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Higher Education Quality Assessment Model: Towards Achieving Educational Quality Standard
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Noaman, Amin Y.; Ragab, Abdul Hamid M.; Madbouly, Ayman I.; Khedra, Ahmed M.; Fayoumi, Ayman G. – Studies in Higher Education, 2017
This paper presents a developed higher education quality assessment model (HEQAM) that can be applied for enhancement of university services. This is because there is no universal unified quality standard model that can be used to assess the quality criteria of higher education institutes. The analytical hierarchy process is used to identify the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Quality, Universities, Questionnaires
Communities and Scholarship in Supporting Early-Career Academics at the University of the Witwatersrand
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Osman, Ruksana; Hornsby, David J. – Studies in Higher Education, 2016
The present paper reports on early-career academics' (ECAs) experiences of support for teaching in a research-intensive university in Africa. Through conducting a questionnaire and follow up in-depth interviews greater insight into how ECAs perceive and experience support for developing their teaching practice, is gained. Our analysis suggests…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Foreign Countries, Research Universities, Questionnaires
The Relevance of Emotional Intelligence for Leadership in a Higher Education Context
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Parrish, Dominique Rene – Studies in Higher Education, 2015
This paper reports on a case-study research investigation that sought to identify the relevance of emotional intelligence for effective higher education academic leadership. Semi-structured interviews were conducted, pre and post a leadership capacity development intervention, to gather broad data on participants' experiences, insights, and…
Descriptors: Emotional Intelligence, Empathy, Higher Education, Semi Structured Interviews
Applied PhD Research in a Work-Based Environment: An Activity Theory-Based Analysis
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Granata, S. N.; Dochy, F. – Studies in Higher Education, 2016
Activity theory is used to compare PhD undertaken at university, that is, academic PhD, with PhD performed in collaboration with industry, that is, semi-industrial PhD. The research is divided into a literature review and a case study. Semi-industrial and academic PhD are modelled as activity systems, and differences are highlighted in terms of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Engineering Education, School Business Relationship, Work Environment
Instructional Style and Learner-Centered Approach: A Cross-Institutional Examination of Modality Preference for Online Course Delivery in a Graduate Professional Program
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Bonnici, Laurie J.; Maatta, Stephanie L.; Klose, M. Katherine; Julien, Heidi; Bajjaly, Stephen – Studies in Higher Education, 2016
This case study examined student preference for delivery mode of online courses in two graduate degree programs in Library and Information Science. Within-group and between-groups comparisons indicated a distinct preference across the institutions. Findings from focus groups conducted with two cohorts of students enrolled in a federally funded…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Graduate Students, Comparative Analysis, Focus Groups
How Are Task Reflexivity and Intercultural Sensitivity Related to the Academic Performance of MBA Students?
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Lyubovnikova, Joanne; Napiersky, Uwe; Vlachopoulos, Panos – Studies in Higher Education, 2015
Higher education in business school environments is increasingly focused on how to best equip students with the skills necessary for leadership in the global workplace. This paper examines the impact of two particularly important cognitive capabilities--task reflexivity and intercultural sensitivity, on academic performance in an MBA programme. It…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Business Administration Education, Academic Achievement, Masters Programs