scholarly journals Can Pedagogical Innovations Be Sustainable? One Evaluation Outlook for Research Developed in PortugueseHigher Education

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 725
Author(s):  
Cecília Guerra ◽  
Nilza Costa
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Academic Success ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Research Results ◽  
Societal Challenges ◽  
Academic Practices ◽  
Pedagogical Innovations ◽  
Portuguese Higher Education ◽  
Key Participants

Across higher education, teachers have been inspiring themselves (and others) to apply pedagogical innovations grounded in a unifying intention: to prepare students for labour markets and societal challenges. Research-based education has been funded to promote pedagogical innovations with valuable impact on the students' academic success and/or the teachers' academic growth. However, there is still few documented research-based evidence that highlight how long-lasting and/or how embedded are the pedagogical innovations in academic practices, particularly when the funding period comes to an end. The purpose of this article is to discuss the extent to which funded national research-based education projects, developed in public Portuguese higher education institutions (universities and polytechnic institutes), have considered the sustainability of research results (e.g., pedagogical innovations), after funding ends. Based on a qualitative research approach, data collection included: document analysis of 39 projects’ materials and conceptions collected with 9 coordinators and 17 key participants from selected projects, through interviews and questionnaires, respectively. Content analysis of data collected showed that there are key factors that contribute to enhance and/or limit the sustainability of research results (e.g., funding and institutional support to maintain innovation). Results and recommendations are put forward to inform educational policies, funding agencies and involved actors (e.g., institution leaders, researchers, and teaching staff) to increase the sustainability of research results.

scholarly journals FROM THE EXPERIENCE OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EDUCATIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM “PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION” FOR RECIPIENTS OF THE THIRD (EDUCATIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC) LEVEL OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN SPECIALTY 015 “VOCATIONAL EDUCATION” (BY SPECIALIZATIONS)

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (21) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nataliia P. Volkova ◽  
◽  
Olha V. Lebid ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Graduate Students ◽  
Professional Education ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Scientific Program ◽  
Scientific Level ◽  
Research Results ◽  
The Third ◽  
Research Activities

The article reveals the experience of implementing the educational and scientific program “Professional Education” for applicants of the third (educational and scientific) level of higher education specialty 015 Professional Education (by specializations) at Alfred Nobel University. Features and purpose of the educational and scientific program “Professional Education”, as well as its structure (educational and scientific components) are described. The volume of the educational component of the educational and scientific program is given – 45 ECTS credits, of which the cycle of general (18 ECTS credits) and professional (27 ECTS credits) training, including the discipline of free choice of applicants (12.5 ECTS credits). Particular attention in the educational and scientific program is paid to the content of competencies sufficient to solve complex problems in the field of professional and / or research and innovation in the field of education. A brief description of the content of the scientific component of the program, which provides for the implementation of their own basic and / or applied research with the appropriate design of the obtained scientific results in the form of a dissertation, testing of research results. Methodological approaches (systemic, competence, activity, andragogic, student-centered, personality-oriented, participatory, environmental, integrative) and principles (systematization, scientificity, systematicity and consistency, clarity, integration of theory and practice, consciousness and activity) are substantiated and defined. Independence and activity of subjects in training, interdisciplinary connections, a positive emotional background of training, maintenance of unity of educational, developmental and educational functions are put into practice in the educational and scientific program. The main types of classes, methods and means of teaching future doctors of philosophy are identified. Emphasis is placed on the peculiarities of graduate research activities of graduate students. Ways of realization of individual educational trajectory for each postgraduate student are demonstrated (drawing up of the individual curriculum; a choice of the block of disciplines from a selective component at one’s own will, choosing the subjects of scientific and practical research works according to the interests of applicants of higher education; the organization of independent work of applicants by means of educational computer programs and electronic textbooks; certification courses for the formation of additional professional competencies; distance education; drawing up an individual schedule of graduate students; types of communication between research and teaching staff with applicants; participation in various extracurricular activities). Emphasis is placed on the scientific achievements of higher education seekers (publications in professional journals, collections of scientific papers, reporting the results at annual scientific and practical conferences, publication of research results in a foreign language in periodicals, participation in the research work of the Department of Innovation Technologies in Pedagogy, Psychology and Social Work, scientific and pedagogical internship, etc.).

