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Direct linkCaspersz, Donella; Olaru, Doina – Studies in Higher Education, 2017
The aim of this paper is to discuss the value of service-learning to students. There currently exists a gap in this understanding. We apply mixed-methods research using a sample of higher education students to develop this discussion. We found that students valued service-learning for the opportunity that it provides to increase their personal…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Student Attitudes, Teaching Methods, Gender Differences
Guan, Lu; Cole, Michael; Worthington, Frank – Studies in Higher Education, 2016
In this article, we consider the functions of students' unions (SUs) through a UK case study. First, a functional classification of educational representation; wider representation; delivery of commercial services and faciliating a student community is outlined. Second, we specify a theoretical framework in terms of neo-liberalism and therapeutic…
Descriptors: Student Participation, Student Attitudes, Case Studies, Student Unions
Alabi, Goski; Abdulai, Munkaila – Studies in Higher Education, 2016
The preparation and induction of Early Career Academics (ECAs) in Ghana has been investigated using a qualitative study that employed an enumerative-ethnographic approach. The study combined reviews of policy documents, interviews of 50 Deans and Heads of Departments and surveys of ECAs in five purposively selected universities in Ghana to capture…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Qualitative Research, Ethnography, Educational Policy
Wegner, Elisabeth; Nückles, Matthias – Studies in Higher Education, 2015
Learning has been described by two conceptual metaphors: as individual acquisition of knowledge ("acquisition metaphor"), and as an enculturation into a subject community ("participation metaphor"). On the other hand, academics' conceptions of teaching are usually reported to vary between teacher and student orientation. In…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Figurative Language, Learning Processes, Teacher Attitudes
