ICT and Gender Issues in the Higher Education of Entrepreneurs

2010 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ambika Zutshi ◽  
Andrew Creed
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Learning Styles ◽  
Gender Issues ◽  
Technological Innovations ◽  
Collaborative Approach ◽  
The People ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Equitable Outcomes ◽  
Competitive Forces

Rapid technological innovations are currently occurring in higher education with differential effects on academics, students and ICT. This article, through literature review and author experiences, highlights the potential misperceptions of gender and related learning styles resulting from increased adoption of ICT in higher education. The authors emphasise the need for a collaborative approach between educators, learners, and the people and organisations that drive technological innovation, which contrasts the competitive forces that now abound. The authors also acknowledge the implied positions in dialogues about gender. One response is to initiate understanding at the strategic level and utilise the advances in ICT technologies that enhance connectedness in the educational experience. To improve the education of entrepreneurial managers and leaders, future policies must address the effects and accessibility of online education to meet employer and global technological requirements with equitable outcomes.

Gender Issues in Online Education

2012 ◽  
pp. 105-121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lesley S. J. Farmer
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Instructional Design ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Gender Issues ◽  
Social Aspects ◽  
Design And Technology ◽  
Online Learners ◽  
Self Identity ◽  
Online Educators ◽  
And Gender

Women constitute the majority of U.S. online learners, an environment that can cloak gender issues. Nevertheless, people bring their experiences and attitudes to the educational table, and gender remains a significant factor that online educators need to consider. This chapter focuses on the biological and social aspects of gendered learning and self-identity as they apply to online learning, particularly in Western societies. Gender-sensitive instructional design and technology incorporation strategies are provided to support gender-equitable engagement in online education.

Computer Skills, Technostress, and Gender in Higher Education

2011 ◽  
pp. 122-128
Author(s):  
Sonya S. Gaither Shepherd
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Computer Software ◽  
Social Consequences ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
The People ◽  
Software And Hardware ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Acceptance Model ◽  
The Way

The creation of computer software and hardware, telecommunications, databases, and the Internet has affected society as a whole, and particularly higher education by giving people new productivity options and changing the way they work (Hulbert, 1998). In the so-called “information age” the increasing use of technology has become the driving force in the way people work, learn, and play (Drake, 2000). As this force evolves, the people using technology change also (Nelson, 1990). Adapting to technology is not simple. Some people tend to embrace change while others resist change (Wolski & Jackson, 1999). Before making a decision on whether to embrace technology or not, people may look at the practical and social consequences of accepting change. Therefore, the technology acceptance model, the accepting or resisting of technology is considered to be a form of reasoned behavior (Wolski & Jackson, 1999).

scholarly journals MAKING GENDER A SUBJECT OF DISCUSSION - A MISSION (IM) POS-SIBLE IN THE 21TH CENTURY?! STUDENTS OF EDUCATIONAL STUDIES AS AN EXAMPLE WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF ACADEMIA

2014 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 101-113
Author(s):  
Sabine Klinger ◽  
Ines Findenig
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
University Students ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Gender Issues ◽  
Gender Inequalities ◽  
Educational Science ◽  
Empirical Survey ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Educational Studies

Higher education is supposed to create open-minded graduates within social topics. General assump-tions about educational science transfer a quiet sensitive picture across in particular gender issues and the awareness of gender inequalities. In contrast to other disciplines, scientific debates about gender issues do have a long tradition, even if not always thematised as such. The curriculum of educational science offers a wide range of so called gender-seminars, where students can spend time on gender related topics and the awareness of gender equality. Women are overrepresented among educational students and regarding to a “new deal for young women” (McRobbie 2009), which may influence the way young woman and men think about the importance of gender-related topics, the question about the relevance of gender and gender issues for the discipline of educational studies often remains vague. According to this following research questions arose: how do students of educational science discuss gender issues, how does a de-articulation form gender issues, and how is rhetoric equality produced among university students of educational science. The data are based on a qualitative empirical survey composed of four group discussions carried out with 14 university students of educational studies from German speaking universities. The aim was to reconstruct and analyse both - an individual and collective - understanding or interpretations regarding gender issues. The findings of this study have revealed that the reflection of gender issues and talking about gender is somehow caught between gender equality, difference and usurpation. This takes into account the mechanisms and masking effects of neoliberal activation. Deliberations about how educational studies can handle these challenges should imply a gender-reflected understanding of learning and educational processes. Key words: gender, de-examination of gender issues, higher education, university students

scholarly journals GENDER IN THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS AT UKRAINIAN HIGH SCHOOLS AS PHILOSOPHICAL AND WORLD-VIEW COMPONENT OF CONFLICT STUDIES

2020 ◽  
pp. 57-65
Author(s):  
Iryna Grabovska ◽  
Larysa Nalyvaiko ◽  
Mykola Obushnyi
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Life ◽  
World View ◽  
Gender Issues ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Existing Problems ◽  
The Social ◽  
National University ◽  
And Gender

Ukraine's Euro-civilization choice, which took place as a result of the Revolution of Dignity, posed a number of challenges to Ukrainian society, without adequate answers to which EU accession will remain a ratherdistant prospect for Ukrainians. One of such challenges is the genderization of the social life of Ukrainians, in particular in the field of education, which presupposes, first of all, the formation of a gender-sensitive space for the existence of the country's citizens; mass involvement of Ukrainian women in all spheres of society on an equal footing with men and the creation of equal opportunities for this. The philosophy of this process is to recognize as the greatest value of human capital, existing in the form of two social sexes (gender) - female and male - with different life experiences, differences and personal strategies of self-realization. The article analyzes, among other, the issue of teaching feminist and (or) gender issues in higher educational institutions of modern Ukraine from the standpoint of philosophical and worldview approach. The author aim is to investigate the real state of gender education in Ukrainian higher education institutions, to analyze the existing problems and identify prospects for the development of this process in Ukraine. A group of political science students from the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv was involved in an in-depth survey of the need / no need to teach feminist and gender issues in universities. It was concluded that exist the need of genderization higher education in Ukraine as an integral part of the Euro-integration process.

