Education, Competence Development and Career Trajectories

Education, Competence Development and Career Trajectories
Author: Sabine Weinert
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 425
Release: 2023-04-13
Genre: Education
ISBN: 303127007X

This Open Access book presents the results of an interdisciplinary research program to utilize data from the multicohort German National Educational Panel Study (NEPS), which included over 100.000 participants in six nationally representative panel studies. Renowned researchers from the fields of sociology, psychology, educational science, economics, and survey methodology have used the (longitudinal) data for their substantive and/or methodological questions and present important results of their research projects. This edited volume contains contributions from the following four topics: (1) Competence Development: Individual Characteristics, Learning Environments, and other Contextual Factors, (2) Educational Transitions and Pathways: Influencing Factors and Outcomes, (3) Vocational Training and Labour Market, and (4) Individuals with Migration Background. It provides essential insights for researchers, postdocs, PhD students, and university students of different scientific disciplines interested in educational sciences as well as for policy makers who have to deal with educational problems in modern societies.

Engaging Higher Education Teachers and Students With Transnational Leadership

Engaging Higher Education Teachers and Students With Transnational Leadership
Author: Morris, Gareth Richard
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 323
Release: 2024-04-26
Genre: Education
ISBN:

Higher education is at a crossroads, facing unprecedented challenges threatening its traditional models and practices. The COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with shifts towards self-reliance and restricted student mobility, has created a dichotomy of factors impacting the sector. Institutions must find new ways to attract students and remain competitive in a rapidly changing landscape. Additionally, leaders and managers are grappling with issues such as employee wellbeing, digital transformation, and the need to foster a culture of learning and diversity. Engaging Higher Education Teachers and Students With Transnational Leadership provides a comprehensive roadmap for navigating the future of higher education from a leadership and management perspective. Drawing on real-world examples and concrete advice, it offers insights into critical topics such as employee wellbeing, AI, digital transformation, and student engagement. The book equips leaders and managers with the tools they need to adapt and thrive in uncertainty by exploring new education models, institutional governance, and the impact of new technologies.

The SAGE Handbook of Learning and Work

The SAGE Handbook of Learning and Work
Author: Margaret Malloch
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 692
Release: 2021-10-13
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1529762065

The first two decades of the 21st century have contributed a growing body of research, theorisation and empirical studies on learning and work. This Handbook takes the consideration of this topic into a new realm, moving beyond the singular linking of identity, learning and work to embrace a more holistic appreciation of learners and their life-long learning. Across 40 chapters, learners, learning and work are situated within educational, organisational, social, economic and political contexts. Taken together, these contributions paint a picture of evolving perspectives of how scholars from around the world view developments in both theory and practice, and map the shifts in learning and work over the past two decades. Part 1: Theoretical perspectives of learning and work Part 2: Intersections of learning and work in organisations and beyond Part 3: Learning throughout working lives and beyond Part 4: Issues and challenges to learning and work

Social and Economic Conditions of Student Life in Europe

Social and Economic Conditions of Student Life in Europe
Author: Kristina Hauschildt
Publisher: wbv Media GmbH & Company KG
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2024-07-10
Genre: History
ISBN: 3763977473

The EUROSTUDENT 8 - Synopsis of Indicators is the central publication of the EUROSTUDENT project and the result of the collaboration of a European-wide network including researchers, data collectors, representatives of national ministries, and other stakeholders. It comprises data from student surveys conducted in 25 countries in the European Higher Education Area during the eighth round of the EUROSTUDENT project. Adopting a broad, comparative perspective, the EUROSTUDENT 8 - Synopsis of Indicators provides information on students' socio-economic and study-related backgrounds, their study conditions and experiences, including international mobility, and their living conditions. It aims to inspire policy debates on the topic of the social dimension and lay the ground for further research. Die EUROSTUDENT 8 ist die zentrale Veröffentlichung des EUROSTUDENT-Projekts und das Ergebnis der Zusammenarbeit eines europaweiten Netzwerks aus Forschern, Datenerhebern, Vertretern nationaler Ministerien und anderen Beteiligten. Sie enthält Daten aus Studierendenbefragungen, die in 25 Ländern des Europäischen Hochschulraums während der achten Runde des EUROSTUDENT-Projekts durchgeführt wurden. Die Publikation nimmt eine breite, vergleichende Perspektive ein und liefert Informationen über den sozioökonomischen und studienbezogenen Hintergrund der Studierenden, ihre Studienbedingungen und -erfahrungen, einschließlich internationaler Mobilität, sowie ihre Lebensbedingungen. Sie soll politische Debatten zum Thema der sozialen Dimension anregen und die Grundlage für weitere Forschung schaffen.

