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Direct linkDeyan Zou; Binghui Wang – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2024
Purpose: The number of universities offering Master of Translation and Interpreting (MTI) in China has increased to 316 in 15 years. This paper aims to take a closer look at the production patterns of experimental report theses in terms of total number, distribution across universities, supervision model and research content, reflects on the…
Descriptors: Translation, Masters Programs, Graduate Students, Masters Theses
Voicu D. Dragomir; Madalina Dumitru – Accounting Education, 2024
Using a model of inputs-environment-process-outcomes, our focus is the students' point of view on writing the master's thesis in accounting. We analyze the factors that influence the complexity of a thesis and the satisfaction of students with it. We used the answers received on two matched questionnaires distributed during the second semester of…
Descriptors: Student Characteristics, Accounting, Masters Programs, Graduate Students
Download full textImpedovo, Maria Antonietta; Williams, John – Journal of Technology Education, 2022
In this article, we document a framework for developing recommendations to improve a master's course for technology student teachers to better foster research-inquiry attitudes. A French case study of seven years of the master's teacher education course is analysed. The study adopted a three-phase educational design research model: analysis and…
Descriptors: Masters Programs, Preservice Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, Program Design
Shi Pu; Hao Xu – Language and Education, 2024
While research on postgraduate thesis writing has investigated how students cope with institutional assessment criteria, this study explores how students form their own criteria for self-assessment through the writing process, aiming to account for the development of their independent thinking in academic socialisation. Based on in-depth…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Masters Theses, Writing (Composition), Self Evaluation (Individuals)
Hammond, Lucy – Studies in Higher Education, 2021
Student research is an important pedagogical feature across the higher education lifecycle. Postgraduate taught (PGT) student research has received limited attention in the context of the diverse nature of the PGT cohort. Using Activity Theory, PGT student research is explored from the perspectives of differently motivated Master's students:…
Descriptors: Social Theories, Graduate Students, Student Research, Masters Programs
Susilo, Mohamad Joko – Anatolian Journal of Education, 2022
Writing a thesis is often an obstacle for final semester students. A myriad of problems become the reason for every student for not being on time to complete a thesis. This study aims to determine the contribution of mini research projects in supporting thesis writing and the usefulness of mini research projects. This action research was carried…
Descriptors: Research Projects, Writing (Composition), Acceleration (Education), Masters Programs
Lea Shaked; Haia Altarac – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2025
Time management skills may impact all aspects of students' performance and achievement. This study used mixed method research: a qualitative method together with a complementary quantitative method. The qualitative method study examined student's preparation plans leading up to the graduate paper. The quantitative method research examined the…
Descriptors: Time Management, Student Participation, Graduate Students, Academic Achievement
Robert O. Vos; Susan H. Kamei – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 2024
Master of Science (M.S.) programs, including geography through geographic information science and technology (M.S. GIST), play a key part in training the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) workforce. A master's thesis has been a traditional part of geography programs, and across all kinds of disciplines the value of a thesis is…
Descriptors: Geography Instruction, Masters Programs, Geographic Information Systems, Masters Theses
Maxilom-Mangompit, Rowanne Marie; Alcisto-Augusto, Cindy – Journal of Education and Learning (EduLearn), 2022
This study determined and analyzed the graduates' evaluation of the master of arts in applied linguistics program on their perspectives on the contribution of the program to the present work demands, competencies in their work to further advance career and program enhancement. This study used the quantitative-qualitative research methods by using…
Descriptors: Masters Programs, Applied Linguistics, College Graduates, Educational Experience
Ngulube, Patrick – Problems of Education in the 21st Century, 2021
Supervisory practices are fundamental to the production of research in higher education, but these practices are undertheorized and poorly understood. Academia needs to understand and engage with supervisory pedagogies to reinforce their importance in knowledge production and the development of a knowledge society. Using content analysis of…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Supervision, Foreign Countries, Masters Theses
Filippou, Kalypso; Kallo, Johanna; Mikkilä-Erdmann, Mirjamaija – Teaching in Higher Education, 2021
This paper provides insights into thesis supervisors' perceptions of the supervisory relationship and process in English-medium international master's degree programmes (IMDPs). It contributes to the field of supervisory pedagogy in a master's level education by examining how supervisors perceive their supervisory practices and what they consider…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Supervision, Supervisors, Graduate Students
Exploring Student Engagement with Supervisor Feedback on Master's Thesis: Insights from a Case Study
Zheng, Yao; Yu, Shulin; Wang, Bo; Zhang, Yiran – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2020
This case study shows how three Master's students engage affectively, behaviourally and cognitively with supervisor feedback on thesis drafts. The data sources are students' drafts, supervisor's oral and written feedback, and student interviews. Six themes of student engagement are identified in the data, namely (1) "gaining reassurance from…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Graduate Students, Masters Programs, Feedback (Response)
Gomes Junior, José Carmino; Dalila Corbari, Sandra; Kniess, Cláudia Terezinha; Nogueira da Silva, Gérsica Moraes; Piontkewicz, Simone Caroline; de Souza Melo, Maiara; Silveira Carbone, Amanda; Mantovaneli, Oklinger, Jr.; Martins Sobral, Maria do Carmo; Philippi Junior, Arlindo; Fernandez, Felipe; de Aguiar Dutra, Ana Regina; Birch, Robert Samuel; Guerra, José Baltazar Salgueirinho Osório de Andrade; Sampaio, Carlos Alberto Cioce – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2023
Purpose: This paper aim to propose a methodological mapping approach for the evaluation of dissertations and theses of graduate programs in the area of environmental sciences in Brazil in relation to the UN sustainable development goals (SDGs). Design/methodology/approach: The research is characterized as exploratory with qualitative/quantitative…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Environmental Education, Well Being, Correlation
Asplund, Fredrik; Flening, Elias – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2022
The transition from engineering student to early career engineer is often difficult as not all skills that constitute effective engineering practice are formally taught. Work placements are suggested as a solution by providing opportunities to learn skills that academia is unable to teach. However, academic requirements for skills such as research…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Job Placement, Education Work Relationship, Masters Programs
Khozaei Ravari, Zahra; Ul Islam, Qamar; Khozaei, Fatemeh; Choupan Zarvijani, Sara Betlem – Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education, 2023
Purpose: Developing graduate students' academic writing has been a major concern for many scholars over the past few years. Existing literature on the challenges of thesis writing has not focused on master's students in English language teaching (ELT). Data on the challenges have been mainly gathered from the theses and focused on the structure…
Descriptors: Masters Programs, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
