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Marie Helweg-Larsen; Stacey Bolton Tsantir – Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 2024
Research has examined how people think about their personal risks, but not how students conceptualize the risks they experience abroad. We examined how students describe their risks, how they see risk beliefs and experiences as tied to mitigation, and whether they view study abroad as a time to take (positive or negative) risks. We interviewed…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Psychological Patterns, Student Attitudes, Risk
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Boyes, Mike; Potter, Tom; Andkjaer, Soren; Lindner, Martin – Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, 2019
This article explores the influential role of planning on recognition-primed decision-making. Considerable prior thinking occurs and there is a need to trace and account for the cognitive processes that precede and guide decisions in dynamic outdoor environments. Seven expert leaders from four countries were interviewed about memorable decisions…
Descriptors: Outdoor Education, Decision Making, Cognitive Processes, Specialists
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Sjoer, Ellen; Nørgaard, Bente; Goossens, Marc – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2016
The concept of Knowledge Triangle (KT) links together research, education and innovation and replaces the traditional "one way" flow of knowledge, essentially from research to education, by a "both ways" circular motion between all the corners of a triangle that, besides research and education, also includes innovation, the…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Innovation, Cognitive Processes, Case Studies
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Selmer, Jan; Jonasson, Charlotte; Lauring, Jakob – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2013
In educational settings, substantial scholarly interest has focused on student engagement as an antecedent for educational development and positive school outcomes. Very limited research, however, has focused on the engagement of academic staff members. This may be a crucial oversight because engagement has been argued to lead to more satisfied,…
Descriptors: Trust (Psychology), Conflict, College Faculty, Collegiality
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Mondahl, Margrethe; Razmerita, Liana – Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 2014
Social media has created new possibilities for digitally native students to engage, interact and collaborate in learning tasks that foster learning processes and the overall learning experience. Using both qualitative and quantitative data, this article discusses experiences and challenges of using a social media-enhanced collaborative learning…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Networks, Cooperation, Qualitative Research
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers