Educational Innovation in Economics and Business IV: Learning in a Changing Environment / Edition 1

by Jeanette Hommes, Piet K. Keizer, Malcolm Pettigrew, John Troy

Overview

The theme of "Learning in a Changing Environment" reflects the way in which educational thinking in Higher Education has undergone a rapid change throughout the world. The EDINEB network consists of people who see the role of educationalists as providing a framework for learning rather than taking a traditional approach of "chalk and talk". The key to the success of this fourth conference (and these articles selected from it) lies in the supportive role delegates give to each other in sharing experiences (and problems!) in a changing environment. The network has grown because of the commitment of members to form what is in effect a multinational self-help group which is dedicated to continual improvement in the educational environment. This fourth EDINEB conference brought together 95 registrations from over 21 countries. The 16 papers selected represent a cross-section of the articles submitted to the authors and the book is divided into four sections. 1 LEARNING OBJECTIVES AND PROGRAMME STRUCTURES The first section examines how different programmes (in different of countries and cultures) have been structured to meet the particular needs both the participants/students and the economic environment within which they operate.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789048152780
Publisher:	Springer Netherlands
Publication date:	12/09/2010
Series:	Educational Innovation in Economics and Business , #4
Edition description:	Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 1999
Pages:	290
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.45(h) x 0.03(d)

Table of Contents

Reforming Economics Teaching in Albania.- How to Prepare Graduates for the Changing Workplace?.- Business Education in Russia Needs Change.- Teaching Big Picture Economics.- Importance of Informatics Skills for Economics Graduates.- Graduates Learning Style and Labour Market Entry.- Redistributing Power in the Classroom: the Missing Link in Problem-Based Learning.- Do Students Study More Thoroughly Within a Problem-Based Learning Course.- Collaborative Problem Solving in Tutorials for Improving Student Learning in a Statistics Subject: An Evaluation Report.- From Bits and Bytes to Bunches: Learning How to Place World Wide Web Information in Context.- An International Management Course and the Use of Groupware (Lotus Notes).- Adapting a Quality Function Deployment Model to Optimise Professional Education in Human Resources/Industrial Relations Programmes.- The Link Between Entrepreneurial Success and Advanced Skills in Organisation Development.- Fostering Students Critical Thinking Skills: Cost Analysis and Budgeting Project Approach.- Educating Entrepreneurial Trainers.- Integrating Communication and Entrepreneurial Skills in a South African Management Development Programme.