Education + Training: Volume 64 Issue 3

Cross-national differences in mobile learning adoption during COVID-19

Maram Saeed Alzaidi, Yasser Moustafa Shehawy

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in social isolation; nevertheless, universities will proceed throughout this trying period with the assistance of technology. As such, this…

Virtual internship during the COVID-19 pandemic: exploring IT students satisfaction

Rayed A. AlGhamdi

This paper examined the evaluation of the virtual internship program for KAU IT students during the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 summer.

Does renaming improve public attitudes toward vocational education and training in higher education? Evidence from a survey experiment

Siu-Yau Lee, John Chi-Kin Lee, Bess Yin-Hung Lam

The purpose of this paper is to offer direct tests of the effectiveness of renaming vocational education and training (VET) in enhancing the image and popularity of the subject…

Employability skills framework: a tripartite approach

Renuka Mahajan, Pragya Gupta, Richa Misra

The paper aims at examining the employability skills relevant in the unprecedented times of turbulence in businesses due to COVID-19 in the Indian context.

A conceptual model of students' reflective practice for the development of employability competences, supported by an online learning platform

Perry Heymann, Ellen Bastiaens, Anne Jansen, Peter van Rosmalen, Simon Beausaert

In a fast evolving labour market, higher education graduates need to develop employability competences. Key in becoming employable is the ability to reflect on learning…

Coaching to prepare students for their school-to-work transition: conceptualizing core coaching competences

Niels van der Baan, Inken Gast, Wim Gijselaers, Simon Beausaert

The present study proposes coaching as a pedagogical intervention to prepare students for transitioning to the labour market. Taking a competence-based approach, the proposed…

Business students' perspectives on case method coaching for problem-based learning: impacts on student engagement and learning performance in higher education

Bee Lian Song, Kim Lian Lee, Chee Yoong Liew, Ree Chan Ho, Woon Leong Lin

The aim of this study is to examine the experiences of business students on case method coaching for problem-based learning and its influence on student engagement and learning…

Perceptions of empowerment and motivation as outcomes of a continuing vocational education and training (CVET) programme for adults

Liviu-Catalin Mara, Rosalía Cascón-Pereira, Ignasi Brunet Icart

The focus of this study is to explore the perceptions of motivation for further training and empowerment in future jobs of participants in different training activities under a…

Understanding undergraduates' work values as a tool to reduce organizational turnover

Itziar Ramírez, Albert Fornells, Susana Del Cerro

The purpose of this research paper is to provide with a strategic approach to reduce organizational turnover by identifying undergraduates' work values. In order to do so, the…