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This study investigated the impact of work environment and remuneration on accounting lecturers’ performance in polytechnics in the North-West, Nigeria. Two research questions and two hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. The study adopted a descriptive survey design. The target population was 302 which included all the accounting lecturers in the 12 polytechnics in the North West, Nigeria. A total of 169 respondents was arrived at using Research advisors table for sample size determination. One hundred and fifty- four (154) sample members drawn from these Polytechnics filled and returned the copies of the questionnaires but only 145 copies are valid and useable for the analysis. The sample was selected using the proportionate stratified random sampling technique. Data was collected by using closed ended questionnaires and was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics with the aid of STATA Version 13. It was found out that both work environment and remuneration have positive and significant impact on the accounting lecturers’ performance of the sample respondents of the polytechnics in the North West, Nigeria. In conclusion, the entire two variables investigated i.e. work environment and remuneration have positively and significantly impacted on the accounting lecturers’ performance in Polytechnics in the North West, Nigeria. Based on the findings and conclusions, the study recommends that government should regularly review the salary structure of the polytechnic staff in order to enhance their performance. Government/Managements of the Polytechnics in Nigeria should ensure that the work environment is conducive and secured and adequate facilities for offices, teaching and learning are provided in the polytechnics in order to motivate accounting lecturers’ to perform their job (teaching, supervision and research) effectively and efficiently.

The study determined the impact of problem-based laboratory experience on the behavioral skills outcome of telecommunication students in Polytechnics in North Central Nigeria. Quasi- experimental research design was used for the study. The sample for this study comprised 282 telecommunications students in 12 polytechnics in North Central Nigeria. A questionnaire titled “Behavioural and Skills Outcomes Scale. The coefficient of internal consistency was established using Cronbach alpha and was found to be 0.73. Data collected were analyzed using Analysis of Variance, t-test and analysis of co-variance with SPSS version 22. A significant main effect of treatment was observed on the overall behavioral skills. There was non- significant effect of gender but a significant interaction between treatment conditions and gender was found out. There was no significant difference in the behavioral skills outcome based on gender, age, residence, location, religion and ethnicity. It was recommended that technical teachers should use problem bases laboratory experience in teaching and learning telecommunication in Polytechnics as well as emphasize and assess behavioural skills outcome.

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect size of the blended learning design on increasing the Mathematical Problem-Solving Ability of polytechnic education students during the covid 19 pandemic. The study was carried out at the Bali State Polytechnic (BSP), using a mastery-experimental approach, with a pre-test post-test design of non-equivalent control. design groups. The subjects are students in the engineering field of BSP in 2020/2021. Samples were taken purposively as many as 10 classes and divided into experimental and control groups. Data were collected using a mathematical ability test developed by the researcher. The level of validity is between 0.31 and 0.89, the reliability is 0.97, the average difficulty level is 0.41 and the discriminatory power index is between 0.25 to 0.75. Data were analyzed using t test, paired t test and N-Gain score. There is a significant difference between the average mathematical problem solving ability of students taught using the blended learning model and being taught using the full e-learning model. The blended learning model is more effective in improving mathematical problem solving abilities than the full e learning model. The effect size is very large on increasing mathematical solving abilities in learning using blended learning. The implication is that the optimal application of the blended learning design in polytechnic education during the covid 19 pandemic, the learning process becomes more effective and succeeds in improving students' mathematical problem solving abilities. ​

The article examines the history of establishment of the Kharkiv Practical Technological Institute in the broad context of modernization processes. The history of the Practical Technological Institute in Kharkiv is considered in the context of socio-economic changes in the South of the Russian Empire, primarily in the "Ukrainian provinces", in the last third of XIX – early XX centuries. The methodological basis of the article is the modernization approach. Changes that took place in the Russian Empire in the last third of the XIX – early XX century are considered as a modernization movement. Modernization is understood as a complex number of transformations that society is undergoing on the path of development from traditional agricultural to urban and industrial. We proceed from the fact that modern society of that time was aware of the speed of industrial production, the need for qualified engineering personnel. The training of such personnel required the opening of local higher education institutions. The processes of industrialization, migration and urbanization, due to the modernization theory, were the main components of social development in the XIX century. The approach chosen by the authors allowed to analyze the formation of higher technical institutions in the Russian Empire, on the example of the Kharkiv Practical Institute of Technology, within these changes. The approach within the new imperial history enabled us to take into account the socio-political subtext of the situation and the decisions that contributed to the establishment of technical universities in the south of the empire. An important aspect of our article is the European context. We investigated the general tendencies of opening similar to Kharkiv educational institutions. We can see certain commonalities, which allows us to explore the problem more deeply. We came to the conclusion that, the emergence of a higher technical educational institution ‒ Kharkiv Practical Technological Institute, in Kharkiv was due to the demand of local elites, which was met by the highest bureaucracy of St. Petersburg, as well as the situation in the city itself. This compromise did not cancel the rivalry, both at the highest bureaucratic level – the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of National Education, and at the regional level, in particular Kharkiv university elite and the inspirers of the idea of a separate technical institution.

