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KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY CONCEPTS AND ROLES IN PERSPECTIVES OF UNIVERSITY TEACHERS OF ASIAN AND EUROPEAN STATES
Corresponding Author(s) : Ayesha Batool
Humanities & Social Sciences Reviews,
Vol. 9 No. 3 (2021): May
Abstract
Purpose of the study: The study aimed to identify knowledge economy concepts and roles in perspectives of university teachers of Asian and European States and examine the relationship between knowledge economy concepts and roles of university teachers.
Methodology: This study was quantitative correlation and survey type in nature. The study population was public sector universities teachers of three countries (Pakistan, United Kingdom, and India). Six public universities were included in the population. From population one hundred and eighty teachers selected as a sample of study conveniently.
Main Findings: Teachers agree unanimously that human beings are knowledge capital because they generate new knowledge with innovative ideas and conducting researches in different fields. Humans are the source of producing and placement of knowledge excellently and professionally. There is a strong path relationship r = .8 between knowledge economy concepts of teachers and their roles regarding this. Findings showed that there was a significant difference in teachers’ conceptions of Pakistan and the United Kingdom.
Applications of this study: The teachers may make clear conceptions about the knowledge economy and recognize their roles to produce innovative and skills-oriented human resources and data to strengthen the knowledge-based economy.
Novelty/Originality of this study: The knowledge economy is a new concept itself in this context. University teachers’ of three different countries highlighted concepts and roles about the knowledge economy.
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Naser, I., Awajneh, A., & Sabbah, S. (2016). Degree of the teachers’ practice of their roles and knowledge economy concepts from their perspective in Palestine. Journal of Emerging Trends in Educational Research and Policy Studies (JETERAPS,) 7(5), 371-382. https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/287330957.pdf
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Salem, M. I. (2014). The role of universities in building a knowledge-based economy in Saudi Arabia. International Business & Economics Research Journal, 13(5), 1047-1056. https://doi.org/10.1903 0/iber.v13i5.8771 DOI: https://doi.org/10.19030/iber.v13i5.8771
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Shehadeh, F., & Alomari, W. (2014). The degree of science teachers’ practicing of their new roles in light of the orientations of knowledge economy competence in Jordan and its relationship to some variables. Al-Najah University Journal for Research, 28(9), 2089-2124. https://journals.najah.edu/medi a/journals/full_tex ts/5_8jAYrIw.pdf
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