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Measuring perceived usefulness of team assignments
Kathleen Simione, Rowena Ortiz-Walters, Julia M. Fullick-Jagiela, Patricia S. KellyTeam-based assignments must be constructed to contribute to the effective development of teamwork skills, an important learning objective for most schools of business. The purpose…
An exploratory study of academic leadership education within the Association of American Universities
Ralph A. GigliottiWe are seeing a growing number of efforts to strengthen the capacity of leaders in higher education, such as those programs offered by the American Council on Education and the…
Determinants and outcomes of faculty consulting from management teachers’ perspective
Lakshmi Hymavathi Chillara, Debajani Sahoo, Abhilash PonnamThe purpose of this paper is to explore the major determinants that influence the management teachers to practice management consulting. The second objective of this research is…
Measuring student engagement in UK higher education: do surveys deliver?
Emma Charlotte Maskell, Lorna CollinsThe purpose of this paper is to provide a general review of “student engagement” with a focus on the measurement of student engagement in UK higher education. A wide variation in…
Relationships among faculty perceptions of their tenure process and their commitment and engagement
David J. Prottas, Rita J. Shea-Van Fossen, Catherine M. Cleaver, Jeanine K. AndreassiNotwithstanding the rise of contingent faculty, tenured and tenured track faculty continue to play vital roles in US higher education and the tenure decision is central to the…
The impact of peer mentoring on the mentors
Sara ConnollyThe purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of first generation peer mentoring experiences on retention, grade point average and students’ perception of their academic and…
The state of social media engagement in Saudi universities
Norah Khalid Alsufyan, Monira AloudThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the way that Saudi universities are engaging their audience via social media platforms by means of the five meaningful themes…
A UAE case study: experiential learning through effective educational partnerships
Wasif Minhas, Jo PerretOne of the largest higher education institutes (HEI) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and another public sector organization (PSO) responsible for promoting heritage, history and…
Gender differences in the correlates of academic achievement among university students
Sarah Pirmohamed, Agata Debowska, Daniel BoduszekPrior research has highlighted gender differences in academic motivational attributes, and how these predict academic achievement for each gender; however, a vast amount of…
Generation “X” and “Y” knowledge sharing behaviour: The influence of motivation and intention on non-academic staff of higher learning institutions
Muhammad Sabbir Rahman, Nuraihan Mat Daud, Hasliza HassanThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between employee motivation and intention for knowledge sharing behaviour. Inter-generational differences (generations…
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