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Pilato, Kelly A.; Law, Madelyn P.; Narushima, Miya; Moore, Shannon A.; Hay, John A. – Educational Policy, 2022
The mental wellness of university students can be critical for their success. In an attempt to minimize stress for students, many universities have implemented a policy for a fall break with limited evidence to support its intended outcomes. This case study offers a critical appraisal of the formation of the fall break policy at one medium sized…
Descriptors: Mental Health, School Policy, Higher Education, Wellness
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Natalie Simper; Amanda Berry; Katarina Mårtensson; Nicoleta Maynard – Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2023
This study follows a network-based Assessment Redesign Project at a Canadian university to investigate engagement and sustained implementation. The following strategies were employed in the project: mini-grants, embedded support, a community of practice, and social networks. Assessment facilitators worked in discipline clusters to achieve mutual…
Descriptors: Evaluation, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Critical Thinking
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Alarcon-Pereira, Grecia; Rampasso, Izabela Simon; Tapia-Ubeda, Francisco J.; Rojas-Aguilar, Karol; Rojas-Córdova, Carolina – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2023
Purpose: Considering the relevance of education for sustainable development (SD) to enhancing engineers' abilities to contribute towards sustainability-related issues, this study aims to help understand the global context of the insertion of SD into engineering education and to provide guidelines to further evolve research and efforts towards…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Sustainable Development, Engineering Education, Higher Education
Wendy Kilgore – American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO), 2024
Undergraduate credit for prior learning (CPL) is an important aspect of today's higher-education landscape. This report presents an in-depth look at the current state of undergraduate CPL in the United States and Canada. The primary objective of the report is to foment dialogue and action toward a more inclusive, effective higher-education system…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Access to Education, Inclusion, College Credits
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Scott Grant; Grace Yue Qi; Yu-Ju Lan; Pei-Yu Cheng – Educational Technology & Society, 2024
Based on the concept of Communities of Practice (CoP), this study describes the design and implementation of an online academic conference, Pedagogy and Practice in Technology Enhanced Language Learning (PPTELL) 2021, as a backdrop for exploring how to effectively promote the development of academic citizenship within the PPTELL CoP. To address…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Electronic Learning, Program Design, Program Implementation
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Clayton Smith; Geri Salinitri; Kendra Hart – International Journal of Mentoring and Coaching in Education, 2024
Purpose: This study provides insight into the nature of peer-mentoring opportunities for teacher candidates, including common challenges and benefits that can be used to inform best practices for implementing peer-mentoring programs by higher education institutions. Design/methodology/approach: Qualitative interviews were conducted to glean…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Undergraduate Students, Peer Relationship, Mentors
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Dougherty, Kevin J.; Natow, Rebecca S. – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2020
Neoliberal theories--whether the new public management, principal-agent theory, or performance management--have provided the rationale for sweeping reforms in the governance and operation of higher education. This paper expands our understanding of neoliberal theory and practice by examining a leading neoliberal reform: performance-based funding…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Performance Based Assessment, Higher Education, Neoliberalism
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Fovet, Frederic – Journal of Education and Learning, 2021
This paper argues that, as Canadian Higher Education campuses embark on large scale Universal Design for Learning (UDL) implementation, it is essential for them to take the time to strategically consider inherent institutional challenges before pushing ahead. As a result, it is argued that ecological theory will represent a unique and powerful…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Strategic Planning, Access to Education
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Saqlain, Nadeem – Journal of Education and Educational Development, 2021
Due to COVID-19, almost all educational institutions were temporarily closed across the globe. As a result, many educators have focused on delivering courses through emergency remote teaching. Preparation for remote teaching was itself a great challenge. In this reflective paper, I have presented my own experience of preparation for emergency…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, School Closing, Distance Education
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Baillie, Kyle; Gordon, Jody – Strategic Enrollment Management Quarterly, 2017
In 2013, in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada, at the University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) board of governors' meeting, a motion was passed that would have a significant impact on future planning at the university. The board of governors directed the president to develop a strategic enrollment management plan (SEM) for the university for the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Universities, Enrollment, Enrollment Management
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Srinivasan, Seshasai; Ramos, Juan Antonio Lopez; Muhammad, Nasim – Education Sciences, 2021
As they emerge from the pandemic, universities worldwide are evaluating the adaptations in the education sector during the pandemic and determining their course of action for the future. In this work, drawing on the lessons from four courses across two different universities, a survey of over 300 students, and the literature, we present strategies…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Higher Education, Program Implementation
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Wilson-Mah, Rebecca; Walinga, Jennifer – Papers on Postsecondary Learning and Teaching, 2017
Communities of practice (CoP) are rich learning spaces that support knowledge creation, social engagement and practice improvement. In some university settings, there is a buoyant interest in creating and supporting interdisciplinary knowledge and practice. The purpose of the study was to apply an action research approach to explore the emergence…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Communities of Practice, Universities, Program Implementation
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Boichenko, Maryna – Comparative Professional Pedagogy, 2015
The article deals with the peculiarities of talent management programmes implementation at the top British, American and Canadian universities. The essence of the main concepts of research--talent and talent management--has been revealed. Talent management is referred to as the systematic attraction, identification, development, engagement,…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Talent Development, Higher Education, Universities
American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO), 2015
The American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO) initiated a series of surveys designed to capture member institutional practice snapshots in 60 seconds or less. The December 2014 "AACRAO 60 Second Survey" asked respondents to indicate their institutions' credit for prior learning practices (CPL). To…
Descriptors: College Credits, Prior Learning, Surveys, Adult Learning
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Washington-Ottombre, Camille; Bigalke, Siiri – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2018
Purpose: This paper aims to compose a systematic understanding of campus sustainability innovations and unpack the complex drivers behind the elaboration of specific innovations. More precisely, the authors ask two fundamental questions: What are the topics and modes of implementation of campus sustainability innovations? What are the external and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Innovation, Sustainability, Program Implementation
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