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Nanayakkara, Chiharu; Yeoh, William; Lee, Alvin; Moayedikia, Alireza – Studies in Higher Education, 2020
During course selection, students have to consider many criteria to arrive at the best course to study at the institution that provides the best fit for their aspirations. However, a central issue that reduces the clarity of course consideration and results in suboptimal decisions is the failure of introspection. While people can usually describe…
Descriptors: College Students, Decision Making, Course Selection (Students), Evaluation Criteria
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Didou-Aupetit, Sylvie – Studies in Higher Education, 2014
Establishing the links between research and policy involves taking into account not only who the educational researchers are but also the context in which they act. In this paper, public higher education policies are analyzed, since they represent a principal object of study for researchers and a relevant sphere for their interactions with…
Descriptors: Researchers, Decision Making, Educational Research, Educational Policy
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Penkauskiene, Daiva; Railiene, Asta; Cruz, Gonçalo – Studies in Higher Education, 2019
Although Critical Thinking (CT) has been a desirable aim expressed both by higher education institutions and labour market professionals, studies on what CT means and what it looks like in the workplace are scarce. The current study intends to tackle this gap by sharing findings about the importance of CT and its practical manifestation in…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Employer Attitudes, Labor Force, Value Judgment