This study attempts to examine the use of multimedia E-book (mE-book) in the English language classroom of a group of diploma students at two national Polytechnics in Malaysia. Among the aspects that were examined were the student’s learning engagement, their perceived motivation and reception towards the mE-book. Two questionnaires were used as data collecting instruments that were given to the students after they have experienced the mE-book. Data collected were analysed to answer the research questions. The results revealed that the polytechnic students who used mE-book in their language classroom showed a significant higher learning engagement and perceived motivation. The study also found out that the students are receptive to the use of mE-book in their language classroom.

Librarians at Saskatchewan Polytechnic developed an online information literacy course, created through interdepartmental collaboration, to be completed by new faculty as part of the Adult Teaching and Learning program. Changes to the academic model coupled with mandatory assessment of program development necessitated a major revision of the introductory course, transitioning to a blended learning methodology. As part of this revision, librarians were asked to create an online course to replace some of the content that was formerly offered in face-to-face sessions. Librarians began with the creation of an instructional plan using Bloom’s Taxonomy, learning outcomes, learning steps, and assessments to create an interactive introduction to research and writing. After implementation, the librarians assessed the blended learning approach. The online course content was adjusted and it continues to be reviewed and revised based on participant feedback. The overall process for the development of this online course can be used as an example to guide other librarians’ online delivery of information literacy creating authentic learning experiences.

Technical and Vocational Education is one of the various disciplines that believed could encourage the country’s economic growth. Project-Based Learning or PBL was introduced in the Malaysian polytechnics curriculum in terms to produce creative and innovative graduates Thus, Project-Based Learning was introduced because of the ineffectiveness of the traditional lecture method. This study was a kind of descriptive study intended to examine the perception of students and supervisors regarding the Project-Based Learning at one Polytechnic in Malaysia. A population of 170 would be represented by a sample size of 118 respondents and 43 supervisors to participate in the study. The result found that the significant aspect to be included in Project-Based Learning is effective supervising skills. However, from the data, some supervisors have no proficiency skills of Project-Based Learning. Based on the empirical data which derived from the present study, a new framework for Project-Based Learning is suggested for the polytechnics system.

The aim of this paper is to present results of empirical research on regional orientation and engagement of Croatian higher education institutions (HEIs). The second goal is to research if there is any difference between Croatian universities and polytechnics in their regional focus. Contribution to regional economic, social and cultural development of a region is a recent mission that is, in addition to education and research, imposed on HEIs. With the establishment of public polytechnics across the country, the Republic of Croatia has adopted a new mission of HEIs, and has established them with the aim of contributing to regional development. Such institutions should, in comparison to universities, be more regionally oriented, i.e. offer study programs and research needed by the regional industry. Since the differences between universities and vocational studies are not clearly defined by the law in Croatia, referred orientation should be a component of distinction. For the purposes of this paper, a sample of Croatian public university constituents and polytechnics was defined. A questionnaire was drafted and sent to the relevant persons at the HEIs. Research results and statistical tests indicate that there is no statistically significant difference in regional orientation and engagement between universities and polytechnics. Further research in this area will seek to contribute to raising awareness of the HEIs and of the economic policy carriers regarding the differentiation of the HEIs and to encourage the implementation of the regional mission of Croatian polytechnics, particularly through external evaluation.

This paper explores issues and challenges in the adoption of e-learning in hospitality education, with special reference to Singapore. Hospitality being a ‘high-touch’ profession and many hospitality related skills being largely intangible, there has been significant industry resistance in technology adoption. There has been concerns from multiple stakeholder groups as to how effectively can technologies compensate for the loss of social context of traditional hands-on learning. However, in Singapore, some polytechnic based schools have practically demonstrated the ways by which technology could be meaningfully integrated into hospitality education.

The article intends to comprehend the ways in which technology is understood in the polytechnic high school developed by the state government of Rio Grande do Sul. The research is part of the discussions that problematize technology in educational contexts. The theoretical and methodological support is derived from readings about the Marxist view of education, STS education and French discourse analysis. It was found that the technology is understood in a generalized way in the polytechnic examined proposal. The reading made possible to consider the possibilities and limits of this proposal for a critical, integral and ongoing human formation in the Brazilian context.

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