scholarly journals Te Taumata -te Timata: the Pinnacle - the First Step

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Margaret A Wilkie
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Academic Success ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Role Models ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Traditional Role ◽  
Institutes Of Technology ◽  
Kaupapa Māori

<p>Maori with Bachelors degrees in Information Technologies (IT) have specialist knowledge and skills far in advance of the general population of Aotearoa/New Zealand. Problematically, this point is lost in dominant higher education discourses that marginalise and position Maori negatively. The 'silence of the archives' with regard to Maori narratives of higher education is a compounding factor. While the largest proportions of Maori pursue tertiary education in the New Zealand Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics (ITP), very little is known about them. Kaupapa Maori theorising and research practices enabled a new approach in an 'insurrection of suppressed knowledges' to identify and inform issues that are problematic for Maori in particular. A traditional Maori metaphor of poutama is used as a heuristic to illuminate core values and foundations of a Maori worldview and philosophy, to generate a 'reversal discourse' that gives a Maori perspective of the problems. Computer Graphic technologies portray the spirals of learning implied by the multi-levelled, multi stepped poutama; two heuristically separated worlds of Te Ao Maori and Te Ao Pakeha and their integration into Te Ao Hou, The New World. Re-interpreting a traditional role of Pae Arahi (Guides) as a Kaupapa Maori research approach, respected members of tangata whenua, the indigenous people of the land the ITPs are built on, facilitated appropriate entry into fieldwork. Semi-structured face-to-face interviews conducted in 2006-2007 with 17 tauira Maori (students and graduates), 7 IT staff and 12 Maori staff from three ITPs are the basis of narratives that 'positively image' Maori who gained IT qualifications in the ITPs. A re-presentation of poutama as whakapapa or genealogy explains the significance of foundational Maori values of wairuatanga (spirituality), whenua (land), tangata (people) and whanau (family), in academic success. A Maori worldview offers new perspectives of what success is and challenges of being Maori in the tertiary academy that are not commonly understood or acknowledged by non-Maori. Five steps on a learning poutama follow the tauira Maori in their first introductions to IT and prior education; enlightenment to the value of higher education for whanau and openness to new understandings in the IT field; increasing confidence in their abilities to learn, to apply and share IT knowledges; mastering the requirements of degrees in the academy and the challenges of the virtually mono-cultural IT field and ITP environments; their achievement of a pinnacle of IT degrees and other qualifications, and their first steps into work. Te Taumata, Te Timata expresses potentials for 'Maori Ways' to be combined with 'IT Ways' and for more Maori voices to be heard in the higher education discourse. Centrally it celebrates 17 unique individuals who are role models, and inspirations for other Maori to follow to their own successes.</p>

scholarly journals The Problems of Linguistic and Academic Adaptation of International Students in Russia

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 628-640
Author(s):  
Oksana A. Beregovaya ◽  
Viacheslav I. Kudashov
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
International Students ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Learning System ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
International Studies ◽  
Research Results ◽  
Academic Adaptation

