Education Sector Research Articles

Factors influencing job satisfaction among academic and nonacademic staff: The case of SIMAD University

A gap in empirical research has been identified regarding job satisfaction in Somalia's higher education sector, specifically at SIMAD University. To address this gap, this study aims to evaluate job satisfaction among both academic and nonacademic staff at the university. Data were collected from SIMAD University staff using purposive sampling, with 208 participants completing a structured questionnaire. The analysis was conducted using descriptive statistics and correlation analysis to assess job satisfaction levels, and Cronbach's alpha was used to test the reliability of the data. The findings show that, overall, staff have a high level of job satisfaction, though they expressed lower satisfaction in two areas: appointment and promotion processes and the physical work environment (organizational conditions). Additionally, all factors were positively correlated with job satisfaction. This study highlights areas where employee satisfaction could be improved, especially in the areas of promotions and the physical environment, and discusses the implications of these findings for university management.

The ‘Skills Gap’ in the Animation/VFX Industry in Scotland

Integral to the animation and visual effects (VFX) industry are graduates with industry focused skills. Yet, the industry is rapid and ever changing, almost defying attempts to define it. How then should animation/VFX, and indeed any subject of a similar nature, be taught to best prepare industry-ready graduates? This article describes Animation/VFX industry perceptions ( N = 18) of current Animation teaching in further and higher education. Findings show that a large ‘gap’ in the ‘skills’ required exists, but with multitudinous perceptions and understandings of what this ‘skills gap’ is. The authors suggest approaches to plug this gap through attributes and aptitudes that could be developed in students, lecturers and industry opportunities for students. Further, they outline how closer industry and education sector collaboration may be achieved. However, they stress that, without government policy initiatives and investment, the prospects for the sector, and by extension for those in a similar situation, appear bleak.

OS EMPRESÁRIOS DO MOVIMENTO PELA BASE NACIONAL COMUM E SUAS AÇÕES PARA IMPLEMENTAÇÃO DE UM SISTEMA ÚNICO DE EDUCAÇÃO BRASILEIRA

The aim of this article is to reflect on and criticize the influence of businesspeople in the education sector. In particular, it discusses the actions of the Todos pela Base (All for the Base) Movement as a member of the Todos pela Educação (All for Education) movement, seeking to continue the project of spreading and implementing neoliberal logic in Brazilian basic education. This group acted strongly to ensure that the National Common Core Curriculum was approved and then complied with in all schools in Brazil, through a system of monitoring and follow-up. Mandatory in nature, the Base has been making all basic education in Brazil adapt, implement and comply with a common reference for curricula so that it is the same for everyone. The aim is thus to expose the new strategies used by these organizations, how they have acted, what their real objectives are and whether they are being achieved. This will lead to an analysis of the consequences for Brazilian education and who is affected and perhaps harmed by this model of education, as well as the position and role of the state in relation to these new demands.

Strategy for Supervision of Islamic Religious Education in the Era of Information Technology Iin Banggai Regency

The impact of information technology has permeated various aspects of human life, including social, cultural, economic, political, and even educational elements. The education sector, influenced by technology, significantly affects the quality of education, including Islamic Education, where one crucial element is the presence of Islamic Education Supervisors. The role and responsibilities of Islamic Education Supervisors are to enhance the quality of Islamic Education and to exhibit adequate professionalism. Therefore, this study addresses the professionalism of Islamic Education Supervisors and the implementation of information technology in the duties of Islamic Education supervision in Banggai Regency. This study uses a qualitative approach. Data collection techniques include direct observation, in-depth interviews, and written document analysis. Data was analyzed using three stages: data reduction, presentation, and verification. This study found that the professionalism of Islamic Education supervision in the era of information technology in Banggai Regency is outstanding. This is proven by the research findings, which show that supervisors consistently carry out their duties despite many challenges and obstacles. The extensive supervisory area, the large number of supervised teachers, and the need for more supervisors present real challenges in performing their duties professionally. On the other hand, Islamic Education Supervisors still need to improve in aspects of information technology and discipline. Other findings indicate that in performing their supervisory duties, Islamic Education Supervisors in Banggai Regency use information technology in various strategies and methods.

