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Toward Educational Requirements Model for Mobile Learning Development and Adoption in Higher Education
Mobile learning (M-learning) is a learning paradigm that utilizes the advantages of mobility and wireless technologies in the learning and education process. It can be characterized by the ability to support and provide strong interaction between learners and instructors, offering high levels of learning motivation, collaboration, and flexibility to the learning activities. Despite the increased popularity of M-learning, there is no complete and well-defined set of educational requirements for M-learning in higher education which considers both instructional design and M-learning design. Therefore, this paper proposes a new educational requirements model for M-learning development and adoption in higher education. This set of requirements has been built from a literature study with focus on standards for learning and mobile application software quality and guidelines. This work presents the results of applying the proposed set of educational requirements on three different M-learning systems. Instructional designers and educational software developers may find the requirements useful in the development of M-learning systems. The effort described is part of an Omani-funded research project investigating the development, adoption and dissemination of M-learning in Oman.
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Inclusive Education Through the Friendship Bridge Project
The Friendship Bridge project is an educational project born from the desire to remove some existing barriers between children, especially between children with special educational requirements and other children, from the desire to achieve the socialization of children with special educational requirements and the development of the associative capacities that determine the children to be able to live in permanent association with others, to be capable of friendly relations and, in particular, to want to maintain connections with their peers. The ongoing project since the fall of 2009 was initiated by the School Center for Inclusive Education No. 3 Oradea in the period 2009-2010, then by the School Center for Inclusive Education Orizont Oradea, in the period 2010-2013, the Teachers Training House of Bihor County in the school year 2013-2014, and the School Center for Inclusive Education No. 1 Oradea in the period 2014-2023. In this paper, we will make a retrospective of the activities carried out within the Friendship Bridge educational project identifying the role and importance of the projects in the integration and socialization of students with special educational requirements.
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Rejecting education as the basis of the social prestige of occupations: the role of polarized political ideologies and parties in Switzerland
Because of an important consistency in the prestige ratings of occupations from respondents across various social groups, countries and over time, the roots of divergent perceptions of the social prestige of occupations have attracted little attention. Yet structural changes in modern economies, brought by rapid globalization and technological change, and the polarization of political life might have triggered a growing contestation of the traditional foundations of modern societies. We contribute to this important question by analyzing a unique data set in Switzerland based on a survey of adults’ perception of the social prestige of occupations. As our results indicate, respondents identifying with major or minor right-wing populist parties do not reject the dominant view of the prestige of occupations. Rather, adherence to radical political ideologies, whether at the far left or far right, correlates with a lower impact of the educational requirements of occupations on their perceived social prestige. Interestingly, individuals at the far left of the ideology spectrum also value autonomy at the workplace less, while voters of the New and Centre-Left put a stronger emphasis on problem-solving skills for the prestige of occupations.
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Evaluation of a model for providing cost effective, accessible continuing education to the forensic science community
This study presents a detailed model and its subsequent assessment for the development and optimized delivery of continuing education for the forensic science community. Online continuing education is on the rise as this modality of content dissemination allows for accessibility, convenience, and affordability. The model, which includes an educational needs assessment, gap analysis, online content delivery and archival, was evaluated through the launch of a global training event/symposium series. The four-year study of over 6 000 participants representing >75 countries provides empirical support for the model based upon registration/attendance data and participant self-assessment surveys. Best practices are identified relative to content and format, operational excellence, technology, and financing of the event. Future directions along with opportunities to further enhance the model are also discussed.
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A model is presented for the development, online delivery, and archival of compelling, cost effective continuing education content for the forensic science community.
The model is evaluated based upon registration/attendance data and participant surveys.
Best practices relative to content and format, operational issues, selection of technology and financing of the event are shared.
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Technological and Educational Requirements for Inland Navigation Simulator in the Danube Region
Education and practical training of the crew members in water transport have been directed towards harmonisation within the EU. One of the basic goals of the project HINT (Harmonized Inland Navigation Transport through education and information technology) is the implementation of inland navigation simulators into the educational process. They might become an alternative way for practical training of crew members in near future. In this article we analyse the requirements for the functions and complexity of an inland navigation simulator in the educational process within the Danube region. The analysis comes from the research that was carried out by the organisations that work in Inland Water Transport (IWT) in the Danube region in October 2013.