Introduction. In the context of internationalization of higher education, attracting students from abroad is considered a tool for strengthening the country’s positions in the world’s educational space. The paper addresses the issue of linguistic and academic adaptation of international students in Russia. International students tend to experience difficulties when adapting to a new/different socio-cultural environment. The relevance of the article is determined by strengthening of integration processes, international relations, competing trends between higher education systems in the world. Materials and Methods. The quantitative research into barriers to the linguistic and academic adaptation of international students in Novosibirsk universities, conducted by the authors in April 2018, is presented. The survey of international students (N = 310) in Novosibirsk universities identified the main barriers to linguistic and academic adaptation. The survey had been created online through an Internet-based survey application Google Forms. The authors employed general scientific methods and the sociological method while conducting research. Results. We studied two groups of students. Group 1 included students from post-Soviet countries (N1 = 256) and group 2 included students from other countries (beyond post-Soviet countries) (N2 = 54). International students are experiencing difficulties. There are common problems for all international students in academic adaptation: low general educational level; weak training in core disciplines and special subjects; the difference between forms and methods of teaching in a Russian university from the forms and methods of instruction in domestic the higher education institution. The main barrier to the successful adaptation of international students is the language barrier which affects the academic barrier. Most international students who do not speak Russian are not able to fully comprehend lectures and understand other educational materials. International students need to quickly master the language, adapt to a learning system and fit into another culture in order to successfully learn. Local and regional programs should be developed to support international students to effectively involve them in a new environment. The research results demonstrate a positive impact of socialization on adaptation. Discussion and Conclusion. Analysis of Russian and international studies of linguistic and academic adaptation shows that the most effective ways to overcome the adaptation difficulties include orientation programs as domestic supplementary educational programs, refresher courses for teaching staff involved in training international students, and a set of socializing services for international students. The goals are to study psychological, intercultural, social problems of adaptation of international students in Russia. The results of the research presented in the article will aid in the organization of training of international students at the university. The article can be useful for teaching staff and managers of Russian universities and international researchers. The obtained results contribute to the development of theoretical and methodological base for studying the problems of international students adaptation.

scholarly journals Te Taumata -te Timata: the Pinnacle - the First Step

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Margaret A Wilkie
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Academic Success ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Role Models ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Traditional Role ◽  
Institutes Of Technology ◽  
Kaupapa Māori

<p>Maori with Bachelors degrees in Information Technologies (IT) have specialist knowledge and skills far in advance of the general population of Aotearoa/New Zealand. Problematically, this point is lost in dominant higher education discourses that marginalise and position Maori negatively. The 'silence of the archives' with regard to Maori narratives of higher education is a compounding factor. While the largest proportions of Maori pursue tertiary education in the New Zealand Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics (ITP), very little is known about them. Kaupapa Maori theorising and research practices enabled a new approach in an 'insurrection of suppressed knowledges' to identify and inform issues that are problematic for Maori in particular. A traditional Maori metaphor of poutama is used as a heuristic to illuminate core values and foundations of a Maori worldview and philosophy, to generate a 'reversal discourse' that gives a Maori perspective of the problems. Computer Graphic technologies portray the spirals of learning implied by the multi-levelled, multi stepped poutama; two heuristically separated worlds of Te Ao Maori and Te Ao Pakeha and their integration into Te Ao Hou, The New World. Re-interpreting a traditional role of Pae Arahi (Guides) as a Kaupapa Maori research approach, respected members of tangata whenua, the indigenous people of the land the ITPs are built on, facilitated appropriate entry into fieldwork. Semi-structured face-to-face interviews conducted in 2006-2007 with 17 tauira Maori (students and graduates), 7 IT staff and 12 Maori staff from three ITPs are the basis of narratives that 'positively image' Maori who gained IT qualifications in the ITPs. A re-presentation of poutama as whakapapa or genealogy explains the significance of foundational Maori values of wairuatanga (spirituality), whenua (land), tangata (people) and whanau (family), in academic success. A Maori worldview offers new perspectives of what success is and challenges of being Maori in the tertiary academy that are not commonly understood or acknowledged by non-Maori. Five steps on a learning poutama follow the tauira Maori in their first introductions to IT and prior education; enlightenment to the value of higher education for whanau and openness to new understandings in the IT field; increasing confidence in their abilities to learn, to apply and share IT knowledges; mastering the requirements of degrees in the academy and the challenges of the virtually mono-cultural IT field and ITP environments; their achievement of a pinnacle of IT degrees and other qualifications, and their first steps into work. Te Taumata, Te Timata expresses potentials for 'Maori Ways' to be combined with 'IT Ways' and for more Maori voices to be heard in the higher education discourse. Centrally it celebrates 17 unique individuals who are role models, and inspirations for other Maori to follow to their own successes.</p>

