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  • Open Access
34 Citations
17,390 Views
21 Pages

Does Mentoring Directly Improve Students’ Research Skills? Examining the Role of Information Literacy and Competency Development

  • Anesito Cutillas,
  • Eingilbert Benolirao,
  • Johannes Camasura,
  • Rodolfo Golbin,
  • Kafferine Yamagishi and
  • Lanndon Ocampo

This work proposes a structural model highlighting the research skills of undergraduate students. Due to the stages in their research project implementation, mentoring students becomes a crucial initiative in higher education institutions. Despite su...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Higher Education Research: Challenges and Practices)
  • Article
  • Open Access
47 Citations
11,891 Views
15 Pages

29 January 2018

In health sciences education, there is growing evidence that simulation improves learners’ safety, competence, and skills, especially when compared to traditional didactic methods or no simulation training. However, this approach to simulation become...

(This article belongs to the Section Information and Communications Technology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
6,152 Views
14 Pages

10 September 2024

The integration of educational research into teaching practice is an important component in fostering the professional development of educators. Recognizing mentoring activities as an effective method for fostering such research-driven teaching pract...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Teachers and Teaching in Teacher Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
7,129 Views
9 Pages

The Development of Research Skills in Nursing Postgraduate Training

  • Rogério Ferreira,
  • Luís Sousa,
  • Cidália Nobre,
  • Ana Clara Nunes,
  • Cesar Fonseca,
  • Óscar Ferreira and
  • Cristina Lavareda Baixinho

23 January 2022

The objective of this study was to understand the contribution of postgraduate training to the development of research skills, aiming at their application in clinical practice. Method: This was a qualitative, exploratory, and descriptive study conduc...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,210 Views
21 Pages

26 January 2025

With the current downturn in the real estate and construction industries, the construction job market is saturated, and architects are facing an urgent employment crisis. Architectural education should understand the skill requirements of individuals...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
15 Citations
14,397 Views
18 Pages

Scientific Method’s Application Contexts for the Development and Evaluation of Research Skills in Higher-Education Learners

  • Patricia Vázquez-Villegas,
  • Luis Alberto Mejía-Manzano,
  • Juan Carlos Sánchez-Rangel and
  • Jorge Membrillo-Hernández

8 January 2023

The evolution of curricula in recent decades has given rise to multiple ways of teaching the task of experimental science, through which research skills are developed. In this learning gain process, teaching the systematized steps of the scientific m...

  • Study Protocol
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,625 Views
10 Pages

Screening for Scientific Skills in Spanish-Speaking Occupational Therapists (HACTO-Screen): Study Protocol of a Cross-Sectional Survey

  • Daniel Prieto-Botella,
  • Paula Fernández-Pires,
  • Desirée Valera-Gran,
  • Miriam Hurtado-Pomares,
  • Cristina Espinosa-Sempere,
  • Alicia Sánchez-Pérez,
  • Iris Juárez-Leal,
  • Paula Peral-Gómez and
  • Eva María Navarrete-Muñoz

26 January 2021

The acquisition of scientific competencies for the application of evidence-based practice (EBP) is considered an essential part of healthcare education programs in order to improve clinical effectiveness. An examination of scientific skills in occupa...

(This article belongs to the Section Nursing)
  • Article
  • Open Access
430 Views
27 Pages

20 July 2026

The purpose of this article was to present a conceptual framework and research-based methods for recognizing and nurturing a wide range of talents in inclusive settings. These methods (a) honor diversity of abilities, culture, language, income status...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Unlocking Potential: The Future of Gifted and Talented Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
421 Views
25 Pages

22 July 2026

Formal undergraduate research training programs are typically two years in length to support student development over time. However, some evidence suggests that many benefits of research participation can be achieved in a shorter duration, raising th...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Academic Engagement, Motivation, and Parental Support in Student Achievement)
  • Article
  • Open Access
194 Views
15 Pages

Design and Development of Early Intervention Module for Social Skills of Children with Down Syndrome in a Malaysian Daycare Center

  • Muhammad Rais Mujahid Mohd Redzuan,
  • Mohd Muslim Md Zalli,
  • Abdul Halim Masnan,
  • Abdul Talib Mohamed Hashim and
  • Nurbieta Abd Aziz

