University Education System Research Articles

Blended learning v českém vysokoškolském prostředí po pandemii Covid-19

Účel – Článek je výzkumnou studií věnující se výsledkům výzkumu týkající se způsobu využití blended learningu v českém vysokoškolském prostředí, a to nejen co se týká výuky samotné, ale i podpůrných služeb a aplikací ve vztahu k blended learningu mj. ve fakultních a univerzitních knihovnách. Proběhlá pandemie koronaviru a s ní spojená omezení naznačily, že blended learning lze použít jako formu univerzitního vzdělávání. Design / metodologie / přístup – Za účelem zmapování využití a podpory blended learningu na českých univerzitách a v příslušných knihovnách bylo v druhé polovině roku 2022 realizováno kvantitativní online dotazníkové šetření (CAWI), do kterého se zapojili studenti (N = 4715), akademici (N = 1424) a knihovny z dvaceti českých vysokých škol a odborných pracovišť (N = 56). Výsledky – Více než polovina studentů českých univerzit stále preferuje prezenční formu studia, další třetina však upřednostňuje studium kombinovanou formou (kombinaci prezenčního studia a studia v jiné formě). Většina akademiků je přesvědčena, že online výuka nemůže zcela nahradit klasickou prezenční výuku, kterou však po zkušenostech z koronavirové pandemie obohacují o jiné doplňkové formy. Studenti i akademici též ve velké míře preferují elektronické informační zdroje pro studium i výzkum. Co se týče zapojených knihoven, nabízejí jak podporu blended learningu, tak kurzy přímo postavené na jeho využívání. Limitací pro další rozvoj je především nedostatek prostor, které by mohly být k blended learningu využívány. Individuální studovny či místnosti, které jsou vhodné pro sledování online výuky, ale i odpočinkové zóny pro studenty a také prostory pro týmovou práci by využití blended learningu na českých univerzitách dle většiny respondentů významně zjednodušilo a zpříjemnilo. Originalita / hodnota – Příspěvek shrnuje způsob využití blended learningu v českém vysokoškolském prostředí, přičemž potvrzuje význam výuky formou blended learningu. Upozorňuje taktéž na možné překážky a limity bránící dosažení plného potenciálu této formy vzdělávání na tuzemských univerzitách.

METHODS OF WORKING ON MODERN VOCAL COMPOSITIONS IN THE CHINESE PEDAGOGICAL SYSTEM

The priority in the professional training of future vocalists and teachers of solo singing within the system of university education is the formation of professional competencies ensuring the success of concert performing, vocal and pedagogical activities. A significant part of the general and professional skills of a vocal student is formed while working on vocal compositions of different levels of complexity, different styles and genres. As practice shows, a significant percentage of graduates of higher art education institutions at the beginning of their vocal-performing and teaching careers experience difficulties in studying modern music and choosing appropriate forms, methods and means of its mastering. This problem encourages practitioners to thoroughly and comprehensively consider the methods of working on modern vocal compositions, which contribute to the effective preparation of students for further concert-performing and vocal-pedagogical activities. The article discusses the prospects for introducing the music of Chinese composers into the educational process and basic methods of working on them in the solo singing class.

Supply and demand of higher vocational education in China: Comprehensive evaluation and geographical representation from the perspective of educational equality.

The imbalanced regional development of higher vocational education, particularly the disparity between the supply and demand of educational resources, has emerged as the primary factor impeding the provision of high-quality higher education in China during the establishment of a universal education system. Based on the 1,482 higher vocational education institutions recognized by the Ministry of Education of China in 2021 as the research objects, the development of higher vocational education in China was explored from the perspective of supply and demand using the entropy weight TOPSIS method and coupling coordination degree model. It was found that China's higher vocational institutions were mainly located in provincial capitals, representing a point distribution pattern. From a comprehensive evaluation of the supply level, areas such as the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, Yangtze River Delta, and central Henan Province have become the catchment areas for the development of higher vocational education, laying the foundation for regional network cooperation. From the perspective of educational equality, the higher vocational education in China was found to be sufficient to match the supply and demand, and a balance between supply and demand was apparent in provincial capitals. The coupling degree between supply and demand exhibited an "olive-type" spatial structure pattern, indicating that the development of higher vocational education in most cities in China is still in the transformation stage. The results provide a scientific basis for optimizing resources in the provision of higher vocational education.

