The objective of this paper is to look into the implementation of PBL in the teaching of
engineering courses to enhance the students' ability in soft skills. The importance of soft …

Developing knowledge in education systems is essential in capacity building. When the
intention is to build collective capacity and sustain the capacity in schools, we claim there is …

Teaching and learning in contemporary education systems are experiencing a paradigm
shift. There is a move from the traditional teacher-centred teaching, to student-centred …

This article focuses on teacher educators' role and how it was enacted and experienced by
teachers and leaders in a school-based development project. The arena for the teachers' …

A number of initiatives have been put forth over the last decade to improve quality in
Norwegian schools. Many have been nationwide government-initiated programs. However …

Institutions of higher education have been pressed by the industry practitioners to produce
quality graduates who are ready to compete in the competitive job market locally and …

Background Internationally, teacher education usually involves close school-university
cooperation. In Norway, such collaboration includes enabling student teachers to develop …

This report presents the findings of a case study of a novel professional development
practice model for academic university staff developed by the Learning in Higher Education …

The present thesis is a product of my journey into the field of organizational studies in higher
education institutions which started nine years ago. I feel grateful to have found a research …

Students' understanding of fundamental engineering concepts is not necessarily reflected by
their good academic performance. The difficulty that many students face in Statics has often …