Source:Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education
(2025)
Purpose – This study examines students' perceptions of gender equity initiatives in Bangladesh's tertiary education, with a focus on science, business and vocational or technical fields. Design/methodology/approach – This research employs an exploratory sequential mixed-methods design, combining qua…
Purpose – Cooperation between learning locations is a central yet challenging aspect of vocational education and training (VET). This study explores how digital tools – used as digital boundary objects – can support boundary crossing between vocational schools, training companies and inter-company c…
Purpose – To investigate how VET teachers in post-compulsory education integrate digital technologies into teaching, collaboration and assessment and to identify strategies for addressing digital competence gaps using the DigCompEdu/SELFIE for TEACHERS framework. Design/methodology/approach – A qual…
Purpose – The purpose of this study is to explore the continuing professional development (CPD) experiences of technical and vocational workers in the informal sector of Ghana. Design/methodology/approach – A phenomenological research design was adopted. In-depth semi-structured interviews were cond…
Source:Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning
(2025)
Purpose – This study explores how work-based tutors (WBTs) operationalise tripartite reviews (TRs) within UK higher and degree apprenticeships (H&DAs). TRs are generally positioned as compliance tools to monitor apprentice progress; however, focusing on the under-researched WBT role, the paper addre…
Higher education faces accelerating disruption – technological, environmental and social. Traditional curriculum models are too rigid and reactive. They fail to match the complexities of today’s world. This paper advances foresight-based framework for curriculum design. It foregrounds adaptability, …
Source:Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning
(2025)
Purpose – This study aims to develop and validate an Industry 4.0 (IR4.0) talent framework for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) students enrolled in work-based learning (WBL) programmes, ensuring they are equipped with relevant technical, cognitive, personal and ethical compete…
Source:Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education
(2025)
Purpose – The internationalization of vocational education often pressures institutions to adopt global standards. However, direct replication without systemic adaptation can lead to implementation failure. This study investigates this challenge through a case study of an Indonesian Aviation Vocatio…
Source:Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning
(2025)
Purpose – In the context of management education’s growing emphasis on employability and student-centered pedagogy, this study aims to explore how faculty mentors’ servant leadership fosters career development outcomes among postgraduate students in the discipline of management. Specifically, it exa…
Purpose – The purpose of this study is to analyse the influence of self-efficacy (SE) and resilience (RL) on sustainable entrepreneurial engagement (SEE). Additionally, this study also explores the mediating role of SEE and moderating role of family exposure (FE) in enhancing entrepreneurial well-be…