Adaption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to enhance business and collaboration between countries, focusing on Saudi Arabia

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is one of the most ingenious inventions drastically transforming the business world. The question is whether the current growth of AI is all hype or if it has the potential to revolutionize the world is raised by the abundance of intelligent goods and services that have emerged in recent times. Technological developments in AI pave the way for creating technologies that resemble humans and can operate independently and imitate our intellectual processes. Numerous industries have shown considerable interest and enthusiasm in adopting AI due to technological advancements. As a result, numerous businesses are making significant investments to leverage this opportunity through innovative business models based on AI. The study aims to establish a model based on an evidence-synthesis approach that demonstrates how the business sector in Saudi Arabia can incorporate AI to achieve better outcomes and strengthen its relationships with other countries. However, the study also highlights some advantages and disadvantages of adopting AI models in the business industry so a balanced approach can be used to incorporate AI in different aspects of the business. The study recommends incorporating AI in different health, education, and business sectors in Saudi Arabia to foster international relationships in Saudi Arabia.

Integrated Community Development to Alleviate Poverty and Social Problems: Case Study of DesaBerdaya (Empowered Village) Rumah Zakat

This research explores the community empowerment model implemented by Rumah Zakat through the DesaBerdaya program to reduce poverty and social issues in Indonesia. The program uses an integrated approach encompassing economic, educational, health, environmental, and disaster mitigation sectors, aiming to improve the quality of human resources through local empowerment. The program also supports the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly in poverty alleviation, good health, quality education, and access to clean water and sanitation. The research findings indicate positive systemic changes in various villages that have received interventions from this program, both in social and economic aspects. Significant improvements in community welfare have been observed, with the program running sustainably at the local level. The program successfully empowered communities to become self-reliant and created long-term impacts on village development in Indonesia.

REFLECTION ON KEY ELEMENTS AND CHALLENGES OF TRIBES OF KERALA IN HIGHER EDUCATION: ROLE OF POLITICS AND ECONOMY

One child, one teacher, one book, one pen can change the world. Education is education. We should learn everything and then choose which path to follow. Education is neither Eastern nor Western, it is human. Malala Yousafza (2014). Education is the root of development and is the must tool to ensure equality of opportunity following this philosophy, the central and state governments have been making various efforts to educate the masses. Even after intensive programmes and policies offered by the central and state government, the development hasnt reached the education sector among the tribal community. According to Unified District Information System for Education (UDISE) 2016-17 about 19.6% of students belong to Scheduled Castes at the primary level, but this fraction falls to 17.3% at the higher secondary level. These enrolment drop-offs are more severe for Scheduled Tribes students (10.6% to 6.8%), and differently-abled children (1.1% to 0.25%), with even greater declines for female students within each of these categories. The decline in enrolment in higher education is even steeper. (National Education Policy, NEP,2020). Weak academic performance and the increasing dropout rate are even today common among Scheduled Tribe communities. Politics, economy, community, and gender are correlated with ones life aspirations, overall learning skills, and adjustment to the educational institution.

Sistem Pendukung Keputusan Seleksi Peserta Lomba Karnaval Murid TK Di Kabupaten Pidie Menggunakan Metode Multi Objective Optimization On The Basic Of Ratio Analysis (MOORA) Berbasis Web

