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{"title":"Approaching informal learning about #feminism on Twitter","authors":"Verónica Valcarce de Veer, Paloma Valdivia-Vizarreta","doi":"10.1108/oth-06-2020-0021","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/oth-06-2020-0021","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000Purpose\u0000In a socio-educational context impregnated by social networks, feminist organizations and individuals have turned to social media to spread their knowledge. This paper aims to approach how feminist tweets are produced to ignite meaningful informal learning (IL) processes.\u0000\u0000\u0000Design/methodology/approach\u0000This study uses an interdisciplinary mixed methodology. By using Twitter tracking tools, a database has been enabled to catalogue feminist hashtags into topics and categories for further analysis. These data have been contrasted with surveys to the managers of the most followed feminist accounts in Spain and Catalonia.\u0000\u0000\u0000Findings\u0000From an educational perspective, the analysed feminist hashtags have been organized in 13 different topic categories. The different propagation processes on Twitter – tweeting and retweeting – imply diverse learning processes. Moreover, tweets with complementary information such as images or links generate the most interaction, being the preferred format for IL.\u0000\u0000\u0000Research limitations/implications\u0000Researching with Big Data in educational sciences is a field in development, and Twitter data collection tools are mostly addressed to marketing and economic sectors; thus, free tools with limited services were used, offering the analysis of a brief and concrete situation of a platform in constant change. Although this ephemeral data and its relevance does not prevail over time, it has an impact on citizens’ learning.\u0000\u0000\u0000Originality/value\u0000It is the first study in Spain that illustrates the informal education that feminism offers to the community, facing the complexity of measuring Twitter with an educational perspective through the use of marketing tools.\u0000","PeriodicalId":47013,"journal":{"name":"On the Horizon","volume":"24 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2021-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83251845","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 humanities: it is their time","authors":"D. Atkinson","doi":"10.1108/oth-05-2021-0061","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/oth-05-2021-0061","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000Purpose\u0000Much has been written about the crisis in the Humanities even as student interest in the Humanities continues to decline. In the so-called “post-truth,” “post-COVID19” period,” however, the Humanities deserve attention for the important role they must play in preparing students for the world during a period of dramatic change.\u0000\u0000\u0000Design/methodology/approach\u0000Discussion focuses on the “post-truth” period and how the Humanities have a role in confronting misinformation and “fake news.” It provides specific actions for how those in the Humanities might address the current situation. It relies on the author’s considerable background as a university Dean and President over a period of over 40 years and draws on a variety of written material addressing the future of the Humanities.\u0000\u0000\u0000Findings\u0000In a period when the world confronts unprecedented change, when misinformation is confused with the truth and when social media exercises so much influence, students more than ever need the insight and context of the Humanities to mitigate the cant, bogus claims and questionable ethics that so much shape the world. Responsibility falls to faculty as they must make clear to their students how the Humanities provide a perspective that allows students to work through the big questions of their time.\u0000\u0000\u0000Research limitations/implications\u0000Much has been written about the challenges facing the Humanities. It is hoped that this paper will generate additional discussion on how the Humanities might assert themselves during what are troubling times in higher education.\u0000\u0000\u0000Originality/value\u0000The author’s long experience as a senior university administrator provides a perspective that faculty and administrators might find useful as they consider the future of the Humanities at their institutions.\u0000","PeriodicalId":47013,"journal":{"name":"On the Horizon","volume":"24 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2021-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81043202","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":"Appraising social work curriculum in India: learners’ perspective","authors":"Richi Simon","doi":"10.1108/oth-01-2021-0029","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/oth-01-2021-0029","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000Purpose\u0000This paper aims to understand the social work curriculum as perceived by the learners of the master’s degree programme. The study compares the perception as held by students’ originating from the same and different faculties regarding the curricular aspects of social work education in India.\u0000\u0000\u0000Design/methodology/approach\u0000The study uses a qualitative approach. It is a case study-based paper whereby the participants were selected using multi-phase sampling, universities were selected using purposive sampling and 106 students were selected using quota sampling. Semi-structured online interviews were taken using an interview guide and transcribed. Inter-coder reliability was tested using Cohen’s kappa. The paper used grounded theory to analyse data.