Sustainability Entrepreneurship Education in developing countries: A case of selected Universities in the East African Communities

Sustainability Entrepreneurship Education (SEE) as a concept has received less attention from scholars in developing countries. However, the increased call for use of a sustainability entrepreneurship approach to enhance sustainable development in various projects is increasingly becoming a necessity. This situation calls for consideration of how entrepreneurship education should be delivered, particularly regarding sustainability. Clearly, this would be crucial for the university education system which plays a key role in shaping philosophical underpinnings. In expanding the scope of the phenomenon of sustainability from an entrepreneurship education perspective, this study was motivated to explore sustainability entrepreneurship education with a focus on Universities in the EAC community. The main objective was to establish the existence of a SEE curriculum in selected universities in the East African Community. The approach used is content analysis through the use of the desktop review and survey methods. The findings of this paper have implications to improve entrepreneurship education programs in developing countries.

Research on Innovation of Music Teaching Management Mode in Chinese Universities under Cultural Hegemony

With the expansion of cultural globalization in modern times, some Western countries, under their strong military and economic strength, have implemented cultural hegemony employing cultural export and cultural penetration. For example, music education in Chinese universities has been influenced by the hegemonic culture; even more, the music education model in China has been totally Westernized which has caused a huge impact on the ideology, music culture view, and music knowledge system of music majors in universities, and directly led to the students’ misjudgment of the value of Chinese traditional music. This paper discusses and analyzes the macro policy, management mode, curriculum, and selection of teaching materials of the existing music education system in Chinese universities to point out the shortcomings of this system and the consequences of allowing the shortcomings to develop; discusses the relationship between professional music education in Chinese universities and social music culture, the role of education in the transmission of traditional music culture, and how to deal with issues such as the relationship between multiculturalism and traditional music culture. This paper will also explore how to integrate traditional music culture into existing music education from the theoretical level, explain the theoretical and practical foundation for constructing a new teaching management model, propose curriculum standards, course nature, ideas, and thoughts for building a traditional music education system in universities, and make practical suggestions for teaching and inheriting traditional music culture based on practice and theory.

The combination of intelligent depression prevention education system in universities and olanzapine tablets on students’ learning phobia

Background Learning phobia has long been a key obstacle in the field of higher education, hindering students’ successful development. This study proposes an innovative educational ecosystem that combines intelligent technology with olanzapine treatment, aiming to significantly reduce students’ learning anxiety and create conditions for better academic achievement.Subjects and Methods The study recruited students from several universities who had been diagnosed with learning phobia. To assess their symptoms and performance, several standardized tools were used, including the Stanford Acute Stress Response Questionnaire (SASRQ) and the 3-Minute Disorder Assessment Scale (3D-CAM). In order to process and analyze the collected data, SPSS23.0 software was used. The software can help researchers organize, calculate, and analyze data in order to come up with relevant results about learning phobia. Through these assessment tools and statistical analysis, researchers can better understand the characteristics and influencing factors of learning phobia and provide a basis for further research and treatment.ResultsStudents who used olanzapine tablets in combination with an intelligent depression prevention system showed significant improvement in self rated learning anxiety (SASRQ) and clinical observation measurement (3D-CAM) scores, which was significantly reduced compared to students who only received traditional teaching methods.ConclusionsIntegrating olanzapine treatment into the comprehensive education reform of the intelligent depression prevention system provides promising potential for positively influencing students’ learning phobia. This method marks a crucial step towards advancing educational strategies and promoting good mental health among students.

텍스트마이닝을 이용한 국내의 디지털 평생교육 연구 동향 분석

The purpose of this study is to empirically analyze how changes in social and policy perceptions and approaches to digital lifelong education are reflected in academic discourse through text mining techniques. For this research purpose, academic journals on digital lifelong education or similar concepts published by RISS from 2010 to 2022 that featured keywords such as digital lifelong education, distance lifelong education, and online lifelong education in their titles, abstracts, and keywords were analyzed. This period was divided into three segments and text mining techniques were applied, including TF-IDF word analysis, N-gram analysis, and CONCOR analysis, to explore trends and patterns.
 The results of the analysis were as follows: First, looking at the trends in the publication of papers on digital lifelong education in Korea, initially, there was a steady increase from 2010 to 2016. This was followed by a decline in 2017, but then another increase in publications until 2022. Second, in the frequency and importance analysis, the top 10 words included those related to digital distance learning, followed by words associated with lifelong education support development and programs, and words related to class performance and effectiveness ranked next. Third, in the CONCOR analysis based on the semantic network, the first period emphasized the construction and support of a cyber university education system. In the second period, there was a shift in emphasis towards the actual operation process, motivation for participation in education, formation of a learning community, and analysis of effects. In the third period, there was a notable emphasis on various policies and projects related to digital lifelong education. Additionally, there was a strong focus on discussing the effectiveness of these initiatives, particularly in relation to specific outcomes such as working hours and employment indicators. Accordingly, this study proposed future digital lifelong education policy directions regarding each analysis result, and these are significant in that they present basic data that sets the direction for follow-up research and suggests specific tasks.

