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An Assessment for Cross-Disciplinary Education Through Landscape Perception
Authors: García de la Vega Alfonso , Lee Keumbee
Published: October 2020

This research aims to investigate the perception of the landscape built by South Korean immigrants in Spain and focuses on the development of landscape images in these two countries. First of all, a framework consisting of the reviewing of the current South Korean curriculum, gray literature, and function of narrative construction in the cultural landscape was carried out. This is followed by the analysis of a semi-structured interview conducted on a pilot group of 11 participants. The results of the interview were featured and categorized in various perspectives, such as categorization by key concepts of questions and by landscape perception. The analysis revealed that the participants' perception is affected by their previous experiences and that the role of traditional compulsory education did not have an impact. Thus, they suggested that the integrated educational approach using landscape would be valuable. This validates the aim of the new South Korean curriculum that introduced integrated education in 2015.
Performance Assessment in Teacher Education Programs
Authors: Giannikas Christina Nicole
Published: October 2020

Performance assessment has emerged as a useful measure of teacher performance and is a valuable form of assessment. The chapter elaborates on the benefits of performance assessment in pre-service teacher training and will present findings of a study which focuses on two English Language Didactics courses of a Higher Education pre-service teacher training program for potential secondary state school ELT teachers of the Republic of Cyprus. The aim of the research was to investigate the trainees' progress, potential teaching ability, and confidence via the means of their assessment. The study conducted supported a mixed method approach, where there was sequential data gathering. The initial phase involved direct observations of student teachers' performance in combination with an evaluation of the lesson plans they would follow. This process informed the second type of data collection, which was conducted via evaluation forms, where student teachers were given the opportunity to evaluate and reflect upon the assessment process.
Community-Based Tourism in Ceará's Coastal Space
Authors: Soares Jakson Renner Rodrigues
Published: October 2020

This work derives from postdoctoral research funded by Funcap-CAPES in Brazil. It investigates innovation in community-based tourism in coastal spaces. The competitiveness of tourist companies has a great relationship with innovation and it with the sustainability of the environment. The objective of this chapter is to present the innovations implemented that resulted in being practices derived from concepts of corporate social responsibility and to present the innovations that the coastal communities of Ceará have implemented in recent years. The innovations were identified in relation to community management for the benefit of collective rights, innovative activities in accommodation, intermediation, and use of space, among others. This work is expected to improve the ability to learn and multiply innovation in dynamic environments such as tourism and being able to add knowledge about the innovation capacity of Ceará tourism companies, collaborating for a discussion of their learning, and the multiplication of their knowledge.
Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Communities for Women Who Travel
Authors: Araújo Luana Moreira de , Martins Cintia , Perinotto André Riani Costa
Published: October 2020

This study addresses innovation in the community of women who travel alone by analyzing a platform where women share lodging facilities. This platform, in addition to providing accommodation services, allows users to share experiences through collaborative tourism and contact between female travelers. This chapter focused on the applicability of this innovation to the accommodation market. For that, it is essential to understand the many reasons that lead women to rely on a unique tool for accommodation, understanding the relationship between market, platform, and users in the modern world. This study used primary sources, interviews with the platform's founder, and questionnaires administered to users to understand innovation from the perspective of a sensitive community that wants to travel safely and the strategic positioning of the platform within the market, in addition to identifying concepts that describe the relationship of users with the platform.
The Valorization of the Surface Waters on the Inland Regions in Differentiated Tourism Products
Authors: Fernandes Gonçalo Poeta , Gomes Hugo
Published: October 2020

The purpose of this study is to address the importance of water resources in tourism and leisure activities, to establish a framework of activities in inland waters and their meaning in the territory of the Serra da Estrela, namely within the scope of Estrela Geopark. Recognizing tourism as one of the pillars of a UNESCO world geopark, the image and brand of this destination is enhanced by the classification obtained, which drives the strengthening of partnerships; collaboration and cooperation between stackholders; the appreciation and diffusion of its heritage and culture; encouraging increased visitor numbers, consumption of goods and services, and decreasing seasonality of tourism. The attraction of its waters for tourism and leisure activities represents a resource for the strengthening of the economic activities within the region with concrete effects on trade, hotels, and local restaurants, in view of the practices involved, the natural and cultural contexts that the territory offers, and the opportunities for new activities.
Organizational Culture
Authors: Olivera Vicente Alejandro Jiménez , Carrillo Irma Magaña
Published: October 2020

In this chapter, the authors present a part of an analysis of the organizational culture of micro and small tourist companies in the state of Colima, Mexico. It is the result of mixed research that belongs to an exploratory study carried out from a systemic perspective of tourism organizations. The purpose of the study was to identify elements capable of triggering the productivity, competitiveness, and innovation of Mexican micro and small tourism companies based on their language and organizational structure. The results obtained revealed that the “Clan” type culture is predominant in this type of company in the state of Colima. Hence, a transformation of the mental structure of senior management is necessary and urgent, as it requires a change in an organizational culture focused on the “Market” to achieve its permanence in the sector.
Developing Thinking Skills in a 4th Grade Design Studio in Trinidad and Tobago
Authors: Noel Lesley-Ann , Liu Tsai Lu , Rider Traci Rose
Published: October 2020

