Exploring pre-service teachers’ technology-integration belief and scientific inquiry in a teacher-development course

International Journal of Technology and Design Education - We implemented design practices for a total of 85 pre-service teachers in a teacher-development course. This mixed-method study explored...     

Prolific authors and institutions in leading international business journals

The science and practice of international business is advanced through scholarly contribution to the leading international business journals. Increased competition among academic institutions has led to increased emphasis on publication in the leading international business journals. Yet, little is known as to the answers to questions such as: (1) Who are the most prolific authors in the leading international business journals? and (2) Which educational institutions appear poised to lead international business scholarship? To examine these questions, the study examines scholarly work in international business over the past eleven years in six leading international business journals (i.e., Journal of International Business Studies, Management International Review, Journal of World Business, International Marketing Review, Journal of International Marketing, and International Business Review). Addressing these two research questions provides us with a more complete understanding of the authors and institutions most likely to influence the field of international business.     

Regime complexity and state competition over Global Internet Governance

This study focuses on regime complexity and state competition over global Internet governance (GIG). By conceptualizing and mapping international regime complexity, the actors in international issues concerning GIG are identified and studied and the dynamic interactions between states related to GIG are explored. In particular, the 2012 amendments to the International Telecommunication Regulations are used in our analysis of the factors that have contributed to the creation of disputes and cooperation among states in the GIG regime. The empirical study shows that the influence of powerful states, such as the US and China, can affect other states’ decisions on GIG. Furthermore, the findings reveal that democratic states with fewer regulations on business are more likely to support the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers over the International Telecommunication Union.     

Benchmarking telecoms regulation - The Telecommunications Regulatory Governance Index (TRGI)

In this study an index of the effectiveness of the institutional design of telecommunication regulators for 142 countries that belong to the International Telecommunications Union is produced. This index - the Telecommunications Regulatory Governance Index (TRGI) - ranks these countries regionally (The Americas, The EU27, Other Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East and Northern Africa and Africa) as well as globally. Data from Transparency International are used to measure general political governance for these same 142 countries and show the correspondence or lack thereof between the TRGI and political transparency. Strong empirical evidence is found that countries with better institutions have telecommunication regulators that consistently score higher in the TRGI.     

Understanding the strategies of late-movers in International Manufacturing

This paper analyzes the internationalization of new multinationals from emerging countries. It also focuses on Production's role in firm internationalization, a subject seldom addressed because the discipline of International Manufacturing is still embryonic, while International Business tends to overlook production. The authors integrate International Business and International Manufacturing concepts and frameworks in order to analyze new multinationals from emerging countries, using the empirical evidence of a survey plus case studies of Brazilian multinationals for understanding late-movers’ strategies and competences, with emphasis on production.     

The role of Web 2.0 in collaborative design: an ANT perspective

International Journal of Technology and Design Education - This paper analyses Web 2.0 facilitated collaborative design among undergraduate engineering students. The study used the...     

Differences in perception,understanding, and responsiveness of product design between experts and students: an early event-related potentials study

International Journal of Technology and Design Education - This study compares the experts and the novices to investigate their information processing in dealing with the different degrees of...     

The effect of an interdisciplinary STEM course on children’s attitudes of learning and engineering design skills

International Journal of Technology and Design Education - The study aimed to investigate the effect of an interdisciplinary STEM course on children’s attitudes of learning and engineering...     

Students’ attitudes toward technology: exploring the relationship among affective,cognitive and behavioral components of the attitude construct

International Journal of Technology and Design Education - When studying attitudes toward technology education, the affective attitudinal component has primarily been the focus. This study focuses...     

Effect of design thinking approach on students’ achievement in some selected physics concepts in the context of STEM learning

International Journal of Technology and Design Education - The study investigated the effect of using a design thinking teaching method on male and female students’ achievement in some...     

A proposal for a computational design and ecology based approach to architectural design studio

International Journal of Technology and Design Education - Using computational design methods, this study aims to analyze the effects of an integrated design process model on the ecological...     

An exploration of the variables contributing to graphical education students’ CAD modelling capability

International Journal of Technology and Design Education - This paper reports on a study exploring the variables that contribute to upper second level students’ capability in a digital...     

Primary school students' interests in STEM careers: how conceptions of STEM professionals and gender moderation influence

International Journal of Technology and Design Education - This study assessed elementary school students’ conceptions of STEM professions and its potential influence on STEM career interest,...     

High school pre-engineering students’ engineering design cognition

International Journal of Technology and Design Education - This paper presents the results of a 2-year longitudinal study aimed at characterizing and comparing the design cognition of high school...     

Tenacity in design entrepreneurship: how to stimulate entrepreneurial intention

International Journal of Technology and Design Education - Using a mixed methods approach and based on the theory of planned behaviour, the present study investigated the factors determining the...     

Activity-based unplugged coding during the preschool period

International Journal of Technology and Design Education - The aim of this pilot study is to support the activity-based unplugged coding and robotic coding skills of children during their preschool...     

Children’s interactions with technology in teachers’ self-reported activities in Sweden’s preschools

International Journal of Technology and Design Education - This study investigates preschool children’s interactions with technology in a Swedish context. The purpose is to broaden our...     

The contribution of 3D computer modeling education to twenty-first century skills: self-assessment of secondary school students

International Journal of Technology and Design Education - In this study, the contribution of the 3D computer modeling to the twenty-first century’s common competencies was evaluated from the...     

Adaptation of the Attitude Behavioural Scale section of a PATT instrument for the Omani context

International Journal of Technology and Design Education - This study is about the adaptation of the Attitude Behavioural Scale (ABS) section of a Pupils’ Attitudes Towards Technology (PATT)...     

Keyword analysis of the mass media’s news articles on maker education in South Korea

International Journal of Technology and Design Education - The goal of this study was to investigate—using text network analysis—how key Korean mass media outlets present issues of...