Muhammad Zaheer Asghar

ORCID: 0000-0003-2634-0583
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Research Areas
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Online and Blended Learning
  • Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences
  • Technology-Enhanced Education Studies
  • Impact of Technology on Adolescents
  • Technology Adoption and User Behaviour
  • Social Media in Health Education
  • Knowledge Management and Sharing
  • Higher Education and Employability
  • Misinformation and Its Impacts
  • Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
  • Teacher Education and Leadership Studies
  • Educational Leadership and Innovation
  • Privacy, Security, and Data Protection
  • Early Childhood Education and Development
  • Online Learning and Analytics
  • Library Science and Information Literacy
  • Mobile Learning in Education
  • Innovation and Socioeconomic Development
  • Digital Mental Health Interventions
  • Organizational and Employee Performance
  • Organizational Leadership and Management Strategies
  • Child Development and Education
  • Gender and Technology in Education
  • Educational Strategies and Epistemologies

University of Helsinki
2016-2025

University of Oulu
2023-2025

Zhejiang International Studies University
2025

Universitat Oberta de Catalunya
2021-2023

ILMA University
2023

University of Management and Technology
2019-2022

ORCID
2021

University of Agriculture Faisalabad
2018

Emotional intelligence is a main area in educational psychology and key factor the academic life of students. It deals with deviant behavior through self-awareness self-motivation, regulates emotional social skills, converts energy into positive energy. This study examined direct indirect relationships between habits blended learning environments. Blended conceptualized as hybrid approach that combines online opportunities traditional classroom approach. Furthermore, explored mediating role...

10.3390/bs12010014 article EN cc-by Behavioral Sciences 2022-01-13

Background: During the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been an increase in use of digital platforms for educational purposes, and increased smartphones social media affected academic performance students. In this study, we explored how emotional intelligence can, directly indirectly, influence performance, with networking sites (ASNS) as a mediator. Methods: A survey questionnaire comprising 42 items was used to collect data on intelligence, ASNS, performance. total, 305 undergraduate...

10.2147/prbm.s316664 article EN cc-by-nc Psychology Research and Behavior Management 2021-06-01

This study explores the effects of despotic leadership (DL) on employee job satisfaction (JS) using self-efficacy (SE) as a mediating variable and leader-member exchange (LMX) moderated variable. Building social learning theory, our research proposes model. In this model, affects both directly indirectly through exchange. We used questionnaire survey analysis approach to collect data. Data were collected from employees small- medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) located in Guangdong Province,...

10.3390/ijerph18105307 article EN International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021-05-17

Despotic leadership builds adverse emotions and turnover intentions in the employees of an educational organization. This study investigated relationships among despotic leadership, toxic workplace environment, cognitive distraction, employee intention. is based on social exchange theory (SET), psychology theories behavioral intention formation (such as reasoned action planned behavior), style. A survey questionnaire containing 28 items was completed by 240 faculty members from four Chinese...

10.3390/bs12050125 article EN cc-by Behavioral Sciences 2022-04-27

Purpose This research paper aims to explore the influence of social media–based knowledge-sharing intentions (SMKI) on prospective authentic leadership development (ALD) deal with future crisis. In existing literature, best authors’ knowledge, there is no significant empirical evidence test relationship between SMKI and ALD. Thus, this study contributes growing literature regarding role SMKIs, ALD, behavior (SMKB) facilitating conditions (FCs). However, in study, authors developed a...

10.1108/jkm-11-2021-0892 article EN Journal of Knowledge Management 2022-09-15

Accessibility in education during the COVID-19 pandemic is a big challenge around world. This study aimed to investigate pre-service teachers’ accessibility, acceptability, and readiness with respect mobile learning (M-learning) technology relationships between M-learning acceptance readiness. The questionnaires adopted Unified Theory of Acceptance Use Technology. survey was conducted 429 teachers from public private universities Pakistan. It found that phones Internet are easily accessible...

10.34105/j.kmel.2021.13.005 article EN cc-by Knowledge Management & E-Learning An International Journal 2021-03-28

Higher education has been shifted toward blended learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. An increase in social media usage intensity and reduced face-to-face interaction due to pandemic urged instructional communication researchers revisit dynamics of learners' group development terms their socialization academic performance crisis. This research aimed determine mediating role sociability between higher students environments It was also aim study moderating effect on sociability. A...

10.3390/ijerph182111012 article EN International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021-10-20

Blended learning approaches are considered as the most viable for delivery of training to remote areas and accessing learners at a mass level. is combination different facilitate learners' needs. The National Vocational Technical Training Commission (NAVTTC) conducted an in-service vocational teachers' program through blended in Pakistan. This study aimed find appropriate blend face-to-face, online, offline teachers A mixed methods research approach was adopted. survey collected data from...

10.3390/ijerph191710668 article EN International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2022-08-26

The development of health sciences researchers has immense significance during a pandemic to control, manage, and prevent future outbreaks the disease. This study focused on use social media tools (SMT) among pre-service complement their research competencies (RCT) completion levels (RC) COVID-19. used Vitae framework (RDF) measure as mediator between post-graduate students. A cross-section survey approach was adopted collect data from students (n = 410) enrolled in departments at...

