scholarly journals Boundary talk in Life (dis)Orientation: Collaborative conversations across Higher Education Institutions

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Janet Jarvis ◽  
Sarina De Jager
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Human Movement ◽  
School Curriculum ◽  
Collaborative Relationships ◽  
Life Orientation ◽  
South African School ◽  
Compulsory Subject

Life Orientation (LO) as a compulsory subject in the South African school curriculum (Grades 7–12) aims to develop the learner’s self-in-society. This implies a holistic approach that includes the personal, social and physical development of the learner. In most Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), LO is not offered as a specialisation that includes these three broad aspects of development. In many cases, the emphasis rests with personal development, focusing, in particular, on modules taken in Psychology. Physical Education, if it is included in any LO programme, usually falls within the ambit of Sports/Human Movement Science programmes. The social development aspect is, by and large, omitted and Human Rights Education, including Religion Education and Citizenship Education, is neglected. Alternatively, pre-service teachers are required to select from a smorgasbord of modules and they often graduate without having included all three broad aspects of this specialisation. This article speaks to the importance of collaborative relationships across HEIs with a view to meaningful boundary talk that can be transformative in nature and provide the platform for research ventures. This collaboration that commenced as a community of two in conversation, led to a community of many in conversation, in the form of a national colloquium in 2020 that focused on LO in the HEI space. This article presents the themes emerging from this colloquium and recommends that transdisciplinary knowledge can lead to transdisciplinary education that serves the mandate of the LO specialisation in HEIs, namely, to prepare pre-service LO teachers.

scholarly journals Peculiarities of the use of volleyball means in groups of sports improvement of students of higher education institutions

2021 ◽  
pp. 7-9
Author(s):  
S. Abramov ◽  
D. Tomashevsky
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Motor Activity ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Daily Exercise ◽  
Education Of Students ◽  
And Training

The article considers the peculiarities of the use of volleyball in groups of sports improvement of students of higher education institutions. The current state of physical fitness of student youth is characterized. The need to improve the system of sports training of volleyball students in connection with changes in government, structural, logistical, economic conditions, the need to educate young people in a healthy lifestyle, one of the main factors of which should be daily exercise . It is established that the existing system of physical education of students on the basis of traditional provisions of current organizational and methodological programs does not provide fully effective rehabilitation, education and upbringing of students from the standpoint of conscious mandatory motor activity and personal needs in solving important tasks of personal development. The reforms carried out in the modern system of higher education have deeply affected the physical education of student youth. The most important role in the general and professional development of students of higher education institutions belongs to physical education, both as a discipline and as one of the subsystems of the holistic pedagogical process. One of the ways to solve this problem is to reorient the target programs of different types of physical culture to meet the needs of personal orientations, interests and personal goals of each student, more fully take into account the level of physical development and physical fitness, targeted use of training loads. It is for each of the cultivated types of sports activities in higher education institutions it is necessary to develop a goal, objectives, tools, forms and a comprehensive educational and training complex. This becomes possible only on the basis of the development and application of new educational and training technologies aimed at conscious motor activity of female students of higher education institutions in the chosen sport.

Ideal Design and Content of Support Systems for Electronic Teaching Portfolios

2012 ◽  
pp. 182-195
Author(s):  
Royce Robertson
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Support System ◽  
Support Systems ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Support Providers ◽  
Promotion And Tenure ◽  
Teaching Portfolio ◽  
Electronic Teaching

Today, higher education institutions need to prepare for technology integration into even the most sacred of rituals: promotion and tenure for faculty members. A holistic approach is necessary to extract the practices and dispositions of the faculty and support providers. This chapter aims to define the Electronic Teaching Portfolio and to describe some conditions to satisfy before implementing a support system. Furthermore, the chapter describes the design and content of an ideal support system that is feasible to implement, given that the institution is willing to commit necessary resources.

scholarly journals Intercultural Tolerance Formation at Higher Education Institutions

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1Sup1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Inna Yerastova-Mykhalus ◽  
Alla Savytska
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Extracurricular Activities ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Average Level ◽  
Control Group ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Scientific Problem ◽  
Experimental Group

The aim of the article is to present the main peculiarities of the process of intercultural tolerance formation at higher education institution and the results of implementation of the pedagogical technology of future masters intercultural tolerance formation developed by the authors. A new approach to solving the scientific problem of increasing the level of intercultural tolerance of future masters is based on organizing the process of intercultural tolerance formation as an integral pedagogical process, based on strengthening interdisciplinary links, introduction of adequate sequential pedagogical technology as well as during extracurricular activities that will contribute to the personal development of future masters. The results of the survey conducted before the implementation of a new pedagogical technology showed that the majority of future masters had mostly low and average level of intercultural tolerance that did not allow them to work efficiently with the representatives of foreign cultures. The pedagogical experiment, the goal of which was to check the efficiency of the implementation of the developed pedagogical technology of the formation of future masters intercultural tolerance, proved the effectiveness of the proposed technology and confirmed the formulated hypothesis of the study. The majority of future masters in the experimental group reached the average and the high levels of intercultural tolerance, while the results of intercultural tolerance formation in the control group, where students were taught in the traditional way, showed a slight dynamics at the average level.

scholarly journals SYSTEM OF FORMATION OF PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE OF FUTURE MACHINES OF MOTOR TRANSPORT IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (44) ◽  
Author(s):  
O. Makiievskyi
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Professional Competence ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Road Transport ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Motor Transport ◽  
Whole Process ◽  
Theoretical Approaches ◽  
Pedagogical Science