Shifting Towards English Medium Instruction in Higher Education

2020 ◽  
pp. 62-78
Author(s):  
Jolita Horbacauskiene ◽  
Evelina Jaleniauskiene
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Learning Styles ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
University Teachers ◽  
Academic Practices ◽  
English Medium Instruction ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Multicultural Classrooms ◽  
Skills Learning

In higher education (HE), the emerging global phenomenon of English medium instruction (EMI) has brought huge opportunities for both students and teaching staff as universities are increasing the number of English-medium programmes. A number of studies have been conducted to explore EMI policies and practices, implications for pedagogy, as well as challenges for educators and students, including learners' academic skills, learning styles, level of content knowledge, academic practices, and varying ethical standards. Some issues under analysis are considered to be the main problematic questions faced in multilingual and multicultural classrooms. As noted by Dearden, the change in the learning and teaching language may deeply affect not only students but teachers as well. The current study seeks to answer the research questions of how university teachers conceptualize EMI and what possibilities and challenges this practice offers.

THE BENEFITS OF INTERNATIONALIZATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION. THE EXPERIENCE IN PORTUGUESE POLYTECHNICS

2019 ◽  
pp. 22-28
Author(s):  
Joaquim Mourato
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
International Student ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Research Needs ◽  
Joint Research ◽  
Intercultural Skills ◽  
Skills Shortage ◽  
Internationalization Strategy ◽  
Portuguese Higher Education ◽  
Internationalization In Higher Education

The European Commission [4] states that each Member State should adjust its national strategies to enhance its potential and international presence and attract talent. Account must be taken of both the national skills shortage and the lack of intercultural skills and the knowledge and research needs of their developing partner countries. Globalization is a process of great expansion, irreversible and with deep implications in all areas. This process will result in new opportunities and new challenges for the next generations of students and teachers looking to develop in an increasingly interdependent context. The Portuguese polytechnics, through the implementation of a concerted internationalization strategy between the institutions, have already achieved significant results in terms of international affiliations, international student and teacher and non-teaching staff mobility, joint programs and degrees and joint research projects. The internationalization of Portuguese higher education institutions (HEI) in recent years confirms the trend towards globalization of higher education.

scholarly journals Coordenador Gestor, Coordenador Pedagógico ou Coordenador Empreendedor: Análise do Perfil de Coordenadores de Curso em IES Privada.

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 74-102
Author(s):  
Mariana Augusta de Araújo Silva
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Management Approach ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Course Management ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Likert Score ◽  
New Vision ◽  
The Coordinator

Higher Education dynamics is impacted by political, economic and financial interference. In parallel, the Ministry of Education and Culture (MEC) is strict in its reviews to ensure Brazilian higher education is appreciated and promoted. The purpose of this study is to identify the profile of Course Coordinators and factors that might improve, at the surveyed HEIs, this professional´s relationship with students, teaching staff and Directors. Literature was searched and reviewed so as to collect subject matter pertaining issues. A quantitative research approach was employed and objectives were of exploratory descriptive nature since this technique ensures extended comprehension of the investigated phenomenon, whilst data was gathered via personal interviews. The object of investigation comprised all Course Coordinators of the Estácio/Natal Group in Brazil´s four units. The survey´s tool comprises: 13 closed questions to identify the Coordinator´s profile; 17 questions with a 5 point Likert score scale to identify the entrepreneurial profile; 42 also resorting to a 5 point Likert score scale to measure the dimensions of the Coordinator´s activities and 4 open, optional questions to measure difficulties and possibilities that impact the development of an entrepreneurial course management approach. The study employed both a statistical method (data analysis) and descriptive statistics. Findings lead to the conclusion that information and knowledge gathered support researched HEIs in their overcoming of challenges, amongst which encouraging strategic course management and innovation, focused on implementing a new vision of the Course Coordinator, as professionals that master how to balance management and pedagogical skills, whilst innovating by resorting to entrepreneurial competencies.

