Undergraduate Education Course Research Articles

What does entrepreneurship education look like in Brazil? An analysis of undergraduate teaching plans

PurposeThis paper aimed to describe and analyze the contents and methodologies of entrepreneurship education in undergraduate courses in higher education institutions in Brazil.Design/methodology/approachThe teaching plans of 113 undergraduate entrepreneurship courses were surveyed and reviewed. Data were subjected to descriptive and content analyses.FindingsCourses are offered by public and private universities in Brazil in 56 undergraduate programs in several fields. Lectures are among the main teaching methodologies employed, being mentioned in 98% of the teaching plans analyzed. There is a broad use of active methodologies. About 75% of the contents covered in the courses refer to declarative knowledge of basic concepts and theories and enterprises creation and management skills. The survey showed that 50% of the teaching plans addressed content related to business modeling, and only 18% of these mentioned the use of business model canvas. In addition, contents such as prototyping, minimum viable product, design thinking and pitch are mentioned in less than 20% of the teaching plans analyzed.Originality/valueThe article contributes to the advancement of the entrepreneurship education theory as it presents a new way to classify the contents of entrepreneurship courses, in light of educational theories, using learning taxonomies. It identifies the main contents, resources, methodologies, evaluation methods and bibliographies used in undergraduate entrepreneurship courses in Brazil. Moreover, it is the very first article that analyzes this number of teaching plans in Brazil with these categories of analysis. In practical terms, the article contributes to improve the entrepreneurship courses offered.

Assessment and Evaluation of Student Health Behaviors at a State-Supported Regional University

The purpose of this study was to analyze the percent of targets achieved for 31 student objectives from eight of the topic areas of Healthy Campus 2020. The objectives chosen for critical review were based on Healthy Campus 2020 topics that were relevant to course objectives for a required general education undergraduate course on wellness. The assessment of these behaviors will be used to develop future interventions and curriculum additions aimed at increasing the health behaviors among undergraduate students and reducing the risky behaviors that might hinder their educational success. Overall, 1019 students at our university filled out the ACHA-NCHA II Survey. Our SSRU identified 12 areas of health concerns where improvements are necessary to more closely align with Healthy Campus 2020 – depression, anxiety, healthy weight, obesity, fruit/vegetable consumption, aerobic physical activity, muscle strengthening, condom and contraception use, HIV testing, nonmedical use of prescription drugs, and hookah use. The results show the institution needs to expand the emphasis on protective factors and reduce risk factors. Relaying reliable, evidence-based health information to our students is imperative in order to allow individuals to make informed choices.

Using the 5E Instructional Model in an Online Environment with Pre-service Special Education Teachers

In this practitioner article, we describe the innovative way the 5E Instructional Model was used in an online, hybrid special education undergraduate course to prepare pre-service teachers to teach academic content to their students with disabilities. We provide a rationale for the use of the model in the course, describe how we implemented the model in the course, pre-service teachers’ perceptions about the model as a way to facilitate and model the process of learning for themselves and students, and discuss implications for practice.

Percepção dos acadêmicos do curso de Administração sobre a Educação Ambiental na Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará, Campus Alenquer

O presente trabalho versa sobre alguns aspectos da educação ambiental e a relevância da sua inserção no ensino superior. Para tanto, a pesquisa tem por objetivo verificar a percepção dos acadêmicos de administração da Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará, Campus Alenquer, no que tange aos conceitos ambientais, assim como, definição de lixo, os processos de coleta, impactos no meio ambiente, sua destinação, entre outros. A metodologia se desenvolveu por meio de pesquisas bibliográficas e levantamento de dados primários, questionários aplicados aos acadêmicos, minutos antes da realização de provas de avaliação, para garantir a participação do número máximo de discentes. Os resultados apresentados reforçam a necessidade da educação ambiental nos cursos de graduação, uma vez que os estudantes tiveram dificuldades para responder às perguntas. Por fim, o estudo enfatiza os principais pontos referentes à temática ambiental e como se relacionam com o campus universitário em estudo, visto que essa apregoa a necessidade da preservação ambiental como manutenção das gerações futuras. Nessa perspectiva, políticas públicas aliada a uma educação ambiental que incentivem às práticas de coletas adequadas para o lixo, são essenciais para conservação ambiental.

