scholarly journals El auge del aprendizaje universitario ubicuo. Uso de las tabletas en la apropiación del conocimiento

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (2 Jul-Oct) ◽  
pp. 183-204
Author(s):  
Blanca Inés Espinel ◽  
María Luisa Sevillano García ◽  
Iván Javier Monterrosa Castro ◽  
Carolina Pascual Moscoso
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Method ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Resistance To Change ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
The University ◽  
Educational Potential ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Method Approach ◽  
Shed Light

El artículo se propone abordar las nuevas formas de aprendizaje ubicuo con las tabletas en el ámbito universitario actual. Vincular las tabletas a la universidad con la comunidad educativa, es una de las exigencias metodológicas activas que el alumnado requiere para explorar algunos de los cambios que los nuevos contextos en la formación del estudiante universitario, así como la forma en que éstas impactan en el pensamiento y el aprendizaje, encaminadas a partir de la respuesta que brinda a las demandas y necesidades que se presentan en el ámbito académico. A través del diseño de investigación descriptivo, con un enfoque mixto, se analiza una muestra de 213 estudiantes de dos universidades, integrando las técnicas cualitativas (directivos) y cuantitativas. Para la validación de la encuesta, se utilizó la técnica de expertos, seleccionados mediante el procedimiento de «Coeficiente K». El análisis del cuestionario se hizo a través de la prueba de Cronbach, siendo significativa con 0,897 de grado de fiabilidad. Los resultados señalaron que existe un desconocimiento sobre su función pedagógica, poca valoración y preparación para emplearla en el aprendizaje y para cambiar las prácticas formativas tradicionales. Además, una oportunidad de aprovechar estos dispositivos es poder articular conocimientos académicos, científicos y tecnológicos, con las diferentes realidades que germinan en el contexto universitario. Se concluye que el uso de las tabletas es un campo de investigación y práctica educativa en auge por las tecnologías, por lo que se hace necesario conocer su potencial en la apropiación del conocimiento en la educación y el aprendizaje significativo. This article aims to address the new forms of ubiquitous learning with tablets in current university environments. Bringing tablets into the university educational community is one of the methodological demands that students require in order to explore some of the changes in the new contexts which define university students’ education. Besides, it is also necessary to shed light on the impact of tablets on the thinking and learning processes which academic contexts aim to activate in students. Through a descriptive research design, with a mixed-method approach, a sample of 210 students from two universities is analyzed, integrating qualitative (managing staff) and quantitative techniques. To validate the survey, the technique of experts’ opinions was applied—the experts were selected through the "Coefficient K" procedure. The analysis of the questionnaire was done through a Cronbach test and the degree of reliability obtained was significant (0,897). The results reveal a certain resistance to change traditional teacher training practices, a poor perception of the educational potential of tablets and a lack of knowledge about their pedagogical role. A clear possibility to take advantage of these devices consists of articulating academic, scientific and technological knowledge based on the different realities which emerge from university contexts. The present article concludes by stating that the use of tablets is a research strand which is booming due to new technologies and, therefore, it seems necessary to raise awareness of its great potential when it comes to the articulation of knowledge and the implementation of meaningful learning.

scholarly journals Determinants, Barriers and Strategies of Digital Transformation Adoption in a Developing Country Covid-19 era

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 67-83
Author(s):  
Kingsley Ofosu-Ampong
Keyword(s):  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Developing Country ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Technology Readiness ◽  
Adoption Of Innovation ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Method Approach ◽  
Significant Factors

The purpose of this paper is to examine the determinants and strategies of digital transformation adoption (DTA) in a developing country context through the lens of price value, hedonic motivation, inherent innovativeness and technology readiness. The study also investigates the impact of COVID-19 on banks in Ghana from the managers' perspectives and provide possible solutions for banks' successful transitioning and uptake of digital transformation in a post COVID-19 era. The study was carried out using a mixed-method approach from banks in Ghana. The findings of the study revealed that customers' technology acceptance and adoption of innovation is fraught with challenges. At the same time, employees/banks struggled to adjust to new technologies during the COVID-19 pandemic. Further, the findings indicate that price value, inherent innovativeness and technology readiness were the significant factors in DTA. Conversely, hedonic motivation was an insignificant factor in a developing country context. The paper concludes with a conceptual model for emergency digital transformation to respond to future pandemics.

scholarly journals Global Financial Crisis and Philanthropy: Malaysian Case

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 19-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janice Lay Hui Nga
Keyword(s):  
Financial Crisis ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Global Financial Crisis ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Civil Society Organisations ◽  
The Global Financial Crisis ◽  
The Impact ◽  
To Receive ◽  
Method Approach

