scholarly journals The Problem-Based Learning Approach towards Developing Soft Skills: A Systematic Review

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sadia Deep ◽  
Ali Ahmed ◽  
Nazia Suleman ◽  
Muhammad Zahid Abbas ◽  
Uzma Naza ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Leadership Skills ◽  
Problem Based Learning ◽  
Vocational Education And Training ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
And Training

In this paper, we review systematically the role of problem-based learning (PBL) in developing soft skills in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) and other fields of studies. The Systematic Literature Review (SLR) includes the most recent empirical, review, and conceptual studies from TVET and other multiple fields of studies including medicine, humanities, and engineering between the years of 2001 and 2016 collected from four databases. A qualitative method was used to accomplish the systematic review. After the collection of articles, the selected studies were analyzed through thematic analysis. From this review, we concluded that PBL as an instructional approach has a significant role in the development of soft skills among students of various disciplines including TVET; empirical evidence is predominantly conclusive in identifying the acquisitions of various soft skills including communication skills, conflict resolution skills, leadership skills, and interpersonal skills, and finally, several factors might influence the relationship of PBL and soft skills such as duration and process of PBL instruction, role of facilitator, and awareness and training of learners. Moreover, there are fewer number of empirical studies on the role and effects of PBL approach to developing soft skills in TVET.

scholarly journals PROBLEMS OF COMPARATIVE-HISTORICAL LINGUISTIC AND LINGUISTIC TYPOLOGY

2018 ◽  
pp. 38-57
Author(s):  
V. Litiaga
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Tenth Century ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Language And Culture ◽  
Bilateral Relations ◽  
Conceptual Aspect ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Theoretical Considerations

The article analyzes basic scientific approaches to the interpretation of the terms of «linguoculturology», «linguistic conceptology» and «linguistic concept». We consider the relationship of language and culture, and the role of the term «concept» in this regard. In the article we structured the term «concept» from a linguocultural point of view. These theoretical considerations are the basis for the study of ways and mean of forming a conceptual image of Kyiv Rus in the French medieval linguistic cultural picture of the world. The aim of this article is to examine the influence of the country’s image on shaping the bilateral relations between Ukraine and France in a linguocultural conceptual aspect. The article reveals the main semantic and linguoconceptual aspects of medieval French culture. It shows the links between historical and actual aspects of the conceptual sphere in the formation of public opinion in contemporary international relations. Despite the increasing interest of the scholars in the influence that the image of country may have on bilateral relations, this topic has been under‐researched. This article presents the author’s insights based on theoretical and empirical studies that could shed some new light on this important topic. By looking at the «linguocultural» aspect of the relationship between Kyiv Rus and France in the Medieval times the article gives a basic analysis of the process of country image formation since the tenth century and its impact on present times. The article also provides a basis for further linguistic research of this topic.

Linking ethical leadership to employee voice: The role of trust

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (8) ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Jianji Zeng ◽  
Guangyi Xu
Keyword(s):  
Ethical Leadership ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Employee Voice ◽  
Voice Behavior ◽  
Work Processes ◽  
University Teachers ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Supervisor Trust

Ethical leadership is purported to foster employees' extrarole behaviors; however, there have been few empirical studies conducted to verify this effect. Therefore, we examined the relationship between ethical leadership and employees' voice behavior, and the mediating roles of both supervisor and organizational forms of trust in this relationship. Participants were 205 university teachers from 15 universities in China. The results show that ethical leadership positively predicted university teachers' use of voice. Moreover, the relationship of ethical leadership with university teachers' voice behavior was mediated by both supervisor trust and organizational trust. These findings expand the literature on ethical leadership and voice behavior and provide meaningful guidance for managers to encourage employees to make suggestions about ways to improve existing work processes.

