Participation for Transformative Learning in Development Management: The Case of a Master in International Development Projects in the Universitat Politècnica de València (Spain)

Project-based Learning Case of Master Students in Russian North

“…are all subjects of vivid scholarly discussions and critical scientific investigation [19,20]. Growing interest towards project work among university students of various academic fields and levels can be acknowledged [see [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]. The authors have analysed more than 50 research publications and summarized the main directions of the international academic research on projectbased learning in higher education.…”

“…Numerous scientific reports and research articles suggest evidence of extensive use of the project method for a wide range of undergraduate and graduate educational programmes in all training directions of higher education -social, humanitarian, science, engineering and technical [1][2][3]. Implemented projects are interdisciplinary [4,5] and often international [6,7].…”

“…To reach the aim of the present study, a whole number of specific points addressed in international academic publications have been investigated. Among them there are problems of project management, types of projects, approaches to project work, stages of project implementation, evaluation of cooperative project work, students' competence development within project-based learning, knowledge transfer in project-based learning and other features of project method use in the educational space [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]. The hermeneutical analysis of academic literature on the topic, critical reflection on shared professional experience of the authors as well as their professional discussions on the related issues of projectbased learning have resulted in:…”