Educational Entities Research Articles

Physical Education Learning Management System for Senior High Schools

This study endeavors to evaluate the benefits and contributions of the Learning Management System (LMS) employed in Senior High School-level Physical Education instruction. Employing a qualitative methodology, the research employs systematic content analysis in conjunction with numerical data, visually depicting user responses to the utilization of the Learning Management System. The study encompassed 130 high school students from diverse regions in East Java, specifically: (1) the northern region (Surabaya), (2) the central region (Malang), (3) the southern region (Blitar), (4) the eastern region (Banyuwangi), and (5) the western region (Madiun). The findings reveal that 85.72% of participants expressed a positive perception of the overall supportive aspects of the Learning Management System. In conclusion, this research contends that the Learning Management System imparts benefits and makes a substantial contribution to the implementation of learning in Physical Education at the Senior High School level.

A Case-Study Comparison of Machine Learning Approaches for Predicting Student’s Dropout from Multiple Online Educational Entities

Predicting student dropout is a crucial task in online education. Traditionally, each educational entity (institution, university, faculty, department, etc.) creates and uses its own prediction model starting from its own data. However, that approach is not always feasible or advisable and may depend on the availability of data, local infrastructure, and resources. In those cases, there are various machine learning approaches for sharing data and/or models between educational entities, using a classical centralized machine learning approach or other more advanced approaches such as transfer learning or federated learning. In this paper, we used data from three different LMS Moodle servers representing homogeneous different-sized educational entities. We tested the performance of the different machine learning approaches for the problem of predicting student dropout with multiple educational entities involved. We used a deep learning algorithm as a predictive classifier method. Our preliminary findings provide useful information on the benefits and drawbacks of each approach, as well as suggestions for enhancing performance when there are multiple institutions. In our case, repurposed transfer learning, stacked transfer learning, and centralized approaches produced similar or better results than the locally trained models for most of the entities.

Selected Legal Issues in Online Adult Education: Compliance of Online Learning and Teaching Process with GDPR

Abstract COVID-19 has had a major influence on the educational system. Since March 2020, the majority of teaching and learning has taken place online, including in the adult education sector. At the same time, the speedy transformation to the online mode has raised various legal issues, particularly regarding data protection, intellectual property rights, and compliance with the national legal framework. This article aims to analyse the compliance of online learning and teaching in adult education programmes with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and, on the basis of that, make recommendations to adult education entities that offer online teaching and learning process. To achieve the aim, the author uses the following research methods: a doctrinal research method, a scientific literature review, and a survey. As a result, the author identifies various legal issues regarding personal data protection during recording online teaching and learning, such as compliance with the GDPR requirements during online lecturing, compliance of e-platform providers with the GDPR, unauthorised access, data loss, and cyberattacks.

Internal Organizational Communication in Remote Work: An Analysis of Higher Education Entities

The pandemic forced universities to change from face-to-face to virtual mode, modifying the way in which teaching and coordination is managed in educational institutions. The organization of communication in universities is fundamental for teachers to be able to interact, converse and obtain the appropriate information to transfer information to students.

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IMPACT ON THE PERFORMANCE OF PRIVATE SECTOR EDUCATION

Private-sector educational entities require strong corporate strategies. To be effective in a globally competitive world, the Corporate Social Responsibility Approach must be embraced. This research examined corporate social responsibility in the district of Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and its effect on secondary schools in the private sector. Primary nature research and data were collected through a five-point Likert scale questionnaire distributed to private sector high school teachers to get the data about the impact of corporate social responsibility on organizations’ performance. The questionnaire was fielded to private sector secondary school teachers in order to get data about the impact of corporate social responsibility on the performance of secondary schools. The population of the study was 184 registered private sector secondary schools (140 boys and 44 girls) which included 900 teachers (who taught to class 10th students during the session 2017-18) in district Peshawar. A sample of 280 teachers (140 male and 140 female) in 70 private sector secondary schools (35 for boys and 35 for girls) were selected through equal allocation sampling formula. Mean, Standard Deviation and t-test were applied for analyzing the data. The Pearson’s correlation r was used to evaluate the variable effects. The result from the data indicated that all the four aspects of CSR have positive significant impact on the performance of secondary schools.

