Current issue
Number 4 (91) / 2021
Recommended:
Open Educational Resources - a review of the initiatives in Poland and around the world
Open Educational Resources (OER) are training materials and tools that support both learning and teaching. This phenomenon is inextricably linked with a broader concept - open education, which calls for the removal of barriers to teaching so that learners can acquire knowledge following their educational and training needs. The aim of the article is to familiarize the readers with the idea of open educational resources, the legal and organizational foundations crucial for their creation and development
» more
Recommended articles
- Stimulating the active tactics of students and graduates entering the labor market versus strategy applied by the universityThe article aims to illustrate and discuss how the strategies of universities influence the tactics used by students and graduates while entering the labor market. Its author attempted to find the answers to three research questions. First, what are the ways of entering the labor market of students and graduates of the faculties that appear on the highest positions in the graduate tracking systems and those that hold low positions? » more
- Nudging in economics educationTraditional educational policy, drawing on pedagogical sciences, is based on teaching methods developed over the centuries, which are constantly assessed in terms of their current usefulness. So, is there anything else that can be done to improve the quality of education, including economics education? Due to certain features of the learners, not always acting rationally, it is justified to introduce several behavioral incentives (nudges). » more
- New challenges in sales management in the context of modern technologies development and the COVID-19 pandemicThe purpose of the article is to systematize the knowledge on sales strategy and to answer the question whether contemporary socio-economic conditions in the form of progressive digitalization and evolution of the sales function induce to update the definition of sales strategy. Furthermore, the study aims to verify whether the COVID-19 pandemic is forcing companies to reformulate their sales strategy. A non-systematic literature review supplemented by a qualitative study was used as the research method. » more
- Web Content Accessibility - a requirement or an obligationThe accessibility of websites and other sources of information for people with disabilities is crucial nowadays due to a significant percentage of society being at risk of social exclusion. The article tries to answer how the entities obliged to apply the accessibility guidelines perceive their duties in this regard. WCAG guidelines in version 2.0 and version 2.1 are presented. The legal acts that oblige entities to use them are analyzed. » more
E-mentor
"E-mentor" is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by SGH Warsaw School of Economics and the Foundation for the Promotion and Accreditation of Economic Education. We introduced its first edition in October 2003. Since then, the journal is issued regularly five times a year.
It receives 40 points on the list of scientific journals announced by the Polish Ministry of Education and Science in 2021. All academic articles are peer-reviewed (we apply a double-blind peer review procedure). The Program Committee and Editorial Team supervise the quality of publications.
We provide open access to the full texts of all articles published in "E-mentor" (HTML & PDF). Each month we register over 100 000 visits to the journal website. "E-mentor" is available also in a printed version (1000 copies) distributed for free to individual academics and numerous educational institutions.
We kindly invite you to publish in our journal!
E-news
- Minecraft used to teach children molecular chemistryVirtual world-building game Minecraft, played by tens of millions of children worldwide, could be used in schools to teach pupils chemistry. A group of Hull University students created an educational version of the game that allows players to explore specially created molecular structures and understand chemistry.
- Arts education goes MOOCA new platform, Kadenze, was designed to handle the needs of creative arts courses. The world of massive open online courses is getting a little more creative. The latest MOOC platform to launch requires instructors to fly out to L.A. to film their lectures. Each course is assigned a director, producer, designer, writer, musician, video editor, and customer relations liaison. The level of attention paid to production makes clear it is artists who are behind the venture — as they should be. Kadenze is a MOOC platform for the creative arts.