\u0000\u0000\u0000Findings\u0000The study suggests a significant difference in the perception of curriculum between those originating from the same discipline and other faculty. It was found that the learners perceive the curriculum to be obsolete in addressing contemporary concerns and needs serious reframing.\u0000\u0000\u0000Research limitations/implications\u0000As the study uses the case study method, it has been limited to four universities of Madhya Pradesh state of India to analyse the cases effectively. Further, only the domain of social work has been explored in the study. Thus, the results may lack generalizability. Further studies can also be conducted to test the propositions suggested. Even similar studies can be carried out with other disciplines. Also, the study being cross-sectional leaves scope for future comparative and longitudinal studies.\u0000\u0000\u0000Practical implications\u0000The paper presents some interesting perceptions of the student community, which can be used for redesigning and revising the social work curriculum. Such appraisals if done by every educational institute can bring significant reforms in the present education system of India and make it at par with the global standards and responsive to the contemporary needs of the society. Further, with such training, social workers can be true change agents.\u0000\u0000\u0000Social implications\u0000The study can play a significant role in the redesigning of social work education in India. Thus, directly or indirectly benefit the entire society.\u0000\u0000\u0000Originality/value\u0000The paper addresses the concern to include the current student community in curriculum design to ensure quality curriculum.\u0000","PeriodicalId":47013,"journal":{"name":"On the Horizon","volume":"153 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2021-08-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76432083","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":"Key issues influencing the future internationalization of higher education: the case of Thailand","authors":"Andy Hines, Lakhana Dockiao","doi":"10.1108/OTH-03-2021-0044","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/OTH-03-2021-0044","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000Purpose\u0000The rapidly changed global context for internationalization (IZN) over the next decade prompted a decision to use a futurist perspective for identifying issues to be considered in the organization’s next strategic plan. This paper aims to report on this project to identify current and strategic issues influencing the future strategy of the higher education (HE) IZN for Thailand on behalf of the Bureau of International Cooperation Strategy and the Office of the Higher Education Commission.\u0000\u0000\u0000Design/methodology/approach\u0000The research approach was a customized version of the University of Houston’s Framework Foresight method. It involved framing the domain with a description and domain map, scanning for signals of change within the domain and emerging issues analysis to produce a set of current and emerging issues. A planning step synthesizes a set of recommended actions.\u0000\u0000\u0000Findings\u0000The key findings reported in this paper are the identification of 14 current and emerging issues influencing the future of the IZN of HE in Thailand. The issues were organized along with the three horizons framework: H1: how are we [currently] doing? H2: what should we do next and H3, where do we want to go? The primary recommendation of this research reported on in this study is to consider the 14 issues for inclusion into the next strategic plan. Seven specific strategic options mapped over three phases were identified as well. The research reported here was carried out for Thailand, but the process could easily be adapted by other countries and other topics.\u0000\u0000\u0000Research limitations/implications\u0000The modified version of the University of Houston Framework Foresight approach has been applied successfully to many topics. The topic explored here is focused on one nation, Thailand. The authors feel the lessons are, however, broadly applicable.\u0000\u0000\u0000Practical implications\u0000The ability to use a futurist perspective to identify current and emerging issues is highlighted. The organizing of the issues using the three horizons framework proved to be particularly useful in helping the client to develop a sense of timing regarding the future, that is, when and to what degree to pay attention to the many issues that typically confront any organization.\u0000\u0000\u0000Originality/value\u0000The use of the three horizons framework in the analysis of the emerging issues provide benefits in two ways in situating the likely timing of signals of change in horizon scanning and “scan hits” both scanning for the identification of issues and organizing the resulting current and emerging issues along the three horizons with H1 current issues: how are we [currently] doing?; H2 emerging issues: what should we do next and H3 emerging issues, where do we want to go? The paper also includes a section exploring the impact of Covid-19 on the likely timing of the issues identified just before the pandemic hit, finding that timing of some issues would speed up, some would stay the same and some would slow down.