6 August 2026

Children with Down syndrome may experience developmental differences in communication, social participation, adaptive functioning and peer interaction. However, they also possess individual strengths, learning potential and adaptive capacities that c...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Belt and Road Together Special Education 2025)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
5,729 Views
12 Pages

Research-Based Training: Methodological Characteristics and Results of the Analysis of Educational Programs

  • Roman O. Pavliuk,
  • Tetiana L. Liakh,
  • Olga V. Bezpalko and
  • Nataliia A. Klishevych

18 December 2017

The purpose of the article is to determine the peculiarities of using teaching elements of research-based training at the Institute of Human Sciences at Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University. Based on focus group methodology, the authors identify the key...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
4,027 Views
23 Pages

University–Business Collaboration for the Design, Development, and Delivery of Critical Thinking Blended Apprenticeships Curricula: Lessons Learned from a Three-Year Project

  • Hugo Rebelo,
  • Panagiota Christodoulou,
  • Rita Payan-Carreira,
  • Daniela Dumitru,
  • Elena Mäkiö,
  • Juho Mäkiö and
  • Dimitrios Pnevmatikos

17 October 2023

University–Business partnership for collaborative curriculum design, development, and delivery is an important dimension of University–Business Collaboration (UBC), but scarce information exists on how to enhance partnership for the desig...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,255 Views
27 Pages

Structured Data Visualization Instruction in Graduate Education: An Empirical Study of Conceptual and Procedural Development

  • Simón Gutiérrez de Ravé,
  • Eduardo Gutiérrez de Ravé and
  • Francisco José Jiménez-Hornero

27 March 2026

Information visualization is a crucial yet often underdeveloped research skill in graduate education. This study examined how practice-based visualization instruction enhances graduate students’ conceptual understanding and procedural competenc...

(This article belongs to the Section Higher Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
467 Views
11 Pages

Skills Developed by Student Pharmacists Completing a Research Project in the Doctor of Pharmacy Program

  • David R. Axon,
  • Becka Eckert,
  • Alyx Meilinger,
  • Maren Steffen,
  • Haylee Bingham,
  • Justin Pacheco,
  • Houston Swann and
  • Kayleen Tubbs

Objective: To explore fourth-year student pharmacists’ perspectives of the skills they develop by completing a research project in the pharmacy curriculum at one United States College of Pharmacy. Methods: Semi-structured interviews were conduc...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advancing Pharmacy Education: Integrating Science and Clinical Practice)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,221 Views
19 Pages

13 November 2024

A well-prepared public health workforce is essential for reducing disease burdens and improving population health, necessitating an education that addresses global and complex challenges. This paper explores the integration of the Relational Employab...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
8,977 Views
15 Pages

A Kirkpatrick Model Process Evaluation of Reactions and Learning from My Strengths Training for Life™

  • Mary L. Quinton,
  • Grace Tidmarsh,
  • Benjamin J. Parry and
  • Jennifer Cumming

Underpinned by the New World Kirkpatrick model, and in the context of a community-based sport psychology programme (My Strengths Training for Life™) for young people experiencing homelessness, this process evaluation investigated (1) young peop...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue The Development of Implementation Strategies to Reduce Mental Health Inequalities)
  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,697 Views
9 Pages

The University of Strathclyde’s Vertically Integrated Projects for Sustainable Development (VIP4SD) programme has grown to become a key vehicle of Research-based Education for Sustainable Development at the institution. The programme enables st...

(This article belongs to the Proceedings of The 9th International Conference on Sustainable Development)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
6,823 Views
14 Pages

This paper is a case study of supporting students in developing their Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) literacy as well as guiding them to use it ethically, appropriately, and responsibly in their studies. As part of the study, a law coursewo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
56 Citations
17,566 Views
15 Pages

This article analyses the concept of skills and identifies the skills needed by entrepreneurs to lead their teams. To accomplish these goals, the primary step was to determine the leadership skills developed by the universities in the entrepreneurshi...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Widening International Entrepreneurship Research)
  • Viewpoint
  • Open Access
27 Citations
24,687 Views
14 Pages

22 September 2022

Undergraduate and master’s programs—thesis- or non-thesis-based—provide students with opportunities to develop research skills that vary depending on their degree requirements. However, there is a lack of clarity and consistency reg...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Higher Education: Improvements for a Better System)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,066 Views
12 Pages

Effect of Moisture Content and Preservatives on the Discoloration of Oil Palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) Lumber

  • Prosper Mensah,
  • Humphrey Danso,
  • Stephen Jobson Mitchual and
  • Mark Bright Donkoh

29 October 2022

Considering the current rate of expansion of the lumber processing industry in the world, the current annual allowable cut of one million cubic meters of round logs is considered to be insufficient to satisfy the increasing demand of timber industrie...

