Source:
International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century
(2024)
This study investigates the impact of varying class durations on student learning and perceptions within design-build studios in a construction program at Mississippi State University. By comparing two cohorts-one from regular fall/spring semesters and another from an intensive summer session-we aimed to understand how different class schedules affect student engagement, productivity, and interest in the construction industry. Utilizing a two-phase survey and thematic analysis, we found significant similarities and differences between the groups. Both cohorts valued hands-on learning and the tiny house project for real-world construction experience. However, differences emerged in their perceptions of lectures, exams, and project management skills, influenced by the distinct time constraints of their respective schedules. The fall/spring cohort highlighted challenges related to balancing studio hours with other commitments, whereas the summer cohort faced intensified demands but reported higher engagement. These findings highlight the importance of tailoring educational approaches to optimize learning outcomes in construction education , suggesting that immersive, intensive formats may enhance practical skills and industry interest while also requiring effective time management strategies and instructional support. © 2024 International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century. All rights reserved.
This study investigates the impact of varying class durations on student learning and perceptions within design-build studios in a construction program at Mississippi State University. By comparing two cohorts-one from regular fall/spring semesters and another from an intensive summer session-we aim
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Keywords:
Project-Based Learning
student perception
Construction education
Class Duration
Design-Build Instructional Delivery
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Future-Oriented Learning and Skills Development for Employability: Insights from Singapore and Some Asia-Pacific Contexts
(2024)
This book examines evolving trends in pre-employment and continuing education , focusing on how formal learning affects learners’ skills, career motivation, and work readiness. It also addresses adult workers’ skills development, continuous training and workplace learning, highlighting key enablers, barriers and factors influencing their motivation and employability. Drawing on insights from experienced scholars and practitioners from Singapore and some Asia-Pacific contexts, including Australia, Bangladesh, and China, the book uniquely integrates the synergy between pre-employment and continuing education , offering a deeper understanding of their interconnectedness in fostering a sustainable workforce. As a comprehensive resource, it provides valuable insights for advancing higher education , vocational training, continuing education , workplace learning, and workforce development. © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2024.
This book examines evolving trends in pre-employment and continuing education , focusing on how formal learning affects learners’ skills, career motivation, and work readiness. It also addresses adult workers’ skills development, continuous training and workplace
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Keywords:
Vocational education
Internship
Teaching
Professional aspects
Workforce development
higher education High educations
Personnel training
workplace learning
work motivation
Workforce development
Apprentices
Vocational education
skills development
motivation
career development
lifelong learning
Internship
Skills development
Learning cultures
Professional education
adult education
Life long learning
learning motivation
Learning motivation
Workplace learning
education and trainingCareer development
Professional education
Adult education
21st century competencies
Continual education and Training
Future-Ready Learning
Mentorship and Mentoring
Organisational Learning Culture
Pre-Employment Training
Sustainable Employability
Work Skills
21st century competency
Continual education and training
Employment trainings
Future-ready learning
Mentorship and mentoring
Organizational learning
Organizational learning culture
Pre-employment training
Sustainable employability
Work motivation
Work skill
2 Citations
10.1007/978-981-97-8584-1
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Redefining Education and Development: Innovative Approaches in the Era of the Sustainable Development Goals
(2024)
Almost all the literature related to engineering education tends to overlook the pre-1994 events and how they may have impacted the current curriculum of the engineering discipline in the South African context. The pre- and post-apartheid engineering curriculum evaluation has been a challenge because of weak episodical and often self-centred discussions related to the matter. There are difficulties in determining the ideological underpinnings of the engineering discipline in South Africa. Therefore, this chapter revisits some events that led to the gradual development of the engineering curriculum in South African higher education pre-1994 and how they shaped the present curriculum since the dawn of democracy. This chapter is based on a comprehensive literature review which traces and reflects on the evolution, role, and structure of the engineering discipline in South Africa pre- and post-1994. The chapter demonstrates through sound arguments that events outside the demarcations of higher education institutions, such as the socio-political and socio-economic events in South Africa, have principally determined curriculum development and changes in the engineering discipline. The chapter also outlines the engineering discipline’s past, present, and future opportunities. © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024.
