Parents whose autistic child's needs are not met within mainstream schooling may seek alternative modes of education, such as home or distance education. There is a paucity of research on the delivery of home or distance education programs for autistic students. This study reports on the experiences of parents, students and teachers in the…

Extant research on competency-based accounting education has largely ignored how competency map development is a political process. Combining interviews and documentary analysis, we explore the evolution in the Canadian Professional Accounting (CPA) Canada Competency Map, from its implementation in 2013 through its first review in 2019, to study…

With its combination of online and face-to-face interaction, blended learning is increasingly being employed in postgraduate education. To date, most empirical research on the topic has focused on the design and relative effectiveness of online versus in-person learning. Meanwhile, any exploration of the costs of its delivery has often been…

In this paper the authors present a vision that by 2025 all teacher education programs will prepare teacher candidates with the knowledge, skills, and experience necessary to be successful teaching in online and blended modalities. The authors present evidence that all teachers need to be proficient in online and blended teaching, and they provide…

This concurrent embedded strategy of mixed methods design described the ESL learners' academic efficacy, thoughts and experience and achievement in the BL delivery modality. Fifty learners were purposively selected based on the set criteria. To determine the learners' academic efficacy, the adapted survey questionnaire assessing the efficacy of…

In this study involving blended learning in higher education, a Basics of Law (5 ECTS) course was implemented using a flipped classroom approach and a learning diary. Forty-six (N=46) students participated in a study that evaluated the students' experience of the course implementation. The specific objective of the study was to analyze students'…

Hybrid learning is expanding in physical therapy education; however, a limited empirical understanding of the psychomotor domain exists in this context. Moreover, the current literature presents conflicting results. Psychomotor skill instruction traditionally uses live demonstration followed by student practice. This study compared student…

In recent years, increasing attention has been paid to the effects of cultural factors on cultural identity in the field of teaching Chinese as a foreign language. The central issues include the kind of knowledge structure and value orientations involved in Chinese teaching and Chinese textbooks, the responsibility teachers take when educating…

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a massive shift in higher education to emergency remote teaching occurred in March 2020. This sudden shift required faculty to move their courses to an online remote format with little time and training in online pedagogy. Students faced completing their semesters online without much of a choice. As we continue to…

Using a transcendental phenomenological approach, this study explored what and how noncognitive characteristics including self-concept, self-appraisal, navigation of the system and racism, goal-setting, an available support person, leadership experience, community involvement, and acquired knowledge impacted the learning experiences of students…

With the shift to remote teaching, many instructors used Zoom for synchronous work. However, this presented issues (fatigue, turning cameras off, inequitable technical hurdles) that motivated quantitative reasoning (QR) instructors to look for asynchronous alternatives. A common technique has been textbased online discussions, which can be…

Due to COVID-19, many school systems and teachers were required to use a new platform for instructional delivery. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore the experiences of six veteran teachers who have implemented blended learning in their classrooms within the past three years in one rural Oklahoma school district. Purposeful…

The article analyzes the current issues of the development of a new concept of business education, examines examples of the effective use of innovations and digital technologies in training in the context of Industry 4.0. The authors investigate the key trends in business education and the potential of learning partnership, as well as summarize…

This chapter provides definitions and distinguishing characteristics of the various terms used in the context of hybrid education. The author also offers an overview of the recent literature on hybrid teaching and learning.

This study investigates the effectiveness of the blended learning model in improving critical thinking and communication skills of students at university. This is a quasi-experimental study with a non-equivalent control group design involving one experimental group and one control group. The research population comprised students sitting in the…