Building inclusive engineering education conferences: a responsive approach to identifying and mitigating barriers

This paper aims to contribute to an improved understanding of contemporary extension and specifically to consider how extension can contribute to the capacity and resilience of Australian rural industries and their communities. Using the Tasmanian sheep industry as a case study, it investigates the role extension has played since the commencement of an industry-resourced extension program in 2003, the 8x5 Wool Profit Program now SheepConnect-Tasmania, which was funded by Australian Wool Innovation. It also provides perspectives from the literature of how extension, capacity-building and resilience are conceptually linked, and gives additional examples of where extension has played a capacity and resilience building role. The Tasmanian case study utilises the findings of an independent external review, together with supporting documentation from agencies closely linked to the extension program. Evidence suggests that rural extension services can function in capacity building roles in their communities that far exceed simply achieving changes in on-farm agricultural production or natural resource management practices. This work flags a need for a reappraisal of current research, development and extension frameworks applied to Australian rural industries. E xtension agents are investments that do not just benefit specific rural industries in isolation, but add value and capacity to the communities that rely on them. When industries and their communities are subject to adversity, it is these extension resources that can and do provide vital accessible skills to those stakeholders in negotiating challenging circumstances. Retention of core agricultural extension capacity and expertise at regional levels should therefore be a strategic objective for community and industry and government policy makers.

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New forms of careers have received increased attention in contemporary organizational research. A prominent focus in this research has been whether and how, in an increasingly unpredictable career environment, individuals are taking responsibility for their own career development. The implication is that career is becoming less central to organizational management practices. At the same time there is evidence that organizational changes typically described in this literature (such as delayering the organization in a quest for flexibility) have had a negative impact on career progress, resulting in resistance to change. The implication here is that career concerns are more central to organizational management practices. This in‐depth qualitative case study examines whether individuals do in fact take more responsibility for their career development during times of organizational change. We also examine whether this does indeed mean that the organization takes less responsibility for career management. Our data indicate that individuals are, in fact, taking more responsibility for their own careers. At the same time we found that the organization in our case study also became more actively involved in career development and management. However, this active approach did not resemble traditional top‐down career management and development. To us, the pattern of organizational and individual career development actions appear to constitute a kind of ‘organizational dance,’ a highly interactive mutual influence process, in which both parties are at once the agent and the target of career influence. Strengths and limitations of the study are discussed, as are directions for future research. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

September 17 – 20, 2020 in Surakarta, Indonesiaorganized by Center of Vocational Education Development Universitas Sebelas Maret in cooperation with the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education Universitas Sebelas MaretTheme: “Driving Engineering and Vocational Education to Address Future Challenges in a Smart Environment”The Annual Engineering and Vocational Education aims to encourage and foster discussions among educators, practitioners, policy makers, and those who are interested in engineering education as well as technical vocational education and training (TVET) as well as provide an avenue to share best practices, teaching experiences, and policies to increase student engagement and achievement in engineering education and TVETList of Organizing Committee and Scientific Committee are available in this pdf.

Adolescence is a period that plays a crucial role in career development. Understanding the psychological structures associated with a career can help to better understand adolescents’ career development. The aim of this study was to examine the mediating role of career and talent development self-efficacy in the relationship between adolescents’ locus of control and the construct of children’s hope. The study group was composed of 354 adolescents including 170 females and 184 males. The mean age of participants was 14.3 years. Structural equation modelling was used to investigate the mediating role of career and talent development self-efficacy in the relationship between locus of control and children's hope. It was concluded that career and talent development self-efficacy had a mediating role in the relationship between locus of control and children’s hope. Mental health professionals and educators who carry out locus of control or hope-based interventions are recommended to pay attention to the mediating role of self-efficacy.

Advancing the Global Capacity for Engineering Education Research (AGCEER) is a joint initiative by the European Journal of Engineering Education (EJEE) and the Journal of Engineering Education (JEE). The purpose is to significantly advance the global capacity for engineering education research. A series of moderated interactive sessions are being offered at international engineering education conferences between July 2007 and December 2008. In these sessions, participants discuss what constitutes engineering education research, who is and should be involved, and what infrastructure is required to sustain engineering education research. To date, AGCEER sessions have been held at regional engineering education conferences in Europe, Hong Kong, Australasia, and at the ASEE Global Colloquium in Turkey. Future sessions are planned for Europe, the United States, Russia, Brazil, South Africa, and India. Transcripts of completed sessions were analyzed using qualitative, open coding methods. Common themes across all these sessions were (a) the need for more rigorous engineering education research, (b) improving resources and recognition for engineering education researchers, and (c) getting research results into the hands of practitioners. Variations across countries and regions include who is engaged in engineering education research (e.g., faculty, administrators, policymakers), their levels of activity, and their interest and expertise in engineering education research. Our analysis includes some background on engineering education in each of these regions to help explain variations in the current state of research efforts.

