Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education: Volume 15 Issue 4

Imagined social capital in the transition from school to university in Chile: narratives of first generation university students

Antonio Garcia, Bronwyn Elisabeth Wood

The purpose of this article is to analyse first-generation Chilean students' transition experiences from secondary school to university.

Effects of cognitive-person factors on career choice of tertiary students: the moderating role of chance events

Hannah Vivian Osei, Evaristus Tepprey, Philip Opoku Mensah

This study aims to investigate the effects of several individual elements vis-a-vis the environment that affects students’ choice of a career. The study assesses the effects of…

Development of a faculty satisfaction questionnaire for Ecuadorian higher institutions

Leonardo Mario Estrada Aguilar, Cristina Edith Yoong Parraga, Karen Stefanie Bustamante Gracia

The purpose of this paper is to develop and validate a context-specific scale to assess faculty job satisfaction for Ecuadorian higher education institutions.

The nexus between green human resource management processes and the sustainability of educational institutions: the mediating effect of strategic excellence

Atheer Abdullah Mohammed, Muthana Zahim Fisal

This study aims to propose a novel research model to test the nexus between green human resource management processes, strategic excellence and the sustainability of educational…

International universities-firms cooperation as a mechanism for environmental sustainability: a case study of EdgeWise

João Marques, Mário Franco, Margarida Rodrigues

This study aims to understand in what way international cooperation between universities and/or firms can be seen as a vehicle in the transfer of knowledge and innovation for…

We need to talk about kinship: how kinship weakens turnover intentions among academicians at private higher education institutions in Indonesia

Eka Pariyanti, Wiwiek Rabiatul Adawiyah, Siti Zulaikha Wulandari

There are two objectives in this study. First, testing the relationship between person-organization fit (P-O fit) and person-job fit (P-J fit) on turnover intentions. Second…

Preparing university teachers for times of uncertainty: the role of a transnational pedagogical-development training in Palestinian higher education

Tahani Z. Aldahdouh, Vesna Holubek, Vesa Korhonen, Sanaa Abou-dagga, Nazmi Al-Masri

The aim of this study is to explore the extent to which a transnational pedagogical training affected university teachers' approaches to teaching, as well as their efficacy…

Perspectives of teachers and students towards COVID-19-forced online examinations in higher education institutions

Neelima Madugula, Srikanth Allamsetty, Abhinav Sinha, Subhendu Mishra, M.V. Satya Sai Chandra, Dhanya Krishnan

With the current COVID-19 outbreak, the majority of the higher educational institutes (HEI) are conducting online examinations to assess their students, where both teachers and…

The impact of COVID-19 on prior and current learning

Joel Rudin, Robert D'Intino, Robert Fleming, Jennifer Nicholson, Straso Jovanovski

The purpose of this paper is to measure the effects of COVID-19 on student learning. Using boundary theory and border theory, the authors hypothesize that learning will be highest…

University instructors' burnout: antecedents and consequences

Berihu Asgele Siyum

The purpose of this study was to examine the antecedents and consequences of burnout among the Ethiopian Civil Service University and Kotebe Metropolitan University instructors in…

Personality traits and conflict management styles via job performance in higher education

Bahadur Ali Soomro, Ummi Naiemah Saraih, Tunku Salha Tunku Ahmad

This study aims to examine the direct and indirect relationships between Personality Traits (PTs) and Conflict Management Styles (CMSs) through Job Performance (JP) in Pakistan.

Career decisiveness: the role of motivational factors and career planning attitudes

Srabasti Chatterjee, Nikhat Afshan, Prerna Chhetri

This paper investigates the mediating role of career planning attitudes (career optimism, career adaptability and perceived knowledge of job market) on the relationship between…

Examining the role of measuring impact in higher education innovation creation

Dorojatun Prihandono, Angga Pandu Wijaya, Bayu Wiratama, Andhi Wijayanto, Usep Suhud

This study responds to the need for further research to examine determinants that impact innovation creation in higher education institutions.

The role of AACSB accreditation in students' leadership motivation and students' citizenship motivation: business education perspective

Ata Al Shraah, Ayman Abu-Rumman, Laith Alqhaiwi, Muhammad Turki Alshurideh

The main purpose of this study is to examine the role of Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) accreditation in business education students' leadership…

Factors affecting the public higher education institution (PHEI) acceptance of online meetings applications during COVID-19 pandemic: an empirical study

Suhaidah Binti Hussain, Ebrahim Hamid Hasan Sumiea, Mohd Hanafiah Ahmad, Senthil Kumar, Taofeeq Durojaye Moshood

In order to ensure effectiveness of staff's performance using online meetings applications during coronavirus disease (COVID-19), having the behavioural intention is mandatory for…

Job pursuit intentions of undergraduates towards green job positions and descriptions, green performance management, green employee relations with employers' prestige as the mediator

Diane Christine Fernandez, Jaya Ganesan

The aim of this research is to explore the relationship between green job positions and descriptions, green performance management, green employee relations with job pursuit…

A comparison of online and face-to-face teaching of economically oriented master's degree university studies

Jakub Šácha, Tomáš Konderla, Dana Říhová

The aim of this paper is to evaluate the influence of distance learning of the subject Operational Research in terms of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the quality of…

Assessing the tendency of judging bias in student competition: a data mining approach

M. Mujiya Ulkhaq, Susatyo N.W. Pramono, Arga Adyatama

Judging bias is ironically an inherent risk in every competition, which might threaten the fairness and legitimacy of the competition. The patriotism effect represents one source…