EMI in Higher Education: Current Challenges

English Medium Instruction (EMI) consists in delivering content in English to students who are non-native speakers of English. With English becoming a supranational and intercultural tool of professional and academic communication, EMI is being introduced by various entities in higher education at a rapid pace in different parts of the world. The focal point of the present research on EMI is the collection of data provided by teachers and students regarding their attitudes toward EMI. Along with the immediate spread, numerous doubts have emerged that need to be addressed in order to render EMI more effective and accessible. This paper presents the current literature on the subject of EMI in higher education, where it is primarily present, and aims to recognize and provide an overview of the challenges that teachers and students face in education in which EMI is incorporated. The challenges may be identified in three main areas, that is at the level of policy and social processes, at the level of teacher’s agency, and finally at the level of students’ perspective. Some of the challenges may be fixed with basic policy changes; however, others, such as the factor of translanguaging, the methodology of establishing linguistic standards, or the process of transition between particular stages of education, require more research into the subject of EMI.

The Relationship Between the Harmonious Passion Development and the Human Integral Development: Educational Perspective in Brief

RESEARCH OBJECTIVE: The scientific aim of the article is to learn the relationship between the integral human development and the development of harmonious passion (HP) and the human integral development and upbringing.
 THE RESEARCH PROBLEM AND METHODS: The research problem of the conducted research is contained in the question: What is the relationship between harmonious passion with the integral development of the educational entity. Answering this question enables the use of the hermeneutic method exploring the meaning of this phenomenological relationship.
 THE PROCESS OF ARGUMENTATION: The research process is epistemological in nature. It refers to the dualistic model of passion, particularly to the harmonious passion, and the integral human development. Noticing the correlation between the above-mentioned aspects can be a significant challenge for the teachers and students with their passionate attitude, discovering and forming their own identity.
 RESEARCH RESULTS: The analysis of the collected material indicated the importance of the development of a harmonious passion for the integral development of educational entities in the space of biological, psychological, social, cultural and spiritual life, and the formation of an autonomous identity.
 CONCLUSIONS, INNOVATIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS: Theoretical research in the abovementioned area can draw the educators’ attention to the harmonious passion seen in a multidimensional perspective, reflected in the educational activity, what needs revising and updating educational programs that stimulate the actualization of creative potential of educational entities. This can be used to get to know oneself, others and the world more deeply on the path of autonomous self-becoming.

서예진흥법 내실화를 위한 서예교육 전문인력 양성 방안 제언

This article suggested ways to train and promote calligraphy education professionals to internalize the basic plan for calligraphy promotion.
 First of all, the current status and necessity of training professionals, and the opinions of related institutions and individuals were comprehensively confirmed. Currently, the training of professionals in the field of calligraphy is centered on universities (graduate schools), and only one university is currently in existence, and since graduate schools assist in the role of universities, it has been confirmed that the size of training and production of calligraphy education professionals is gradually decreasing. On the other hand, most institutions and individuals are aware of the importance of fostering calligraphy education professionals, and suggested the establishment of training institutions, standard curriculum and textbook development, treatment and employment issues after completion of training.
 Next, professional manpower training and promotion measures were classified into three categories and suggested. First of all, the designation and operation of a calligraphy professional training institution were presented. The institution designation suggested cooperation and cooperation among professional educational entities, the use of local educational institutions, consultation with local governments, and operation of designated educational institutions according to the standard curriculum for training professionals.
 Second, the introduction of a qualification system for professionals in calligraphy education was suggested. Through this, the status of calligraphy education and the promotion of quality of employment, and the linkage with measures to revitalize cultural infrastructure and tourism development were described. In addition, it suggested improving operational elasticity by linking related tasks and curricula such as planning calligraphy education, establishing educational operation plans, conducting field classes, operation, and administrative tasks, establishing an organic cooperative system.
 Finally, the formation of a calligraphy promotion network and the establishment of a foundation were presented. Specifically, it was suggested to establish a comprehensive calligraphy promotion management system for long-term stabilization of calligraphy promotion policies, and to clarify and unify policies through expert forums.

A qualitative analysis of reasons for satisfying professional career after completing higher education studies of public health

Introduction. Public health as an academic discipline is taught at different academical levels all around the world. In Poland, the first School of Public Health was launched in 1991 in the city of Krakow, becoming then a part of the Jagiellonian University Medical College. Through more than three decades, this educational entity (Institute of Public Health Jagiellonian University Medical College; IPH JU MC) has educated hundreds of graduates who work for various healthcare stakeholders. Aim. The goal of this study was to find the benefits resulting from studying public health, based on the experiences of IPH JU MC graduates, as well as to characterize the experiences gained and the skills developed during university studies of public health. Material and Methods. Based on 46 interviews conducted with public health graduates, a qualitative analysis was made using NVivo 12 software. Interviews’ content was analyzed with the use of eight codes related to issues mentioned by graduates: EPH (EuroPubHealth), EBM, data analysis, English, project, HTA, practical placement, and students’ scientific clubs. Results and Conclusions. In the interviews the graduates indicated the role of skills gained during education at IPH JU MC, e.g., drawing conclusions based on scientific research, taking part in many public health projects, better language skills thanks to English specialization path, working in the international environment. The results have shown that experiences gained during university studies of public health allow for career development in the healthcare sector. Keywords: professional career, public health, graduates, qualitative analysis, interviews, healthcare.

Redesign and Implementation of the Electromagnetism Course for Engineering Students Using the Backward Design Methodology

In this study, the redesign and implementation of an electromagnetism course for engineering students are presented using the methodology of backward design (BD), recognized for its attributes for the development of active learning and its possibility of specifying the fundamentals and principles of engineering education in the development of higher education syllabus. The purposes of this study were as follows: (1) to implement the backward design (BD) methodology to develop argumentative, purposeful, and interpretive skills in an electromagnetism course; (2) to design and apply rubrics to evaluate tests and laboratory reports and determine the level that best suits the knowledge, skills, and competencies of students; (3) to assess the perception of students regarding the use of the methodology and their contributions to the development and understanding of the concepts of the course. The results of this educational research experience showed that the BD teaching approach was pedagogical and significantly superior to conventional models for improving knowledge and skills of electromagnetism based on Hake’s statistic (h) of 0.73, which led us to conclude that there was a learning gain in the students. This paper focuses on Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG 4) of the United Nations Agenda, which is aimed at “Quality education”. The study’s results reveal that fully integrated and sustainable solutions can be envisioned for higher education entities via the implementation of BD methodology, which can support the educational transformation of the higher education sector based on SDG 4, which promotes inclusive and equitable quality education for all. This can mitigate the risk associated with university dropouts due to subjects that are highly complex for many students like electromagnetism.

СURRENT MODELS OF PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP IN THE FIELD OF PROFESSIONAL (VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL) EDUCATION

The relevance of the article is determined by: the constant changes and challenges in the field of professional education and the development of public-private partnerships; the necessity for people to adapt to new technological and economic realities, which requires finding new ways of cooperation between public institutions and the private sector in education; the need for domestic professional education to create effective methodological recommendations for the development of public-private partnerships to improve the quality of professional education, enhance the competitiveness of graduates of professional (vocational-technical) education institutions in the labor market, and innovative development of the Ukrainian economy. Purpose: to conduct a theoretical analysis of public-private partnership in the field of professional (vocational-technical) education and determine the modern models of its operation. Methods: theoretical analysis of the source base – to study the normative documents and laws that regulate public-private partnership in the field of professional (vocational-technical) education and determine its various models; comparative analysis – to identify the common and distinctive characteristics of the identified models of public-private partnership, revealing the peculiarities of their operation; expert evaluation – to obtain recommendations regarding the prospects for the development of public-private partnership in the field of professional education in Ukraine. Results: an analysis of legislative and regulatory documents on the development of public-private partnerships has been carried out; contemporary models of public-private partnership have been identified and analyzed; their features and advantages have been revealed and characterized, which can be used to improve public-private partnership in the field of professional education in Ukraine; the existence of a link between the effectiveness of the partnership and the quality of future professionals' training has been noted; significant opportunities and prospects for this form of collaboration have been outlined. Conclusions. The modern models of public-private partnership in the field of professional (vocational-technical) education include: the partnership model at the legislative level (main attention is paid to the regulation of relations between public and private education entities through the adoption of relevant laws and regulations); the project collaboration model (focus is on the implementation of specific educational projects and programs in conjunction with private companies and organizations); the joint financing and resource provision model (partners jointly finance educational programs and provide access to necessary resources); the partnership model in the form of entrepreneurial activity (includes cooperation with private enterprises and the creation of joint educational enterprises). There is a growing interest from both public and private entities in participating in partnerships in the field of professional education, which can be favorable for the further development of this sector. The positive aspects of public-private partnership include improving the quality of education, expanding financing opportunities and access to resources, and creating practical opportunities for educational attainment. Challenges that exist in the development of the partnership include: the need for legislative regulation, ensuring transparency and effectiveness of cooperation, and resolving issues of intellectual property.

Implementation of a State-Level Consortium in New Jersey: Improving Infectious Disease Prevention and Mitigation in Childcare and Educational Settings.

The COVID-19 pandemic underscored the need for effective infectious disease prevention and mitigation efforts within childcare and educational settings, supported by local health departments and state agencies. During the pandemic, rapidly evolving guidance, increased surveillance burden, and the vastly increased volume of inquiries from communities and local health departments led to the development of a state-level childcare and educational consortium in New Jersey. The consortium works with state-level partners to support infectious disease prevention and mitigation efforts of educational entities and local health departments.

Uniwersytet w imadle rankingów

The author of the article focuses on a critical assessment of university rankings existing in general, not only in academic, space. Three different rankings with an international reach: (1) The Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) also known as the Shanghai Ranking, (2) Times Higher Education World University Rankings (THE), (3) CWTS Leiden Ranking and one Polish ranking: The Perspektywy University Ranking have been subjected to a detailed critical evaluation. The main objection raised against the discussed international rankings is disregarding by them scientific works published in national languages of the authors. This decision of rankings’ creators is particularly detrimental to universities with scientifically strong faculties in the field of humanities and social sciences. The fact that monographs are ignored is difficult to comprehend (e.g. CWTS Leiden Ranking). Moreover, favouring publications in two journals: “Science” and “Nature” as well as the Nobel Prize and the Fields Medal (mathematics) has no deeper justification. The author calls for recognition of monographs and also academic textbooks which shape the culture of university. The percentage proportion of particular criteria in the total assessment leading to ranking results – which, in fact, boils down to marginalising scientific achievements of representatives of humanities and, partly, social sciences – raises the author’s reservations. Finally, if we look at our Polish local “backyard” where universities were fragmented after the Second World War and rebuilt according to the Soviet model of higher education with smaller higher education entities of a narrower profile (medical, agricultural, economic, sports) functioning alongside standard universities which had been stripped of these sections, we will notice that these classic, “full” universities have no chance of competing for a scientifically decent position in world rankings.

Reflection as a Basic Category of a Teacher’s Thinking and Action

Reflection in the work of a teacher is an important issue from the perspectives of linking educational theory and practice, a teacher’s personal and professional development and solving educational problems in multiple contexts. The world besets the modern teacher with new challenges, and (self-)reflection becomes a necessity as well as a difficult intellectual task. This paper focusses on the issue of a teacher’s reflection from the standpoint of linking educational theory and practice and examining the value of their work. Using numerous foreign and Polish publications on the subject, while also referring to classic authors such as Dewey and Schön, the authors analyse the essence of a teacher’s reflection in order to highlight the significance of reflective thinking as a key competence for teachers and educators. In the deliberations in this paper, reflection is the foundation of a teacher’s reflexivity in modern education, and a priority in preparing individuals for the profession. The method of a systematic and critical selected literature review was used. Special attention was paid to reflective thinking as well as the flexibility of educational processes and communicative interaction with educational entities.