scholarly journals Insights into teachers’ views on sharing ways of knowing and ways of teaching between and beyond existing disciplines

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 11-34
Author(s):  
Anne Algers ◽  
Linda Bradley
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Ways Of Knowing ◽  
Academic Disciplines ◽  
View Sharing ◽  
Trading Zones ◽  
Societal Challenges ◽  
Academic Practices ◽  
Academic Teachers ◽  
The University

Since academic teachers belong to different disciplines and thus discourses, they have different ways of knowing and teaching. Recent societal challenges call for thinking beyond boundaries and re-visiting academic practices. The purpose of this study is to investigate how academic teachers view sharing of knowledge and teaching. The study is based on survey data from eight faculties and interviews of teachers from each of these faculties at the University of Gothenburg. The results show that professional development courses in higher education teaching and learning, as well as open practices, and collaboration between academic disciplines and society are practices, which Galison (1997) termed trading zones. These trading zones are sources of learning to theorize and to facilitate exchange among peers with the potential to develop knowledge, identity and moral commitments necessary to address societal challenges. Further, the results suggest that universities need to scaffold these sharing practices. The findings inform how academic teachers’ practices can be transformed into sharing between and beyond academic disciplines.

scholarly journals The Assessment and Recommendations for Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language (CFL) at a Public Higher Education Institution in The Mekong Delta Region, Vietnam

2021 ◽  
Vol 04 (09) ◽  
Author(s):  
Huynh Thanh Tien ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Mekong Delta ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Public Higher Education ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Assessment Of Student Learning ◽  
Teaching Chinese

The changing needs of the graduate employment market require universities to take a broader view of the goals of higher education (HE). Over the years, more Chinese investors have come to invest their business in Vietnam, creating a huge demand for Chinese language skills to meet its job markets. The assessment of student learning matters as an integral part of HE and it is essential to enhance student learning through effective assessment. This study employed an interpretive qualitative research approach in which three data collection tools, including document analysis, a test design and questionnaires, were utilized. The questionnaires were delivered to all students learning Chinese 2 (Tiếng Trung 2 – the highest Chinese-level course offered at An Giang University (AGU) in order to assess their learning outcomes according to the current learning curriculum and to research what needs addressing if a new curriculum is to be developed. The data collected showed that although the current course load was heavy, it did not meet HSK certification requirements in each area - listening, reading, conversation, grammar and logogram recognition. Over 80% of the students considered necessary to reconstruct the current Chinese curriculum and redevelop the courses focusing on the communicative skills rather than academic ones. The study finally suggested some recommendations for improving the Chinese learning and teaching materials and the teaching Chinese approach for the teaching staff in the faculty effectively.

scholarly journals Perencanaan pembelajaran Pendidikan Kewarganegaraan (PKn) untuk mengembangkan kesadaran bela negara mahasiswa

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-62
Author(s):  
Sulkipani Sulkipani
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Civic Education ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Planning Study ◽  
Learning Materials ◽  
Research Results ◽  
Learning Plan ◽  
Descriptive Method

This study discusses how to design the Civic Education (CE) of learning plan to develop awareness of the student on country defense. The problem examined in this research was how to plan so it can build awareness of the student on country defense. This study used a qualitative research approach with the descriptive method. The techniques of data collection were interviews, observation, and study the documentation. Subject in the research consists of CE experts, the Professor of the Department of MKDU, and the students of various disciplines in the Education University of Indonesia (UPI). Research results revealed that the planning study has been designed in accordance with the provisions of the planning of learning in higher education, but still need development in some components such as methods, resources, and learning materials. The findings of the expert revealed that: planning study to be prepared and developed according to the characteristics of the students.

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