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Skopek, J.; Triventi, M.; Blossfeld, H.-P. – Studies in Higher Education, 2022
Our paper adds to a growing literature of doctoral training by studying factors that drive time-to-completion based on a new and unique data set from an international European graduate school. While previous research focused on individual factors, we inspect the role of institutional factors and the organization of PhD programs for PhD completion.…
Descriptors: Institutional Characteristics, Doctoral Programs, Graduation Rate, Educational Change
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Carli, Giacomo; Tagliaventi, Maria Rita; Cutolo, Donato – Studies in Higher Education, 2019
Research excellence has been the main thrust of higher education reforms in several countries, but its translation into coherent policies has proved to be controversial. Literature has delved into the role exerted by contextual factors and individual characteristics in the adoption of behaviours inspired by social values. Our study aims at…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Faculty, Teacher Researchers, Research
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Thiele, Tamara; Singleton, Alexander; Pope, Daniel; Stanistreet, Debbi – Studies in Higher Education, 2016
Students' trajectories into university are often uniquely dependent on school qualifications though these alone are limited as predictors of academic potential. This study endorses this, examining associations between school grades, school type, school performance, socio-economic deprivation, neighbourhood participation, sex and academic…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Student Characteristics, Academic Achievement, Correlation
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Myers, Carrie B.; Myers, Scott M. – Studies in Higher Education, 2015
Research examining the contexts that influence the use of learner-centered assessment (LCA) practices in undergraduate courses has not kept pace with those focusing on teaching practices. Such research is needed given that conceptualizations of effective pedagogy generally include both teaching and assessment. The authors examined a range of…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Alternative Assessment, Educational Practices, Predictor Variables
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Quimbo, Maria Ana T.; Sulabo, Evangeline C. – Studies in Higher Education, 2014
Responding to the Commission on Higher Education's development plan of enhancing research culture among higher education institutions, this study was conducted to analyze the research productivity of selected higher education institutions. It covered five state universities in the Philippines where a total of 377 randomly selected faculty members…
Descriptors: Productivity, Higher Education, Institutional Characteristics, Teacher Researchers
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Arena, Marika; Arnaboldi, Michela; Azzone, Giovanni – Studies in Higher Education, 2010
In recent years, various reforms have sought to foster forms of marketisation in the Italian public sector, promoting the uptake of concepts such as customer satisfaction and perceived quality. In the field of higher education, such efforts have focused on certain specific areas, like quality of research and teaching, while the quality of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Public Sector