A student’s satisfaction model for an executive education blended learning approach, considering aspects for marketing applications

Purpose This study investigates the main factors that lead to students’ satisfaction toward executive education blended learning.Design/methodology/approach Merging five theories (consumer satisfaction theory, self-determination theory, investment model, happy-productive student theory and service quality model), the author used quantitative research to develop a model, explaining executive education satisfaction taught in a blended learning approach. Administrated questionnaires were physically distributed in various business universities that offer education to mid-career executives in Egypt. Two hundred and seventy questionnaires were examined through structural equation modeling path coefficient analysis.Findings Results show that satisfaction with executive education in traditional classroom boundaries are due to three internal factors (personal/psychological): self-regulated learning, perceived future financial rewards and perceived ease of course; and two external factors: quality of instructor and course design. When courses are given online, satisfaction is developed due to two internal factors (personal/psychological): self-regulated learning and perceived future financial reward; and one external factor, course design.Practical implications Marketization signifies students as consumers of universities; student’s satisfaction is increasingly important for educational entities to attract and retain students. Thus, this study develops a coherent student’s satisfaction model to better manage and market executive education, leading to students’ contentment in theory and practice.Originality/value Student’s satisfaction has multiple facets that are stochastic as education evolves and develops. The contribution stems from the incorporation of various theories to explain student’s satisfaction of executive education taught in a blended approach: traditional classroom boundaries and digital platforms that offer access to online education. The research extracts significant set of reasons, showing executive education satisfaction is not entirely similar to other education programs; and satisfaction toward blended learning in executive education is not entirely similar to education offered solely online or physically.

Educational Governance: Sustainable Development and Social Responsibility

Purpose: The purpose of this study to achieve territorial governance in the educational field, the practice of sustainable development and correct social responsibility are required. Method: For this reason, this study used a quantitative approach, a non-experimental design, and a causal correlation scope. The population included 261 directors of a local educational entity, while the sample considered 120 directors, after the intentional non-probabilistic test. Results and Conclusions: The instruments were validated with results in the Cronbach's Alpha test of 0.961 for sustainable development and 0.991 for social responsibility. It was possible to conclude that the variables significantly influence territorial educational governance. This could be demonstrated with the Nagelkerke R2 value of 0.981. Research implications: Through this study it was shown that training in sustainable development and university social responsibility affect the territorial educational governance of the directors of an Educational Management Unit, by 98.1%. Originality/value: The social justice dimension implies instructing citizens to combat gaps such as poverty, discrimination, and lack of attention to the most vulnerable sectors.

Spatial-temporal evolution pattern and optimization path of family education policy: An LDA thematic model approach

Family education policy plays a crucial role in modernizing family education. By examining the temporal and spatial evolution of this policy, its inherent logic, constructs, and optimal pathways can be better understood. The study analyzed local family education policy documents, extracting six major themes using the Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA) model, and presented them according to the calculated mean theme probability. The themes include parental ability, school security, institutional environment, government support, social coordination, and high-quality development. Parental ability and government support were found to be particularly prominent, suggesting that many local policies focus on enhancing parents' skills for delivering family education and bolstering the government's role in public affairs. This combines the dual responsibilities of being an educational entity and accountable subject in the joint development of family education. Understanding the characteristics and variations in temporal and spatial distribution can enrich family education policy design, fostering the high-quality development of family education initiatives. Based on the findings, the study proposes three optimization paths for policy design: promotion and empowerment (building a multi-cooperative system), regional interconnection (understanding the current state of local policies and leveraging their strengths), and breaking barriers (simultaneously promoting the inclusiveness of family education and brand development). This study emphasizes the needs of customizing family education policy based on the temporal and spatial features and local requirements for maximum outputs.

