Journal of Advanced Research in Education

Research on the Enhancement of Ideological and Political Education in Courses at Universities and Colleges Under a New Situation

Yanyan Liu — 2025-07-01

Amid the changes in economic situations, higher requirements have been set up for the cultivation of economic talent. Professional education should be organically integrated with ideological and political education, and only firm political directions, and correct directions of education can help achieve the goal of comprehensive talent cultivation. In particular, in the context of the normalization of the epidemic, strengthening the psychological guidance for students by enhancing the ideological and political education in courses is an important path of moral education for online and offline teaching and students under lockdown. This study takes economics as an example and discusses the objective need for universities and colleges to enhance ideological and political education, the objectives of the enhancement, and the ways to realize it.

Flipped Classroom in Media-Related Courses: Practical Exploration and Effectiveness Analysis—Based on “Student-Centered” Teaching Reform

Lijuan Yuan — 2025-07-02

Driven by the Ministry of Education’s new round of audit and evaluation policies, universities are actively seeking teaching reforms. With the rapid development of the media industry and increasing demands for talent, current media-related courses face issues such as monotonous course structures and low student engagement. The flipped classroom, as an innovative teaching model, breaks the constraints of traditional teaching, stimulates students’ enthusiasm and initiative, and cultivates innovation and practical abilities. This paper explores the application of the flipped classroom in media-related courses, analyzes its effectiveness, and aims to provide new insights for cultivating media professionals.

Reform and Reflection on Micro-Course Design of ‘Intelligent Design + Human-Computer Interaction’ Driven by New Quality Productive Forces

Yun Zhang — 2025-07-08

At present, with the accelerated evolution and wide application of new-generation information technology, the digital economy is booming, and new quality productive forces is constantly released, which pushes the design industry to accelerate the change in the direction of intelligence, integration and cross-boundary, and puts forward a new challenge to the comprehensive quality and innovation ability of design professionals. This paper focuses on the innovation demand of new productivity on design education, combines the cross trend of artificial intelligence and design disciplines, and constructs the micro-course system of ‘Intelligent Design + Human-Computer Interaction’, which aims to cultivate composite innovative talents with design thinking and intelligent technology application ability, cultivate new design talents adapted to the needs of the artificial intelligence era, provide a digital transformation model for similar institutions, and effectively promote the development of design professionals in the field of human-computer interaction. It provides digital transformation demonstration for similar institutions and effectively promotes the organic articulation of design education chain, talent chain and innovation chain.

Student Motivations in Choosing Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management

Joyce Irene R. Velasco — 2025-07-25

This study explores student motivations in choosing the Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management. Utilizing a quantitative research design, data were gathered through an adapted structured survey questionnaire from the study of Ouano et al. (2019). The survey was encoded in Google Forms and distributed to 180 first-year students enrolled in the program at Northeastern College, Santiago City, Isabela, selected through purposive sampling. The findings reveal that the majority of respondents were teenagers aged 17-19, with 63% being female and mostly graduates of the HUMMS strand in Senior High School. Additionally, 68% of respondents come from low-income families. The study concludes that four main factors significantly influence students’ motivation to choose the program: knowledge of future job opportunities in the hospitality and tourism industry, personal interest, passion, and the institution’s reputation for producing proficient graduates. Although peer influence is present, it is the least motivator in the decision-making process.

Empirical Study on the Relationship Between the Internationalization of Vocational Education in Higher Vocational Colleges in Jilin Province and the International Competitiveness of Talents

Li Xiaoying — 2025-07-25

With the development of globalization and Industry 4.0, the internationalization of vocational education has become an important way to enhance the international competitiveness of regional talents. As a typical cold-region border province in Northeast China, Jilin Province has made certain progress in the introduction of international courses, internationalization of teachers, and integration of industry certifications in higher vocational colleges. However, the overall level still lags behind advanced regions in China, which restricts the international adaptability of technical and skilled talents. Based on the theories of human capital and competitive advantage, this paper uses a combination of questionnaire surveys and semi-structured interviews to analyze the influence mechanism of international input and certification transformation in higher vocational colleges in Jilin Province on students’ knowledge transfer ability, cultural adaptability, and technical competitiveness, and puts forward corresponding countermeasures and suggestions. The research results show that the degree of internationalization and certification transformation have a significant positive effect on the international competitiveness of talents, and policy support and cross-cultural differences have a moderating effect on their influence. The research conclusions provide theoretical support and operational paths for the internationalization practice of vocational education in the cold regions of Northeast China.

The Impact of Learning Motivation on the Academic Performance of Students at Jilin Normal University

Jin Xiufei — 2025-07-25

With the popularization of higher education, academic performance standards have become one of the criteria for evaluating college students’ academic achievements. Students’ learning motivation is considered a key factor affecting their academic performance. This article aims to explore the impact of students’ learning motivation on their academic performance in colleges and universities. Through questionnaire surveys and data analysis, it analyzes the differences between intrinsic motivation and extrinsic motivation, as well as their specific impacts on academic performance. The research results show that there is a significant positive correlation between intrinsic motivation and academic performance, while the impact of extrinsic motivation is relatively weak. In addition, the type of learning motivation also affects students’ learning strategies, which in turn affect their academic performance. This study provides suggestions for college education administrators to improve teaching strategy practices, especially in stimulating students’ intrinsic motivation.

The Role of Yorùbá Language Education in Bridging the Gap in Moral Restructuring for National Development

Oluwatoyin Titilayo Emoruwa — 2025-07-25

Indigenous Languages refer to the native languages that belong to a particular place. This research paper is an investigation into the role of Yorùbá language education in providing solutions to the moral vices affecting national development in Nigeria. There have been concerns in the past years over the decrease in values such as hard work, honesty, respect for the elders, communal responsibility, and integrity — all of these and more were a major part of our indigenous cultures. Drawing on sociolinguistic and cultural descriptive analysis, the paper is of the opinion that language is not only a means of communication but also a tangible tool for onward transmission of culture, preservation of positive values (ìwà ọmọlúàbí), and ethical re-orientation. Content analysis of proverbs, folktales, songs, riddles and traditional pedagogies in Yorùbá was employed for the study and the study reveals that Yorùbá language education is an ambodiment of rich moral values that aligns with developmental goals of the nation. It concludes that to bridge the moralvices hindering national unity and development, stakeholders must elevate Yorùbá language education beyond symbolic recognition to a functional medium of instruction and subject of study across all levels and character formation, mose especially at the foundational level of education. Recommendations include implementation of the Nigerian language policy, curriculum reforms, teacher training and re-training, and policy commitment to indigenous language revitalization as part of a broader national development strategy.