The expectations of generation Z regarding the university educational act in Romania: optimizing the didactic process by providing feedback.

In the university education system, the evaluation and provision of two-way teacher-student feedback are tools within the control function of educational management. Feedback can be defined as the process that takes place in the context of teacher-student interaction during university courses, both individually and in groups, for the development and achievement of the performance of the two actors involved through evaluation, appreciation, support, perception, and teaching. The research aims to develop an innovative feedback tool for the higher education engineering sector to support the improvement of learning outcome-oriented curricula and teaching activities to better meet the learning needs of Gen Z students while being relevant to the labor market and to society in general. The research had a number of subjects: 246 students (67.5% women, 32.5% men) and 7 teachers to whom two feedback instruments were applied (the SKS instrument and the standard instrument of Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu). After testing the four hypotheses, it was observed that the feedback provided by Gen Z is focused on four areas of competence: psychological, pedagogical, education management, and general impression. Each field includes a set of professional and transversal competencies. The SKS (STOP, KEEP, and START) evaluation form is more reliable in evaluating different disciplines than the standard evaluation form by providing a more homogenous type of feedback for each discipline or teacher.

Research on Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education in Vocational Colleges

Innovation and entrepreneurship education is an inevitable choice for the education reform of vocational colleges. This article analyzes the necessity of constructing an innovation and entrepreneurship education system in vocational colleges and the problems in innovation and entrepreneurship education in Jiangsu vocational colleges. It proposes to build an innovation and entrepreneurship curriculum system that integrates expertise and innovation, improve the practice system of innovation and entrepreneurship education, and establish an evaluation system for innovation and entrepreneurship education with the characteristics of vocational colleges.

Digital wellbeing – a review of the JISC guidance from the UK and Vietnam

PurposeThe aim of this paper is to contribute to the discussion of wellbeing within the university education system by outlining the key issues and benefits and recognising future research on digital well-being for students. The JISC Digital wellbeing paper highlights the many positive and negative impacts associated with digital wellbeing. This paper explores how some of these features have been considered within institutions within the UK and Vietnam and highlights the emerging research in one Vietnamese institution in relation to student wellbeing, where digital wellbeing was identified as a key concern.Design/methodology/approachThis is a technical review article which summarises key guidance for organisational digital wellbeing and then reflects on the application in the UK (a developed economy) and in Vietnam (one of the fastest growing economies). This is the first time a review has been conducted from the perspective of different countries. There are two aspects to digital wellbeing, individual and the social or organisational perspectives.FindingsThe JISC Digital wellbeing paper highlights the many positive and negative impacts associated with digital wellbeing. This paper explores how some of these features have been considered within institutions within the UK and Vietnam and highlights the emerging research in one Vietnamese institution in relation to student wellbeing, where digital wellbeing was identified as a key concern. The context of digital wellbeing within higher education is then discussed drawing similarities between the UK and Vietnamese student experiences whilst acknowledging the limitations of current research within the field.Originality/valueMany institutions have seen a rise in the number of wellbeing challenges, and there are few examples of specific initiatives aimed at addressing digital wellbeing challenges for their stakeholders. Existing research on students' wellbeing is predominately focused on undergraduate students and does not differentiate between undergraduate and postgraduate students, nor between masters, doctoral and professional level students and does not explore the impact of digital wellbeing discretely; this is an area which would benefit from future research.

The Construction of Labor Education and Training System in Higher Vocational Colleges under the Background of the New Era

This article proposes four suggestions for constructing a labor education and training system based on the current situation of labor education in vocational colleges. These suggestions can provide reference for the construction of the current labor education and training system in vocational colleges.

