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Direct linkTabvuma, Vurain; Carter-Rogers, Katelynn; Brophy, Tom; Smith, Steven M.; Sutherland, Sheila – Higher Education Research and Development, 2022
We argue that time management training can help develop students' self-control, which helps students spend less time on leisure activities and more time on activities that are associated with student success. The imposition of measures meant to reduce or stop the spread of the COVID-19 virus provided an opportunity where the impact of time…
Descriptors: Time Management, Training, Self Control, Study Habits
Ho, Yan Yin; Lim, Lyndon – Higher Education Research and Development, 2021
This article outlines the development and preliminary validation of the Learning Needs Questionnaire (LNQ). The LNQ is intended to provide information for optimising resources in establishing targeted academic support structures within institutions of higher learning with a focus on teaching. Owing in part to the lack of an instrument applicable…
Descriptors: Student Needs, Student Diversity, College Students, Measures (Individuals)
Aittola, Helena; Ursin, Jani – Higher Education Research and Development, 2019
We investigated how students in Finland perceive short-cycle higher education programmes. In line with the European trend, Finland has piloted short-cycle study programmes in order to attract adult students into higher education. We found that the students were mainly satisfied with their studies, and that their orientations to studies and…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Adult Students, Higher Education, Program Descriptions
Carbone, A.; Drew, S.; Ross, B.; Ye, J.; Phelan, L.; Lindsay, K.; Cottman, C. – Higher Education Research and Development, 2019
Challenges to ensuring teaching quality in higher education give ongoing impetus to invest in teaching quality improvement. While a significant body of literature has recognised challenges faced by academics seeking to improve teaching practices, processes for developing constructive responses to identified barriers have attracted less attention.…
Descriptors: Collegiality, Educational Quality, Educational Improvement, College Faculty
Youde, Andrew – Higher Education Research and Development, 2020
Given the rise of social media engagement within society, there are challenges for tutors in blended and online contexts to provide opportunities for social constructivist learning experiences within their institutional learning environments. This article proposes a module approach to teaching, learning and assessment for learners undertaking…
Descriptors: Tutoring, Blended Learning, Adult Students, Part Time Students
Peer reviewedManalo, Emmanuel; And Others – Higher Education Research and Development, 1996
A University of Auckland (Australia) program of developmental studies for students on academic probation provides four days of intensive instruction in time management, study habits, test preparation, test-taking, memory, concentration, and writing skills. Data show students taking the course improved significantly in their academic achievement…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Probation, Achievement Gains, College Students
