scholarly journals Promoting University–Community Alliances in the Experiential Learning Activities of Agricultural Extension Postgraduate Students at the University of Fort Hare, South Africa

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (18) ◽  
pp. 10411
Author(s):  
Shehu Folaranmi Gbolahan Yusuf ◽  
Oluwabunmi Oluwaseun Popoola ◽  
Lindokhule Gwala ◽  
Thinandavha Nesengani
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Experiential Learning ◽  
Agricultural Practices ◽  
Agricultural Extension ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
University Education ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
The University ◽  
And Control ◽  
University Community

This study examines the university–community alliance with regard to experiential learning activities that may be used to enhance the competencies of agricultural extension postgraduate students (AEPS). Through research and alliance, university education provides agricultural extension students with ideal learning spaces to explore cause-related social, economic, and sustainability aspects of agriculture. The objectives of the study were for the AEPS to work on community farms for between six to eight weeks, to identify production challenges, and to attempt to solve problems using a participatory action research (PAR) approach. Students collected data daily, using parameters that included types of agro-enterprise, agricultural practices, observation and control of pests and diseases, identification, and control of weed infestation types, control of predators, and management of various security challenges. Social media were also used to share posts (pictures and videos) of the various project activities with the public for discussion and knowledge sharing. Findings show that there was an improved relationship between the students and their community collaborators. All participants mutually benefited from the programme; students gained indigenous farming knowledge from the farmers, while farmers benefited from the scientific approaches to solving common farming problems employed by the students—mostly improvised technologies with local content. Both the students and the farmers learned from the knowledge shared by various followers on Facebook, who gave suggestions to address some of the challenges posted on social media. The programme advocates the need to shift from a mostly rigid, conventional curriculum to a more dynamic, interactive one, which embraces active experimentation with theoretical knowledge. It underscores the significance of experiential learning for developing students’ technical competencies. The success of the programme could influence curriculum development and re-design to accommodate more experience-based modules.

Impact and Usage of Social Media Among the Post Graduate Students of Arts in Alagappa University, Karaikudi, India

2020 ◽  
pp. 99-110
Author(s):  
P. Pitchaipandi
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Graduate Students ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Post Graduate ◽  
The Social ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

This chapter tries to analyse the impact and usage of social media among the postgraduate students of arts in Alagappa University, Karaikudi, under survey method for the study. The study identified the majority (69.79%) of the respondents under female category, and 72.92% of the respondents belong in the age group between 21 and 23 years. It is observed that 32.29% of the respondents use the social media, preferably YouTube. The plurality (48.96%) of the respondents use smartphone/mobiles compare to iPod, desktop, laptop, and others. 35.42% of the respondents' spent between 1 and 5 hours weekly using social media. Further, the study also observes the positive and negative aspects of using social media in postgraduate students of arts disciplines in the university.

Opinions of a group of academicians about social media communication in Turkey

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 164-173
Author(s):  
Sevinc Mersin
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
University Education ◽  
State University ◽  
Communication Education ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Media Communication ◽  
The University ◽  
Age Range ◽  
Social Media Communication

This study was conducted to determine opinions of a group of academicians about social media communication. The study was designed as a descriptive study in the qualitative design using semi-structured questions. The study was conducted with a total of 12 academicians in the 24-48 age range in the health faculty of a state university in Turkey. As a result of the study, two main themes were created as positive sides of communication through social media and negative sides of communication through social media. Determination of opinions of academicians about social media communication may be important for planning the curriculum including both positive and negative effects of social media communication in the university education.   Keywords: Academician; communication; education; social media communication.   

Employability of Business Administration Graduates in a University

2015 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Ann G. Salazar ◽  
Julieta A. Fabio ◽  
Teodorico A. Bastida, Jr. ◽  
Olga R. Gallardo ◽  
Charito Bonghanoy
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Experiential Learning ◽  
Business Administration ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
The University ◽  
First Job ◽  
Reasons For Staying ◽  
Descriptive Method

Employability of graduates is one of the good barometers of successful academic curricula offered by the schools.  The employers of business administration graduates must give credence to the efficiency or performance of their prospective employees.  The study determined the employability of the graduates of Business Administration of a University in the Philippines. The findings served as the basis for proposed recommendations. The respondents of the study were the 215 graduates of the Business Administration of the biggest university in the Philippines.  The researchers utilized descriptive research design.  The research tool used in the study was the standard questionnaire adopted by the Commission on Higher Education and interpreted using simple percentage and rank.  The study revealed that most of the respondents were locally employed, and salaries and benefits are the majority of the respondents answered in reasons for staying the first job.  The study concluded that those who found employment landed on jobs in line with their course in the University. It was recommended that more training and experiential learning activities must be enhanced. Keywords-Business Administration, employability, descriptive method, Philippines

scholarly journals Impact of Field Visits on Students’ Knowledge Towards Rural Development: An Empirical Study on Brac University

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rifat Jahan ◽  
◽  
Md. Shamsuddoha
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Experiential Learning ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Methods Of Learning ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

