International Journal of Sustainable Approach to Education Practice最新文献

{"title":"Innovative Entrepreneurship for a Nation’s Economic Development: A Sustainable Paradigm for 21st Century","authors":"A Ntia, A Pius, A Habib, H Alharahsheh, C Manian","doi":"10.59268/taas/180620231","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.59268/taas/180620231","url":null,"abstract":"This study seeks to investigate the link between ‘innovative entrepreneurship and economic development’; with a bid to leverage the experience of entrepreneurs in the UK. In order to better understand these phenomena, a single research question was posed: Is there a correlation between entrepreneurship and industrialized nations’ economic development? The research question would be examined using qualitative in-depth interviews with entrepreneurs. It is established that there are common links between entrepreneurial and economic development in general. Entrepreneurs argue that business forces, economic development, employment generation, industrial invention, and business process are central desires of economies. Entrepreneurship has become the backbone of economic development in industrialized economies. Economic development and growth achieved in developed countries are due to the role of entrepreneurship in the formation of businesses which have transformed these economies from managed to entrepreneurial economies. Entrepreneurship has been used in several economies of the world and has proved to be important in creating a strong economy. The partnership would allow for more income generation, especially in taxation, which would influence the provision of basic social amenities, mobilization of investments and savings, and the spreading of industries, as well as encourage foreign earnings.","PeriodicalId":130277,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Sustainable Approach to Education Practice","volume":"69 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135471585","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Students’ and Academics' Perception of Flexible Learning Tools in the South Asian Business Schools: A Case Study from Pakistan","authors":"A. Habib, A. Pius","doi":"10.59268/taas/250120231","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.59268/taas/250120231","url":null,"abstract":"Due to globalization and the COVID-19 pandemic, we have witnessed an increase in acceptability and substantial growth in the use of flexible learning and teaching pedagogy. According to the figures released by UNESCO, some 1.3 billion learners around the world were not able to attend school or university. With an astounding 1.53 billion students out of education and 184 country-wide school closures, it's impacted 87.6% of the world’s total registered students. This study seeks to provide insight into the most effective flexible pedagogical tool, especially in the context of South Asia Business Schools. Indeed, the use of resourceful pedagogical tools is vital in developing key 21st-century employability skills among business students. In order to ensure that organizations have the right skills to support and sustain their hard-earned success, and people have a relevant set of skills they need to be both employable and individually fulfilled. Since the global economy has made largely extinct the idea of a ‘job for life’. The new norm is employability for life. Given these facts, a single case study was selected for this study; an online university that provides flexible learning to students in Pakistan and overseas via satellite TV, moderate discussion boards, recorded lectures, and one-to-one with the tutors, was used as the case. The study critically reviewed students (the end users) and academics (the service providers') perspectives on the issue of pedagogical tools. Both data strands agreed that case studies, class debates, lectures, lecture notes, PowerPoint presentations, group projects, reading, homework, multiple-choice questions, essays, and term papers are effective flexible learning tools for the development of 21st-century skills or in gaining employability for life values.","PeriodicalId":130277,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Sustainable Approach to Education Practice","volume":"os-1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127759421","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Assessing the Impact of Non-Teaching Services on Postgraduate Students’ Satisfaction: A Case of alternative Providers of Higher Education in the UK","authors":"A. Pius, O. Nwoegbe, H. Alharahsheh, A. Ntia, C. Manian","doi":"10.59268/taas/250120232","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.59268/taas/250120232","url":null,"abstract":"The research sought to assess the impact of non-teaching services on postgraduate (Pg) students’ satisfaction, focusing on the alternative provider of higher education in the UK. The ‘service provision’ is known generically as the ‘students support department’ and is argued to provide a more effective means of engagement between the learning process of Pg courses and students. The study is underpinned by the conceptual model proposed by Parasuraman et al. (1995), where it was proposed: A Multiple - Item Scale for Measuring Service User Perceptions of Service Quality. The argument proposed in this research project is that non-teaching services currently delivered by alternative providers of higher education are subject to many shortcomings. In a refinement of the SEVQUAL model, the study showed that there was a low level of student satisfaction with the current level of non-teaching services delivered at the alternative institutions; on all the key service dimensions to reduce the existing gap between expectation and service encountered. The current study argues that a new approach is needed to improve and sustain a positive learning experience for Pg students through the effective delivery of non-teaching services. For this study, the service gap is assessed as the average perception score (APS), perceived service, minus average expectation score (AES); students’ expectations from the alternative providers, and the difference is the service gap (SG). The service dimension gap equation is (1) ASP – AES = SG (1.90708 - 2.7559 = - 0. 84882). The results reveal that the overall perceived service quality is low with a value of (-0.8415), with students’ expectations score of 2.7559, and a perception score of (1.90708). While the overall service gap at Pg school is (- 0. 84882). The respondents’ overall level of service quality shows that the median gap is (– 0.6942), with a gap of (-1.53) for most students sampled. It means that the level of service encountered during the programme is lower than what learners expected; as a result, there is a low level of satisfaction with the overall service quality provided by the non-teaching staff. The study concludes that alternative providers need to invest more in non-teaching systems and processes. For instance, in the development of personnel at the front desk and management levels, for a better understanding of students’ learning needs and demands. Also, leverage technology for improved and sustained service delivery through investment in critical learning infrastructures. The findings present empirical data for regulators, senior managers, academia, and students; it would be informative and educative for the service providers (university), and service users (Pg students), who demand improved quality in all aspects of the non-teaching service assessed. The study recommends continual review and enhancement to sustain the development process of the core elements; knowledge, skills, and behaviors (KSBs), in the ","PeriodicalId":130277,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Sustainable Approach to Education Practice","volume":"12 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124913383","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Role