Almost all the literature related to engineering education tends to overlook the pre-1994 events and how they may have impacted the current curriculum of the engineering discipline in the South African context. The pre- and post-apartheid engineering curriculum
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Keywords:
Teaching
Professional aspects
higher education Curricula
Engineering education
High educations
'current
South Africa
Engineering curriculum
curriculum
higher education institutionsSociology
South Africa
Regional planning
democracy
Engineering program
Engineering disciplines
Engineering discipline
Curriculum evaluation
Democracy
Structural development
0 Citations
10.1007/978-3-031-69954-2_3
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Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice
(2024)
The Anti-Japanese War catalysed a profound transformation in Chongqing’s higher education system, with the city emerging as a sanctuary for students and scholars fleeing the conflict, which was both devastating and costly for China. This study explores the influence of the Anti-Japanese War on the evolution of Chongqing’s higher education model within the broader context of China’s educational framework. The research considers five key variables: the higher education model, curriculum, enrolment, institutional support, faculty, and student outcomes. A traditional literature review approach was employed, processing a total of 147 articles using MAXQDA software. The study highlights the significant role of the Anti-Japanese War in reshaping Chongqing’s higher education model, particularly in fostering a practical, hands-on approach to education , alongside promoting national unity and patriotism. Furthermore, the support provided by institutions, as well as faculty qualifications and experience, were identified as crucial factors influencing student outcomes. The study also emphasised the teaching and learning styles as key links between the independent and dependent variables. Moreover, the research identified cultural and historical contexts, political and ideological influences, as well as globalisation and internationalisation, as significant moderating factors. The findings offer valuable implications for policymakers, educators, and academics. The paper also acknowledges certain limitations and suggests avenues for further investigation in this area. © 2024 JESTP.
The Anti-Japanese War catalysed a profound transformation in Chongqing’s higher education system, with the city emerging as a sanctuary for students and scholars fleeing the conflict, which was both devastating and costly fo
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Keywords:
Student outcomes
Institutional support
Anti-Japanese War
Chongqing’s higher education Transformation
Faculty Qualifications
MAXQDAe
0 Citations
10.12738/jestp.2024.2.011
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Innovative Educational Frameworks for Future Skills and Competencies
(2024)
higher education aims to prepare individuals for real- world challenges by equipping them with the knowledge, skills, and dispositions necessary for employment. However, higher education institutions face significant challenges in aligning with global standards while addressing local needs and socio- economic crises. A holistic learning experience, characterised by experiential learning opportunities such as internships, is crucial for this preparation. This chapter explores the experiences of students, employers, and teachers with internships as a means of developing real- world skills. Using a qualitative approach, the study sampled 10 students, five teachers, and employers from five departments (education , business, computer science, engineering, and medicine). The findings highlight the role of internships in fostering professional success. Internships enhance skill proficiency, assist students in making informed career decisions, and provide practical learning experiences that are often unavailable in traditional classroom settings. © 2025 by IGI Global Scientific Publishing. All rights reserved.
higher education aims to prepare individuals for real- world challenges by equipping them with the knowledge, skills, and dispositions necessary for employment. However,
higher
Keywords:
Teaching
Teachers'
Professional aspects
Engineering education
High educations
Apprentices
Students
experiential learning
Real-world
Learning experiences
higher education institutionsSocio-economics
Global standards
Economic crisis
Qualitative exploration
4 Citations
10.4018/979-8-3693-7555-6.ch008
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Advancing Adaptive Education: Technological Innovations for Disability Support
(2024)
Integrating artificial intelligence (AI) in higher education has revolutionized how institutions design and enhance learning systems. higher education institutions (HEIs) increasingly leverage adaptive learning techniques to create dynamic and personalized educational environments. These methods use teaching and learning data to tailor educational experiences to meet each student's unique needs and capabilities. AI-driven applications are at the core of this transformation, offering significant advantages such as improved learning experiences, flexible scheduling, immediate feedback, personalized educational management, and accelerated student progress. This chapter examines the multifaceted dimensions of adaptive learning within the education system, emphasizing the pivotal role of AI-driven technologies in enabling and advancing this innovative approach. © 2025 by IGI Global Scientific Publishing. All rights reserved.