In this chapter, children from a 4th grade class at a rural primary school in Trinidad and Tobago participated in a three-week vacation camp with a curriculum based on design thinking. Design problems drawn from the lives of the children were used to stimulate deep thinking and engagement. The focus of the design problems allowed students to practice and build a variety of thinking abilities. They practiced both lateral thinking and vertical thinking at different parts of the design challenges. They applied critical thinking abilities of inquiry, analysis, inference, and argument. The students also practiced metacognition as they reflected on their design choices and decisions, and thought of strategies to be successful throughout the three weeks of the study. These results suggest that design-based education can play a role in developing critical thinking skills in an engaging way, even in an under-resourced context at elementary level.
National Foreign Language Policy
Authors: Nguyễn Hà Thanh Thị , Dương Điệp
Published: October 2020

The push for English language education has become explosive in Vietnam since the Doi Moi era. It resulted in the birth of the National Foreign Language Project 2020 in 2008 with the adoption of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) (Decision No.1400, 2008) and later the passing of the so-called “Six-level framework for foreign language proficiency in Vietnam” (Decision No.729, 2015) to standardize learning and teaching outcomes across all levels of education. This chapter examines a case study at a major state-owned university in Vietnam to take a closer look at issues related to the adoption of the CEFR in Vietnam. More specifically, the authors assess the writing skill development in first-, second-, and third-year undergraduate students and align their writing gains with the corresponding expected CEFR cut-off scores as defined by the National Project 2020. The authors will then point out the impracticality of adopting the CEFR in assessment and make recommendations on assessment-related policy-making issues for the long-term success of the National Project 2020.
Routing Searching Algorithm for Combined Freight Transport Trips in South East Europe Region
Authors: Otapasidis Panagiotis , Arampantzi Christina , Zeimpekis Vasileios
Published: October 2020

In this chapter, the authors propose a mixed integer linear programming model (MILP) to address the shortest path problem when trans-shipments exist on combined freight transport operations. The objective is to minimize trip duration, cost, and CO2 emissions. For solving this problem, we propose an extension of Dijkstra's algorithm that identifies the optimal way of cargo movement with trans-shipment. We applied the proposed algorithm in real-life data by embracing three different types of transportation modes, namely road, rail, and inland waterways (IWW), and by testing it in three different cases where (1) goods should cross 2 or 3 South East Europe (SEE) countries, (2) goods should cover a distance more or less than 500 km, and (3) goods with origin the Port of Piraeus and destination four capital cities of SEE. The results show that the use of road transport is the most favorable solution if trip duration is the main criterion, whereas combined transport is selected when minimization of cost and CO2 emissions is the objective.
Analyzing the Efficiency of Renewable Energy Sources in Terms of Electricity Generation
Authors: Arsu Talip
Published: October 2020

Electricity generation, one of the renewable energy sources (RES), delivers a solution for various problems such as energy efficiency, energy supply security, reducing foreign dependency, and especially, environmental concerns. However, the solutions provided for these problems bring along the question of which RESs are produced more effectively. Therefore, in this research, RESs used for electricity generation in Turkey were analyzed by using generation data to show which one is more effective. Bi-objective multiple-criteria data envelopment analysis (BiO-MCDEA) method, a goal programming-based efficiency determination method, was used for the efficiency analysis conducted for five years between the years of 2014 and 2018. As a result of the analysis, geothermal energy came into prominence as the most effective RES for all of the years included in the solution. Geothermal energy was followed by biomass energy, wind energy, hydroelectric, and solar energy, respectively.
SERVQUAL-Based Evaluation of Service Quality in Turkish Health Industry With Fuzzy Logic
Authors: Dinçer Hasan , Yüksel Serhat , Gökalp Yaşar , Eti Serkan
Published: October 2020

The aim of this study is to analyze the service quality in the Turkish health sector. In this context, a literature review is conducted, and 16 different criteria based on SERVQUAL are determined. Fuzzy DEMATEL method is used to determine which of these criteria are more important. The findings indicate that operating hours and quality of equipment have the highest weights. In addition to these items, experience of personnel and individual attention to patient are other important factors with respect to the service quality in Turkish health industry. Hence, it is strongly recommended that hospitals in Turkey should operate in an extended time because Turkish people prefer to go to the hospitals after working hours. It is also obvious that Turkish hospitals should make investment to quality equipment. Finally, it is a good idea for new hospitals to have qualified employee. This situation has a positive contribution to the service quality of these hospitals.