Assessment of Attitude towards two selected areas of professionalism like honesty and confidentiality among undergraduate medical students of Bangladesh

This descriptive type of cross sectional study was carried out to evaluate the attitude of undergraduate medical students of Bangladesh regarding selected areas of professionalism like honesty and confidentiality. Study period was from July 2017 to June 2018. Sample size was 837 undergraduates medical students of 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th phase of MBBS course from four public and four non government medical colleges of Bangladesh. Convenience sampling technique was adopted in this study. Data collection was done by a modified structured situational judgment test (SJT) self-administered questionnaire which was adopted from general medical council (GMC) and by in-depth interview schedule of students. The data were then compiled and analyzed using SPSS Version 19.Among the study participants, 37.20% (310) and 62 .80% (537) were males and females respectively. Attitude towards the two most major issues of professionalism were good, mean score were above three in honesty. Mean score was below three in maintaining confidentiality. Result of the present study shows that female students had higher mean professionalism than male. Female students were better than the male students in regards to all two different professional issues and this difference is statistically highly significant (P=0.00). Mean score of professionalism of 1st phase students in all two issues were greater than the respondents of other three phases and this findings was also statistically significant. Medical undergraduates of Bangladesh have a good understanding of acceptable professional honesty but there is scope of improvement. Study recommended that these two issues of professionalism must be taught in the course of undergraduate medical education and should be incorporated in undergraduate medical curriculum with the details of learning outcome what we craving from a registered medical graduate so that learning can be turned into practice.
 Bangladesh Journal of Medical Education Vol.11(1) 2020: 3-11

Fragilidades do conceito de infância na formação inicial na Licenciatura em Educação Física

Esta pesquisa objetivou analisar o conceito de infância na formação inicial nos cursos de Licenciatura em Educação Física, a partir dos indicadores contidos nas ementas dos cursos das Instituições de Ensino Superior (IES) públicas do estado do Paraná. Utilizou-se dos pressupostos da pesquisa qualitativa do tipo documental, com o intuito de apresentar as interlocuções percebidas sobre o reconhecimento da infância no processo formativo. Os resultados indicam a escassez de disciplinas que tratem das questões da infância; sendo evidenciado que o conceito está sendo associado a fases e etapas de desenvolvimento motor, atrelados à perspectiva desenvolvimentista. Como resultado, pode-se desprender que os currículos de formação inicial, apresentam fragilidades nas múltiplas interjeições com os campos antropológicos e sociais, evidenciando uma lacuna conceitual no processo de formação docente dos cursos investigados.

Exposure to information increases motivation to learn more

Low motivation to learn in undergraduate general education courses hinders learning. Research has identified strategies that increase motivation to learn before students are asked to learn content (e.g., outlining the utility of the course material for future careers). Extending this work, we propose that learning any material in a course may beget motivation to learn more, in line with the notion that the process of learning itself may spark curiosity and interest. Across three populations (college-aged individuals on mTurk, large public university students, and small private university students), we found that watching a TED Talk video (i.e., exposure to new information, learning) pertaining to any topic led to an increase in motivation to continue learning about that topic and other topics more generally. These results reveal a need to broaden models of motivation to consider the importance of exposure to content to increase motivation to learn.

UMA HISTÓRIA DA COMUNIDADE AURORA NARRADA POR SEUS SUJEITOS LOCAIS: TRADIÇÃO, CULTURA E EDUCAÇÃO DO CAMPO

Este artigo tem como objetivo socializar resultados de um trabalho acadêmico produzido no âmbito de duas disciplinas de um curso de Licenciatura em Educação do Campo, com proposta de um estudo de natureza histórica, visando à (re)constituição da história de uma comunidade rural, nas vozes dos sujeitos locais. Para isso, contou-se com o referencial teórico-metodológico da História Oral e com a realização de entrevistas semiestruturadas com dois moradores da Comunidade Aurora, município de Rio Pardo de Minas-MG. Buscou-se constituir uma versão da história da Comunidade, remontando aos seus primeiros moradores para poder compreender, em suas narrativas, os aspectos pertinentes à cultura, religião e educação daquele território. Como resultado, percebeu-se que a Comunidade Aurora, apesar de não ser reconhecida como sendo tradicional, salienta características peculiares quanto ao modo de ser e viver no campo, com implicações importantes na formação de futuros professores em Educação do Campo.