\u0000","PeriodicalId":47013,"journal":{"name":"On the Horizon","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2021-07-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82128500","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":"Work–family conflict and job satisfaction among construction professionals: the mediating role of emotional exhaustion","authors":"Tharindu C. Dodanwala, Pooja Shrestha","doi":"10.1108/oth-11-2020-0042","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/oth-11-2020-0042","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000Purpose\u0000Work–family conflict plays a vital role in employees’ work-related satisfaction and emotional exhaustion measures. Yet, the theoretical interrelationship between work–family conflict, emotional exhaustion and job satisfaction has not been fully explored in the construction literature. Hence, this study aims to assess emotional exhaustion’s mediating role in the relationship between work–family conflict and job satisfaction of the construction professionals.\u0000\u0000\u0000Design/methodology/approach\u0000Data were gathered from a cross-sectional survey of 308 project-level construction professionals in Sri Lanka. A confirmatory factor analysis followed by three structural equation models was used in analyzing the research hypotheses.\u0000\u0000\u0000Findings\u0000The results support the mediation model of emotional exhaustion, in which the emotional exhaustion fully mediated the relationship between work–family conflict and job satisfaction. Hence, the authors concluded that a higher level of work–family conflict would directly contribute to a greater degree of emotional exhaustion, which in turn lessens the job satisfaction of the project employees.\u0000\u0000\u0000Originality/value\u0000In identifying how work–family conflict, emotional exhaustion and job satisfaction are linked together, the present study added the mediating role of emotional exhaustion to the previous empirical research on the relationship between work–family conflict and job satisfaction in the context of the construction industry.\u0000","PeriodicalId":47013,"journal":{"name":"On the Horizon","volume":"12 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2021-06-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89417104","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":"Enhancing innovative work behaviour: the role of servant leadership and creative self-efficacy","authors":"Ghulam Jan, S. Zainal, Lata Lata","doi":"10.1108/OTH-12-2020-0044","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/OTH-12-2020-0044","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000Purpose\u0000The purpose of this paper is to explore the influence of an emerging and idealized leadership style in hospitality research such as servant leadership on employees’ innovative work behavior (IWB) via creative self-efficacy. This study also aims to investigate the moderating role of knowledge sharing between creative self-efficacy and IWB.\u0000\u0000\u0000Design/methodology/approach\u0000Data were collected from employees working in four- and five-star hotels in Pakistan. Partial least square-structural equation modeling via Smart PLS was used for data analysis.\u0000\u0000\u0000Findings\u0000Findings of the study reported the significant mediating effect of creative self-efficacy beliefs between servant leadership and IWB. Furthermore, the relationship between creative self-efficacy and IWB was strengthened to the extent that knowledge sharing among employees in the hotel firms was high.\u0000\u0000\u0000Practical implications\u0000Practitioners looking to enhance creative self-efficacy and IWB can do so by developing the servant leadership qualities of managers.\u0000\u0000\u0000Originality/value\u0000This paper contributes to the literature by showing creative self-efficacy as a crucial mediating mechanism through which servant leadership enhances employees’ IWB in the hospitality industry. Moreover, the findings add understanding in the body of knowledge that knowledge sharing among members in hospitality firms play boundary condition in the creative self-efficacy-IWB linkage.\u0000","PeriodicalId":47013,"journal":{"name":"On the Horizon","volume":"356 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2021-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77157550","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":"Promoting sustainable ventures among university students in Pakistan: an empirical study based on the theory of planned behavior","authors":"Idrees Waris, Muhammad Farooq, I. Hameed, A. Shahab","doi":"10.1108/OTH-10-2020-0035","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/OTH-10-2020-0035","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000Purpose\u0000This study aims to examine the drivers of sustainable entrepreneurship intention (SEI) among university students in Pakistan.\u0000\u0000\u0000Design/methodology/approach\u0000A survey-based methodology was used to collect the data from the participants. Further, this study used covariance-based structural equation modeling to test the proposed hypotheses.\u0000\u0000\u0000Findings\u0000The findings of this study confirm that the model of sustainable entrepreneurship is effective as it explains 83% variance to predict SEI among the students.\u0000\u0000\u0000Originality/value\u0000This research has contributed to the literature of sustainable entrepreneurship and proposed valuable insights in understanding the influence of sustainability education, sustainability attitude, self-efficacy and self-identity on SEI.