Kindergarten is an example of an educational sector that has been impacted by advances in computer technology. One of the most important parts of a kindergarten is student assessment and the creativity of school children. In one kindergarten there are dozens of students and each has different creativity values. However, there are problems at the Pidie Regency Education Office in assessing the process of determining the selection as the best participant to take part in the kindergarten student carnival competition in Pidie Regency. This writing will discuss the design of a decision support system using the Multi-Objective Optimization On The Basis Of Ratio Analysis (MOORA) method to select participants in the kindergarten student carnival competition in Pidie Regency. The aim of this research is to assist the Pidie District Education Office in making decisions by evaluating and ranking existing alternatives so that it is easier to determine which kindergarten student participants can take part in the carnival competition. The programming language used in designing this application is PHP using the CodeIgniter framework and HTML. For display using CSS3, namely using the Bootstrap and Jquery framework. The database uses MySQL. The tools and editors used are XAMPP for Windows, and Microsoft Visual Studio Code. The final result of this system is to provide a recommendation output ranking participants from the largest alternative value to the smallest. With this system, the Education Department will be helped and made easier in determining competition participants.

<b>Medium of Instruction: The Context of Primary, Secondary and Higher Secondary Level in Bangladesh</b>

Medium of instruction (MoI) has turned into a matter of dispute in post-colonial societies for various conditions, such as favoring foreign languages over local or native tongues, enacting monolingual laws in multilingual communities, and creating inconsistencies between education policies and practices. This study aims to give a critical overview of MoI policies and practices from primary to higher secondary levels and their social, economic, and cultural effects in Bangladesh. The study employed a systematic literature review approach as part of secondary research. The study finds Bangla as a medium of instruction (BMI) by de jure and English as a medium of instruction (EMI) by de facto, which results in a remarkable inconsistency between MoI policies and its existing practices in the education sector. The further notable finding suggests that the mismatch between MoI policies and its practices leads to a disparate education structure and, eventually, a stratified society marked by inequalities, social hierarchies, marginalization, and so on. More importantly, the inequalities characterized by MoI practices are twofold: on the one hand, EMI is a source of division and inequalities for the Bangla-medium students, and on the other, BMI acts similarly when it comes to ethnic minority students.

Digital Empowerment of College English Teaching: Exploration and Practice

With the rapid development of technologies such as big data and artificial intelligence, the education sector is undergoing unprecedented changes. In college English teaching, digital empowerment has become an important way to improve teaching quality and optimize learning experience. This article aims to explore the current application status, advantages, challenges, and coping strategies of digital empowerment in college English teaching, and propose specific implementation paths and suggestions, in order to provide reference for the innovation and development of college English teaching.

The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into undergraduate education

The incorporation of AI as a tool in educating undergraduates is a promising concept held with a great potential of positively influencing the learning process, learners’ experiences and institutional management systems. At the same time, it lifts essential moral issues that ought to be adequately addressed into new stages. The aim of this paper is to review literature on the subject of ethics in the application of AI in the context of an undergraduate degree program. Algorithmic choices for instructional design are another relevant ethical concern along with privacy and data protection, practitioners’ responsibilities, and the requisite levels of transparency, as well as the depersonalized and mechanized nature of learning management systems. The analysis reveals how the use of AI technology might deepen the social and economic inequities the students have described and how difficult it is to keep the students’ trust in cases when AI technology is not transparent. Also, the paper raises concerns related to several ethical issues and their consequences to students, teachers, and institutions on how strong ethical principles and policies to apply AI in the educational sectors. It is established that the use of AI in the delivery of undergraduate education has the potential of enhancing the effectiveness of learning(). Nonetheless, it is recommended that the integration of AI in the classroom must be done with reference to several ethical concerns so as to prevent further negative ramifications of the technology.

Driving HR performance through digital transformation in educational directorates: A strategic imperative

The rapid advancement of digital technology has significantly affected various sectors, including education. Integrating digital tools and platforms in human resource management offers opportunities to enhance efficiency and organizational performance. This study investigates the impact of digital transformation on human resource performance in educational directorates in Egypt. A descriptive analytical methodology was employed, utilizing a structured questionnaire distributed to 450 administrative officials across eight randomly selected directorates out of the 27 directorates in Egypt, constituting approximately 30% of the total. The study retrieved 413 questionnaires, with about a 91% response rate. Data analysis reveals a significant positive correlation between digital transformation and the quality of human resource performance. Strategic planning (R² = 0.901), leadership development (R² = 0.699), skills acquisition (R² = 0.899), and institutional infrastructure (R² = 0.907) are identified as key factors that significantly influence HR performance. The findings suggest that embracing digital transformation and investing in these dimensions can lead to enhanced human resource performance in educational institutions. The study concludes that digital transformation can significantly improve human resource performance in the education sector, emphasizing the need for strategic planning, leadership development, skills acquisition, and a supportive organizational culture to fully leverage the potential of digital technologies.