(This article belongs to the Section Wood Science and Forest Products)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
794 Views
25 Pages

Dynamic Analysis and Optimal Prevention Strategies for Monkeypox Spread Modeled via the Mittag–Leffler Kernel

  • Mine Yurtoğlu,
  • Dilara Yapışkan,
  • Ebenezer Bonyah,
  • Beyza Billur İskender Eroğlu,
  • Derya Avcı and
  • Delfim F. M. Torres

Monkeypox is a viral disease belonging to the smallpox family. Although it has milder symptoms than smallpox in humans, it has become a global threat in recent years, especially in African countries. Initially, incidental immunity against monkeypox w...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Fractional Systems, Integrals and Derivatives: Theory and Application)
  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
5,918 Views
20 Pages

18 September 2021

Scientific reasoning (SR) skills and nature of science (NOS) beliefs represent important characteristics of biology teachers’ professional competence. In particular, teacher education at university is formative for the professionalization of future t...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Scientific Reasoning in Science Education: From Global Measures to Fine-Grained Descriptions of Students’ Competencies)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
5,159 Views
30 Pages

Relevant Skills for Employment and Entrepreneurship in the Agri-Food Sector

  • Dan Bodescu,
  • Alina Sîrghea,
  • Roxana Nicoleta Raţu,
  • Ciprian Chiruţă,
  • Răzvan-Nicolae Mălăncuş,
  • Dan Donosă and
  • Alexandru-Dragoș Robu

16 January 2024

In the current social, economic, natural and geopolitical context, there is an acute need for research on professional and entrepreneurial skills in line with the challenges and opportunities of the rapidly changing global economy. The aim of this st...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sustainable Agricultural Economy)
  • Review
  • Open Access
23 Citations
21,177 Views
15 Pages

The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal 4 stresses the importance of offering all students an inclusive, quality education, so that they can develop necessary life skills, including academic and social skills. Students with special edu...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Impact of the Interactive Learning Environments on Children and Youth Socialization)
  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
16,329 Views
9 Pages

Facebook is undoubtedly the most popular social network site nowadays with over two billion users. Therefore, there has been research exploring its potential as a learning environment for various fields of education, including learning English as a f...

  • Article
  • Open Access
54 Citations
20,258 Views
21 Pages

Active Learning in STEM Education with Regard to the Development of Inquiry Skills

  • Zuzana Ješková,
  • Stanislav Lukáč,
  • Ľubomír Šnajder,
  • Ján Guniš,
  • Daniel Klein and
  • Marián Kireš

9 October 2022

Active learning, represented by inquiry-based science education (IBSE) strategies, is considered essential for students to develop skills and knowledge to prepare for the challenges of the 21st century world. The success of IBSE, and the resulting de...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Innovation in Teaching Science and Student Learning Analytics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
6,798 Views
28 Pages

Adapting to Industry 4.0 in France: Essential Competencies for a Future-Ready Workforce

  • Cristina Rodrigues Piazer Turcato,
  • Bruno Pedroso,
  • Maik Arnold and
  • Claudia Tania Picinin

30 November 2024

This paper identifies skills required for workers in Industry 4.0 in France and provides insights to guide the development of a future research agenda. The research draws on a bibliometric analysis of 80 papers, mapping the technical and interpersona...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
9,751 Views
20 Pages

18 January 2025

This research sought to establish the interdependent relationship between various factors concerning employee skills and sustainable tourism with the goal of achieving the targets set under the SDG-4. In this study, the soft and hard skills related t...

