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Shukla, Amit; Arora, Vineet – Studies in Higher Education, 2023
In the wake of many emergent challenges facing higher education institutes (HEIs), this paper investigates the role of student empowerment in achieving desirable academic and experiential outcomes. Drawing on the self-determination and ownership theories, the study explores how students' satisfaction and perceived learning can be improved through…
Descriptors: Holistic Approach, Student Empowerment, Student Evaluation, Outcomes of Education
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Han, Jiying; Yin, Hongbiao; Wang, Junju; Bai, Yun – Studies in Higher Education, 2020
This study investigated the associations between challenge job demands, job resources, emotional exhaustion and work engagement, and examined the mediation effect of teacher efficacy as a personal resource in the job demands-resources model. The results of a questionnaire survey of 2758 university teachers from 25 universities in mainland China…
Descriptors: Teaching Conditions, College Faculty, Well Being, Self Efficacy
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Collings, Rosalyn; Swanson, Vivien; Watkins, Ruth – Studies in Higher Education, 2016
Although mentoring has become increasingly popular within UK higher education, there is little evaluative research. The current longitudinal study aimed to evaluate the usage of a peer mentoring scheme during a first semester at university amongst 124 students. Results indicate that during the first week at university the majority accessed the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Peer Groups, Mentors, Transitional Programs
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Jung, Jisun; Shin, Jung Cheol – Studies in Higher Education, 2015
The purpose of this study is to explore the impact of administrative staff's job competency on their job satisfaction in a Korean research university. We conceptualized job satisfaction into three subcomponents: satisfaction in the job field, in the workplace, and with the actual task. In the regression analysis, we included demographics, inner…
Descriptors: Job Skills, Job Satisfaction, Interpersonal Competence, Problem Solving
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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
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Neumann, Ruth; Rodwell, John – Studies in Higher Education, 2009
Internationally, the attention being paid by governments to research education is growing in line with the increasing numbers of students undertaking research degrees. With this emphasis on research students it is, however, becoming clear that there is a specific category of research student that has been overlooked to the point that they are…
Descriptors: Graduates, Student Experience, Case Studies, Part Time Students