ABSTRACTOrganizations are facing a constant stream of emerging technologies that require management and staff to be more flexible, open and critical in exploring new potential. In supporting new digital innovation, an organization will inevitably be affected on the level of strategy, business design and operation. In this paper, we explore games' potential as one approach for building digital innovation capacity in an organization since games have been proven beneficial in early innovation and learning processes. Theoretically, we focus on ‘building digital innovation capacity.’ This is understood as a process where the knowledge about digitalization and digital transformation is used to strengthen individuals' skills, abilities and opportunities—knowledge that can be used as a source for organizational learning and development. In this paper, we explore and discuss the role of games in building capacity for digital innovation in established organizations through an empirical study consisting of four game sessions with the game Cards for IoT. Overall, this game study implies three important themes concerning games' role in building capacity for digital innovation in established organizations: gameplay & facilitation, player mindset and contextualization. The perspectives, nuances and insights of the themes are discussed with the literature on capacity building.

The study assessed the influence of the capacity building role of PPDA Authority on combating corruption in Kabale municipal council. The main objective was to establish the influence of capacity building role of PPDA Authority on combating corruption in Kabale municipal council. A descriptive correlational research design was used to get information from a cross-section of respondents using census and simple random sampling techniques; a sample size of 147 respondents was selected from a target population of 233 subjects. Data was analyzed using SPSS and the results were as follows. The average of results of the claims set in the questionnaires obtained indicate that PPDA’s training role to procurement stakeholers found to be significant on combating corruption in Kabale municipal council. Basing on correlation co-efficient between PPDA capacity building roles and corruption, the study thus concluded that PPDA capacity roles can significantly combat corruption especially through its capacity building roles. In recommendation, there is a need for PPDA to develop and or support exhaustive capacity building programs for procurement and disposal units (PDUS) that cut across all procuring and disposing entities under its mandate and to ensure that such programs are disseminated out to all stakeholders. There is need for a uniform salary structure for all civil servants with similar qualifications, whether artists or scientists

In Kenya, there is low inclusion of women in political elective positions. If this trend continues, women will be excluded in decision making in matters of development leading exclusivity of women. This goes against the UN Sustainable Goal 5 on Gender mainstream and Non-Discrimination Policies that seeks to promote inclusion of women and disadvantaged groups in electoral and political processes as envisioned in Kenya vision 2030. It is against this that this study sought to determine the role of capacity building on women leadership in Kenya political elective positions. A mixed method research design was adopted with a positivism philosophy approach. A simple random sampling method was applied to select a representative sample of the study. The target population comprised of 172 women elected in National Assembly and Senate.  Primary data was collected through open ended questionnaires and secondary data was collected through published records. Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 25.0 was used to facilitate data analysis process.  Regression results showed a positive and significant relationship between capacity building and inclusion of women in the elective positions. Capacity building has a positive and significant role on women leadership in Kenya political elective positions. The study concluded that capacity building empowers women in terms of equipping them with the necessary trainings, mentorship and necessary experience which is required to maneuver the difficult political terrain in Kenya to emerge successfully. Majority of the women elected in Kenya had quality education and had previous served in various capacity in appointment positions. Therefore, capacity building enables women to serve in appointments which acts as stepping stone to elective positions. The study recommends that political parties should organize for training on women who are willing to vie for political offices. These trainings should aim to equip women leaders with knowledge and skills which will increase their chances of being elected in elective in positions. The study further recommends that mentorship programs should be carried out by political parties for women seeking elective positions to have same experience just like their men counterpart. Keywords: Capacity building, women leadership, political elective positions, Kenya

This analysis of the career counseling profession's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats emphasizes the importance of the profession's contributions to fostering equality in a democratic society. Career counseling professionals and their National Career Development Association are well positioned to expand their concentration on fostering the career development of individuals to encompass advocacy about public policy and agency in changing systems. Advances in the use of technology, attention to multicultural issues, and advocacy of holistic models have the potential to enrich the career counseling profession's contributions to individual development and social equality.

Capacity development is a key component in the overall improvement process of any branch of the public sector within a country. The role of capacity building is defined by the ability of a system to maximize its productivity and human resource availability and regeneration over time, through the enacting of positive policies which are beneficial to itself and to the people that comprise it. Due to recent events, it became essential to re-evaluate the development of the workforce capacity processes with respect to the of the swiftly changing global healthcare system requirements. In the case of the public health sector, capacity building and development are fully influenced by the number of human resources and financial investments that are poured into the apparatus, since one cannot ensure productivity without the other; these two factors are highly dependent on each other. From a political point of view, the ramifications of a failed development programme have been proved to be dire for the health sector within Romania as it can be observed, over the last two decades, what a subpar financial backing can do to such an institution. It is imperative for a country to invest into the infrastructure of its public health system just as much as it should invest in the workers within it, otherwise it is destined to fail to meet the popular requirement of medical care, which are of a paramount importance. Considering the mentioned objectives and motifs, this study`s main target is to explore how capacity building is to be improved to meet the newly formed demands of the public health system, due to the recent critical changes it has suffered.