of Entrepreneurship in the Development of Human Capital in an Era of Transition to a Greener Economy","authors":"A. Pius, A. Habib, A. Ntia, C. Manian, H. Alharahsheh, I. Guenane","doi":"10.59268/taas/010720221","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.59268/taas/010720221","url":null,"abstract":"In a highly competitive global environment, entrepreneurship, and innovative entrepreneurs are key methods for businesses to ensure success and establish a competitive advantage in the national and global marketplace. To this effect, this study seeks to critically review ‘entrepreneurship and entrepreneur’. In order to gain a better understanding of these phenomena, a single research question was posed for this study:- Are there any justifications for the UK government not leveraging on entrepreneurship pedagogy for the development of employability for life? To ensure that organizations have the right skills to support and sustain their hard-earned success, and people have a relevant set of skills they need to be both employable and individually fulfilled. Since the global economy has made largely extinct the idea of a ‘job for life’. The new norm is ‘employability for life’. In this review, the discussion on employability for life would be an assessment of the abilities and attributes that can help individuals create a rewarding business in the modern marketplace. These are the skills that today's entrepreneurs should possess. The review concludes that the increase we are noticing in human capital development during, and post-global pandemic is a deliberate government effort through SME-friendly policies that allow for entrepreneurial activities, supported by business loans for small and minimum-size businesses across the country, ensuing in the establishment of new enterprises. These targeted policies have made provisions for individuals to engage in acts that would allow for human capital development and economic prosperity","PeriodicalId":130277,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Sustainable Approach to Education Practice","volume":"13 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130489822","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Contextualizing Entrepreneurial Intentions: Psychological, Traits and Behavioral Theory","authors":"A. Pius, A. Habib, A. Ntia, C. Manian, H. Alharahsheh","doi":"10.59268/taas/010720222","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.59268/taas/010720222","url":null,"abstract":"Entrepreneurs shape each nation’s economic development, which drives the creation of small and medium size (SMEs) companies. The willingness of an individual to engage in the creation of a commercial venture, linking ‘ideas to action’ is known as entrepreneurial intentions. This is the commencement of an entrepreneurship journey and a firm antecedent of entrepreneurial traits which underpin succeeding actions. From a psychological perspective, there is a need to better understand an entrepreneur’s mindset and traits, in contrast, to that of the economic perception which emphasises the person’s ability to be innovative. Psychologists’ point of view explains the importance of understanding individual personality and behaviour in recognizing opportunities, and this is what entrepreneurial impetus is all about. The mindset of an entrepreneur plays a role in the thinking process of business formation. Trait theory approaches the concept of entrepreneurs from the view that they have a set of inherent characteristics. It is established in this review that the mindset of entrepreneurs (values, beliefs, and behaviors), what they do, having the ability to (identify opportunities), with creative and innovative capabilities to take an inherent risk and start a new venture.","PeriodicalId":130277,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Sustainable Approach to Education Practice","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131961653","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Innovative Entrepreneurship for a Nation’s Economic Development: A Sustainable Paradigm for 21st Century","authors":"A. Ntia, A. Pius, A. Habib, H. Alharahsheh, C. Manian","doi":"10.59268/taas","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.59268/taas","url":null,"abstract":"This study seeks to investigate the link between ‘innovative entrepreneurship and economic development’; with a bid to leverage the experience of entrepreneurs in the UK. In order to better understand these phenomena, a single research question was posed: Is there a correlation between entrepreneurship and industrialized nations’ economic development? The research question would be examined using qualitative in-depth interviews with entrepreneurs. It is established that there are common links between entrepreneurial and economic development in general. Entrepreneurs argue that business forces, economic development, employment generation, industrial invention, and business process are central desires of economies. Entrepreneurship has become the backbone of economic development in industrialized economies. Economic development and growth achieved in developed countries are due to the role of entrepreneurship in the formation of businesses which have transformed these economies from managed to entrepreneurial economies. Entrepreneurship has been used in several economies of the world and has proved to be important in creating a strong economy. The partnership would allow for more income generation, especially in taxation, which would influence the provision of basic social amenities, mobilization of investments and savings, and the spreading of industries, as well as encourage foreign earnings.","PeriodicalId":130277,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Sustainable Approach to Education Practice","volume":"52 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126445624","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Exploring the Influence of Learning Culture on the Effectiveness of Pedagogical Tools within Management Faculties","authors":"A. Habib, A. Pius","doi":"10.59268/taas/010420221","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.59268/taas/010420221","url":null,"abstract":"The learning culture remained a vital factor and was identified as important due to the changing nature of learning toward flexible and more geographically spread. This research project seeks to explore and better understand the lived experience of the academic staff and undergraduate learner perspectives on the influence of learning culture on the effectiveness of different pedagogical tools within management schools. The study was conducted in four different parts of the world (the United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, and Pakistan), which are unique in their learning cultures and styles. Therefore, it is important to examine the literature to investigate the influence of learning culture on the effective delivery of various pedagogical tools. The research revealed that lectures, PowerPoint presentations (PPTs), lecture notes, class debates, group projects, role play, case studies, internships, guest speakers, mentoring, technology-embedded devices (mobile phone, gaming, simulation, virtual learning environment VLE), multiple choice questions, and reading and writing remained one most effective pedagogical tool but their application is varied throughout four business schools due to the cultural perception of academics and students. The influence of learning culture on the effectiveness of pedagogical tools was found to be challenging. Learning was found to be associated with the values, beliefs, and attitudes that an individual holds and supports.","PeriodicalId":130277,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Sustainable Approach to Education Practice","volume":"42 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130261624","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}