Purpose: Internationalization is viewed as an important strategy in the context of a country in transition from central planning to market orientation. Efforts to internationalize universities are being carried out at both national and institutional levels. However, to the best of the authors' knowledge, there has been no study to investigate how…

Former Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sir Chris Husbands responds to the financial and policy challenges facing the English higher education by sketching out four different plausible futures: Scenario 1: The evolution of the present; Scenario 2: Delivering the 2010 vision; Scenario 3: A place-based tertiary system; Scenario 4: A differentiated system.…

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to chart the development of Makerspaces in higher education (MIHE), by building a map of existing research work in the field. Based on a corpus of 183 manuscripts, published between January 2014 and April 2021, it sets out to describe the range of topics covered under the umbrella of MIHE and provide a…

This qualitative meta-synthesis sought to identify and uncover the challenges that Higher Education Institutions experience when implementing and maintaining a succession management program. Through a blended-theory approach, the theoretical framework combined Human Capital Theory (Schultz, 1961), Transformational Leadership Theory (Downton,…

Once considered a marginal and untrustworthy pedagogical approach by higher education institutions, online learning has become mainstream. Consider this -- the entire educational system -- at the global level, from P-12 to the college level, shut down following the declaration of the lockdown period of the novel coronavirus disease 2019.…

Problem: During the COVID-19 crisis, particularly in the context of Saudi education, the ability to physically attend schools and colleges was greatly hindered due to the widespread transmission of the virus and the resulting obstacles. The issues necessitated the use of crisis management strategies. Some Saudi universities are capable of…

The current Canadian higher education environment is one in which there is competition for limited resources, learning must be measured and demonstrated, and student demographics are evolving and changing on a continual basis. The field of Student Affairs in higher education, which traditionally provides support services to students and is often…

The unpredictability of the 21st century presents a challenge for higher education institutions, requiring them to develop the capacity to navigate an increasingly unpredictable environment. This study aimed to examine how faculty, administrators, and leaders at a four-year, public, fully online university in the United States start to embed…

Nowadays, many universities are employing metrics that are used by other countries as the focus moves towards academic management. A shared vision and collaboration is required to identify success cases. Leaders at senior and middle management need to be guided by a road map to get a clear vision, a list of different strategies and successful…

Interdisciplinary collaboration is critical to address the multiple and varied needs of students with social/emotional and behavioral (SEB) challenges. Yet little is known about the nature of collaboration between two specialist groups who commonly support them: behavior analysts and mental health specialists. Considering expectations for…

Internationalization of higher education enhances global citizenship, graduates' competitiveness, and institutional leverage. Little empirical analysis has targeted emerging markets like the Middle East and North Africa. This investigation surveys 73 administrators and faculty in Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, and Qatar to estimate the prevalence of…

In this article we share our learning experiences on the organizational design barriers we perceived to have encountered with scenario planning in higher education for program development. Our perceived barriers discussed include misalignment of culture and change intervention; constructing organizational reality and meaning making; knowledge…

Tennessee has gained national recognition for its comprehensive strategy to increase college attainment. This report describes the development and expansion of Tennessee's completion agenda through a set of related and interlocking policies designed to produce a statewide culture of college completion, as well as the evolution of Tennessee's…

Simplification of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) entails significant changes to the FAFSA and the methodology for determining eligibility for federal financial aid for the 2024-25 academic year. The changes to the FAFSA form that were mandated by the Simplification Act delayed implementation and shifted the timeline for…

This is a protocol for a Campbell Review following JBI scoping review methodology. The objectives are to answer the following questions: What has been reported in the literature about collaborative learner-educator design, implementation, or evaluation of learner assessment in health professional education? (1) Where is learner-educator…