This paper investigates the issue of the global financial crisis and its impacts on philanthropy and civil society organisations (CSOs) in Malaysia. CSOs are popularly known as non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Malaysia. Financial crisis has caused NGOs in many countries to receive less funding. This situation may threaten and discourage voluntary works. Undoubtedly, these beneficial contributions from the NGOs are needful services to the society. This paper examines the impact of financial crisis through the lens of NGOs and philanthropy activities in Malaysia. It utilises primary and secondary data, employs a mixed method approach, and uses quantitative and qualitative data. While there are many influencing factors in this development, this paper presents several significant aspects in the Malaysian context, including the style and nature of giving, culture, religion, and political pressure. This study attempts to seek potential solutions, pathways and possible approaches beneficial to NGOs and philanthropy activities for their sustainability in facing the financial crisis and its consequences. Experiences and lessons learnt in Malaysia may well be useful and applicable to some extent in other countries.

scholarly journals Universidad: NTIC, interacción y aprendizaje

2006 ◽  
pp. a061 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerardo Meneses Benítez
Keyword(s):  
New Technologies ◽  
Teaching Tools ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
Nuevas Tecnologías ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

El trabajo que se presenta tiene como punto de partida la percepción o valoración que todos hemos realizado al finalizar un curso o programa educativo de que se ha producido, o no,  un aprendizaje a lo largo del mismo - independientemente de su carácter presencial o virtual -. Se aborda esta situación mediante el estudio de la influencia de las nuevas tecnologías de la información y de la comunicación en la enseñanza en la universidad y de forma más específica por medio de una investigación que persigue la identificación y caracterización de la interacción como elemento clave en el aprendizaje.AbstractThis paper has, as a starting point, the appreciation and assessment we all have done at the end of a course or educative program we have assesst, whether or not, there’s been a learning throughout the whole program – apart from its virtual or presencial character-. The situation has been undertaken by means of the study of the influence the new technologies of information and communication, have in the university teachings and, more precisely, through the investigation that aims at the interactivity identification as a key factor in the learnings in teaching: tools contributions, things that might changes, the nature of the interactivity accomplishment, the impact, the insertion of the different elements...

scholarly journals Giving voice to the street: a case study of Toronto’s Street Voices magazine

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miranda Feasey
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Method ◽  
Street Youth ◽  
Major Research ◽  
Print Medium ◽  
Transformative Potential ◽  
The Arts ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Method Approach

This Major Research Paper investigates Street Voices Magazine as an instrument and communications tool to engage and empower street youth in Toronto. The following questions guided my study: What are the ways in which Street Voices Magazine gives voice to the marginalized and silenced? Why is Street Voices Magazine an appropriate medium for connecting with street youth? A mixed-method approach was used to analyze the texts and images in three issues of the magazine to determine the effectiveness of the print medium, what these texts and images suggest about the motivations of the contributors, and whether the magazine meets its objective of serving street youth. The study suggests that the transformative potential of the arts, the role of the magazine in fostering in the contributors the identity of an artist, and the lack of other spaces for expression are significant themes that underpin Street Voices Magazine’s appeal and effectiveness. The study also leads to suggestions for further research, which could improve an understanding of this diverse demographic and confirm the impact of Street Voices Magazine.

THE IMPACT OF POOR WASTE MANAGEMENT PRACTICE ON THE CAMPUS STUDENTS: THE CASE OF GONDAR UNIVERSITY OF “TEWODROS” CAMPUS, ETHIOPIA

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 45-58
Author(s):  
Habtamu Wondimu
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Management Practice ◽  
Policy Frameworks ◽  
Waste Handling ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Office Personnel ◽  
Method Approach

This study aimed to examine the impact of poor solid waste management on student’s health care at Gondar University of “Tewodros” campus. The study used a mixed-method approach. To recruit sample respondents', both probability and non-probability sampling methods have been employed. In the meantime, the study revealed the sources of solid waste, it is understood that the poorly collected and managed solid wastes of the study area due to the lack of necessary materials and facilities of waste collection, lack of laborers engaged in street sweeping and daily removal of solid waste is now becoming the major causes of environmental problems such as surface and groundwater pollution problems. Besides, the student’s health office personnel in the interview approached the general health status of the students on the campus during this year. Accordingly, dysentery, common cold, and typhoid are the most frequently appear disease on the Tewodros campus. Therefore, there should be a “students committee “at the campus level to control illegal dumping and to develop practice and habits of poor waste handling and disposal in the community, and there must be apparent regulation and policy frameworks that prohibit poor waste management.

Who owns the student voice?

