| Title: | Bridging higher education and local rural development through student-led, work-integrated problem solving |
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| Authors: | ID Zorec, Klavdija (Author) |
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| Files: |  87-Chapter_Manuscript-1053-1-10-20260316.pdf (397,55 KB)
MD5: F04B57E07F93758E6FF88743B0BE2491
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| Language: | English |
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| Work type: | Unknown |
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| Typology: | 1.16 - Independent Scientific Component Part or a Chapter in a Monograph |
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| Organization: | FIŠ - Faculty of Information Studies in Novo mesto
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| Abstract: | This chapter explores the implementation and impact of two student-led, problem-based learning (PBL) projects, developed at the Faculty of Information Studies in Novo mesto, Slovenia, in collaboration with local industry and community partners. Situated in rural border regions, the projects engaged students in addressing real-world challenges through interdisciplinary teamwork, student-centered mentorship, and community co-design. Engaging in highly contextualized and reflective project activities, students developed practical solutions that responded
directly to the needs of underserved local communities and organizations, such as digital tools for small businesses and a strategy for adult digital upskilling. The chapter highlights how structured, community-connected
learning fosters student competencies, while supporting inclusive digitalization and rural sustainability, offering a transferable model for integrating socially responsive innovation into curricular and co-curricular
structures in higher education. |
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| Keywords: | problem-based learning, rural development, academic community partnerships, digital inclusion, sustainable development |
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| Publication status: | Published |
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| Publication version: | Version of Record |
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| Publication date: | 16.03.2026 |
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| Year of publishing: | 2026 |
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| Number of pages: | Str. [65]-83 |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/ReVIS-13413  |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 272789507 |
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| UDC: | 378:316.334.55:004.9 |
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| DOI: | 10.4335/2026.2.5 |
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| Note: | Nasl. z nasl. zaslona;
Opis vira z dne 24. 3. 2026;
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| Publication date in ReVIS: | 26.03.2026 |
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| Views: | 42 |
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| Downloads: | 2 |
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