\u0000","PeriodicalId":47013,"journal":{"name":"On the Horizon","volume":"95 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2021-03-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79384370","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":"Evaluation of students’ attitude toward distance learning during the pandemic (Covid-19): a case study of ELTE university","authors":"Yassine Ismaili","doi":"10.1108/OTH-09-2020-0032","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/OTH-09-2020-0032","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: Covid-19 has prompted higher institutions around the globe to relocate traditional classes to online classes Eotvos Lorand University (ELTE) was no exception It had already drawn up limited strategies regarding distance education, but those Web-based platforms were provided only to students with special needs Due to the pandemic, all ELTE students were compelled to use online platforms that the university provided, such as Microsoft Teams and Zoom, to resume their studies This study aims to evaluate the initial experience of students in using these new platforms It also explores the effects distance learning has on students’ satisfaction and attitudes toward their education Design/methodology/approach: By using a quantitative approach, students’ attitudes toward e-learning and their access to tech-platforms, use of those platforms and satisfaction with online courses are processed and analyzed via a statistical package for the social sciences Findings: The results of this study show that distance learning is still in the development stage, and although traditional classrooms appeared to be indispensable, the positive attitudes and willingness of the majority of students to engage in distance learning classes in the post-COVID19 pandemic indicate that there is an immense potential future for e-learning platforms in higher education institutions Originality/value: The distance learning approach has been the only way for institutions worldwide to resume studies during the pandemic of Covid-19 Students faced mixed feelings of perplexity, loneliness, uncertainty over what is going to happen with classes, exams, graduation and other significant activities impacting their study path;irrespective of their daily struggles with the hard accessibility to means of e-learning and personal potential health problems This evaluation is considered as a roadmap for institutions to follow-up and to improve the organizational and educational shortcomings they met © 2020, Emerald Publishing Limited","PeriodicalId":47013,"journal":{"name":"On the Horizon","volume":"8 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2021-01-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81239088","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":"Autonomia curricular do professor nos subsistemas de ensino geral e técnico-profissional em Angola: uma análise crítica","authors":"António Luís Julião","doi":"10.30612/HRE.V9I16.10977","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30612/HRE.V9I16.10977","url":null,"abstract":"This article aims to take a critical and reflective look at the margins of curricular autonomy granted to teachers through Presidential Decree no 276/19, of 6 September and Presidential Decree no 254/19, of 9 August, with the ultimate aim of enhancing their possibilities to improve educational quality. In order to support it, and taking inspiration from the qualitative approach, it was distinguished by the survey of the theoretical-bibliographic and documentary apparatus, about the theme studied in this work. The text reveals that, although the Central Administration confers some margins of rhetorical autonomy to teachers in order to make the curriculum more flexible and innovative according to the educational context, without constant transversal improvement, curricular maturity and the lack of collective will and capacity for self-regulation. teachers, such autonomy will be neglected at the expense of curriculum revenues.","PeriodicalId":47013,"journal":{"name":"On the Horizon","volume":"21 1","pages":"1-23"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2020-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91076052","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":"A percepção de professores da rede estadual sobre a avaliação da aprendizagem","authors":"J. A. Mendes, F. Perboni","doi":"10.30612/HRE.V9I16.10035","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30612/HRE.V9I16.10035","url":null,"abstract":"The present research proposes to investigate the conceptions of evaluation that predominate in the school scope, having as subjects the teachers of Elementary School I of a school of the State Network in the city of Dourados/MS. The research is predominantly qualitative. The questionnaire was used as a data collection instrument. The research pointed out that teachers used a traditional method in their evaluation practices, even when at certain times they responded using an evaluation method. Such results, far from being conclusive, help to understand which concepts are the basis of teaching practice when assessing your student and to whom this practice favors in the current educational context.","PeriodicalId":47013,"journal":{"name":"On the Horizon","volume":"8 1","pages":"1-16"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2020-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88853219","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}