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lauren Dickinson ◽  
Antonia Fox
Keyword(s):  
Focus Groups ◽  
Concept Mapping ◽  
Student Voice ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Student Activities ◽  
Personal Connection ◽  
Student Union ◽  
The University ◽  
Method Approach ◽  
Insight Into

This research, undertaken by Student Fellows (a scheme managed by both the University of Winchester and Winchester Student Union), aims to evaluate students’ perceptions of student voice at the University and to raise awareness of the opportunities available. Through the mixed-method approach of concept mapping, focus groups and surveys, the hope is to target the gap in the literature of this field. Having a personal connection with this project gave us a powerful insight into the students’ mindset and therefore allowed us to address the issue directly, particularly with regard to the decrease in engagement with student activities from school to university.

Taking an Evidence-Based Approach to Evidence-Based Policing Research

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Boulton ◽  
Rebecca Phythian ◽  
Stuart Kirby ◽  
Ian Dawson
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Method ◽  
Practical Implementation ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
International Evidence ◽  
Growing Body ◽  
Key Features ◽  
Evidence Based Policing ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Method Approach

Abstract A growing body of international evidence reflects the increasing recognition of evidence-based policing (EBP) and the co-production of research, yet the extent of which such research is being implemented remains unclear. This study seeks to explore the efficacy of EBP in relation to practical implementation issues and assess the impact research is having on practice, both within and external to a specific Constabulary. Twenty-nine research studies, conducted in association with the Constabulary, were examined using a mixed-method approach. Of the total projects, 52% of projects were found to have generated a change to practice or policy. The key features of research that were associated with impact included: (i) mixed-method data collection, (ii) transferability, and (iii) increased dissemination that engaged practitioner and academic audiences. Practically, these findings suggest that EBP research projects can be designed and disseminated in a way that increases the likelihood of implementing the findings to change practice.

scholarly journals On the implications of technological innovation for environmental policy

2002 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian W.H. Parry
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Policy ◽  
Technological Innovation ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Policy Instruments ◽  
Environmental Policies ◽  
Environmental Policy Instruments ◽  
Induced Innovation ◽  
Net Benefits ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Shed Light

This paper draws on a number of recent studies to shed light on several policy issues raised by the impact of environmental policies on technological innovation. First, to what extent does induced innovation raise the overall net benefits to society from environmental policies? Second, how does induced innovation affect the appropriate choice among alternative environmental policy instruments? Third, how does it affect the optimal stringency of environmental regulations? Fourth, should environmental policies be supplemented with additional policies to promote innovation, such as research contracts or prizes for new technologies?

scholarly journals Exploring Determinants of Attraction and Helpfulness of Online Product Review: A Consumer Behaviour Perspective

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xu Chen ◽  
Jie Sheng ◽  
Xiaojun Wang ◽  
Jiangshan Deng
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Method ◽  
Consumer Behaviour ◽  
Online Reviews ◽  
Product Reviews ◽  
Implicit Information ◽  
Online Product Review ◽  
Review Helpfulness ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Method Approach

To assist filtering and sorting massive review messages, this paper attempts to examine the determinants of review attraction and helpfulness. Our analysis divides consumers’ reading process into “notice stage” and “comprehend stage” and considers the impact of “explicit information” and “implicit information” of review attraction and review helpfulness. 633 online product reviews were collected from Amazon China. A mixed-method approach is employed to test the conceptual model proposed for examining the influencing factors of review attraction and helpfulness. The empirical results show that reviews with negative extremity, more words, and higher reviewer rank easily gain more attraction and reviews with negative extremity, higher reviewer rank, mixed subjective property, and mixed sentiment seem to be more helpful. The research findings provide some important insights, which will help online businesses to encourage consumers to write good quality reviews and take more active actions to maximise the value of online reviews.

scholarly journals Individual’s Resistance Regarding BPM Initiative: Case Study of the Insurance Company

2017 ◽  
Vol 63 (4) ◽  
pp. 29-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mirjana Pejić Bach ◽  
Vesna Bosilj Vukšić ◽  
Dalia Suša Vugec
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Reasoned Action ◽  
Resistance To Change ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Insurance Company ◽  
Initial Belief ◽  
Significant Barrier ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Shed Light

AbstractThough the individual’s resistance is very often considered a significant barrier to BPM success, the literature on that topic is quite scarce. With the aim to shed light on this topic, we have conducted research of a Croatian insurance company. We examined the impact of individual’s resistance regarding BPM initiative using the theory of reasoned action. Structural equation model was developed using the data collected by the survey among company employees. The results indicate that subjective norms are positively related to the individual’s resistance regarding BPM initiative, while positive initial belief regarding BPM initiative tends to decrease the probability of resistance to change.

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