Call for Chapters: Transdisciplinary Approaches to Learning Outcomes in Higher Education

Editors

Rajendra Kumar, Sharda University, India
Eng Tek Ong, UCSI University, Malaysia
Subuh Anggoro, Universitas Muhammadiyah Purwokerto, Indonesia
Tin Lam Toh, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Call for Chapters

Proposals Submission Deadline: March 17, 2024
Full Chapters Due: May 25, 2024
Submission Date: May 25, 2024

Introduction

In modern era of research, the importance of transdisciplinary and multidisciplinary approaches in higher education learning outcomes cannot be ruled out. Three cyclic activities namely research, participation and action are involved in seeking the answers to the practical questions incorporating the features of collaborative, participatory and situational research. This cyclical process includes identification of the problem, plan of actions, collecting the observations and behavioral data. This is also involved in data analysis and carrying out data-driven actions. The mixed-research methods are used within the stages of cyclic practices as an attempt to legitimate the use of multiple approaches to answer the research questions using its domain as well as transdisciplinary approach. Sometimes it is better to remove the restriction or constraint for researchers’ choices to collect and analyze the research data. This is because mixed research is complementary, expansive, inclusive and pluralistic, but not creating boundary in the research. Directly or indirectly every research is targeted to humanity to serve better by exploring, explaining, and describing new things and adopting them in practice. With the implementation of best strategies and evaluation, the higher education learning outcomes can be enhanced for a better learning. And, it will be point of interest for all the stakeholders of an education system. Researchers from academia need to explore new things specially from different disciplines so that they can give something new to their students. For better coverage of multiple dimensions, multidisciplinary and transdisciplinary research are to be kept in practice.

Objective

The objective of this book is to provide a deep insight on transdisciplinary research contributions from different areas to define a problem, collect the facts, formulate a hypothesis, analyze them, and reach certain conclusions for future implementation. The major objective of this book is to benefit the readers to focus on transdisciplinary viewpoint towards the solution of a problem, cross-fertilization of ideas, and exchanges of methodologies. The contributions in the book will discuss use of digital transformation, creativity, communication skills, structural understanding, psychometric properties, and information technology enabled tools to present approaches, models and methods toward learning outcomes in higher education. The transdisciplinary approaches being used in various universities in areas like environmental science, agriculture, physical sciences, humanities, cognitive behavior, mental health and many other that may play a vital role in setting the objectives for learning outcomes. The transdisciplinary approaches need collaboration between disciplines to create a cohesive learning environment in which teacher and students may collaborate to solve multifaceted problems to meet the objectives. The development and establishment of state-of-the-art resources in classrooms, libraries and beyond the boundaries may be the catalysts in achieving desired learning outcomes. The contributions and case studies from developing countries like India, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia, etc. may present a scenario to overcome the technological challenges with sustainability. The contributions presenting transdisciplinary research along with the case studies and surveys supported by artificial intelligence, augmented and virtual reality, partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM), web-based services, etc. in achieving desired learning outcomes will be considered.

Target Audience

• Research Students • Academicians • Curriculum Designers of outcome-based education • Higher education Policy makers

Recommended Topics

1. Bridging the gap of digital transformation in higher education 2. Development of STEM literacy assessment tool for preservice teachers 3. Case exemplars in digitally transformed mathematics with suggested research 4. Creativity, communication skills, and habits of mind through mathematical modelling 5. Reliability and validity of research instruments using PLS-SEM 6. Enhancing Students’ Learning Achievement as 21st-Century Skills 7. Localization and globalization of assessment on teaching-learning practices 8. Tools based Value-added approaches and methodologies in student-centric learning 9. Promoting transdisciplinary technology-enhanced programmes supporting SDGs 10. Sustainable development and innovations in higher education 11. Structural understanding of the relationship between interests in ICT and creative attitudes 12. Supporting active learning in teaching using interactive tools 13. Teaching innovation - competency-based learning 14. The effectiveness of salutogenic approach module on university students’ mental health 15. The mediating effect of attitudes toward higher education 16. Case study of Japanese universities’ attitudes toward inquiry-based learning 17. Exemplars and future directions for Education 4.0 18. Transdisciplinary strategic approaches and analysis 19. AI tools for measuring higher education learning outcomes 20. Outcome based education – present and future 21. Psychometric properties of adapted brown belief of assessment - A case study 22. Asia case study - The impact of digital transformation on higher education

Submission Procedure

Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before March 17, 2024, a chapter proposal of 1,000 to 2,000 words clearly explaining the mission and concerns of his or her proposed chapter. Authors will be notified by March 25, 2024 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines.Full chapters are expected to be submitted by May 25, 2024, and all interested authors must consult the guidelines for manuscript submissions at https://www.igi-global.com/publish/contributor-resources/before-you-write/ prior to submission. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this project.

Note: There are no submission or acceptance fees for manuscripts submitted to this book publication, Transdisciplinary Approaches to Learning Outcomes in Higher Education. All manuscripts are accepted based on a double-blind peer review editorial process.

All proposals should be submitted through the eEditorial Discovery® online submission manager.



Publisher

This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), an international academic publisher of the "Information Science Reference" (formerly Idea Group Reference), "Medical Information Science Reference," "Business Science Reference," and "Engineering Science Reference" imprints. IGI Global specializes in publishing reference books, scholarly journals, and electronic databases featuring academic research on a variety of innovative topic areas including, but not limited to, education, social science, medicine and healthcare, business and management, information science and technology, engineering, public administration, library and information science, media and communication studies, and environmental science. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit https://www.igi-global.com. This publication is anticipated to be released in 2025.



Important Dates

March 17, 2024: Proposal Submission Deadline
March 25, 2024: Notification of Acceptance
May 25, 2024: Full Chapter Submission
June 23, 2024: Review Results Returned
July 21, 2024: Final Acceptance Notification
July 28, 2024: Final Chapter Submission



Inquiries

Rajendra Kumar Sharda University, India rajendra04@gmail.com Eng Tek Ong UCSI University, Malaysia ongengtek@gmail.com Subuh Anggoro Universitas Muhammadiyah Purwokerto, Indonesia subuhanggoro@ump.ac.id Tin Lam Toh Nanyang Technological University, Singapore tinlam.toh@nie.edu.sg

Classifications


Computer Science and Information Technology; Education; Life Sciences; Library and Information Science; Media and Communications; Government and Law; Social Sciences and Humanities; Physical Sciences and Engineering
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