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Macfarlane, Bruce – Educational Philosophy and Theory, 2021
Neoliberalism is invariably presented as a governing regime of market and competition-based systems rather than as a set of migratory practices that are re-setting the ethical standards of the academy. This article seeks to explore the way in which neoliberalism is shifting the prevailing values of the academy by drawing on two illustrations: the…
Descriptors: Neoliberalism, College Faculty, Ethics, Standards
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Ho, Chun Sing Maxwell; Lu, Jiafang; Bryant, Darren A. – Journal of Educational Administration, 2020
Purpose: This study aims to understand of the role that teacher entrepreneurial behavior plays in developing teacher professional capital. The extant concepts around school leadership mostly encompass the transformative and instructional roles of school leaders in managing, mobilizing and supporting teachers for student achievement. However,…
Descriptors: Teacher Behavior, Entrepreneurship, Faculty Development, Social Capital
Boltivets, Sergii; Korolchuk, Mykola; Korolchuk, Valentyna; Chornyi, Vitalii; Vasilenko, Serhii – Journal of Educational Psychology - Propositos y Representaciones, 2020
The article presents the analysis of social and psychological component indicators of academic employees in the structure of higher education institution (university) image. As a part of comprehensive study we determined the internal structure of a higher education institution image according the results of factor and correlation analysis which…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, College Faculty, Social Characteristics, Institutional Characteristics
Rhonda Harlow – ProQuest LLC, 2020
This qualitative oral study study's primary purpose is to elicit, preserve, and explore personal stories from individuals who participated in the April 2018 Oklahoma Teacher Walkout. The study also builds understanding of narrators' experiences of the events surrounding the Walkout. In addition, as supported by oral history methodology, the…
Descriptors: Teacher Strikes, Personal Narratives, Oral History, Teachers
Mitra Moazzen – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Faculty members play a crucial role in higher education, contributing to knowledge dissemination and offering solutions to societal issues. However, policymakers often view higher education as an industry and overlook the consequences of funding cuts, neglecting the faculty's role in student success and institutional mission. Temporary faculty…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Decision Making, Instructional Leadership, College Faculty
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Leslie Quiroz-Schulz – Higher Education Forum, 2024
This paper discusses the type of professional learning that international academic mobility makes possible during a PhD program. The conceptual approach used Pierre Bourdieu's field theory, which allows analyzing PhD students as 'newcomer' members who bet on mobility under the idea of "illusio." The methodology used was qualitative. The…
Descriptors: Professional Education, Doctoral Programs, Doctoral Students, Foreign Students
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Enilda Romero-Hall; Lina Gomez-Vasquez; Laila Forstmane; Caldeira Ripine; Carolina Dias Da Silva – Journal of Interactive Media in Education, 2024
Scholars' engagement with digital social networks is complex, warranting a comprehensive understanding of their use and participation. Current research has not yet grasped the motivators, gratification, and challenges that academics encounter across multiple digital social networks. With this in mind, this study surveyed scholars who purposely…
Descriptors: Social Networks, Social Media, Scholarship, Faculty
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Rillotta, Fiona; Alexander, June – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2022
Australia's National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is associated with disability sector growth. A skilled and competent disability professional workforce is needed. Developmental Educators (DEs) are university qualified disability specialists; however, the profession (est.1983) has been under recognised. Due to the multi-skilled nature and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Students with Disabilities, Job Skills, Specialists
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Benito, Agueda; Scott-Milligan, Fionna – Higher Learning Research Communications, 2018
Faculty constitutes one of the most important elements of higher education institutions. Their role is key in curriculum development, in guiding students' learning and driving their engagement, in conducting research, and in the overall success of their institutions. This paper presents the results of a number of faculty interviews and a focus…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Professional Recognition, Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes
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Holmes, Alex – Perspectives: Policy and Practice in Higher Education, 2020
UK higher education has seen a shift towards greater businesslike operations and accountability, with increasingly specialised support roles and fewer 'generalist' administrators; however, professional training, structured career development and planning, and opportunities for continuing professional development (CPD) have been less well…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Universities, Professional Continuing Education
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Donnelly, Roisin; Maguire, Terry – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2020
This article discusses a national partnership in Irish higher education between the National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning and the sector. The partnership initiative focussed on the scalable design and development of a suite of open-access professional development (PD) courses in teaching and learning. The empirical work…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Professional Development, Online Courses, Professional Recognition
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Megan Zeni; Leyton Schnellert; Mariana Brussoni – Canadian Journal of Action Research, 2024
In this study, we enacted critical participatory action research (CPAR) within an online community of practice (CoP). The CoP was designed to build a community of outdoor play and learning (OPAL) practitioners. This paper describes how a cohort (n=18) of experienced Kindergarten to grade eight (K-8) teachers from across British Columbia shared…
Descriptors: Play, Recreational Activities, Outdoor Education, Communities of Practice
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Eija Metsälä; Anne Karjalainen – European Journal of Education, 2025
Health care professional's qualifications earned in one country may not be recognised in another country and will require validation. The aim of the study was to investigate the experiences of immigrant healthcare professionals seeking the recognition of their education credentials in Finland. Altogether 11 professionals applying to a programme to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Nurses, Immigrants, Qualifications
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Heffernan, Amanda; Bright, David; Kim, Misol; Longmuir, Fiona; Magyar, Bertalan – Australian Journal of Education, 2022
Concerns are mounting about the attraction and retention of teachers in Australian schools. This study draws upon a questionnaire of 2444 Australian primary and secondary school teachers, which revealed that only 41% of respondents intended to remain in the profession. Through a thematic analysis of the qualitative data within the questionnaire,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Persistence, Teaching (Occupation), Teaching Load
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Bouilheres, Frederique; de Lange, Paul; Scully, Glennda; Yapa, Prem; O'Connell, Brendan – Accounting Education, 2022
Despite studies on the perceptions of benefits and costs of joining a professional body little empirical evidence is available on the deciding factors for joining one specific professional body, let alone multiple ones in an emerging economy. Using the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) theoretical lens, this paper investigates, through surveys,…
Descriptors: Accounting, Professional Education, Foreign Countries, Behavior Theories
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