Quality and Innovation in the Vocational Education and Training of Dutch Police

2002 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 148-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter D. Ijzerman
Keyword(s):  
Professional Practice ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Vocational Training ◽  
Innovation Process ◽  
Police Training ◽  
Vocational Education And Training ◽  
Cultural Aspects ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
And Training

In the Netherlands, a fundamental change in police vocational training is being carried out. This change process is required to equip police officers in a better way for their duties in an increasingly complex society. This paper outlines the explicit contribution Dutch police training is making. First of all, the author makes some observations about important developments in Dutch society relevant to the role and position of the police, and the response given to these developments by the Dutch police. Secondly, he makes some general remarks about the need for professionalisation and on bridging the gap between police education and professional practice. After the introductory paragraphs, the main features of the new concept behind Dutch police training will be described. In conclusion, possible risks involved in the innovation process will be described and some attention will be paid to cultural aspects of the police and significant issues relating to the relationship of the police with the administrative and judicial systems.

scholarly journals The Role of Measurements Tools in the Association between Loneliness and Cognitive Decline

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 927-927
Author(s):  
Ji Hyang Cheon
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Cognitive Decline ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Bidirectional Relationship ◽  
Measurement Tools ◽  
Research Implication ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
Key Terms ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Previous findings on the association between loneliness and cognitive decline are mixed, with some studies indicating a significant association and others finding no statistical relationship. Since studies have used various inequivalent measurement tools, this might explain inconsistent findings on the relationship between loneliness and cognitive decline. This systematic review aims to 1) summarize the relationship between loneliness and cognitive decline and 2) examine whether the association varies depending on the measurement tools. This review’s inclusion criteria were studies with key terms loneliness as a predictor and global cognitive function as an outcome, peer-reviewed articles, written in English, involving community-dwelling older adults of ages 65 and older, and published since August 2013. Six out of ten studies showed that the relationship between loneliness and cognitive decline was statistically significant. Three reciprocal studies found that cognitive decline was a predictor of loneliness. Those studies that had nonsignificant findings used a single question to measure loneliness. Studies using the 23 item MMSE also reported non-significant association, whereas those using the 30 item MMSE had significant results. The findings indicate a bidirectional relationship derived from the studies with inconsistent results and the reciprocal studies and the potential role of measurement tools on the association’s change. This poster will conclude with the research implication that a systematic review of reciprocal studies is needed to clarify the bidirectional relationship of variables. Comparison studies of various measurement tools are needed to confirm the role of measurement tools on the result.

Management of Economics and State "Bottom"

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (6) ◽  
pp. 76-91
Author(s):  
E. D. Solozhentsev
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Probabilistic Models ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Special Software ◽  
Human Quality ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

The scientific problem of economics “Managing the quality of human life” is formulated on the basis of artificial intelligence, algebra of logic and logical-probabilistic calculus. Managing the quality of human life is represented by managing the processes of his treatment, training and decision making. Events in these processes and the corresponding logical variables relate to the behavior of a person, other persons and infrastructure. The processes of the quality of human life are modeled, analyzed and managed with the participation of the person himself. Scenarios and structural, logical and probabilistic models of managing the quality of human life are given. Special software for quality management is described. The relationship of human quality of life and the digital economy is examined. We consider the role of public opinion in the management of the “bottom” based on the synthesis of many studies on the management of the economics and the state. The bottom management is also feedback from the top management.

A literature review on firms' internationalisation through e-commerce

2019 ◽  
pp. 121-143
Author(s):  
Riccardo Resciniti ◽  
Federica De Vanna
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
International Business ◽  
Decision Process ◽  
Foreign Markets ◽  
New Markets ◽  
Integrative Framework ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Relationship

The rise of e-commerce has brought considerable changes to the relationship between firms and consumers, especially within international business. Hence, understanding the use of such means for entering foreign markets has become critical for companies. However, the research on this issue is new and so it is important to evaluate what has been studied in the past. In this study, we conduct a systematic review of e-commerce and internationalisation studies to explicate how firms use e-commerce to enter new markets and to export. The studies are classified by theories and methods used in the literature. Moreover, we draw upon the internationalisation decision process (antecedents-modalities-consequences) to propose an integrative framework for understanding the role of e-commerce in internationalisation

On Metaphysics and the Political: A Polemics of Reading Baudelaire in the 1930s

2019 ◽  
Vol 58 (2) ◽  
pp. 249-259
Author(s):  
Joseph Acquisto
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Political Crisis ◽  
The Political ◽  
Modern Poetry ◽  
Progressive Politics ◽  
The World ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Insight Into

