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Relationships of Learning Styles to Bloom’s Taxonomy of Gen Z
Get PDFThis research investigates a cohort of Gen Z students’ learning attributes to understand their learning styles. In this study, we applied Bloom’s Taxonomy as a framework to understand the cognitive learning strategies of Gen Z students and explore the development of corresponding and effective learning and appropriate assessment approaches for their academic success. A survey of Business students at a medium-sized southeastern (US) university was conducted. The results indicate a significant positive relationship between the dependent variable, taking information apart, and exploring relationships to some of the Bloom Taxonomy attributes as independent variables
The Economic History & Urban Geography of Race Relations in Detroit: Movement of Capital, White Resistance and Immobility of Black Labor
Get PDFDetroit's intertwined history of deindustrialization and racial segregation is often explored separately. In The Origins of the Urban Crises (1996), Thomas Sugrue examines post-WWII job losses and housing discrimination without elucidating why and how the city came to experience the abrupt flight of capital in that period. Conversely, Murray and Schwartz's Wrecked (2019) details the catalysts for Detroit's deindustrialization but neglects its impact on the African-American community. This paper aims to bridge these perspectives by utilizing various secondary sources and archival evidence to analyze how concurrent discrimination and economic decline have maintained the persistent segregation between Detroit and its suburbs
Why Are so Many Remote Workers Reluctant to Endure the Politics of Organizational Culture?
Get PDFA recent Wall Street Journal (WSJ) article dated May 31, 2023, titled “Why Workers Aren’t Coming Back to the Office Full-Time” (Smith & Carpenter, 2023), examines reasons employees prefer remote work, such as rising childcare costs, avoidance of micro-management, low interpersonal conflict, wardrobe requirements, food costs, commute time, and parking expenses. The WSJ has recently published multiple articles on remote work, including one on January 11, 2024, stating “Remote Workers Are Losing Out on Promotions, New Data Shows” (Chen, 2024), which claims remote workers were promoted 31% less frequently than office workers. Understanding the politics of organizational culture related to remote work preferences is crucial. We conducted a literature review using Google Scholar with key terms “remote work” and “office” OR “politics” OR “culture” from 2019 to 2023, including the COVID-19 pandemic period. There is a pressing need for a cultural shift within organizations to adopt remote and hybrid work models, driven by professionals' increasing demand for remote work options
Individuals’ IT-Change Readiness in Healthcare Organizations
Get PDFIT-change readiness is an essential element of success in organizational information technology (IT) change intervention success for healthcare organizations. Change readiness research typically disregards the needs of individual constituents. We describe the experiences of medical professionals, IT professionals and managers in a medical organization in preparing for major IT-change due to a merger. We conducted a qualitative study in two medical organizations in the Netherlands via 18 in-depth semi-structured interviews using a replication logic. We analyzed the data using selective coding and thematic coding for grounded theory development. Six themes emerged from our study as factors contributing to individuals’ IT-change readiness: These are (1) individuals’ IT use frequency, (2) IT self-efficacy, (3) IT enjoyment, (4) anticipated IT usefulness, and (6) commitment. IT self-efficacy was influenced positively by people’s education level and inversely by their age. We identified sub-themes for given themes and developed propositions for future testing and generalization of our findings. These factors may be used in practice for hiring, promotion and training decisions
HRM System Formality and Organizational Ambidexterity Strategy in Technological Startup Companies
Get PDFThe low survival of technological startup companies (TSCs) is partly due to the lack of human resources management formality (HRMF). This study clarifies HRMF and identifies a relevant measure for TSCs. It explores HRMF changes and their fit with business strategy changes during TSC development, operationalized as dynamic organizational ambidexterity. Data from 147 TSC leaders and HR role holders were collected twice, a year apart. HRMF control and professionalism were significantly related to ambidexterity strategy. Findings indicate that strategy changes precede HRMF changes. Results suggest that HRMF practices should be periodically matched to the ambidexterity strategy for TSC success
Exploring How to Make Literature Reviews Easier
Get PDFMany researchers find the literature review portion of conducting research challenging, especially analyzing the information from the literature. Despite the availability of software tools, this article demonstrates that current processes are widely varied and archaic. The processes used are revealed through interviews with current faculty. Faculty members identified numerous challenges and issues with analyzing the qualitative data for literature reviews. The ensuing discussion examines potential improvements which could be achieved through using NVivo as an example of qualitative software that could be used to make literature reviews easier to coordinate. Recommendations for improving the efficiency of literature reviews are included
The Proposal of the “Classroom-Workplace” Model in University-Enterprise Joint Training in Vietnam
Get PDFThe purpose of this article is to propose a solution for training oriented towards developing professional competence for the students, using the “Classroom - Workplace” model. The theoretical research is based on the theory of teaching for the development of professional competence. It utilizes modern teaching methods to provide a scientific basis for the innovation of teaching methods at the university. Practical research is conducted using a mixed method, combining qualitative and quantitative approaches to assess the current state of training quality through training products and propose a teaching model that combines the university with the business environment. Based on the research results, the article suggests the “Classroom - Workplace” model to implement teaching aimed at developing professional competence for students to meet the current labor market requirements
Student Satisfaction With Learning Experience and Its Impact on Likelihood Recommending University: Net Promotor Score Approach
Get PDFLike any business, universities realize the importance and relevance of customer satisfaction that leads to customer recommendations, which is vital to their long-term success, survival, and growth. This study examines university students’ satisfaction with various aspects of their college learning experience, recommending a university as measured by Net Promoter Score (NPS), and the influence of factors related to student satisfaction on the likelihood of recommending the university. The survey results, based on 220 responses from current students, identify students’ satisfaction with the factors included in the study, where students had the highest satisfaction with the attribute ‘feeling support by faculty and staff.’ The study also found that the NPS is -0.40, indicating that students are not likely to recommend this university to other potential students, where NPS varies by gender, class level, and major. In addition, a regression analysis identifies factors to predict the likelihood of recommending this university. These findings offer insights to university administrators for designing strategies to improve student satisfaction and procure recommendations
Promoting Engagement in Microcredential Coursework: Applications of a Course-Embedded Advising Model
Get PDFThis pilot involved incorporating course-embedded advising into a course offered as part of a micro-credential. Microcredentials are targeted, short programs that align to key skills and are accompanied by documentation, such as digital badges (Varadarajan, Koh, & Daniel, 2023; Yueh, Kamsin,& Fuh, 2023). Emphasizing skills and utility must not come at the expense of engagement, which is a prerequisite to student learning. The inclusion of course-embedded advising offers faculty a venue from which to provide micro-mentorship while preserving course content. Lessons learned and future directions are discussed in the context of relevant best practices for the delivery of online coursework
Teaching Ain’t Easy, but Somebody Has Gotta Do It: Education in an Age of Anti-Diversity and Civil Rights Rollbacks
Get PDFIn the aftermath of Supreme Court decisions and the consistent assault on public education, educators must focus on discovering the best methods and approaches for addressing diversity within the classroom and the importance of learning different perspectives as part of a solid education. Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB), while criticized by political operatives and demonized in the court of public opinion, the tenants of inclusion, creating space for marginalized voices, and assisting students in seeing the gift in the differences each person brings to the classroom and society at large is still valid and essential as a methodology in education while navigating difficult conversations in an anti-diversity climate. Civil and human rights rollbacks are becoming more prevalent, it is crucial to reimagine how we discuss, teach, and embody DEIB or human-focused methodology as an educational tool. Educators must explore how to develop, question, learn, and reimage relationships, community, and educational institutions as incubators for people of diverse cultural backgrounds to share dynamic learning and teaching together