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Robert M. Cermak – Journal of Comparative and International Higher Education, 2023
This article examines the structural disparities between the archives at the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) and Michigan State University (MSU). While Nigerian archivists work to preserve their institutions' local content, they must contend with cultural and infrastructural constraints foreign to their American counterparts. To elucidate these…
Descriptors: Archives, Universities, Foreign Countries, Inquiry
Xiaojun Xu; Guanghui Cheng – College & Research Libraries, 2024
The purpose of this study is to explore the realization of users' information rights (IRs) in the smart service of university libraries. Based on the LibQUAL model, principal component analysis (PCA) is used to measure the quality of smart services in university libraries. The contribution weight of various services to the realization of IRs is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Research Libraries, Academic Libraries, Library Services
Rafiekah Abrahams; Patrick Ngulube – Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship, 2024
This study assessed how an academic library implemented lean principles to enhance its electronic resource workflows and processes. Twelve librarians who managed access to electronic resources at the library participated in the study. Data were collected through interviews and observation. Reflexive thematic data analysis revealed that knowledge…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Libraries, Electronic Libraries, Library Services
Annie Irvine – International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 2024
Engaging with primary researchers during qualitative secondary analysis is a practice much recommended but rarely written about. In this article, I reflect on my experience of crossing an imagined boundary between the discrete textual dataset and its creators, of acknowledging and engaging with those researchers who invested in constructing the…
Descriptors: Researchers, Foreign Countries, Primary Sources, Research Methodology
Catherine Montgomery; Craig Stewart; Olanrewaju Aduragba; Francesca Poli – Higher Education Quarterly, 2024
This paper seeks to illuminate new perspectives on the concept of crisis in globalised higher education (HE) by focusing on knowledge generated by doctoral research. Doctoral research is a significant part of research and knowledge building in HE, particularly in science, and doctoral students contribute to the research capacity and knowledge…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Higher Education, Doctoral Dissertations, Student Research
Tonbuloglu, Betül; Akbel, Burcu Avci – Online Learning, 2023
Throughout the period of pandemic, many studies have been conducted on emergency remote teaching (ERT) in different fields and from different perspectives, which reveal that there has been a lack of a comprehensive map showing the rapid and continuous responses of these studies to the process. The purpose of this research is to analyze open access…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Trend Analysis, Research Reports, Citation Analysis
Tour, Ekaterina – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2017
It is widely acknowledged that to be able to teach language and literacy with digital technologies, teachers need to engage in relevant professional learning. Existing formal models of professional learning are often criticised for being ineffective. In contrast, informal and self-initiated forms of learning have been recently recognised as…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Case Studies, Learning Activities, Social Networks
Singh, Archana; Ranjan, Jayanthi – Education and Information Technologies, 2016
The Enterprise mobility communication technology provides easy and quick accessibility to data and information integrated into one single touch point device. This device incorporates or integrates all the processes into small applications or App and thus increases the workforce capability of knowledge workers. "App" which is a small set…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Courseware, Technology Uses in Education, Adoption (Ideas)
Namdev Dhamdhere, Sangeeta – Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 2015
Every academic institution contributes to knowledge. The generated information and knowledge is to be compiled at a central place and disseminated among the society for further growth. It is observed that the generated knowledge in the academic institute is not stored or captured properly. It is also observed that many a times generated…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Knowledge Management, Higher Education, Universities
Walker-Gibbs, Bernadette; Paatsch, Louise; Moles, Janet; Yim, Bonnie; Redpath, Terri – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2016
This paper explores the results of a survey that was conducted with 277 pre-service teachers studying at two regional university campuses in Victoria, Australia in 2014. Data showed that participants expressed high level of satisfaction with the quality of their undergraduate courses in education including the flexible teaching and learning…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Student Teacher Attitudes, Multicampus Colleges, Educational Attitudes
Bikongoro, Peragia F. – African Educational Research Journal, 2015
This paper argues that effective education in a knowledge society cannot be realized unless the issue of the policy of the language of instruction and assessment is resolved. This study discusses the relevance of the language policy currently in use for instruction and assessment of Ordinary Secondary Education in Tanzania. It also presents the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language of Instruction, African Languages, English
Puerta Melguizo, Mari Carmen; Vidya, Uti; van Oostendorp, Herre – Behaviour & Information Technology, 2012
We studied the effects of menu type, navigation path complexity and spatial ability on information retrieval performance and web disorientation or lostness. Two innovative aspects were included: (a) navigation path relevance and (b) information gathering tasks. As expected we found that, when measuring aspects directly related to navigation…
Descriptors: Semantics, Spatial Ability, Information Retrieval, Access to Information
Beaumont, Chris; Savin-Baden, Maggi; Conradi, Emily; Poulton, Terry – Interactive Learning Environments, 2014
This article reports the findings of a demonstrator project to evaluate how effectively Immersive Virtual Worlds (IVWs) could support problem-based learning. The project designed, created and evaluated eight scenarios within "Second Life" (SL) for undergraduate courses in health care management and paramedic training. Evaluation was…
Descriptors: Virtual Classrooms, Demonstration Programs, Program Evaluation, Problem Based Learning
Gronn, Donna; Scott, Anne; Edwards, Susan; Henderson, Michael – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2014
Research into children's learning with digital technologies is represented by a growing body of literature examining the relationship between home-school technological practices. A focus of this work is on the notion of a "digital-disconnect" between home and school. This argument suggests that children are such native users of…
Descriptors: Young Children, Siblings, Family Environment, Educational Environment
Angchun, Peemasak – ProQuest LLC, 2011
This study assessed students' satisfaction with Ramkhamhaeng University regional library services (RURLs) and the perceived quality of information retrieved from other information sources. In particular, this study investigated factors relating to regional students' selection of information sources to meet their information needs. The researcher…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Graduate Students, Satisfaction, Library Services