Executive Incentive Pay Disclosures at Etsy, Inc.

The financially savvy (fictional) protagonist in this case is an independent artist, intrigued with the possibility of becoming a seller on the Etsy, Inc., marketplace. As such, she is seeking to learn about the company—that is, its culture, recent history, and incentive compensation philosophy and practices for top executives. The case provides pertinent, publicly sourced information for exploring and discussing such issues.This case is suitable for an undergraduate, graduate, or non-degree executive education course where the focal topic is, in general, performance management, and more specifically, the use and design of executive incentive compensation plans. A valuable secondary objective is to introduce students to some of the company information disclosed in a publicly available corporate proxy statement. That document, filed with the SEC as Form DEF 14A, is filed in preparation for a public company's annual shareholder meeting. Excerpt UVA-C-2430 Dec. 6, 2019 Executive Incentive Pay Disclosures at Etsy, Inc. Betsy Jordaniske had been an artist for as long as she could recall. In fact, in fourth grade, she had won the first art contest she had ever entered. What was unique and unusual about her winning piece, and what was still true 20 years later, was that her paintings were three-dimensional, incorporating real materials from nature such as dried grasses, pebbles, twigs, grains, and even a little dirt once in a while. Such materials interplayed with the acrylics, the chalk, and the colored pencils she used in a truly captivating way. Her paintings were unique to say the least, and they often prompted observers to move closer, look longer, and reflexively smile just a little bit. For years, Jordaniske had been frustrated by not having enough time to devote to her art—she lived for that endeavor, and she worked as a bookkeeper to live. On the surface, her occupation and vocation seemed quite incongruous, but it was the symmetry of bookkeeping that had a certain appeal to her, just as the unlimited possibilities of a blank canvass never failed to kick-start the flow of artistic ideas in her head and heart. Formal schooling in accounting or art had not been a path Jordaniske had been able to take. Out of family necessity, she had gone to work right out of high school in her uncle's retail shop, doing the books in the back office, working the cash register out front, and helping customers when the shop got busy. It was in the evenings and on weekends, when the weather was nice, that she set up her portable, bare-bones studio in various natural, out-of-the-way settings around her Texas hometown. She let her surroundings speak to her—waiting to sense the urge to paint a certain scene, in a certain way. Inevitably, ideas easily and readily flowed. If she did not have all the material she needed while on site, she would simply add it later, with no loss of artistic wholeness, as the image she wanted was already finished in her mind's eye. It was this duality of her essence—the practical, yet artistic, enjoyment of a finite/prescribed bookkeeping system, as well as the unfettered possibilities/expressions of an artist's imagination—behind her decision to look into the Etsy, Inc., marketplace possibility. . . .

Personal and Professional Readiness of In-service Teachers of English for Culturally Responsive Teaching

Purpose: The aim of this study was twofold. First, it investigated the extent to which in-service teachers of English were personally and professionally ready to carry out culturally responsive teaching (CRT). Second, it aimed to understand teachers’ perceptions of CRT. Research Method: This study was carried out in a sequential explanatory mixed methods design. Accordingly, first quantitative data were gathered in the first phase through administering CRT readiness scale. In the second phase, qualitative data were gathered through semi-structured interviews to gain detailed insights about their perceptions. A total number of 415 in-service teachers of English participated in the quantitative phase of the study, and 12 teachers participated in the semi-structured interviews. Findings: Quantitative findings showed significant differences between teachers' personal and professional readiness, novice and experienced teachers, and graduates of ELT departments and graduates of ELL and ACL departments. Qualitative findings showed that experience alone was a distinguishable factor for CRT and also underlined the necessity for and the importance of culture-oriented courses in undergraduate English language teacher education. Implications for Research and Practice: Accordingly, enriching undergraduate English language teacher education programs with culture-oriented courses is a need. Such courses should cover both theoretical and practical sides of multicultural education and CRT. There is also a need to provide more opportunities for teacher candidates to execute teaching practices in real and culturally diverse classrooms. Furthermore, the need for studies focusing on field-specific competencies and real classroom settings are also underlined.