This essay examines a polemic between two Baudelaire critics of the 1930s, Jean Cassou and Benjamin Fondane, which centered on the relationship of poetry to progressive politics and metaphysics. I argue that a return to Baudelaire's poetry can yield insight into what seems like an impasse in Cassou and Fondane. Baudelaire provides the possibility of realigning metaphysics and politics so that poetry has the potential to become the space in which we can begin to think the two of them together, as opposed to seeing them in unresolvable tension. Or rather, the tension that Baudelaire animates between the two allows us a new way of thinking about the role of esthetics in moments of political crisis. We can in some ways see Baudelaire as responding, avant la lettre, to two of his early twentieth-century readers who correctly perceived his work as the space that breathes a new urgency into the questions of how modern poetry relates to the world from which it springs and in which it intervenes.

SECTANITY IN THE CONTEXT OF MANIFESTATIONS OF MODERN RELIGIOUS EXTREMISM

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pavel Agapov ◽  
Kirill Stepkin
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Religious Extremism ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Theoretical Foundations

The article considers the general theoretical foundations of the relationship of sectarianism and religious extremism in the Russian Federation. Practical examples of the role of destructive sects in modern religious extremism in the Russian Federation are given.

The Meaning of the Concept of “Spiritual Energy” in the Philosophy of William James and Henry Bergson

2020 ◽  
Vol 63 (4) ◽  
pp. 115-131
Author(s):  
Maria M. Kuznetsova
Keyword(s):  
Spiritual Development ◽  
William James ◽  
Science And Religion ◽  
Western Philosophy ◽  
Creative Evolution ◽  
Spiritual Energy ◽  
Spiritual Reality ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

The article examines the philosophy of Henri Bergson and William James as independent doctrines aimed at rational comprehension of spiritual reality. The doctrines imply the paramount importance of consciousness, the need for continuous spiritual development, the expansion of experience and perception. The study highlights the fundamental role of spiritual energy for individual and universal evolution, which likens these doctrines to the ancient Eastern teaching as well as to Platonism in Western philosophy. The term “spiritual energy” is used by Bergson and James all the way through their creative career, and therefore this concept should considered in the examination of their solution to the most important philosophical and scientific issues, such as the relationship of matter and spirit, consciousness and brain, cognition, free will, etc. The “radical empiricism” of William James and the “creative evolution” of Henry Bergson should be viewed as conceptions that based on peacemaking goals, because they are aimed at reconciling faith and facts, science and religion through the organic synthesis of sensory and spiritual levels of experience. Although there is a number of modern scientific discoveries that were foreseen by philosophical ideas of Bergson and James, both philosophers advocate for the artificial limitation of the sphere of experimental methods in science. They call not to limit ourselves to the usual intellectual schemes of reality comprehension, but attempt to touch the “living” reality, which presupposes an increase in the intensity of attention and will, but finally brings us closer to freedom.

The role and relationship of mindreading and social attunement in HRI – position statements of interdisciplinary researchers. Workshop HRI'20

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agnieszka Wykowska ◽  
Jairo Pérez-Osorio ◽  
Stefan Kopp
Keyword(s):  
Mental States ◽  
Human Robot Interaction ◽  
Human Interaction ◽  
Artificial Agents ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Robot Interaction ◽  
Novel Coronavirus ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

This booklet is a collection of the position statements accepted for the HRI’20 conference workshop “Social Cognition for HRI: Exploring the relationship between mindreading and social attunement in human-robot interaction” (Wykowska, Perez-Osorio & Kopp, 2020). Unfortunately, due to the rapid unfolding of the novel coronavirus at the beginning of the present year, the conference and consequently our workshop, were canceled. On the light of these events, we decided to put together the positions statements accepted for the workshop. The contributions collected in these pages highlight the role of attribution of mental states to artificial agents in human-robot interaction, and precisely the quality and presence of social attunement mechanisms that are known to make human interaction smooth, efficient, and robust. These papers also accentuate the importance of the multidisciplinary approach to advance the understanding of the factors and the consequences of social interactions with artificial agents.

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