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Bettencourt, Genia M.; Wells, Ryan S.; Abbott, Jordan A. – Teachers College Record, 2022
Background: Although students with disabilities are enrolling in higher education in larger numbers than ever before, they are still underrepresented in colleges and universities, particularly among four-year institutions. College choice has been explored across multiple facets, but limited research has examined the college choice processes of…
Descriptors: College Choice, Disabilities, Accessibility (for Disabled), Higher Education
Emira, Mahmoud; Brewster, Stephanie; Duncan, Neil; Clifford, Angela – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2018
This article is based on the findings of an externally funded, mixed-methods research project conducted at one English university. This small-scale project aimed to examine leadership, barriers to becoming a leader and the support needed to overcome them, from the perspectives of disabled staff. An online questionnaire was sent to all 66 members…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Administration, Mixed Methods Research, Leadership Qualities
Cranmer, Sue; Lewin, Cathy – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2017
Innovation, a complex concept, underpinned a four-year pan-European research project designed to increase the effective use of technology in school classrooms. This article revisits evaluation data collected during the project and explores the challenges of conceptualising, realising and researching "innovation." The authors describe how…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Innovation, Foreign Countries
Socio-Demographic Factors Relating to Perception and Use of Mobile Technologies in Tertiary Teaching
Lai, Kwok-Wing; Smith, Lee – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2018
In 2014, we investigated how socio-demographic factors such as gender, teaching disciplines, teaching experience and academic seniority were related to the perception and use of digital mobile technologies in learning and teaching of a group of university teachers from one research-intensive university in New Zealand. Three hundred and eight…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Handheld Devices
Nikolic, Vesna; Milutinovic, Slobodan; Nedanovski, Pece; Mrnjaus, Kornelija – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2017
Purpose: The paper aims to deal with the education for sustainable development (ESD) competences of university educators. The purpose of this paper is to provide a comparative analysis of opportunities for the development of ESD competences in higher education (HE) institutions in Serbia, Croatia and Macedonia. In addition, the paper explores the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education, Sustainable Development
Glanzer, Perry L.; Hill, Jonathan P.; Johnson, Byron R. – About Campus, 2017
What is known about college students' search for purpose more than ever before due to the scholarly attention devoted to purpose development over the past two decades. This growing research on purpose increasingly makes it clear, as Tim Clydesdale ( 2015 ) writes, that when colleges "launch sustained conversations with students about…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Attitudes, Interviews, Campuses
Rao, Namrata; Hosein, Anesa – Perspectives: Policy and Practice in Higher Education, 2017
The Green Paper "Fulfilling our Potential: Teaching Excellence, Social Mobility and Student Choice" [BIS. 2015. Sheffield: Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.…
Descriptors: Web Sites, Educational Quality, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Ding, Xiaojiong – Journal of Studies in International Education, 2016
In recent years, China has grown from an insignificant player to a major destination in the global market for international students. Based on a questionnaire survey and in-depth interviews conducted in 2013, this study uses Shanghai as an example to examine international students' experiences in China. It is found that China has become a niche…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Foreign Countries, Questionnaires, Interviews
Jones, Harriet; Yeoman, Kay; Gaskell, Emma; Prendergast, John – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2017
The transition between school and university can be problematic for students. Understanding students' expectations about the system they are entering is crucial in effecting a smooth transition. The school system involves small classes, often with teachers who know their students well. In contrast, university involves large class sizes and a…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Foreign Countries, Expectation, Higher Education
James-MacEachern, Melissa; Yun, Dongkoo – International Journal of Educational Management, 2017
Purpose: There is little research into small higher education institutions and international students' choice in selecting these institutions. The purpose of this paper is to understand the factors that influence international student choices in selecting a small institution. In particular, this study compares the differences between Chinese…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Higher Education, Foreign Countries, College Choice
Seyfried, Markus; Ansmann, Moritz – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2018
Quality management (QM) in teaching and learning has strongly "infected" the higher education sector and spread around the world. It has almost everywhere become an integral part of higher education reforms. While existing research on QM mainly focuses on the national level from a macro-perspective, its introduction at the institutional…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Educational Quality, Quality Assurance
Sy, Jobila Williams – NACADA Journal, 2017
Although international research regarding advising is burgeoning, most of the research on the role of and advantages related to academic advising has been limited to U.S. colleges and universities. This ethnographic case study conducted at a Liberian university examined the organizational culture of advising from student, faculty, and staff…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Academic Advising, Ethnography, Case Studies
Longerbeam, Susan – Journal of The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition, 2016
This study used Sanford's (1966) theory of challenge and support to explore the stories of successful college students in transition. Using a mixed-methods design, 709 first-year and senior students and 8 upper-division nontraditional students were interviewed about their college experiences. Quantitative results indicated that supportive campus…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Academic Achievement, Educational Experience, College Freshmen
Skilbred, Dag Tore; Iversen, Anette Christine; Moldestad, Bente – Child Care in Practice, 2017
Children who spend part of their childhood in foster homes have, as a group, lower academic achievement than their peers. However, some of these children do well and succeed in higher education. Resilience is about positive development enhanced by protective factors despite adversity. Protective factors may be both positive qualities in the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Foster Care, Success, Higher Education
He, Ye; Hutson, Bryant – Journal of International Students, 2018
This study used an Appreciative Education framework to explore the strengths of Chinese international students and to identify areas where support is needed during their transition to U.S. higher education settings. Using a convergent mixed methods design with data collected from surveys, interviews and focus groups, the complex nature of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foreign Students, Higher Education, Mixed Methods Research