The Journal of Research in Business Education

IntroductionUniversity classrooms have changed over the last century with more instructors implementing high-impact educational practices (Kuh, 2008). Teaching and learning practices such as service-learning, undergraduate research, and collaborative...

IntroductionOne responsibility of higher education institutions is to prepare students for the workforce. This responsibility has spawned the need for programs to be accountable for their students' learning. As a result, emphasis on outcomes assessment...

IntroductionReflection and self-reflective learning are important aspects of professional development (Schön, 1983). To encourage reflection, self-reflection, and competency development, the use of an ePortfolio (ePF) provides a valuable contribution....

IntroductionAt the 2013 International Conference of the Institute of Internal Auditors, Scott Klososky, a keynote speaker and technology futurist, informed the organization of the inherent expansion of the use of "virtual teams" in the future audit environment....

IntroductionBeginning in spring 2011, Illinois State University (ISU) began piloting a teacher candidate performance-based assessment known as the Education Teacher Performance Assessment (edTPA).EdTPA is a performance-based, subject-specific assessment...

IntroductionFor three decades accountability has been a prominent trademark within P-12 education. This era of accountability commenced following publication of A Nation at Risk and manifested itself through the enactment of federal and state policies....

IntroductionResearch investigations of determinants of moral reasoning based on Kohlbergian cognitive theory (Kohlberg, 1969, 1981) are numerous in Western society (Trevino, den Nieuwenboer, & Kish-Gepharthave, 2014) and have provided significant...

BackgroundTeacher education program curricula typically address competencies identified by national and state accreditation agencies (Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation, 2013). These standards provide guidance to program faculty and...

IntroductionDiMattina and Ferris (2013) examined the needs of business and the types of employees they require for the emerging economy. They indicated that workers must be more capable than ever before, yet businesses are less likely to provide the...

IntroductionIn the past decade, online enrollment in higher education grew substantially faster than traditional on-campus enrollment (Allen & Seaman, 2010). This growth in online course offerings is particularly pronounced among business schools,...

IntroductionIn an online teaching and learning environment, quality course design impacts the quality of teaching. Much research has been completed on the Quality Matters (QM) Program, which is an international organization working to improve the design...

IntroductionThe 21st century was just beginning when various groups began investigating the skills that would be needed by employees. In 2006, a consortium, under the research direction of Linda Barrington, produced a report that concluded that new workers...

IntroductionWith recruitment and retention being hot topics for most business education programs, business education teachers may want to consider incorporating gamification into their teaching. In its simplest form, gamification is defined as "the use...

IntroductionThere is growing, national concern over the decline in the number of hours that university students study outside the classroom. Many educators have noticed changes in students' scholarly performance in recent years. Conventional wisdom states...

IntroductionBoth career and technical education (CTE) and academic teachers face considerable challenges in the contemporary classroom environment. Prior research has indicated the most critical predictor of students' achievement is the effectiveness...

IntroductionCareer and Technical Education (CTE) programs are an important part of the educational experience of more than 90% of all students in middle and high schools throughout the United States (National Center for Education Statistics, 2009). Specific...

IntroductionAlthough collaboration is emphasized as a desired student skill within many business curricula, debate continues over the actual impact of classroom collaboration on individual learning outcomes. For instance, Chesney (2003) suggests that...

IntroductionWhat does the future of teacher preparation in business education look like? Historically, teacher preparation programs have focused primarily on improving teacher quality as opposed to improving teaching practices (Hiebert & Morris,...

IntroductionPeople can be considered as brands; everyone has a personal brand (Khedher, 2014; Peters, 1997). Personal branding consists of integrated marketing communication in which an individual communicates about himself/herself as a product. People...

In the constantly evolving communication landscape, technology continues to play a prominent role in business communication. For many employees, the amount of computer-mediated communication (CMC) exceeds the amount of face-to-face (F2F) communication....

The impact poor communication skills can have on a business includes a tarnished brand image, decreased employee productivity, ineffective or erroneous decision-making, misinterpretations, and mismanagement. Dialogue about the consequences of poor communication...

AbstractBackground: The researchers in this study observed that little or no effort is made by administrators to evaluate the technology expertise of the teachers who are responsible for integrating software applications into the instmctional environment....

AbstractBackground: Business educators play a strong role in preparing individuals for the workforce. The contemporary workforce requires participants to have the ability to organize, synthesize, and evaluate written and symbolic material, which is reading...

AbstractObjective: This study assessed the Fortune 500 largest U.S. companies' strategic use of social media for e-commerce and industry differences. Background: Social media have changed the traditional communication landscape and empowered consumers...