(This article belongs to the Section Tourism, Culture, and Heritage)
  • Review
  • Open Access
87 Citations
47,347 Views
19 Pages

The distinction between hard and soft skills has long been a topic of debate in the field of psychology, with hard skills referring to technical or practical abilities, and soft skills relating to interpersonal capabilities. This paper explores the g...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Creativity, Intelligence, and Collaboration in 21st Century Education: An Interdisciplinary Challenge)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,389 Views
17 Pages

Are Creativity, L2 Motivation and Soft Skills Related? A Study in VET Students

  • Inmaculada Calero López,
  • Margarita González-Peiteado and
  • Beatriz Rodríguez-López

21 February 2024

Vocational Education and Training (VET) studies aim to improve students’ skills to carve their niche in the labour market. Speaking different languages, showing teamwork skills and creativity are among the skills most in demand by employers. Th...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Facing New Challenges for Competencies Acquisition in Higher Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,358 Views
15 Pages

Video Laryngoscopes in Simulated Neonatal Intubation: Usability Study

  • Jasmine Antoine,
  • Kirsty McLeod,
  • Luke Jardine,
  • Helen G. Liley and
  • Mia McLanders

Background/Objectives: Neonatal intubation is a complex procedure, often associated with low first-pass success rates and a high incidence of complications. Video laryngoscopes provide several advantages, including higher success rates, especially fo...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue New Insights in Neonatal Resuscitation)
  • Article
  • Open Access
41 Citations
13,534 Views
23 Pages

7 June 2022

The aim of this research study is to perform an analysis of the consequences and impact of the fourth industrial revolution on the development of employability skills and to identify possible solutions to help overcome these challenges. The research...

(This article belongs to the Topic From Education and Humanities to Improve Knowledge, Society and the Digital Transformation)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
6,623 Views
17 Pages

2 September 2024

The purpose of this research is to explore the development of values and skills throughout university education and their subsequent manifestation in the workplace, with a particular focus on the impact on graduates’ employability and the creat...

(This article belongs to the Section International Entrepreneurship)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,820 Views
14 Pages

9 February 2021

This study evaluated the Nutrition Care Process documentation used by dietitians for obese pediatric patients diagnosed with metabolic syndrome (MetS) and/or non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and its impact on the achievement of nutritional g...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Hospital Care and Outcomes for Obese Patients)
  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
6,573 Views
17 Pages

Skill Needs for Early Career Researchers—A Text Mining Approach

  • Monica Mihaela Maer-Matei,
  • Cristina Mocanu,
  • Ana-Maria Zamfir and
  • Tiberiu Marian Georgescu

15 May 2019

Research and development activities are one of the main drivers for progress, economic growth and wellbeing in many societies. This article proposes a text mining approach applied to a large amount of data extracted from job vacancies advertisements,...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Big Data Research for Social Sciences and Social Impact)
  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
3,146 Views
16 Pages

Development and Psychometric Evaluation of the Chinese Version of the Life Skills Scale for Physical Education

  • Xiangbo Ji,
  • Shaofeng Zheng,
  • Chuanyin Cheng,
  • Liping Cheng and
  • Lorcan Cronin

Research on life skills in physical education (PE) has gained great attention in recent years. However, there is a need to translate life skills measures for PE into other languages. This research adapted the Life Skills Scale for PE (LSSPE) into Chi...

(This article belongs to the Section Adolescents)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
5,903 Views
13 Pages

The objective of this paper is the assessment of the current state of employment in the midwife profession in the health and social care sector, especially from the viewpoint of quality assurance. Primary research focuses on the level of practical an...

  • Concept Paper
  • Open Access
10 Citations
13,051 Views
24 Pages

The purpose of this paper is to identify portions of the literature in the areas of Information Technology (IT) management, skills development, and curriculum development that support the design of a holistic conceptual framework for instruction in n...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,544 Views
33 Pages

5 October 2025

In language classes, speaking skills are often taken for granted, and not enough attention is paid to developing these skills in a targeted way. In our study, the speaking skills of third-grade students (N = 46) are developed in integrated Lithuanian...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
14,384 Views
18 Pages

15 January 2024

The purpose of this research was to evaluate the impact of using an educational program on the development of creative writing skills in fourth-grade students. Creative writing is an important component of teaching, learning, and assessment at the le...

