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Park, Soojin; Palardy, Gregory J. – Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, 2020
Estimating the effects of randomized experiments and, by extension, their mediating mechanisms, is often complicated by treatment noncompliance. Two estimation methods for causal mediation in the presence of noncompliance have recently been proposed, the instrumental variable method (IV-mediate) and maximum likelihood method (ML-mediate). However,…
Descriptors: Computation, Compliance (Psychology), Maximum Likelihood Statistics, Statistical Analysis
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Denisova-Schmidt, Elena; Huber, Martin; Leontyeva, Elvira – European Journal of Higher Education, 2016
Based on empirical data from selected public universities in Khabarovsk, Russia, this paper compares first- and fifth-year students regarding their attitudes towards corruption in general and university corruption in particular. Even after making both groups of students comparable with respect to a range of socio-economic characteristics by a…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Cheating, Foreign Countries, Universities
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Leahy, Ronda L.; Filiatrault, Ariana – International Journal of ePortfolio, 2017
The purpose of this study was to examine employers' perceptions of the effectiveness of employment electronic portfolios (ePortfolios) when evaluating potential job candidates. For the purpose of this study, ePortfolios were defined as a collection of electronic files that demonstrates one's qualifications, abilities, and experiences that are…
Descriptors: Employer Attitudes, Electronic Publishing, Portfolios (Background Materials), Portfolio Assessment
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Mani, Sudha; Kothandaraman, Prabakar; Kashyap, Rajiv; Ashnai, Bahar – Journal of Marketing Education, 2016
Sales competitions provide students with opportunities to apply their understanding of sales. Despite a long tradition of scholarship on sales role-plays, the answer to what drives student performance in sales competitions remains elusive. In this research, we examine how motivation (work engagement) and ability (cognitive aptitude and…
Descriptors: Salesmanship, Competition, Role Playing, Interviews
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Senter, Mary Scheuer – Teaching Sociology, 2017
Sociology research methods students in 2013 and 2016 implemented a series of "real world" data gathering activities that enhanced their learning while assisting the department with ongoing program assessment and program review. In addition to the explicit collection of program assessment data on both students' development of sociological…
Descriptors: Sociology, Research Methodology, Undergraduate Students, Alumni
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Hatala, John-Paul; Yamkovenko, Bogdan – Journal of Career Development, 2016
The purpose of this study is to empirically investigate the relationship between the self-regulatory variable of goal orientation and the extent to which job seekers reach out to and use weak ties in their job search. Weak ties, as defined by Granovettor, are connections to densely knit networks outside the individual's direct contacts who could…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Goal Orientation, Self Management, Job Search Methods
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Ring, Gail L.; Waugaman, Chelsea; Brackett, Bob – International Journal of ePortfolio, 2017
This research project investigated how the development of an ePortfolio, combined with ePortfolio pedagogies, impacted the interview performance of undergraduate students as they prepared to enter the job market. Participants were students in the Health Sciences and Biosystems Engineering programs at Clemson University, enrolled in…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Portfolios (Background Materials), Electronic Publishing, Career Development
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Mospan, Natalia – Cogent Education, 2016
This paper presents an analysis of labour market outcomes for Ukrainian graduates with higher education in teaching, based on the survey 2015. Besides, the study investigates the issues of the source of tuition fee, transition period and employment sectors in the labour market. The evidence presented in this article indicates that teacher…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Labor Market, College Graduates, Tuition
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Batistic, Saša; Tymon, Alex – Education & Training, 2017
Purpose: Drawing on the overarching framework of social capital theory, the purpose of this paper is to develop and empirically examine networking behaviour and employability within the higher education context. Design/methodology/approach: In a sample of 376 full-time business students the authors measured perceived employability, networking…
Descriptors: Social Capital, Employment Potential, Goal Orientation, Access to Information
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Deer, LillyBelle K.; Gohn, Kelsey; Kanaya, Tomoe – Education & Training, 2018
Purpose: Current college students in the USA are reporting higher levels of anxiety over career planning than previous generations, placing pressure on colleges to provide effective career development opportunities for their students. Research has consistently found that increasing career-related self-efficacy is particularly effective at…
Descriptors: College Students, Career Planning, Career Development, Anxiety
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Jung, Jisun; Lee, Soo Jeung – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2016
Obtaining a tertiary degree no longer guarantees entry to the best occupational positions in today's labour market. Success is no longer about "more" education, but about "better" education for university graduates. This study aims to understand whether university prestige in Korea accounts for occupational outcomes in both…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Universities, Reputation, Influences
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Mhiri Sellami, Hedia – Africa Education Review, 2017
This is a case study of using the ePortfolio in a module taught in a Master degree at the High Institute of Continuous Education of a Tunisian university. The first purpose of our initiative is to raise awareness of the concept among the Tunisian teachers because most of our students are teachers. Our second purpose is to support these students…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Graduate Students, Masters Programs, Electronic Publishing
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Jackson, Denise; Wilton, Nicholas – Teaching in Higher Education, 2016
This paper explores undergraduate capabilities in career self-management and the influence of work-integrated learning (WIL). Career management competencies are an important aspect of individual employability and impact on wellbeing, graduate job attainment and long-term career success. Enhanced competencies among graduates can assist Faculty in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Careers, Career Exploration