What do college students think about artificial intelligence? We ask them

Abstract Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming different aspects of the economy and society of countries. There are diverse effects when comparing the impact in developed versus developing countries. In the educational sector, efforts to incorporate AI have largely ignored the input from those directly impacted by it. This document presents results from a survey about AI to university students in Latin America. The information presented comes from a survey conducted in November 2023 to college students with ages between 18 and 25 years in four Latin American countries: Mexico, Argentina, Peru, and Ecuador. The results indicate that, in general, youth have a positive view about the potential of AI, though limited knowledge in the topic. Moreover, university students in the region do not want to be passive recipients of AI. They want to participate directly in conversations about this very current topic and have concerns about different aspects of AI implementation in the region. These findings highlight the need for universities, governments, civil society and international organizations and the private sector to work together to create spaces for inclusive dialogue where the youth could directly participate in conversations that crucially matter for their lives.

The Fulfillment of Psychological Contract and Job Satisfaction in Reducing Procrastination of Employees Working in the Public SectorPublic Sector

This research aims to examine the factors that influence procrastination among education staff at a university. The research used mono methods: quantitative method, survey strategy, and cross-sectional research design. The data were collected by questionnaires distributed offline and online via Google Forms to 145 education staff at a state university in Yogyakarta. The data were analyzed using the Structural Equation Modeling equation based on Partial Least Square (SEM PLS). The research found that achievement motivation and organizational commitment influence procrastination directly and through the mediation of fulfilling the psychological contract. Meanwhile, job satisfaction does not significantly affect procrastination, nor does it mediate the influence of achievement motivation and organizational commitment on procrastination. The research results were then discussed according to the characteristics of organizations in the public sector in higher education.

Effectiveness of Field Experience Program in the United Arab Emirates (UAE): A Mixed-Methods Study of Stakeholders’ Perceptions in the Light of Vision 2030

The quality of field experience training is vital for the pre-service teachers’ professional development. However, limited research works on field experience training programs limits the formation of optimised educational policies in the UAE. Further, proper understanding of the stakeholders’ perceptions is essential for forming suitable educational policies. Therefore, this study employed a mixed-methods model to investigate the perceptions of pre-service teachers and instructors about their field experience training. The pedagogic standards set by Danielson was used as the framework for assessing the perceptions of the participants regarding their pedagogy. Further, ‘Bem’s self-perception theory’ was applied while making detailed assessments on the perceptions of participants. By using a random sampling method, 113 pre-service teachers and 15 instructors were recruited. Descriptive as well as inferential statistics was used for the quantitative assessments whereas thematic analysis was used in the qualitative phase. Quantitative analysis suggested that most of the respondents perceived that they are well-prepared for the professional teaching career. However, some respondents indicated that stakeholders have little role in the decision-making process and there is a lack of opportunity to interact with the parents/community. The qualitative analysis also affirmed the lack of stakeholders’ involvement. Other significant factors include: insufficient co-ordination, conflicts with mentors, inadequate training, and lack of exposure to research. Consequently, this study has made suggestions for rectifying these issues. It is anticipated that findings of present research will add on to the essential knowledgebase for achieving the goals set for education sector, as per UAE’s Vision 2030.