(This article belongs to the Section Language and Literacy Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
47 Citations
8,075 Views
18 Pages

The Imperative to Address Sustainability Skills Gaps in Tourism in Wales

  • Sheena Carlisle,
  • Karam Zaki,
  • Mohamed Ahmed,
  • Louise Dixey and
  • Emmet McLoughlin

22 January 2021

Tourism is fundamental to the economy of Wales, and the government tourism plan 2020–2025 centres on sustainable development. This paper presents a quantitative analysis of research undertaken by the Next Tourism Generation Alliance (NTGA) proj...

(This article belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
  • Article
  • Open Access
535 Views
24 Pages

Do AI and IoT Really Enhance Workforce Efficiency and Talent Acquisition in the Travel Industry? Or Maybe Not?

  • Evren Atış,
  • Tamara Gajić,
  • Dragan Vukolić,
  • Marko D. Petrović,
  • Lyailya M. Mutalieva,
  • Sofija Radulović,
  • Dariga M. Khamitova,
  • Aigerim Kassymova and
  • Nina Đurica

The study applies a multiphase, multimethod research approach based on participatory methodology. It integrates the perspectives of professionals from the tourism and hospitality industry and academic experts with the aim of developing an integrated...

(This article belongs to the Section Information and Communication Technologies)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
7,669 Views
12 Pages

3 January 2023

Dialogue is one of the most important methods of achieving a desired goal and persuading others to accept a certain idea. This research aims to identify the effect of the role-play strategy on the development of dialogue skills among advanced-level s...

(This article belongs to the Section Curriculum and Instruction)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
5,396 Views
22 Pages

Skills Intelligence in the Steel Sector

  • Karina Maldonado-Mariscal,
  • Mathias Cuypers,
  • Adrian Götting and
  • Michael Kohlgrüber

1 March 2023

The ecological and digital transformations of the steel industry intensify already existing skill shortages and create specific skill demands that are currently not being met. One of the main problems in this sector lies in the lack of sufficient inf...

(This article belongs to the Section Robotics, Mechatronics and Intelligent Machines)
  • Review
  • Open Access
864 Views
33 Pages

Educating the Next Generation of Engineers: Spatial Thinking Is Key to Their Success

  • Sheryl Sorby,
  • Gavin Duffy,
  • Jack Parkinson,
  • Gibin Raju,
  • John Lynch and
  • Muhammad Asghar

This paper attempts to answer questions regarding the link between engineering success and spatial skills through three themes. The previous research of the authors in examining the questions surrounding each theme is the focus of this paper; we ackn...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Rethinking Engineering Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
8,258 Views
37 Pages

26 April 2024

Human skills are a critical factor in the success or failure of a digital project. Limited studies have been conducted to identify the industry demand for skills of scrum roles (product owner, scrum master, web developer) and levels (entry, associate...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Strategic Management in Digital Transformation Era)
  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
6,686 Views
16 Pages

Game Jams as Valuable Tools for the Development of 21st-Century Skills

  • Ruth S. Contreras-Espinosa and
  • Jose Luis Eguia-Gomez

16 February 2022

The concept of 21st-century skills refers to the knowledge, skills, and emotions that are critical to successfully navigating today’s world. Game jams can act as spaces to develop these skills and thus boost cooperative learning, problem-based...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Games and Learning: Actions for Quality Education as a Sustainable Development Goal)
  • Communication
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,446 Views
7 Pages

22 September 2022

There emerged a need to develop and implement a new healthcare database analysis course for Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR) graduate students, which would allow students to apply their biostatistics and study design skills to answer hea...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Pharmacy: State-of-the-Art and Perspectives in USA)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,015 Views
14 Pages

Predictors of Medical Students’ Views toward Research: Insights from a Cross-Cultural Study among Portuguese-Speaking Countries

  • Gustavo Correia,
  • Margarida Pereira,
  • Andreia Gomes,
  • Maria do Rosário Bragança,
  • Silke Weber,
  • Maria Amélia Ferreira and
  • Laura Ribeiro

10 February 2022

Developing the skills and interest in scientific research of medical students is crucial to ensuring effective healthcare systems. As such, in this study, we aimed to assess Portuguese-speaking medical students’ attitudes and perceptions toward...

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