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Hosier, Maeve; Hoolash, Bheshaj Kumar Ashley – Studies in Higher Education, 2019
This paper explores the effect of methodological choice on global Higher Education Institutions' (HEI) rankings, and the effect of choices regarding League Table and Ranking Systems (LTRSs) upon decision-making and policy. LTRSs are identified as heuristics to aid decision-making about HEIs. The paper examines the methodological choices commonly…
Descriptors: Universities, Higher Education, Achievement Rating, Reputation
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Wut, Tai-Ming; Xu, Jing; Lee, Stephanie Wing – Education Sciences, 2022
Each year, final year high school students choose the university that they would prefer to attend. Past studies have found that family, friends, course availability, university reputation, distances from home, and job prospects were factors affecting students' choice of university. However, the relative weight of these factors might have changed…
Descriptors: Reputation, Universities, Secondary School Students, Peer Influence
Cook, Amanda M. – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Lackluster BA completion rates have made it clear that improving postsecondary outcomes in the U.S. is not simply a matter of raising college enrollment rates. In addition to increasing the number of people who attend college, it is also important to increase the number of people who graduate. Over the years, scholars have identified many factors…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Decision Making, College Choice, Student School Relationship
Meyer, Melanie S.; Cranmore, Jeff; Rinn, Anne N.; Hodges, Jaret – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2021
When choosing a college, high school students and those who guide them through the process must consider the complex interactions between student-level and institution-level variables in order to achieve an optimal person-environment fit. Ten academically advanced high school students who had chosen and committed to attending a college…
Descriptors: College Choice, Advanced Students, High School Seniors, Decision Making
Loukkola, Tia; Peterbauer, Helene; Gover, Anna – European University Association, 2020
There is a legitimate need for data on the performance of higher education institutions. It is important for the institutions themselves, as well as their stakeholders, including society. The use of indicators that measure the effectiveness or quality of education is increasing as there is much demand for more evidence-based evaluation and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Indicators, Educational Quality, Quality Assurance
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Bautista-Puig, Núria; Orduña-Malea, Enrique; Perez-Esparrells, Carmen – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2022
Purpose: This study aims to analyse and evaluate the methodology followed by the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings (THE-IR), as well as the coverage obtained and the data offered by this ranking, to determine if its methodology reflects the degree of sustainability of universities, and whether their results are accurate enough to be used as a…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Higher Education, Reputation, Institutional Characteristics
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Edwards, Wesley; Magill, Kevin Russel – Policy Futures in Education, 2023
In this conceptual article, the authors examine changes to the United States educational ecology during the COVID-19 pandemic. This article draws on contemporary and historical research to critique how K-12 school policies and educational leadership decisions are made amidst a crisis. As schools and districts continue to navigate a shifting…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Elementary Secondary Education, School Policy
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Hewitt, W. E. – Higher Education Politics & Economics, 2021
International and national university ranking exercises have attracted increasing criticism in recent years, as observers question the integrity of the methodologies employed, the influence of rankings on institutional decision making, and ultimately the utility of the exercise. At the same time, for stakeholders "per se" rankings can…
Descriptors: Reputation, Equal Education, Social Differences, Foreign Countries
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Mäkinen, Sirke – Comparative Education, 2021
Why have regimes and societies that would otherwise argue for their distinctiveness and sovereign decision-making caught 'ranking fever' in HE? Why are they willing to give up their sovereignty in the field of HE, and why do they accept the requirement of homogeneity to succeed in global university rankings? This paradox is explored in the case of…
Descriptors: Reputation, Comparative Education, Decision Making, Higher Education
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Baykaldi, Sevgi; Miller, Serena – Journalism and Mass Communication Educator, 2021
Authorship and authorship order are visual shortcuts that communicate student success. We content analyzed to what extent graduate students published as lead authors in 10 refereed communication and media journals over a decade (2007-2016) examining student authorship, coauthorship, and affiliations. Graduate students appeared in approximately 23%…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Ethics, Authors, Journalism Education
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Oluwasegun A. Oladipo; Kun Dai; Christine Wen-Yi Liang – Studies in Higher Education, 2024
The internationalization of higher education has increased opportunities for collaborative programs, including transnational dual degree programs between universities in China and abroad. Previous studies have focused on students in regular study abroad programs or in-country dual degree modes. However, research on the motivations of international…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Global Approach, Dual Enrollment, Foreign Countries
Sapp, Sarah Christopher – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Institutions of higher learning today rely on tuition dollars to function. During a time when the pool of high school graduates is shrinking, colleges and universities must look to alternative target markets to meet enrollment goals, including those transferring from community college. Community college transfers have unique attributes that…
Descriptors: College Choice, College Transfer Students, Student Attitudes, Community Colleges
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Nguyen Thi Ngoc Ha; Cuong Huu Hoang; Elizabeth Knight; Peter Hurley – Journal of International Students, 2023
This systematic literature review synthesizes empirical evidence to comprehensively examine factors driving international students' choice of Australia as their preferred destination for tertiary education. Deductive analysis of findings from the 46 selected studies, framed within the push and pull framework, identified 27 factors that revealed…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foreign Students, College Students, College Choice
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Shreeve, Robyn Lucia – Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2020
Global university rankings seek to illustrate the performance of institutions on an international level and are used by many institutions to help them to reach strategic goals, as such, they have become synonymous to some as an indicator of quality and desirability. As global university rankings become further embedded as a basis on which…
Descriptors: Universities, Reputation, Institutional Evaluation, Foreign Countries
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Leni, Nurhasanah – Journal of Education and Learning (EduLearn), 2019
Entering the 4.0 industrial revolution, the number of Indonesians who consider it important to education is increasing. This is evidenced by the increasing number of students and the increasing number of university choices. However, what actually motivated the students to choose the college? This study aims to determine the factors that influence…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, College Students, College Choice, Religious Colleges
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