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Swati Datta; Shiv Kumar – Journal of Library & Information Services in Distance Learning, 2024
This paper focuses on finding the criteria adopted by users to select free information retrieved from the Web for academic use. A close-ended questionnaire was formulated to record the opinions of the respondents. A survey for various categories of users such as post graduate students, research scholars and faculty members from five universities…
Descriptors: Web Sites, Users (Information), Information Seeking, College Faculty
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Wu, Jue; Cropps, Torrie; Phillips, Canek Moises Luna; Boyle, Samara; Pearson, Yvette E. – International Journal of STEM Education, 2023
Background: The lack of racial diversity in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines is perhaps one of the most challenging issues in the United States higher education system. The issue is not only concerning diverse students, but also diverse faculty members. One important contributing factor is the faculty hiring…
Descriptors: College Faculty, STEM Education, Job Applicants, Employment Qualifications
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Slebodnik, Maribeth; Pardon, Kevin; Hermer, Janice – Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 2022
The number of systematic reviews (SRs) published continues to grow, and the methodology of evidence synthesis has been adopted in many fields outside of its traditional health sciences origins. SRs are now published in fields as wide ranging as business, environmental science, education, and engineering; however, there is little research looking…
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, Periodicals, Bibliometrics, Social Sciences
LeighAnn Tamplen – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Successful secondary career and technical education programs are highly dependent on the effectiveness of the instructors tasked with preparing high school students for post-secondary employment. Many of these instructors, especially those hired straight from industry, are experts in their field of study, but lack pedagogical training. Thus, the…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Vocational Education Teachers, Teacher Selection, Teacher Qualifications
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Polanin, Joshua R.; Pigott, Terri D.; Espelage, Dorothy L.; Grotpeter, Jennifer K. – Research Synthesis Methods, 2019
Abstract screening is one important aspect of conducting a high-quality and comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis. Abstract screening allows the review team to conduct the tedious but vital first step to synthesize the extant literature: winnowing down the overwhelming amalgamation of citations discovered through research databases to…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Citations (References), Documentation, Databases
Polanin, Joshua R.; Pigott, Terri D.; Espelage, Dorothy L.; Grotpeter, Jennifer K. – Grantee Submission, 2019
Abstract screening is one important aspect of conducting a high-quality and comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis. Abstract screening allows the review team to conduct the tedious but vital first step to synthesize the extant literature: winnowing down the overwhelming amalgamation of citations discovered through research databases to…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Citations (References), Documentation, Databases
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Pérez Maldonado, Yara; De La Cruz Burelo, Eduard; Vicario Solorzano, Claudia Marina – Cogent Education, 2020
Most of the indicators for STEM programs in higher education such as the number of programs and students enrolled depend on what is considered as a STEM program. Currently, each country develops its own STEM indicators, without establishing comparable criteria across countries for the selection of the programs considered STEM, which make it…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Higher Education, Classification, Educational Indicators
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Hungche Chen; Mingnuan Yang – Perspectives: Policy and Practice in Higher Education, 2024
Honours programmes have successfully provided academic rigour, special scholarships, and better career prospects over a century. However, recruiting and retaining these exceptional students -- the key to creating a successful honours programme -- becomes more challenging when the national college enrolment declines significantly every year. Hence…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Honors Curriculum, High Achievement, Enrollment Influences
Elle Ting – British Columbia Council on Admissions and Transfer, 2024
Direct Admissions is a system developed and piloted recently in the US that defaults graduating high school students into post-secondary admittance by data-matching their profiles (transcripts, standardized test scores, and prerequisites) with institutions' preset eligibility criteria. As applicant and institutional interest in direct admissions…
Descriptors: College Admission, Student Characteristics, Profiles, Standardized Tests
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Artiles, Mayra S.; Knight, David B.; Matusovich, Holly M. – International Journal of STEM Education, 2023
Although advising relationships are key for doctoral student success, little research has addressed how they form. Understanding the formation of advising relationships can help contextualize their later development and ultimately support a student's decision to persist in the doctorate. To understand relationship formation, the purpose of this…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Administrators, Guides, Engineering Education
Helmin, Michelle G. – ProQuest LLC, 2023
College choice is one of the most significant decisions a family will make. Families with high socioeconomic status often hire independent educational consultants (IEC) to assist their family in college search activities. A review of the literature indicated a gap in the literature regarding IECs' understanding of the factors which influence their…
Descriptors: Consultants, College Choice, School Choice, Undergraduate Study
Bogdan Zamfir – ProQuest LLC, 2021
This exploratory case study aimed to provide a description of how pedagogy, discipline, and course level impact the technology selection process of faculty members in higher education at a public, comprehensive university in New England. The research, conducted through both interviews and a survey, examined first the impact of the discipline,…
Descriptors: Faculty, Higher Education, Technology Uses in Education, Technology Integration
Melanie Soignier – ProQuest LLC, 2021
The purpose of this study was to ascertain which personal characteristics and professional skills differentiate female superintendents from school board presidents during the hiring process of a new superintendent. Input from practicing Louisiana public school superintendents and school board presidents was obtained in this quantitative study.…
Descriptors: Personnel Selection, Selection Criteria, Superintendents, Women Administrators
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Sooji Kim; Michael N. Bastedo – AERA Open, 2024
The debate over race-conscious admissions has gained prominence, notably in cases such as Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard. In debates on race-conscious admissions, the question is often not whether a student will go to college, but which college the student will attend. Using data from the High School Longitudinal Study of 2009, we…
Descriptors: College Admission, Racial Factors, Social Class, Race
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Ismail Bayram; Yakup Duyar; Turgut Karakose; Halil Ibrahim Kaplan – Educational Process: International Journal, 2024
Background/purpose: In the literature, favoritism is often discussed as a form of corruption and an unethical practice. Studies related to favoritism in educational organizations have found that favoritism negatively impacts educational institutions. This study aims to investigate how teachers defined and perceived favoritism at school as well as…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Preschool Teachers, Principals
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