Testing the Factorial Validity of the Classroom Engagement Inventory with Spanish Students

Introduction: The purpose of the study was to test the factorial validity of Classroom Engagement Inventory of Wang, Bergin and Bergin with Spanish high school students. Methods: In this study, 546 students participated (mean = 13.27, standard deviation = 0.629), from several high schools in Andalusia. To analyze the psychometric properties of the scale, several analyses were carried out. Results: The results offered support for the five-factor structure. The analysis of invariance with respect to gender showed that the factor structure of the questionnaire was invariant. The Cronbach alpha values were higher than 0.70 in the subscales. Discussion: The results of this study demonstrated the reliability and validity of the Spanish version of the Classroom Engagement Inventory with high school students

Corporate Social Responsibility as a vehicle for ensuring the survival of construction SMEs. The mediating role of job satisfaction and innovation

©. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This document is the Accepted version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT. To access the final edited and published work see https://doi.org/r 10.1109/TEM.2021.3114441The purpose of this article is to analyze the effect of corporate social responsibility (CSR) on performance through the mediating role of job satisfaction and innovation in a sample of 503 Spanish SMEs construction. Developing a partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) to test our hypotheses, the results provide evidence that performance is influenced by CSR, job satisfaction, and innovation. These effects are not only direct and positive but, indirect effects which allow the positive effects of CSR to be enhanced are also obtained. This article by empir ically examining the relationship between CSR, job satisfaction, innovation, and performance provides an essential contribution to the literature by filling a gap related to the direct effect of CSR on performance, and the indirect effect by the mediation of job satisfaction and innovation. The findings show significant implications for policymakers and managers. The findings can help managers to invest in CSR, which, by improving the well-being of their employees and the innovative capacity of their company, will lead to better performance and the capacity to adapt to the current changing environment. In addition, our results provide evidence that SMEs with fewer resources should be able to count on public support to carry out CSR practices

Possibilities of the KiVa program to tackle acute homophobic and transphobic bullying

In the present study, we have carried out a comparative analysis of needs and indications found to deal with homophobic and transphobic bullying in educational contexts, and potential and tools offered by the KiVa program. Our goal has been to find the possibilities of the program to tackle acute bullying based on homophobia and transphobia in schools of Elementary and Secondary Education. To this end, we conducted a literature review on the main databases for later extract the confluent features together that would allow us to achieve an understanding about the appropriateness or inappropriateness of the program to the needs and indications given in the literature and bullying research homo / trans-phobic. Our results have shown that continued use of KiVa program in schools and colleges can drastically reduce homophobic and transphobic bullying.</p

Escape rooms educativos: una experiencia en una universidad portuguesa

Escape rooms, along with other playful learning strategies, are a growing trend in education. Escape rooms are immersive narrative games where participants must solve tasks and puzzles to escape from a room. This strategy allows the creation of motivating, cooperative and didactic activities for students of different educational stages. To favor its application in the educational system, it is necessary to facilitate the learning of its didactic use in teacher training. From this perspective, the objective of this study has been to use escape rooms as methodological resources to work about Research in Education of a master’s degree in Education. Five final year students have participated in the training action. A nine-hour training course on the conceptualization, tools and design of an educational escape room has been implemented. For the evaluation of this case study, the Questionnaire on Motivation for Cooperative Playful Learning Strategies was used and a survey of open questions about the experience was carried out. The results show that the students show the acquisition of knowledge for the application of this strategy in the classroom, as well as very positive levels of satisfaction with the methodology used in the workshop. Los escape room, junto con otras estrategias de aprendizaje lúdico, son una tendencia creciente en la educación. Las salas de escape son juegos narrativos inmersivos donde los participantes deben resolver tareas y rompecabezas para escapar de una habitación. Esta estrategia permite la creación de actividades motivadoras, cooperativas y didácticas para alumnos de diferentes etapas educativas. Para favorecer su aplicación en el sistema educativo, es necesario facilitar el aprendizaje de su uso didáctico en la formación docente. Desde esta perspectiva, el objetivo de este estudio fue utilizar las salas de escape como recursos metodológicos para trabajar el tema Investigación en Educación de un máster en educación. Cuatro estudiantes universitarias participaron en el curso formativo. Se implementó un curso de capacitación de nueve horas sobre la conceptualización, las herramientas y el diseño de una sala de escape educativa. Para la evaluación de este caso de estudio se utilizó el Cuestionario de Motivación para Estrategias Cooperativas de Aprendizaje Lúdico y se realizó una encuesta de preguntas abiertas sobre la experiencia. Los resultados muestran que las estudiantes muestran la adquisición de conocimientos para la aplicación de esta estrategia en el aula, así como niveles muy positivos de satisfacción con la metodología utilizada en el curso