10.3390/ijerph19010581 article EN International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2022-01-05

Social support was an important factor in minimizing the effect of social isolation during COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. This research aimed to study role online class participation and media usage link available from family friends psychological resilience among pre-service special education teachers against negative effects A survey conducted with 377 needs (SNE) enrolled at universities Pakistan. Partial least square structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) applied using Smart-PLS 3.2.8....

10.3390/ijerph182211962 article EN International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021-11-14

The current COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in increased psychological issues such as excessive social media networking sites usage (SMNSU), loneliness, anxiety, and depression. In this quantitative study, we examined how SMNSU can directly indirectly influence depression, with loneliness anxiety mediator variables. A 39-item questionnaire was used to collect survey data on SMNSU, depression from 244 blended learning undergraduate students universities the Hunan province China. Partial least...

10.1177/20563051221107633 article EN Social Media + Society 2022-07-01

This research investigated the influence of information literacy on creative skills medical students through mediation lifelong learning. A cross-sectional survey was conducted for data collection among students, recruited a stratified convenient sampling procedure, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The questionnaire personally administered by visiting each college with written permission. total 473 responses were collected and analysed using partial least squares structural equation modelling....

10.1080/10872981.2023.2176734 article EN cc-by Medical Education Online 2023-03-19

This study examined the effect of information literacy (IL) on work performance with mediating role lifelong learning and creativity among journalists in Pakistan. A cross-sectional survey using an online questionnaire was conducted press clubs four provinces (e.g., Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Baluchistan) federal capital Islamabad for data collection. The received 1084 responses were analyzed partial least squares structural equation modelling. results indicated that IL had a direct...

10.3390/bs13010024 article EN cc-by Behavioral Sciences 2022-12-26

The study examined the direct and indirect influence of information communication technology (ICT)-integrated curriculum content, material, teaching strategies on ICT competencies students in blended learning. ICT-integrated were used as a mediator between relationships competencies. We survey questionnaire containing 26 items variables research this study. data collected from six universities Hunan Province China. target population consisted undergraduate In total, 486 participants...

10.3389/fpsyg.2022.758016 article EN cc-by Frontiers in Psychology 2022-07-04

Abstract The integration of generative artificial intelligence tools in education has emerged as a transformative approach to enhancing learning outcomes, particularly the context sustainable development goals (SDG4). Therefore, present study investigates connection between tool usage (GenAITU) and academic achievement (AA) SDG4. We assessed mediating role shared metacognition (SMC) cognitive offloading (COL) this relationship among preservice teachers (PSTs). indicators, including...

10.1038/s41598-025-01676-x article EN cc-by Scientific Reports 2025-05-13

This study explored the direct and indirect influences of entrepreneurial curriculum on competencies, using campus learning environment as a mediator. In this study, survey questionnaire composed 48 items was used to collect data curriculum, from pre-service vocational teachers enrolled in six universities located Hunan Province, China. The has four components, namely, content, material, teaching strategies, feedback assessment. Partial least squares structural equation modeling through...

10.3389/fpsyg.2022.950440 article EN cc-by Frontiers in Psychology 2022-09-15

Entrepreneurship education plays an important role in social and economic development of a society through providing self-employment job opportunities for others. can catalyse entrepreneurial mindset developing intentions graduates. Current study aims to validate questionnaire order the impact entrepreneurship on student's become entrepreneur. The question under is "does students?" Study has following objectives; 1) attitude students entrepreneur; 2) find out perceived behavioural control 3)...

10.15390/eb.2019.6105 article EN TED EĞİTİM VE BİLİM 2019-01-31

Teacher education has a large and favorable impact on teacher’s performance. Effective training brings improvement in the productivity performance of employees due to acquisition new knowledge skills. The National Vocational Technical Training Commission organized an in-service vocational teachers’ program through blended learning approaches Pakistan. This study aimed at finding out effectiveness that program. four levels Kirkpatrick model were used as theoretical framework. A survey...

10.3390/su142113906 article EN Sustainability 2022-10-26

This study aimed to find out the social presence, teaching and cognitive presence of higher education students in media environments developing countries such as Turkey Pakistan during pandemic crisis. We adopted a survey approach collect data from (n = 350) 350). Consistent multiple group analysis (cMGA) analyzed that there was no difference between Turkish Pakistani students' media-based community inquiry COVID-19 While consistent partial least square structural equation modelling found...

10.1080/0144929x.2023.2232043 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Behaviour and Information Technology 2023-07-07

An equitable education system is essential for all students to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary become productive members of society. Pre-service teachers in play a vital role fostering educational practices. This study aimed measure association between social media-based community inquiry pre-service teachers’ intentions toward justice equity education. It focused on enrolled departments universities Gilgit Baltistan (GB), Pakistan. Census sampling was used include teacher across...

10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1150421 article EN cc-by Frontiers in Psychology 2024-04-16

The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between use social networking sites (SNS), cyberbullying (CB) and academic performance (AP). Firstly, we direct (Instagram, Facebook TikTok) performance. Secondly, explored. Thirdly, linkages are examined. Lastly, mediating effect in tested. In study, used quantitative survey analysis. We collect data using research questionnaire from graduate postgraduate students enrolled universities located Riyadh, Kingdom Saudi Arabia. were...

10.15240/tul/001/2024-1-005 article EN E+M Ekonomie a Management 2024-03-01
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