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Liu, Lu; Hong, Xi; Wen, Wen; Xie, Zheping; Coates, Hamish – Studies in Higher Education, 2020
This exploratory paper articulates the development, characteristics and nature of global university presidents and their leadership. It draws insights from a growing project which so far has involved in-depth interviews with 18 presidents of major globally focused universities. Analysing and reporting these interview results reveals the enigmatic…
Descriptors: Universities, Global Approach, College Presidents, Leadership Styles
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Li, Bingqin; Shen, Yang – Studies in Higher Education, 2022
The 'publish or perish' system has been widespread in the global higher education sector to incentivize academic performance. How the system affects academics in non-western countries has received scant attention. This research studies the relationship between different types of employment contracts, work pressure and the childbearing decisions of…
Descriptors: Pregnancy, Faculty Publishing, Decision Making, Foreign Countries
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Guan, Shanshan; Abbas, Andrea – Studies in Higher Education, 2022
This paper proposes a unique framework for comparative analysis of different Adult Higher Education (AHE) systems. The framework combines, a conceptualisation of how students' outcomes are shaped by the way that they and their degree courses are positioned in stratified higher education systems with, insights about the effects of institutional…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Adult Education, Identification (Psychology)
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Wildy, Helen; Peden, Sanna; Chan, Karyn – Studies in Higher Education, 2015
Doctoral education is going through a period of transition. This transition is evident in the many varieties of doctoral degrees currently offered in higher education institutions worldwide, from the traditional research-based Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) to the Professional Doctorate and the New Route PhD. This article reports on a study which…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Graduate Study, Doctoral Programs, Doctoral Degrees