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Tracing Topic Evolution in Higher Education: A Text Mining Study on Italian Universities
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Irene Spada; Vito Giordano; Filippo Chiarello; Marco Abate; Francesca M. Dovetto; Gualtiero Fantoni – Studies in Higher Education, 2024
In the last decade, the fast technological and social transformations have been placing new demands on Higher Education (HE) systems to update their educational offers. Grounded in the broader discourse on the impact of such transformation on HE, this article relies on Text Mining (TM). We consider as a case study the Italian HE system, providing…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Technological Advancement, Social Change, Intellectual Disciplines
Who Gets a Job Sooner? Results from a National Survey of Master's Graduates
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Perez-Encinas, Adriana; Berbegal-Mirabent, Jasmina – Studies in Higher Education, 2023
This study investigates the factors that influence how long it takes for master's-level graduate students to find employment. The original contribution stems from questioning whether the structure and content of university programmes play a role in graduates' ability to secure jobs. To this end, we focus on three dimensions at three points in time…
Descriptors: National Surveys, Masters Programs, Employment Potential, College Graduates
Analysis of the Presence of Sustainability in Higher Education Degrees of the Spanish University System
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Sánchez-Carracedo, Fermín; Ruiz-Morales, Jorge; Valderrama-Hernández, Rocío; Muñoz-Rodríguez, José Manuel; Gomera, Antonio – Studies in Higher Education, 2021
This paper analyzes the extent to which sustainability is present in the curricula of the 16 Education Degree programs belonging to the EDINSOST project: 6 Early Childhood Education Degrees, 7 Primary Education Degrees, 2 Pedagogy Degrees and 1 Social Education Degree. The results obtained suggest that sustainability is present in all Degrees, but…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Early Childhood Education, Teacher Education Programs, Elementary School Teachers
Supply-Side Antecedents of Dropout Rates in MBA Programs
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Iglesias, Víctor; Entrialgo, Montserrat; Müller, Frank – Studies in Higher Education, 2020
The purpose of this paper is to carry out an empirical examination of the supply-side factors influencing dropout rates in MBA programs. We analyze the extent to which the resources and characteristics of the program (content, teaching methodology, course load, class size, partnerships, reputation) influence these rates. A GLM analysis was…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Masters Programs, Dropout Rate, Graduate Students