Description
Global awareness and competency has become an essential part of higher education and professional development. Expanding beyond the traditional ideas of learning and education, it is important to provide research that will help students prepare for the global future.
The Handbook of Research on Promoting Higher-Order Skills and Global Competencies in Life and Work is a pivotal reference source that provides vital research on the intersection of life and work skills in higher education and professional development. While highlighting topics such as research engagement, learning assessment, and multicultural competence, this publication explores the preparation of twenty-first century learners, as well as the methods of promoting critical and creative thinking. This book is ideally designed for educators, academicians, education administrators, researchers, and upper-level students seeking current research on global knowledge and skills in contemporary education and organizations.
Author's/Editor's Biography
Jared Keengwe (Ed.)
Jared Sagini Keengwe is a Professor of Education at the University of North Dakota (UND). He has published extensively in refereed journals and scholarly books. He is the editor-in-chief of two IGI Global Book Series: Advances in Higher Education and Professional Development (AHEPD) and Advances in Early Childhood and K-12 Education (AECKE). His work was honored with the UND Foundation/McDermott Faculty Award for Excellence in Academic Advising. He was a recipient of the North Dakota Spirit Faculty Achievement Award in recognition of significant contributions in teaching, research, and service. At the national level, Prof. Sagini was a recipient of the International Institute of Education Fellowship under the Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program (CADFP) – a scholar fellowship program funded by a grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York (CCNY) for educational projects at African higher education institutions. He was also a recipient of the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) Visiting Fellowship.
Robert Byamukama (Ed.)
Robert Byamukama worked at Makerere University since 2001 before taking up the position of Director of School of Postgraduate Studies and Research at Nkumba University in Uganda in 2014. Byamukama has published more than 30 publications in peer-reviewed journals and supervised numerous graduate projects. As the Director of School of Graduate Studies and Research and a member of Senate, he chaired the Committee investigating low student enrolment at Nkumba University and other regional universities. He authored a project title “Enhancing Graduate Students (PhD) and Academic Staff Mentoring in Publications & Grant Writing” that was approved and funded by the Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program (CADFP) to host a fellow from the University of North Dakota (UND). Byamukama received his BSc degree in Chemistry, MSc degree in Organic Chemistry from Makerere University and a PhD in Natural Products from Bergen/ Makerere University.