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Natalia Maloshonok; Saule Bekova – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2025
Doctoral programmes worldwide are facing numerous challenges. Among these challenges is the diversification of the student body in aspects such as age, socioeconomic background, motivation, and career aspirations. However, these programmes often struggle to respond adequately and promptly to these changes. In this article, we employ the concept of…
Descriptors: Student Experience, Student Attitudes, Departments, Educational Environment
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Yildiz, Ezgi Pelin; Alkan, Ayse; Cengel, Metin – Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences, 2019
The developments in science and technology have led to changes in the expectations of countries from the future and the individuals. In the 21st century, focusing on innovative approaches in the education system has become compulsory to raise individuals who question, find rapid and effective solutions to problems and who could think…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes, STEM Education, Foreign Countries
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Otavová, Miroslava; Sýkorová, Irena – Journal on Efficiency and Responsibility in Education and Science, 2016
The paper presents and discusses the results of statistical analysis of differences among scores obtained by students of different faculties of the University of Economics in Prague. The analysed dataset contains the scores for 2256 students that took basic mathematics course during the academic year 2013/2014. A two way analysis of variance was…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Scores, Differences
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Puttick, Steven – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2016
Teaching can be a hard job, and sustaining teachers throughout their career can be a challenge, facing pressure from performativity, increasing accountability, and increases in teacher workload. Geographical stories offer an important source of inspiration, helping to sustain teachers. Findings are presented from an ethnographic study of secondary…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Geography Instruction, Secondary School Teachers, Ethnography
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Sáiz-Manzanares, María Consuelo; Bol-Arreba, Alfredo; Payo-Hernanz, René Jesús – Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, 2014
Introduction: Recent investigations have emphasized the need for university teachers to develop tutorial programs for students at university. Many universities are committed to broadening research on university teaching that will sharpen academic performance and levels of student satisfaction. Tutoring programs improve the development of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Tutorial Programs, College Faculty, Program Evaluation
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Kleijnen, Jan; Dolmans, Diana; Willems, Jos; van Hout, Hans – Quality in Higher Education, 2014
This qualitative research examines the similarities and differences between three teaching departments within Universities of Applied Sciences (UAS) in the Netherlands that provide effective and three that provide less effective quality management. What are staff members' conceptions and perceptions of quality, quality management and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Universities, Quality Assurance, Educational Quality
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Khasawneh, Samer; Alomari, Aiman; Abu-tineh, Abdullah – Tertiary Education and Management, 2011
The primary purpose of this study was to determine the decision-making styles of department chairs employed by three public institutions in Jordan. A total of 95 department chairs participated in the study by completing the General Decision-Making Styles survey. The results indicated that department chairs under study have the rational…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Department Heads, College Faculty, Decision Making
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Selmer, Jan; Lauring, Jakob; Jonasson, Charlotte – Higher Education Quarterly, 2013
Joint work among academic staff is important for solving the ever-increasing number of complex tasks that are becoming part of everyday activities in higher education. At the same time, diversification and internationalisation may challenge collaboration processes and communication demands. Speaking a shared language consistently could be a way of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Faculty, Foreign Nationals, Science Departments
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Bak, Ozlem – Learning Organization, 2012
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to explore a department in a UK higher education (HE) institute based on Senge's five characteristics of learning organizations. Design/methodology/approach: In this study, a case study method was utilized. The case study entailed two lines of enquiry: a questionnaire, which was distributed to a UK…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Institutional Characteristics, Organizational Culture