@article {1216,
	title = {THE FORMATIVE RESEARCH OF ECUADORIAN UNIVERSITY TEACHING STAFF},
	journal = {Problems of Education in the 21st Century},
	volume = {77},
	year = {2019},
	month = {June/2019},
	pages = {Continuous},
	type = {Original article},
	chapter = {364-378},
	abstract = {University research is the way in which lecturers can perceive, analyze and be illustrated about unknown topics or something that has been omitted and that is why it is important and is the key in the academic researcher{\textasciiacute}s life, the gathering of information, the analysis and the search for a solution to an existing or detected problem. This research includes three phases: the first, where the search, collection and data analysis is proposed; the second, where models of teacher formation and theorization are included and the third, where the final idea of formation of university researchers and lecturers is proposed. This research was developed from a qualitative perspective, since it is implemented in an epistemic conceptualization that corresponds to its nature, highlighting the interest of deepening the intuition of the object research. As key informants, the participation of 15 (fifteen) lecturers from different universities of Ecuador is highlighted. The constant comparison of theories and grounded theory was applied for the analysis of the subtracted data, in order to make a theoretical approach through the emerging categories and sub-categories, through the operating software Atlas.ti version 8; with the aim to contribute to the theoretical and methodological basis. The subcategories were derived: professional teaching function and novel teaching profile. The conclusions mention the idea or model of formation for higher education teaching staff. It also mentions the importance of improving the formation of lecturers through scientific research to promote knowledge and strategies that require the need to theorize, produce and increase the level of thinking.},
	keywords = {complex thinking, continuous research, educational innovation, educational theory, formation of teaching staff, university education},
	issn = {1822-7864},
	doi = {https://doi.org/10.33225/pec/19.77.364},
	url = {http://oaji.net/articles/2019/457-1561382097.pdf},
	author = {Mendoza Velazco, D. J. and Irma Abrigo C{\'o}rdova and Janela Romero Ch{\'a}vez and Fredy Cueva Bravo and Magda Francisca Cejas}
}
@article {1023,
	title = {STUDENTS{\textquoteright} PERCEPTIONS OF FACTORS SLOWING DOWN THEIR STUDY PROGRESS: THE CASE OF UNIVERSITY OF LAPLAND},
	journal = {Problems of Education in the 21st Century},
	volume = {72},
	year = {2016},
	month = {August/2016},
	pages = {Discontinuous},
	type = {Original article},
	chapter = {65-75},
	abstract = {Fast graduation, smooth studies, and fluent study progress are the goals of today{\textquoteright}s university education. How do students themselves perceive their study processes and what do they think about the factors hindering them from succeeding? The purpose of this research was to find out from the first-year-students of one Finnish university their experiences and opinions. The research investigated what the most difficult issues the students have faced during their first year of university studies have been and what factors have hindered their study progress according to their own perceptions. The students (N=186) answered to an internet-based open-ended questionnaire. The data were analysed in a qualitative data-based manner which resulted in seven most frequently mentioned hindrances in the questionnaire data. The main hindrances were deficiencies in study skills, difficulties in adjustment to academic studies, unclear directions in studies, difficulties in making study plans and scheduling, lack of guidance in studies and difficulties in finding help, lack of community, and overlapping courses and busy study periods. Based on the findings, it is possible to pay attention to the difficulties mentioned by students. 
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	keywords = {smooth studies, study process, study skills, university education, university teaching},
	issn = {1822-7864},
	doi = {https://doi.org/10.33225/pec/16.72.65},
	url = {http://journals.indexcopernicus.com/abstract.php?icid=1221619},
	author = {Kaarina   M{\"a}{\"a}tt{\"a} and Satu   Uusiautti}
}
@article {591,
	title = {THE {\textquotedblright}McDONALD{\textquoteleft}S-IZATION{\textquotedblleft} OF EDUCATION: SEARCH FOR FAST RESULTS},
	journal = {Problems of Education in the 21st Century},
	volume = {34},
	year = {2011},
	month = {October/2011},
	type = {Editorial},
	chapter = {5-8},
	abstract = {The pace of life forces us in getting everything quickly and preferably for free, i.e. the faster {\textendash} the better. No matter that fast food from McDonald{\textquoteright}s simply kills the human organism. The crucial point is that the action itself is fast and cheap. However, I see no sense in discussing the topic of junk food. A better idea is the transformation of the above introduced term into the field of education and debates on {\textquotedblleft}appetite{\textquotedblright} for learning rather than for fast food. Thus, what are the shown indications? First, it should be noticed that when considering the phenomenon of {\textquotedblleft}fast{\textquotedblright} training, education fails to retain its purpose, and therefore the systems of comprehensive and higher education appear to be just a blur (Lamanauskas, 2011).
Thus, the international community accepts the idea that more or less the current society is not ready for challenges posed by the 21st century. The activity of being awarded {\textquotedblleft}a rapid{\textquotedblright} diploma guarantees neither individual nor social progress. The universities supporting the concept of producing similar certificates take a position of self-defeating institutions.
Hence, education is not a game, and universities are not {\textquotedblleft}the playgrounds full of toys{\textquotedblright}. However, an impression that the number of such {\textquotedblleft}playgrounds{\textquotedblright} increases along with a growth in the amount of {\textquotedblleft}players{\textquotedblright} is formed. We can be taught by others; however, education is our personal business. Finally, an educated person who is acclaimed to be a self-determined, independent and strong-minded man the qualities of whose must be inherited by the nation as a whole is our primary goal. },
	keywords = {educated person, education system, international competition, university education},
	issn = {1822-7864},
	doi = {https://doi.org/10.33225/pec/11.34.05},
	url = {https://oaji.net/articles/2014/457-1406611709.pdf},
	author = {Vincentas  Lamanauskas}
}