Generative AI and Multifactor Productivity in Business

Generative AI and Multifactor Productivity in Business
Author: Adedoyin, Festus Fatai
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 302
Release: 2024-04-26
Genre: Computers
ISBN:

As organizations grapple with the challenges of a dynamic market, the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) emerges not only as a technological progression but a strategic necessity. The transformative potential of AI, particularly through OpenAI, holds the promise of redefining operational paradigms, accelerating innovation, and unlocking unprecedented growth opportunities. However, lurking beneath this promise are challenges that demand urgent attention – from tailoring relevance for specific business units to ethical and safe integration practices. The specifics of how OpenAI can amplify labor productivity and enhance decision-making processes remain elusive. Generative AI and Multifactor Productivity in Business offers a guide surrounding the complexities of OpenAI's role in business operations. It contends that understanding OpenAI is not just beneficial; it is essential for organizations seeking to navigate economic uncertainties and unlock high levels of efficiency and growth. The book delves into the effects of OpenAI on business, with a primary objective of illuminating the scholarly and practitioner-based contributions that push the boundaries of OpenAI in business research. This exploration encompasses applications of advanced generative AI tools, language models, and innovative technologies specific to diverse businesses across sectors, scales, and regions. It emphasizes that as AI becomes more seamlessly integrated into business processes, the potential for multifactor productivity to fuel economic growth, new industries, and job opportunities is unparalleled.

Preparing Students From the Academic World to Career Paths: A Comprehensive Guide

Preparing Students From the Academic World to Career Paths: A Comprehensive Guide
Author: Sligh Conway, Cassandra
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 353
Release: 2024-04-23
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1668483173

In today’s educational field, to ensure students are prepared to make the transition from education to the workforce, students must develop skills that support them in the working world. Further research on these skills is required to assist learners moving forward. Preparing Students From the Academic World to Career Paths: A Comprehensive Guide provides a comprehensive guide to preparing minority and first-generation students to transition from the academic world into their chosen career path. The book also provides post-secondary educators and student support staff with suggestions to incorporate the recognition and development of transferrable skills in curriculum and advising. Covering key topics such as career readiness, minority students, and student success, this reference work is ideal for administrators, principals, researchers, scholars, academicians, practitioners, instructors, and students.

How to Have a Successful Freelance Education Career

How to Have a Successful Freelance Education Career
Author: Fe Luton
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 119
Release: 2023-10-18
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1000985717

Teaching and education offer a hugely rewarding career - but staying in the classroom for life is not always right for everyone. With a successful teaching career under her belt, Fe Luton made the move from classroom to kitchen table, entering the world of freelance education writing, research, and training as a general all-round creative. How to Have a Successful Freelance Education Career shares the options and practicalities of transitioning to and succeeding in a freelance career. Exploring options for both full-time and part-time freelancing, this essential guide outlines the key skills needed to build a stable career within the freelance education world. Fe Luton explores ways to define yourself, promote yourself and to make sure you stay top of the list when it comes to applications, commissions, and gigs. With chapters filled with practical advice, topics covered include: Life after (or alongside) teaching Developing skills beyond the classroom Pitching and making yourself stand out Building your online persona Career development The dos and don’ts of freelance work This engaging yet highly practical guide is an essential read for anyone looking to reassess their options in the world of education and to expand their professional horizons beyond the classroom.

Handbook of Competence and Motivation, Second Edition

Handbook of Competence and Motivation, Second Edition
Author: Andrew J. Elliot
Publisher: Guilford Publications
Total Pages: 737
Release: 2018-02-21
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1462536034

Now completely revised (over 90% new), this handbook established the concept of competence as an organizing framework for the field of achievement motivation. With an increased focus on connecting theory to application, the second edition incorporates diverse perspectives on why and how individuals are motivated to work toward competence in school, work, sports, and other settings. Leading authorities present cutting-edge findings on the psychological, sociocultural, and biological processes that shape competence motivation across development, analyzing the role of intelligence, self-regulated learning, emotions, creativity, gender and racial stereotypes, self-perceptions, achievement values, parenting practices, teacher behaviors, workplace environments, and many other factors. As a special bonus, purchasers of the second edition can download a supplemental e-book featuring several notable, highly cited chapters from the first edition. ÿ New to This Edition *Most chapters are new, reflecting over a decade of theoretical and methodological developments. *Each chapter now has an applied as well as conceptual focus, showcasing advances in intervention research. *Additional topics: self-regulation in early childhood, self-determination theory, challenge and threat appraisals, performance incentives, achievement emotions, job burnout, gene-environment interactions, class-based models of competence, and the impact of social group membership. *Supplemental e-book featuring selected chapters from the prior edition.

Business 4.0 as a Subject of the Digital Economy

Business 4.0 as a Subject of the Digital Economy
Author: Elena G. Popkova
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 1125
Release: 2022-06-14
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3030903249

This book substantiates the transformation processes in the system of modern entrepreneurship in the conditions of formation of Industry 4.0. The authors develop a scientific concept of business 4.0, determine the specific features of business 4.0 and current problems and perspectives of its development in developed and developing markets, study the infrastructural provision of business 4.0 in view of its sectorial specifics, outline the perspectives and recommendations in the sphere of development of business 4.0, and offer the scientific and practical recommendations for state and corporate management.