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Defining the need: digital literacy skills for first-year university students
Gamze ÖncülThis study aims to build context-specific measurement tools to assess first-year students' digital literacy skills. The purpose is to collect data to provide more meaningful…
Predicting entrepreneurial opportunity recognition in higher education: a case from Iran
Hossein Mehdizadeh, Hesamedin Gholami, Nematollah Shiri, Mojgan KhoshmaramAlthough extensive governmental efforts have taken place to promote entrepreneurship in Iran, based on global entrepreneurship monitor report, the rate of perceived opportunities…
The nexus of teaching, research and practice: perceptions and expectations of undergraduate education students in Southeast Turkey
Yelena Smirnova, Bulent DosThis study aims to explore the perceptions and expectations of the undergraduate students toward the teaching-research-practice nexus (TRPN) and propose a framework for the…
Curriculum up-gradation practices among higher education institutions of Pakistan: does curriculum ideologies make difference?
Muhammad Mujtaba Asad, Amjad Ali Rind, Zahid Hussain Khand, Irfan Ahmed Rind, Shahid Hussain MughalThe purpose of this study was to find out the perception of prospective teachers and teacher educators regarding the curriculum ideologies. The student–teachers and teacher…
Moderating effect of perceived lecturer support on academic self-efficacy and study engagement: evidence from a Ghanaian university
Edem M. Azila-Gbettor, Martin K. AbiemoThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationships between academic self-efficacy, study engagement and perceived lecturer support within a higher education setup.
Influence of institutional seniority and type of ownership on university quality rankings: correlational analysis of Peruvian universities
José C. Dextre-Chacón, Santiago Tejedor, Luis M. Romero-RodriguezThis study evaluates the correlations between the universities' type of property (public, private associative and private corporate), institutional seniority (<20, 20–45 and >45…
English language learning demotivation among Pakistani university students: do resilience and personality matter?
Zahid Hussain Pathan, Shaik Abdul Malik Mohamed Ismail, Irum FatimaA plethora of research highlights the pernicious effects of English language learning demotivation on students' language learning outcomes. Therefore, to prevent students'…
Influence of stress and coping strategies on undergraduate students' performance
Luqman Oyekunle Oyewobi, Gbolahan Bolarin, Naomi Temitope Oladosu, Richard Ajayi JimohThis study examined the causes of academic stress amongst undergraduate students in the Department of Quantity Surveying to ascertain whether stress has an influence on their…
Factors influencing curriculum implementation in accredited private universities in Botswana
Norman Rudhumbu, E.C. Elize Du PlessisThe study investigated factors influencing how the curriculum is implemented in accredited private higher education institutions (PHEIs) in Botswana.
Fabricating concepts: using custom 3D models to teach abstract concepts
Jon McNaughtan, Ryan Litsey, Nichole MorelockMany scholars and practitioners have attempted innovative teaching practices in an effort to make complex ideas easier to comprehend and retain. The purpose of this study was to…
Pre-service teachers' concerns about diversity
Wisuit Sunthonkanokpong, Elizabeth MurphyThe purpose of this study was to investigate pre-service teachers' concerns about including diverse learners in their classrooms. The study identified which concerns they ranked…
Impact of higher education imparted by Indian universities on the pro-sustainability orientation of students
Hirak Dasgupta, Sanjay Krishnapratap PawarThe purpose of this study is to test a model on pro-sustainability orientation (PSO) among the students and comparison of the levels of PSO among the first-year and the…
Does university attendance impact students' political tolerance and open-mindedness: the atypical case of Israel?
Zehorit Dadon-Golan, Adrian Ziderman, Iris BenDavid-HadarA major justification for the state subsidy of university education at public institutions (and, in some countries, of private universities too) is the economic and social…
Impact of personality traits and university green entrepreneurial support on students' green entrepreneurial intentions: the moderating role of environmental values
Wasim Qazi, Jawaid Ahmed Qureshi, Syed Ali Raza, Komal Akram Khan, Muhammad Asif QureshiThe earth needs to go green as it clarifies that humans should adopt a sustainable lifestyle that will be friendly to the environment and society. The emerging stream of academic…
An empirical study of the influence of individual-related factors on undergraduates' academic burnout: Malaysian context
Sook Cheng Lau, Hon Jie Chow, Siew Chin Wong, Chui Seong LimThe purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between perfectionism, self-efficacy, coping strategies and academic burnout among Malaysian undergraduates in higher…
Academic incivility on job satisfaction and depressivity: can supervisory support be the antidote?
Nurul Ain Hidayah Abas, Mei-Hua Lin, Kathleen Otto, Izazol Idris, T. RamayahAcademia is known for its high competitiveness, with prestige and diverse responsibilities and achievements being decisive determinants of success resulting in academic…
Challenging listening environments in higher education: an analysis of academic classroom acoustics
Kirsten van den Heuij, Theo Goverts, Karin Neijenhuis, Martine CoeneAs oral communication in higher education is vital, good classroom acoustics is needed to pass the verbal message to university students. Non-auditory factors such as academic…
The Englishisation of higher education, between naturalisation and resistance
Carlos Cabral-CardosoThe purpose of the paper is to shed additional light on the Englishisation process in higher education (HE), by exploring the contentious and divisive nature of language changes…
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