Source:Community College Journal of Research and Practice
(2026)
The goal of the Guitars, Robotics, and Rocketry Advanced Technological Education (GRRATE) project was to increase the number of rural STEM technicians in the form of self-efficacy building experiences with awareness of STEM technician career options available to them. The project team anticipated th…
Source:Innovations in Education and Teaching International
(2026)
Associations among self-efficacy, intrinsic motivation, and instructional methodologies fundamentally determine the success of skill acquisition within educational frameworks. This study assessed the impact of inquiry-based and computational thinking pedagogies on the outcomes among 132 students fro…
Source:Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research
(2026)
Higher education has implemented various pedagogical interventions to increase connectivity with the workplace and ease students’ education-to-work transition. However, the effectiveness and underlying mechanisms of these interventions in supporting students with this transition remains largely unex…
Source:Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education
(2026)
Purpose – This study aimed to investigate the impact of ChatGPT on students’ self-efficacy, anxiety and motivation within blended learning environments. Design/methodology/approach – A correlational quantitative method was employed using the data collected through an online questionnaire distributed…
Source:Journal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability
(2026)
Higher education institutions (HEIs) in Australia have responded to their environment – driven by government and industry - and cultivated a skills focus when it comes to employability of its graduates. However, this has led to criticisms of a ‘job factory’ with minimal thought given to longer-term …
Source:Proceedings of 2025 International Conference on Computer Technology, Digital Media and Communication, ICCDC 2025
(2026)
Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a transformative force across industries, with education and employment services increasingly adopting intelligent solutions to enhance efficiency and quality. In higher vocational education, the growing need for accurate internship placement and effective emp…
The primary objective of this study is to develop a comprehensive theoretical framework for the action-oriented teaching perspective, grounded in the German approach, widely adopted in German-speaking countries. The article proposes a process that teachers can use to design and implement action-orie…
Source:Advances in Transdisciplinary Engineering
(2026)
The rapid advancement of AI and economic shifts necessitate large-scale skills restructuring, highlighting the importance of vocational training and sustainable human resource management to enhance employee career commitment and organizational performance. This study utilized a sample of 293 employe…
Source:Journal of Education and e-Learning Research
(2026)
The demand for creative and innovative problem-solvers in industry has encouraged educators to integrate STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) with practical technological tools such as Computer Numerical Control (CNC) into the learning environment. This article presents a learnin…
Purpose – This paper aims to investigate the factors influencing trade artisans’ choice of skills selection as apprentice’s trainee in the Ghanaian construction sector and to identify and address the challenges associated with traditional apprenticeship. Trade artisans with technical know-how in con…
