Education + Training: Volume 56 Issue 4

The pains and gains of blended learning – social constructivist perspectives

Soma Pillay, Reynold James

Using the case of a cross-cultural setting, the purpose of this paper is to compare perceptions of students towards face-to-face learning and blended learning. A social…

Innovation and skills: implications for the agri-food sector

Claire Jack, Duncan Anderson, Niamh Connolly

Despite the economic downturn, the Northern Ireland agri-food sector has remained resilient experiencing export growth, particularly in emerging economies. The sector recognises…

Examining the mediating role of learning engagement, learning process and learning experience on the learning outcomes through localized real case studies

Mathews Nkhoma, Narumon Sriratanaviriyakul, Hiep Pham Cong, Tri Khai Lam

The purpose of this paper is to understand the impact of real, localized case studies on students’ learning engagement, the learning process and learning experience and the role…

Exploring the factor structure of the CareerEDGE employability development profile

Lorraine Dacre Pool, Pamela Qualter, Peter J. Sewell

There has been little empirical research conducted in relation to graduate employability and diagnostic tools available in this area are very limited. The purpose of this paper is…

Helicopter parents: an examination of the correlates of over-parenting of college students

Jill C. Bradley-Geist, Julie B. Olson-Buchanan

The purpose of this paper is to examine antecedents and consequences of parental involvement and over-parenting as it relates to college students’ college experiences and…

Workplace learning – a healthcare perspective

Camille Cronin

The purpose of this paper is to explore the complex relationship between the learner and the learning environment. As a method case study research was employed to examine the…

Personality, learning strategies, and academic performance: Evidence from post-Soviet Kazakhstan

Gulnara Moldasheva, Monowar Mahmood

The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationships between personality traits, learning strategies and academic performance among undergraduate students in the post-Soviet…

Curriculum Theory, Conflicting Visions and Enduring Concerns

Karen R. Trem