This study explores first-year university students’ perceptions of psychological safety, team creativity, and academic well-being in problem-based learning (PBL) teams at Aalborg University, where PBL is systematically implemented. These constructs are vital for fostering effective collaboration positive outcomes, yet their interrelations educational contexts remain underexplored. A survey was administered to 893 students across STEM Health programs, using validated instruments well-being....

Contribution: This study explores the elements engineering students perceive as important for developing their learner agency in context of intercultural project-based learning (PBL) teams. Background: The concept has recently gained prominence due to its relevance student-centeredness, autonomy, self-regulation, and collaboration. Certain pedagogical approaches are known specifically support development agency, including PBL, which learners provided with active, self-directed, collaborative...

Contribution: This article contributes to the literature surrounding first-year engineering students' academic well-being by proposing a conceptual framework guiding an understanding of supportive sources that foster well-being. A survey was designed and tested accordingly, four factors contribute were identified inspire improvement future course curriculum design. Background: Prior research has pointed out significant impact on their persistence in current study, learning experience,...

Recent interest in academic well-being has promoted universities to take proactive measures that support students navigating the challenges of university life, all its complexity. Drawing on systems theory, this study explored sources engineering students' at one Qatar. Q methodology was applied collect and analyze data using a 31-item Q-sample. Forty-four male participated study, which resulted emergence three-factor solution, comprising 24 significantly loading participants. The three...

Abstract Background Recent literature has identified students' academic well‐being as an indicator of their persistence in current study and competence development. While prior focused on measuring from psychological mental health perspectives, limited studies have explored the ways which learning environment provides diverse sources (e.g., supervision peer support) to support well‐being. Purpose This aims explore that foster perspective two different student groups, namely first‐year...

Contribution: This article illustrates a theoretical model and an analytical tool for understanding the influence of diverse elements project-based learning (PBL) environment on engineering identity development in students. Supportive three dimensions that contribute to students' identities as future engineers are identified inspire improvement PBL design. Background: Prior research has investigated components impact factors identity, emphasizing importance contexts. While wide range...

This article reports a mixed-methods study examining 29 academic middle leaders’ viewpoints on supporting educational change in higher institutions Poland. Following three-dimensional conceptual framework emphasizing support at the individual, collegial, and environmental levels, Q methodology was adopted to collect analyze data qualitatively quantitatively. Four significantly different were identified, respectively prioritizing (1) creating an institutional culture, (2) connecting people...

Taking a human-centered socio-cultural perspective, this study explored the manifold individual and structural processes that contribute to researchers’ AI readiness. Forty-three graduate students faculty at one university in Qatar took part Q methodology study. The results represented participants’ collective perspectives on what they considered relevant their A 5 + 1-factor solution was accepted, illustrating diverse no consensus. factors were termed based main foci, as follows, (F-1) how...

Pedagogical beliefs serve as important drivers for teachers’ approaches to implementing innovative learning methods. To promote change in education processes, understanding perspectives of their teaching roles and how they the shift from traditional constructivist diverse contexts, is essential. This study provides an overview various held by teachers a South African K-12 institution where project-based has been applied at institutional level. The results indicate that pedagogical...

This study explored engineering educators’ perspectives on their professional learning in a pedagogical development programme with the ultimate goal of achieving educational change African countries through adoption PBL methodology. was based three-year-long organised by Danish university an Erasmus participation diverse institutions across Africa. Q methodology adopted 40 participants to explore both individual and collective subjective views supporting factors for learning. Q-factor...

Contribution: This paper developed a diagnostic tool to target various learning outcomes of international programs for engineering students, addressing both broad competencies and specific outcomes. Background: Research has shown that activities provide students with opportunities develop global competencies. Multiple instruments have been either students' or engineering-related While these previous proved be helpful in linking intercultural outcomes, measuring assessing products projects,...

Abstract Engineering identity is believed as a significant indicator for engineering students’ professional persistence and competence development (Dannels, 2000; Johnson & Ulseth, 2016). could be understood the awareness of needed qualities engineers (Dehing, et al., 2013), sense belonging in groups (Knight self-identification future (Capobianco, 2012). Recent research has explored components measurement identity, well diverse perspectives related to such gender ethnicity, from...

Purpose The integration of ESD is a complex problem. It calls for an innovative, student-centred curriculum, as well professional learning and agency, by which university teachers feel empowered to change their practice direct peers institutions towards ESD. This study aims explore what consider be the most important attitudes in supporting agency deliver Education Sustainable Development (ESD) via Problem Based Learning (PBL) programme. Design/methodology/approach presents theoretical...

ContextDespite an innate need for empathetic engineering, the dialogue on what constitutes empathy in its conceptualization, and curriculum development to ingrain as a transversal skill is still infancy. Purpose or GoalThis study develops broad conceptualization of engineering education aggregate interventions develop measure it education.It specifically focuses exploring conceptions/frameworks/elements curricular development, approaches instruments used it. MethodsThis scoping review Scopus...

Previous studies have documented the gaps between teachers’ beliefs and practices. To further explore learning among teachers, this paper conducts an exploratory study of beliefs, examining their self-reported practices project-based (PBL) in South Africa. It employs Q methodology, with 40 K–12 teachers participating ranking most chosen from a set 34 statements. The analysis results demonstrate strong consensus regarding participants’ practices, highlighting use constructivist approaches...

This article reports on a study examining 28 university engineering educators’ viewpoints how to provide continuing education for professional engineers in Danish context. The Q methodology was adopted collect and analyze data qualitatively quantitatively. Three significantly different were identified, prioritizing (1) (CEE) business model as an institutional priority, (2) organizational structure, (3) pedagogy inspired by problem-based learning (PBL). also captured consensus the importance...