TRABALHO DE CAMPO EM GEOGRAFIA AGRÁRIA:

Este artigo analisa a importância do trabalho de campo para o ensino de Geografia no ensino superior, com ênfase nos temas da Geografia Agrária. O texto se estrutura com base na sistematização – planejamento, execução e avaliação – de um trabalho de campo desenvolvido com uma turma do curso Interdisciplinar em Educação do Campo: Ciências Sociais e Humanas – Licenciatura, da Universidade Federal da Fronteira Sul, no primeiro semestre de 2019. O campesinato, o cooperativismo e a Agroecologia integram a ementa do componente curricular de Geografia II do curso citado. A metodologia utilizada na elaboração do artigo consiste na observação em campo e na análise dos relatórios produzidos pelos acadêmicos. A atividade desenvolvida nos permitiu reafirmar a importância do trabalho de campo para o ensino da Geografia, visto que possibilitou compreender, na prática, como o cooperativismo e a Agroecologia se estabelecem como estratégias fundamentais para a territorialização do campesinato. Ademais, as conversas com os diferentes sujeitos e a visita aos espaços de produção e industrialização da produção agrícola possibilitaram visualizar as contradições presentes no campo brasileiro, sobretudo aquelas que envolvem as organizações camponesas. Assim, o trabalho de campo se constitui como ferramenta metodológica fundamental para possibilitar uma compreensão crítica e transformadora do espaço geográfico. Palavras-chave Trabalho de campo, Geografia Agrária, Campesinato, Cooperativismo, Agroecologia

Songwriting with digital audio workstations in an online community

Digital audio workstations and online file-sharing technology may be combined to create opportunities for collaborations among many groups, including performing ensembles, music technology classes, professional songwriters and preservice music teachers. This article presents a model for a digitally mediated online collaboration that focuses on popular music songwriting activities in school and higher education settings. Using an example from a high school music production class that collaborated with an undergraduate music education course through Google Docs and a file-sharing platform, the author outlines steps towards facilitating partnerships that focus on creating music in an online community. Such collaborations may help remove barriers between our classrooms and our communities as music teachers leverage technology to develop relationships with creators and performers of popular music everywhere.

RETRACTED: Analysis on the reading guidance to classics in the teaching of specialized courses in tourism undergraduate education in China

When the literature of tourism higher education is concerned, Scholars from China and abroad have had a relatively deep and broad research in the field of the characteristics of tourism theory, according to which the curriculum system and teaching methods are designed, while at the same time, there is research vacancy when we look into the field of the practical ways of successful cultivating of tourism bachelor’s theory system. Thus, the article first proves the necessity of reading guidance to classics in professional curriculum of tourism higher education through theoretical analyzing of the interdisciplinary characteristics of tourism major and the human resource demands of tourism industry in China; then the empirical study and quantitative analysis of the effects and influential factors of classics reading guidance in tourism academic classes are made, according to these analysis, the article draws an conclusion that during the teaching of professional courses, the initiatives of the under-graduates to take part in the reading of classics should be attached full importance to in the syllabus; the effects of classics reading should try to be improved through the organization of specialized courses teaching; the input of students’ classics reading should be strengthened by the design of the cultivating methods; and the teaching resources should be optimized to provide better environment for classics reading. Besides these suggestions, four implementation methods are also provided as the conclusion.

