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Sheikh, Arslan – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2020
The objective of this study is to analyze the present status of the open access movement in Pakistan, identify challenges, and make recommendations for the effective use of this publishing model. The article looks primarily at the open access movement in Asia, with special reference to Pakistan, India, and China. Findings show that, since the…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Electronic Publishing, International Cooperation, Foreign Countries
Gumb, Lindsey – New England Journal of Higher Education, 2020
Among many variables associated with the chaos and stress of the pandemic, a lack of direct access to learning materials like textbooks has arisen as one of the major roadblocks to student learning in the era of COVID-19. This nation has continued to observe a sharp rise in textbook prices since 1977, which leaves many students enrolled at…
Descriptors: Open Educational Resources, Access to Information, Barriers, College Students
Australian Government Department of Education, Skills and Employment, 2020
Comprehensive and timely data on vocational education and training (VET) is important for increasing the efficiency and transparency of Australia's VET sector, in order to improve understanding of Australia's VET market and management of the national VET system. The National VET Data Policy (the Policy) brings together requirements for collecting…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Data, Data Collection
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Christine Drew; Julie Hill; Kevin White – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2024
People with intellectual and developmental disabilities have the right to access appropriate and comprehensive sexuality and relationship education (SRE), but face a long history of exclusion from SRE in the USA due to myths about the sexuality of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, biases against people with disabilities, and…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Sex Education, LGBTQ People
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Danielle E. Sachdeva, Editor; Samantha L. Hull, Editor; Sue C. Kimmel, Editor; Westry A. Whitaker, Editor – IGI Global, 2024
In today's developing view of education, a disquieting trend looms--the erosion of students' right to choose what they read. This erosion, fueled by an alarming surge in censorship attempts, casts a shadow over the very essence of intellectual exploration. Recent years have witnessed an unprecedented number of challenges aimed at restricting…
Descriptors: Intellectual Freedom, Student Rights, Reading, Access to Information
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Abdallah M. M. Badr; Badr Saleh Al-Abdi; Maged Rfeqallah; Rozilah Kasim; Faisal A. M. Ali – Smart Learning Environments, 2024
Purpose: This study evaluates the mediating roles of entertainment, perceived usefulness, and social media use on social information (content) and students' academic performance. Methodology: Primary data was collected from 445 students at King Khalid University in Saudi Arabia using the snowball sampling strategy was employed. For data analysis,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Graduate Students, Social Media, Access to Information
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Basel Hammoda; Samuel Foli – Knowledge Management & E-Learning, 2024
Digital technologies are the main driver of the future economy, with technology jobs and those requiring digital skills on the rise. In educational settings, there is an accelerated propagation of digital learning environments, which was amplified by the online shift following COVID-19. To equip learners with the necessary digital skills, there…
Descriptors: Digital Literacy, Educational Technology, Electronic Learning, Educational Environment
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Xiaojun Xu; Guanghui Cheng – College & Research Libraries, 2024
The purpose of this study is to explore the realization of users' information rights (IRs) in the smart service of university libraries. Based on the LibQUAL model, principal component analysis (PCA) is used to measure the quality of smart services in university libraries. The contribution weight of various services to the realization of IRs is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Research Libraries, Academic Libraries, Library Services
Cynthia Chaidez – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The purpose of this revelatory case study is to explore how the DACA Initiative (DI) transformed the School of Medicine (SOM) beyond just changing student demographics. In this research, I specifically explored if, through the DI, SOM organizationally changed enough to be considered transformative change in its efforts to enhance the acceptance…
Descriptors: Undocumented Immigrants, Medical Schools, Organizational Change, Medical Students
Kendall Yarosh – ProQuest LLC, 2024
High school athletes are not immune to mental health challenges. The persistent lack of state or national mental health guidelines for athletes has impacted high school athletes' abilities to access and apply resources in a mentally healthy manner. This can impact not only a high school athlete's career but can leave lasting effects on collegiate…
Descriptors: Student Welfare, Mental Health, Reflection, High School Students
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Agendri Naidoo; Jamila Khatoon Adam; Francis Akpa-Inyang – Research in Social Sciences and Technology, 2024
This qualitative study investigates the service experiences of differently-abled students within the Financial Aid Department of a prominent South African University of Technology. Employing a semi-structured interview schedule aligned with the Service Quality model (SERVQUAL), five dimensions--tangibles, assurance, empathy, reliability, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Students with Disabilities, College Students, Services
Quincy Smith – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Going to college creates a financial challenge for an increasing number of American students. The inadequacy of available financial aid and lack of wrap-around services make the possibility of college graduation increasingly challenging for former McKinney-Vento students. The purpose of this study was to explore the financial, socioemotional, and…
Descriptors: College Students, Resources, Academic Persistence, College Attendance
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Niels Kerssens; T. Philip Nichols; Luci Pangrazio – Learning, Media and Technology, 2024
The 'googlization' of education is emblematic of the growing power of private tech companies in schools across the globe, challenging education as a public good. While critical scholarship has started unpacking the ideological, pedagogical and economical logics underpinning Google's digital infrastructure in schools, we have little insight into…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Internet, Corporations, Access to Information
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Luke Butcher; Billy Sung; Isaac Cheah – International Journal of Educational Management, 2024
Purpose: For business and management higher education (HE) to transition graduates to digital workplaces and careers, it's crucial they develop competencies (digital and traditional, soft and technical, new and old) that are relevant and applicable. Design/methodology/approach: Insights are obtained from 60 comprehensive interviews with HE…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Industry, Professional Personnel, Undergraduate Students
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Roni Herdianto; Punaji Setyosari; Dedi Kuswandi; Aji Prasetya Wibawa – Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 2024
Doctoral students require scientific writing skills and appropriate learning media assistance to meet publication requirements in distinguished journals. This investigation evaluates the efficacy of Moodle and OJS in teaching dissertation proposals, based on the experiences of engineering doctoral students, to provide suggestions for the optimal…
Descriptors: Academic Language, Writing Instruction, Doctoral Students, Doctoral Dissertations
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