Defining Multimedia

2021 ◽  
pp. 95-107
Author(s):  
Caran Kennedy
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Learning Styles ◽  
Multimedia Systems ◽  
Communication Education ◽  
Online Classroom ◽  
Process Information ◽  
Multimedia Tools

Multimedia systems have revolutionized the traditional means of communication that have ultimately enhanced the learning styles in online education. With the advancement of technology, online education has become available to students who would like to pursue a higher education. It has also played an important role in how humans consume, transmit, and process information to one another in the online classroom. This chapter analyzes the importance of integrating multimedia in online education and how it can create students to pursue media entrepreneurship. Consequently, this chapter will show its support of the integration of multimedia tools in communication education by discussing the benefits of these systems and how they are used as a stepping stool to the phenomenon, entrepreneurship.

Introduction

2014 ◽  
pp. 1-24
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Technological Innovations ◽  
Higher Education Administrators ◽  
Traditional Classrooms ◽  
Online Pedagogy ◽  
Regional Accreditation ◽  
Accreditation Standards ◽  
Education Administrators

Online pedagogy is among the most important and timely developments within higher education. Administrators and regional accrediting agencies set forth standards of education, many of which predate the advent of online education. Therefore, additional standards have been developed to compensate for the technological innovations utilized in and in lieu of traditional classrooms. This chapter serves as an overview and introduction into online pedagogy and exploration of its role in the regional accreditation standards. In particular, this chapter lays the groundwork for the detailed standards and accreditation information to be discussed in chapters 2 and 3.

scholarly journals Emvitet- project developing education 4.0 competencies - impacts and experiences during covid-19

2021 ◽  
pp. 3-16
Author(s):  
Irma Kunnari ◽  
Lai Jiang ◽  
Siru Myllykoski-Laine
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Capacity Building ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
External Source ◽  
Collaborative Approach ◽  
Individual Teacher ◽  
Personal Experiences ◽  
Online Environments ◽  
One Year

The aim of this article is to describe the direct and potential impacts Erasmus+ Capacity Building Higher Education (CBHE) - Project called “Empowering Vietnamese VET teachers for transformation towards Education 4.0” (EMVITET)- after one year of implementation. Additionally, the survey findings also summarized the institutional and teachers’ personal experiences during the Covid-19 pandemic, which pushed Vietnamese institutions to rapidly transform their education to online environments. Qualitative data were collected with online questionnaires from six partner institutions and 35 teacher participants. The findings indicate that both individual teacher participants and partner institutions were given a boost to improve Education 4.0 competencies thanks to the participatory and collaborative approach of the EMVITET- project. The project was perceived as an useful external source for supporting the institutions’ management in organizing demanding online education during Covid-19 pandemic.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Online Graduate Epidemiology Instruction and Student Outcomes

2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacqueline Knapke ◽  
Erin Haynes ◽  
Julie Breen ◽  
Pierce Kuhnell ◽  
Laura Smith ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Adult Learners ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Learning Styles ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
Online Course ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
Graduate Course ◽  
Learning Style Inventory ◽  
Education Model

In the last two decades, online learning has transformed the field of higher education. Also during this time, institutions of higher education have seen increases in their adult learner populations. The flexibility and accessibility of an online education model is often particularly appealing to adult learners, who bring unique needs, expectations, and learning styles to their educational experiences. Using Kolb’s Learning Style Inventory and Knowles’ andragogy model as theoretical frameworks, this study evaluates an online graduate course in epidemiology in terms of the demographics, learning styles, satisfaction, and achievement of students. Comparing the online course to the same, land-based course that was offered concurrently, we found no differences between students’ learning styles, satisfaction, and overall achievement. However, students in the land-based class were more likely to be matriculated into a degree program (p

scholarly journals (Mis)representation of Nepali Culture in The Guru of Love

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Bhanu Bhakta Sharma Kandel
Keyword(s):  
Gender Discrimination ◽  
Cultural Practices ◽  
Gender Issues ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Sexual Relation ◽  
Birth Place ◽  
The People ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Mind Set ◽  
Western Perspective

Samrat Upadhyay’s The Guru of Love has (mis)represented Nepali culture, society and thoughts from Western perspective. The writer has applied Western standards of life to represent Orient culture and society where he seems to have misguided somewhere. He has mentioned in the novel that Easterners have suffered from inferior thoughts and practices, the society has slavish mind-set regarding gender issues and sexual psychology, the society is poverty-stricken and it is full of the people with corrupt mind. The novel explains that females have been victimized from males’ domination practicing sexual violence, harassment and gender discrimination and dominance. Upadhayay has discussed about his birth place, cultures, society, language, religion, relatives, illicit sexual relation and political chaos which has helped to create a ‘discourse’ about Nepali society. The article argues how the novelist has (mis) represented the Nepai culture by discussing socio-cultural practices and it analyzes how it has tried to serve the palate of the Western readership.

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