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Charles, Q W, Sospeter, N G, Kikwasi, G and Chileshe, N (2024) Attraction and Retention Factors for Female Students into Construction-Related Programs in Developing Countries: The Case of Tanzania. International Journal of Construction Education and Research, 20(03), 263–83.

Dickerson, D E (2024) Construction Health Hazard Control Innovations: A Web-Based Intervention to Change Perceptions. International Journal of Construction Education and Research, 20(03), 243–62.

Kassa, R, Ogundare, T I, Lines, B, Smithwick, J and Sullivan, K (2024) Comparative Analysis of Human Traits and Tendencies: General vs. Specialty Contractor Project Managers. International Journal of Construction Education and Research, 20(03), 284–300.

Mishra, A, Hasan, A and Jha, K N (2024) A Holistic Evaluation of BIM Implementation Barriers in the Indian Construction Industry: Pre- and Post-Adoption Perspectives. International Journal of Construction Education and Research, 20(03), 358–80.

Tregloan, K, Thompson, J, Holland, S and Song, H ( (2024) Unreal … a Typology for Learning from Virtual Site Visits. International Journal of Construction Education and Research, 20(03), 301–21.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Construction education; distance learning; site visit; virtual; teaching and learning;
  • ISBN/ISSN: 1557-8771
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/15578771.2023.2294198
  • Abstract:
    Experiencing existing spaces and designed environments, as well as engaging with their possibilities and production, is fundamental to students’ learning in construction and built environments disciplines. Site visits serve a range of learning objectives, and offer a place and a mode to practice professional expertise. The major dislocation of learning and teaching precipitated by COVID-19 required reimagining these authentic and valuable site experiences. This article explores the design of virtual site visits (VSVs) through the lens of teaching activities and learning aims, and describes a VSV typology developed through a phenomenographic approach. The typology draws on exemplars and related interviews with designers and educators from across a built environments faculty of a comprehensive Australian university. It distinguishes between those developed to inspire and contextualize; those that demonstrate or demarcate; and those that ground abstract experiences via specific locations. This work suggests complementary roles for virtual and physical site visits within hybrid and flexible learning environments, even while much teaching returns to campus. It is relevant to academic developers who seek to frame the use of VSVs through learning rather than technical lenses, and all educators who aim to incorporate site experiences for student learning … wherever they are.

Viknaruban, M, Devapriya, K and Parameswaran, A (2024) Project Management Practices to Address the Challenges in International Construction Joint Ventures in the Sri Lankan Construction Industry. International Journal of Construction Education and Research, 20(03), 322–57.