In the recent years, the scholarly debate on the importance and development of digital competence... more In the recent years, the scholarly debate on the importance and development of digital competences within the teaching profession has become increasingly nuanced. While the dimensions and depth of the concept remain highly appraised, it remains unclear the extent to which teachers nowadays are closer to developing adequate digital competencies and whether online teaching itself is considered a beneficial practice. Studies have shown different levels of prejudices in students' learning and well-being during the pandemic, so the question is: do teachers adjust their online teaching practices so as to increase learning outcomes, while considering the well-being of students? The present paper tries to address these issues accordingly, by means of on online quantitative study that was carried out between January 1st 2020 - January 28th 2021, on a sample of 1267 Romanian respondents. The questionnaire illustrates the teachers' experience of online education during the COVID-19 pan...
In the past decade, there has been a continuous increase of educational activities using technolo... more In the past decade, there has been a continuous increase of educational activities using technology to support the active process of learning. Either in form of social media, communication groups or elearning platforms, the technology and internet helps learning processes by making virtual space a meeting point for interactive activities connected with learning: communication, project development, implementation and dissemination, reflection and post-project/follow up innitiatives. The de-monopolisation of virtual space with the 2.0 era and use the current 3.0 generation allows more and more users to become contributors to the content available online, with a double facet issue: increase of quantity of content and number of contributors vs problematic quality of content, sources of documentation and validity of information provided. Still, the learning triggered by the means of internet is a valuable way to keep learners interested and active in the process. The last Ericsson Consum...
Increasing number of students enrolled in doctoral programmes and the emergence of the new types ... more Increasing number of students enrolled in doctoral programmes and the emergence of the new types of doctoral programmes across the world's universities as a response to various demands from a wide range of professional context has shown that professional doctorate has become a new challenge and opened new horizons in higher education. This article examines the road of the professional doctorate from beginning to current status and possible trends. The professional doctorate is examined in its relationship with the so-called traditional scientific doctorate. The paper focuses on some of the aspects that gives identity and legitimacy to this type of doctorate: programme aims, structure, content, duration, recruitment and admissions, students' motivation to enroll professional doctorate, status, financial support, standards, and thesis contributions. It also presents the status of the professional doctorate in Romania and some ideas as a basis for further examination of the pro...
Increasing number of students enrolled in doctoral programmes and the emergence of the new types ... more Increasing number of students enrolled in doctoral programmes and the emergence of the new types of doctoral programmes across the world's universities as a response to various demands from a wide range of professional context has shown that professional doctorate has become a new challenge and opened new horizons in higher education. This article examines the road of the professional doctorate from beginning to current status and possible trends. The professional doctorate is examined in its relationship with the so-called traditional scientific doctorate. The paper focuses on some of the aspects that gives identity and legitimacy to this type of doctorate: programme aims, structure, content, duration, recruitment and admissions, students' motivation to enroll professional doctorate, status, financial support, standards, and thesis contributions. It also presents the status of the professional doctorate in Romania and some ideas as a basis for further examination of the pro...
In the recent years, the scholarly debate on the importance and development of digital competence... more In the recent years, the scholarly debate on the importance and development of digital competences within the teaching profession has become increasingly nuanced. While the dimensions and depth of the concept remain highly appraised, it remains unclear the extent to which teachers nowadays are closer to developing adequate digital competencies and whether online teaching itself is considered a beneficial practice. Studies have shown different levels of prejudices in students' learning and well-being during the pandemic, so the question is: do teachers adjust their online teaching practices so as to increase learning outcomes, while considering the well-being of students? The present paper tries to address these issues accordingly, by means of on online quantitative study that was carried out between January 1st 2020 - January 28th 2021, on a sample of 1267 Romanian respondents. The questionnaire illustrates the teachers' experience of online education during the COVID-19 pan...
In the past decade, there has been a continuous increase of educational activities using technolo... more In the past decade, there has been a continuous increase of educational activities using technology to support the active process of learning. Either in form of social media, communication groups or elearning platforms, the technology and internet helps learning processes by making virtual space a meeting point for interactive activities connected with learning: communication, project development, implementation and dissemination, reflection and post-project/follow up innitiatives. The de-monopolisation of virtual space with the 2.0 era and use the current 3.0 generation allows more and more users to become contributors to the content available online, with a double facet issue: increase of quantity of content and number of contributors vs problematic quality of content, sources of documentation and validity of information provided. Still, the learning triggered by the means of internet is a valuable way to keep learners interested and active in the process. The last Ericsson Consum...
Increasing number of students enrolled in doctoral programmes and the emergence of the new types ... more Increasing number of students enrolled in doctoral programmes and the emergence of the new types of doctoral programmes across the world's universities as a response to various demands from a wide range of professional context has shown that professional doctorate has become a new challenge and opened new horizons in higher education. This article examines the road of the professional doctorate from beginning to current status and possible trends. The professional doctorate is examined in its relationship with the so-called traditional scientific doctorate. The paper focuses on some of the aspects that gives identity and legitimacy to this type of doctorate: programme aims, structure, content, duration, recruitment and admissions, students' motivation to enroll professional doctorate, status, financial support, standards, and thesis contributions. It also presents the status of the professional doctorate in Romania and some ideas as a basis for further examination of the pro...
Increasing number of students enrolled in doctoral programmes and the emergence of the new types ... more Increasing number of students enrolled in doctoral programmes and the emergence of the new types of doctoral programmes across the world's universities as a response to various demands from a wide range of professional context has shown that professional doctorate has become a new challenge and opened new horizons in higher education. This article examines the road of the professional doctorate from beginning to current status and possible trends. The professional doctorate is examined in its relationship with the so-called traditional scientific doctorate. The paper focuses on some of the aspects that gives identity and legitimacy to this type of doctorate: programme aims, structure, content, duration, recruitment and admissions, students' motivation to enroll professional doctorate, status, financial support, standards, and thesis contributions. It also presents the status of the professional doctorate in Romania and some ideas as a basis for further examination of the pro...
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