Analysis and Optimization Path of Human Resource Management in University Logistics from the Perspective of Labor Education

In recent years, under the guidance of new policies and development concepts related to labor education, universities in various regions have gradually integrated labor education into the training programs of students at various stages. University logistics has a unique advantage in connecting students, naturally becoming the main battlefield for universities to implement the practical aspects of labor education for college students. In response to the problems encountered in the process of labor education, such as the lack of high-quality talents, low enthusiasm of the personnel team, low utilization rate of educational resources development, and "crossing the river by touching stones", it is necessary to take innovative human resource management as an effective starting point, and comprehensively promote the improvement of logistics labor education ability and the improvement of labor education system in universities.

Reflections on Economics Education in China and Suggestions for Its Reform

Abstract Although the current economics education system in universities in China differs from developed Western countries, China has been deliberately emulating the economics education system in the West over the past two decades, a system that has been repeatedly criticized by international movements such as the “Post-Autistic Economics Movement” and the “International Student Initiative for Pluralism in Economics.” This article argues that the dominant position of mainstream Western economics in Chinese higher education contradicts the scientific principles of pluralism and does not align with China’s national conditions and the necessity for the development of a philosophy and social sciences with Chinese characteristics. Based on the proposals put forward by faculty and students involved in the international movement for the reform of economics education over the past 22 years, this article recommends reforms to address the major weaknesses of economics education in China. The reforms address ten areas for improvement, including the overall goals of pluralism in economics education, curriculum design, teaching methods, an independent academic evaluation system, faculty development, and the evaluation of academic disciplines. The purpose of these reforms is to destabilize the dominant position of mainstream Western economics in higher education in China and gradually establish a new economics education system with a curriculum based on a plurality of approaches, a variety of critical pedagogies, and a methodology of problem-based learning.

Dynamic Fusion of Social Network Simulation Algorithms in College Education System

Dynamic Fusion of Social Network Simulation Algorithms in College Education System

Teacher as Researcher: Professional Training in the System of Classical University Education

The article is devoted to the problem of professional training of a teacher as a researcher in the system of classical university education. Its relevance and significance at the present stage is due to intensively developing innovative processes in various spheres of society that require a person to conduct research, as well as modernization of the education system, which is acquiring a research character in school today. The purpose of the article is to substantiate the results of a theoretical and experimental study of the professional formation of a teacher-researcher in the system of teacher training at a classical university, the effectiveness of the revealed and implemented organizational and pedagogical conditions that optimize this process. The methodology of the research is based on the leading methodological approaches – systemic, subject-activity, dialogical – which in their unity form a methodological platform for the scientific and theoretical substantiation of the system of professional training of a teacher as a researcher at a classical university. The main research methods are the analysis of scientific literature on the problem of research, observation, the method of practical knowledge, generalization and interpretation of the results obtained. The article presents, as well as theoretically substantiates the organizational and pedagogical conditions identified by the author that contribute to the effective preparation of university graduates for research activities, shows the process of their implementation in the educational practice of a classical university. In conclusion, it is concluded that the value potential of classical university education is a powerful factor that optimizes the process of professional training of a teacher-researcher. On the other hand, the innovative transformations taking place in the modern school have a dynamizing influence on it. However, only the implementation of the organizational and pedagogical conditions identified by us creates the most favorable prerequisites for meeting the needs of the educational sector of the region in highly qualified pedagogical personnel with a focus on professional activity as research.

Research on the Construction of College Counselor Team from the Perspective of Competency—Based on the Improvement of Learning Resilience

Based on the construction status of the college counselor team, this article analyzes the problems that exist in the team construction. Based on the basic characteristics of the competency perspective and with the aim of improving the learning resilience of medical students, this study aims to conduct research on the construction of the team of college student counselors. The aim is to demonstrate the mission and responsibility of counselors in college student management through the improvement of the team construction plan and the improvement of counselors’ comprehensive literacy, and to promote the steady development of college teaching management work.In the context of the reform of the education system in universities, college counselors, as grassroots forces in university management, can construct ideological and political education management work tailored to the characteristics of students, laying the foundation for the growth of college students. However, due to the heavy learning curriculum and high employment pressure of medical students, they prioritize postgraduate entrance exams over employment. Faced with conflicts between postgraduate entrance exams and clinical internships, there are psychological conflicts among students. The lack of autonomy and poor learning resilience in learning and daily life have an impact on the healthy growth of medical students. By continuously improving the team of college counselors, the characteristics, functions, influencing factors, methods, and carriers of enhancing the academic resilience of medical students and the construction of the counselor team have been clarified. The counselor’s service and education function has been fully utilized, combining practical problem-solving with ideological problem-solving. Focusing on the impact of academic resilience on students’ mental health, teachers and parents are encouraged to form a good learning psychology for students, Ensuring the healthy growth of college students plays a crucial role. Therefore, college student counselors should recognize the development status of the times, adhere to innovative ideas, build a counselor team training model based on the improvement of college students’ learning resilience, combine the characteristics of the competency model, and ensure the efficiency of various work execution through the cultivation of their own comprehensive abilities and the strengthening of work competence, to improve the overall level of counselor team construction, in order to meet the high level, distinctive, and The talent needs of international research universities.

Reflections on Economics Education in China and Suggestions for Its Reform

Although the current economics education system in universities in China differs from developed Western countries, China has been deliberately emulating the economics education system in the West over the past two decades, a system that has been repeatedly criticized by international movements such as the “post-autistic economics movement” and the “International Student Initiative for Pluralism in Economics.” This article argues that the dominant position of mainstream Western economics in Chinese higher education contradicts the scientific principles of pluralism and does not align with China’s national conditions and the necessity for the development of a philosophy and social sciences with Chinese characteristics. Based on the proposals put forward by faculty and students involved in the international movement for the reform of economics education over the past twenty-two years, this article recommends reforms to address the major weaknesses of economics education in China. The reforms address ten areas for improvement, including the overall goals of pluralism in economics education, curriculum design, teaching methods, an independent academic evaluation system, faculty development, and the evaluation of academic disciplines. The purpose of these reforms is to destabilize the dominant position of mainstream Western economics in higher education in China and gradually establish a new economics education system with a curriculum based on a plurality of approaches, a variety of critical pedagogies, and a methodology of problem-based learning.

국내 국·공립대학교의 교양교육 체계 및 전공 자유 선택 제도 탐색 연구

The purpose of this study is to explore the current state of the liberal arts education system of national and public universities in Korea, as well as department of free major as a major free choice system. National and public universities are in a situation where they must reflect the trend of the times and the demand for education while pursuing the nature and academic identity of education. This study aims to examine the liberal arts curriculum and organizational system, and the system for autonomy in searching and selecting majors of national and public universities in Korea. For the study, the latest data were investigated based on the university catalogs and school website released by national and public universities in Korea from April to July 2023. As a result of the study, the operation status and cases of the liberal arts curriculum and major free choice system of domestic national and public universities were presented, and the commonalities and differences were confirmed. Through this study, it will be possible to identify trends in the liberal arts curriculum and major selection system of domestic national and public universities and to seek future educational development directions.

Retracted: Modeling of Ideological and Political Education System in Colleges and Universities Based on Naive Bayes-BP Neural Network in the Era of Big Data

Retracted: Modeling of Ideological and Political Education System in Colleges and Universities Based on Naive Bayes-BP Neural Network in the Era of Big Data

DETERMINING THE SUCCESS FACTORS OF DISTANCE EDUCATION SYSTEMS IN ARCHITECTURAL EDUCATION

Architectural education is unique among the disciplines that provide studio-based education beside theoretical education. By the nature of education, architecture students spend most of their times at design studios. Design studios play vital role in architectural education, since they are not only physical spaces but also active learning environments. This characteristic of education requires face-to-face education and interaction. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic there was a forced transition at architectural education from face-to-face to distance education system in universities. This transition has brought both useful opportunities such as timelessness and locationlessness, as well as problems such as lack of communication and lack of cooperation among peers. The main disadvantage of distance education in architecture is dramatically reduction of the interaction between the instructor and the student. With the forthcoming waves of COVID-19 and any other force majeure, distance education systems may be compulsory. To increase the efficiency, determining the success factors of distance education system in architectural education is important. Therefore, the aim of this study is to explore the critical success factors of distance education systems in architecture education. To reach this aim a questionnaire was composed by researchers with systematic literature review and conducted to students who are studying at architecture schools in Turkey. Within the scope of this research, 232 architecture students were surveyed, and the results were analyzed statistically with the Relative Important Index. As a result, the most crucial factors affecting the success of the distance education system in architectural education were determined.