Integrating artificial intelligence (AI) in
higher education has revolutionized how institutions design and enhance learning systems.
higher education
Keywords:
Teaching
Engineering education
High educations
Students
Teaching and learning
Supervised learning
Contrastive Learning
Adaptive learning
higher education institutionsEducational robots
Learning techniques
Educational environment
Educational experiences
Enhance learning
Design learning
Learning data
12 Citations
10.4018/979-8-3693-8227-1.ch002
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Insights into International Higher Education Leadership and the Skills Gap
(2024)
This chapter aims to provide comprehensive guidelines for the successful integration of technology and the adoption of innovative teaching methodologies to enhance students’ skills acquisition and effectiveness. Drawing upon experiences and implementations in the Mena region, specifically the GCC region, this chapter addresses key questions surrounding the selection and implementation of innovative teaching methods. The structure of the chapter encompasses an introduction to innovative teaching methodologies, identification of skills and appropriate methodologies, monitoring of implementation, the impact of technology, and a concluding summary of findings and future research directions. © 2025 by IGI Global Scientific Publishing. All rights reserved.
This chapter aims to provide comprehensive guidelines for the successful integration of technology and the adoption of innovative teaching methodologies to enhance students’ skills acquisition and effectiveness. Drawing upon experiences and implementations in the Mena region, specifically the GCC re
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Keywords:
Teaching
Engineering education
Teaching methods
Students
Integration
Innovative teaching
Teaching methodologies
Skills acquisition
Student skills
Future research directions
0 Citations
10.4018/979-8-3693-3443-0.ch006
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Educational Assessments in the Age of Generative AI
(2024)
The rapid and profound permeation of generative AI technology into all aspects of modern society also changes the landscape of higher education and thus leads to a compelling call to harness the power of AI for transforming higher education . One of the most significant areas of opportunity offered by generative AI is in the assessment of learning. The goal of assessment is to foster learning especially essential for success beyond the classroom, and this can only be possible with well-designed assessments that have the potential for determining whether students have learned the content. By harnessing generative AI, assessments can be designed that have the potential to support inquiry-based learning and foster creativity, all essential for the development of a deeper conceptual understanding of content. Educational Assessments in the Age of Generative AI contributes to the effort to bring generative AI to the forefront of assessing students’ learning by exploring how the use of generative AI tools and applications can transform and revolutionize assessment practices. Furthermore, it is devoted to exploring the use of AI in assessments to measure knowledge, skills and students’ abilities in order to prepare them for careers in the 21st century. Covering topic including academic integrity, higher education , and mathematics education , this book is an excellent resource for educators, higher education administrators, policymakers, information technology support professionals, tests and assessment developers, researchers, scholars, academicians, professionals, and more. © 2025 by IGI Global Scientific Publishing. All rights reserved.