Disentangling the effect of ICT adoption on SMEs performance: The mediating roles of Corporate Social Responsibility and Innovation

©2022. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This document is the Submitted, Accepted, Published, version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in OeconomiA copernicana. To access the final edited and published work see https://doi.org/10.24136/oc.2022.024Research background: The literature on the effects of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) on performance is extensive and shows a significant positive effect. Likewise, the use of ICT to facilitate and report on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) practices implement-ed by Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) contributes to improve business performance. Moreover, through innovative activities, firms also obtain competitive advantages that impact positively on their performance, even more so when they are impacted by CSR. For this reason, it is expected that the adoption of ICTs in companies through a CSR-oriented strategy will increase their impact on business performance. Purpose of the article: This article tries to examine how ICT affects SMEs’ performance through CSR and innovation. Methods: We tested our hypotheses using a sample of 2,825 Spanish SMEs and by applying a Partial Least Squares Path Modeling (PLS-PM) with a double confirmatory and predictive purpose: to identify the causal relationships between latent variables, and to evaluate the ability of the model to make predictions for individual cases. Findings & value added: The results show that CSR-oriented ICT impacts innovation by changing strategies and business model in companies. Moreover, the implementation of CSR practices gave them competitive advantages to increase their performance. We highlight how innovation gives companies greater capacity to respond to changes in their environment and how innovation positively impacts the link between CSR and performance. Finally, our research makes two significant contributions to the literature by incorporating two sequential mediating effects into the model. On the one hand, the indirect effect of ICT on innovation through CSR. On the other hand, the indirect effect of CSR on SME performance through innovation

The business digitalization process in SMEs from the implementation of e-commerce: An empirical analysis

©. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This document is the Published, version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in [Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research]. To access the final edited and published work see[https://doi.org/10.3390/jtaer18040086]The main objective of this research is to carry out a comprehensive analysis of how e-commerce affects the performance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Mexico. This study will pay special attention to the role of business digitalization and the optimization of operational processes in this context. Our research involved creating a partial least squares structural equation model (PLS-SEM) to examine our hypotheses. According to our research, incorporating e-commerce, digitalizing business processes, and improving operational efficiency significantly contribute to corporate performance. Our results show direct effects that, together with indirect effects of business digitalization and operational efficiency, enhance the positive influence of online commerce. This research fills a gap in the literature by investigating the relationship between ecommerce, business digitalization, operational efficiency, and business performance. It provides essential insights into the direct impact of e-commerce on corporate performance and the indirect impact through the mediation of business digitalization and operational efficiency. The results show significant implications for business managers, as the findings can help them to invest in technologies that foster e-commerce, which, by improving business digitalization and operational efficiency, will result in better corporate performance and the ability to adapt to today’s turbulent environmen

Unlocking sustainable competitive advantage: exploring the impact of technological innovations on performance in Mexican SMEs within the tourism sector

©. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This document is the Published, version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in [Environment, Development and Sustainability]. To access the final edited and published work see[https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-023-04025-y]This research inquiry explores the interplay between environmentally sustainable practices, technological innovations and small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) performance in Mexico’s tourism sector. The tourism industry in Mexico holds immense economic signifcance, contributing signifcantly to employment and revenue generation. However, the sector also faces challenges related to environmental sustainability. Thus, the objective of this research is to assess how the integration of sustainable environmental practices infuences the operational outcomes of SMEs. Furthermore, it also aims to conclude the role of technological innovation, Information and Communication Technology (ICT), digitalization and gender in this relationship. A structural equation modeling approach was applied to a sample of 797 Mexican SMEs in the tourism sector. Our fndings provide evidence of several contributions: frst, environmental sustainability practices improve performance; second, technological innovation, ICT and digitalization play a critical mediating role in specifc relationships to foster performance; fnally, incentives encourage sustainable practices related to environmental improvement, especially when the SME’s CEO is a woman. The results of this study hold practical signifcance for the SME sector, as it demonstrates that by adopting sustainable practices, SMEs can strengthen their market position, improve technological innovativeness, minimize environmental impact and capitalize on emerging business prospects

Disentangling the impact of ICT adoption on SMEs performance: the mediating roles of corporate social responsibility and innovation.

Research background: The literature on the effects of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) on performance is extensive and shows a significant positive effect. Likewise, the use of ICT to facilitate and report on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) practices implemented by Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) contributes to improve business performance. Moreover, through innovative activities, firms also obtain competitive advantages that impact positively on their performance, even more so when they are impacted by CSR. For this reason, it is expected that the adoption of ICTs in companies through a CSR-oriented strategy will increase their impact on business performance. Purpose of the article: This article tries to examine how ICT affects SMEs? performance through CSR and innovation. Methods: We tested our hypotheses using a sample of 2,825 Spanish SMEs and by applying a Partial Least Squares Path Modeling (PLS-PM) with a double confirmatory and predictive purpose: to identify the causal relationships between latent variables, and to evaluate the ability of the model to make predictions for individual cases. Findings & value added: The results show that CSR-oriented ICT impacts innovation by changing strategies and business model in companies. Moreover, the implementation of CSR practices gave them competitive advantages to increase their performance. We highlight how innovation gives companies greater capacity to respond to changes in their environment and how innovation positively impacts the link between CSR and performance. Finally, our research makes two significant contributions to the literature by incorporating two sequential mediating effects into the model. On the one hand, the indirect effect of ICT on innovation through CSR. On the other hand, the indirect effect of CSR on SME performance through innovation

Unleashing creativity and cooperation: a qualitative case study on designing digital breakouts for social education degrees

This article examines the implementation of a cooperative training workshop for Spanish undergraduate social educators. The workshop aimed to explore the integration of escape rooms and breakouts in teaching, specifically addressing cyberbullying as a curricular topic. A total of 40 students participated in designing and qualitatively evaluating the training workshop. The findings highlight the workshop’s effectiveness in enhancing social education students’ training, preparing them for future professional careers, and enhancing their learning, teamwork, and proficiency in utilising ICT programs and resources. The study underscores the significance of incorporating these innovative approaches to improve student motivation, interest, and overall skill development

Gamification and Breakout Edu in Professional Training. «Grey Place» program in Social Integration

La gamificación educativa es el uso de dinámicas y mecánicas propias de los juegos al ámbito educativo, con el objetivo de aumentar la motivación escolar del alumnado. Desde la presente aportación se presenta el diseño e implementación de una unidad de trabajo gamificada en Formación Profesional durante el curso 2018/2019 para la asignatura de Apoyo a la Intervención Educativa del Ciclo Formativo de Grado Superior en Integración Social. Se plantea un proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje cooperativo a través de un proyecto gamificado centrado en la identificación y creación de recursos educativos para alumnado con diversidad funcional. Se concluye que el uso de estrategias gamificadas pueden ser motivadoras para el alumnado y beneficiosas para su aprendizaje.Educational gamification is the use of dynamics and mechanics propers of the games to educational sphere, with the aim to increase the scholastic motivation of students. From the present contribution, is presented the design and implementation of a work-gamificated unit in Vocational Training during the academic year 2018/2019 for the "Supporting to educational intervention" subject of Higher-Level Training Cycle on Social Integration. It states a cooperative teaching - learning process through of a gamification project focuses in identification and creation of educational resources for student body with functional diversity. It is concluded that use of gamification strategies may be motivating for student body and beneficial for their learning