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Suwaed, Hameda; Rahouma, Wesam – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2015
Being a university teacher in the Libya is most of the time described as a challenge. In the case of the current unstable situation in Libya, the task is formidable in many cases. This paper investigates the challenges encountered by Alzawia university teachers in four colleges. It attempts to answer the following questions: what are the…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, College Faculty, Inservice Teacher Education, Models
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Türk, Nilay; Kalayci, Nurdan; Yamak, Havva – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2018
One of the main objectives of education, which raises individuals that the society needs, is to resource labor force that will provide the development of the society by maintaining the economic, social, scientific and technological advances. Many countries that aspire to have an advanced economy and technology aim to build a society that is…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Higher Education, Global Approach, STEM Education
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Li, Kuo-Chen; Chen, Cheng-Ting; Cheng, Shein-Yung; Tsai, Chung-Wei – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2016
The study uses augmented reality (AR) technology to integrate virtual objects into the real learning environment for language learning. The English AR classroom is constructed using the system prototyping method and evaluated by semi-structured in-depth interviews. According to the flow theory by Csikszenmihalyi in 1975 along with the immersive…
Descriptors: Semi Structured Interviews, Schemata (Cognition), Teaching Methods, Curriculum Design
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de Alencar, Eunice Maria Lima Soriano; de Oliveira, Zélia Maria Freire – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2016
There is an increasing awareness of the importance of fostering creativity in higher education. The benefits of creativity to individuals and societies have also been increasingly recognized, as well as the key role of higher education in the information age. In spite of this recognition, there has been little research exploring creativity in…
Descriptors: Creativity, College Faculty, Educational Strategies, Student Motivation
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Karaferye, Figen; Agaoglu, Esmahan – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2017
This study aims to analyze how the middle management at university handle with the order versus freedom dilemma--bureaucratic discipline, professional expertise; coordination, communication; managerial planning and individual initiative by giving a university case. A survey was applied on two different sample groups. 607 middle managers and…
Descriptors: Middle Management, College Administration, Discipline, Expertise
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Günçavdi, Gizem; Göktürk, Söheyda; Bozoglu, Oguzhan – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2017
This study aimed to explore the challenges academic women, especially those who were mothers of pre-school age children, went through. The main guiding question of this study was "How do academic mothers with pre-school age children survive in the academia from pregnancy through all the various stages of parenting and motherhood?". This…
Descriptors: Women Faculty, College Faculty, Females, Preschool Children
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Li, Jian – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2016
This research examines the emerging academic subculture of international students from East Asia in U.S. academics from the cultural hybridization perspective. In a knowledge-based economy, international education plays a pivotal role in the global educational environment. Advocacy of international student mobility is essential; international…
Descriptors: Subcultures, Foreign Students, College Students, Asians
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Acosta, Imee C.; Acosta, Alexander S. – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2017
The Philippine Educational System is undergoing a major overhaul that shifts from a 10-year education to 12 years known as Enhanced Basic Education Curriculum or K-12. The purpose of this mixed-methods sequential explanatory study was to identify factors that determine readiness of select higher education institutions to the full implementation of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mixed Methods Research, Teacher Attitudes, Readiness
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Clerici, Renata; Castiglioni, Maria; Grion, Valentina; Zago, Giuseppe; Da Re, Lorenza – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2014
This work discusses the professional outcomes of University of Padova graduates in academic year 2007/08. Its aim was to carry out an overall assessment of higher education professional outcomes, involving all the main actors of the learning process, students, teachers and tutors, in a perspective of participatory evaluation, to improve teaching…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Graduates, Outcomes of Education, College Students
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Yeoh, Joanne Sin Wei; Terry, Daniel R. – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2013
The flow of international students to study in Australia increases each year. It is a challenge for students to study abroad in a different sociocultural environment, especially for postgraduate research students, as they experience numerous difficulties in an unfamiliar and vastly different study environment. A study aimed to investigate the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Foreign Students, Foreign Countries, Semi Structured Interviews