Developing effective assessment feedback: academic buoyancy and the relational dimensions of feedback

ABSTRACT This research reports on the second phase of a project exploring the effectiveness of tutor to student assessment feedback. It highlights the dynamic interaction of interpersonal and intrapersonal contexts in effective feedback processes. It proposes a holistic conceptualisation of feedback that considers the academic buoyancy and attributes of the recipient, and the relationships and opportunities for dialogue with the provider and the ramifications for practice. To explore the impact of the implementation of changes to practice suggested from phase one of the research, qualitative data were collected and analysed from student focus groups and individual interviews within a UK undergraduate education course. Links from this phase between feedback processes, affect, tutor input and the ‘Key 5’ indicators of academic buoyancy emerge, revealing the importance of reciprocal relationships and dialogic interactions. This demonstrates the need to acknowledge the individuals involved and the nature of the relationships between them.

Technology Acceptance Model: Assessing Preservice Teachers’ Acceptance of Floor-Robots as a Useful Pedagogical Tool

Institutions of higher education ensure preservice teachers are prepared to meet the needs of K-12 students through multiple layers of support. Along with rigorous coursework, preservice teachers are placed in K-12 environments to ensure they are prepared to address the needs of diverse learners. Preservice teachers: (a) learn content across multiple areas depending on desired level/area of certification; (b) study pedagogical approaches that are effective in addressing K-12 students’ needs; (c) employ research-based strategies in K-12 settings; and, (d) take content and pedagogical exams for certification purposes. However, preservice teachers may be unfamiliar with newer educational technology such as floor-robots, a type of robotics that may support content learning, as well as engage K-12 students in critical thinking and/or problem solving. Increasing preservice teachers’ awareness of new technologies may benefit their future K-12 students. The purpose of this research was to ascertain whether preservice teachers would accept floor-robots as a useful instructional tool to support learning. During an undergraduate education course, thirty-two Hispanic, preservice teachers were introduced to two types of floor-robots to enhance their awareness/use of an unfamiliar educational technology. Researchers in this study had previous experience introducing floor-robots to approximately 250 fourth and fifth graders across two academic school years. Researchers were interested in gauging preservice teachers’ willingness to accept and/or use new technologies as an additional instructional strategy to support K-12 student learning.

Transforming Undergraduate Student Perceptions of Dementia through Music and Filmmaking.

With nearly 6 million people with dementia (PWD) in the United States, there is a critical need to build an interprofessional dementia workforce. Among the novel approaches to expanding a new workforce, music and the arts show promise for engaging students and trainees. To understand how and why the arts affect attitudes about and engagement with PWD, we examined a service-learning general education undergraduate course centering on music, filmmaking, and dementia. The undergraduate course curriculum brought students to meet with PWD in dementia care settings, build personalized music playlists, coproduce short films about PWD, and write reflective essays. Two researchers independently completed inductive thematic analysis of the films, essays, and course evaluations. Differences were reconciled by consensus. A total of 52 students from three classes completed the course; 24 (46%) were majoring in health sciences. Three key themes emerged: (1) Music helps students connect with people living with dementia in meaningful ways; (2) filmmaking offers students the opportunity to share unique, person-centered stories about dementia and music that empower the voices of PWD; and (3) reflective writing enables students to process new experiences and lessons learned. Unexpectedly, 29 students (56%) reported continued engagement with PWD in their careers, families, and communities after course completion. This study identifies reproducible ways in which undergraduate arts courses thematically focused on dementia not only transform student perceptions about dementia but change the ways in which those students choose to engage with PWD following course completion. Arts and music departments may represent an untapped resource for building a geriatrics workforce. J Am Geriatr Soc 68:1083-1089, 2020.

Exploring the Feasibility of Utilizing Undergraduate Lactation Education Courses as a Vehicle to Prepare the Future Healthcare Workforce to Educate and Support Breastfeeding Families in the Community

BackgroundMinimal lactation knowledge among healthcare professionals has been linked to low breastfeeding rates. To address this problem, one university integrated into its curriculum a lactation education course which aims to provide students from a variety of healthcare related bachelor programs, with the knowledge and skills needed to educate and support breastfeeding families in the community. The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of utilizing undergraduate lactation education courses as a vehicle to better prepare the future healthcare work force to educate and support breastfeeding families in the community.MethodsA 62-question survey was administered pre and post course completion to students enrolled in four sections of a lactation course over the 2018/2019 academic year (n = 96).ResultsFindings suggest that pre to post course completion students had significant increases in their: lactation knowledge, confidence delivering lactation education, confidence in working with clients in a professional setting and positive attitude towards breastfeeding.ConclusionsGiven the lack of knowledge among healthcare professionals is a significant barrier to optimal breastfeeding rates, this evaluation study provides evidence that integrating lactation education courses into university curriculum may be an effective strategy for improving breastfeeding rates.

Matriz de referência para a avaliação dos conteúdos de Fisiologia do Exercício em cursos de Licenciatura em Educação Física

O presente trabalho tem o objetivo de desenvolver e validar uma matriz de referência para a avaliação dos conteúdos de Fisiologia do Exercício em cursos de Licenciatura em Educação Física do Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Ceará-IFCE. Trata-se de um estudo qualitativo. Foi elaborado um questionário contendo descritores com um formato Likert em termos de resposta. A amostra foi constituída por cinco (5) professores atuantes com a Fisiologia do Exercício do IFCE, que foram os juízes especialistas para a validação de conteúdo via Índice de Validade de Conteúdo (IVC). Quanto a validade de conteúdo, os resultados demonstraram que dos descritores construídos e apresentados aos juízes, 07 não foram modificados, 11 foram ajustados (atendendo à solicitação dos juízes avaliadores), porém, todos tiveram IVC aceitáveis, 1 foi excluído e 4 foram incluídos. Dessa forma, a versão final da Matriz de Referência para a avaliação dos conteúdos de Fisiologia do Exercício é composta por 22 descritores. Conclui-se que foi possível desenvolver e validar uma matriz de referência para a avaliação dos conteúdos de Fisiologia do Exercício nos cursos de Licenciatura em Educação Física.

MAPA – Material de Avaliação Prática da Aprendizagem na Graduação em Educação Física à Distância: Relato Ee Experiência

A intenção deste estudo é relatar a experiência de aprendizagem com o Material de Avaliação Prática da Aprendizagem (MAPA) no formato de vídeo no curso de licenciatura em Educação Física, na modalidade à distância. Trata-se de um relato de experiência de cunho reflexivo-crítico descritivo referente a vivência na construção, realização e gravação dos materiais. Foram relatados os objetivos, propostas e duração dos vídeos das disciplinas práticas cursadas no período de novembro de 2018 a setembro de 2019, totalizando cinco práticas nas disciplinas de 1. Ginástica Escolar; 2. Esportes Coletivos: Futsal e Futebol; 3. Esportes Individuais: Atletismo; 4. Fundamentos de Rítmica e Dança e 5. Lutas. Conclui-se que a utilização dos MAPA's como ferramenta de avaliação das atividades práticas no curso de Educação Física à distância permite que o futuro professor vivencie atividades que, posteriormente, serão repassadas aos alunos na escola, tornando o novo docente apto a estagiar e/ou atuar nos diferentes níveis de ensino e nos diversos conteúdos propostos pelas disciplinas do curso de Educação Física. Palavras-chave: Metodologia. Ensino. Formação à distância.

Building Multitemporal Awareness and Reflexivity in Family Business: A Visual Sensemaking Exercise

This article presents an exercise designed for successors and other business family members with the aim to enable them to communicate their understandings of their family and family business’ past legacies and to express their future-related projections. First initiated in France in 2014, then duplicated in United States in 2019, the exercise has been used in undergraduate, graduate, and executive education courses, with national and international cohorts. While the exercise has typically focused on classes composed of successors, it has also been used in executive education courses with business family members from older and younger generations. The learning activity asks participants to draw three consecutive images of their family business—past, present, and future—to develop a visual narrative of the family and family business legacies and future. Participants are then invited to tell the story of their family business and to depict its imagined future using the three drawings as guides, within the group setting. This visual sensemaking exercise enables participants to access tacit modes of relating to past legacies and contributes to developing multitemporal awareness and reflexivity in multigenerational family businesses.