Prevention and Mitigation of Rural Higher Education Dropout in Colombia: A Dynamic Performance Management Approach.

Background: Dropout in higher education is a socio-educational phenomenon that has the scope to limit the benefits of education as well as to widen social disparities. For this reason, governments have implemented various public policies for its prevention and mitigation. However, in rural populations, such policies have proven to be ineffective. The aim of this paper is to simulate public policy scenarios for the treatment of school dropout in rural higher education in Colombia from a Dynamic Performance Management approach. Methodology: To achieve the aim, a parameterised simulation model was designed with data from Colombian state entities in rural higher education. Five simulations were carried out. The analysis of the results was carried out using descriptive statistics and comparison of means using the Wilcoxon Sign Rank statistic. Results: The adoption of such an approach based on simulations suggests that policies to expand the coverage of educational credits and financial support, as well as the addition of a family income subsidy, allow for a reduction in the number of dropouts. Conclusions: A dynamic, data-driven approach can be effective in preventing and mitigating dropout in these areas. It also highlights the importance of identifying the key factors contributing to dropout. The results also suggest that government policies can have a significant impact on school retention in rural areas.

A Realistic and Practical Guide for Creating Intelligent Integrated Solutions in Higher Education Using Enterprise Architecture

Enterprise architecture (EA) plays a crucial role in organizations by providing a clear strategy for digital transformation and seamless information flow across boundaries. It is a tool for achieving current and future objectives effectively. By providing a comprehensive view, EA helps organizations build suitable and sustainable software solutions while avoiding complex challenges caused by unmanageable information flow blockages. Moreover, EA provides a standard framework for implementing enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems. Although EA and ERP systems have different concepts, they possess complementary characteristics that support decision-makers in the ERP selection process, which can be quite risky due to cost feasibility, time consumption, and team effort. This study proposes using the EA concept as a reference module for selecting the most suitable integrated solution for the higher education sector. The aim is to provide high-impact criteria for choosing the most appropriate ERP system as a core solution. Additionally, EA supports other related solutions integrated with the ERP system under the EA umbrella to run a fully automated smart entity. To determine the most suitable ERP solution for higher education entities in the study country, a set of critical criteria for ERP selection as a core solution in the education sector is generated through brainstorming, which is based on an EA reference module specifically designed for higher education entities that seek to operate smartly. A comparison technique is employed to evaluate the highlighted criteria, including a case study for ABC University. The study’s results reveal that fully integrated and sustainable solutions can be envisioned for higher education entities, which can support the digital transformation of the higher education sector based on a smart EA reference module along with a set of critical main ERP selection criteria. This can mitigate the risk associated with ERP selection as a core solution and support decision-makers in selecting the most suitable ERP package for educational entities.

Pedagogical Leadership in the Educational Management of Peruvian Educational Institutions

Purpose: determine the relationship of pedagogical leadership and educational management considering a primary level educational institution. Theoretical framework: The literature has reported good findings on pedagogical leadership independently from educational management, which is one of the reasons why it was decided to investigate both categories. Design/methodology/approach: Under an exploratory and basic study, with a qualitative, relational approach, the bibliographic analysis was performed, using a documentary guide. Findings: After reviewing and analyzing the articles published in Scopus and other academic platforms, it was shown that pedagogical leadership and educational management maintain a very significant relationship, since by having certain skills of managers, teachers and administrative staff, educational management will be adequate, allowing to improve the results in educational institutions. Research, Practical & Social implications: It is suggested that researchers study pedagogical leadership and educational management together, using a mixed survey and interview approach. Originality/value: It was found that as long as the authorities of the educational entities exercise pedagogical leadership in each of the administrative and academic activities, there will be a better teamwork that will allow achieving institutional goals through efficient educational management.