The rapid and profound permeation of generative AI technology into all aspects of modern society also changes the landscape of higher education and thus leads to a compelling call to harness the power of AI for transforming
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Keywords:
Engineering education
High educations
education computingStudents
artificial intelligence
Student learning
Power
Educational assessment
AI Technologies
Inquiry-based learning
Conceptual understanding
Assessment practices
Foster learning
Tools and applications
1 Citations
10.4018/979-8-3693-6351-5
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Media Konservasi
(2024)
The field of education for sustainable development advocates for new teaching methods that offer hands-on, engaging, and transformative learning experiences that encourage critical and systemic thinking within the framework of sustainable development. higher education institutions strive to support the attainment of SDG 4 by promoting inclusive, fair, and high-quality education . Service-learning in higher education is in tune with the educational principles of critical and transformative pedagogy and facilitated through implementation of innovative pedagogical approaches in training professionals that will be socially critical and committed to social transformation, with the goal of achieving a larger social justice. Consequently, one of the major challenges attributed to the lack of social practice and community service in the learning environment leads to the detachment of students to the community, as well as the low social responsibility among the undergraduates. The study aimed to fill the research gap in the literature on the impact of service-learning pedagogies among students based on knowledge, attitude, and spirit and how it is correlated with professional development, personal development, social transactions. Furthermore, this study highlights how civic engagement and sustainable community development, the integral components of service-learning, contribute to and align with the principles of sustainable tourism. By connecting these elements, the research emphasizes the multifaceted benefits of service-learning in shaping socially responsible professionals and fostering sustainable tourism. © 2024 Felismonte et al.
The field of
education for sustainable development advocates for new teaching methods that offer hands-on, engaging, and transformative learning experiences that encourage critical and systemic thinking within the framework of sustainable development.
Keywords:
Sustainable tourism
pedagogy
service-learning
Community development
0 Citations
10.29244/medkon.29.3.373
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Business Ethics and Leadership
(2024)
The total quality management standards in vocational training and education are crucial for reforming the vocational training system to overcome the shortage of skilled labour in the domestic labour market and diversify the country’s income by exporting surplus labour to foreign markets. To support economic growth, especially in priority sectors, it is necessary to adhere to total quality management standards in Vocational Training and education (used in the process of Institutional and Program Accreditation of educational institutions in Libya and Algeria). The article investigates the compliance of vocational training and education in Algeria with these standards (based on the example of the Center for Vocational Training and Apprenticeship “Ould Cheikh El Arabi” in Relizane). The solution to this research problem is relevant, among other things, because, thanks to regulated state programs in such sectors as construction, public works and agriculture, the Algerian government has allowed construction and contracting companies to hire foreign labour from China, Turkey, Egypt and other countries, which has led to an increase in unemployment in the domestic labour market. That is why it is relevant to identify why the Algerian labour market cannot provide qualified labour to meet the needs of supplier companies and contractors. The study is based on the survey of a random sample of 150 students, 40.43% of the total number of students enrolled at the Centre. To ensure the clarity and coherence of the questionnaire, a preliminary study was conducted with a random selection of 25 students, eliminating linguistic and methodological imbalances. 6 expert reviewers confirmed the validity of the questionnaire content. Reliability was confirmed using Cronbach’s alpha test. The questionnaire’s content is structured according to five main criteria contained in the Total Quality Management Standards in Vocational Training and education , each consisting of a set of indicators and measures to assess the fulfilment degree of the criterion. They evaluate the quality of educational and training programs (6 paragraphs), the quality of teaching staff (6 paragraphs), the quality of students’ affairs (8 paragraphs), the management quality of the educational institution (9 paragraphs), and the quality of structures and services (10 paragraphs). During the questionnaire, students expressed their opinion on the importance of a particular criterion using a five-step Likert scale. Based on the results, the arithmetic means, and standard deviations of the degree of students’ approval of the importance and fulfilment degree of each criterion as a whole and its individual paragraphs were calculated. The influence of these criteria on the dependent variable − the quality of training − was assessed using the Pearson correlation matrix. Based on the study results, several recommendations have been investigated to improve the quality management efficiency of training and education at the Centre. © 2024 by the author.
The total quality management standards in vocational training and education are crucial for reforming the vocational training system to overcome the shortage of skilled labour in the domestic labour market and diversify the country’s income by exporting surplus
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Keywords:
education standards
professional training
Total quality management
questionnaire surveys
3 Citations
10.61093/bel.8(1).45-56.2024
