Argument:
Within a context marked by a constant evolution of the individual and the organizational behavior, research and learning in Human and Social Sciences (HSS) are becoming a necessity. The HSS are inherent in all the disciplines concerned with the study of the human being. HSS research provides a better understanding of societal changes be them demographic, psychological, or sociological. They call on stakeholders to integrate societal issues into economic development policies.
As early as the 1950s, some countries highlighted the need to integrate social and human sciences programs into the training of engineers and technical executives (Remoussenard, 2006). Friedman (1952), a pioneer in the sociology of work, underlined that technical progress could not be achieved without taking into consideration human and social aspects in education and training. Subscribing to this vision, UNESCO insists on its two reports of 1982 and 1998, on the potential contributions of the teaching of HSS in raising the awareness of future professionals.
To this effect, the first edition of the International Colloquium for Research in the Humanities and Social Sciences (ICRSHS) tries to address issues relevant to new perspectives of contemporary educational and teaching with a view to nourishing reflection on the role of the university as the pillar of knowledge. The ICRSHS’23 is interested in didactic and andragogical approaches at the university to face the new challenges imposed by the new technologies, and particularly artificial intelligence. It sheds light on the practices to adopt, the approaches to follow and the challenges encountered in ensuring quality training and taking into account the use of technology in the current learning process.
Higher education faces many challenges today: demographic and cultural changes, new labor market demands, and the emergence of increasingly sophisticated technologies. Universities must therefore adapt to these changes to be able to continue to offer quality education to students. In this context, it is important to rethink andragogical and didactic approaches for the university of tomorrow. Teachers must be able to design learning environments that meet the needs of students while taking into account the challenges and opportunities that the future holds.
Submissions are encouraged to focus on the following issues:
- The learning/teaching models to be adopted in the different disciplines;
- The pedagogical/andragogic practices put in place for quality teaching;
- The didactic methods to develop to maintain pace with the technological revolution;
- The new teaching practices and Artificial Intelligence.
