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Saito, Eisuke; Pham, Thanh – Higher Education Research and Development, 2021
The notion of employability has become a focal point of higher education in many countries' strategies to prepare students for employment. Responses to this notion can differ largely from country to country and from university to university, based on their historical, political, and economic contexts. However, very little has been researched in…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Higher Education, Employment Potential, Universities
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Wolfe, Naomi; Sheppard, Loretta; Le Rossignol, Peter; Somerset, Shawn – Higher Education Research and Development, 2018
Unacceptable inequity in health status between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians remains despite much work in the area. The imperative for graduating health professionals capable and ready to work with urban and rural Indigenous communities has led to a focus on curriculum development, but less focus has thus far been applied to academic…
Descriptors: Indigenous Knowledge, Health Education, Educational Practices, Educational Attitudes
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Houghton, Luke; Ruutz, Aaron; Green, Wendy; Hibbins, Ray – Higher Education Research and Development, 2015
There is growing interest in the role Communities of Practice (CoPs) play in continuing professional development of academics. However, very little research has explored how CoP theory is applied in practice in academic settings. Using the concepts of resonance and micro-mobilisation from social movement theory, we explore academic engagement (and…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Professional Development, Theory Practice Relationship, Universities