The research basically discusses the effect of Career Training and Development on employee Productivity at the Palembang Social Security Agency (BPJS) Branch. This study uses a correlation coefficient analysis, determination, and hypothesis testing partially and simultaneously. The sample of this study used a saturated sample of 45 people who were employees of the Employment Social Security Agency (BPJS) Palembang Branch. From the results of research between training (X1) and career development (X2) on employee productivity (Y) the value of correlation (R) is 0.685 because the value of multiple correlation is in the range 0.600 - 0.799, meaning that there is a positive relationship between training (X1 ) and career development (X2) together towards employee productivity (Y), where the equation obtained from the results of multiple linear regression is Y = 4.176 + 0.193 X1 + 0.899 X2 + e. The coefficient of determination (R2) is 0.470 or equal to 47%, which means that 47% of employee job satisfaction is influenced by career training and development. While the remaining 53%. influenced by other factors not examined in this study, such as work environment, education, income, social security, employment opportunities, capacity building, and production facilities. The results of the F test show the influence of career training and development on employee productivity at the Palembang Social Security Agency (BPJS) Branch. The results of the t-test of Training have an effect on employee productivity at the Palembang Branch of the Social Security Agency (BPJS) and career development has an effect on Employee Productivity at the Palembang Social Security Agency (BPJS) of the Palembang Branch. Keywords: Productivity, Training and Career Development.

This paper reports on the results of a descriptive analysis of 675 publications included in the proceedings of five editions of the International Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics in Education Conferences held in Australia, Canada, and China over 9 years between 2012 and 2021. Peer-reviewed academic journals are traditional sources of high quality and established research. Yet these papers might take months and sometimes years to get published. On the other hand, an analysis of research foci represented at international STEM conferences can be used as a source of the most recent trends in the field, and the developments of STEM education research across time and by national origins. In this analysis, 675 abstracts from five editions of the International STEM in Education Conference were coded into eight topics, followed by a descriptive analysis of the results. Four countries were consistently the top four contributors: Australia, Canada, China, and the United States. Thus, the study conducted a descriptive analysis and discussion of the trends among these countries. The results revealed trends in STEM education research, among which policy, curriculum, assessment; K-12 teaching and learning, are dominant topics of research investigation, while postsecondary STEM teaching and learning are less investigated. The results also demonstrated the dominance of some topics over others among the countries that most contributed to the conferences. For instance, Canada dominated in the studies of culture, gender, and social issues and in postsecondary STEM education. China paid much less attention to these topics, while putting more emphasis on historical and epistemological perspectives on STEM, policy and curriculum, and K-12 teaching and learning. Australian research focused on policy and curriculum; K-12 teaching and learning; and industry. Meanwhile, the United States showed the least difference in percentages between topics. Overall the analysis indicates a relatively low interest in postsecondary STEM education research, despite the growing demand for STEM professionals. This highlights the need for STEM education research focused on institutions of higher education. This analysis interprets the trend results in light of the issues in STEM education confronting various national jurisdictions.

The 1st Annual Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON), sponsored by the IEEE Education Society, UNED, UPM, and CTI will be held April 14th â?? 16th, 2010 in Madrid, Spain on the campuses of UNED and UPM.
 
 The Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON) will provide an interdisciplinary forum for academic, research and industrial collaboration on teaching methods, practical experiences and research towards the future of global Engineering Education attracting 200+ participants from all over the world. Participants will include university presidents, college deans, department chairpersons, faculty in engineering and engineering technology, and industry leaders from throughout the IEEE Region 8 (Europe, Middle East and Africa) and the world.

The Center for teaching and learning at Polytechnique Montreal (PM) was created in 1977. Its mission is to encourage and help instructors to improve their teaching, and ultimately, contribute to improve student learning at both undergraduate and graduate levels. Among its many activities, the CTL provides a compulsory orientation, training, and integration program for new faculty members; offers consultations, workshops, and conferences; manages grants for pedagogical initiatives; and conducts house studies on pedagogical or academic issues. With time, CTL has had the opportunity to collaborate with PM leaders and faculty members, on a number of issues. For example, it has conducted house studies on the following topics: students’ learning strategies; students’ motivation to learn within different pedagogies (project-based; e-learning; traditional lecturing); three year follow-up study on the impact the revised programs have had on student learning and retention. CTL has published many articles whether in scientific or professional journals. CTL encourages and provides support for faculty members that publish in general or discipline specific engineering education journals. PM also funds and conducts engineering education research projects with the MATI (Maison des Technologie, house of technologies), specifically on the use of technology in the classroom and innovative pedagogy. MATI is a three-way partnership between HEC Montreal, University of Montreal and PM. They are currently working on the e-portfolio for the development of professional attributes in engineering. PM has also created a new category of instructors, called “chargé d’enseignement”. Their job is to teach full time at the undergraduate level. What sets them apart from ordinary part time instructors is that they must conduct research on their teaching, and actively participate in engineering education conferences. Finally, PM is contemplating allocating a chair for the scholarship of teaching and learning. This chair would be under a faculty member’ responsibility, and would help fund research on engineering education. It would also allow hiring PhD and master’s degree students.