Scholarship of Teaching and Learning for Construction Management Education amidst the Fourth Industrial Revolution: Recommendations from a Scientometric Analysis

Abstract

Purpose: The scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) has gained traction in a wide range of academic disciplines as a legitimate and compelling form of scholarly and creative work for faculty. SoTL has explored questions about teaching strategies; student engagement, growth and learning; and other aspects of the teaching and learning process. Like the Fourth Industrial Revolution, SoTL is a disruptive force in higher education by, at its very core, making clearer how to support and enhance students’ learning. The research presented here contextualises SoTL in Construction Management Education (CME), seeks to enrich CME models for teaching and learning, spur collaboration and advance SoTL as a whole. Methodology: The overarching epistemology adopted both interpretivist and pragmatist philosophical stances embedded within inductive reasoning to critically analyse extant literature as a secondary data source. Groupings of SoTL research activity were established and common themes identified using scientometrics. Findings: Research findings illustrate that, whilst SoTL has received increasing attention and development within higher education, a considerable scarcity of SoTL in CME is present. A comparative analysis between CME and select disciplines with a high representation of SoTL research allowed for the establishment of shared themes among the disciplines resulting in an initial set of recommendations for advancing SoTL in CME. Originality: This research highlights the lack of SoTL inquiry and practice within CME and, in so doing, underscores the urgency for collaboration both within and outside of built environment disciplines to optimise future CME practices amidst the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

Approach and Policy in Higher Education for Sustainability

“…Some themes related to the research variables are given in Table 6. The present study also posits that sustainable education would be enhanced by having institutional support and leveraging digital tools to achieve sustainability practices, i.e., smart building automation, building information modeling, scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) as well as shifting most educational activities to the digital space [136,137,141,142]. Third, an in-depth analysis could be obtained by utilizing the mixed research method or by collecting qualitative data on how institutional support is perceived and its impact on inclusive leadership to influence academic loyalty.…”

The Mediating Effect of Perceived Institutional Support on Inclusive Leadership and Academic Loyalty in Higher Education

“…Some themes related to the research variables are given in Table 6. The present study also posits that sustainable education would be enhanced by having institutional support and leveraging digital tools to achieve sustainability practices, i.e., smart building automation, building information modeling, scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) as well as shifting most educational activities to the digital space [136,137,141,142]. Third, an in-depth analysis could be obtained by utilizing the mixed research method or by collecting qualitative data on how institutional support is perceived and its impact on inclusive leadership to influence academic loyalty.…”

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“…For example: Van der Meij et al. (2021) utilised a mixed philosophical stance when analysing performance management in the Dutch steel processing industry; Posillico et al. (2022b) used a combination of interpretivism and pragmatism when analysing construction management scholarship of teaching and learning extant literature; and Ellis et al.…”

“…Linking numerous philosophical stances into an overarching epistemology has been frequently and fruitfully used within built environment research. For example: Van der Meij et al (2021) utilised a mixed philosophical stance when analysing performance management in the Dutch steel processing industry; Posillico et al (2022b) used a combination of interpretivism and pragmatism when analysing construction management scholarship of teaching and learning extant literature; and Ellis et al (2021) used a combination of two philosophical stances when examining a negotiated tender case study based on project cost variance. Hence, the approach adopted is scientifically justified in the present research.…”