TY - JOUR AB - Students' experiences of their first year of studying are of prime importance for their further development in Higher Education (HE). Consequently, the first year and the related phenomena of student performance, retention, and dropout have been extensively studied. Research shows that during the first year, the individual student's ability or failure to adapt to the new socio-cultural environment influences his/her academic success. Yet, surprisingly little is known about the actual processes through which students integrate into the socio-cultural context of HE. Applying a socio-cultural approach, our qualitative interview study followed 14 university students through their first year, investigating why some students experience an easier transition into HE compared to others. Our research results in a typology of four transition types characterized by their orientation towards the socio-cultural context of studying. AU - Jenert, Tobias AU - Brahm, Taiga AU - Gommers, Luci AU - Kühner , Patrizia ID - 4420 IS - 87-99 JF - Learning, Culture and Social Interaction KW - Student transition KW - Enculturation KW - Dropout KW - Retention TI - How do they find their place? A typology of students' enculturation during the first year at a business school VL - 12 ER - TY - CONF AB - Educational research is often conducted in practical contexts such as schools or higher education institutions and aims to contribute to the development of instructional designs or programs. Consequently, there have been repeated attempts to methodologically integrate the design aspect into educational research leading to concepts such as design-based research. Ideally, design decisions are based on clear evidence, obtained through an analysis of data gathered from the intervention. In actual projects, however, design decisions often have to be taken based on data that is incomplete, ambiguous or not meeting established scientific quality standards. We illustrate and discuss examples of an actual design research project where design decisions had to be taken in such ‘bad data’ contexts. Examples include different mixed methods configurations that helped to increase the interpretability and practical significance of the data. We will discuss methodological variants of ‘mixing’ and triangulation such as combining quantitative and qualitative data or applying different analyses on a dataset. In addition, we discuss limitations regarding the consistency between data, design decisions, and resulting effects AU - Jenert, Tobias ID - 4454 TI - Using mixed methods to support educational design decisions in ‘bad data’contexts ER - TY - CONF AB - Higher education institutions (HEIs) have been described as “loosely coupled systems” (Weick, 1976) where academic disciplines have stronger cohesive forces than formal structures (Becher & Trowler, 2001). Disciplinary ties are also extremely important for the development of teaching practices in HEIs. Roxa & Martensson (2011) have shown that higher education faculty form local networks in which they share and develop teaching-related experiences. These networks are influenced by disciplinary affiliation and mediated by senior faculty (Roxa & Martensson, 2015). Considering these findings, its is not self-evident for the actors on different vertical (e.g. management, faculty and education developers) and horizontal levels (e.g. disciplines) of HEIs to work collaboratively. Therefore, the bounded nature of disciplinary networks can actually inhibit the development of educational innovations that require collaboration beyond such “disciplinary microcultures” (Kries & Nierobisch, 2016). Effective educational practices such as problem-based curricula or cross-disciplinary co-teaching require interactions that reach beyond disciplinary and hierarchical boundaries. In this study we investigate a network – “Lehren” – that was initiated in Germany to stimulate educational innovations in HEIs by overcoming the abovementioned boundaries. A series of five workshops brought together 32 potential innovators representing different disciplines, functions (management, teaching faculty, educational developers), and status groups (full professors, post-docs, others). Three of these workshop series provide a total 96 individuals who are intended to form a professional network promoting educational innovation in their respective HEIs. Providing intense support and incentives to collaborate among each other (network meetings, travel funds, online communities), the aim is to develop a heterogeneous network connecting people with, among others, different functions and from different disciplines. AU - Jenert, Tobias AU - Gommers , Luci ID - 4455 TI - Investigating Networks within the field of Higher Organisation Institutions ER - TY - CONF AB - Student reflection is considered both a crucial feature of high-quality learning as well as an important objective in Higher Education. Despite its apparent relevance for educational practice, most of the research on reflection remains at a conceptual level (Boud & Walker, 1998; Mann, Gordon & MacLeod, 2007), whilst empirical research mainly focuses on measuring students’ reflection levels. Regarding the effectiveness of specific interventions (e.g. portfolios) to develop reflective skills, there is little empirical evidence going beyond case studies and qualitative accounts. Thus, the purpose of this research was to develop and validate an instrument for measuring student reflection in Higher Education in general and business schools in particular. The questionnaire is designed to measure students’ reflection in three dimensions: students’ reflection levels, their attitudes towards reflection, and supporting and hindering factors influencing students’ reflection processes. A pre-test was conducted at two different universities in Switzerland and Germany to validate the Reflection in Business Education Questionnaire (RIBEQ). In total, 64 students filled in the survey. Exploratory factor analyses and reliability tests showed satisfactory psychometric qualities of the RIBEQ. This study can support further research on student reflection and its development. Also, the questionnaire can be used as a diagnostic instrument for business schools to trace students’ development over time. From a practical point of view, it can also be applied to identify supporting and hindering factors at a particular higher education institution in order to develop practical interventions targeting these factors. AU - Jenert, Tobias AU - Gommers, Luci AU - Brahm, Taiga AU - Wagner , Dietrich ID - 4456 TI - Development and validation of the Reflection in Business Education Questionnaire ER - TY - CONF AU - Wagner, Dietrich AU - Jenert, Tobias AU - Brahm, Taiga AU - Gommers, Luci ID - 4457 TI - Educating reflective managers: Why everybody wants and nobody likes it ER - TY - CONF AU - Jenert, Tobias AU - Brahm, Taiga AU - Gommers , Luci ID - 4458 TI - Die Enkulturation von Studierenden an der Hochschule – Ergebnisse einer längsschnittlichen qualitativen Untersuchung ER - TY - CONF AU - Jenert, Tobias AU - Brahm, Taiga AU - Wagner, Dietrich ID - 4459 TI - Warum Wirtschaftsstudierende (nicht) reflektieren. Eine empirische Untersuchung. ER - TY - CONF AU - Jenert, Tobias AU - Barnat, M. AU - Salden, P. AU - Dilger, B. ID - 4503 T2 - Tagungsband DGHD Tagung 2017 TI - Struktur, Prozess oder Didaktik als Ausgangspunkt? Ein integratives Modell der Curriculumentwicklung an Hochschulen ER - TY - JOUR AB - In Switzerland, every student graduating from grammar school can begin to study at a university. This leads to high dropout rates. Although students’ motivation is considered a strong predictor of performance, the development of motivation during students’ transition from high school to university has rarely been investigated. Additionally, little is known about the relation of motivational aspects with other influences on study performance. The present longitudinal study addresses this research gap and examines the development of economics and management students’ study motivation. It encompasses four waves of data collected throughout the first year, using quantitative online surveys. In total, the sample consists of 820 students. Data is analysed using latent change modelling. Results indicate that students start at a higher level of intrinsic motivation compared to extrinsic motivation. The variability of the starting value of the two constructs is also differing. The analysis also shows a gradual decline in students’ motivation. Above all, the transition from secondary to higher education seems to be a driver for this decline. AU - Brahm, Taiga AU - Jenert, Tobias AU - Wagner, Dietrich ID - 4421 IS - 3 JF - Higher Education KW - Transition to higher education KW - Motivation KW - Longitudinal study KW - Socio-cultural factors KW - Latent change model KW - Switzerland SN - 0018-1560 TI - The crucial first year: a longitudinal study of students’ motivational development at a Swiss Business School VL - 73 ER - TY - BOOK AB - Jugendliche im Übergang von Schule zu Ausbildung befinden sich in einer Phase der Suche und Entwicklung ihrer eigenen Identität. Aus diesem Grund sollte die Schule nicht nur fachliche Kompetenzen vermitteln, sondern auch das Ziel einer Persönlichkeitsförderung der Schülerinnen und Schüler verfolgen. Das Unterrichtskonzept ermöglicht das Erlernen und Trainieren von wichtigen Selbst- und Sozialkompetenzen im Schulunterricht, damit die Lernenden schwierige Herausforderungen in verschiedenen Lebensbereichen besser bewältigen können. Das Unterrichtskonzept besteht aus verschiedenen Modulen, welche detailliert beschrieben sind und zahlreiche Übungen beinhalten. Die vorgeschlagene Verlaufsplanung kann individuell auf die jeweiligen Lernvoraussetzungen und Rahmenbedingungen des Unterrichts angepasst werden. Die Unterrichtsreihe «Persönlichkeitsförderung im Schulunterricht» wurde in Zusammenarbeit zwischen dem Institut für Wirtschaftspädagogik der Universität St. Gallen und vier Schulen des Kantons St. Gallen entwickelt und erprobt. Sie umfasst drei Bände: Band I «Realistische Ursachenzuschreibungen», Band II «Kommunikation in Konfliktsituationen» und Band III «Selbstwirksamkeit». Zielgruppe: Das Unterrichtskonzept dient als Arbeitsinstrument für Abschlussklassen Volksschule und Brückenangebote. AU - Autorengruppe, Institut für Wirtschaftspädagogik ID - 4439 TI - Persönlichkeitsförderung im Schulunterricht, Band I: Realistische Ursachenzuschreibungen ER -