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Mudrak, Jiri; Zabrodska, Katerina; Kveton, Petr; Jelinek, Martin; Blatny, Marek; Solcova, Iva; Machovcova, Katerina – Research in Higher Education, 2018
The effects of changing academic environments on faculty well-being have attracted considerable research attention. However, few studies have examined the multifaceted relationships between the academic work environment and the multiple dimensions of faculty well-being using a comprehensive theoretical framework. To address this gap, this study…
Descriptors: Job Satisfaction, College Faculty, Labor Demands, Work Environment
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Shafaei, Azadeh; Razak, Nordin Abd – Research in Higher Education, 2016
This study develops and empirically tests a conceptual model capturing the factors impacting students' cross-cultural adaptation and the outcomes resulting from such adaption. Data were obtained from a sample of international postgraduate students from six Malaysian public universities using a structured questionnaire. Structural equation…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foreign Students, Acculturation, Student Adjustment
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Jung, Jae Yup – Research in Higher Education, 2013
This study developed and tested two models that examined the decision-making processes of adolescents relating to entry into university, in terms of the extent to which they may be amotivated and undecided. The models incorporated variables derived from self-determination theory, expectancy-value theory, and research on occupational indecision. A…
Descriptors: College Choice, Models, Student Motivation, High School Students
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Can, Gulfidan; Walker, Andrew – Research in Higher Education, 2011
The purpose of this study is to investigate social science doctoral students' perceptions and attitudes toward written feedback about their academic writing and towards those who provide it. The study culminates in an explanatory model to describe the relationships between students' perceptions and attitudes, their revision decisions, and other…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Student Attitudes, Universities, Structural Equation Models
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Zhou, Ying; Volkwein, James Fredericks – Research in Higher Education, 2004
This empirical research examines the predictors of intended departure for tenured vs. nontenured full-time faculty at research and doctoral institutions across an array of disciplines. What are the characteristics of those who intend to leave their institutions? Do tenured and nontenured faculty show different patterns of intended departure? And…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Teacher Characteristics, College Faculty, Tenure