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Skills for the labor market in the Philippines
This book investigates trends in skills demand and supply over the past two decades for insights into ways to build (and use) the critical skills needed to sustain competitiveness of the Philippine economy. Part one of the book investigates trends in demand for skills in the country overall and by sectors, explores its possible determinants, and attempts to identify emerging skills gaps. Part two turns to the analysis of the supply of skills in the country with a focus on the ability of education and training to provide highly skilled labor, keeping workers' skills updated, and providing skills development opportunities for the unskilled. It explores employers' perceptions on the quality of institutions and provides detailed analysis of the main characteristics, outcomes, and challenges in four key (or growing) subsectors of the provision of skills in the country: higher education, postsecondary technical-vocational education, non-formal secondary education, and postemployment training. It concludes with a summary of policy recommendations.
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Building the skills for economic growth and competitiveness in Sri Lanka
This book analyzes skills demand and supply in Sri Lanka and scrutinizes how skills are formed, the factors shaping skills demand, and the responsiveness of the system. Sri Lanka has made strong progress in economic growth and poverty reduction. Economic growth and structural changes in the economy, however, make skills development imperative as Sri Lanka implements its the Mahinda Chintana plan to become a regional hub in strategic economic areas. Yet, skills shortages and mismatches are widespread, and firms with undereducated employees and a shortage of skilled labor are less productive. This book proposes an effective skills development system to help diversify the country's economy, improve its labor productivity and competitiveness, offer the country the flexibility to compete effectively in the global economy, and further reduce poverty in the country. After the book's introduction to the Mahinda Chintana plan, chapter two describes the general education and training system in Sri Lanka, especially the TVET sector. Chapter three examines the main drivers of skills demand and skills mismatches and gaps in Sri Lanka. Chapter four studies the relationship between education, training, and labor market outcomes, including skills already available in the workforce. Chapters five and six analyze factors affecting the skills supply system, such as cost, financing, and governance and also private sector provision. Chapter seven briefly reviews firm-based training in Sri Lanka based on evidence from the employer survey. Chapter eight assesses workforce development policies in Sri Lanka based on the World Bank's Systems Approach for Better Education Results (SABER) framework. Finally, chapter nine provides the summary of main findings and outlines possibilities for the way forward in skills development in Sri Lanka. Please note that Figure 5.2 in the book is incorrect, and should be replaced by the corresponding figure in volume 2 of this report.
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Competency and Educational Requirements: Perspective of the Rural Emergency Nurse
Introduction Continuing education has been associated with maintaining clinical competency for nurses. Despite this information, the availability, time, and financial support to attend continuing educational programs challenge the ability to develop, provide, or attend such programs. Before the development of methods to provide continuing educational programs to nurses working in rurally located emergency departments, a survey was developed to capture the perspective of these nurses. Methods An investigator-developed survey was administered to emergency nurses working within an emergency department located in a rural Midwestern state. Consent was implied upon return of the survey, and response to the survey was voluntary, in accordance with our institutional review board's policy. Results Data were obtained from 33 nurses, representing 3 different rurally located ED settings. The perceptions of the participants of this study are that maintaining clinical competency is important and that ongoing continuing education should be mandatory. Discussion These data indicate that emergency nurses in rural areas are willing to participate in ongoing education and that maintaining clinical competency is valued. Using evidence-based data to develop continuing educational programs increases the potential for the programs to be appropriate and valued and more likely to be attended by these nurses.
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Higher education in Francophone Africa
For more than a decade, higher education and research in the French-speaking countries of Africa has been in a state of severe crisis, stemming from an increasing disparity between available resources and the requirements vital to providing high-quality education. This paper seeks to: 1) highlight the factors which have led to the development of this situation in most countries; 2) identify the conditions for creating a framework for regulating financially-sustainable higher education and research systems; and 3) identify ways of increasing funding for this sector as well as maintaining its quality.
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