Research on the Issues and Strategies of Constructing Intelligent Classrooms in Higher Education

Driven by the robust wave of informatization, emerging industries based on information technology continue to deepen their development, reshaping human society and leading a historic leap from traditional industrial society to information society, and further towards an intelligent society. In this transformative process, information technology serves as a key driving force, profoundly impacting the education sector, particularly accelerating the pace of educational reform and promoting continuous innovation and upgrading of educational models. This paper focuses on higher education, deeply analyzing the construction pathways and practical values of intelligent classroom teaching models. Specifically, we explore strategies for deeply integrating Internet technology with traditional classroom teaching, aiming to create a highly intelligent, personalized, and interactive teaching environment in higher education—intelligent classrooms.

Bibliometric Analysis: Mapping the Role of Intellectual Capital in Enhancing Excellence Competing Colleges

In the knowledge economy, competitive advantage in Higher Education (HE) is based on intangible assets of Intellectual capital such as quality in teaching, research, innovation, image, reputation and stakeholder relations. Several studies have been conducted to analyze how intellectual capital contributes to competitive advantage in different contexts. However, it is still rare in the higher education sector. This study aims to fill this gap by providing knowledge mapping and evaluating articles , the role of intellectual capital contribution to competitive advantage in higher education. This study was conducted through a literature study using a bibliometric meta-analysis method approach . This study analyzed 13 publications taken from the Google Scholar database. The results of the study propose the development of variables that are able to improve the relationship between the role of intellectual capital contribution to competitive advantage in higher education comprehensively. The fields of leadership style, innovation and university performance are often associated with the context of university competitive advantage.

World-oriented fieldwork in education. The case of writing (about) computers

Abstract This article examines how the practice of fieldwork can enable researchers to attend to the educational environment of the school in a world-oriented way, rather than taking an explanatory or demystifying approach that spirals away from what happens in the world. Finding new ways and new vocabularies to approach educational realities gains a special urgency in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a country whose social fabric is often analyzed in terms of a lack: the Congolese state is considered weak or fragile and its education sector is seen as being in a deep learning crisis. Recent studies have successfully used fieldwork methods to explain the remarkable persistence of the DRC’s public education sector by ethnographically accounting for the ways it is governed on a political or bureaucratic level. We propose that fieldwork, understood as a world-oriented research practice, which instills in researchers a curiosity for the world, can also enable researchers to attend to those classroom gestures that safeguard the existence and persistence of Congolese schools on a pedagogical level.

GESTÃO EDUCACIONAL PÓS-PANDEMIA: DESAFIOS E SOLUÇÕES PARA O ENSINO- APRENDIZAGEM

This paper analyzes the challenges and strategies of educational management in the post-COVID-19 pandemic context, focusing on the teaching-learning process. The pandemic has had a profound impact on the educational sector, requiring a restructuring of pedagogical and administrative practices. The objective of the research is to investigate how school management can help students overcome the learning gaps generated during remote and hybrid teaching, adopting innovative and inclusive practices. The methodology employed consists of a literature review and a qualitative survey with school managers, where data were collected on the strategies implemented. The results indicate that flexible, collaborative, and technology-oriented management is essential for educational success in the post-pandemic period. It is concluded that educational management must adapt to new realities, promoting the integral development of students and the recovery of learning gaps.

PELUANG USAHA INDUSTRI ANIMASI DI INDONESIA

The animation industry in Indonesia has shown significant growth in recent years, fuelled by the increasing demand for creative content across various media platforms, such as film, television, social media, and gaming. This research aims to identify business opportunities in Indonesia's animation sector and analyze the factors influencing its growth. The research method used is a literature study and a survey of local animation industry players, including animation studios, independent animators, and educational institutions. The results show that technological support, increased access to digital platforms, and government programs that encourage creativity provide excellent opportunities for the growth of the animation industry in Indonesia. However, challenges such as lack of investment, limited skilled human resources, and lack of access to international markets must be overcome. The conclusion of this study emphasizes the importance of strengthening the animation industry ecosystem through collaboration between the education sector, government, and industry to create a business climate that supports sustainable growth.