{"title":"Block mode delivery in an andragogic environment: challenges and strategies","authors":"S. Ajayan, S. Balasubramanian","doi":"10.1504/IJMIE.2021.10035020","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/IJMIE.2021.10035020","url":null,"abstract":"Block mode of delivery, a distinct form of accelerated/intensive course offering, has witnessed significant growth in recent years in higher education. However, despite the increase in popularity, academic enquiry into block mode delivery has been scarce. This formed the motivation of this study where a comprehensive understanding on the challenges and strategies for improving block mode teaching is developed based on multiple interviews with academics involved in block mode delivery in the UAE. The study found ten key challenges impacting block mode delivery and nine strategies to minimise/eliminate these challenges. The findings are expected to provide academics, policymakers and institutions in the UAE higher education sector, and in general, key insights into the effective design, delivery, and management of courses in block mode. An investigation on block-mode teaching in the UAE higher education has not been previously attempted and constitutes the novelty of this work.","PeriodicalId":38611,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Management in Education","volume":"20 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90600385","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":"Interaction between institutional and professional dimensions of schools experiencing an administrative reform process","authors":"Kamil Yıldırım","doi":"10.1504/IJMIE.2021.10035019","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/IJMIE.2021.10035019","url":null,"abstract":"This study investigated the interaction between institutional and personal professional dimensions in schools in a centralised education system that experienced a major reform initiative. Assuming the influence of both dimensions on teachers' behaviours, we tested an integrated causal model. By conducting a predictive-correlational-survey design, the study collected and analysed the data belonged to 346 teachers from primary, lower secondary and upper-secondary schools. The model confirmed the significant prediction of personal professional dimension. The key variable was being cooperative-orientation. The study concluded that succeeding any reform initiative on schools depends on improving teachers' personal professional characteristics.","PeriodicalId":38611,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Management in Education","volume":"23 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87299918","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":"Identifying factors contributing to the development and sustainability of professional learning communities in Malaysian secondary schools","authors":"Mei Kin Tai, A. K. Omar","doi":"10.1504/IJMIE.2021.10038436","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/IJMIE.2021.10038436","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38611,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Management in Education","volume":"32 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81099762","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":"Knowledge management and organisational innovation in higher education","authors":"N. Thang, N. Dung, Ho Dinh Phi, Cao Xuan Trang","doi":"10.1504/IJMIE.2021.10036595","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/IJMIE.2021.10036595","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38611,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Management in Education","volume":"249 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80676576","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":"Impact of socio-demographics on decision making for participation in vocational education and training","authors":"Garimidi Siva Sree, P. Ramlal","doi":"10.1504/ijmie.2021.10040572","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/ijmie.2021.10040572","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38611,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Management in Education","volume":"39 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90621852","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}
Meirani Harsasi, M. P. Hutagaol, L. M. Baga, I. Sailah
{"title":"Why lecturers do not produce adequate scientific publications: an empirical study in private universities in Indonesia","authors":"Meirani Harsasi, M. P. Hutagaol, L. M. Baga, I. Sailah","doi":"10.1504/ijmie.2021.10042939","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/ijmie.2021.10042939","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38611,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Management in Education","volume":"80 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86668547","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":"School principals' perceived knowledge towards information and communication technology in teaching and learning in Zimbabwean secondary schools","authors":"M. A. Akintunde, Rosemary Guvhu, Thuthukile Jita","doi":"10.1504/ijmie.2021.10042937","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/ijmie.2021.10042937","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38611,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Management in Education","volume":"74 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85538770","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":"Indicators of personal mastery in the life narratives of principals of high-performing schools: an organisational perspective","authors":"S. Kwatubana","doi":"10.1504/IJMIE.2021.10036593","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/IJMIE.2021.10036593","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38611,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Management in Education","volume":"168 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80560015","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}
Mary Olufunmilayo Adelaiye, G. Ofeimun, Simeon Anifowose, N. Mat, Isidore Ekpe
{"title":"Scaffolding career skills with entrepreneurial skills for youths' employment in Nigeria: attitude, social influence as moderators","authors":"Mary Olufunmilayo Adelaiye, G. Ofeimun, Simeon Anifowose, N. Mat, Isidore Ekpe","doi":"10.1504/IJMIE.2021.10036590","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/IJMIE.2021.10036590","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38611,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Management in Education","volume":"11 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88746934","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":"Higher education teachers' and students' attitudes towards e-learning and distance education: a comparative study in light of the COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia","authors":"Fahad M. Al Anezi","doi":"10.1504/ijmie.2021.10040567","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/ijmie.2021.10040567","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38611,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Management in Education","volume":"3 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82395771","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}