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Direct linkNiels van der Baan; Wendy Nuis; Simon Beausaert; Wim Gijselaers; Inken Gast – Studies in Higher Education, 2024
Higher education plays a pivotal role in preparing students for the dynamic and complex labour market. Helping students develop employability competences supports them in obtaining the necessary expertise and skills to facilitate their transition to the labour market and to address the requirements of their new jobs. Employability competences are…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Employment Potential, Career Counseling
Altunay, Esen; Tonbul, Yilmaz – Studies in Higher Education, 2015
Many studies indicate that knowledge and knowledge production are the main predictors of social development, welfare and the ability to face the future with confidence. It could be argued that knowledge production is mainly carried out by universities. This study compares 1266 scientific research projects (SRPs) completed by faculties of education…
Descriptors: Scientific Research, Research Projects, Educational Researchers, College Faculty
Otting, Hans; Zwaal, Wichard; Tempelaar, Dirk; Gijselaers, Wim – Studies in Higher Education, 2010
The aim of the present study was to explore the relationship between students' epistemological beliefs and conceptions of teaching and learning. The results showed that the epistemological beliefs dimension "learning effort/process" was positively related to the constructivist conception of teaching and learning, and negatively related…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Problem Based Learning, Epistemology, Teaching Methods
Learning Environment, Learning Process, Academic Outcomes and Career Success of University Graduates
Vermeulen, Lyanda; Schmidt, Henk G. – Studies in Higher Education, 2008
This study expands on literature covering models on educational productivity, student integration and effectiveness of instruction. An expansion of the literature concerning the impact of higher education on workplace performance is also covered. Relationships were examined between the quality of the academic learning environment, the process of…
Descriptors: Productivity, College Graduates, Education Work Relationship, Learning Processes
Loyens, Sofie M. M.; Rikers, Remy M. J. P.; Schmidt, Henk G. – Studies in Higher Education, 2007
This study investigated the impact of students' conceptions of constructivist learning activities on academic achievement and drop-out. Although constructivism represents an influential view of learning, studies investigating how students conceptualize this perspective have not been conducted before. A structural equation modelling approach was…
Descriptors: Study Habits, Learning Activities, Constructivism (Learning), Academic Achievement