The education system of the 21st century mainly accentuates on pragmatic and collaborative learning where field trip is one of the most prominent methods of learning. Considering this, Brac University arranges a lot of experiential learning activities. Visiting different programs of BRAC is one of them where every student of the university is taken to observe the development trends in rural areas of Bangladesh. This study explores the impact of those visits. The methodology of this research includes both qualitative and quantitative approaches. A survey was conducted where 200 students were selected who visited programs of BRAC. Subsequently, a focus group discussion was arranged where 40 students had taken part. The study shows that this field visit helps students becoming more attached to villages, and it inhibits a sense of responsibility among many of them. This research may help policy makers to design their curriculum more effectively in the future.

scholarly journals Class of Degree and Postgraduate Students’ Performance in a Nigerian University

2020 ◽  
pp. 18-25
Author(s):  
Joseph Oluwatayo Osakuade ◽  
Olufunmilayo Tayo-Olajubutu ◽  
Tosin Emmanuel Akinduyo
Keyword(s):  
National Policy ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
University Education ◽  
Undergraduate Level ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Postgraduate Level ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Nigerian University ◽  
The University

Aims: University education remains the engine tower of development in any country. In the realization of this, goals of university education and strategies to achieve them were clearly spelt out in the Nigeria National Policy on Education. Some employers of labour have been lamenting on the poor quality of Nigerian graduates despite that some of them came out with good grades. Class of degree speaks volume in the employment and admission criteria of this country. The thrust of this paper therefore is to examine the influence of class of degree on postgraduate students’ performance. Study Design: The study adopted descriptive research design of the survey type. Place and Duration of Study: The population comprised all the entire masters’ students that graduated from Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria between 2015/2016 and 2018/2019 sessions. Methodology: Proportional stratified random sampling technique was used to select one hundred and eighty nine (189) masters’ graduates from the six faculties of the university. Simple percentage, bar chart and Analysis of variance (ANOVA) were used for data analysis. Results: Finding showed that: (i) There is no significant difference in the performance of postgraduate students in course work based on class of degrees (F2,1860.05 = 0.527, p = 0.492 >0.05). (ii) There is no significant difference in the performance of postgraduate students in dissertation based on class of degrees (F2,1860.05 = 2.697, p = 0.070 >0.05). Conclusion: Class of degree at undergraduate level has nothing to do with postgraduate students’ performance at postgraduate level. It was recommended that class of degree at undergraduate level should not be solely used to select candidates for admission into postgraduate programmes. Multiple measures should be adopted.

Designing Learning Ecosystems for Mobile Social Media

2011 ◽  
pp. 270-291 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jari Multisilta
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Experiential Learning ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Multimodal Learning ◽  
Experiential Learning Theory ◽  
Business Applications ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Media Learning ◽  
Research Frameworks

Social media has gained interest not only in entertainment applications, but also with learning and business applications; however, there are not many research frameworks available for designing learning activities for learning ecosystems based on mobile social media. In this chapter, a framework for designing and analyzing learning activities in learning ecosystems that are based on mobile and social media is presented. The framework is based on Activity Theory (AT) and Experiential Learning Theory (ELT). In the chapter the existing research on e-learning, mobile learning, and multimodal learning are discussed and reviewed. The research on learning ecosystems based on mobile social media is also positioned to this multi-scientific research field. Finally, two examples of using the framework for designing, learning, and analyzing learning activities in mobile social media learning ecosystems are presented.

International University Education

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 68-90
Author(s):  
Gethin Wyn Roberts
Keyword(s):  
Mainland China ◽  
University Education ◽  
Science And Engineering ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
China Today ◽  
The University ◽  
Stringent Quality

In 2004, The University of Nottingham was the first Sino-Foreign University to open a campus in mainland China. Today, the University of Nottingham Ningbo, China (unnc) campus holds approximately 6,600 students and 500 staff from 40 different countries. Science and Engineering subjects are relatively new on the campus, but are all based on the long standing pedigree at the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom. In 2012, a newmsc course in Engineering Surveying and Geodesy started atunnc, which was the same as the course in theuk. All the courses atunncare the same in learning outcomes as those on theukcampus, all the teaching is carried out in the medium of English and undergo the same stringent Quality Assurance. The University of Nottingham also has a campus in Malaysia, which makes the university truly global. Students attending any of these campuses have the opportunities of exchange at any of the other two, as well as many other international universities.unncaspires to grow to 8,000 students by 2020, consisting of 20% international students and 15-20% postgraduate students, approximately 40% of which will be within the Faculty of Science and Engineering.This paper details the model used by the University of Nottingham in establishing and operating themsc course and research activities in Engineering Surveying and Geodesy atunnc, and gives a case study of this parallel course.

scholarly journals A longitudinal sentiment analysis of the #FeesMustFall campaign on Twitter

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Yaseen Khan
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Sentiment Analysis ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Real Life ◽  
University Education ◽  
Detection Methods ◽  
Analysis Tool ◽  
Online Activism ◽  
The University