The article is devoted to the search for effective methods of organizing the educational process within the training of future specialists in road transport, which ensures their professional and personal development. It is noted that the problem of formation of professional competence of future road transport specialists in higher education institutions is relevant now in pedagogical science, but scientists have not formed practical directions for implementing the developed theories in the whole process of their professional development. In order to ensure the effectiveness of the process of forming the professional competence of future road transport specialists, a system has been developed that includes the integration of knowledge from the disciplines of general technical and professional cycles, which is implemented in leading higher education institutions of Ukraine. The methodological basis for the implementation of the system of formation of professional competence of future road transport specialists are the conceptual provisions of the competence, system, acmeological and synergetic approaches. The developed system of formation of professional competence of future specialists of motor transport covers the basic scientific and theoretical approaches of modern pedagogical science, first of all on the basis of the competence approach as one of strategic directions of the state policy in the field of education.

scholarly journals Implementation of media education and media literacy in the modern education system of Ukraine

2021 ◽  
pp. 27-33
Author(s):  
E. Subota
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Media Literacy ◽  
Education System ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Media Education ◽  
Practical Significance ◽  
Education Development ◽  
European Values ◽  
State Educational

The aim of this paper is to substantiate the prospects for the implementation of media education and media literacy in the modern Ukrainian education system. The article examines the domestic experience of implementing media into the education system, the particular features of the formation of media literacy in the students learning in higher education institutions of Ukraine. The term “media education” is defined as the process of personal development with assistance and on the material of the mass media samples resulting in shaping media literacy. The relevance of the problem of introduction of media education and media literacy in the education sphere prompts the need to introduce the additions to the academic plan that would present relevant components that refer to the development of students’ readiness for full interaction with the modern media system and media technologies usage. The methodology. In the research, we applied such methods of scientific cognition as analysis, synthesis as well as statistical and descriptive methods. We also applied analytical methods of generalizing various scientific concepts presented by experts in media education, media literacy and media competence. It is mandatory that the introduction of lectures, relevant courses and seminars, discussion clubs for students, conferences and “round tables” on media education, and conducting various cultural and educational activities for the population on the discussed subject should be actively promoted. The results. The specific needs and priorities of media education development have been determined in regard to the European values implying counteracting information threats from external sources. The introduction of media education in higher education institutions should become a crucial component of wise state policy. The relevance of media literacy as one of the main priorities of the state educational policy in students’ education at the present stage has been defined and proved. The topicality of this work lies in the generalization of a comprehensive strategy for the development of media education and media literacy in primary and secondary schools, in higher education institutions and public organizations. The practical significance of this study is development of theory and improvement of the strategy of media education and media literacy in higher education.

FORMATION OF STUDENTS’ PROFESSIONAL QUALITIES IN TEACHING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE

2020 ◽  
Vol 74 (4) ◽  
pp. 350-354
Author(s):  
G. Akan ◽  
◽  
S. Rakhimzhanova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Stable Orientation ◽  
The Social ◽  
Level Of Training ◽  
The Moment ◽  
The Individual

This article deals with the training of future specialists in higher education institutions in accordance with the development of society and the requirements for the individual, the student. As it is known, due to the increased requirements for the level of training of future specialists in higher education institutions, the social demand for future specialists is quite high, both for themselves and for the individual. In addition, the formation of motivation for professional training of students in higher educational institutions was considered from the point of view of a stable orientation and motivation system. In the process of professional training, personal development is carried out. The formation of a professional personality begins from the moment of choosing a profession and continues throughout life. Many competitions have shown that the formation of professional training of students in teaching English in higher education institutions is not profitable without motives, needs and interests. Therefore, motives, needs and interests are considered as structural components of motivation.

Integrating sustainability in higher education: a Swedish case

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
pp. 1131-1150
Author(s):  
Daniela Argento ◽  
Daniel Einarson ◽  
Lennart Mårtensson ◽  
Christel Persson ◽  
Karin Wendin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Intrinsic Motivation ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Organizational Structures ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Institutional Work ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Long Run

Purpose This paper aims to unveil how sustainability is integrated into the courses/programmes of higher education institutions. The research question addressed is: how do academics representing different disciplines cooperate and engage in the work of integrating sustainability into their teaching programmes. Design/methodology/approach This paper draws upon the notions of practise variation and institutional work from institutional theory and empirically focusses on the case of Kristianstad University (Sweden). This case is based on an autoethnographic approach and illustrates the experiences shared by six colleagues, representing different disciplines, engaged in implementing sustainability in their courses/programmes. Findings The findings highlight how academics representing different disciplines, with specific traditions and characteristics, face the sustainability challenge. Despite being bound by similar sustainable development goals, differences across disciplines need to be acknowledged and used as an asset if trans-disciplinarity is the ultimate goal. Research limitations/implications Although the intrinsic motivation of individuals to work with sustainability might be a strong driver, the implementation of sustainability within courses/programmes and across disciplines requires joint efforts and collective institutional work. Practical implications By highlighting how academics engage in the work of integrating sustainability, this study emphasizes that managers of higher education institutions need to account for the time and additional resources needed to ensure that academics effectively cope with sustainability. Intrinsic motivation may not last if organizational structures and leadership are not supportive on a practical level and in the long run. Social implications With the successful implementation of a holistic approach to sustainability, students will have better insights and understanding of both themselves and the surrounding society, laying the ground for an inclusive future society. Originality/value This paper emphasizes the gradual approach to be followed when sustainability becomes part of an organization-wide discourse. Dialogues within and across disciplines are needed to overcome silo thinking and stimulate cooperation within a trans-disciplinary approach.

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