency for Mexican students to express lesser belief that CC was happening, and for Mozambicans to show a greater belief in CC issues and motivation to mitigate its effects which may be related to the specifics contexts. The results show that relevant differences among nationalities mostly concerned the magnitude of choices (e.g. most respondents of each nationality expressed interest in CC issues, but the magnitude of this expression differed according to nationality). The principal component analysis (second and third components) clearly embodied nationality profiles (discussed in the context of different cultures, educational structures and CC impacts). Research limitations/implications Further research is warranted to understand the integration of CC into higher education curriculum to improve and target educational efforts to suit students’ needs. Practical implications How CC perceptions vary cross-nationally and how research studies that examine the integration of CC into higher education curriculum are areas for which more research is needed. Originality/value The results highlight the importance of socio-cultural dimensions of each country in relation to the understanding or perception of CC issues, namely, in what concerns aspects related with gender roles, age, active learning and citizenship. This study’s data evidenced that despite the surveyed students being familiarized with CC phenomena, this knowledge does not translate necessarily into concrete mitigation practices and behaviours.

The Influence of Western Qur'anic Scholarship in Turkey

2012 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-44
Author(s):  
Mehmet Akif Koç
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Education System ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Turkish Higher Education ◽  
Tremendous Importance ◽  
Cultural World

After first surveying the development of academic studies of Islam within the modern Turkish higher education system, this essay provides an inventory of material that has been translated from Western languages into Turkish. It is inevitable that orientalist studies will have a place of tremendous importance in this analysis. However, approaches to the Qur'an and its exegesis which have been developed under the influence of the Western scientific and cultural world encompass a larger range of literature that includes not only the orientalist studies themselves but also the criticisms directed against these studies. Particular attention is paid to the work of Fazlur Rahman and Arab scholars influenced by Western methods, and an assessment of the various issues related to the critique of orientalist works is provided.

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