The #FeesMustFall campaign began in 2015 to lobby government to provide students with free university education in order to redress past imbalances. It rapidly progressed to become a widespread national phenomenon that attracted international attention and sympathetic support. However, certain unsavoury incidents marred the campaign and attempted to derail it from achieving its goals. The campaign did reach many of its targets with the South African government eventually announcing free education for the poor and working class in December 2017. #FeesMustFall has been well documented and researched, however, no literature offered a quantitative insight into the opinions of social media users during this campaign, although a unique feature of #FeesMustFall was leveraging social media platforms to coordinate the campaign. This study addresses this gap by undertaking a longitudinal sentiment analysis of textual conversations expressed on the Twitter social media platform. This longitudinal study analyses the Twitter #FeesMustFall campaign through the acquisition of 576 583 tweets posted between 15 October 2015 and 10 April 2017. These tweets were pre-processed and cleaned by removing exact duplicates and unintelligible data. The research method to analyse the “cleaned” #FeesMustFall data utilises, inter alia, descriptive statistics, sentiment analysis using a natural language programming (NLP) approach called Valence Aware Dictionary sEntiment Reasoner (VADER) and code written in Python. VADER is a lexicon rule-based sentiment analysis tool particularly suited to social media. To detect multiple changes in this large historical dataset, the Change Point Analysis method (CPA) is applied using a Cumulative Sum Analysis (CUSUM) method to identify changes across time. The research question is whether and for what reason the online sentiment changed during the observation period. The sentiment expressed is triangulated with perceived real-life negative events, such as the burning of the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) library and the University of Johannesburg (UJ) Hall, to understand whether online activism sentiment reflected or reacted to real-life events. The study finds that sentiment did change in relation to these two events, one on the day of the UKZN library event and one prior to the UJ Hall event. Social robots (bots) are automatic or semi-automatic computer programs that mimic human behaviour in online social networks. Their deployment exposes online activism to manipulation. A further research question addressed whether bots played a role in the #FeesMustFall campaign. A review of bots, their characteristics, behaviour, and detection methods was undertaken. The study does indeed establish the presence of bots during #FeesMustFall. The study’s contribution is significant as this is the first longitudinal study of the #FeesMustFall campaign which observes the sentiment distribution and changes. It is also the first study to investigate and find evidence of bots in the #FeesMustFall campaign.

scholarly journals THESAURUS CONSTRUCTIONS OF STUDENTS' SELF-FULFILLMENT AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING IN UNIVERSITY EDUCATION

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (44) ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Timofey Sergeyevich Kupavtsev ◽  
Elena Nikolaevna Shutenko ◽  
Tatiana Victorovna Kuzmicheva ◽  
Tatiana Alexandrovna Rychkova ◽  
Galina Alexandrovna Romanova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Necessary Conditions ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
The Self ◽  
University Education ◽  
Special Study ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
The University ◽  
University Training ◽  
University Community

The purpose of this article is to reveal personal manifestations and confirmations of students' self-fulfillment in order to identify their psychological well-being in the process of learning in the Russian higher school. The study applied the method of thesaurus analysis by which the authors processed students' responses during a special survey. This method made it possible to highlight the semantic markers of students' self-fulfillment with their subsequent clustering into three sense thesauri: the thesaurus of self-fulfillment readiness; thesaurus of the self-fulfillment actions; thesaurus of self- fulfillment activators. In accordance with the data of the survey, the study identified three leading narrative dominants of students' psychological well-being in learning: ego-inclusion in the educational process, comprehensive disclosure of personal abilities and acceptance in the university community. These dominants formed the basis for a special study to determine the level of students' self-fulfillment and their psychological well-being in university training. The summarized results showed that the process of university education provides the necessary conditions and opportunities for self-fulfillment of most of the students surveyed in the study.

scholarly journals Postgraduate Students' Expectations of Their Lecturers

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Senol Orakcı
Keyword(s):  
Doctoral Students ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
University Education ◽  
Highly Qualified ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Education Professionals ◽  
Qualitative Research Design ◽  
Content Analysis Method ◽  
The University

The main purpose of this study, which was realized in the qualitative research design, is to determine postgraduate student expectations of their lecturers. The study group is composed of master and doctoral students from different universities enrolled in Educational Sciences Institute that “seeks to prepare candidates as highly qualified education professionals capable of functioning in the current and dynamic field of education.” A case study design was employed in this study. The data of the study were collected by a semi-structured interview form consisting of five open-ended questions. “Content analysis method” was used in the analysis phase of data. Five themes, each with categories, were identified and were compared to findings in the literature. As a result of the study, it can be said that lecturers need to regularly update their skills and knowledge in order to maintain an effective teaching activity in the context of professional development. They should also avoid traditional methods and support their courses with materials. The university education should not only consist of teaching courses for the lecturers, but also social relations should be developed especially for both the university students and the university itself by establishing relations with the close environment.

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